On January 21, 1947, the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, Matsui Ishine, had just finished his defense inspection in Indonesia's Riau Province and Jakarta region, and returned to Kalimantan Island by plane on the evening of the Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve.

Although Indonesia covers an area of 2 million square kilometers, the terrain is very complex, mainly the terrain of the island country's mountains, but the land is very scattered, like a jade belt around the Strait of Malacca.

The main territories, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra and many other large islands, are located in the transportation arteries of Malacca, and are the world's first island country, known as the country of a thousand islands.

This is also the only direction that the Southeast Asian army can retreat, any other direction is a dead end, further south is the vast sea and Australia, the east and west and the north are the Chinese and their air force that firmly controls the strait, even at night, even if the army has the intention to flee to the Allied sphere of influence, it is simply impossible to escape on a large scale.

However, although Indonesia is not small, it actually faces the problem of scattered territory and excessive scope of defense.

According to the policy formulated by the Japanese army, about 200,000 Japanese troops were dispersed to various regions of Indonesia, and the remaining 500,000 Japanese troops entered Kalimantan, the largest island in Indonesia and the third largest island in the world.

Although Kalimantan Island is only more than 100 kilometers away from the Chinese Hanzhong Province, the island area is large and the terrain is very complex, and the island area of more than 700,000 ordinary kilometers can provide greater strategic depth.

Perhaps the land area of 700,000 square kilometers is inconspicuous at first glance, and it may just be the newly captured land area of the emperor [***] team led by Zhang Shusheng in half a month, but compared to the book, it has a completely different meaning.

Because the area of the entire book is less than 400,000 square kilometers.

While the Yue army chose to weaken the defenses of other parts of Indonesia and let the Yue army in those places disperse in the form of guerrillas into the mountains and forests, Kalimantan concentrated its heavy troops in the jungle in order to fight to the death with the Chinese [***] team that must land on the island, delay the time for the Chinese to pacify Southeast Asia to the greatest extent, and make the Chinese pay the greatest possible price.

In order to resist the bombardment of the Chinese, the Yue army adopted the method of hiding the main force in the mountains and forests, blocking the main communication arteries, and leaving part of the troops to defend the city. Those timid Indonesians only need a very small number of Yue troops to manage and deter, and the Yue troops who hide in the mountains and forests are ready to counter the landing of the Chinese at any time.

The location of the military headquarters, a hut deep in the banana forest, is the residence of Matsui Ishone. In the evening, Indonesia is also rainy in winter, with heavy rains washing over the plantain forests.

Matsui Ishine is silently making tea, the so-called Komoto tea ceremony.

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

In the distance, three officers of the Chinese army came over with umbrellas in the rain, and those who pushed the door in were Lieutenant General Nakajima Imayogo, chief of staff of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, and two high-ranking generals of the Japanese army.

Matsui continued to immerse himself in the tea ceremony, raising his hand to signal them to sit and not speak until the tea was finally brewed, when he got up and motioned for everyone to taste.

"The lunar calendar Chinese New Year's Eve, and tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year's Eve of Chinese."

Matsui Ishine said lightly, finally provoking this unavoidable topic, the military threat of the Chinese.

"Your Excellency Commander's inspection is going well."

All of you present are the high-level leaders of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, and Nakajima Imago did not shy away from anything, and asked directly.

"If the Chinese attack these places, it should take a year or more to complete." Matsui Shigen said lightly, and the soldiers mentioned in his tone seemed to be dead things.

In his vision, these armies are already completely abandoned, and of course, not only them, but also these armies in Kalimantan will eventually be abandoned.

A very cruel question, unless the army here can support the Allied victory on the battlefield of World War II, then they will be the turtle in the urn, and can only wait for destruction.

However, as the Chinese prepared for war on the other side of the strait, those present, including Matsui Ishone, knew very well that the Chinese would not let the Southeast Asian army wait for the Allied forces to turn the situation around, but would concentrate their forces to deal with the last remaining army in Southeast Asia.

