In the brightly lit building of the front-line headquarters, a grand reception is being held.

Officers dressed in neat dresses brought their ladies to the reception, and many blonde and blue-eyed Dutch women could be seen accompanying the gentleman, most of whom were the daughters of mid-level officers.

Among the high-ranking officers' daughters, all of them are Chinese ladies, and they form two circles with these white women, appearing to be estranged from each other.

First, Chinese women are all married to the main room of the Ming media, and they are proud of their identity. Second, it is difficult for them to understand the foreign language, and they are not interested in learning it. Third, the identity of these white women is unknown, they may be concubines or lovers, it is difficult to integrate into the orthodox circle of officers' wives, and it is impossible to be easily accepted.

This little episode did not affect the atmosphere of the reception, the three divisions gathered in Ma Chen were originally a mother and three brothers, and the excited officers were staggered, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Curved marble Roman balustrade side on the second floor

The commander-in-chief of the army, Chi Shouzhuo, was talking privately with the commander-in-chief of the fleet, He Fang, and the others wisely left far away, which did not prevent the two big men from exchanging opinions.

He Fang is an outlier in the entire military and political system of the Red River Valley, born in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, once served as the county commander of Qipin in the Qing government, has extremely rare experience in governing the local area, and graduated from the Manchester Naval Academy in the United Kingdom with the first grade.

He commanded the fleet to win two hearty victories in the Battle of Malacca and a great victory in the Battle of Lucky Bay Interception.

Because of his merits, he was specially named a guardian knight nobleman by the earl, and was rewarded with a ranch with an area of 55,000 acres, located 66 kilometers west of the Red River Valley City, and only about 20 kilometers away from the White Tiger City, where a small town was being built, and the name was He Fang Town.

With the rise of the Red River Valley and surrounding cities, the price of farm land in the Red River Valley has soared, and it is no longer a few thousand pounds eight years ago.

In the earl's fiefdom, a separate 55,000-acre pasture was set aside, which was a scorpion in the military and political worlds~ the only one, which showed the extreme of honor.

"Recently, the Combined Fleet has tightly sealed off the 300-kilometer sea area, and the Royal Dutch Task Force has no sign of dispatching the "Seven Provinces" huddled in the port of Surabaya, and any movement of the ship cannot be concealed from the fixed lookout posts set up nearby by the intelligence agencies, and it will take two days and two nights to sail from the port of Surabaya to the port of Machen at the fastest speed, and the possibility of a large-scale attack by the Dutch fleet can basically be ruled out. ”

He Fang gently shook the red wine in the glass, took a sip of it, and continued with a faint expression;

"However, our combined fleet will not take it lightly, in order to prevent the Dutch sail warships from carrying out a lone wolf attack, the combined fleet will attack with all its strength during the crossing, and maintain a tight seal on the 50-kilometer sea area near the sailing route of the mixed formation, and any enemy ship that tries to break through will be hit by multiple rounds, and the safety of the mixed formation is guaranteed."

"Thank you very much for the full support of the Combined Fleet, and on behalf of the Borneo garrison, I would like to express my sincere thanks, and the safety of the sea is please." Wei Chi Shou raised his wine glass solemnly and took a sip, very satisfied with the comprehensive deployment of the fleet.

The landing ship regiment of the army unit was floating on the sea, and it had no self-defense capability at all, and once it was penetrated by a small group of enemy warships, it would inevitably cause heavy losses.

He responded; According to intelligence, the Dutch urgently built a shore defense battery in the port of Semuda, and deployed no less than five German-made 239-mm shore guns, two German-made 280-mm long-barreled shore guns, and many medium-caliber shore guns.

The combined fleet has two Seagull II warships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, which are considered to be the strongest in combat, but they still can't withstand the bombardment of the above-mentioned heavy artillery, not to mention the other light ships, which are really half-crippled if they fall under one shot.

Obviously, the United Fleet will not do anything about the egg hitting the stone.

"I understand the fleet's distress, and we have chosen to land in a small bay 21 kilometers from the port of Semuda, which I will name the Bay of Glory, from which we will land and open a road to victory." Wei Chi Shouchou glanced at He Fang with confidence, raised his glass and said; "With the help of the Combined Fleet, victory will definitely belong to us."

He Fang nodded calmly in response, raised the wine glass in his hand and said; "All for the great cause of the earl to expand the territory, in order to create a beautiful home for the Chinese, the United Fleet is willing to walk hand in hand with the army."

"Therefore, I dare not ask for ears."

Wei Chi Shou dropped a sentence in his bookbag, and suddenly thought that the person in front of him was from a two-list jinshi, "Four Books", "Five Classics", "Spring and Autumn", and "Chu Ci" knew everything, and couldn't help laughing and said; "Hahaha...... A martial arts class has an axe. ”

"Lord Wei Chi is a top student at West Point College in the United States, and he has been in the army for many years, so why be too humble?"

