Chapter 361: Landing in Sumatra (Part I)

"Commander Chen, the Spaniards have learned that we have annihilated their navy, and they have lost their sea dominance. And then they are already on the other side of the Strait of Malacca. The wadi went to land, and now they are on the island of Sumatra. Maybe they thought it was safer for them to be on Sumatra, and we didn't dare to land on Sumatra. ”

These Spaniards, since they already knew that their plan to attack the Taiwan Navy had failed, it meant that they had to think of a way out. Because they know that they can't defeat the Taiwanese army by relying on the army alone without sea supremacy, and they hope to go to Sumatra Island next, so that they can avoid being attacked by the Taiwanese army. And the reason why they think that Sumatra is safe is because Sumatra holds the Strait of Malacca, and if Taiwan takes away Sumatra, then I am afraid that Western countries will not be willing to just forget it, and they will definitely put pressure on Taiwan. Therefore, they believe that Sumatra is a forbidden area for Taiwan, and that Taiwan will not attack immediately, and they will definitely be able to watch themselves live safely on Sumatra. And this war, perhaps, will end like this in the end.

"Hmph, notify the navy and immediately escort our three army divisions to land!" Chen Liyan said.

"Commander Chen, won't this be too exciting for foreign devils?"

"It doesn't matter, Lord Wang said, as long as they land on Sumatra, then we will also land on Sumatra, then we will definitely not let him land so safely. We must annihilate their army, and if they dare to attack us, then we must make them look good! As for international affairs, Lord Wang will handle them well. Chen Liyan said.

Soon, the 11th, 12th, and 13th Divisions of the West Borneo Military Region began to prepare for the landing on the service ships of the Java Sea Fleet, and then go to fight the Spaniards. This eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and so on three divisions. They are all newly formed divisions, and the number of people is not full at present, and each division has only about 12,000 people, which is still relatively complete. If it were the troops of the East Borneo Military Region, then I am afraid that 8,000 people would be a division. After all, these units have just been expanded, and many soldiers have not been recruited enough. They are all obtained by gradual recruitment.

Soon, all three divisions of the West Borneo Military Region also took troop carriers to the Gamba River, and then began to land on the Gamba River, officially setting foot on the land of Sumatra.

And here the commanders of the three divisions met with each other, and then prepared for a decision meeting.

Ma Junhui, the commander of the 11th Division, took the initiative to say to the other two division commanders: "Lao Cheng, Lao Bao, this time Commander Chen asked us to set up the general headquarters of the former enemy by ourselves. ”

Because this island of Sumatra is separated from the island of Kalimantan by a sea of water. Although there was radio communication, it was impossible for Chen Liyan to specifically command the front line. After all, Chen Liyan commanded across a sea area, how can this be seen ridiculous, after all, there are so many variables outside, and these are not understandable by relying on wireless telegraphy. Therefore, it has become inevitable to set up a commander-in-chief of the former enemy and put them in charge of front-line operations. Therefore, Chen Liyan also delegated power and let them set up a general headquarters of the former enemy by themselves. Then the battle in Sumatra was also arranged for them. In fact, these three divisions are temporarily formed into a temporary unit, and then temporarily integrated together. This allows them to have a perfect command. Otherwise, none of their three divisions has a clear command, which may cause unclear command, which will definitely cause them to have an accident.

And Cheng Chu, the commander of the 12th Division, also said: "Okay, we must set up a general headquarters of the former enemy, otherwise we will not be able to command at all." What's more, with this former enemy's general headquarters, it will be for our future prospects. That's all pretty good. ”

This former enemy general headquarters is actually a temporary "army", and with the identity of an officer of the current enemy general headquarters, it will definitely have very huge benefits for the next promotion. With this commander-level command experience, they will definitely give priority to their promotion in the future. After all, officers with more senior command experience must seriously consider promotion, and this is also responsible for the army. Of course, if it is those Western aristocratic armies, they will become regimental officers as soon as they become adults, which makes people have nothing to say, and this is also a reason for the gradual decay of the armies of Western countries later. However, this is also the problem of the ruling class of Western countries, which are ruled by the aristocracy, although the monarchy is nominally constitutional, but in fact many officials are held by nobles, so the aristocracy still has a lot of influence. China is different, although China also has the so-called aristocracy, but since the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, all the ruling class has also been an iron-clad battalion of soldiers, which is changing at any time. Those so-called nobles, on the contrary, rarely participate in the direct management of the country, and are mainly civil servants. In this way, the ruling class has not been solidified, and the situation of the capable and the mediocre has been effectively brought into play. So in terms of the means of governance, China is actually more advanced. Western countries are only ahead in industry, and China is not blindly lagging behind.

