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Just when the British commander thought that he would be able to do it overnight, the South Chinese army position burst into fire, and two Maxine machine guns, which had been disguised behind the turf, began to fire, knocking down the enemy who was close at hand.

At the same time, two 40-caliber mortars also roared amid the gunfire.

The positions of the machine guns and mortars of the careless British army just now had been exposed and were detected by the South Chinese Army, so just when the British machine guns and mortars were firing at a good time, they were suddenly shelled by the mortars of the South Chinese Army.

"The enemy actually has mortars and machine guns? Damn "we were deceived. Remove! The British commander immediately decided.

He didn't expect that the other party's equipment was not inferior to his own, and it was indeed not an easy task to capture the position of the South China Army when the strength was almost the same.

In fact, without the order of the British commander, the more than 100 Malay native soldiers who rushed to the front had been defeated by the South Chinese army, and the rest of the people lay on the ground, looking for cover one after another, so that they could block the guns of the South Chinese army again, which was impossible.

The battle lasted only a few minutes, and after the British army left more than a hundred men, after the attack was fruitless, they retreated on their own initiative.

The South Chinese Army also did not have the strength to eat each other, and after the British retreated, they only launched a small counter-reunion and then retreated to their positions, and the two sides re-confronted each other.

After the British attack was frustrated, there was no further southward thinking for the time being.

"How can those damn yellow-skinned monkeys have such advanced weapons?" The British commander reported to his superiors about the course of the battle.

The news that the South Chinese army was equipped with a large number of advanced weapons was finally confirmed by the British army, who had not believed the rumors of the Dutch before.

The source of the weapons is very simple, either provided by the Americans or related to the Americans, but there is no evidence, and it is impossible for the British to settle accounts with the Americans, so they can only curse the American ** fire dealers in their hearts.

After a small battle or temptation, the British army died down, and the South Chinese army did not move for the time being.

The situation of the British troops on the eastern route from Sabah into East Borneo was better. It was not effectively stopped by the South Chinese army, and there was no fighting.

Because the Balikpapan region, where part of the main force of the South Chinese Army in Borneo was pinned, it was competing with the British, and it was time to estimate the northern part of East Borneo. Let the British succeed and control Sandakan and other areas.

The South China Army was beyond the reach of the whip, and had to let the British take advantage of it. However, those places were not very developed, and even if the British occupied them for a while, it would be difficult to digest them, otherwise they would not have attracted a large number of immigrants from China to develop the British Sarawak region.

After the South Chinese occupied a large part of Borneo, the Chinese in the northern part of British Borneo began to migrate south. Entering the South China sphere of influence, causing a labor shortage in the northern part of British Borneo.

The British could not do without the industrious Chinese to cultivate and plant for them, so a more interesting phenomenon occurred, and both sides began to compete for Chinese immigrants.

It was not in the interest of South China to let the British occupy East Borneo lightly, although the local terrain was limited, and South China had to organize a landing in Java, and there was no way to draw enough troops to drive the British away. But it was possible to drag the British with a small number of elite troops.

Machen, the capital of South Borneo, is the headquarters of the Borneo Theater of Operations.

Zhang Chengdong took Yamaguchi's battle report and said happily: "This Xue Yue is really good!" Maybe it's a tiger general. It's a pity that we can't mess with the British for the time being. Let them go first. ”

"It's okay, hold the British first, and then we'll clean them up after we're done with Java."

Colonel Bai Chongxi, an operational staff officer, said with a smile.

This historical little Zhuge was brought to Nanyang by Zhang Chengdong from Guangxi, and was quite reused, and the war in Borneo was planned by Bai Chongxi with a group of young officers from the General Staff.

The 5th and 6th South China Divisions commanded by Zhang Chengdong except for a brigade of 7,000 men led by the fierce general Li Hanxun and stationed in Balikpapan, an oil-heavy area in Borneo, the rest of the main force of more than 20,000 people gathered at Machen, South Borneo, to prepare for the landing in Surabaya.

The troops that succeeded the 5th and 6th Divisions were second-line troops armed with forest farm workers, and their combat effectiveness was weak, and they were on the same level as the Malay native soldiers.

If the British had not made up their minds to fight. These second-line troops could also drag out the British army for some time.

It was Bai Chongxi who made this plan, and his plan was a bit risky, but it was happily adopted by Zhang Chengdong.

Java is much more important than Borneo. As long as you can take down Java, even if you lose Borneo, it will only be worth it.

"We can't afford to let the British live too comfortably. East Borneo will have to make trouble for the British. Do you have any good ideas? ”

Zhang Chengdong asked.

"Why don't you send Delta? In the jungle, one of them can be used as ten, and it is not suitable to drag the British. Bai Chongxi built yì road.

"Good idea. It is also good for the British to see what the jungle death is. Zhang Chengdong was very satisfied with Bai Chongxi's answer.

The task was tasked with Dai Chuanxin's squadron.

Half a month ago. They came from Sumatra to Borneo under the command of Zhang Chengdong.

According to the plan, they were supposed to participate in the Java landing, but when the British came, they had no choice but to entertain the ill-intentioned British.

In an ordinary barracks of Ma Chen's Nanhua Army, a group of soldiers with thick bags on their backs are about to set off again.

"Head, are you going to fight the Dutch?" The young warrior Ji Guolei has integrated into this special unit, and his words make the other fighters want to move.

"It's going to be a war, but not the Dutch, it's the British. This group of thieves has taken advantage of our backs and has invaded parts of northern East Borneo, and our task is to hold them back south.

The rainforest is our battlefield and the burial place of our enemies. Is there confidence to clean them up? ”

Dai Chuanxin asked.

"Yes!"

The people shouted loudly.

"Good. Board the ship. ”

In this way, this group of fighters, who had just emerged from the tropical rainforest of Sumatra, entered a new battlefield, and they had to overcome many difficulties.

At least in terms of intelligence and supplies, it is not as good as Sumatra, which has been operated by Nanhua for a long time, but Zhang Chengdong still believes that these fighters will win and buy time for the landing in Nanhua??????

Medan.

Chen Youren, as usual, walked into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South China Military Government. With a faint smile on his face, he was calm and relaxed, and he looked like he was sure of victory.

After the clash between the British and the South Chinese Army at Yamaguchiyang, Clifford, the secret envoy of the Singapore Governor's Office, asked for a re-meeting, and seemed to be a little anxious.

When Chen Youren came in. Clifford had been sitting in the reception room for a while. When he saw Chen Youren, he immediately showed an impeccable smile: "Mr. Chen, you are in a good mood today, is there anything worth sharing?" ”

This is a bit familiar. Looking at the friendly smile on the face of this English gentleman, it was hard for Chen Youren to hate such a warm and kind British gentleman.

"Of course. The weather was nice and sunny today and we could enjoy this wonderful time. Chen Youren said with a smile.

Having lived in London for a few years, he is familiar with the British narrative that everything depends on the weather.

It doesn't sound like much nutrition, but the machinations of the cunning Britons are as hidden in a faint fog as the weather in London.

"yes. It's a really nice city. It's amazing.

Almost every day, I find that this place surprises me. It's hard to imagine that this place is so wonderful across a shallow strait, but I don't know it. ”

Clifford secretly paid attention to Chen Youren's expression, this is his sincere words, except for a few areas, the South China government has almost restricted his movements, so a lot of information about Medan is also transmitted back to the Governor's Palace in Singapore through Guò Clifford.

Let those English gentlemen not judge for a while. Those dense rainforests still hide many secrets of Nanhua.

At least from publicly available information, Medan has a small but rapidly expanding steel industry. It can produce rifles and some cannons, and bullets and shells can also be produced on its own, although the scale is not very large, but in this respect, it is much stronger than the Dutch in Jakarta.

Even more surprising is their army.

A sizable air force, a powerful army, and a small navy were able to work well together to wipe out the ignorant Dutch-Indian colonial army at once.

Although Clifford is not a soldier, he secretly compares in his heart, if he is replaced by the British army, the result will not be much better.

Of course. Britain's mighty Royal Navy was far from being comparable to the two small ships of the South China Navy, and if it weren't for the overestimation, Singapore's Royal Navy detachment could land in Medan at any time.

