Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

The sun was shining brightly. Temasek is located in the tropics and the temperature was over 34 degrees. On the road, an army mainly composed of infantry, accompanied by a small number of armored units, was marching.

This is the Johor 2nd Infantry Division, one of Johor's main forces.

Although Johor has a large population, its economy is sluggish. There are only four standing divisions and ten brigades in the country. The army has 60 PT-91 tanks, 196 towed artillery pieces, 54 multiple rocket launchers, and no self-propelled artillery.

In order to attack Temasek this time, the 2nd Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division in Johor, as well as five brigades, with a total force of nearly 40,000 people, were divided into two fronts and advanced into the territory of Temasek in a mighty force.

The Johor soldiers were sweating profusely. For them who were poorly trained, marching under such scorching sun was simply a torture.

Many soldiers took advantage of the situation and secretly ran to the shade to rest. The military discipline was not only a mess, but also close to non-existent.

The commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, Tik Park, was sitting in the command vehicle. He looked at the troops who were marching slowly and frowned. He said, "Let the troops speed up. We need to occupy their military camps and cities before Temasek can react. Speed ​​is of the essence."

The divisional staff officer looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Division Commander, many of our armored vehicles and tanks have broken down, and the soldiers are exhausted. If we rush like this, we will not have an advantage in a battle!"

The corner of Tik Park's eye twitched slightly, he knew that the staff officer was telling the truth.

Their Second Division, or the entire Johor army except for the elite 10th Parachute Brigade, rarely trains in normal times, which makes the soldiers extremely unsuitable for this kind of fully armed long-distance raid.

Because of the lack of maintenance on a daily basis, many armored vehicles and tanks broke down when they arrived at Temasek, and equipment was lost along the way.

"That's okay"

Just as Tik Park was about to urge him, a communications soldier came running over and said anxiously, "Commander, the Jeko Group sent intelligence that the satellite has detected the presence of the Temasek troops ahead."

"What, so fast."

Tik Park was shocked. Their raid was premeditated. Yesterday, the 10th Parachute Brigade seized the Johor-Singapore Causeway, a major transportation route. Then the rocket artillery troops launched an attack on several airports and military camps in Temasek, destroying many Temasek fighter planes and damaging the airport runway. This prevented Temasek from taking advantage of the air and caused chaos in the military camp, giving their army an opportunity.

"Satellite shows that Temasek is forming a defense line. Their number of soldiers is about 3000. No heavy firepower has been detected."

"Only 3000 men? Prepare to meet the enemy and cut through them."

When he heard that there were only 3000 people, Tik Park immediately became excited.

His Johor 12000nd Infantry Division had a strength of men, a four-to-one ratio. He was overjoyed. If he could annihilate this Temasek unit and win his first victory, his reputation in the country would surely soar.

Under Tickpoll's command, the 2nd Infantry Division began to change its formation, and the armored vehicles and tanks began to move forward.

The rocket launchers and towed artillery at the back of the team began to build artillery positions.

An hour later, the Johor 2nd Infantry Division had sighted the Temasek troops.

This is a reinforced infantry regiment in Temasek. They are urgently building a defense line, but due to limited time and the fact that the terrain in Temasek is low and flat with basically no strategic locations to defend, their defense line is still just an outline.

"fire."

Tik Park excitedly gave orders. The artillerymen of the divisional artillery regiment in the rear stuffed the shells into the muzzle one by one, and then pulled the trigger rope. With a flash of fire from the muzzle, 105 and 155 mm howitzers flew out of the muzzle and flew towards the Temasek position.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Explosions rang out one after another, and Tik Park's face turned black because many shells missed the target.

"What the hell are you doing with the artillery? Calibrate and fire immediately."

Tik Park cursed loudly. He saw that those Temasek troops who had reacted had dropped their engineering shovels, ran around everywhere, and hid in the anti-artillery holes, losing the killing effect of the surprise attack.

The second round of shells fell quickly, and this time they were much more accurate, but most of the Temasek soldiers had already taken shelter in trenches and anti-gun holes.

Although many trenches were crudely dug and not deep enough, and some anti-gun holes were blown down, they were still sheltered and not bombed on flat ground, so the number of casualties was not large.

Tik Pu's face turned black. He was furious at the poor performance of his own artillery. Such a good opportunity was wasted. He really wanted to kick the commander of the artillery regiment in the crotch. What's the use of him if he can't even fire a cannon accurately.

After the artillery had fired a basic amount of ammunition, scorched earth craters appeared on the land where Temasek was stationed.