"Lao Cheng, you were already the chief of staff of the division, and now you have been promoted to the commander of the division, it must be that you have more seniority. And Lao Cheng and I are just the regiment commander who has risen directly, so it's better for you to be the commander-in-chief of this former enemy, and the two of us are responsible for assisting you! Bao Zhi'an, commander of the 13th Division, replied immediately.

I have to say that wherever you go, you have to pay attention to a certain level of qualifications, and it is impossible for the absolute capable to go up and down the mediocre, but the qualifications must be very advantageous for people in the same position. Ma Junhui's qualifications are higher, he was originally the chief of staff of the division, so after being promoted to division commander this time, his seniority is much higher than that of the other two people who were promoted from the regiment commander. Therefore, he is now able to have deeper qualifications than the other two, so Ma Junhui can naturally have more status.

"In that case, then I'm right. However, I hope that Lao Baozhi can come to me as the chief of staff of the former enemy's general headquarters, and Lao Cheng, you will be the deputy commander-in-chief and be in charge of logistics! Ma Junhui said.

According to the division of Taiwan's armed forces, the deputy positions of the army, that is, deputy commander, deputy division commander, deputy regiment commander, and other positions, are all responsible for training and logistics in the army. However, generally speaking, it is responsible for logistics in wartime, and it is also responsible for training in peacetime, and now it is also responsible for logistics in wartime. And this former deputy commander-in-chief of the enemy is in charge of logistics temporarily, so Ma Junhui hopes that Cheng Chu will be in charge of logistics.

And Ma Junhui's idea is to be able to integrate the troops of the three divisions through guΓ², and then he can unify his command, so that there will be no chaos caused by the command. And the integration of these three people also deprives the three of them of their military command power, so that they will not hold power in their hands and then confront the higher-level leading organs. After all, the three of them are all at the same level, and if a higher-level command department is not established, then I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to coordinate at that time. And if we can set up a suitable and higher-level command organ, then the coordination of command will also be greatly increased, and there will be no such thing as a bit of a rip-off impact, and it will certainly be of great benefit to the next operations. Moreover, as long as they can perfectly carry out this task of fighting against the Spaniards, then they have actual combat exploits and experience in commanding combat units at the first level of the army, then their future can be said to have the possibility of reaching a higher level.

Bao Zhi'an thought for a moment, and then said: "Okay, let's take charge of this army together, and then defeat these unruly Spaniards together, so that we can get a better future." ”

When it comes to Cheng dΓΉ, these high-ranking officers, they no longer pay attention to simply defending the family and defending the country, and they are more concerned about the development of their own future prospects, after all, they are no longer the simple soldiers of the past, and their thoughts about their future development are far greater than the ideas of protecting the family and defending the country. Therefore, it must be beneficial for them to form this trio now, so that they can gain great benefits by accumulating war experience.

"Okay, let's work together to destroy these Spanish devils. We don't dare to offend the British, but if we clean up some Spaniards, we can still be sure! What's more, even the British don't dare to come and attack us lightly, but they are vying to be the vanguard of this emergency, so there is no need for us to be polite to them. Ma Junhui said.

As far as the Taiwanese army is concerned, at present they are only able to put a few big countries in their eyes, that is, Britain, Germany, and France, and as for the United States, they do not think very much of it, after all, the United States has not had a real war for a long time, and its combat effectiveness is questionable. And the level of weapons and equipment in Russia is much worse than its own, so there is no need to worry. The real strength is Britain, Germany, and France, and other countries such as Spain and the Netherlands are not taken seriously by the Taiwan army, so naturally they don't take them seriously. Now that they dare to come, then they will also be smacked hard, so that they can vent their evil anger!

In their eyes, these Spaniards are not enemies, but fat meat for war exploits, so they naturally want to rush to accept them very unceremoniously. (To be continued......)