Wild North America 1846

Chapter 766

"These lazy Dutchmen acted like crazy, attacking our army's defense line regardless of the cost, which put a lot of pressure on our regiment's officers and soldiers. Fortunately, you came in time and withstood their crazy counterattack."

Behind the broken wall of a ruined warehouse, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Guosheng, the commander of the 103th Regiment of the 5rd Division, who was in charge of the defense there, said with a little gratitude in his words.

Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Guosheng's face was covered with gunpowder smoke and then black and white. After being soaked in sweat, he wiped his face a few times with his hands, and his face became streaky.

But he didn't care, and was introducing the situation of the enemy in front of Major Pan Zhicheng, and continued;
"Judging from the size of the enemy's troops, they have invested in a native servant division unit and at least two white regiments. The total number should be around 9000, less than [-].

After the fierce battle just now, more than a thousand enemies were roughly wiped out, which dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Dutch.

But don't expect the enemy to give up their attack. I guess they are regrouping, especially the south and southwest directions of the warehouse area, which are the focus of their attack. "

Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Guosheng pointed with his finger, Major Pan Zhicheng thought about it seriously, and suggested;
"Commander Zhu, if this is the case, I will shrink the armored troops back and deploy two armored heavy machine gun vehicles in the south and southwest respectively. The remaining one machine gun vehicle and two artillery vehicles will be temporarily withdrawn to the rear and reserved as a mobile strike force. .

At that time, it depends on the specific trend of the deployment of the Dutch army.

Especially the enemy's main attack direction, which can be thrown into it at any time, and give them a hard time. "

He swung his hand down vigorously, as if cutting melons and vegetables with a big knife, showing full confidence.

On today's armored vehicles, rows of sacks are fixed directly in front of them. These sacks contain a small bag of quartz sand, and then several groups are tightly bundled together and thrown into the sack.

When the enemy's bullet hits the front sack, it can only penetrate a few small bags of quartz sand, and cannot pose a threat to the armor behind it at all. It can even resist the frontal bombardment of the three-pound field gun (note, specifically referring to the Napoleon cannon that uses solid bullets).

The small inventions of these armored soldiers have greatly enhanced the battlefield survivability of armored vehicles and turned them into mobile fortresses.

With the weak artillery firepower of the Japanese army, it is almost impossible to pose a threat to it.

Although the armored vehicle did not appear on the battlefield for the first time, it caused great psychological fear to the enemy soldiers, which led to the collapse of the whole line.

But with its solid defense, the armored vehicle is still the most beautiful boy on the battlefield.

It was not the first time for Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Guosheng to cooperate with armored vehicles. He was full of confidence in these big dark gray guys, and nodded when he heard the words;
"Okay, let's do this. I still have a battalion and a reserve force of the guard company, totaling about 420 people. Let them form a reserve assault force with three mobile armored vehicles, and put them into the direction of the most intense battle at any time. , give the enemy a hard blow."

"Hahaha...that's what it means." Major Pan Zhicheng responded with a big smile.

While the two were talking, the combat officer of the regiment came running to report; "Report sir, the enemy has launched the next round of large-scale attack."

Saying that, pointing to the south...

Looking in the direction of the officer's finger, a large number of Dutch soldiers appeared in the ruins of the buildings on the edge of the city in the distance. I don't know how many there are densely packed?

Most of these Dutch soldiers are indigenous servants. Behind them is a heavily armed white warlord team, who are forcing the indigenous soldiers to attack with black muzzles and bayonets. The officers' shouts and curses can be heard faintly.

There is no way to drive the native soldiers to be cannon fodder, because there are too few white Dutchmen.

Under the promise of huge profits from the Dutch colonists, the morale of these Malay native soldiers was not bad, and they quickly assembled into a chaotic formation of skirmishers, pressing up like a tide.

Seeing that the fierce battle was about to break out, Major Pan Zhicheng didn't show any fear in his eyes.

He turned his head to look at the direction of the pier. The armored convoy that was quickly reinforced from behind was galloping all the way, and there was a long fleet of dozens of trucks behind him.

Over time

More and more troops landed, and the balance of victory was tilting towards the Expeditionary Force of the Datang Empire.

The frantic counterattack of the Dutch army was nothing more than a dying struggle.In the face of absolute strength, everything is futile.

on the pier

General Liu Guozhong (note; newly promoted), the commander-in-chief of the Western Front Corps, with the Second Corps of the Royal Guards as the main force, led a large group of senior officers. They have already set foot on the Batavia Port trestle bridge and established a forward headquarters nearby.

In this tent-based forward headquarters, the staff officers were busy conveying a series of orders, arranging follow-up freighters to dock at the port, and orderly commanding the landed troops into the siege battle.

"The 101st Division broke through from the south, the 103rd Division broke through from the southeast, and the 107th Division broke through from the southwest. They established a new defense line at a depth of 4 to 5 kilometers from the enemy, and crushed the enemy's resistance with powerful attacks."

Admiral Liu Guozhong slammed his fist on the map, looked around at the senior officers with stern eyes, and continued to order word by word;
"For each assault direction, I will strengthen you with two artillery regiments and a battalion-level armored force.

It is now 11:42 noon, and it is scheduled to launch a powerful attack at the same time at 15:[-] pm. After [-] minutes of shelling, attacking forces will be deployed to destroy the enemy in front of them in one fell swoop.

Remember, gentlemen;
The first battle is the decisive battle.

I ask you to use your most elite strength to smash the enemy in front of you in one fell swoop and give it a fatal blow.

