The peace bill proposed by the Queensland side was not a great shame for the Dutch people, and after the newspapers added fuel to the fire, the mood of the people in the Kingdom of the Netherlands was boiling, and public opinion was inclined to teach the greedy invaders a hard lesson, and they did not hesitate to fight for it.

Anyone who dares to betray the interests of the kingdom is considered a traitor.

In view of the rapid attack momentum of the Queensland side, the Governor's Office of the Dutch East Indies carried out a full-scale war mobilization, all white men between the ages of 18~45 were conscripted, and a total of 4,400 white militia were conscripted in North Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan provinces of Borneo, and the remaining 1,700 colonial white soldiers and tens of thousands of indigenous servant troops were mixed and grouped to prepare for a desperate war with them.

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More than 27,000 white militia mobilized on the island of Java are being sent into Borneo in various ways to prepare for a large-scale battle to reverse the current unfavorable situation.

There are many harbors and towns between the two islands, and there are many points and areas, and in the absence of a clear target, it is impossible to complete a complete blockade with only a dozen warships of the Combined Queensland Fleet when the main forces are pinned.

Based on the colonial warfare that had been in operation for many years, the Dutch Governor's Office of the East Indies carried out a desperate national mobilization, mobilizing a huge militia force of more than 30,000 people with a base of less than 200,000 whites.

Battle clouds were over Borneo

All sides are vigorously transporting troops and materials, and are intensively preparing for a battle of unprecedented scale, in order to defeat the enemy and win the initiative in the war.

Shangri-La Island

In the area of Moresby, the Dutch army was entrenched on the Erdaoliang position

As the Moresby defense gained a firm foothold and a large number of reinforcements arrived, the Dutch landing army was weak in the case of a large number of casualties, and the fighters to capture the last dangerous pass had been lost, and they were forced to switch to the stage of defensive confrontation.

Therefore, the Dutch army built a large number of civil breastwork fortifications at the Erdaoling position to confront the defending forces.

During this period, skirmishes continued, and large-scale battles never broke out.

But today is different

Since the early hours of the morning, the artillery regiment of the Shangri-La Division has bombarded the Erdaoliang position with heavy artillery fire, blasting the entire hill into flames, shattering wood and stones, shattering a large number of defensive breastworks, and flying corpses into the sky along with the soil, creating a tragic scene at the scene.

The continued shelling inflicted heavy casualties on the Dutch defenders, and the only remaining nine pieces of Dutch artillery were forced to return fire, and a fierce artillery battle ensued between the two sides.

In the Battle of Lucky Bay more than 20 days ago, the Combined Queensland Fleet captured an arms ship and a baggage ship, of which the three-masted galleon carrying munitions was loaded with 220 tons of shells and 400,000 rounds of ammunition, in addition to 16 guns and 2,500 bolt-action rifles, all of which were handed over to the Shangri-La garrison intact, making the division a huge windfall.

Today's large-scale artillery bombardment was carried out with these 16 German-made 95-mm guns as the main force, plus eight Miss Australia guns on the Toudaoliang position, to form an attack artillery group, and fiercely shelled the Erdaoliang position held by the Dutch defenders, blowing it into a sea of fire.

The Fritz division commander had plenty of artillery ammunition in his hands and a strong lineup, so that he could open up and pour these originally Dutch artillery shells on their own heads.

After two hours of shelling, the Dutch defenders' artillery pieces were destroyed one after another, and only the remaining four guns were completely muted due to lack of ammunition, turning into a one-man show for the Shangri-La Division, which continued to bombard the Dutch positions with heavy artillery fire.

In a wide valley

Thousands of soldiers were gathering to prepare a frontal assault on the Dutch position at Erdaoliang, crushing the enemy with superior forces.

The forces gathered in the valley were the 2nd Regiment and the 3rd Regiment and 2nd Battalion, which were responsible for the first wave of frontal assault, with a total of more than 4,500 soldiers.

