In the later history of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Bureau, the battle of Balikpapan was called "a battle of historic significance, in which the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army completely annihilated the Balikpapan defending the enemy." These words look magnificent, and they are words that the writer has spent a lot of effort to come up with.

Judging from the results of the battle, a total of three Dutch warships were sunk, and the total tonnage added up was less than 1,500 tons. More than 200 "Dutch armed forces", including policemen, were killed and captured. Any large warship that participated in this operation had many more commanders and fighters on it than this "Dutch armed force".

The assessment of "historical significance" is correct, the Chinese Navy fought for the first time thousands of miles and won a complete victory. No matter how insignificant the scale of the battle, the fact that a war of this magnitude can be carried out is a great achievement in itself.

After the start of the war, China's submarine forces began to disperse and carry out cruises on new shipping lanes. Reconnaissance planes in the air were constantly dispatched during the day, trying to find traces of the Dutch navy in the vicinity. The purpose of this war was to eat the Dutch East Indies, not a short-term decisive battle. A large number of convoys of supplies departed from Cambodia, from Guangdong, from Taiwan, and began to transport them to Balikpapan.

The Dutch knew that their navy and air force were no match for the Chinese, and that they relied on the British-backed colonial system. Whoever challenges this colonial system will have trouble with Britain, the boss of the world. The Netherlands never expected that China would jump out and beat the Netherlands so directly.

On August 4, the war broke out, and four weeks later, on September 1, near a small beach in northeastern Borneo, two Chinese troops on bicycles met each other. This is a military bicycle produced by the permanent bicycle factory. The appearance imitates the configuration of later mountain bikes. Just make the most of the location of the various pylons. Although it was September, every warrior was dressed tightly enough, and even where it was not tight, it was coated with ointment to put bites. Sweat flowed, washing out traces one after another. The camouflage uniform is covered with a layer of salt stains after repeated sweating.

After the two teams met head-on, there was no appearance of jubilation. The comrades threw down their bicycles and went to the picturesque beach, all motionless.

This is also a scene worthy of historical records, after the occupation of Balikpapan, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, led by the local Chinese and local intelligence officers in Borneo, crossed the rainforest area and launched an attack on the stronghold of the Dutch on Borneo. For hundreds of years, the Dutch could not have imagined that one day a hundred thousand troops would suddenly land on Borneo, and those strongholds were not fortified for large-scale battles at all, and the number of people defended was also very limited, and these strongholds were destroyed under the fierce blows of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. In some of the strongholds, there was not even fighting, and after the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army surrounded the strongholds, the Dutch inside surrendered.

The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army naturally did not stupidly think that the battle was over, in addition to aerial reconnaissance and mapping, the reconnaissance troops on the ground were divided into hundreds of squads to begin to explore the whole island, these two squads belonged to the farthest two roads, there are now three countries on Borneo, one is West Malaysia in the north of Borneo, one is the Sudanese country, and the rest is the Dutch East Indies. The winter solstice of the reconnaissance forces finally converged after half a circle around the territory of the Dutch East Indies in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction.

In the pre-war planning, Borneo was a large island that China must incorporate into its territory, and even if China was attacked by the combined forces of Europe and the United States according to the worst-case scenario, China would not easily give up the old land of the Lanfang Republic.

If you want to own this island, you have to understand this island, and you have to walk through this island yourself. The main task of the vanguard of the squad is to find the way and find a place where they can pass. The warriors endured scorching sun, torrential rain, mosquito bites, poisonous snakes and wild beasts, sweated and bloodied, and finally walked around Borneo in four weeks.

The two detachments were less than one-sixteenth the size of Borneo, the former would find its way to the sea before it was exhausted and could not move forward, and the navy would lay down a new detachment while conducting hydrographic surveys of Borneo. The comrades who went inland were much harder than this, and it was very difficult for them to even replace them, because the replacement team had to first personally walk the road that the previous team had explored and even opened up before they could continue to explore.

Now that the pathfinder forces have converged, it has been proved that it is entirely possible to encircle Borneo on foot. During the march, the comrades were distracted, and when they had accomplished their goal, the accumulated enormous exhaustion instantly made them lose almost all their strength. After lying down for almost an hour, the captains of the two squads barely got up, exchanging information and starting to build a radio station.

The Navy naturally has naval tasks, and it is impossible to accompany the detachment at any time. The telegram was sent out and received a response very quickly. The troops were asked to stand by for the time being.

"What's going on? Fighting at sea? The two squad leaders were surprised. It's just that they are also two days away from the nearest squad. Chatting over the radio is a completely unrealistic idea. Since the superiors ordered to stand by in place, one of the two captains commanded the comrades to set up tents, and the other took a few comrades who could still walk around to reconnoiter the terrain nearby.

Having been running on land, the comrades' feelings about the war were the same as they had been during the pre-war mobilization, when "the troops had to first take out the navy of the Dutch reactionaries at sea." This is not that the troops are deceiving their comrades, and in practice this is the most reasonable option. It's just that the fact that engaging is easily beyond imagination.

Over the next four weeks, after the troops began landing on August 4, the Netherlands sent warships to try to harass China. The number of Dutch warships was only thirty or forty, and the tonnage was very limited. Now that the Chinese battleships had entered the war, the Netherlands did not want to bring shame on themselves. Not to mention that there are still Chinese submarines under the water, God knows how many. Even with such an attitude, the Netherlands lost seven warships under China's strict aerial reconnaissance and maritime defense. The first day of the war was a sufficient sortie, and the next half month, the battle at sea was very limited.