"It depends on who it is, He Da is talented, he can govern the people when he unloads his armor, and he can lead troops in battle, which is a well-known thing in both military and political circles, and Wei Chi is ashamed of himself."

"Lord Wei Chi, don't say it again, you and I are colleagues, and we are all soldiers who are dedicated to supporting Lord Earl, so it will be polite to be angry."

"Hahaha......" Wei Chi Shou laughed out loud, and his eyes happened to see Fritz and his wife walking leisurely, and hurriedly waved his hand; Fritz, can we talk about that? ”

"Uh...... Of course. Commander Fritz and his wife came over picturesquely.

He Fang knew that they had something to talk about, and said with a light smile; "Then I won't bother the two of you, you talk." After saying that, he nodded politely to the Fritz couple and left with his glass.

Picturesque and well versed in the etiquette of high-level communication, she followed Fritz to the front and said with a smile; "I won't participate in you men's talk about boring things, just remember to give Fritz back to me before the end of the party, I'm afraid he won't be able to find a home if he drinks too much."

"Madam, please rest assured, I will definitely return to Zhao."

Wei Chi Shou and Picturesque are old acquaintances for many years, one was the secretary of the earl's side, and the other was a personal maid, and there were many opportunities to meet.

Since the Earl took over the squire, all the other personal maids were dismissed to marry, and the marriages were basically high-ranking military and political officials, and the head of the Fritz regiment (at the time of marriage) was also one of them.

In the army tightly controlled by Lord Count, if he hadn't married Shiqin, the title of division commander of the German Fritz could only be imagined, and at most he would have been promoted to the top of the deputy division commander.

It's already an unwritten tacit agreement, no one says it, but it actually exists.

Koch, the German deputy commander of the 2nd Division, married Mingyan as his wife, and his official fortune was smooth sailing along the way, and the chief of staff, Konrad Adenauer, was reluctant to give up his old German wife, he could only be high in the staff and become the spokesman of the army units, and he could never come down to lead the troops and have the real power to control the army.

"Fritz, you should know what I'm looking for you?" Wei Chi Shouclumsy said straight to the point.

"If it's expected, it's for the sake of the two 60mm light artillery battalions in my artillery regiment, and you want to take it away." Fritz shook his head helplessly and said; "The 60mm guns of these two battalions can be given to you, but people can't give them, these people are the treasures of our Shangri-La Division, and the elite gunners who were finally fed with shells."

"Hear what my conditions are?"

"You say...... But I don't necessarily agree, please forgive Commander Wei Chi, I will not risk the decline of the combat effectiveness of the whole division to make a deal. ”

"I will find a way for you to get 3,000 indigenous prisoners, all of them are strong young people, and the combat mission of Palangkalaya will be handed over to you, you know, the two divisions in my hands plus the militia, I am fully confident that I will eat Semuda, Sampeit and Palangkaraya, as the general reserve, the Shangri-La Division may not have a chance to go to the battlefield."

"Uh...... Lord Commander-in-Chief, I admit that what you said is very reasonable, and I am also very impressed by this condition, but I can only put half of the people, and at least half of the artillery officers and artillery commanders must be left for me, otherwise my artillery regiment will be abolished. ”

"Okay, that's it."

Wei Chi Shouchou took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shook Fritz tightly, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

The main battlefield belonging to the Shangri-La Division has ended, and there will be no large-scale war in the foreseeable future, and all the officers of the division at or above the middle level have basically fulfilled their meritorious fields, so to speak, as a family of farmers or plantation owners, and are generally handed over to their fellow villagers and relatives to take care of.

Division Commander Fritz also has a plot of more than 6,000 acres of land in the Qingshui River Valley, but due to lack of manpower, only a small piece has been reclaimed so far.

These 3,000 indigenous people...... Belch...... Prisoners of war can be said to be a relief in the snow, and the officers at and above the general level of the division are divided into one point, and the few can be divided into dozens, and the most can be divided into several hundred, which is enough to solve the main labor problem.

Although the number of indigenous prisoners of war was a little smaller, with a few migrant overseers and seasonal laborers, the plantation shelves could be almost propped up, and the conditions were quite good.

Palangkaraya was a key Dutch town deep inland, and the target was handed over to the Shangri-La Division, and Commander Wei Chi was not lacking in courtesy.

At that time, when the attack along the way advances, catch some indigenous prisoners and bring them back, and the war capture will not be less, and the face will be all there, and the benefits will also be available (the free labor in the manor has been implemented, maybe you can get some for the junior officers), why not?

It was only the Dutch and the natives who were harmed, but that was not a concern for the military.

Their future fate had already been decided at a drinking party, and this was the sorrow of the weak at the end of the 19th century.