The Republic of Lanfang is located in the southeast of Kalimantan Island in the South Ocean, and its capital Pontianak is bordered by the Java Sea, across the sea from the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java Island. Kalimantan is located at the equator and is in the hot season all year round. However, the heat of the equator cannot catch up with the expansion of the Republic of Lanfang, which was born more than 100 years ago. Since the Chinese Empire sent paramilitaries into Lanfang, the number of people who have secretly entered the Republic of Lanfang from the mainland through the Indochina Peninsula has reached more than 5,000 in the past few years.

There are teachers, engineers, jishu workers, and other people from all walks of life who support the Republic of Lanfang. Their arrival has injected vitality into the isolated and backward Republic of Lanfang and created the necessary conditions for the Republic of Lanfang to develop its ambitions. In the past few years, the industry of the Lanfang Republic has started from scratch, and textile factories, printing and dyeing factories, steel factories, and mechanical processing factories have sprung up like mushrooms. Although the foreigners blockaded, the Republic of Lanfang secretly purchased a large amount of industrial equipment from Britain through the real money in its hands, which made Lanfang prosperous as it never was.

Lan Fang is too small, too small for foreigners to take care of. At present, Kalimantan Island is divided into three parts of the world, and the northeastern coast and the southern coast are the territory of the Dutch. The southeast, eastern coastal and inland areas are controlled by the Republic of Lanfang, and the rest of the region is controlled by the Indonesian Sultanate. Originally, the Dutch had been peeping at Lanfang, and the ambition to annex Lanfang had not been eliminated. However, the rising Chinese Empire made it impossible for the Dutch colonial authorities to deal with Lan Fang at all.

At the beginning of this year, the weapons industry of the Republic of Lanfang began to emerge, and the gun and ammunition factory imitating the Chinese Empire's Zhonghua Type 2 was launched. Started production of standard rifles and heavy machine guns. In May, a mortar plant was also put into operation, plus a grenade factory, a mine factory, which had previously been put into operation. The prototype of the weapons industry was initially formed. At present, the number of formed military units in the Republic of Lanfang has reached 10,000, and 20,000 can be mobilized in wartime. In order to resist foreign aggression at any time, the Republic of Lanfang promulgated a security law requiring the whole people to popularize military education.

As the season enters July, the direct point of the sun begins to shift to the Tropic of Capricorn, and the heat wave subsides slightly. A chill envelops Kalimantan. Nature is fair to all things, and Pontianak, the capital of the Republic of Lan Phuong, is no exception. On this day, inside the city of Pontianak. In the courtyard of Tie Ning, the commander of the Self-Defense Forces of the Republic of Lanfang, it was as comfortable and quiet as ever. At this moment, Tie Ning was sitting under the tree and reading the newspaper, and today was Sunday. Therefore, Tie Ning rested at home.

Inside the yard. A 3-year-old boy was playing, and under the flowers, Deng Lan was tending to the flowers. After Deng Lan came to Lanfang, she worked as a teacher in a girls' primary school, and she loved to raise flowers in her spare time, so the yard was full of all kinds of flowers and plants, and the flowers in the yard were full of fragrance and fragrance.

"Haha, well played. Taiwan has been taken by us! Tie Ning couldn't help but shout. The boy was attracted by his father's shouting, stopped playing and looked at his father stupidly. "Look, you're surprised. Beware of scaring children. Deng Lan stood up, took off his visor and said in disgust. Deng Lan is a little blessed, but she is young and beautiful, and she can't tell that she is already a child's mother from the outside. "Deng Lan, you see, this is the Dutch Governor's Daily, which reported the news that the Chinese army attacked Taiwan and the Japanese army stubbornly resisted and severely damaged the Chinese army. What to achieve the strategic goal, Zuihou's withdrawal from Taiwan is pure nonsense, and it can be seen that Taiwan has been taken by us. ”

"It's so good, the news is so encouraging!" Deng Lan was overjoyed when she heard this, and couldn't help but come over and read the newspaper in her hand. The Dutch Governor's Newspaper is a reprint in Dutch and translated into Chinese. This newspaper is not readable by everyone, and only people of Tie Ning's level are qualified to read it. "Deng Lan, we launched the Taiwan campaign, which means that our fleet has been dispatched. The fleet's participation in the war also shows that the day is not far off when the headquarters will launch the South Sea strategy. Tie Ning keenly grasped a certain information, and he knew in his heart that the time was ripe for the president to lay out Nanyang.

said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, and at this time, Wang Zhi, the commander of the 1st Guards Brigade, walked in, "Report to the commander, a letter from the president." Tie Ning hurriedly opened the letterhead and began to read it with all his attention. After reading it, Tie Ning was a little excited, and walked a few steps on the ground and said, "You immediately notify Chief Liu and other officials and officers above the regiment to hold a military meeting." After Wang Zhi left, Deng Lan asked in confusion: "What did my father-in-law say in the letter?" "It's time to show the sword, it's time for us to strike, I'm sorry Madame, I can only tell you this!" After speaking, Tie Ning walked out of the house dressed neatly.

Tie Ning was the first to arrive at the parliament hall, and after a while, Wang Zhi and two brigade commanders and officers above the regiment entered. After everyone sat down, the chief executive and several high-level officials of Lanfang arrived. When they saw General Liu, they were surprised and asked, "Commander Tie, what happened?" "This is a letter from the President of the Empire, please take a look!" After reading the letter, General Liu was shocked and said: "The president asked us to fight the Sultan, but the Sultan gets along well with us!" ”

Tie Ning said with a smile: "Chief Liu, in the future, if a republic is to be established in Nanyang, Lanfang's space is too narrow, and in the future, we will not only occupy the entire island of Sulimantan, but also capture the Malay Peninsula, Jawa Island, and Sumatra Island." Our ultimate goal is to conquer Australia, which is what will become the territory of the South Seas Republic. "Chief Liu and several leaders heard that their faces were green, and they had no opinion on expanding the territory, but this was too incredible.

