Chapter 149: The Capture of Pontianak
"Order the militia not to go up, in vain to increase our casualties, Shu Qin, what kind of wind is blowing now?"
Wu Dongbo's later words were asked by his chief of staff, Zhou Shuqin.
"Southeast wind, division commander, are you going to attack with fire?"
Zhou Shuqin and Wu Dongbo have been cooperating for a long time, and as soon as Wu Dongbo said that, he knew what Wu Dongbo had planned.
"Not a fire attack, to be precise, a smoke offering, so that the artillery is ready to burn at one time. The shells were all fired, and the artillery of the other regiments was the same, and a regiment took the opportunity of the thick smoke to rush directly in, not giving the Dutch time to react, and ordered the sharpshooters not to be exposed for the time being, and the guns rang out before cooperating with the action. ”
"Good! Right time, let's attack directly in five minutes, I'll arrange it. ”
After Zhou Shuqin finished speaking, he ran out of the headquarters, and now the soldiers of the regiment are no longer fighting and rushing, but shooting at the red-haired ghost with the help of the geographical advantage.
2:50 p.m. sharp.
The temporarily suspended artillery battalion suddenly burst into force again, with nearly 30 guns roaring at the same time and dozens burning. The bullets entered the enemy's position, and for a moment the flames flew and the smoke billowed out, and the sporadic gunfire of the sharpshooters and the trumpets of the charge sounded at the same time, and the soldiers who had been prepared for it swept in like an earthy yellow dragon at once.
The Dutch's hidden firing points could avoid direct artillery fire, but they were burning. In front of the bullet, everything began to fall apart, and the Dutch soldiers who were directly affected by the flames were full of flames, screaming and jumping out of the position, constantly rolling on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but everything seemed so futile, the morale of the Dutch soldiers completely collapsed, and they fled from this human purgatory with shouts.
"Report sir, our navy has arrived, and it is fighting fiercely with the navy of foreign devils! The Navy waved the flag and asked if we needed help? ”
"Hmph, tell the masters of the navy, our army can't afford it, damn, Lao Tzu has beaten them here, I have already charged the whole army, what help can they provide, Lao Tzu wants to impeach them in front of the marshal, agreed to 10 o'clock in the morning, what time is it now? It's three o'clock in the afternoon? ”
It is impossible for Wu Dongbo not to be angry, if the navy had arrived earlier, he would not have to suffer such a big loss.
"Report sir, the foreign devil has hoisted a white flag!"
"Rush in and kill them all!"
There is a fire burning in Wu Dongbo's heart, this battle, although some inexperience, but the losses are too great, the front and back add up to at least more than 500 people, now I can't fight, I want to surrender, how can there be such a good thing?
"Dongbo, calm down, you can't do this, it's a violation of military discipline, we can't win the battle and we will be punished!"
Political Commissar Lin Ruhui persuaded and explained.
"So many of my brothers died in front of me, you let me calm down!?"
Wu Dongbo jumped like thunder, Lin Ruhui knew that he couldn't persuade Wu Dongbo now, so he had to give the herald a look, the herald understood, and hurriedly ran to the herald to surrender, after all, Wu Dongbo was just venting the dissatisfaction and pain in his heart, following Chen Xuan for so many years, he knew Chen Xuangong's overly clear temper too well, and there were usually some small problems, but if he dared to violate military discipline, it was useless for the king of heaven to intercede.
It was not without cases before, some old brothers relied on their old qualifications and did not pay attention to the child soldiers of the gendarmerie, and as a result, they were punished, punished, and even shot, and no one escaped punishment
So although he saw Lin Ruhui's small movements, he also pretended not to see it.
With the white flag raised above the Governor's Palace, Wu Dongbo's soldiers quickly eliminated the remnants of the recalcitrant resistance, while the rest of the Dutch who had surrendered were temporarily imprisoned in their own barracks.
Wu Dongbo received the seal of the Dutch governor and the letter of surrender, and immediately sent the second regiment to reinforce the third regiment attacking the harbor fort and demanded that the Dutch soldiers of the fort surrender, and the first regiment immediately occupied the various administrative departments of the governor's palace in Pontianak and sealed the various properties of the governor's palace.
The Dutch soldiers of the harbor battery carried forward the glorious tradition of European soldiers, and after knowing that the Doge's Palace had surrendered, they immediately did not hesitate to put down their guns and hand over the battery to the soldiers of the third regiment in its entirety.
Now the Dutch warships that are fighting with Yan Fu's navy are tragic, Yan Fu's navy is originally larger than theirs, and its performance is superior to theirs, not to mention the advanced degree of artillery.
Soon, these warships also put up white flags one after another, and they could not let go of the proud ships of the coachmen on the sea, and they were soon sunk by artillery fire on both sides, and more than 30 old warships of the Dutch Navy were all wiped out, and there were immediately cheers like a tsunami on land and sea.
Yan Fu even knelt on the splint and cried bitterly, China really needs a victory, the military soldiers for decades almost broke the backbone of the soldiers, and now, finally victorious, although the Dutch are no longer the European powers of the year, but the reputation of the old powers is still there, and now they are finally defeated in the hands of the Chinese army, how can they not be excited!