Among them, the Second Regiment is a super-large reinforced regiment, and most of the more than 3,400 people in the regiment are newly enlisted militiamen, who will attack first under the leadership of the regiment commander Zhao Jiaxiong.

The 3rd Regiment is the main regiment of the Shangri-La Division, with the most veterans who have experienced bloody battles, and is established on the basis of the old team of the entire division, and the 2nd Battalion will be used as a surprise soldier to enter the battle and strive to break through the enemy's position in one fell swoop.

"Deputy Li Ying, the division has spent a lot of money in order to capture the position, and has taken out all the family resources and smashed it out, let's fight side by side this time to take the hilltop position in one fell swoop, brother, I will find out the enemy's reality in front of you, and it is up to you whether you can break through the hilltop position." Zhao Jiaxiong, the commander of the second regiment, looked at the soldiers under his command assembled into an attack formation, and his expression was solemn.

"Zhao Tuanzuo, please rest assured, Lord Principal is on the spot to supervise the battle, all the officers and soldiers of my second battalion have advanced and not retreated, and they are bound to plant the battle flag on the enemy's position." Li Xuanzhu's answer was sonorous and powerful.

He silently glanced back at the Toudaoliang position, where the principal Li Fushou personally came to the front line to cheer for the officers and soldiers, which gave him infinite strength and felt his heart boiling.

Zhao Jiaxiong solemnly stretched out his hand and shook it with Li Xuanzhu, the deputy commander of the second battalion, and shook it vigorously a few times and said; "I'm just taking a preventive shot, and the 3,400 officers and soldiers of my second regiment are not vegetarians, so if we don't break through in one fell swoop, we will trouble your main regiment to help us clean up the battlefield when the time comes...... On this occasion of making contributions, how can you and I not strive to move forward. ”

After speaking, Zhao Jiaxiong looked at the rear with hot eyes, Lord Earl was paying attention to the battle situation on the front line at the moment, and the second regiment must not drop the chain at such a critical moment.

Full mobilization had been carried out before the battle, and all the officers and men of the regiment held their breath with the intention of breaking through the enemy's position in one fell swoop.

"Zhao Tuanzuo, then I wish the second regiment a meritorious first battle to break through the enemy base, no matter at any time, the third regiment and the second battalion need to be on standby at any time." Li Xuanzhu replied with a military salute.

"Okay, that's it."

Zhao Jiaxiong, the commander of the second regiment, solemnly returned the military salute, turned around and walked to the fully assembled troops, stood in front of the team and said loudly;

"Brothers of the Second Regiment, Lord Count is paying attention to our battle, this is the supreme glory of the officers and soldiers of the whole regiment, today our second regiment is in the lead, and we will play the majesty and domineering of the second regiment, who dares to give me a sloppy at this time, the guns of the supervising team do not recognize people, and resolutely enforce battlefield discipline and kill without mercy.

The starting gun for the general attack rang out

The second regiment pressed on the whole, the order of attack was three battalions, one battalion and two battalions, after the general attack was launched, only allowed to move forward, not to retreat, the brothers are all hot-blooded men, see if there are eggs in their crotches, do not let the ancestors be ashamed.

The Dutch devil's position was blown to pieces by our artillery fire, and I took advantage of this good opportunity to attack and occupy the position in one fell swoop.

After the order to attack is issued, there is no advance or retreat, if you hesitate, you will not be forgiven, those who bewitch the will of the army will be killed, and those who escape from the battle will be killed.

Rush up and kill all the Dutch ghosts, and make a great achievement today.

The head fell off the bowl and had a big scar, but after 20 years, my grandfather was a good man again, and I didn't have a cowardice in the second group.

Now listen to my command and target the enemy position...... Advance! ”

Order

The military band played a sonorous battle march, swords and guns were like a forest, and the soldiers marched in a neat line, stepping through the mottled mud and rice fields, and marching forward with no indomitable progress.