"Recently, some officers are talking about when the Chinese on the other side of the strait will call, and in the absence of His Excellency the commander, I have ordered several officers to be arrested and shot in public."

Nakajima said solemnly, he thinks that it is necessary to be strict in creating rumors at this time.

Matsui nodded noncommittally, indicating that he knew about the matter, but said, "The Chinese should call soon, and it is normal for them to have discussions." The warriors of the empire were brave, and they feared the unknown, not the battle. ”

"Your Excellency, according to your judgment, when will the Chinese attack?"

Nakajima asked.

Matsui Ishine took a sip of tea, pondered slightly, and said half-loudly, "If it was five years ago and encountered a similar problem, I would definitely answer that the Chinese would not take action until after the Spring Festival." But they've given us so many surprises over the years, so I think that if they don't attack tomorrow, they might postpone the attack until after the fifteenth day of the first month.

Although the Spring Festival is of great significance to China, it also has a great impact on the Chinese in defeating the Yuben Empire and occupying Indonesia. ”

There was silence for a while, tomorrow?

Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year for the Chinese, and it is the most festive day for the Chinese. Will the Chinese really choose to attack Indonesia tomorrow?

And the same problem was also placed in front of Zhang Shusheng at this time.

Everything was ready, Chief of the General Staff Jiang Baili, and Chief of Operations Su Yuren quietly waited for the decision of the Chairman of the Committee.

Zhang Shusheng lit a cigarette, he didn't know the benefits of the Chinese New Year's Eve attack, at least he could make himself hasty.

But thinking of the millions of sons and daughters who traveled thousands of miles and bled and sweated outside, he felt that even with a thousand reasons and excuses, the empire still felt guilty about them.

The significance of the 30th Chinese New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve to the Chinese is not just a festival, it also contains strong family affection and strong Chinese heritage, and is the first major festival of the Chinese nation throughout the ages.

Postponing the offensive may encounter more difficulties, but if the air attack is intensified, it will only pay a little more military spending, and the postponement of the offensive will not essentially affect the operation.

And not only the imperial officers and soldiers in Southeast Asia, but also the millions of Chinese sons, who are far away in foreign lands, some even thousands of miles away from their hometowns, they have paid their blood and lives for the empire, and the empire should at least give them a safe Spring Festival.

"Order the whole army to Chinese New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve during the Spring Festival, and suspend all offensive operations during the second day of the Lunar New Year, so that everyone can have a good holiday. Logistics departments in various localities have increased their supply during the festival, and the supply of meat, sugar, and vegetables has been doubled. ”

Zhang Shusheng finally made a decision, and his tone was full of love for the soldiers, "Let everyone have a good Spring Festival, listen carefully, and take a look at the Spring Festival Gala."

When the fighting in their war zone is over, let them take turns to go home to see their parents. ”

…… Southeast Asia, Singapore, a barracks somewhere in Emperor [***].

This is the Emperor's [***] Combat Operations Command against Indonesia in Singapore, against the commander of the Indonesian combat unit, General Wang Jun, and the deputy commander, Lieutenant General Chopson.

During the Southeast Asian Campaign, the 19th Group Army, an elite mountain group army commanded by General Wang Jun, was promoted to commander of Southeast Asian operations against Indonesia and commander of the 19th Group Army because of its outstanding combat achievements and outstanding performance. Lieutenant General Chopson was in command of the 28th Army, a reorganized field jungle unit from the former Burma region, with a 1-to-2 ratio of native soldiers to soldiers from Southeast Asian provinces.

In addition, the 9th Group Army commanded by Zhang Zhizhong, the newly formed 33rd Group Army commanded by Lieutenant General Qi Xueqi, the former commander of the 162nd Division of the 9th Group Army, the 32nd Group Army commanded by Lieutenant General Luo Chengjun, and the 35th Group Army temporarily commanded by Major General Xuan Zemin will also participate in the operation against Indonesia.

