Chapter 258: The Lonely City
The situation in Medan is indeed critical.
The Acehs were cunning, and in order to take Medan as quickly as possible and open the way to the Minas oil fields, they not only played sneak attacks, but also played dark Chen Cang, and the frontal attack was only a feint, and they did not expect to defeat a mechanized brigade with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles on a coastal plain no more than twenty kilometers wide, with naval artillery fire on the flanks.
The frontal attack was just to attract the Ming army to the south, but they had hoarded three infantry divisions in advance in Kutazan, which was blocked by mountains and forests, and just as Liu Hongye was fighting fiercely with the Yaqi army in the north, the elite of the Yaqi army of these three divisions came out of the plain area on the north bank of the lake and attacked Medan, which was almost defenseless.
Liu Hongye, who was forced to helpless, simply left the Javanese army, and with his mechanized speed advantage, he rushed to return before the arrival of the Yaqi army, and crossed and rushed an infantry division in the front of the Yaqi army, but after he left, the Javanese army was defeated again. Despite the bombardment of landing ships at sea, the Yaqi Army on the northern front was still driving the defeated Javanes towards Medan, and a mechanized brigade of Liu Hongye had to fight on two battlefields, and all the Chinese, Chinese, and Christians in the city with military training had even begun to hand out weapons and prepare for possible street fighting.
"Madamn, these bastards!"
Yang said angrily.
"Führer, don't worry too much, the 1st and 2nd Airborne Brigades have already boarded the plane to rush to reinforcements, and it is expected that in three hours, they will be able to directly parachute into Medan, and the 2nd Marine Brigade has also boarded the ship and set off, although their speed is slower, and they can arrive in 48 hours. Two other divisions of the 2nd Javanese Army were also withdrawn from the Bandung battlefield. Medan can be shipped by sea within four days. In addition, the Padang Overseas Chinese Protector has also gone north to reinforce them. At most, tomorrow afternoon, they will be able to attack Kutazane from the western shore of Lake Toba, and the main force of the Aceh army, no matter how fast it runs, will not reach Medan until tomorrow. ”
Chen Hu comforted him and said.
Speaking of which, they were all careless this time, they all ignored the Yaqi people, and no one expected that such a small country with a population of less than two million would actually produce an army of nearly 100,000. Then they ran out to provoke Daming and Java, two countries that are N times their strength, and in the final analysis, they are all crazy for oil.
"I'm not worried about the Archies, I'm worried that this is off to a bad start!"
Yang Feng said helplessly.
Indeed, he is not worried about the Yakhi people, even if the fall of Medan is not a big loss for the Ming Dynasty, after all, it is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is just a city with a large number of expatriates, he is worried that other enemies will move when they hear the news, such as Nehru. Especially this guy, taking advantage of Da Ming's two battlefields. Attack on the Assam oil field again.
In addition, there is Wu Nu, taking this opportunity to attack Li Zongren again, which is also a good opportunity for them to meet but not seek.
"Ma, don't make a four-country dump."
Yang Yuanfeng touched his head speechlessly, after all, he has made a lot of enemies over the years!
West of Medan, Liu Hongye was still commanding his mechanized troops, ferociously rushing through the endless rice fields, like a group of ancient heavy cavalry, no one dared to stop everywhere he went, in the light of the shell explosion, only the lightly armed Yakchi people scattered and fled, and then were torn to pieces by large-caliber machine gun bullets, and under the cover of trees, rockets or recoilless shells flew out of the green from time to time, hitting his tank or infantry fighting vehicle.
He has already turned back twice on two battlefields more than 50 kilometers apart, not only lost nearly a quarter of the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in the battle, but also both soldiers and vehicles have reached the limit, infantry fighting vehicles are better, Xie Mantou can keep up with less than 20 vehicles, more than half of them are lying on the ground because of malfunctions. The only thing that could still give him some comfort was that the defeated Javanese army finally blocked it by the river, plus some armed militia support, temporarily blocked the attack of the Yaqi army, and he didn't need to run there again for a short time.
"Madamn, these bastards!"
He looked at the two Xie steamed buns that had just been destroyed in the attack, and an infantry fighting vehicle and said hatefully.
The combat effectiveness of the Yaqi army surprised him very much, and the Ming army hardly had a year without fighting, the whole of Southeast Asia was almost all over, and there were many opponents who had fought it, but this gang could actually only be regarded as a militia, and even the combat effectiveness of the Yaqi army with a unified military uniform still surprised him a little, they were not inferior to the most elite troops under Mu Suo or the Sikh soldiers in the Tianzhu army.
