The next day, March 15th.

Although some non-governmental newspapers had already rushed to issue additional issues as early as last night, the official news was not officially announced until this morning.

「…… The army of our country is neat and mighty, and the local people and overseas Chinese eat pot pulp, welcome the king, and congratulate the end of the absurd rule of the British......

「…… In this battle, a total of 20,000 enemies were annihilated, more than 100,000 enemies were captured, and countless numbers were captured, including 10,000 cars...... With only 2,000 killed and more than 6,000 wounded, this is a rare victory."

「…… The so-called 'one of the four fortresses', but Erer, only increased the laughter. This shows the decline of the military forces of the Western countries......

The official news agency of the Ming Dynasty has a good word game, and the actual number of enemies destroyed should be 12,000, and the extra 8,000 is a small part of the troops hastily evacuated by boat.

The writer thought that these defeated soldiers who had lost their armor and were no longer capable of fighting, so they also counted them in the number of enemy annihilations.

Among the casualties of the Ming army, they omitted non-combat attrition and limited the "killed" and "wounded", so the number of their own dead changed from 3,400 to more than 2,000, and the number of wounded also changed from 7,000 to 6,000.

As soon as it increases and decreases, the results look even more brilliant.

Is it flooded? Is it really betting? As noted!

Scenes of victory celebrations have sprung up in almost every state and county in the north and south of the country, and fireworks have even been set off in some places.

Schools in various places also announced a one-day holiday in accordance with the instructions of the imperial court.

I don't know which store opened it, and openly discounted the limited-time offer, so a large number of stores can only compete for the first time.

The factories did not stop working, after all, the old men could not bear the profits generated by this day's production, and instead gave out some daily necessities such as toothpaste, matches, kerosene, or a few banknotes.

Originally, the Metropolitan Governor's Office estimated that it would take two months to two and a half months to solve the British Commonwealth army in Malaya, with 30,000 to 35,000 casualties.

However, the actual results were far less than originally estimated, which can be regarded as a surprise.

After winning the battle, the government and the opposition all rejoiced, and Zhu Lingjing was the same.

Last night she wrote a poem with great interest and wrote an edict.

"The emperor's edict to the civil and military ministers: I have not inherited the great cause for a long time, and I dare not slack off, but I am afraid of losing the society and the people, and the beginning of the war is really a helpless ......strategy."

「…… Today, the troops of the southern expedition to the Malays, the soldiers used their lives, were bold and fearless, and drove straight into the army, destroying the British fleet and army, and the so-called fortress was broken overnight, and I am really gratified. It is to reward all the soldiers, bury the martyrs, and severely punish the incompetent in the army, that is, the rewards and punishments cannot be biased and reasonable......

「…… Officers and soldiers should know that they should be bold and avoid cowardice, be humble and guard against arrogance, be honest and righteous, be loyal to their duties, be diligent and unremitting, and live up to their expectations. Greatly. Inform the north and south of the telegram and handle it as soon as possible."

In fact, she originally wanted to use more uncommon high-pressure Chinese words, but in the end she gave up, anyway, this thing is for people to see after all, as long as the meaning is there.

Zhu Lingjing, who was in a very good mood, instructed Su Yiyi to refuse all government affairs the next day, and then slept until three o'clock in the morning today.

A dreamless, deep, and comfortable sleep was really pleasant, she turned over lazily, and suddenly felt that the back of her hand was wet and itchy, so she subconsciously touched the fluffy lump.

"Alright, stop licking."

Tamo sat on the edge of the bed like a lion cub, staring straight at her with blue and green eyes.

Okay, it's time, it's time to get up.

After a while, she went to wash up and eat.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Bei's edict has arrived, we will let him wait outside for a while."

"No, just announce him over."

Although Xia Xiaoshi's due date is almost these days, Zhou Changfeng, who is on the front line, actually has a lot of things to do, such as the allocation of materials, the distribution of supplementary soldiers, and so on.

The most speechless thing is that yesterday afternoon, after participating in the celebration banquet, the deputy of the 22nd Division returned to the station in a car, but when he crossed the bridge on the road, he was hit by a truck of the 1st Marine Brigade and fell off the bridge.

The hapless colonel broke several bones, choked on water, and nearly drowned.

This is probably happiness and sorrow.

Tens of thousands of troops gathered here, and there will naturally be no shortage of similar miscellaneous matters, and they often have to be done by the commander in charge of the army in person, which makes the wind extremely big in the periphery.

