In Pontianak Port, more than 10,000 tons of sea vessels slowly approached the temporary wharf. 【 I want: super fast update 】

After several years of hard work, not only the combat units, but also the engineering corps have also developed rapidly, and some special mechanical ships have begun to join this contingent, especially after the construction corps specially assigned to them has been put into use, ensuring that the engineering corps has sufficient human resources.

At this moment, tens of thousands of Chinese and Luzon recruited from Luzon and Nanyang are stepping up their work on the wharf, turning bales of cement into solid wharves and roads, and small high-speed railroad tracks are also being laid.

Perhaps only in this era can we see so many people working frantically for one thing, although in later generations because of the widespread use of large machinery, the efficiency of the engineering army is ten times higher than now, but we can not see such a spectacular scene of people.

At the third pier on the left, a freighter is unloading bicycles, this kind of reinforced bicycles are now a kind of transportation that the army loves, compared with the feet, bicycles not only do not have high requirements for the road, but also can easily load dozens of kilograms of equipment, so after the bicycle was first equipped, it was deeply loved by the officers and soldiers, so that after the General Staff after discussion, it was incorporated into one of the standard equipment.

Nearly 10,000 bicycle parts were unloaded from cargo ships, and hundreds of workers even set up a temporary shed directly by the dock to load them as they arrived.

The adjacent No. 4 temporary wharf is also very busy, a cannon is being unloaded with the help of a crane, from the beginning of the establishment of the army would rather have less equipment to be unified, the standardized Chinese army, after surviving the initial single offensive means, finally reached the harvest period, the unified use of the L25/05 mm army is becoming a support weapon after the mortar.

Pier No. 2, which is close to the land, is completely occupied by two troop carriers, and a large number of troops from Luzon and even Liaodong have begun to set foot on this land in a steady stream."

"Let's go!" Behind him was a long line of ten long natives of captivity, and the warriors stood on both sides, watching these unruly and unruly people who were hiding in the rain forest to attack them, but now they were docile like sheep, and they were not here to participate in the construction of Pontianak, but were to be stuffed into the hold of the troop transport ship and transported back to China immediately after it was unloaded.

The reason why the Prime Minister's Office agreed to the military to increase the total of six infantry divisions in one breath was for the sake of these free labor, which used to need to be covered up by pirates, but now it is much simpler, just send troops to catch them, "not only to save money but also to save trouble." ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

After years of slave hunting, the number of Borneo natives in the hardest-hit area has dropped from about 10 million to between 6 and 7 million, in addition to more than 1 million elite laborers being absorbed by more and more construction corps, many women and children are directly killed by the slave team.

With the unification of the Central Plains, the huge railway and road network makes the pressure on the construction corps more and more, and the local people are very unaccustomed to the weather in the north, and tens of thousands of people die every year because of the weather, so the labor shortage has been tight, especially after the northwest and Mongolia that have been injured by the rebellion have returned to the territory, it is normal to see no people for dozens or even hundreds of miles.

According to the statistics of the Prime Minister's Office, if the northwest land is to be built well, "at least about 4 million laborers are needed, and although recruitment from the country can relieve the employment pressure, it will also increase a large financial burden."

The sea harrier lit a cigarette, looking at these natives obviously very satisfied, this is his first real military operation after becoming the commander of the fourth regiment of the Marine Division, and he finally lived up to the trust, and the natives who were escorted back this time alone were as many as 6,000 people, but unfortunately the Borneo rainforest was too dense, and many opportunities to capture were missed.

Just as he was thinking about how to continue to clear the natives, a familiar voice suddenly came to mind behind him.

"Harrier ......"

"Strong? It's really you" strong! Ha ha! The sea harrier turned his head, and saw a familiar figure pounced, "I looked at Luo Qiang, who was arranged to study at the Army Academy after breaking up a few years ago, and I didn't expect to see him here, so I was so happy that I hugged him fiercely."

"Strong, how do you ......? Wait a minute! Before the sea harrier finished asking, he saw Luo Qiang actually carrying a major's epaulette on his shoulder, and immediately punched him violently, and said in surprise: "Okay, it's the major commander!" That regiment? Luo Qiang smiled and waved his hand: "Hehe, it's all stained with my sister's light, and it's a regiment ......of the Eighth Table Tennis Division."

"Come on, others might think that, but I don't know yet?" Sea Harrier is happy for Luo Qiang from the bottom of his heart, he knows that over the years, Luo Qiang has been studying at the Army Academy, and participated in the Central Plains War as an officer corps, and then even fought all the way to Jiangsu, although the Qing army is vulnerable, but at least he has fought with the strong Huai Army a few times, so whether it is experience and ability, he is worthy of this regiment commander, not to mention that the emperor is not the kind of person who will interfere with the personnel arrangements below, if he is not capable, I am afraid he will be the first person to sweep you out of the house.