In other words, a total of five full-fledged armies will be used in this operation against Indonesia. Among them, the 19th Group Army is the most elite mountain and jungle warfare group army in the imperial [***] establishment, the 9th Group Army is an old powerhouse, the 28th Group Army is an old mountain group army, and the teams set up on the basis of the emperor [***] elite, the 32nd Group Army, and the 33rd Group Army are mixed and matched new troops.

However, although the 32nd Army, the 33rd Army, and the 35th Army are all newly organized group armies, the soldiers are not new recruits, all of them are reorganized from the old troops of the emperor and Southeast Asian provinces, especially the Burmese troops, and their loyalty is very high and the battle is very fierce. After brutal training and battlefield baptism, those Burmese soldiers have long been elite mountain and jungle troops, and they are more fearless of death in battle, and they are also very satisfied with the emperor's high treatment and high rewards.

Six army groups, totaling nearly 800,000 troops, will take part in the ground battle against Indonesia.

Among them, General Qiao Pusheng will command the battle in western Indonesia, Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi will command the battle in the direction of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and General Wang Jun will personally command the battle on Kalimantan Island, where the army is heavily entrenched.

In the western direction of Indonesia, Chompson's 28th Army will be used to attack in the direction of central Jakarta.

In the frontal battle, Lieutenant General Zhang Zhizhong will command the 9th Army to attack Jakarta, and in response to the 28th Army's offensive in the west, after converging the 28th Army, it will attack the eastern part of Indonesia.

The battle on Kalimantan Island is the most important, and General Wang Jun will be responsible for commanding the 19th Army, the 32nd Army, the 33rd Army, and the 35th Army, a total of four armies, with a total of more than 500,000 emperors, will be responsible for the war in this region with the strongest army.

"General."

As soon as Wang Jun and his entourage walked into the barracks, they saw a scene in full swing.

This is a regiment-level barracks, and when Wang Jun came, the soldiers were setting up tables, chairs and benches in the open space of the barracks.

"General."

"General."

"General."

…… When everyone saw Wang Jun coming, they all stopped happily and saluted the report.

"Today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and it will be the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner soon. Everyone is so busy, don't worry about me as an idler, haha. ”

Wang Jun watched while walking, some soldiers were pasting Spring Festival couplets in the barracks, and some soldiers were ready firecrackers, although there were various regulations in the barracks, but under the notice of the superiors, in this special festival, they could make an exception.

There is no problem with security, after all, some fraternal units do not rest, they are on combat readiness duty 24 hours a day, and airports and radar stations are on all-weather alert.

In the barracks of Singapore, there are also several units that maintain 24-hour alert even in the Chinese New Year's Eve, and there is no way to celebrate the festival, they need to not only bomb the place, but also need to be alert for any sabotage by the enemy and infiltrate.

Walking in the barracks, for the first time, Admiral Wang Jun temporarily put aside the continuous thinking about the war in his mind, and he was now an ordinary officer, an officer who missed his relatives during the holidays.

Looking at the busy officers and soldiers, he couldn't help but think of the festival in his hometown. My hometown is at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, and the customs are more Sichuan customs. During the Chinese New Year, killing pigs and eating pig-killing rice, making straw cakes and leaf rakes for the New Year, filling sausages, etc., are all very lively.

He has not been back to his hometown for two years, although his wife is with the army and is a military doctor, but the old man in the family has no way to follow the army. Thinking of his parents, who were nearly seventy years old at home, Admiral Wang Jun imagined for the first time that perhaps the war in Southeast Asia would end soon, so that he would have a holiday to accompany the elderly.

The officers and soldiers were busy non-stop, the howls of killing pigs, the shouts, and the clashing of pots and pans...... Soon the New Year's dinner was ready, pots of meat, plates of flowing water dishes were served on the table, everyone sat around the table, and ate Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the open air.

Wang Jun casually found a table and sat down, there is no traditional officer seat in the army, and even if there is a small stove in the canteen, you need to pay, he picked up the rice wine glass with a certain share, and said loudly.

"Brothers, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and I, Wang Jun, said thank you brothers for their excellent performance on the battlefield in Burma. Every festive season, I don't talk much about anything today, but I have two good news to tell you.

