Wild North America 1846

The Tang Empire has a clear and clear plan for every expansion and colonial goal, that is, the new colony adopts a complete assimilation strategy, digests and absorbs it, and precipitates it into a deeper imperial heritage.

This is true of Mexico, of Colombia, of Cuba and Luzon, and of course of the East Indies.

At the same time as military conquest, long-term colonial planning and governance measures followed. The empire did not hesitate to invest heavily in the infrastructure of the new colony, whether it was town roads or farmland planning, as well as bridge and reservoir construction.

This can be done because the Tang Empire is really too rich.

In order to completely conquer the East Indies (Note: Sumatra Islands, Kalimantan Islands, Sulawesi Islands, Java Islands are not included), the imperial government and the royal family have listed a total of 2.3 million war expenses, enough to guarantee a year and a half The high-intensity war required and a large amount of infrastructure materials.

This includes modern cement factories, brick and tile factories, wood processing factories, rice factories, noodle factories, oil factories and other modern industrial facilities, establishing a preliminary industrial framework for the new colony.

Before this
The steel, cement and other infrastructure construction materials needed for the new colony can be transported from New Xi’an, Paradise Province, and arrive by sea to Brazil and Samarinda, which belong to East Kalimantan Province, which is more than 900 kilometers of sea transportation. The distance can be reached by a normal freighter in two days and two nights.

In Brazil, Samarinda, Palembang and other places, the imperial troops that landed encountered resistance from Dutch troops of different sizes, but they were all suppressed one after another.

Facing the Royal Army of the Tang Empire, which was armed to the teeth, the Netherlands did not have an advantage in terms of strength and equipment, and could easily be defeated.

This is not because the Dutch's combat effectiveness is weak, but because the area to be defended is too large, and there are too many target towns to guard, which inevitably leads to the dispersion of troops.

Coupled with the fact that the geographical environment is extremely unfavorable to the mobility of large corps, the Dutch's heavy corps often gather inland.

It's like a shrinking hedgehog, waiting for an enemy to strike.

For example, in the Kalimantan Islands, more than 8% of the Dutch army has a total of about 3.3 troops to guard Central Kalimantan.

On the other four provinces with a total of about 44 square kilometers of land, the total number of the Dutch army is only more than 6300, and it also includes a large proportion of indigenous servants, with an average of only 2000 to [-] people in each province.

The main force of the Dutch army is mainly distributed between Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province, and the coastal port of Sampit. There is a gravel road about 6.2 meters wide and about 347 kilometers long between the two places. One of the few good arterial roads in the Danes.

Even in the rainy season, it can guarantee the difficult passage of freight carriages.

Why do you say that?
Because this road, which has a history of more than 270 years, is hard to describe. It was originally the only jungle passage leading to the seaside port in the Palangkaraya indigenous kingdom, with a very long history.

After the Dutch conquered the aborigines with muskets, in order to allow the passage of freight wagons, more than 7300 local aboriginals worked hard to widen and renovate the original road. It took more than four years to build this high-standard building. gravel road.

After more than 270 years of ups and downs, this road has already been filled with big pits and small pits. It is repaired every year, and it is broken every year. It is difficult to describe it in one word.

The Kalimantan Army followed the principle of "easy before difficult". After landing, it took the lead in controlling the empty East Kalimantan Province, occupied Brazil, and gained a foothold in important towns such as Samarinda.

The next step is to consider going south to South Kalimantan Province, the capital of the occupied area, Banján.

Another royal army from Lan Fangguo aggressively invaded and occupied North Kalimantan Province.

In the end, the two armies jointly attacked Sampit, which was heavily defended by the Dutch army, and Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province, and won them all in one fell swoop.

Therefore, in the early days of the large-scale invasion, the Royal Army faced scattered and sporadic Dutch defenders, and their resistance was not strong.

Palembang and Jambi, where the Sumatra Army landed, are all located in the southeastern part of the island, and are also areas where the Dutch army is weak.

In the central and northwestern part of Sumatra, where the Dutch army is heavily concentrated, including the Aceh region, the total number of the Dutch army exceeds 10 (note, including about half of the indigenous servants), which is a tough nut to crack.

at the high military meeting
The strategic deployment of the next step of military expansion was passed, and the proposal to establish a series of factories and facilities such as cement plants in Brazil, Samarinda and other cities was passed, and the compulsory recruitment of no less than 5 to 6 indigenous laborers was passed to invest in coastal roads Grand plans for construction projects.

In the early days of the military colonial expansion of the Tang Empire, the most mature experience was real-time military control, and the large-scale infrastructure construction promoted under military control was rapid and efficient.

In this regard, the Empire already has a wealth of experience. Many colonial affairs are planned and implemented by the officials of the Colonial Department who arrive with the army, and the military only needs to cooperate as needed.

For example, the army was dispatched to guard the laborers in the hard labor camps, and military operations such as armed vigilance, patrols, and raids were carried out to cooperate with the work of colonial officials.

The Tang Empire has a vast area, and there is no shortage of vast tropical rainforest areas in South America.

