The Dutch in Semuda City have amassed a large number of troops, including more than 13,000 native servants, which is a military force equipped with a different number of firearms troops, belonging to the elite of the indigenous ethnic group, much stronger than the indigenous cannon fodder in the white plantations, and has a certain combat effectiveness.

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Colonel Henry, commander of the Royal Dutch Army in Semuda, first transferred 3,000 native servants to help defend the port, and then sent another 4,000 reinforcements, and the total of 7,000 native servants in these two parts was almost completely annihilated.

In addition, there were 5,000 native servants in the Dutch receiving force that finally set out from Semuda, who were severely damaged under the fortress of Muzhai and lost about half of their troops.

In this way, among the Dutch defenders of Semuda, the indigenous servant army was wiped out of nearly 10,000 people, and only more than 3,000 people remained, plus the loss of white militia and Royal Dutch Army soldiers, the total number of Dutch garrison troops was only a little more than 7,000, which was much inferior to the heavy army group assembled before

Perhaps the indigenous servant army is less capable of field warfare, but in the fortress defense battle, it can play no less role than the white militia.

Colonel Henry made the gross mistake of underestimating the enemy throughout the campaign, underestimating the strong continuous combat capability of the 2nd Kalimantan Division, underestimating the appetite of the 2nd Division, underestimating the strength of the Queensland artillery, and underestimating the role of indigenous cannon fodder.

A good hand of chess turned into a refueling tactic, and in the end he lost a big loss, almost losing his underwear.

correspondingly

The situation between the offensive and defensive sides, which originally seemed to be evenly matched, quickly changed, the balance of victory shifted heavily to the Queensland side, the battlefield situation began to become clearer, and the defensive situation in Central Kalimantan Province tended to deteriorate seriously and was sliding into an unfathomable abyss.

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The heroic operation of the 2nd Division laid a solid foundation for the victory in the upcoming battle, and this credit was very, very great, so great that the captain Chi Shou was a little red-eyed.

"Division Commander Liu Shan, the Second Division has made great contributions to this battle, it seems that if we come a few days late, the battle here will be over." Wei Chi Shouchou said with a hint of a smile.

Liu Shan could hear the sour meaning in the commander-in-chief's words, but he didn't care, but felt more comfortable; "Hehehe...... The commander-in-chief had a good reputation, and this was due to the heroic fighting of the officers and men of the whole division, and he accidentally won a big battle, and there were still three of them. ”

After saying that, I couldn't help but burst open my mouth and laugh.

The three victories mentioned by Division Commander Liu Shan were the port siege battle, the encirclement and annihilation battle, and the Muzhai defense counterattack battle.

The Queensland army has always been the most important military achievement, all of which stems from the earl's preference, and he has always been hesitant to promote and favor generals who can conquer and fight.

Naval aspect;

He Fang is now a big red man next to the earl, and he was rewarded with a large ranch and a town in the fiefdom of the Red River Valley, which was named He Fang Town, because of his repeated military exploits, he completely defeated the Royal Dutch Navy and obtained the sea control of the East Indies, laying a solid foundation for the victory of the whole war, which is of strategic significance.

the Army side of the National Guard;

Fritz, the commander of the third regiment of the Shangri-La garrison, was now promoted to the new commander of the Shangri-La division, and it was because of a coincidence that he won the final victory in the Shangri-La Campaign.

Although Commander Fritz was of German descent, he did not affect his success in the army in the slightest, and his example inspired a large number of foreign soldiers to be willing to fight to the death for the Earl of Queensland.

Now Liu Shan is the division commander, Fritz is the division commander, and Wei Chi Shouzhuo is also the division commander, but Wei Chi Shouzhuo is also the commander-in-chief of the Borneo Army, overseeing all military affairs in Borneo, and his position in the army is one level higher.

Please note that the Commander-in-Chief of the Borneo Army is a non-permanent position and is a special case in wartime.

If it is placed in peacetime, then everyone's duties are the same, the defense area of the 1st Division is in East Kalimantan Province, the defense area of the 2nd Division is in South Kalimantan Province, and the defense area of the Shangri-La Division is in Shangri-La Island.

Liu Shan is the first old man to follow the earl, and he has always been loyal, and with the outstanding contributions he has made this time, it is almost certain that he will be a big man in the military world in the future, and the glory can be expected.

Wei Chi Shouclumsily looked at the division commander Liu Shan, who was chatting and laughing with a group of colleagues, and felt complicated and difficult to understand in his heart; "These days, the second division has been fighting continuously and has lost a lot of troops, and it needs to take a good rest, and the next attack on Saimuda is to ask the second division as a general reserve, ready to support the front line at any time, oh...... By the way, the 60-mm field artillery battalion assigned to the 2nd Division was transferred to the 1st Division, and specific orders would be issued later. ”

"Commander-in-chief, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Master Liu Shan was stunned when he heard this, and his face showed displeasure; "We exchanged two 60mm field artillery battalions from the Shangri-La Division, one belonging to the First Division and one to our Second Division, which is a big killer weapon in the infantry attack, and without them, our Second Division's ability to attack the fortified positions will be weakened by half."

Wei Chi Shou said with a clumsy face; "Master Liu Shan, you have to obey the overall situation. The 1st Division is about to take on the arduous task of capturing the fortress of Saimuda, and it is in urgent need of fire support to smash the enemy's turtle shells, and we must focus on the battle ahead. ”

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I am not preventing the 60mm field artillery battalion from participating in the battle, my division is willing to take out 1~2 regiments to cooperate in the offensive battle, so there is no need for this 60mm artillery battalion to be transferred to the first division, right?"