First, the chairman of the NPC National Committee has decided that from now on, everyone in each theater will be allowed to go home to see their parents, wives and children during the two-month rest period after the end of the fighting.

Second, just today at noon, Singapore's wired telephone to China has been connected and commissioned, and after everyone has eaten Chinese New Year's Eve, you can go to the communications room of the regiment headquarters to line up to make a call; you can call your parents, and if you don't have a phone at home, you can call the village, call anyone you can think of, you can call at will, and the 300 brand-new telephones in each regiment are the supplementary telephones that the chairman ordered to be used for the political axes at all levels in Southeast Asian provinces, and we were specially approved for this special trial. ”

"Long live, long live the chairman......"

Many people, especially local soldiers, have been away from their hometowns for a year at the shortest, and have not been home for two years.

After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the Spring Festival Gala began to be played in the open space of the barracks. The soldiers, on the other hand, lined up in front of the makeshift communications room with great excitement, watching the show and waiting to make phone calls.

"Third uncle, it's me, I'm Wei Yuan... Yes? I'm calling you in Singapore...... It's true, haha, third uncle, Chinese New Year's Eve happy...... Help me call my parents to listen to the phone......"

"Dad, it's me, second ......"

"Mom... Mom, it's me, my son is in Singapore to greet you...... Well, the chairman said that when this battle is over, I can go home and see you......"

"Brother Claw, I haven't been in touch for a long time...... yes, I'm in Singapore...... Rest assured, our casualty rate is very low, and Lao Tzu can't eat a gun...... If you are disabled, you are not afraid, you can do some business with compensation, and you can play a small card with you......" This one's parents died young.

"Brother, it's me...... What about the nephew? ……”

General Wang Jun was not the first to fight, but waited all the time, quietly listening to them chatting with their families, pulling homely things, speaking in different dialects, but with the same greeting, until after the soldiers had finished fighting, it was already half past one midnight.

He and some other senior officers stepped forward and picked up the phone. Like other soldiers, they were unable to talk to their relatives or hear their relatives until the telephone line was connected, and it was not until today that the telephone line from Myanmar to the country was officially commissioned.

After dialing, it was quickly connected.

"Dad, I'm San'er......"

As soon as Admiral Wang Jun spoke, he felt that the tears couldn't help but slide down.

Listening to his father's trembling voice on the other end of the phone, unlike ordinary soldiers, Wang Jun felt a greater responsibility, he knew that a full-scale attack on Indonesia would begin the day after tomorrow, and he could only succeed and not fail. Not only for myself, but also for bringing those lovely soldiers back home.

According to the battle plan, great attention was paid to the Indonesian combat base camp.

Only a handful of high-ranking military officers, including Wang Jun, knew that the chairman personally ordered the deployment of a variety of weapons of mass destruction, including poison gas bombs, special cloud burst bombs, incendiary bombs, large and vehicle-mounted flamethrowers, and many other special equipment, for Indonesia's operations.

The chairman of the NPC committee personally instructed that in the course of fighting against Indonesia, there is no need to particularly worry about the casualties of the Indonesians, that is, there is no need to worry about the casualties of civilians; second, there is no need to storm the army, and the battle against the Chinese army can be mainly encircled, and those that are difficult to destroy can even be directly driven into the mountains and surrounded by barbed wire, pillboxes, and mine arrays.

The mountainous terrain of this tropical jungle in Indonesia is very complex, and it cannot be caused by the mentality of quick victory.

An eclectic attack on Indonesia will be a standard for jungle warfare in the future, and Wang Jun will make use of his rich and outstanding command experience in fighting in Burma and his superb and overall command skills to lead the all-out attack on Indonesia that will be launched on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

After a three-day business trip, I came back feeling like I was in a lost state again. Xiaoyu didn't dare to read the book review area, and waited until the end of the two or three days to see everyone's criticism.

Writing is a little slower, and the last two days have not been good, but by no means eunuchs!!

(To be continued)