In the face of the Dutch army, the troops began to deploy in the north, and in the temporary headquarters, Tie Ning said to the generals: "According to the reconnaissance information, the Dutch army is moving south in two routes, advancing south along the coastline all the way, and launching an attack on Lan Fong through Melaya and Sarawak. After the Dutch army was divided, there were 10,000 horses on each of the eastern and western fronts, and the Spanish, Portuguese, and Belgian armies were cut off. It is very advantageous for us to divide the enemy army into two routes, and I am ready to eat the Dutch army on the east route first, and then deal with the Dutch army on the west road. ”

"You see that the battlefield is between Melaya and Sarawak, and the terrain is flat enough for our cavalry to launch a powerful attack. At that time, the three cavalry regiments will be concentrated, give full play to the attack power of the cavalry, and the battle will be decided. The Dutch would not have thought that we had strong cavalry units, which were our shields to crush the Dutch army. The commander of the 3rd Brigade asked: "Commander, we will concentrate on Liliang to deal with the Dutch army on the eastern route, and the Dutch army on the western route can drive straight along the coastline." If we can't eat the Dutch army on the eastern road as soon as possible, Pontianak will be in danger and we must take precautions. ”

Tie Ning said with a smile: "In response to the direct advance of the Dutch army on the western road, I have requisitioned and transferred the newly expanded reserve brigade to block the enemy on the front line of Lapu. You may be worried that the reserve brigade is a newly formed unit and is not very combat-ready. However, the terrain of the Meda Ridge in the Rapp region is dangerous, and the recruit brigade has no problem blocking it for 10 days. As long as we resolutely eat the Dutch army on the eastern route, the Dutch army on the western route will become a frightened bird, and perhaps the Dutch army will collapse. ”

Tie Ningshu stood up and continued: "Wang Zhi! "Here!" You led 2 regiments to stop the Dutch army in Melaya, and you were embarrassed to retreat. Make your enemies think you can't resist. Your aim is to lure the enemy into advancing quickly and stretch the Dutch front. "Yes! Subordinate Order! "Chen Lei!" "Here!" "You led the 3rd and 4th regiments of the 2nd Brigade in a roundabout way. After Wang Zhi led his troops to block for 3 days, you have to penetrate the rear of the Dutch army to prevent the Dutch army from escaping. ”

Tie Ning continued to order: "Shijie! "Here!" You led the 5th and 6th Regiments of the 3rd Brigade to stand by in Sarawak. Three days after Wang Zhi blocked the attack. Your troops move forward and engage in blocking operations. The cavalry units were under my personal command. Chen Lei, the commander of the 2nd Brigade, said: "Commander, we will penetrate behind the enemy and cut off the enemy's retreat. "You don't have to worry about this, I have already ordered the group that stayed in Machen Harbor to be on standby and secretly transferred to Longji. A regiment of Longi attacked to intercept the Spaniards. Everybody's clear! "Clear!" "Let's act when it's clear!"

The Dutch army on the western route advanced along the coastline. The Portuguese and Belgian armies were cut off. The commander of the expeditionary force was the Dutchman, and the deputy commander was Green, who commanded the army of the Eastern Road. Three days after the Dutch governor fled to Jakarta with his troops. Commander Nalgae of the Expeditionary Coalition arrives in Singapore. In Singapore, listened to Robben's report, and almost had a crooked nose, and he scolded Robben for being a dog blood sprayer. But at this point, I had to think of a new countermeasure.

Nalgae analysis: Pontianak has fortress artillery. Not suitable for landing operations. Lan Fang's army had just captured Machen Harbor. It is impossible for the main force to leave Machen Port in such a short period of time, so Lan Fang's army has no time to use troops against Bandar Seri Begawan. Therefore, ordered the army to rush towards Bandar Seri Begawan. Sure enough, Bandar Seri Begawan was still in the hands of the Dutch army. After the army came ashore, the soldiers were very fast, and Nyag ordered the formation of two columns on the left and right, and advanced towards Pontianak.

The army on the western route was like no man's land, and the Dutch army advanced very quickly. At this time. Commander rode a large ocean horse and wore a bright general's uniform. Wearing a tall hat, standing out from the crowd and standing out in the middle army. "Your Excellency General, your judgment is accurate, Lan Fang's army did not expect our soldiers to be so fast. Even if the Lan Fang army was hurriedly transferred, our two armies were advancing hand in hand, and it was difficult to resist. Your Excellency General, Lan Fang is in your pocket. Seeing that the commander was in a good mood, his subordinates took the opportunity to slap their horses.

Nigg said with great ambition: "Robben, this straw bag, heard that the Chinese army secretly entered Lanfang, so he was so frightened that the grass and trees were all soldiers, and he simply smeared the tulips. Even if the Chinese army secretly enters Lanfang, there will not be too many to fear. This time, I want to set foot in Lanfang, occupy the entire island of Kalimantan, and live up to the love of Emperor Bixia. "Your Excellency, your clever plan will definitely succeed immediately!" The subordinates continued to boast.

was photographed very comfortably and said, "Where has General Green arrived?" "Subordinates busy?" Your Excellency, word came an hour ago that they had arrived in Melaya. Along the way, there was no resistance from Lan Fang's army. Just as the general judged, Lan Fang's army did not have time to organize a defensive line, so it had to fortify Pontianak. "I suspect that Lan Fang's forces are limited, so he can't do it!" "Yes, yes, yes! Your Excellency the General! ”

The south of Melaya is hilly and relatively flat, making it ideal for cavalry combat. "Report to the brigade commander and discover the Dutch vanguard!" 2 Regiment Commander Report. Wang Zhi raised the binoculars, and sure enough, a group of Dutch vanguard troops appeared in view. Dutch officers and soldiers wore bright costumes, which were very eye-catching in color. At present, the field units of the coalition forces have suffered from the loss of bright clothing, and they have basically changed their combat clothes with reference to the model of the Chinese army. The Dutch army, on the other hand, did not send army units into the war, so it did not change its traditional uniforms.