Chief Liu said worriedly: "Commander Tie, now the shili of foreigners is very big, we don't have this ability!" Tie Ning said with a smile: "Chief Liu, please rest assured, at present, our Burmese Front has controlled the northern narrow strip of the Indochina Peninsula, and the British and Dutch are eyeing our army day and night, and their forces are attracted to the Malay Peninsula. In addition, the Imperial Navy entered the war, attracting all the liliang of the allied warships, so our opportunity came. ”

Tie Ning continued: "Chief Liu, for the sake of the living space of the Nanyang Republic in the future, there must not be any benevolent thoughts. To be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself. The imperial president wrote in his letter that our navy had won a brilliant victory in the Taiwan campaign, and the foreigners' fleets were involved and could not support the South Seas. Of course, we have to cooperate with the imperial strategy, step by step. The first step was to deal with the Sultanate, and then against the Dutch, and this year our task was to take control of the entire island of Kalimantan. ”

At this time, Premier Kang stood up and said: "Chief Executive, I think this strategy is feasible, and with the Chinese Empire as our strong backing, let's do it boldly." The Republic of Lanfang has been trembling for hundreds of years, and has always been walking on thin ice, and now with the Chinese Empire as our strong backing, it is time for our generation to make a difference. Chief Liu pondered for a moment: "Commander Tie, are you sure?" I'm worried about the Dutch! Tie Ning smiled and said, "Commander, I use two brigades to guard against the Dutch in the north and south respectively, and I personally lead a green to deal with the sultan on the island." ”

Tie Ning continued: "The Sultanate is mainly in Sumatra and Java, and it is a plate of loose sand. The Sultan of Kalimantan has only 20,000 troops, and in my eyes the Sultan's army is a rabble. In recent years, the troops have achieved remarkable results in training, and their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the natives. The ancients knew that they would not be defeated in a hundred battles, and there was no problem in making the Sultan submit, but in fact, our real target was the Dutch. "What if the Sultan asks the Dutch for help?" "The Dutch will not work for the natives, please rest assured."

Subsequently, Chief Liu and several high-ranking officials discussed, and Zuihou agreed to use troops against the Sultan. Tie Ning demanded that the whole country should not be mobilized, and that in order to take it by surprise, it must be covered up. Moreover, Tie Ning thought that there was no need to mobilize troops to deal with the Sultan. On the surface, it was as if nothing had happened, but the troops secretly began to prepare. One night half a month later, Tie Ning led the 1st Guards Brigade to set off.

The 1st Guards Brigade had one cavalry regiment and two infantry regiments, with a total strength of 3,500 men. The horses of the cavalry regiment were bought from the Arabian Peninsula, and the 1st Brigade had a mortar detachment with 50 mortars. When it was dawn, Tie Ning ordered the troops to rest, and the march in broad daylight was easy to expose the target, and it was necessary to wait until the evening to continue the march. Each soldier was required to bring half a month's worth of rations, and future supplies would naturally have to be obtained from the enemy.

Since Kalimantan is located in the tropics, the temperature difference between day and night is very small, so each soldier only carries a mosquito net to prevent mosquito bites, so the soldier's load is relatively small. When he woke up, it was already noon, Tie Ning simply ate a little something, and then ordered the orderlies to bring the brigade commander Wang Zhi over. "Commander, what do you command?" Wang Zhi saluted and asked. "You take out the map, and we'll study it." Wang Zhi took out the map and spread it on the ground and said: "Commander, we know the situation of the Sultan King well, Tanjung is the location of the royal city, with 5,000 troops, 3,000 people stationed in the eastern Longke, 3,000 people stationed in Gongga, and ??????。 in the southwest. ”

"That's it! Don't introduce it, I decided to go to war against the Sultan, who has been secretly colluding with the Dutch for several years, and I have long been impatient. Eat the enemy of Lunk first, and then take out the enemy of Gongga, and then we send a letter to the Sultan urging him to surrender. I suppose that the Sultan must have asked the Dutch for help, and it is impossible to give in. We can use movement warfare to eliminate his main forces according to his troop movements. "Good idea, I agree to the battle plan!" Wang Zhi agreed.

The topography of Sulimantan Island is peculiar, the topography is high in the middle and low on the sides, and all the rivers flow from the middle to the outside. In the middle of the island is a lush tropical rainforest, and the troops are marching through the forest, when there are suddenly sporadic gunshots ahead, Tie Ning grabbed his war horse and asked, "What's the matter!" Find out what's ahead right away? A combat staff officer slapped away. Soon the combat staff officer turned around and said: "Report to the commander, the front cavalry squad was attacked by savages, two soldiers in the cavalry squad were wounded, and all the savages were wiped out. "I've heard of wild people here, but I've never seen one." One of the subordinates was curious.

Coming to a woodland in front of them, there were more than a dozen wild men lying on the ground. I saw that their hair was crooked and fluffy, their skin was dark, and they were mostly naked, and their waists were covered by a piece of animal skin. Each dead wildling had a bow and arrow on it. "Commander, I heard that the wild people on the island eat human flesh, and if they capture it, they will eat it." A staff officer said apprehensively. "Damn, when you take control of the whole island, you must eradicate the wild people, and you can't let them harm civilized people."

The troops continued to march, the trees in front of them became sparse, and they came out of the rainforest, not far from Ronk. (To be continued......)

PS: Lan Fang, whose blood is thicker than water, began to bloom in the South Seas.