1890 King of Southeast Asia

Liu Yiming, who decided to fight on two fronts, became even busier. Starting from the 19th, he stayed in the staff department and repeatedly practiced military exercises with the staff.

On the 19th, the special forces battalion set out and trained on the road. The battalion commander Jiang Wang recalled his mission and felt incredible. He had always been proud of his strong military qualities, but he just began to feel the horror of war.

On the 20th, the engineering battalion set out, with the task of repairing roads and setting up supply points. From Surabaya to Batavia, the highway is nearly 800 kilometers long. Dozens of supply points need to be built in the middle, and bridges need to be repaired and reinforced to facilitate the main force to advance.

Also on the 20th, the three detachments began to sort out their personal belongings.

The personal belongings of the Nanhua Army include guns, a base of 100 rounds of ammunition, simple maintenance tools, three days of emergency food, and compressed biscuits made of fried rice noodles, oil, and minced fish. They are very unpalatable! A simple medical kit, including a roll of bandages, a bottle of hemostatic powder, a small pot of alcohol, a portion of quinine, and a portion of painkillers.

Generally, it is not needed. Liu Yiming, the anti-inflammatory drug, has not yet pointed out the penicillin technology tree. This thing depends too much on luck. Only allicin has been produced. Unfortunately, the raw materials are insufficient, which limits the production. Generally, it is assigned to the hospital.

Liu Yiming has the process flow chart of sulfonamide drugs. The raw material acetanilide for producing sulfonamides has not been prepared, but the raw materials are available in Surabaya. There is everything, but there is no one. No one to build the production line, no one to organize production, no one to experiment, no way, a total of 200,000 people, it is already very good to be able to do this.

On the 21st, the main force's vanguard and the baggage team set off to the first destination, Tuban.

On the morning of the 23rd, the first and second detachments of the South China Army set out and moved towards Tuban.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Tuban.

A small city on the northern coast of Java Island. It is not large in area, but it is a very good supply point. Outside Tuban, more than a dozen transport ships are led by three gunboats and are heading towards Tuban with great momentum.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, a squadron of the vanguard of the first detachment had arrived outside Tuban.

Tuban was originally a trading point, and later, with the advantage of its location, it became a port city. There were only 50 Dutch soldiers and dozens of policemen. The remaining armed forces were some Javanese people with big knives.

Tuban was established according to the Dutch trading point. It has a military pedigree and uses the diamond fort as the inner city. The maintenance is good. It should have a history of hundreds of years, but there are no other problems except wear and tear. It is just outdated.

Outside Tuban.

The people of the special service battalion are already waiting outside the city.

"Sir, I am Long Jia, the squad leader of the second squad of the second platoon of the third company of the special service battalion. The telegraph line for Tuban's external communication has been found and can be cut off at any time. This is the layout of the city we have found out." Long Taojia handed him a map, which recorded the location, route, and important institutions of the defenders in the city.

"Thank you for your hard work." Bi Xi, the squadron leader of the advance squadron of the first detachment, said.

"This is our mission, so it's not hard work. Before the action, fire a signal flare and we'll cut the telegraph line." Long Jia said.

"Okay! But we have to wait for the navy, and the news can't get out yet!" Bi Xi saluted.

At 4:15, all the main forces of the South China Navy arrived at the port, and three gunboats locked the port. Bi Xi, who received the news, issued a combat order.

More than 200 people rushed to Tuban under the guidance of signal flares and the cover of naval guns.

At the city gate, the tax-collecting police discovered the South China Army rushing towards Tuban.

Bang! Fired a warning shot. After completing his mission, the six tax-collecting police tactfully put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

Are you kidding? They're so close to each other, can they still run away? As for fighting back? The police looked at the 73 revolver in his hand. This gun may be older than his son. Count on it?

After easily seizing the city gate, the advance team had a clear goal. Two teams went straight to the city hall, police station, garrison, etc. Tuban had no artillery and navy, so these were the important places.

The remaining team maintained order in the city, mainly to seize another city gate and block it.

The progress was smooth. Under the leadership of Martini Henry, the Dutch were still easy to talk to. They would lie down when asked to do so, and would not move at all.

The city hall, hospital, and dock were easily taken, and the two sides fired less than ten shots in total.

A gunfight broke out at the police station. A squad in charge of the police station was discovered before they could rush in, and they started shooting at the door of the police station.

The squad leader in charge of the police station saw the stalemate.

"Cover me!"

In the gap between shooting, he rolled out and rushed to the outside of the police station wall.