After a good greeting, Luo Qiang took out a cigarette and gave it to the Sea Harrier, looked at the long line of native captives, and raised his eyebrows: "Brother Harrier, this battle looks quite easy!" "Convenient? If you were someone else, the sea harrier would definitely despise a few glances, is there a simple battle in this world? However, Luo Qiang is not an outsider, and he will definitely be sent to war soon, so he hurriedly put away his smile and reminded: "Qiang, brother doesn't want to tell lies, this battle is not easy to fight!" "Oh? Why, could it be said that the natives have strengthened their armament? "It's not ......" The sea harrier shook his head, took a sharp puff of cigarette and continued: "The previous intelligence said that the size of the natives' armed forces was about forty or fifty thousand, but the Dutch were in strict control, with only five or six thousand guns, and this time we acted quickly and collected most of the weapons before he reacted, so the threat in this regard is not very big." "Then why do you still say that you can't fight ......" Luo Qiang was a little strange and asked.

The sea harrier rolled his eyes at Luo Qiang, and laughed dryly: "I said Qiang, you are also a person who has been in Nanyang for more than ten years, you don't know what kind of virtue those natives are?" Borneo said that it is not big, it is said that the small forest is not small, the mountains are high, and the gas is rampant, these natives are familiar with the environment, and they often fight if they can fight, and no one can find it if they can't drill into the woods! And they love to use poison to smear knives and arrows, and if they scratch a little skin, they have to go to see the dragon lord. The sea harrier smoked again. Yan, looked up at the sky that seemed to be a little gloomy, and sighed: "This ghost weather is also harmful, let's say, stay in the south for a long time, tropical training is carried out every month, those soldiers from the north under your command must be careful, every time you go out on a mission, remember to ask the medical officer to bring more medicine, even if you bring less ammunition, you must have enough medicine, otherwise you will cry!" After listening to the words of the sea harrier, Luo Qiang gradually understood that the current big enemy is not the natives, but those who hide like rats in the deep mountains and dense forests, how to clear them is indeed worth studying, and before leaving, I heard from my sister that the emperor wants to add the progress here, but now it seems that it is still very difficult.

"By the way, you have to be careful of the British in Sarawak, I heard that they are organizing armed preparations to cross the border to get a piece of the pie, and I don't know what happened when I heard that our fleet and the British are facing off in Sarawak!" "Confrontation with the British Navy!" Luo Qiang's eyes widened.

However, they didn't know that just when the two were exchanging hearts, Long Guozhang, the commander of the Navy and deputy chief of the general staff of the command headquarters located in Pontianak, also walked into the command with a young man.

"Come, I'll introduce you." , Long Guozhang pointed to the young man who came with him, and said with a smile: "Zhang Qiang, I have studied in the Haber Laboratory in Germany for two years, and now he is a chemical expert in our Huayou ......."

"Chemist ......" Huang Fuqi, who had just been promoted to the commander of the temporary theater of operations, was full of puzzlement, and Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang, who happened to come to the headquarters to study the battle situation, also shook their heads again and again, they all knew some of chemistry but only knew it, so they didn't understand why Long Guozhang would bring such a person, could it be that Borneo had any urgently needed experimental materials?

Seeing that several people were puzzled, Long Guozhang didn't bother to explain, not to mention that he didn't know how to explain, so he immediately walked to the spread map and asked, "Have you done what I said to you a few days ago......?"

Huang Fuqi immediately walked to his side, grabbed the putt and pointed to a red dot marked on the map and said: "This place is called Gaoping, which used to be a gathering area of Lanfang, and later after Lanfang was slaughtered, the natives occupied this place, and now there are about 20,000 natives living there."

Before Long Guozhang could speak, Zhang Qiang stepped in front of the map and looked at it carefully. Huang Fuqi immediately pointed at Duan Jingrui and said, "Commander Duan just brought people back from where to investigate, you might as well let him talk about it." ”

Duan Qirui was not polite, and immediately pointed to Gaoping and said: "Gaoping is located in a basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides, although the whole town is not big, but the climate is mild, and the mountains are not too big to block the wind, and the surrounding rainforest is not as dense as the others, so it is very suitable for living." ”

"It's a good place...... Long Guozhang listened to the introduction, and immediately said, "Researcher Zhang, what do you think?" Zhang Qiang nodded, and immediately said: "Commander Huangfu, please immediately order the troops to drive the natives around Gaoping into Gaoping Town, increase the population density there, and then let all the troops have to evacuate at least twenty kilometers......"

"All rushed to Gaoping? And all the troops are going to be twenty kilometers away? What do you do? Doubts arose from the hearts of Huang Fuqi, Duan Shourui, and Feng Guozhang, but before they could ask, Long Guozhang, who had exchanged a few words with Zhang Qiang, immediately turned around and said: "Do what Researcher Zhang said, and immediately send an airship to Researcher Zhang, he needs to rush there immediately to take a look at the field......"

Although Huang Fuqi was puzzled, he still did it immediately, and waited until Zhang Qiang left and quietly went to Long Guozhang's side, and asked, "Commander Long, what are they doing here?" ”

The corners of Long Guozhang's mouth hooked: "They were sent by the emperor to help you increase the progress of the war!" ", they?

Plus war progress?!

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