"Order the mortar detachment, with a rapid fire, to kill the swaggering Dutch officer in front." Wang Zhi gave the order, and in a few seconds, 50 mortar shells flew towards the Dutch vanguard. Several shells hit the Dutch officer's position, and at the moment of the explosion the hapless officer went to God with his horse. The Dutch army was suddenly struck, immediately turned around and spontaneously retreated. Soon after, the deputy commander of the Dutch army, Green, received a report from the troops at the front and immediately ordered the artillery to attack.

Due to the flat terrain here, Wang Zhi saw in the telescope that the Dutch army was arranging artillery positions and soldiers were waiting in formation to charge. "The Dutch army is going to shell, listen to my orders and prepare for battle." As soon as Wang Zhi's words fell, the Dutch infantry artillery began to fire. After 20 minutes of shelling, the Dutch troops lined up to attack, and the Dutch troops still attacked along the ancient formation, and Wang Zhi couldn't help but pout when he saw this. Entering the effective firing range, mortars fire and heavy machine guns begin to fire.

The Dutch army was attacked, and immediately launched an attack in a skirmish line, at this time the mortar intensified the bombardment, and the Dutch soldiers were blown up on their backs, and at this time the dense rain of bullets swept towards the Dutch army, and the Dutch army could not hold on, and the first charge was repulsed. Green received a report from the forward troops that the enemy was intercepted in front of him by about a regiment. When Green heard that there was only one regiment in front of him to block the attack, he immediately became angry and ordered a group charge.

Two hours later, the Dutch launched a powerful offensive with two regiments of troops. The Dutch learned the lesson of the first charge, not blindly rushing forward, but lying down for a while, and dodging a slow forward attack for a while. This time the Dutch army seemed to have the idea of capturing the position, and a large number of Dutch soldiers appeared on the battlefield, but the Dutch army still did not choose to retreat. The battle lasted until one o'clock in the afternoon, and Wang Zhi thought that it was almost over, and ordered the troops to retreat "in embarrassment".

The Dutch troops cautiously rushed to their positions, and there was no shadow of the enemy on the position, and the Dutch soldiers cheered, believing that the enemy had retreated. At about 3 p.m., Green came to the blocking position, and he did not know the casualties at all, but ordered the forward troops to continue the pursuit and expand the results of the battle. However, the forward troops advanced 20 kilometers and were again blocked. By this time it was already dark, and Green had no choice but to give the order to stop the attack.

On the second day, the Dutch army continued to attack, Wang Zhi concocted the same method, and behaved more and more embarrassed, not only discarding the equipment when retreating, but even discarding the corpses of the dead soldiers, and the Dutch army seemed to be more and more brave and energetic. On the third day, Wang Zhi behaved even more decadently, retreating after less than an hour of resistance, and Wang Zhi was even more difficult to resist on this day, retreating all the way 50 kilometers. At dusk that day, about 30 kilometers away from Sarawak, Wang Zhi and the two regiments of the 3rd Brigade Commander Shi Jie converged, and the real show began.

After three consecutive days of blocking, the front troops, the main force, and the logistics troops of the Dutch army stretched the front by 10 kilometers. The rear of the Dutch army was at least 20 kilometers away from the Spanish army. Originally, the Dutch army could use the evening time to bring the troops closer, but the Dutch army was paralyzed and careless, and was carried away by the victory, and as soon as it was dark, the Dutch troops set up camp and rested. In three days, Chen Lei led two regiments of the 2nd Brigade to return to the rear of the Dutch army. The first regiment, which had secretly dispatched from Longi, also appeared in front of the Spanish army at midnight on the third day, and everything was successfully completed according to the prior deployment.

The sky is full of stars, and the silence is silent. About 8 kilometers away from the front line, in the headquarters of the Dutch army, a subordinate reported to Green: "Your Excellency, General, the army on the eastern road was heavily blocked by the Lanfang army on the front line of Lapp, and the terrain of Lapp is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The commander asked us to speed up the attack. Tomorrow we will occupy Sarawak and enter the territory of Lan Phong, and in three days we will be able to march under Pontianak, and the time has come for His Excellency the General to establish meritorious deeds. ”

Green said: "Tomorrow morning, increase the intensity of the attack, take Sarawak in one fell swoop, and cooperate with the commander to capture Lapu." At this time, Green showed a heroic jiashi, and it seemed that Lan Fang was at his fingertips.

At midnight that day, Tie Ning led three cavalry regiments to appear at the predetermined position. In the darkness of the night, the war horse was gently restless, stretching its neck to look for grass on the ground. Under a tree, Tie Ning looked at the map by the lantern. In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and a flying horse rolled in front of him. "Report to the commander, Wang Zhi led his troops to round with Shi Jie, according to the plan, they formed a blocking position in the 16th area, and the Dutch vanguard has arrived, but has not launched an attack."

"Is there any news from Chen Lei?" Tie Ning asked. "Report to the Commander, there is no news yet." At this time, another horse arrived. "Report to the commander, the alert force has captured the liaison officer of the Dutch army, and after interrogation, the Dutch command sent the Dutch army to the east road to report the battle situation. Commander, whether to interrogate in person. "No need. Order the troops to advance slowly to the east, and tomorrow morning, after the Dutch offensive, we will be able to launch an assault. (To be continued......)

PS: Self-confidence comes from knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent