In such water, people's balance ability has no effect, and the unlucky soldiers quickly hit the giant tree and became the first batch of dead souls.The turbulent flood came and went quickly and quickly passed by here. In this short period of time, a good river was washed into a mess, and the pebbles by the river were stirred up and scattered.

Liu Bozhao, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately led all the troops to attack, and disarmed the native army that was lucky enough not to be washed away by the flood after crossing the river. On the other side of the river, Cohen, who had only a hundred or so defeated soldiers, was scared away a long time ago. up.

On the way, Cohen kept cursing why the flood in the river came so coincidentally that it destroyed a large number of his troops.He didn't care about the casualties of the aborigines. After all, the aborigines like Dongzhaini in the Hongmao country were a large group of people, and they just recruited after they died.But the loss of those red-haired soldiers made him a little unacceptable. These people were all citizens of their own country, and every time they died, they had to write a loss report to explain it, which made him very headache.

It turned out that the flood was not a coincidence. As early as a few days ago, Liu Bozhao asked Zhang Yunfeng to take people to build a dam upstream to store water, and only waited for the other party to cross the river before breaking the embankment. As a result, a large number of red-haired soldiers were drowned.Liu Bozhao seized a large number of weapons without firing a single shot. Although they were all old-fashioned rifles, they were pretty good equipped for the indigenous army.

With enough weapons, Liu Bozhao began to think about the port of Surabaya. He wanted to occupy it as a base and expand the influence of the Hualan people on Java Island.Liu Bozhao mobilized all his troops, launched a formation near Surabaya, and launched an attack on various key fortifications.

The main battalion brought by Liu Bozhao from China attacked first. Although the grenadiers in their hands had a short range, they still had a good effect as suppressive firepower.Although the grenade does not have a sight, it can be used like an arm and a finger in the hands of a veteran of many battles, with an accuracy rate of up to [-]%.Under the attack of precise firepower, the red-haired soldiers were blown to the point of crying, and the main battalion took the opportunity to capture several important positions around the city.

A gap was opened in the defense line, and Liu Bozhao immediately ordered his native troops to charge.Cohen was fully prepared for city defense. He led a reserve team composed of red-haired soldiers and indigenous troops to block the gap. The red-haired men dug a large number of bunkers around Surabaya and repelled several attacks in a row.

The cannons on the top of the red-haired man who reacted roared, continuously bombarding the advancing positions of Liu Bozhao's troops.The cannons of the red-haired man are all ancient coastal defense cannons. Although the shells are not powerful, their calibers are not small, and the range is much longer than that of grenades.Under the bombardment of the red-haired cannons, the indigenous army suffered heavy losses, and Liu Bozhao had to withdraw them.

"Bocheng, you can't fight like this. I think we are a little too hasty. We should go back to the island to expand our team, and then fight against Surabaya when we have the ability to attack." Zhang Yunfeng stopped Liu Bozhao's attack in time. I haven't grown up yet, and as a commander who is new to the battlefield, sometimes it is inevitable to lose my cool.

Zhang Yunfeng's words made Liu Bozhao fall into deep thought. He knew that it was right to return to the army at this time, but the main force of the red-haired people was still there.Among the areas he occupies today, the rice-growing area of ​​Anchi plays a vital role. Once it loses its own food supply, there will be problems.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Bozhao said, "Okay, let's retreat."

"Evacuate to Anchi?" Zhang Yunfeng asked.

"No, let's retreat to the south first. When we reach the Branta River, we will go up the river. Let's pretend to attack Vidalun." Liu Bozhao said: "Now Surabaya is well-defended and supported by coastal artillery batteries. What's more, the opponent's sea and land transportation Quickly, if they mobilize their forces again, it will be very difficult for us to retreat, so we must transfer them out of Surabaya and divide them up." Liu Bozhao is worthy of being the best among the graduates of the Army University. a new battle plan.

Chapter 266 Occupy Semarang

Zhang Yunfeng raised his big finger and said: "This move is too high to encircle and attack reinforcements. I think we should divide the troops into two parts. I will lead the brigade to feign an attack on Vittorunda. You concentrate our main camp and bring some aborigines along." Go lay an ambush."

"You can't have fewer people. I think some people are separated from the main battalion. You can take them to Vidalun." Liu Bozhao disagreed.

"How can you lay an ambush when you have fewer people? I went to Vidalon just to feign an attack, so many natives are enough." Zhang Yunfeng explained.

"That's right, let's follow the plan and show some color to the red-haired man." After Liu Bozhao made up his plan, the two separated, and they were not afraid of losing the news because of the radio station they brought from China.Seeing that the army led by the Hualan retreated quickly and quickly disappeared into the jungle, Cohen had the urge to chase it out.

But after a loss, Cohen already had a deep sense of fear, and he didn't dare to take any more risks easily.Fearing that the opponent was pretending to retreat and counterattacking after he relaxed, Cohen ordered the whole city not to rest, and continued to strictly defend and wait for news.

Different from Cohen's cautiousness, after withdrawing from the battle, Zhang Yunfeng led the army to advance towards the Branta River, and then they went up the river to attack Vedalon.Liu Bozhao found a good place between Anzhu and Vidalun, ready to strike reinforcements.

As an important inland town, Vittorunda only has more than 30 red-haired soldiers stationed there, and the rest of the soldiers are all natives.These aborigines are lazy, they don’t do production when they serve the people, and they are too lazy to practice when they become soldiers. It can be said that they are no different from farmers who have just picked up guns, and their practical uses are limited except for their brawn.

The native soldiers led by Zhang Yunfeng were similar, although there were a large number of them, it was impossible to conquer a fortified position.When Zhang Yunfeng approached Vidalun with a large number of native troops, the red-haired man quickly spotted his target.Seeing the large number of opponents, the red-haired people did not dare to take the initiative to attack. They just defended the city with all their strength, and at the same time sent messengers to deliver letters through the siege to Surabaya and Semarang.

On the entire island of Java, Batavia, Semarang, and Surabaya are the three largest cities on the entire big island, and they are also the places where the red-haired army is the most. Called for help on both sides.

After deliberately omitting the messenger, Zhang Yunfeng began to attack with the native troops.The attack of the native soldiers seems to be quite powerful, but in fact there is not much real progress. If the defenders of the other side dare to make a countercharge, these seemingly aggressive soldiers will immediately disband.Fortunately, the situation of the native soldiers defending on the opposite side was similar, which ensured the smooth attack.

The emergency letter was first sent to Semarang. As the colonial ruler here, Colonel Vera, he has the strength of more than 500 red-haired soldiers in his hands.In order to rescue Vidorunda, he had to send [-] red-haired soldiers, accompanied by [-] native soldiers, to advance in the direction of Vedorunda.

Zhang Yunfeng didn't care about the enemy forces in the direction of Semarang, but focused all his attention on Surabaya, which cost him a lot later.Cohen had actual contact experience with Liu Bozhao's troops, so he acted more cautiously, dispatching reinforcements two days later than Semarang's reinforcements.

Liu Bozhao, who was waiting in the ambush circle, was very anxious. He sent scouts to check the situation from time to time, hoping that the red-haired men would move out sooner.It was not until a few days later that Cohen finally sent three hundred red-haired soldiers and one thousand native soldiers that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.But Liu Bozhao did not expect that the reason why the cautious Cohen dared to send these troops was because he received the news from the traffic boat that Semarang had already dispatched troops.

Liu Bozhao closely monitored the troops sent by Cohen, and exchanged news with Zhang Yunfeng through the radio from time to time, while waiting for the moment when he entered the ambush circle.However, at this time, neither Zhang Yunfeng nor Liu Bozhao got the news, the reinforcements from Semarang had already approached Vidalun.

Zhang Yunfeng's attack has been quite smooth these two days. Since Vidalun's red-haired soldiers are few, and the quality of the native soldiers on both sides is similar, the more soldiers have a great advantage.Therefore, under the alternating attacks commanded by Zhang Yunfeng, the defenders began to retreat steadily, and the battle line quickly pushed into the city of Vedalon.Faced with this situation, Zhang Yunfeng led his troops into the city without hesitation and started street fighting with the defenders.

Zhang Yunfeng didn't expect that Wei Dalun's defense would be so unbearable, so he temporarily changed the feint into an actual attack, and began to launch the siege with all his strength.The native soldiers on both sides mainly use cold weapons. When entering such an area where hot weapons are limited, familiarity with the terrain has a greater advantage, while the advantages of hot weapons and combat literacy are not so obvious.

The indigenous soldiers on both sides started a massacre in the street fighting. They slashed and fought face to face, and soon became red-eyed.At this time, the native soldiers seemed to have changed into a different person. Their cowardice and timidity seemed to disappear without a trace. Their fighting began to heat up, and the number of people who were hacked to death continued to increase.

Zhang Yunfeng knew that he had the advantage. Although the loss ratio was almost the same, he had more people, so he could defeat the opponent even if he used people.

The progress of Zhang Yunfeng's side became more and more smooth, while the red-haired defenders retreated steadily, and soon gave up half of the city.Just when Zhang Yunfeng was about to annihilate them all in one go, the red-haired man's reinforcements suddenly arrived.The sudden reinforcements quickly filled the defenders. The addition of two hundred red-haired soldiers greatly enhanced the opponent's combat effectiveness, but the arrival of those native soldiers fundamentally reversed the numerical advantage of both sides. I can't stand it anymore.

After a fierce battle, Zhang Yunfeng finally sent someone to capture an aboriginal reinforcement of the other side as a prisoner. After questioning, he found out that the other side had reinforcements, and these people came from Semarang, which caused him a great headache.

The red-haired army in Semarang has a large number of people, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the aborigines. Their large number of firearms quickly defeated the aboriginal army, and Zhang Yunfeng had to give up control of some areas.In order to regain the initiative, Zhang Yunfeng ordered to stop the daytime attack, but to launch three night attacks in succession at night.Since the native soldiers had not received this kind of training, the night raids were very chaotic. In the end, although the enemy suffered heavy losses, many of their own troops also died, and many of them were the result of cannibalism.

Seeing that the situation could not be reversed, Zhang Yunfeng immediately ordered the construction of a barricade and held it steadily in half of Vidalun City, hoping to delay the time and allow Liu Bozhao to destroy the reinforcements in Surabaya.Liu Bozhao will not disappoint Zhang Yunfeng's hope. At this time, he has sent a small force to attack the reinforcements in Surabaya.

Chapter 267 Rainforest Ambush

The red-haired captain who led the Surabaya reinforcements was instructed by Cohen before he was dispatched, telling him to always pay attention to movement and cautious reconnaissance during the march, and must not ignore reconnaissance for the sake of speed.The captain understood what the commander meant, and he naturally didn't want to be ambushed, so this journey took a lot of time.

Liu Bozhao waited anxiously, so he sent a small team of more than 30 people to lure the red-haired man.The tactics of this small army are very flexible. They deliberately put on a posture to prevent the opponent from reinforcing. The soldiers hid in the jungle and shot coldly, which made the opponent much more vigilant.

The red-haired man slowed down a lot. The captain tried his best to get his scouts to wipe out the sniper, but he couldn't even see the shadow, which made the red-haired man very breathless.In order to prevent cold shots, the captain expanded the search area and doubled the number of manpower in charge of guarding. In this way, the small troops sent by Liu Bozhao could hardly affect the opponent's speed, but the red-haired man didn't know that this effect was exactly what the opponent wanted. .

The red-haired vanguards opened up their posture and quickly walked through the dense trees to open the way for the large troops behind.A row of bullets suddenly shot out from the dense rainforest, and the red-haired team walking in the front was searching around, but they didn't want to encounter a sudden attack, causing casualties immediately.

The surviving red-haired soldiers immediately hid behind the trees and shot at each other, and a fierce gun battle broke out when the two sides came and went.The red-haired captain was startled when he heard the gunshots. He thought it was the avant-garde troops being surrounded, so he immediately ordered the army to disperse and prepare for battle, and at the same time sent people to find out the situation.

The situation was quickly verified, and when he heard that there were not many people on the other side, he became bolder.The captain has been suffocated by being beaten coldly, and now he finally got the other party, how could he let him go.The captain immediately ordered the troops to divide into two and dispatch from the left and right wings to surround the opposite Chinese and launch an attack, intending to eliminate hidden dangers together and make a great contribution.At this time, the captain's cautious thoughts had long been thrown out of the sky, and he only thought about meritorious service and promotion.

This small unit from the main battalion has also been battle-hardened and has a keen insight into changes in the situation. When they see the opponent's attack suddenly weaken, they know there is a problem.The commander of this small force knew that his side had successfully attracted the opponent, so he deliberately ordered the soldiers to alternately cover and retreat, assuming a posture of disengaging from the opponent.

The red-haired man managed to hold on to such a small army, but how could he let it go? The strengthened vanguard troops quickly pursued them, and tightly held on to this small army.The red-haired army surrounded by two wings rushed to nothing, and finally had to follow the vanguard troops to speed up their pursuit.The encirclement and annihilation battle that was originally planned turned into a pursuit. The extremely angry red-haired captain suffered from cold shots these days. He knew that he had to eliminate the opponent before he could march safely.

The two sides fought and chased for a while, and gradually approached the ambush circle between the two hills.The red-haired captain lowered his head and chased after him fiercely, never observing the situation on the side of the road, until he chased into the valley before he became suspicious.Looking at the height of the hills on both sides, the red-haired captain faintly had a bad feeling.