He didn't know that at this time, one of the commanders of the Yaqi army was also hiding in the mountains and forests a few kilometers away, using binoculars to observe the steel beasts below that beat them to the wind, because they had no experience in dealing with mechanized troops, the Yaqi army suffered heavy casualties under the impact of tanks and chariots, and they designed what they thought was the perfect plan, but because the enemy was too strong, they were helpless like spiders that caught birds.
"General, the second division has arrived."
At this time, an officer reported to him.
"Very good, I see if the Ming army still has the strength to run!"
The guy said with a sinister smile.
In a small town called Lubpakan in southern Medan, a militia battalion of several hundred people is being assembled and standby, they are organized by local Chinese and Christians, and as the Yaqi army approaches, the Chinese and Christians, who know that if these guys come in, there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat, they have armed tens of thousands of people into battle.
Fortunately, because of the lonely place, the people here have some military skills, after all, there are even headhunters in the mountains and forests near them, especially the Chinese, because the overseas Chinese guards are stationed, plus they are relatively rich, not only do they have regular military training, but also every household has weapons, so these people are replacing the Javanese army as the main force on the battlefield.
"He Kun, what are you looking at?"
The battalion commander, who was forming a team, shouted angrily at a soldier who ignored his impassioned mobilization and stared at the endless palm garden in the distance.
The most important economic source of Medan is palm oil, which is the largest palm producing area in Southeast Asia, and a large number of Chinese people have made a fortune from palm oil.
"Battalion commander, look over there!"
The soldier pointed to the sky and said, above the palm grove to the west, a large flock of birds were circling, looking like they were frightened.
The battalion commander's heart moved, and he suddenly asked the person next to him: "Is the phone still not available on Lao Wu's plantation?" ”
"Can't get through!"
The man next to him shook his head and said.
The battalion commander continued to stare at the sky, the flock of birds was still flying, stretching for a long distance, and there were countless palm plantations within a few dozen kilometers to the west.
"Call the command quickly, the enemy is coming!"
He exclaimed subconsciously.
Indeed, an entire division of the Aceh Army was making its way through the vast palm plantations, preparing for a surprise assault on Medan.
"Battalion commander, what should I do?"
A soldier asked with trepidation.
"What to do, this is our family, we have lived here since our grandfather's generation! Beat! ”
The battalion commander gritted his teeth and said, and then turned on the safety of the submachine gun.
Ten minutes later, when the gunshots rang out in Lubpakan, the whole Medan was already in chaos, the streets were full of crying old and weak women and children, and even the Javanese officials began to run to the port, Liu Hongye's mechanized troops could not be withdrawn, the northern front was still in urgent need of reinforcements, more than 10,000 militiamen had been sent out of the city, and now the enemy was killing from the south, and it was the rhythm of falling from three sides!
"What are you panicking about, if you come, we will fight it, if the city is broken, we will build it again, and if people die, our women will be reborn, I don't believe that a city of tens of millions of people can still be beaten down by tens of thousands of people!"
Amid the sound of gunfire from three sides at the same time, an old man in his sixties sat in the living room of his house, smoking a cigarette and shouting.
Around him are dozens of telephones, radios and transmitters, like a military headquarters, but busy are militiamen wearing civilian clothes, this old man is Zhang Buqing, the current commander-in-chief of civil defense in Medan, who used to work in the navy in the Beiyang era, and later his uncle Zhang Yaonan came back to preside over the family business after his death, and most of the time he was the consul general of Minhua in Medan, and later became the consul general of Daming here.
Of course, he is also the master behind the scenes, and since his father has been the Chinese king of Medan, where Javanese officials have to look at his face.
At this time, the gunfire in the direction of Lubpakan was becoming more and more intense, and it was clear that the militia there did not flee in the face of a strong enemy, but stayed to defend their homeland.
"They're all good boys!"
He couldn't help but sigh and said.
But it was clear that these militiamen could not stop the enemy, and the next thing could only be street fighting, he knew very well that reinforcements were already on the way, as long as the street fighting lasted a day, the situation would definitely be reversed.
"Commander-in-chief, the Airborne Forces have arrived!"
Suddenly, a militiaman guarding the radio shouted.
'There is salvation, there is salvation!'
Zhang Buqing stood up excitedly and shouted.
Indeed, they were saved, and at this time the remnants of more than a hundred militiamen in Lubpakan, looking in amazement, over their heads, hundreds of wild horses were swooping down, and fiercely strafing the attacking Archians on their side, beating these enemies who invaded their homeland to pieces.
And above the Mustangs, there is a group of transport planes that cover the sky, which are gradually descending in altitude, avoiding the combat range of the Mustangs, and dropping countless paratroopers at a height of 500 meters behind them. (To be continued.) )