For the Chinese side, this could not be a better time. In the past half month, China has transported a large amount of materials to Balikpapan, which not only quickly resumed local oil production, but also added a lot of easy-to-operate oil refining equipment.

The transportation and construction were all carried out many times in China, bringing not only factory equipment, but also a large number of supplies, and even a large number of vegetable seeds, pesticides and fertilizers.

There were not many battles at sea, but not less on land. In this precious half month, the Chinese Army has eliminated all the Dutch strongholds on Borneo. Chen Bing: The border between the Dutch East Indies and British Malaysia.

During this time, the Dutch East Indies were not idle, and their main work during this half month was to hold meetings. Reporting to the country, the Dutch East India authorities were in a meeting, and they were to meet with the British. The only thing that was done was that the Netherlands also declared war on China. Other than that, the Dutch didn't have a clue either.

China has changed a lot over the years, but in the eyes of the Dutch, China in 1935 has not changed much from the China invaded by the Eight-Nation Coalition in 1900. Once an impression has been formed, it is extremely difficult to break it. The Netherlands dared to boldly challenge China, but never thought that China would really come to the door. After the sudden change, both the Dutch mainland in Europe and the Dutch East India authorities were dumbfounded. The Dutch central government and local authorities had neither a strategic design nor a campaign preparation for a war in China. Since the Chinese navy had the upper hand, and the Netherlands had knocked out several ships one after another, they could not even figure out how to conduct a naval battle.

One thing is clear to the Dutch, the Netherlands is hugging the thigh of Britain in Southeast Asia, and now Britain is the world leader, as long as the British come forward to solve the problem, the Netherlands should be able to kill China. The Dutch central government, as well as local authorities, are trying to get help from the UK.

Britain knew that the little brother of the Netherlands needed the big brother to come out to support the scene, and in the past four weeks, China has only attacked Borneo and has not continued to advance into the other islands of the Dutch East Indies. Just by looking at the map of Southeast Asia, you can understand that the Dutch East Indies are the heartland of Southeast Asia, and Borneo is geographically the heartland of the Dutch East Indies. Even if the Chinese only occupy Borneo, it is equivalent to inserting a sharp knife in Southeast Asia.

In theory, Britain should indeed come out against it. In fact, there were a few parliamentarians who shouted for Britain to teach China a lesson, and most of the British parliamentarians believed that China must be unconditionally withdrawn from the Dutch East Indies. But the British have been the hegemon of the world for hundreds of years, and this IQ is no problem. China's attitude towards the Sino-British border speaks for itself. In the eyes of the British, China's leader, Chen Ke, is the poster child of a "dictator", bold and ruthless. If Britain really threatens China with war without being ready for war, Chen Ke is afraid that he will really dare to do something against Britain.

It's one thing for the younger brother to be beaten, and it's another thing for the boss to be beaten himself after making a threat. The British wanted to make more adequate preparations, at least to mobilize more warships to Southeast Asia, and second, they wanted to delay the time and prevent China from launching more attacks, so the British side issued a relatively mild proposal to China, in which they asked China to negotiate with the Netherlands.

This negotiating request was something that China never expected, and in its strategic plan, China believed that the best scenario was a suicidal bloc attack by the Dutch navy after the start of the war. Unexpectedly, in reality, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom responded several times better than expected. For every day that the Netherlands and Britain delayed, China was more prepared. Britain and the Netherlands want to drag, then let's drag!

As a result, the airport runway paved with pure steel plates gradually became a runway paved with quick-drying cement and steel plates. Then, the site selection of large airports ended ......, the accurate mapping work of large airports began to ......, the runway excavation work of small airports began to ......, the construction machinery and equipment shipped from China ......were put into use, and more than 100 sets of mobile small oil refining equipment were commissioned, which can produce more than 5,000 tons of gasoline and diesel ...... per day.

It was difficult for the colonizers to understand China's strategy, and they seized the land in order to drive the people of the land to generate profits for the colonists. Just like the Dutch occupation of the Spice Islands, they drove the local natives to grow spices and make a lot of money through the spice trade. In China's current strategy, China itself will rely on its own labor to complete the construction. Naturally, the longer the construction time, the better.

Of course, the British are not fools, although they do not know what exactly is transported by sea, but the Chinese boatload of sports materials to Borneo is not a good thing no matter how you look at it. China's procrastination in the negotiations also proves that China has no intention of withdrawing at all. The British released a message that "in view of the situation in Southeast Asia, Britain leased a number of warships to the Netherlands".

It is said that the lease of warships, including the personnel on the ships, is also "leased" to the Netherlands, and it is enough to take off the British flag and hang the Dutch flag.

"Will the British send this fleet to attack our lines of communication?" It is not surprising that the British will do it, but to what extent the British will do it is the biggest question of the Military Commission.

"All submarines are sent out! Including submarines in the Japanese direction. Chen Ke said. It would be nice if the negotiations could be delayed for another month, Chen Ke felt a little regretful. After another month's delay, China's airport in Borneo will be almost complete, especially the part of oil transportation and storage. The sea-to-air radar system can also be commissioned, and at that time, Borneo will be able to resist British and Dutch attacks at least at a very high level, if not impregnable. "At the same time, the next step of the plan is to attack Wesurasi Island across the sea."