1890 King of Southeast Asia

In the sentry hut, the interrogation continued.

"Yes, everyone is talking about retreating. The day before yesterday, more than a dozen people had a fever, and no one paid attention. Yesterday, more than a hundred people suddenly had a fever, and we found out it was malaria. I don't know how many there are today. There are too many. The western part of the camp is all given to them." Albert even introduced the process.

"What else do you know?" Jiang Wang asked.

"Don't kill me, I know a lot of things, Batavia! Batavia city defense, arsenal, warehouse. And, 4,000 reinforcements are coming soon!" Albert hurriedly said everything.

"Four thousand reinforcements?" This sentence shocked Jiang Wang and made him put away the knife in his hand.

"I won't kill you for the time being, but you have to follow me. If you dare to run, you can bet on my shooting skills!" Jiang Wang said, and he was not interested in saying more.

"Old Yu, keep an eye on him, don't let him leave your sight for a second, this man is very important!" Jiang Wang said to Yu Maoxun, and ran into the night.

After crawling and rolling for a while, he climbed up a tree and observed with a telescope.

Although it was dark, he could still see many people in the west of the Dutch camp, and the intelligence confirmed a lot.

The situation was urgent, so Jiang Wang did not approach rashly, but prepared to send Albert back first.

It took more than an hour, and he was almost discovered several times, if it weren't for the knife on Albert's neck.

Three thirty.

"Okay, it's almost done, you take him back, I'll pick up Lao Ma." Jiang Wang said.

Seeing Yu Maoxun and the other two walking away, Jiang Wang groped back again, and when he reached the difficult point, he pulled out the signal gun, aimed at the camp gate, and fired a signal flare.

The signal flare made a sharp sound, and the Dutch camp began to be in chaos.

The Dutch who rushed out stepped on the landmine again.

Boom boom boom!

The explosion sounded particularly abrupt at night, and the Dutch camp was completely alarmed.

Human nature caused a large number of Dutch people not to gather in the west of the camp. Ma Ruijing took this opportunity to cross the river, climb a tree, and observe the Dutch people with difficulty.

Just when both sides were worried about malaria, the news of malaria also reached the rear.

Surabhai. Liu Yiming couldn't sleep all night after receiving the telegram. Malaria can be serious or minor. It may be that only a few people are infected, or all food and water are contaminated.

Liu Yiming, who couldn't sleep, found Xu Hui.

"Xu Hui, I'm going to the front line." Liu Yiming said straight to the point.

"What about Sishui? We can't take care of such a big mess. The factory is okay. You have to control the city, and only you can control it." Xu Hui did not support Liu Yiming to go to the front line.

"The war on the front line is going well, there is no need to let you go!"

"Malaria has broken out on the front line, and we have dozens of people infected." Liu Yiming said heavily.

"We have medicine. The supply of quinine is sufficient. There shouldn't be any problem on the front line." Xu Hui asked in confusion.

"It's not enough to have medicine alone. Wang Yang, Yang Tao, and Xie Hui, none of them understand epidemic prevention. If the disease spreads, the people on the front line will be uneasy. Moreover, if you get malaria, you have to take care of it for a few days even if it's mild. There's no problem in Sishui. When Zhao Jiaxing comes back, I will ask him to cooperate with you. In addition, the police and militia in Sishui will also be under your command." Liu Yiming said.

"Let Li Ziyao do the work in your hands first. He's doing a good job."

"Li Ziyao is worthy of studying management. He does a good job in this regard." Xu Hui didn't say anything. He has worked with Liu Yiming until now and knows that Liu Yiming will not make a decision easily, let alone change it easily.

"When are you leaving?" Xu Hui asked.

"Today, time is urgent. I'm going to take a boat to Semarang." Liu Yiming seemed to be talking about something very ordinary.

"Take a boat? Are you crazy?" Xu Hui was shocked. The Surabaya Navy currently only has three small boats and is weak. It has not been shipping since the war began.

"It doesn't matter. I'll take a British ship." Liu Yiming said.

"British ship?" Xu Hui asked in confusion.

"Yes, a trade ship," Liu Yiming said without further ado.

"So urgent?"

"Let's leave in the evening. I can still make some arrangements!" Liu Yiming said.

"Let's go. It's almost time for everyone to arrive." Liu Yiming invited.

In the headquarters, the top leaders of Surabaya are all here, including officials, family heads, factory owners, and union presidents.

Liu Yiming sat in the first seat: "I have decided to leave tomorrow and go to the front line." Liu Yiming did not tell them that malaria had broken out on the front line.

As soon as this sentence came out, people who had been mentally prepared were still frightened.

"Yiming, what's wrong? You suddenly have to go to the front line." Chen Jiangtao asked.

"The decisive battle is about to start. I am worried and must go to the front line to keep an eye on it." Liu Yiming said easily.

"Decisive battle?" Chen Jiangtao was speechless. Everyone in Sishui was waiting for the outcome of this battle.

"Yes, don't worry. I won't go to the front line. I will just stay in the rear. The main reason is that Sishui is too far from the front line." Liu Yiming said.

Liu Wanhua, who was about to stand up and speak, sat down when he heard that he would not go to the front line. Others also thought it was acceptable.

"I propose that Minister of Industry Xu Hui concurrently serve as the mayor of Sishui, and Li Ziyao temporarily serve as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and be in charge of industrial management. When I am not there, the military will be commanded by Chairman Chen Jiangtao, and Zhao Jiaxing will be responsible for the specific implementation." Liu Yiming said. Some people figured it out as soon as they thought about it. In this way, Sishui will be Chen Jiangtao, Zhao Jiaxing, and Xu Hui, who will discuss it.

Liu Yiming's proposal was passed without any ripples. The continuous victories and ongoing battles gave Liu Yiming great prestige in Surabaya. Everyone in the streets and alleys knew that the front line was constantly winning and more than half of Java had been captured.

After Liu Yiming and Chen Jiangtao had explained everything clearly, he went home and prepared to visit his young fiancee.

In Zhang You's yard at Liu's house, Zhang You was checking the temporary Nanhua Primary School mathematics textbook bit by bit.

"Busy?" Liu Yiming smiled as he walked in.

"You're back? So early today." Zhang You turned around and saw Liu Yiming, and said in surprise.

"I handed it over to Xu Hui and Uncle Chen at the headquarters. I came back if there was nothing else." Liu Yiming pulled out a chair and sat down.

"What's wrong?" Zhang You poured a glass of water for Liu Yiming.

"Nothing, you go ahead and I'll just take a look here." Liu Yiming didn't know what to say.

Zhang You felt something was wrong, but couldn't tell for a moment. The textbook issue was also urgent, so she sat down again.

"Then sit down for a while. I'll be quick."

Time passed slowly. Liu Yiming looked at Zhang You's face in the sunlight. Zhang You usually looked like a carefree girl, but when she worked seriously, she became more mature.

Soon, the sun was about to set and approached the sunset.

"Ah! It's so late without me realizing it." Zhang You, who had finished her work, looked at the table in panic. Seeing Liu Yiming reading her novel, she calmed down again.

"What's wrong?" Liu Yiming asked after hearing the exclamation.

"No, I just didn't expect it to be so late." Zhang You said with a red face.

"Time is always like this when I'm working. It's obviously very slow, but it disappears inexplicably." Liu Yiming said with a smile.

Then the two had a meal. After the meal, Liu Yiming opened his mouth several times, not knowing what to say.

Accompanying Zhang You to watch the sunset, time was running out, and Liu Yiming thought about how to start.

"What are you going to do?" Zhang You said first, "You never do this. Is it dangerous?"

"Not dangerous, it's safe, I just have to go on a long journey." Liu Yiming said.

"Do you have to go?" Zhang You asked.

Liu Yiming nodded gently.

Zhang You suddenly hugged Liu Yiming, "Then you have to come back safely" in a very calm voice.

Liu Yiming was a little at a loss, and after a while, he gently hugged the body that was a head shorter than him. Under the setting sun, the two hugged each other.

After a long time, Liu Yiming pulled open Zhang You, who was pouting and blushing, and kissed Zhang You's forehead gently without saying a word.

Zhang You's face was red, but she said softly and stubbornly: "Lower your head, I want it too."

"Okay, okay!" Looking at Zhang You who was pretending to be angry, Liu Yiming smiled and lowered his head.

"Don't laugh! What's so funny!" Zhang You said angrily.

"No, no..." Liu Yiming said quickly.

Zhang You stood on tiptoe, kissed Liu Yiming's forehead gently, and then buried his head in Liu Yiming's arms...

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In the early morning of November 26, Hertz looked at the report with a headache. The malaria was getting worse, and the most important thing was that there was no sign of stopping. Half of the medicines carried by the army had been used up, and more than 500 people had fallen in the camp. The natives could be ignored, but the Dutch and mercenaries could not.

Last night, the South China Army came to harass again. In addition to the chaos, two sentries died and one was missing. Morale is getting lower and lower. If this continues, this attack will only return in vain. Once retreating, it is hard to say what Java will become. He will definitely be stripped of all his positions and return to his homeland in disgrace.

Hertz is now carefully maintaining the balance of the army, counting the days, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Of course, the attacks of the local traitors that are popular cannot be less, and the other side cannot be discovered.

Little did he know that his past was almost exposed. Because he didn't have much sense of confidentiality, or in other words, he couldn't cover it up, Albert told all the information that the South China Army wanted to know.

"That is to say, at least 300 Dutch people have malaria!" Wang Yang said in surprise, holding the information that Jiang Wang had tortured.

"Conservatively estimated, there must be 300 people. With the previous casualties, they should not have much combat effectiveness." Yang Tao judged, "The continuous casualties, plus this reduction in personnel, the Dutch army should have lost 30% of its manpower."

"Does that mean the time is ripe?" Xie Hui asked.

"Without further delay, send a signalman to tell the special branch that we will launch a general attack at noon, so that they can do what they want." Wang Yang decided, "Xie Hui, you are responsible for organizing the attack. Advancing to 500 meters, the mortar can cover them, that's enough."

"Yes!" Xie Hui said.

"Yang Tao, call the officers and hold a battle meeting." Wang Yang said.