Chapter seven hundred and seventy-eight satellite country
Lantao is located between Marchen and Aventay. It is an important base for the Dutch to advance and has accumulated a large amount of supplies. However, for such an important place, the Dutch did not have sufficient guards, leaving only one regiment of soldiers.
Moreover, this regiment is not all Dutch, only the officers are Dutch, and the lower-level soldiers are all local indigenous people.
Faced with the sudden attack, these natives quickly broke up and ran away. The Dutch officers could not stop shouting. Soon they found that they had also become the target of the attack, suffering heavy casualties. These people could not bear it and ran away.
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The Dutch were defeated, and Li Zongren led his soldiers to easily occupy Lantao. Here there were not only the Dutch army, but also more than 30,000 indigenous people. These animals had no time to escape and became prisoners of the South China army.
In addition to these guys, the various supplies are also quite amazing, including 20 cannons, 5,000 rifles, countless bullets and shells of various types, 2 million kilograms of grain, 2,000 tents, 2,000 war horses, and other items such as medicine, oil, clothing,
There are so many cans that it’s scary.
After Li Zongren saw this, he was also overjoyed. The Nanhua army was in a period of expansion. The more the better, just in time to speed up the expansion of the army.
"Leave one regiment to guard Lantao, and the rest of the troops will follow me to the north to surround and annihilate Fan Long'er!"
Li Zongren led his troops to press forward, and the battle in Balabai reached its most critical moment. The Dutch were like a tide, constantly attacking the Nanhua army's position, and terrible hand-to-hand combat was staged again.
A soldier's bayonet plunged into the belly of the native cannon fodder, and when he pressed hard, there was a big opening, and blood spurted out like an arrow. He kicked the body away. A bayonet picked it out from the other side.
Coming over, the soldier hurriedly dodged back and drew the blade against his chest. The skin and flesh were immediately cut open, and a line of blood appeared.
Regardless of the pain, the soldier suddenly thrust the bayonet into the chest of a Dutch officer. The Dutchman was quite strong and held the bayonet firmly with both hands, trying to block the forward momentum, but the soldier suddenly
He took two strong steps with his feet, and the tip of the knife penetrated the guy's flesh, just in time to pierce the guy's heart, and his huge body fell to the ground.
"fire!"
Seeing more and more soldiers falling, Fan Longer's eyes were already red. He did not expect that these people were so difficult to deal with. Usually they had to spend three or five soldiers to defeat an opponent. At this rate,
If the fight continues, his troops will be consumed before they reach Aventai.
Therefore, he also went crazy, and artillery fire continued to bombard the Nanhua side. The casualties of the soldiers skyrocketed, and the number was getting larger and larger. They didn't care about the casualties of the indigenous people at all. They first drove the indigenous people to fight. As long as the two sides entered hand-to-hand combat, they would immediately
Fired cannons, killing both the natives and the South Chinese soldiers.
Li Xun brought a total of 2,000 people. During the sniper battle, although it was hard, only more than 200 people died, but now the total number of casualties has exceeded half. There are less than 600 people who can stand and continue fighting, and the situation is already precarious. But the situation is dangerous.
Faced with the despicable style of the Dutch, Li Xun almost broke his steel teeth, but there was no better way. He could only rely on blood and life to hold on.
"Don't be so arrogant, your unlucky time is not far away!" Li Xun cursed secretly.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers on the opponent's position, Fan Longer showed a triumphant expression: "Descendants of the sea coachmen, come on, show your courage and destroy these yellow-skinned monkeys!"
Just when he was about to launch the final blow, his subordinates suddenly rushed to report: "Your Majesty Commander, something serious has happened. An army has captured Lantao and cut off our retreat."
"What!" When Fan Longer heard this, he felt as if cold water had been poured over his head, and his high emotions disappeared instantly.
"What did you say? Tell me again?"
"Lantao has been lost, and we can't go back!" the soldier almost cried.
"You bastards, you damn yellow-skinned monkeys, how dare you play tricks, you won't end well."
After hearing the news, the Dutch officers in the headquarters also looked at each other in panic. Now the situation was obvious. Nanhua first attacked Yaventai, lured them to rescue, then used a small force to block it, and the main force circled behind them.
This is a clear plan to annihilate them all.
"Commander, we must retreat. We can no longer take care of Yaventai, otherwise we will be in danger of being annihilated."
Van Longer turned around twice, but he was not willing to retreat like this. Once he retreated, it would be equivalent to admitting defeat, and his reputation would be ruined.
"Give me an order in the direction of the waterway, let them move towards us as quickly as possible, and then concentrate all the main forces to break through the blockade."
The chief of staff also nodded when he heard Van Longer's order. Perhaps this was also the last resort. He was about to arrange for someone to convey the order. But at this time, someone sent another telegram, and the one who sent it was by water.
force.