The red-haired captain wanted to order to stop the advance, but was told by the soldiers in front that the other party's small army would not leave. They seemed to decide to stick to their positions and fight until the last man.This news refreshed the Red-haired Captain, and he immediately ordered the whole army to launch an attack, and he stopped thinking about the ambush issue.

Being blocked in front, the red-haired soldiers began to drive away the native soldiers and attacked the defense line together, but they didn't feel that the defense line on the opposite side could not be formed by more than 30 people.Among the opponent's defensive weapons, there was no longer a single rifle, and the sounds of light machine guns and grenade launchers began to come and go.

Liu Bozhao was on the left mound, watching the red-haired men gradually shorten the length of the team because of the attack, and soon completely entered the encirclement.A large number of red-haired soldiers and native soldiers crowded between the two hills. At this time, the red-haired captain was already sweating profusely, and he was directing the troops to attack forward.

"All fire." Liu Bozhao gave an order, and the Madsen light machine gun beside him started firing first, and the ambushing troops on the hills on both sides opened fire one after another, quickly suppressing the red-haired men's offensive.Those soldiers who were only focused on rushing forward were shot one after another, and the red-haired men's offensive formation suddenly became chaotic.Before the defense line on the opposite side was captured, the large army was attacked from the left and right wings, and the red-haired captain's face suddenly changed.

"Retreat immediately, get out quickly." The red-haired captain roared loudly, wanting to command the troops to withdraw from the gap between the hills to avoid greater casualties.It's a pity that his voice was quickly drowned in the roar of the grenadier, and no one heard it at all.

In fact, even if the captain's order was conveyed, it would be of no use. Although the red-haired soldiers were well-trained, they moved among the native soldiers during the attack.This method of action was originally intended to reduce the casualties of the red-haired men, but at this chaotic moment, the native soldiers' fighting will was weak, and their confusion made the red-haired officers unable to effectively command.

The collapsed native soldiers were like headless flies scurrying around in the valley between the hills, and were quickly shot and killed by crossfire from the hills on both sides. It is difficult to launch an effective counterattack.Under the intensive firepower, the red-haired soldiers were also killed in pieces. When the captain rushed out of the crowd of native soldiers with a few guards, the charge horn on the hill had already sounded.

With the sound of the charge horn, the soldiers of the main battalion on the top of the two wings rushed down the mountain with unparalleled momentum, and quickly approached the few remaining red-haired troops.The sharp bayonets were as dense as a rainforest, and stabbed fiercely at the red-haired army that had lost their combat effectiveness.Liu Bozhao's army attacked fiercely, leaving no prisoners at all, and the red-haired soldiers and native soldiers, including the red-haired captain, were quickly killed.

Smelling the strong smell of blood in the air, instead of feeling uncomfortable, Liu Bozhao felt extremely excited.This was the first time in his life that he fought an ambush, and he fought such a beautiful battle of annihilation, which made him very happy. At this moment, the telegraph operator sent an urgent telegram.

In order to facilitate communication, Zhao Shouhong specially equipped Liu Bozhao with four radio stations, which were divided equally between Liu Bozhao and Zhang Yunfeng to facilitate communication between the two parties.At this time, what the telegraph operator sent was the coded telegram sent to him by Zhang Yunfeng.Liu Bozhao unfolded the telegram, and his brows immediately frowned. It turned out that after Zhang Yunfeng's feint attack was changed to an actual attack, it went smoothly, but the sudden appearance of reinforcements from Semarang made it difficult for him to win.Now the battle in Vidalon City is extremely fierce, and he can't last too long, so Liu Bozhao needs to think of a way early.

Chapter 268 Sneak Attack on Semarang

Liu Bozhao pondered for a long time, thinking about all kinds of gains and losses. Direct reinforcements are definitely not acceptable, and Zhang Yunfeng's telegram also meant this. Direct reinforcements are not as good as besieging Wei and saving Zhao.Liu Bozhao unfolded the map and planned, and immediately ordered the army to march westward, but they did not go to Vidalun. They would bypass the battlefield from the north and march towards Semarang, an important town in central Java.

Java Island is like a rectangular piece of soap, six or seven times longer in the east-west direction than in the north-south direction, and Semarang is just in the middle of the bee's waist.If Semarang is occupied, the defenders of Batavia and Surabaya will not be able to look at each other head to tail, and the troops led by Zhang Yunfeng and Liu Bozhao will have much room for maneuver, and their chances of winning will also increase accordingly.

After planning, Liu Bozhao immediately notified Zhang Yunfeng of his plan, and Zhang Yunfeng called back and said that their two plans coincided with each other.Liu Bozhao quickly led the troops on the road, and Zhang Yunfeng also promised to do everything possible to stick to Vedalun for ten days.

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