On the position of the first beam, in a strong fortification

Overlooking the gentle valley between the two mountain beams, the soldiers of the brigade marched in a neat procession, and the battle march played by the military band conveyed a solemn atmosphere, outlining the battle scene in the rumbling of artillery.

Li Fushou stood in the headquarters and observed through the lookout, with a serious look on his face; "The first to attack is the 2nd regiment, right?"

"Yes, Lord Earl, we are a regiment and two regiments are newly built regiments, each regiment has a staff of about 3,400 people, only the third regiment is our old foundation, the veterans are many and have strong combat effectiveness, I put the three regiments and two battalions in my hands as the general reserve, and I can win the victory at an important time." Division Commander Fritz replied respectfully.

"Any news on the mercenaries?"

"Returning to the Earl, the German Lieutenant Colonel Schmeichel took the initiative to release our two prisoners, saying that under the condition that we ensure the safety of the prisoners' personal lives and property, the mercenaries are willing to lay down their arms and surrender during the battle, and they have lost confidence in this inevitable war and are unwilling to continue to be cannon fodder."

"Well, how much strength do the mercenary forces have now?"

"Returning to the Earl, the mercenary troops are mainly three musket battalions led by the Royal Upper Ethel Volunteer Battalion, which let us understand the power of the old mercenaries in Europe in half a year of war, and they are also the target of our key blows, and they have suffered heavy losses in several battles, and after two replenishments, they have recovered to more than 1,200 people, accounting for one-third of the existing strength of the Dutch army, but their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of ordinary Dutch soldiers."

"It's not surprising that mercenaries are animals born for war, chasing the taste of money and death, and it's a good thing to agree to their terms in order to reduce our casualties." Li Fushou nodded calmly, praised Commander Fritz's response, and paused to ask; "What is the specific combat plan?"

"My lord, shall I report it?" Deputy division commander Mo Rufeng stood up and answered.

"Yes." Li Fushou nodded in agreement.

Deputy division commander Mo Rufeng solemnly saluted and replied in an orderly manner;

"Returning to Lord Earl;

Our Shangri-La Division formulated a general attack plan with the attitude of decisive battle and decisive victory.

Due to the terrain of the area, a mountain beam crosses the valley, and the mountain forest is densely forested, and the ravines are very steep in length and width, making it impossible to make a roundabout attack.

Therefore, this general attack is a frontal strong attack and a key breakthrough.

Our division prepared a large amount of artillery and ammunition for this general attack, and began to carry out artillery bombardment at 6:00 a.m., destroying a large number of enemy fortifications in the heavy artillery bombardment, effectively killing and wounding its personnel, and suppressing the artillery counterattack of the Dutch army, repeatedly combing the enemy positions with heavy artillery fire, and opening the advance channel for the attacking troops.

The general attack was launched at 9:10 a.m.

All the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment were the first to launch the attack, and the 1st and 3rd Regiments served as reserves.

The division headquarters planned to launch a frontal assault with the advantage of heavy troops, test the weak points of the enemy's defense, and send strong troops to strive to break through it in one fell swoop.

The 3rd Regiment and 2nd Battalion are a killer weapon that will be invested in the weak points of the enemy's defenses depending on the situation.

If the attack fails, it is planned to carry out another artillery bombardment, and the covering troops will launch two or more rounds of attacks, striving to kill and injure a large number of the enemy's living forces and win the decisive battle. ”

There is nothing fancy about this battle plan, and there is no room for roundabout attacks in the battlefield environment, it is just a round of artillery fire to attack one after another, and then another round to attack again until the enemy's turtle shell is broken.

Other than that, there's not much else to do.

Mercenaries do surrender in battle, but they don't need to take this aspect into account when setting battle plans, everything is considered according to the most difficult situation.

If the troops can't attack, the mercenaries don't necessarily surrender.

This thing has never been accurate, pin your hopes on the enemy's backwater or even stick a knife in the back, it's better to wash and sleep, don't be too whimsical.