Chapter Seventy-Five: The Occupation of the Island of Timor

Andres is the communications officer of the gunboat "Batista", which has a displacement of 850 tons, two 160mm front-loading rifled guns, four 120mm rear-mounted guns, 350 horsepower, a speed of 9 knots, and a gunboat with a crew of 88 people.

Looking at the duty table ranking table in his hand, Andres couldn't help but shake his head helplessly! Although the commander of the fleet, Brutner, had already issued the order of the fleet two days earlier, and ordered all sailors to stay on the battleship and be on standby at any time! But the Portuguese soldiers on land and sea, who still did not know where the enemy was, and who were already comfortable in East Timor, would not have squeezed into the cramped cabins that were so wet that it was difficult to even turn over, or the dilapidated barracks that smelled bad.

"I wonder if there's anyone else on this ship now?" Andres thought quickly as he walked down the aisle on the side of the warship.

"Poof......!"

With a low air flowing rapidly, a slight whistling sound sounded in his ears, and Andres, who was curious, only felt that his neck was like being bitten by an abominable mosquito, and suddenly there was a strong feeling of dizziness in his head, and Andres only felt that his eyes were dark, and then he lost consciousness!

Stretching out his hand to support the body of the big foreigner in front of him who had fallen softly, and gently placing it in the hidden place of the ship, Mu Gang put away the blowpipe in his hand! The ability of this blow arrow was learned by the natives of the South Seas, and when they helped the garrison on the islands to exterminate those natives who did not obey the control, they were often attacked by this kind of blow arrow! After being smeared with venom, the power of this thing at close range was more effective than that of a firearm, and it was even more concealed! Many soldiers of the Huo family army were finally killed by this inconspicuous thing!

Therefore, after seeing its power, Mu Gang made one himself! And after half a year of use and experiments! He compiled the combat results and methods of his use of blow arrows into a book, and handed it over to the Special Forces Command and the General Armament Department!

Soon after, the armament department conducted a test according to his report and verified the power of this weapon! This kind of yīn poison weapon built by the Taiping Arsenal was equipped with every special force, and as an effective weapon in close combat, it played a powerful role in special operations! And Mu Gang was also awarded a first-class meritorious service by the Political Department for this incident, and half a year after joining the army, he was promoted to squadron leader, and was responsible for capturing the 'Batista' gunboat in front of him in this operation against Portugal!

"Captain, we have taken control of the entire battleship, a total of 15 enemies have been annihilated, and we have no casualties!" At this moment, a special forces member wearing a black sète made battle uniform with a fierce face ran over and reported.

"Okay, send the signal of the success of our operation to the captain and the headquarters!" Mu Gang was overjoyed in his heart and commanded in a low voice.

"Yes!"

I saw him quickly run to the bow of the boat, take down the oil lamp hanging on the boat, and slowly draw three circles with his arm, and then stopped!

"Report to the division commander! Both the Cheetah and Sea Lion Special Forces have sent a message that their operation has been successful!"

He took the telegram from the herald's hand, and after a quick glance, handed it to the political commissar An Huajun beside him, "I order that all the standby troops be put into the attack, and the first regiment will occupy the governor's palace and control all the Portuguese colonial staff; Telegraph offices and other public units are to guard all intersections and streets, strictly prohibit any criminal activities such as killing, looting, and smashing, and shoot anyone who does not listen to the complaint; after the three regiments land, they will directly take the enemy's military camp in the east of the city! After the mission is completed, take charge of all the Portuguese soldiers! Okay, go and deliver the order!"

"Yes, Commander!"

"Looks like this war should be going well!"

"Of course, the Portuguese are too weak for our Jīng Rui People's Army!"

Listening to the whispered discussion in the headquarters, Murong Xin couldn't help but show a faint smile on his face, defeating the Netherlands, and then defeating Portugal, successive victories have slowly established the confidence of the army, and they no longer have the heartfelt fear of foreigners like before!

In the eighties of the 19th century, although the electric light had already been invented and the direct-flow generator had been put into use! However, in the backward Portuguese colony of the East Indies, East Timor, this newly invented scientific and technological achievement could not benefit from this place! Therefore, in Dili after midnight, it was still dark at night, and except for the occasional barking of dogs, which soon fell silent, the whole port of Dili was quiet! I did not know at all that the enemy was under my nose!

Brutner got up from the bed with some irritation, rubbed his tired face, and the chaotic thoughts in his mind became clear. Two days ago, the Dutch, who had left the banquet in a hurry, had received extremely bad news that the Nusa Tenggara Islands and West Timor had been captured by an unknown enemy!

Except for knowing that it was a group of yellow people in strange military uniforms, there was no more useful information!

However, it is clear that these soldiers who seem to have suddenly appeared from the ground are wearing the same clothes as the Chinese troops who had previously seized the Dutch colonies and occupied Borneo, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and New Guinea, and it was clear that they were in the same group!

Although, after receiving this news again, Governor Steve, who had already sensed that he might be a big Dutchman, agreed to his plan to divide 500 troops to garrison the western border of East Timor, but Brutner, who felt more and more uneasy in his heart, was not as optimistic as the rest of the people who colonized Zèngfǔ, and the Yīn shadow left on him by those jīng good weapons that appeared on the sea that day was too great!

Put on your pajamas, open the window outside the bedroom, and a cool sea breeze blows in! The rapidly dropping temperature in the room makes Brutner feel that his mind seems to be a lot lighter at this moment, and the boredom in his chest has disappeared a lot!

After exhaling slowly, looking at the city hidden in darkness not far away, Brutner thought to himself: "Everything I can do, I have already done, may God bless, Timor-Leste can be safe!"

"Smack, smack......!"

At this moment, a sound like fried beans sounded from the corner of the city not far away, breaking the silence that shrouded the city of Dili!

"...... in that direction?" the look on Brutner's face slowly turned from initial doubt to irrepressible horror.

"Barracks !!"

"Hurry up, hurry up and keep up!" Chen Liang tightly grasped the Type 80 rifle with his left hand, and the comrades behind the commander with his right hand rushed to the Portuguese East Timorese colony, whose mission was to capture the governor's mansion and take charge of the jǐng ring!

There was no one in the whole street, so they advanced smoothly, but when they approached the gate of the governor's palace, a fierce burst of gunfire came from the barracks on the edge of the city! As a result, the entire port of Dili was soon engulfed in gunfire, but the unprepared Portuguese could not withstand the attack of nearly 20,000 Jīng Rui marines, so the whole city fell silent again in less than an hour after the battle began.

The townspeople, who were awakened from their sleep, opened the windows and looked at it, only to find that the street was already full of soldiers with torches, rifles, and strange clothes!

"Damn, this Portuguese is too unbeaten! It's over in a while!" Xu Shoushan looked at the city that had calmed down, and said unwillingly. You must know that he is loaded with cannonballs, so he is waiting for the order to come down and fire artillery to support the army's attack!

"Hehe, but fortunately, the task assigned by Minister Huo has been completed this time!" Because of the use of radio, Lu Han and Li He did not return their own warship, but stayed on Xu Shoushan's Haixun No. 1, even if they want to support the land battlefield, it is enough to have one battleship, after all, Timor Island is the Huo family's own territory, and it is too extravagant to annihilate the cowardly Portuguese with fierce artillery fire! Moreover, no matter when, it is always easier to destroy than to build!