When they were going north along the Barito River, they were halfway along. Suddenly, a large number of giant trees were inserted upside down in the river. The trees were densely packed, like rows of guards, sealing the river. The ship could not move at all.
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Just when they were trying to remove the wood, guerrillas on both sides kept firing at them. The troops' movement was seriously delayed, and they did not advance as planned.
"They have been under attack since yesterday. After a day, they have removed about half of the wood and solved it all. There is still one day left."
"Assholes, these sons of bitches, their advance was blocked, why didn't they report it immediately, why!"
"Commander, they said the radio was broken and it was just repaired!"
"Assholes, they are committing a crime. I will accuse them in a military court!" Van Rooner was furious, but he had no choice. The Dutch had been comfortable for too long, and Wen Tian had lost his combat effectiveness.
"They can't catch up, but we can rush over." Van Longer said loudly: "Break through to the west, reach the Barito River as quickly as possible, and go south along the river."
"Commander, there are already enemy troops on the other side of the river. It may be very dangerous for us to go there."
"It can't be worse than here, right? If there is no river, do you think we people can retreat easily?"
The Dutch were also silent. Their north and south roads had been blocked, and the east side was a dense rain forest. If you entered it, you might never be able to get out. The only way to survive was to the west. As long as you reached the Barito River, you could go south along the river.
, when the two armies join together, there may be a glimmer of hope.
But just as the Dutch were preparing to break out to the west, Bai Chongxi had already led a force to intervene between the river and their main force. For this battle, Nanhua's troops had made careful arrangements, and Bai Chongxi's troops were in place.
After that, immediately fight to the east.
At the same time, Zhang Honggang also led his troops to invade Yaventai and quickly eliminated the remnants of the Dutch. Then he led a regiment of soldiers to decisively go south to support Li Xun's troops.
In this way, a three-way siege situation has emerged, and Fan Longer's main force has become a turtle in the urn. After more than a day of fighting, about one-third of the troops were annihilated, and the remaining troops surrendered.
Nan Hua's troops did not stop, and immediately went south, concentrating 15,000 main forces to attack Machen. The remaining Dutch troops stationed there were frightened. They only held on for three days, and the seaport fell into Nan Hua's hands.
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In this way, almost all the Dutch strongholds in Borneo were cleared. Xu Shuzheng immediately commanded the troops to raid separately and seize more territory. At this time, except for the British garrison, all other places in Borneo fell under
Under Nan Hua's control.
The third largest island in the world with more than 700,000 square kilometers, Nanhua has controlled more than 500,000 square kilometers. This area has greatly exceeded the Japanese archipelago. The former guerrillas finally have a piece of capital that they can live on.
In this area, the number of Chinese is about 300,000, and there are more than 20,000 indigenous people. Although it is still vast and sparsely populated, it already has a certain base of military resources. It does not need to rely entirely on domestic blood transfusions. The South China Federation also
Well deserved.
And with the success of the Yawentai War, Nanyang Chinese began to defect to this newly established country in large numbers, and the population and army were expanding rapidly.
Of course, this war also profoundly changed the structure of Southeast Asia. The Dutch were able to occupy huge colonies, which was inseparable from the help of the British. Their own strength was almost negligible. Now that South China has been established, it is equivalent to giving the Netherlands this
The dilapidated house was kicked violently, causing it to collapse immediately. Anti-colonial struggles in other islands, large and small, developed rapidly, and they all demanded to be separated from Dutch control.
In addition, the prestige of the British in Southeast Asia was also greatly frustrated. They wanted to help the Netherlands, but faced the strong intimidation of China, they did not dare to move. They just watched the establishment of the South China Federation, gritting their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.
.And the British themselves also had to face colonial counterattacks. India, Burma, Malaya and other places were in turmoil. If South China could establish an independent country, so would they.
This demonstration effect was so obvious that unstable conditions appeared throughout Southeast Asia, South Asia, and even West Asia. War wars continued one after another, and the British were devastated.
The good news reached Zhang Tinglan immediately, and he was even more overjoyed. Nanyang is a treasure trove of resources. How could Zhang Tinglan not be happy when he finally had the opportunity to swallow a piece of fat?
Officials from all walks of life in the military and government were very happy. Jiang Baili even took the initiative to find Zhang Tinglan. When they met, he smiled and said: "I would like to say that since Nanhua has established a country, I think we should take the initiative to recognize their status to boost morale and inspire people."
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Zhang Tinglan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Baili, why are you so anxious? The problems in Nanyang are complicated. In fact, they not only involve the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, but the one that worries me the most is the United States. Let's not rush to admit it in Nanhua, but
You can give them a fleet. Nanyang is an archipelago country, so it is impossible to do it without a navy."