The infantry attack was launched at 3 o'clock sharp, and by 4 o'clock in the evening, the three directions were assaulted and advanced 5 to [-] kilometers.Then establish a new defense line on the spot, readjust and deploy troops, and prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle.

Execute the order now, I am here waiting for the good news of your victory. "

"Obey, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the Imperial Legion will advance and never retreat, and resolutely complete the mission." The three officers with the rank of major general on their shoulders raised their hands in salute, and then quickly left the headquarters with their officers to carry out the assault order. .

Among the three first-class field divisions of the Royal Guards, two are ace divisions, one is the 101st Dahe Division, and the other is the 103rd Red River Valley Division, with a full staff of 1.42 people. The artillery force has been specially strengthened, and the combat effectiveness is that of ordinary field divisions. 2~3 times of that.

into the early 20th century

The infantry regulations of the Royal Guards of the Tang Empire and the Royal Army have undergone major improvements. The original classic line infantry tactics were abandoned and replaced by new skirmish line tactics.

When attacking, the officers and soldiers no longer need to line up in a dense and neat formation, which is easy to cause heavy casualties in battle, and has been proved to not meet the requirements of the battlefield in the new era.

Instead, it presents a wave-like formation of skirmishers, sparse at the front and tight at the back, organically connected with each other, launching rounds of wave-like attacks.

After arranging the offensive deployment, Admiral Liu Guozhong turned around and asked, "Report on the situation of the troops landing ashore?"

Immediately, a colonel officer from the headquarters came forward with a notebook in his hand, stood at attention with his legs and gave a standard salute, then opened the notebook and began to report.

"Report to His Excellency the Commander;
The landing force has already begun to fully unload at the 6 piers of Batavia Port. Among them, 4 piers unloaded infantry divisions, and [-] piers unloaded ammunition and logistical supplies including artillery.

before noon

The number of landing troops reached 2.72, involving 6 divisions and 4 artillery regiments, and the landing operations are continuing.

It is estimated that by 2:00 pm, the number of landing troops could reach 4.5, unload more than 7 artillery regiments, unload two armor regiments and a large amount of munitions.

It is estimated that by 8:7 p.m., the number of landing troops can reach more than 12, and more than 4 artillery regiments and [-] cavalry regiments will be unloaded to ensure that all members of the armored division will land.

after dark
Based on the operational requirements of the blackout, the unloading of the landing troops will be suspended, and the materials loaded on the ship will be unloaded, and the operation will continue all night.

According to the landing operation plan, all the troop transport ships and unloaded cargo ships have left the harbor terminal one after another, and have been organized into a return fleet to a distance of more than ten kilometers in the open sea.

For the currently unloaded munitions and logistics materials, it is planned to establish 13 material storage points, separated by at least 1200 meters, to supply different attack directions and reserve corps forces.

At present, 152 transport trucks and more than 430 heavy-duty horse-drawn carriages have been transported ashore, divided into more than 30 freight formations, and materials are transported from the wharf to 13 temporary storage yards.

The emergency transportation of related materials will continue until tomorrow evening. "

"Well, order the relevant combat staff of the headquarters to give priority to unloading the artillery regiments and artillery shells needed for operations. The attacking troops need the fierce firepower of the artillery to open a victory channel for the attack." Admiral Liu Guozhong issued the order again.

The colonel officer immediately stood at attention and saluted, and replied; "Understood, Your Excellency Commander, give priority to unloading the artillery regiments and shells needed for combat, and resolutely execute the order."

After speaking, he immediately ran away to deliver the order.

There was a tense atmosphere in the forward headquarters of the expeditionary force. Orders were conveyed one after another. The troops that had just arrived in the Batavia port area were evacuated in an orderly manner, assembled, and prepared to invest in a new round of battles to expand the landing point.

after a while
Admiral Liu Guozhong rubbed his tired brows, turned around and walked into a large tent next to the headquarters, Brigadier General Tang-Li Yi, the commander of the Imperial Armored Division here, immediately stood up, raised his hands in salute, and reported;
"Report to Your Excellency the Commander, the Armored Division Commander is here on orders, please give your instructions."

Admiral Liu Guozhong raised his wrist, looked at the Swiss gold watch in his hand, and said, "Don't worry, there is still more than an hour before the full-scale offensive, and there is still time for a cup of coffee."

"As you wish, Your Excellency, Commander." The serious expression on Brigadier General Tang Li Yi's face eased a little, and he readily agreed.

His armored division has already unloaded half of its troops, which is enough to deal with the current battle situation.

The large amount of equipment and supplies of the Armored Division fully loaded 7 cargo ships, and the ships carrying the follow-up equipment were still waiting to dock at the pier, and it was useless to be impatient.

There are more than 130 freighters and troop carriers of different sizes floating on the sea. There are only so many docks, and the loading and unloading capacity is only so large, so they have to come one by one in order.

The landing operation with a scale of 10 people is a super-large and complex deployment operation that involves all aspects and must be implemented in accordance with the planned steps. This is a test of the Corps' organizational capabilities.

The lieutenant officer of the headquarters brought coffee and exquisite refreshments. General Liu Guozhong stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, and then sat down first.

He picked up the hot coffee and took a big sip before saying;
"Your Highness 71, don't blame me for not reminding you, take advantage of this time to eat something to fill your belly, once you fight, there will be no time."

"Your Excellency, Commander, then respect is worse than obedience." Brigadier General Tang-Li Yi smiled, and sat down, picked up the exquisite tea with his hands bluntly, put it in his mouth and began to chew.

Well, this sweet-scented osmanthus mung bean cake tastes pretty good.

(End of this chapter)