Tangled and entangled, I'm afraid I can't go home in time.

Fortunately, the emperor's summons came just right, and now he can finally escape from this mess justifiably.

So after boarding the plane, taking off and landing several times, he returned to Jingshi Yingtianfu this morning.

The celebratory atmosphere in the streets added to his good mood, so much so that he still had a smile on his face when he met the emperor.

"You are shrewd, and your name is handed over to others, but the real credit has not been lost."

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect the other party to be so vulnerable, and I was able to penetrate it without paying attention." Zhou Changfeng replied sincerely.

"I'd better mention you, don't fight for merit, and occasionally show off."

Zhu Lingjing is a little conflicted in this regard, and hopes that he can get along well with other generals, after all, this is what she helped step by step in the army, and it would be too embarrassing to be isolated.

However, it should not be too close and should be kept in a moderate position that is not far away.

In response to her reminder, Zhou Changfeng replied disapprerovingly: "Don't worry, I'm still a little careful, and I still get along well with them." ”

"It's good that you don't lack eyes."

Then, the two exchanged a series of matters about the follow-up strategy, as well as the diplomatic situation.

The war in Malaya has ended, the door to the South Seas has been opened, and although the Americans are still entrenched in the Philippines, the strategic situation is relatively good.

Now the Ming Navy can enter the Indo-Du Ocean through the Strait of Malacca in the west and threaten the pearl of the empire on which the sun never sets, and the south can take advantage of the situation and seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indo.

At its peak, the Netherlands, known as the "coachman of the sea", accounted for more than half of the world's trade at the time. However, with the successive defeats in naval and land battles, the glorious history of the Netherlands has turned into a thing of the past.

The Netherlands had a bad relationship with the Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and in the dark days after the Jiashen Rebellion, the Dutch were beaten and abandoned their stronghold in Xiaoliuqiu.

Later, because he wanted to do business, he tried every possible way, such as bribing Ming officials and the like, so the court always felt that this gang of Hongyi was very cunning.

In modern times, in view of its brutal acts against the colonial Chinese diaspora, the Ming Dynasty, which was prevalent in nationalism after the constitutionalism, had its sights set on the Dutch East Indo.

The Dutch apologized and paid reparations, which can only be said to have temporarily delayed the arrival of that day.

Anyway, the Nanyang lands are rich in resources, and it will be a while to be able to rely on it.

Relying on the support of the British, the Dutch dared to categorically reject the Ming Dynasty's proposal to abandon the colony on their own initiative and withdraw with dignity.

Now, with the British fleet and ground forces defeated, the Dutch had to be on guard against the huge fleet that was about to come to them.

The safety of the homeland is still unknown, and God knows when the German Society will act, and how can the colonial army in the Far East alone resist the mighty Ming army?

The only hope now is to get asylum promises from the Americans, but Washington has been vague and has given only vague and even incoherent remarks.

"The military department's reply is 60% sure, what do you think?"

Although the Metropolitan Governor's Office of Staff, the Army, and the Navy had detailed plans for seizing oil extraction and refining facilities, no one could guarantee 100 percent success.

"This is the ultimate military point of view, but we can also try to apply diplomatic pressure?" Zhou Changfeng pondered for a few seconds, and then enumerated: "There is no one to support the Dutch now, maybe they will coax it." ”

"The price they offer is too high, and they are not sincere, and it is useless to talk too much." Zhu Lingjing said lightly.

The Dutch Legation has really received a secret telegram from Rotterdam these days, and has held two secret meetings with the Ming side, saying that it can take the initiative to abandon the colony and withdraw from Nanyang.

However, the Dutch demanded a sky-high price of 870 tons of gold.

The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Rites who attended the meeting thought that there was a mistake in the translator, and asked three times in a row before confirming it.

A tonne of gold is now worth about $1.2 million, or 4.8 million won, and the Dutch are pricing the Dutch as they calculate their earnings for decades to come.

"Hiss......" Zhou Changfeng thought about it in his heart, and said hesitantly: "Actually, if this price is a little lower, you can consider this deal." ”

It costs money to move the army, it costs money to consume materials, and it costs money to pay for the bereavement of the dead...... It all adds up to a huge sum of money, and there is a possibility that the Dutch will blast up the oil fields.

If you can spend a lot of money to completely receive the entire Dutch East Indies, including those oil extraction and refining facilities that everyone has in mind, to be honest, it is really not a loss.

