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Chapter 199 Arriving at Faithful Borneo (Third update, please subscribe)

The army's advance was rapid.

After occupying Tarakan Island, as part of "Operation Oboe One", the Third Reinforcement Brigade landed in northern Borneo, aiming directly at Sandakan, the capital of North Borneo. In the past few decades, this place has been the North The capital of Borneo.

Since we are returning to Borneo, it is inevitable to recapture the capital.

Moreover, Sandakan is the best port in Borneo and can accommodate 15-ton ships. The most important thing is that among the local population of 14, overseas Chinese account for [-]. The public base is good, that’s what I’m talking about.

So on May 5, the Third Reinforcement Brigade and the First Armored Regiment, as well as reinforced artillery, armor, and engineers, launched a campaign to recapture Sandakan along the not-so-wide roads in the rainforest. Because the Japanese troops stationed in Sandakan only consisted of the 17th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army and hundreds of expatriates. Taking into account the strong sea and air superiority of the Allies, the 554th Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in North Borneo took measures to avoid its edge. Based on the tactics, they took the initiative to withdraw from Sandakan, preparing to use the terrain in the mountain rainforest to block the enemy.

On May 5, twelve Panther tanks, the vanguard of the 27st Armored Regiment, rushed into Sandakan. There was no fierce battle, only compatriots with surprised faces.

"Look, their flag looks like it has a dragon painted on it!"

"It's a dragon. How can foreigners use dragons?"

At first, those with sharp eyes soon discovered that the soldiers on the tank were not foreigners or natives, but just like them... Chinese!
  "This is China..."

Although many buildings in Sandakan have been destroyed by Allied bombing and Japanese destruction, the remaining various Lingnan-style buildings and Chinese signboards on both sides of the road made Qi Mingsheng on the tank feel like he was in the middle of nowhere. It's just like a small town in China.

Central Bookstore, Youth Bookstore, Liji Grocery Store, Hongyun Building...

Everything looks the same as in China, even the people who occasionally poke their heads out of the arcades on the roadside are no different from them.

"Master Jun, are you Chinese?"

From the open window of the arcade on the roadside, a middle-aged man asked timidly in blunt Mandarin.

"Yes, I am from Dengcheng, Henan."

Although I don’t know Henan, let alone Dengcheng, the same words and the same blood are connected. Compared with the middle-aged and elderly people who can only speak Cantonese, the young and teenagers have learned Mandarin in Chinese schools. , a teenager jumped on the tank and said loudly.

"My name is Li Niantang, and my ancestral home is Nanhai, Guangdong. Are you really Chinese, sir?"

"Yes, they are Chinese! I am from Henan, he is from Shanxi, and the guy in the No. [-] car behind is from Guangxi..."

"It's really the Chinese army!"

Soon the whole city was in an uproar, and people poured into the streets to welcome the army into the city. On this day, everyone's faces were filled with smiles, and many people took out the flags they had hidden at home during the war.

Mandarin and Cantonese are echoing on the streets. Although many elderly people cannot understand Mandarin and can only speak Cantonese, it does not prevent them from holding the hands of these soldiers and saying their thoughts over and over again. The brutality of the Japanese military over the past few years.

On this day, Sandakan was liberated!

It was also on this day that Sandakan returned to its owner.

After receiving the telegram that Sandakan was restored, Li Nian was in no hurry to return to Sandakan.

After all, some things cannot be rushed. The Japanese army is still near Sandakan and needs to be further cleared. Moreover, the port still needs to be cleaned up to avoid the mines laid by the Japanese army.

On June 6, this day, Li Nian sailed into Sandakan Bay on the landing ship "Sandakan".

"This can be our naval base in the future."

Li Yi'an pointed at the bay and said. "Sandakan Bay has a wide mouth and a narrow mouth, with a length of 24 kilometers, a mouth width of 2 kilometers, and an inner width of 8 kilometers. It is a rare natural port in Borneo. The port can berth 20-ton ships. The maximum water depth in the berthing area exceeds 10 meters, and the water depth exceeds 100 meters. The [-]-meter deep sea water area exceeds [-] square kilometers, even if an aircraft carrier is berthed, there will be no problem..."

Aircraft carriers. Borneo will also build aircraft carriers in the future. After all, countries like Brazil have aircraft carriers. In fact, aircraft carriers can also be included in the agenda now.

After all, the United States and the United Kingdom will soon retire a large number of aircraft carriers. Those aircraft carriers can not only be used for combat, but can also be used as transport ships to transport immigrants.

Well, it seems that the aircraft carrier needs to be put on the agenda.

"A large shipyard can be built here. When the war is over and the shipping industry revives, we must seize the opportunity and become a strong shipbuilding country."

At least replace the small days!
  In another world, isn’t the shipbuilding industry a propeller for economic revitalization in the small days? What is the future industrial policy for Borneo?
  Just take the path of Xiaoli, leaving Xiaoli with nowhere to go!
  Not only the shipbuilding industry, Borneo will definitely develop other industries in the future and eventually become a modern industrial power.

country!

This is my country!

Finally, the "Sandakan" docked at the pier. It has to be said that capitalists are never reliable. When the Japanese invaded, the Straits Settlements once asked the North Borneo Company to destroy the port and railways and blow up the railway tunnels. However, the executives of the North Borneo Company sat together to discuss and decided to make a double decision.

After all, they spent tens of millions of pounds to build those ports and railways. If they were blown up, reconstruction would require a lot of money in the future. Will the officials provide compensation at that time?
  Obviously, they had no confidence at all in the senior officials in London, so the railway from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan and the ports in both places were almost intact when they fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

As for now, why the Japanese army didn't destroy it... It's not that they were unwilling to destroy it, but that they didn't have enough explosives.

Whether it is destroying a port or a railway, a large amount of explosives are needed. For the Japanese army who were short of supplies, they were indeed somewhat powerless. However, they still destroyed basic facilities such as tower cranes and water dispensers on the dock, but they were destroyed. The machine is easily repairable.

In just a few days, the dock was back in use.

"Thanks to Xiaozhi, with this pier, construction in Borneo can be advanced at least one year!"

One year!
  This is still an ideal state. If the port is damaged, not only will large machinery and equipment not be able to be sent ashore, but it will also be difficult for people to get ashore smoothly. In that case, the speed of reconstruction will naturally be slowed down.

What now?
  A port with complete facilities and almost no damage is simply a blessing from God!
  However, compared to the port, the city was not so lucky - during the Allied bombing, Sandakan was almost razed to the ground, and 70% of the buildings were destroyed by the bombing. After all, this is the most important port in northern Borneo. .

"That's good, it's just right for post-war reconstruction."

In the midst of emotion, on June 6, Li Nian finally set foot on the land of North Borneo. The moment he set foot on Sandakan Port, he was greeted not only by the cheering local people, but also by the system!
  The long-awaited system has finally been upgraded again.

"Confirm that the user has obtained North Borneo, covering an area of ​​7.45 square kilometers..."

In previous transactions, whether it was the purchase of the North Borneo Company or the purchase of Sarawak, there were no system rewards. At most, they were only given some single skill rewards for a single transaction.

Why is it not converted into funds?

Because it hasn't been taken down yet.

But when Li Yi set foot on North Borneo, this land finally "realized", and in an instant, he achieved a long-lost breakthrough. After all, after the last upgrade, he broke through again, and the unit was one billion US dollars.

The acquisition of North Borneo, although only part of it, also marked the fulfillment of the “blank check” and finally led to an upgrade.

"Congratulations to the user for successfully being promoted to level LV.4 user with experience points. I hope the user will continue his experience."

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