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Jakarta.

At noon, the clouds were heavy, the sultry heat was pressing down layer by layer, and heavy rain was about to fall.

The air seemed to have stopped for an instant, making it uncomfortable to breathe, and Governor Gurlitt ripped open his clothes on his chest and looked out the window at the gloom, his brow furrowed.

His mind had drifted thousands of miles away to Aceh. When he thinks about the situation in Sumatra, his heart feels like he is being weighed down by a boulder.

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The rain fell on the beans, waking Governor Gurlit, and he came to his senses and went back to his office to attend to his business.

Preparing supplies for the front line became the main job in Jakarta, and as soon as he approved a conscription plan, Colonel Van Basten came to him with an iron face.

"What's the matter?" Governor Gurlitt felt bad, and his voice trembled a little.

Since arriving in Jakarta, he has hardly heard any good news, and almost every time a military general enters the governor's palace, he will bring him bad news, which almost makes Governor Gullit form a reflex.

"Defeated! We suffered a crushing defeat in Aceh, an unprecedented fiasco! This is a telegram from Major General Vanney, who is in a very critical situation. ”

Van Basten's face turned a little pale.

The South Chinese Army was even stronger than expected, it only took half a day to annihilate the main force of the Aceh-Netherlands Indian colonial army, and a large number of modern weapons were dispatched in the battle, how could it not make Colonel Van Basten frightened.

At first, he thought that Banda Aceh's telegram was wrong, but after receiving the telegram, he confirmed it again, and then hurried to the governor's palace.

After reading the telegram, Governor Gurlitt trembled. He sat down dejectedly, as if he had aged a few years. After a while, he sighed faintly, "This matter is beyond our ability, before there are no reinforcements from the mainland. Our strength alone is no longer enough to solve the rebellion in Sumatra. Report it to Amsterdam! ”

After speaking, the two glanced at each other, and they both saw deep helplessness and worry from each other: the Kingdom of the Netherlands may be losing Sumatra.

"So, Maj. Gen. Fanney's request for reinforcements?" Major Van Basten asked.

"Save! We cannot leave the soldiers of the kingdom alone, they are all valiant warriors. Governor Gurlitt said firmly.

"The rebels have already taken West Sumatra and Riau provinces, and as expected, their next step is South Sumatra, once Palembang falls. The consequences are unimaginable. And our troops—"

Colonel Van Basten hesitated.

"Palembang will fall too?" Governor Gurlit's heart ached when he heard this, and he could hardly imagine the consequences of losing Palembang.

The fall of Palembang meant that South Sumatra was no longer owned by the Dutch-Indian authorities, and the rebels marched south, soon capturing Lampung Province.

Jakarta and Lampung provinces are separated by only a small Sunda Strait. Will those ferocious and greedy yellow-skinned monkeys take advantage of the victory? Once they landed, Jakarta was finished.

Thinking of this, Governor Gurlitt immediately bounced up from the sofa as if he were on pins and needles.

"To lay out Jakarta's coastal defense, the kingdom must not lose Jakarta." He shouted.

Governor Gurlit's worries were not superfluous. In fact. After liberating the entire island of Sumatra, the South Chinese Army landed in Java and destroyed the rule of the Dutch and Indian authorities.

Colonel Van Basten was also aware of the consequences, and his heart was full of bitterness. Not so long ago almost how to suppress the rebels. Now that Aceh has lost the first battle, it is necessary to guard against the opponent's invasion of the island.

After a while. Van Basten remembered that the Dutch East India Fleet was on its way to Medan and landed in Medan as planned. One sentence to destroy the South China regime.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the strength of the other side is strong, judging from the armored vehicles and planes on the battlefield of Aceh, the rebels in Medan will be stronger.

Until we find out the strength of the enemy, we must be cautious and no longer act rashly. I revoke the Medan landing operation plan and rescue Banda Aceh instead. ”

Colonel Van Basten reminded.

"By the way, we still have a strong fleet, and we haven't lost yet."

Governor Gurlitt finally remembered. Now the Dutch East India Fleet is copying the South Chinese Army's nest Medan, and thinking about this, he has a lot of confidence.

It's like a gambler who thinks he is about to fail, but suddenly finds that he still has a trump card to play, and suddenly gets excited again.

Want to cancel your landing plan? Or go to the rescue of Banda Aceh?

The strength was limited, and Governor Gurlitt was a little uneasy, a little worried, and a little unwilling, and finally handed over the decision to the commander of the fleet, Rear Admiral Reuben.

In the eastern Indian Ocean, the Dutch East India Fleet is breaking the waves.

"It's the first time in the history of the kingdom that such a large number of troops have been dispatched, and I really can afford to look down on those yellow-skinned monkeys."

On the USS Seven Provinces Alliance, Rear Admiral Ruben held a cup of black tea and looked at the huge fleet with a proud face.

This fleet is unprecedented, in addition to the 7,000-ton light cruiser USS Soyuz of Seven Provinces, there are 6 destroyers of more than 1,000 tons, 9 coast guard gunboats, and two supply ships and 10 troop carriers, carrying 23,000 troops.

This is the essence of the navy and army of the Dutch and Indian authorities, and in order to organize this fleet, the Jakarta Governor's Office has done its best to put the suppression of the Sumatran rebellion on this fleet.

Thinking of this, he felt that his courage was much heavier.

"I think that at the beginning, our ancestors came here from thousands of miles across the ocean, laid great achievements, and won the reputation of sea coachmen.

Now the little trouble in Sumatra is not a big deal, and when the mighty Dutch fleet appears in front of those yellow-skinned monkeys, their faces should be good-looking, right? ”

Thinking of this, Major General Ruben showed a confident smile.

"Emergency telegram from Jakarta." A Dutch officer approached and interrupted his speculation.

After reading the telegram, his face immediately became gloomy.

"Those black-skinned monkeys have so many heavy weapons? And airplanes? Major General Reuben looked incredulous.

He read the telegram again and returned to the cabin without saying a word.

"Meeting! Emergency meetings. He commanded.

"This is the case, the telegram has been confirmed by Jakarta. Let's talk about it, right? To Medan or Banda Aceh? Major General Ruben looked at the officers present with solemn faces on his face.

In addition to several generals of the naval fleet. And the generals of the army. These two factions are distinct, sitting on either side of Major General Reuben.

"Those people in the army are really useless! was actually defeated by the yellow-skinned monkey, what a shame for the kingdom. A naval officer gloated.

"What do you say? Please be respectful. The army officer sitting across from him was indignant.

"I said that your army is not really angry at all, and it always loses battles. The opponent is either an indigenous person or a yellow-skinned monkey, and I really don't understand why I spend so much money on you. It's better to let us build a couple of warships. The naval officer said with a look of disdain.

As soon as these words came out, the other naval officers smiled slightly. The army officer was red-faced, with fire in his eyes.

"I'm going to duel you!" An army officer stood up and pointed at the outspoken naval officer.

"Duel is dueling, are you afraid?" Not to be outdone, the naval officer stood up.

There are disputes between land and sea, and although Rear Admiral Reuben agrees with the naval officer's statement that the army's military expenses should be allocated to the navy to build warships, there are times when there are disputes of will.

"Nonsense!"

He slammed the table. He shouted loudly, looked at the two unseemly officers with a stern face, and reprimanded: "It's a meeting now, and every decision will affect the honor of the kingdom and the lives of thousands of soldiers. From time to time you quarrel at the wet market. ”

The officers held their breath and stared, straightened their waists, and looked stern, not daring to play with children's play.

"Can the Army fight again? Do you want to wash away your honor? Major General Ruben looked at the officers of the army with some suspicion.

"No problem! We will regain the honor of the Army with our actions. Brigadier General Reuben, who was sitting under Major General Reuben, assured that Major General Reuben's contempt just now had angered these army officers and men.

"That's good! Let's go. Go Medan! Major General Ruben said with a final word.

Although there was some jealousy of the strength of the South China Army in Jakarta's telegram, Major General Ruben thought that it was too common for the army to deliberately exaggerate the strength of the enemy to cover up their incompetence.

Have faith in your fleet!

Major General Ruben decided to follow the original plan and go straight to Huanglong. The elimination of the South China regime was a great contribution to the kingdom of Wang.

I heard him say he was going to Medan. The army officers on the ship felt a little as if they had been deceived. In fact, they preferred to land in Banda Aceh and save the Dutch and Indian colonial troops trapped in the city. But now, I had to follow the fleet to Medan.

Although on the ship, the attitude of those guys in the navy is a little arrogant, but don't things on land depend on our army?

Maybe you can really make an immortal achievement. I heard that Medan is very rich there, maybe-

Some army officers fantasized that no one objected to Major General Reuben's decision.

They don't know that they are really on the point of no return.

Compared with the swaggering Dutch fleet in the Indian Ocean, the South China Navy is much more low-key.

A submarine sailed from Sivuga, off the southern coast of Sumatra, followed the Dutch fleet for some distance before returning home.

However, the news of the arrival of the Dutch East India Fleet was learned by the South Chinese Army.

In the base camp of the South China Army in the Zhenhua Building of Medan Zhenhua, He Wenxiu looked at the telegram that had just been sent from the Indian Ocean and sneered.

"Huh. Since the Dutch are coming to die, let us fulfill them! Save us the trouble of going to them. ”

After that, he handed the telegram to the chief of staff next to him, the German Marx? Bauer.

Bauer glanced at it and nodded.

After a deep sigh, he said, "I'm not in a hurry to clean up the remnants of the enemy in Aceh first, let the Dutch fleet rest assured!"

This time we will go all out, concentrate all the forces of the navy and air force, and annihilate the main force or one step of the Dutch fleet. Their infantry, in particular, was doomed. ”

"Go ahead and arrange this! My old friend! By the way, let's also bring back those planes from Aceh! He Wenxiu said.

The two then discussed how to deal with the approaching Dutch fleet.

The arrival of the Dutch fleet also attracted the attention of the top of South China.

"The battle is decided! After defeating this Dutch fleet, the Dutch estimated that it would be a long time to stop, and Sumatra would become a ripe peach. Hehe! ”

Situ Meiden laughed at the meeting.

"Minister Chen, it's up to you to do the next. We can't learn from Li Hongzhang and lose what we got on the battlefield at the negotiating table. ”

He turned to Foreign Minister Chen Youren.

"Don't worry! The Dutch are strong on the outside, and they can't scare me. Chen Youren smiled slightly, and a long-lost excitement appeared in his heart.

"Not only the Dutch, but also the British, the Americans, the French." Stuart reminded him.

The 2nd Nanhua Division was a little dissatisfied, they had surrounded the remnants of the Dutch and Indian colonial army, and they were also ready to welcome the arrival of the Dutch fleet, but the Dutch fleet did not land in Banda Aceh, so their organization failed.

". Let them get away for a while now! Situ Yong looked at the ruined city of Banda Aceh and said stupidly. (To be continued) q

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