Anyway, when the time comes, you can secretly loot in Burma, Borneo, Java and other places, and it is not impossible to spend several years to make hundreds or thousands of tons of gold.

"Innocent! It's not about money. Zhu Lingjing glanced at him, "The majesty of the kingdom cannot be measured by gold and silver. ”

"Your Majesty, I'm just saying it casually, after all, the Dutch offer is indeed too high."

"After all, we have to see it on the battlefield, and the national oil and gas company is already preparing for it, and even if it is damaged, it must be repaired as soon as possible."

Zhou Changfeng said: "Overall, I am still very optimistic, after all, there are several oil fields, even if only one is completely won, there will be millions of tons of output, which is enough to cope with a year and a half." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Lingjing, who had a calm face, waved her hand gently, "Your wife has been around for almost a few days, go back and accompany her." If you're lucky, you can catch up. ”

The Governor's General Staff Office intends to begin the plan of attacking Borneo and Sumudara, codenamed "Blood Paralysis," on 22 February, and the 1st Marine Brigade will be tasked with attacking the Old Port.

As the commander-in-chief, Zhou Changfeng had to return to the unit on the 19th at the latest.

No one can say for sure whether the date of delivery will be a few days earlier or a few days later, perhaps it really depends on the will of God.

Before leaving, Zhu Lingjing also told him a rather exciting good news, that is, penicillin research has made remarkable progress, so much so that the military department actually asked for a huge sum of 180,000 yuan from the tax supervisor who had always withheld and searched for special research and development funds.

A team of researchers from the University of Seremban extracted and purified Penicillium cultures and found that the extract, even a million-fold dilution, was still effective in preventing the growth of streptococcus or Staphylococcus aureus on the body surface of experimental mice.

It is logical to continue to refine animal experiments and start clinical trials as appropriate after sufficient data have been recorded.

However, the excited officials of the military department couldn't wait, they were still skeptical about the new antibacterial drugs advocated by Zhou, but they didn't expect that it really had extraordinary potential?

Extraordinary times should be extraordinary measures!

So the Ministry of War intervened in the research and development of penicillin, and asked for a clinical trial to be launched as soon as possible - such an elixir would be very good if it was put into use a day earlier, and I don't know how many lives could be saved.

In the inaccessible mountains of the Qilian Mountains, the secret unit codenamed Unit 909 received instructions from the Ministry of War to fully cooperate with the penicillin research and development team of Seremban University.

Everything is developing in a good way, this situation makes Zhou Changfeng in a very good mood, obviously the weather in the capital today is a little gloomy, but in his eyes it is like a clear sky.

However, he did not go home directly, but first went to the Air Force Department of the Ministry of War, intending to hand over a proposal and give a few more instructions.

Although the battle in Malaya was not long, Zhou Changfeng felt that this was too inefficient when he watched the engineering troops repair and build the airfield.

These days, he recalled those old photos in his mind, and accidentally thought of an inconspicuous little thing that could not be named, and soon realized that the Ming Air Force would definitely be able to use it.

Historically, with the development of aviation, the air forces of the great powers have realized that the construction of field airfields is relatively inefficient - as the planes become heavier, the land runway must be carefully flattened and compacted.

In order to quickly build the runway, the British made a roll of steel mesh chain, which had the disadvantage that it was difficult to replace and repair after being attacked; The Americans, on the other hand, came up with a modular perforated steel plate and used it widely.

This kind of prefabricated paved runway, also known as "Marston pad", is 3m long, 0.38m wide and weighs 30kg, and can be quickly laid after simple leveling of the land.

This inconspicuous little thing can help the engineering unit to quickly build a runway, so that the aviation force can be put into operation faster. Even if it is damaged, it can be easily replaced.

Soldiers are fast, and so are the air forces.

Moreover, it has a wide range of uses, such as being laid on the landing beachhead, which is convenient for the subsequent landing force to go ashore and unload without getting stuck in the sand, which is definitely beneficial.

Historically, although Japan later copied a similar thing, it did not have the spare time to apply this thing on a large scale, but the Ming Dynasty was different.

In a reception room of the Air Force Department, someone hurriedly served hot tea, and the servant on duty looked at the sketch and muttered: "That's a good idea, but the punching seems to be a bit cumbersome?" Gotta look at the opinion of the factory. ”

Zhou Changfeng shook the teacup, "The battle is about to start again, see if you can hurry up and make a batch out, it's good to give it a try." ”

(End of chapter)