At the same time as Van Diemen visited the Australian mainland, the operation of the army represented by the Australian Blackwater and the Dutch Viceroyalty of Batavia in Kalimantan was also continuing, and with the intentional or unintentional cooperation between the two sides, the war can be said to be very smooth.

At this time, the army that Landak could mobilize in the country has been basically destroyed, and some of them have been pinned down by Suqdara on the border, and there is no turmoil at all, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the Landak Sultanate at this time.

Although there are basically no troops available in the country, there has always been a tradition of all names and soldiers in Southeast Asian countries, and although these civilians who can quickly change their identities to become soldiers do not fight well, it is still very difficult to fight them in the dense jungle, especially at night, when their sneak attacks are most frequent.

Two days earlier, the Dutch garrison not far from Blackwater had been attacked by Landak's regrouped resistance at night, and although the attack did not cause much damage to the Dutch, it at least forced them to prevent another attack at night.

By all indications, this was a counter-attack by the Landaks, who had already found that it was not their advantage in the daytime, so they did not start to move until night, and even if the Dutch were still in Blackwater's muskets, you could not afford to be mindless in the dark jungle.

It is also true, if the soldiers of Blackwater do this, they may run out of ammunition in less than a week, and thus fall into the fierce battle with the Landaks, although the soldiers of Blackwater are not afraid of hand-to-hand combat, but they cannot withstand the large number of opponents. As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.

"Sir, the Landaks have attacked the Dutch camp again tonight, and two of their soldiers have been killed by a rain of arrows. There are also more than a dozen wounded soldiers, and their mental condition is very bad, and if this continues, I think they will definitely withdraw their troops. ”

Zhou Yu, who had been promoted to chief of staff, still reported to Oshima Masakong respectfully as before that the situation of the Dutch was a little bad, and it could be said that if they withdrew their troops, the danger to Heishui would become more and more great. At that time, Landak's counteroffensive forces will all be heading towards the Blackwater station.

In a sense, although the two stations are relatively close, their strength is still very different. Blackwater's weaponry is much higher than that of the Dutch, and its firepower is obviously many times higher than that of the other side.

It is precisely because of this that the Landaks value this that they first picked a soft persimmon to pinch, and their counteroffensive troops are not numerous. So you can't attack head-on. So he played the usual method of warfare, and specialized in sneak attacks at night.

The sneak attack did bring a lot of trouble to Blackwater, not to mention that the Dutch were in a bad mental state, even Blackwater would too, so the plan of the battle must be changed now. Oshima Masaka has sent a telegram to the headquarters requesting additional troops, and once the additional forces arrive, Blackwater will enter the opponent's capital in one fell swoop and capture the Sultan alive.

Keeping the Sultan of Landak under control would save Blackwater a lot of trouble. This method is still being discussed by the General Staff of Blackwater and has not been answered, after all, the risk factor of doing so is also very large.

"Staff Officer Zhou. In your opinion, what should we do at the moment to solve the problem at hand, the Dutch must not withdraw their troops, and once they do, we will face the Randak counterattack alone. ”

"Yes, sir, the Dutch must not retreat, and my suggestion is that it is better for the two armies to be concentrated together at present, especially at night when the defense is weak, and it is even more important to stay together, which increases the safety factor and ensures the safety of the soldiers on both sides."

"Together, this idea is not unthought of on the big island, but the Dutch and the Blackwater attack on Landak represent different interests, they want land and population, Australia also wants, but the places they want are different."

Gathering together involves joint defensive operations, and it will not be easy to divide the spoils of war in this way, and it is sometimes difficult to figure out who will contribute more and less, so the commanders of both sides have chosen to divide their forces to attack, and each will fight its own so that there will be no problem and entanglement.

"We need to deal with this issue seriously, and even if we are willing, I am afraid that the other party may not agree." Masaka Oshima asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, sir, the Dutch may not agree, but I think it is still necessary for us to lend a helping hand as allies, after all, the other side has helped us attract some strength in some places."

Zhou Yu's so-called attraction was that the Landaks attacked the Dutch, but did not come to attack the camp in Blackwater.

At this time, about ten kilometers north of the Blackwater camp, the Dutch camp had just finished the attack of a group of Landaks, and was cleaning the battlefield under the light of several lighting torches.

But a feathered arrow flew in from the jungle for no reason, and an unfortunate unlucky man was shot in the thigh, and instantly fell to the ground screaming.

The Dutch camp once again entered a tense state of combat, and some soldiers who had just put down their weapons picked up their weapons again and rushed towards the jungle, regardless of whether they could hit or not, they only hoped that the other party would be able to retreat.

"Damn, this is the first time the Landaks have attacked tonight, aren't they tired at all, my God?" Lieutenant Steve, the Dutch commander in charge of attacking the Landaks, asked the soldiers beside him with some annoyance.

"Sir, this is the fifth attack of the other side, and tonight is a little different, the number of the other side has increased significantly, could it be that they have transferred a lot of soldiers from the country, do we want to ask for help like Heishui."

"Wait, wait, if the other side attacks again, light the flares, like Blackwater for help, damn it, why are these Landaks only coming to our camp."

As Steve spoke, the Landaks in the jungle, like agile monkeys, jumped from the trunk of a tree, then swept up one by one, and then jumped on top of another large trunk as cover to block the Dutch's bullets.

With the experience of fighting the Dutch a few times, the Landaks also learned to dodge, and it has to be said that the other side learned to be smart in the war, and they did add a lot of civilians from the country to supplement the army, which has to be said to be an extremely unfortunate thing for both Blackwater and the Dutch army.

It is estimated that if all goes well, the Landaks should send someone to negotiate, but this time it was unusual, and the other side chose to fight back. (To be continued......)