Your sister!

I don't think the credit on my body is big enough, and I even want to think about the meat in the bowl of the first teacher, why don't you kill you?

Wei Chi Shouchou's face suddenly darkened, and he just said lightly; "This is the decision of the General Command, and if you understand it, you must abide by it, and if you don't understand it, you must abide by it."

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, and had no leisure to entangle with Liu Shan.

As the commander-in-chief of the military of Borneo, Wei Chi Shouzhuo has not been able to achieve outstanding achievements recently, which has a great impact on his personal prestige and future development, and he has to fight at this time.

When the Shangri-La Garrison Division was first established, Wei Chi Shouzhuo was the first division commander, Liu Shan was the deputy division commander, and Fritz was the third regiment commander.

Now that two years have passed, Wei Chi Shouchou's real position is the commander of the 1st Kalimantan Division, Liu Shan and Fritz have also become division commanders, and their positions in the army are at the same level.

Wei Chi Shouchou was able to sit in this position at the beginning, completely relying on the trust of the earl, but now he has not been able to take a proud record, he feels that he is not hard to speak, and his position in the army is precarious.

If you don't make some achievements, what will you do to repay the trust of Lord Earl?

How can you explain the subtleties in this?

A warm welcome ceremony, because the two military bigwigs collapsed and became cold, and the officers of the first and second divisions quickly stood up and kept their distance tacitly.

Although they are all friends in the army, everyone is also divided into camps, and fools who can't see this can only be the company commander at most, and if they want to climb high, they can only rely on nepotism.

Shortly thereafter

The order of the Borneo General Headquarters was issued, not only was a 60-mm artillery battalion of the 2nd Division transferred to the 1st Division, which was a meat bun beating dog - it was completely impossible to return.

In addition, two 95-mm artillery battalions of the 2nd Division were also transferred to assist the 1st Division in attacking fortified positions.

The reason is simple, operational needs.

And that's not even counting the fact that the General Command ordered the 1st Division to take over the remaining 4,800 or so indigenous captives, for reasons that are unknown;

This must have seen the advantages of the Second Division's use of these indigenous cannon fodder, and the most dangerous attack link can be used to make the cannon fodder, which can greatly reduce the casualties of its own soldiers.

As for whether these Indonesian natives will die or live in the end, no one cares at all.

The most urgent thing was the last order, which explicitly ordered the 2nd Division, in addition to the wounded and sick, and the 2nd Regiment and the 2nd Regiment, which had a well-preserved combat effectiveness, to participate in the clearing of the township, which was to sweep the white Dutch plantations, identify whether there were rebels and seize the corresponding property.

Several successive orders deprived the Second Division of its ability to attack fortified positions, and sent the high-spirited Second Division to fight miscellaneous work......

The other officers of the Second Division pretended to be deaf when they heard this, and this kind of fighting method of the military boss still ran as far as he could, so as not to harm the fish in the pond.

Two days later

The Shangri-La Division, which was the general reserve, also arrived at the port by sea, which was a super-sized division with a size of up to tens of thousands of people, although only half of the troops arrived at Hong Kong, including the first and second regiments plus the artillery regiment, the reserve regiment and the baggage regiment, and the third regiment was still stationed in Moresby, and its total number had reached more than 7,200 people, which was more than the number of a whole division.

Take the Kalimantan 2nd Division just after the Great War, for example; The division has an establishment of 6,500 people, excluding the dead and wounded, and the current number of soldiers is only about 4,600.

No one expected that the Fritz division commander of the Shangri-La Division would bring great news from Machengang;

The Earl was very happy to hear that the Second Division had won successive battles, inflicted heavy losses on the Dutch defenders, and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Dutch with its brilliant achievements, and immediately announced a general order to commend all the officers and men of the Second Kalimantan Division, and proposed to award the honorary title of "Tiger Division" as a reward.

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The Shangri-La Division was ordered to transfer 2,000 officers and soldiers from the supernumerary to fill the vacant posts of the 2nd Kalimantan Division and quickly restore its combat effectiveness.

At the end of the war, the Earl will personally confer the honorary title of "Tiger Division" and order the whole army to commend it.

This news immediately caused a sensation in the entire port, and the garrison of the Second Division instantly turned into a sea of joy, and the officers and men celebrated this glorious moment with singing and dancing.

This is the honorary title of the first division-level unit in the whole army, which means great glory, and all the officers and men of the second division have a bright face, and it goes without saying that they have been promoted and raised, and the key is that this shining military merit has blinded the eyes of all colleagues.

Division Commander Liu Shan was even more happy to dance with his hands, and personally went to the Shangri-La Division's station to bring back the entire reserve regiment and other battalions and companies, and there were many 2,000 strong soldiers.

These are all veterans who have experienced the flames of war, and the youngest of them has been in the military for a year and a half, and they can immediately produce combat effectiveness after being incorporated into the establishment of the Second Division, so that the combat effectiveness of the whole division will be restored to its peak state, which is still better than before.

The Earl's own order, no one dares to do anything about it.

With this increase and decrease, the total number of personnel of the Shangri-La Division has been reduced to 8,600, and the number of soldiers in the port is only more than 5,200 (missing three regiments), and the continuous combat strength has dropped by a large margin.

There is no way, even if the Shangri-La Division is reluctant in his heart, he still has to send out the carefully trained reserve soldiers one by one.