At the same time as the victory of Pontianak, Dong Wanlu had already been taken by Zhao Lianqing of the Third Division, Dong Wanlu did not have any Dutch garrison, most of them were native troops, Zhao Lianqing with the cooperation of the local Chinese, a charge to take Dong Wanlu, captured tens of thousands of native soldiers.
Zhao Lianqing, who took Dongwanlu, left a regiment of troops to garrison Dongwanlu, fought all the way to the east, and soon won three native states, along the way, Chinese young people joined the army one after another, and Chinese businessmen and gang organizations around the country tried their best to provide food and wages, so Zhao Lianqing's army not only did not decrease, but grew up like a balloon, and swept the entire eastern part of Lanfang Island like a tsunami.
Fight all the way and settle the administrative personnel of various ministries who have long been with the army to Lanfang Island, and fight until the seaside, stopping at the coastal city of Sammarin in the eastern part of Lanfang Island, and then repeatedly combing through the various states.
After Wu Dongbo of the Second Division took over the government affairs of Pontianak after Luo Mingxuan took over the affairs of Pontianak, he stabilized the situation in Pontianak and began to sweep southward, breaking through countless small states along the way, and countless small states surrendered.
After receiving the news of Pontianak and Dongwanlu, Huang Xun's first division also began to blossom in all directions of Jinling, forcing the surrender of various states and recruiting countless rebels.
The uprising on Lanfang Island was in full swing, and Feng Gu's army swept through the entire Dutch Lanfang Island like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves.
Armed uprisings also broke out in Sulawesi and New Guinea at the same time, and under the leadership of the Baath Party, a large number of Chinese laborers were liberated from the mines, took the weapons and equipment that the Baath Party had long hidden, and quickly formed armies under the leadership of Baath Party officers, and began to conquer the islands.
The armies in various places also grew like a snowball, and the Nanyang Chinese actively contributed to provide food and pay for the soldiers, and the administrative staff from Java also quickly established administrative institutions to manage the places captured by the army.
In less than a month, the Baath Party had taken over the entire Dutch islands of Lanfang, Sulawesi and New Guinea.
The Dutch were stunned all of a sudden, the reinforcements were still in Jakarta, the news of the loss of various places has been coming, and there is no place to protest if you want to protest, Lanfang Island was originally the territory of the Lanfang Republic, and you have occupied it for less than 30 years, and people have enough reasons to return to the country.
As for Sulawesi and New Guinea, people are fighting under the banner of national liberation, and how you protest is nothing to say except fighting.
But it is not so easy to fight, although the ships of the naval base in Pontianak are not as many as those in Jakarta, but they are easily wiped out by others, if there is any accident in Jakarta, then the Dutch will really withdraw from the South Seas completely.
And do you think Java is calm?
The people of Zhenhua Group are eyeing that place in Phoenix, people want to grab guns, they want people - fucking money, and their own Jakarta, which is less than 10,000 troops, is really someone's opponent?
Affected by the uprisings in various places, the Javanese Chinese seem to have raised their heads in an instant, and they are no longer so submissive to foreigners, and many Chinese organizations are still secretly linked, I don't know what to hold back?
The natives are also not at peace, from time to time there is news of armed conflicts, the little force in the hands of the governor of Jakarta, Bullong, is enough to extinguish these natives tribes, and the Chinese no longer dare to be unreasonable, if the Chinese bandits in Phoenix City Xiaochang'an seize any excuse, I am afraid that the whole of Java will not be able to hold it.
At this time, Chen Xuan had already taken the ship back to China, and he knew that the Dutch could not definitely ask for help from Britain and France, and he didn't want to conflict with these two powerful powers now, so he could only avoid it, buy time for the troops on the three big islands, and completely control it.
"Dashuai, Liang Luyi has already gone to Pontianak, the banner of Lanfang has been played, and the Chinese have responded, and it is only a matter of time before the entire Dutch part of Lanfang Island is controlled."
On the vast sea, Han Xu picked up a glass of wine and said to Chen Xuan relaxedly.
"After several years of operation, several years of lying on the salary and tasting courage, now I finally have a little achievement!"
Chen Xuan was also emotional, if he wasn't afraid of a tug-of-war with the Dutch, he would have done it a long time ago, but this feeling of crushing in strength is not bad.
"If you want me to say, take Java directly, our strength in Java far exceeds these three places, and it is a sure thing to drive the red-haired ghost out of the South Seas!"
You Ling said with some regret.
"Quit greed, quit greed! Java is the bottom line of our negotiations with the Dutch, if the Dutch are completely driven out, I am afraid that the faces of Britain and France will not be able to hang up, and then there will be more trouble, and we can not conflict with the two great powers of Britain and France, that is not in our interests, and even if the Dutch are in Java, after this incident, do they dare to take care of our business, give them some taxes can be less troublesome, where to find such a good deal? ”
Chen Xuan looked at the rising red sun on the sea level, and his heart was full of pride!