Most of the legionnaires on the expedition to the East Indies came from the Paradise Province, the Kingdom of Luzon, the Kingdom of Cebu and the Kingdom of Mindanao. They are quite adaptable to the climate in this area and there are no insurmountable difficulties.

In order to conquer the new colony, the empire has made detailed preparations for more than ten years. The soldiers' matching mosquito nets, tropical uniforms, wide-brimmed military caps, anti-mosquito bites and medicines for treating tropical diseases are all ready, which is an important aspect that cannot be ignored. .

After the military meeting was over, all the senior officers dispersed with a huff, and got busy according to the military deployment.

Marshal Tang-Li Xin came to a castle-style residence not far away, which was his temporary place to stay.

This place was originally the residence of Viscount Van-Sternberg, a down-and-out Dutch nobleman. The towering roof and white arched window lattices can faintly present the old atmosphere of the life of Dutch nobles.

I took off my military uniform and took a shower, feeling refreshed.

After Marshal Tang Li Xin came out, he changed into a loose and thin Tang family's linen coat, walked to the rocking chair in the living room and sat down, and the military attache immediately brought him hot tea and cigars.

After lighting a mellow cigar, Marshal Tang-Li Xin took two deep puffs and then exhaled slowly. The surroundings were immediately filled with strong and mellow cigar smoke.

His brain began to review the battle deployment so far, is there any missing place?
Among the three islands to be occupied, Sulawesi is the simplest. Most of the island is still in an uninhabited and primitive state. So far, the total population is only 1.17, and they live in two small towns on the southern coast and its surrounding areas. area.

The expeditionary force dispatched a battalion of more than 370 troops and took full control of the area.

In the next step, with the entry of Chinese immigrants, the construction of the southern port of the Sulawesi Islands will also enter the advancing stage. Of course, the labor force will be the local local residents forcibly recruited.

The colonial policy implemented is consistent and unified, that is, all males over the age of 10 enter the labor camps, build bridges, pave roads, build docks, and build towns. up.

The second occupation target of the colonial area, the early invasion of the Kalimantan Islands, is progressing in an orderly manner, and there will be no problems in the past two or three months.

Losing the cargo ships and passenger ships in the coastal ports, in fact, the various areas of Kalimantan Province are separated by endless tropical rainforest areas, rivers and valleys, and the large corps cannot carry out mobile operations.

This means
The Dutch army can only concentrate heavily on the line between Sampit and Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan Province. It is impossible to pose a threat to the Royal Army hundreds of kilometers away, and it is impossible to attack on a large scale.

The Dutch army can only passively defend the area, build defensive castles or other defensive facilities, establish a solid defense line, and strive to inflict maximum damage on the invading enemy.

According to the latest news received by the military;
The Dutch defenders did not build large-scale defense facilities. Depending on the situation, they seemed to want to fight head-to-head with the Royal Army of the Tang Empire.

This is not surprising, now that it is at the end of the 19th century, the traditional theory of the European army's decisive battle is still to line up and shoot, that is, line infantry tactics.

Digging trenches, building defensive parapets or defensive fortresses are all considered cowardly and cowardly acts, a symbol of lack of courage, and are not ashamed by traditional soldiers.

Brave soldiers should stand up in the face of the hail of bullets and make great strides forward...

The Dutch stubbornly adhered to this tradition. They were not willing to hide in trenches with stagnant water like mice, and were more willing to fight vigorously.

This pedantic view is good news for the Tang Empire army.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor has long said;

Bravery does not mean unnecessary sacrifice. It is the correct way of war to destroy more enemies while retaining one's own strength to the greatest extent.

Therefore, the Royal Army of the Tang Empire has begun to try various new methods such as skirmish line warfare, mobile combat, and infantry combined combat, and has already walked in front of the world's infantry theory in this field.

The problem is back to the original point, to completely resolve the stubborn resistance of the 3.3 Dutch troops in Kalimantan Island, and it is safe to close the door and beat the dog. It is only a matter of time before the final victory is achieved.

The biggest hard nail is in the Sumatra Islands. The Aceh war in the northwest of the island has lasted for 25 years. The Dutch Governor's Office has continued to send heavy troops to the island and deploy a large amount of materials.

The Dutch gathered more than 10 heavy troops on the island. Under the desperate situation of no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth, it is possible to explode a strong fighting force.

Lieutenant General Liu Zhongguo led a total of more than 8.9 people with the Second Corps of the Royal Guards as the main force, and did not occupy any force advantage.

It is entirely to be expected that the fiercest fighting will break out on the island of Sumatra.

His Highness Tang-Li Xin is a veteran who is used to life and death. He took a deep puff of his cigar, and then slowly let it out, his eyes became extraordinarily bright.

he has decided
After the Royal Task Force rested for a week, the entire fleet was divided into two, and the main force of the fleet went to Sumatra to participate in the encirclement and suppression operations against the Dutch heavy army group on the island.

In addition, a cruiser-based fleet force was assigned to implement a comprehensive blockade and cruise missions on Java Island in order to maintain the current fragmented situation of the archipelago.

Divide and conquer, defeat each.