He took out two grenades, aimed at the window, pulled the ring, and threw them. The grenades drew an arc and hit the window.

Boom! The gunfire subsided, but it was not over yet, and the second one flew into another window.

Then, the police station was taken down.

After seven or eight Dutch soldiers in the barracks were killed in the surprise attack, the remaining ones relied on the barracks to block the entrance and exit. It was no problem to force the attack, but Bi Xi felt that the attack was not cost-effective, and there were many battles to be fought next.

"Mortar!" Bi Xi called for artillery support.

A gun crew quickly prepared a mortar.

Boom~ A crisp sound.

Boom! It was too far. It's okay, it's just a test shot.

After the test shot was completed and the parameters were adjusted to continue shooting, the Dutch defenders raised the white flag and walked out to surrender.

Tuban was taken down like this, plain and simple, only two people were injured at the door of the police station, the battle at the military camp was not fierce, both sides fought around the door, and only one person was injured by stray bullets.

The Dutch still used the Beaumont m1887\\/1888 rifle, caliber 11 mm, firing black powder bullets, and the pistols were basically 73 revolvers, and some officers purchased other calibers.

As for a batch of Mauser 1871 in Surabaya, it was purchased by the Dutch for the local army at that time. Later, the local army replaced it with domestically produced Beaumont m1887\\/1888 rifles, and this batch of guns was sent to the colony.

The naval mini-fleet cruised the port, and the transport ship docked after Tuban was captured and began to unload. A large amount of supplies were unloaded and placed in the requisitioned warehouse.

On the evening of the 23rd, after the telegraph line was connected, the advance team reported the battle situation to Surabaya.

At the South China General Staff, except for Surabaya and Dahukou, the first area was dyed red! The staff officers kept collecting all kinds of intelligence and also searched through the existing intelligence piles, hoping to find useful intelligence.

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At noon on the 24th, in Semarang, a huge fleet slowly approached. Semarang also had no navy, but there were artillery batteries. Teams of Dutch soldiers lined up in squares, waiting for the ships to dock. A large number of Dutch people also gathered beside the army, and the Chinese and indigenous people gathered outside the Dutch, holding flowers in their hands. On the artillery battery, the coastal defense cannons fired salutes.

They were welcoming the arrival of their new and old leaders.

In an inconspicuous corner, several broken wine barrels were piled up in the corner. If you look closely, you can find a beggar lying here, staring at the dock until the salute sounded, then he got up and walked towards a small house.

Soon, a peddler in shorts came out of the small house. He went to the city tax bureau and sold a pack of cigarettes to a Chinese working there. The Chinese, dressed in a suit and leather shoes and speaking fluent Dutch, ran to the telegraph office and reported the good news to his friend in Surabaya. His brother was getting married and invited his relatives to Semarang for the wedding banquet.

The radio waves followed the cable to Surabaya.

The Surabaya staff became even more lively.

"Commander, Surabaya sent intelligence that the target fleet has arrived in Semarang."

"At this time, with two governors, the possibility of the target fleet continuing to sail is very low. According to the eight-knot port speed, if it sets sail tomorrow, the target fleet will arrive in Surabaya around the morning of the day after tomorrow. But it is not ruled out that they will stay in Semarang."

After listening to the report of the staff, Liu Yiming looked at the intelligence and gave the order.

"Send a message to Semarang, pay close attention to the movement of the target team, and send a message to Surabaya when the fleet leaves the post!"

"At the same time, issue an evacuation order, all residents evacuate to the south of the city, order the militia, no, let the coastal defense force go out, lay mines along the Dutch concentration camp, lay more, especially on the main roads, to prevent them from causing trouble, and by the way, let the police watching them be released. More than 100 people are also a considerable combat force."

"Send a message to Tuban, the transport ship that has been unloaded will set sail with the navy and return to Surabaya immediately to prepare for battle."

"Order, the Moth Force is ready."

The Moth Force was prepared by Liu Yiming for this fleet. Surabaya Port is wide, the north and south artillery positions are far apart, and the firepower is not strong. Liu Yiming hopes to strike as hard as possible at the Dutch's living forces. If they can't beat them and want to run away, then even victory is not enough.

Under this requirement, Liu Yiming thought of the infamous Kamikaze, of course, there are some differences from Kamikaze.

The Moth Plan is divided into two parts. The first part is more than 20 modified steamships of different sizes. The modification is very simple. A buckle is installed on the rudder to lock the rudder, two carts are added to the boiler room, and 500 kilograms of picric acid and a collision fuse are installed in the bow cabin.