Oh, I almost forgot, Nanhua has built a couple of batteries in Bera Bay, if the Royal Navy comes hard. It is estimated that there will be a little loss.

It is easy to go ashore, but when you go ashore, you have to face more than 100,000 South Chinese troops, which can give the British a headache. The British Empire, although powerful, was full of enemies.

The use of naked force is the most stupid thing, and the Boer War more than ten years ago almost wiped out the British treasury, so that it had to ask Morgan for a loan.

Although he also received gold and diamonds from South Africa in the end, the terrible price paid was deeply remembered by London. If Britain wants to exterminate South China, at least the price it will pay is not much less than the Boer War, and will the British, who have just experienced a world war, be willing to pay a billion pounds of military spending and tens of thousands of people to stand up for the Dutch?

"It is clear that behind South China there is the support of the Americans, at least partially. The monkey-anxious Americans have done everything to dig into the corners of the empire, and they must be careful not to fall into their way. ”

Clifford thought silently.

Chen Youren didn't speak, thinking: "The British are very mature, and their diplomatic methods are flexible, generally speaking, unless necessary, they will not walk on the stage naked."

Now Nanhua is like a bandit who is robbing, snatching another group of declining mountain bandits, and grabbing a lot of good things, it is when he is stimulated by **, sharpening his knife and killing him.

If someone else wants to rob him of his loot, he will definitely fight to the death with the other party, at least he will have to make a appearance.

The British are delicate and expensive, they have too many beautiful things, although some covet other people's treasures, but it is a bit unrealistic to ask them to give up their bodies and fight to the death.

Chen Youren was well aware of the concerns of the British, so he was very much in favor of Nanhua's attitude of neither being humble nor arrogant.

Both of them are thinking about their own thoughts, constantly analyzing the current situation, which is also a bit more patient. The secretary had already come in and refilled them with coffee twice, but after talking about the weather, they seemed to have indulged in the aroma of coffee.

After a while, Clifford took the last sip of coffee and said with a smile: "This Sumatran coffee is really good, the flavor is unique, it is different from other regions, I like it very much." ”

"I wonder if Mr. Chen is willing to continue to share with us?" Clifford said, a pair of gentle blue eyes fell on Chen Youren's face.

"Of course. We have always been generous to our friends, and we are willing to share this wonderful thing with a gentleman like Mr. Clifford, and indeed we have many friends with whom we would like to share. ”

Chen Youren said with a smile.

Nanhua does not refuse to be a friend of the British, but also makes other friends. If Britain is not willing to accept South China's friendship, South China will go to someone else.

Clifford could hear that Chen Youren's subtext was that he was not afraid of the British blockade, and Nanhua was very confident that he would win the support of other countries.

"Damn the Yankees! For the sake of his own interests, he even supported Nanhua without disregarding the principle of white supremacy? Clifford scolded inwardly.

He probably forgot that more than ten years ago, the British also supported a country against Russia, which was also white, and now this country has grown up and began to eat the British.

"Alright! I see what you mean, Chen. Clifford laughed, knowing that the other party was also a cunning and patient person, he simply picked out, "What do you want?" ”

"Space for survival, and dignity." Chen Youren said simply.

"Living space? I think you already have. I think the Dutch will give you enough respect in the future, so why do you stop in moderation? Clifford said.

"We've been very restrained. It's a little strange why the British army entered our territory and wounded our soldiers. Sir, I think you understand what I mean. Chen Youren looked at Clifford with some sternness, protesting against the small actions of the British behind his back.

"Is there such a thing? We were invited by a friend to help with the housework, so I guess it's none of anyone else's business, right? Clifford opened his eyes and said nonsense, as if he took it for granted.

"Maybe you're mistaken, you're in the wrong place, your friend lied to you, it's not his stuff anymore." Chen Youren retorted.

"Really?" Clifford was noncommittal, and added: "However, our property has been severely infringed, and our oil company has been treated unfairly by you, and I would like to hear your explanation." ”

After speaking, Clifford narrowed his eyes and stared at Chen Youren, and said in his heart: Britain's oil interests in Borneo must not be lost.

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