When the target fleet wants to escape, these are used as torpedoes, and two carts of coal are poured into the coal-fired furnace to ensure a voyage of several nautical miles. The direction buckle is locked, and the personnel are evacuated in a small boat. These sea vessels have become weapons ranging from one thousand pounds to tens of thousands of pounds.

At that time, the Dutch will face a problem. If they do not attack, they will be hit to death. If they attack, it is easy to hit the soul with one shot. The ship with the rear compartment closed sinks very slowly and blocks the waterway.

The second part is 80 wooden sailing ships, which are simply placed on the south side of the port to block the waterway and try to drive the Dutch to the north.

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After the evacuation order was issued, the residents of Sishui began to run to the south of the city with their jars and cans. It was about 20 kilometers away from the port, and the naval guns could not threaten this place.

Of course, evacuation is always rare, and there are always things that are reluctant to be discarded, even if it is only temporary.

The evacuation of more than 100,000 people was also a huge test for Sishui's weak administrative system. Starting with Chen Jiangtao, all government workers were mobilized because there were not enough houses in the south of the city. Factories were also mobilized, and a large number of workers were assigned to non-technical positions to set up tents and camps in the south of the city.

Supplies were transported by special baggage teams from warehouses and factory warehouses in the city. In short, although it was bumpy, under the mandatory government order, the evacuation speed was not slow. On the 25th, under the government's regulation, more than 100,000 Chinese gathered in the southernmost part of Sishui City, at least 15 kilometers away from the port.

Originally there were some natives in these areas, but they generously gave up their homes and took their belongings away. In order to reduce conflicts, Liu Yiming also gave the headman one thousand pounds and allowed them to go to the southwest area to live with the Dutch.

On the 25th, the main force of the navy led seven transport ships back to the port. The staff arranged for the transport ships to load and sail out of the port after loading. Wait on the south bank, wait for the target fleet to enter the port, and then sail to Tuban.

On the 25th, Semarang sent a telegram, but the target fleet did not take action. Instead, Semarang held a grand ceremony. The Chinese in Semarang were forced to raise 200,000 pounds to sponsor the smooth development of the event.

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On the night of the 25th, Tuban.

At night, many natives came out of the door, including Malays, Javanese, and many other ethnic groups. Their purposes were inconsistent. They wanted to run, wanted to inform the Dutch, and everything, but the premise was to rush out of Tuban City.

Tuban had only one squadron, more than 240 people, and more than 30 special forces battalion soldiers. After Tuban was taken down, the special forces battalion should have gone straight to the next city, but more than 200 people were really stretched to block the entire Tuban. After asking the command center, they were left to help.

The natives slowly approached the city gate or the city wall. At the end of the month, the moonlight was very poor, and the natives' actions were not discovered.

Bi Xi simply did not disperse the garrisons on the city wall, but placed a group at the four entrances of the upper city wall. The top of the city was handed over to the hired Chinese, and the captured guns were distributed to the Chinese. After a simple training, they could use them for patrolling without any problems.

Bang!

The guns fired, and the frightened natives wanted to rush out.

Boom!

The mines exploded.

This wave of anticlimactic, whimpering, the natives understood the trick.

Bi Xi thought it was over.

But the next day, the natives who were afraid of being liquidated suddenly rioted. Thousands of natives besieged the inner city, but they couldn't attack it. Where were the bastions? They were designed to target artillery.

It was close to noon when they wanted to break through the city gate, but they couldn't. At this time, they thought about climbing the city wall.

There were too few people on the city wall. Even if there were brave Chinese with knives, they couldn't resist the natives who were climbing up the city wall like ants.

Just as they were about to break through, a green flare suddenly rose. Teams of Nanhua soldiers in green uniforms came in from the city gate and quickly added to the city wall.

The main force has arrived!

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Bang!

In Sishui, at the Nanhua Army Command, Liu Yiming slammed the telegram on the table and said viciously.

"I wanted to give them a way to live, but now they are looking for death, so you can't blame me!"

"Record, to ensure the smooth completion of the mission, within the scope of principles, all factors that may lead to mission failure can be eliminated! Send to Tuban."

Principle scope, Nanhua's future is based on the Chinese in Southeast Asia, and the principle only includes the Chinese. Maybe there will be other ethnic groups in the future. Who knows?

Wang Yang, who received the news, looked at the more than 100 Chinese who were brutally killed in the riot and issued a strange order.

"Attack! Eliminate the enemy."