After the shelling ended, the Johor 2nd Infantry Division also launched a formal ground offensive.

Leading the way is the Johor Army’s treasure, the PT-91 main battle tank.

This main battle tank has a crew of three people, a combat weight of 3 tons, a maximum speed of 45.3 km/h, and is armed with a 60 mm gun, a 1 mm machine gun, and a 125 mm machine gun.

Behind the tanks, there were armored vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles. Soldiers rode in infantry fighting vehicles to keep up with the speed of the tanks, and got off to provide cover after getting close. An unstandard infantry-tank coordination tactic was launched on the spot.

The reason why it was not standard was that the offensive layout of these tanks and armored vehicles was disorganized. Perhaps because of excessive tension, many tanks and armored vehicles did not move according to the predetermined offensive routes, and there were even such blunders as crushing their own infantry.

Bang!
A PT-91 main battle tank fired violently, with its 125mm smoothbore gun spewing out flames nearly two meters long and the shock wave raising a large cloud of smoke and dust.

A high-explosive bomb exploded in front. The PT-91 main battle tank was aiming at a heavy machine gun position, but the shell missed the target and exploded dozens of meters away. This scared the Temasek soldiers, who immediately dropped their heavy machine guns and moved away.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The machine guns on the armored vehicles opened fire, and the tracer bullets drew clear tracks in the air. Some Temasek soldiers who had emerged retreated back into the trenches.

There were also those who reacted a beat slower and were hit directly by machine gun shells. Their upper bodies were instantly torn apart and separated from their lower bodies. Fragments of their internal organs splattered onto their comrades next to them, and their blood dyed the trench red.

There was considerable commotion in the trenches, with soldiers being seen fleeing and frightened.

"Fight back. Beat these invading Johor bastards hard. Don't let these poor bastards look down on us."

In the trenches, Temasek officers boosted morale.

The Temasek soldiers were all filled with righteous indignation. Because they had the mentality of defending their country, they hated the invading Johor soldiers very much and had a stronger fighting spirit. Some casualties did not scare them.

Soon, as the Johor attack force got closer, Temasek's counterattack soon arrived.

Whoosh!
A Temasek soldier carrying a rocket launcher suddenly emerged from the trench, aimed for four or five seconds, and pulled the trigger at a PT-91 main battle tank. The rocket has a short range, and this should be the time for infantry to play a role in coordinating with tanks.

Although tanks have heavy armor and powerful firepower, their perception of the external environment is weak, and on the battlefield the commander can only observe through sighting equipment with limited field of view.

At this time, the coordinating infantry can clearly observe the surrounding environment, guide the tanks to clear specific fire points, provide cover for the tanks, and attack those enemy infantry who sneakily attack the tanks.

However, the infantry following the PT-91 main battle tank were so frightened that they all hid behind the tank, treating it as a shield and failing to provide any cover.

The rocket hit the tank's track. With a bang, the track of the PT-91 main battle tank was blown off and detached from the tank with a crash. The tank also lost its ability to move and became a sitting target.

Several more rockets were fired, and those fired from the side successfully penetrated the thin side armor of the PT-91 main battle tank. The metal jets penetrated into the interior of the tank, killing the crew members inside.

Similar scenes occurred from time to time. The attacking Johor army suffered severe setbacks under the frequent use of rockets, anti-tank missiles and even sneak attacks by self-destructive drones by the Temasek infantry.

After losing several tanks and more than a dozen armored vehicles in a row, the armored forces began to stagnate and shrink back.

The accompanying Johor infantry were even more terrified.

A PT-91 main battle tank was hit by an anti-tank missile and exploded. The explosion knocked over the Johor soldiers following behind, and soldiers were lying everywhere, screaming and crying.

boom! boom! boom!
Taking advantage of the lack of firepower from the tanks, the Temasek soldiers immediately opened fire from their hidden heavy machine guns, and the heavy machine guns deployed from the side swept down a group of Johor soldiers.

This move immediately caused panic among the nearby Johor soldiers, and many of them turned around and ran away.

Their running caused a chain reaction, and more soldiers became frightened and kept retreating.

It doesn't matter that they shrank back, but it also exposed their bulky steel vehicles such as tanks and armored vehicles.

Without the coordinated cover of the infantry, many Temasek soldiers launched attacks from the blind spots of the tanks and armored vehicles, and achieved more hits.

Now the tanks and armored vehicles were also scared and kept reversing and retreating. The infantry and tanks were running, and the attacking Johor army was beaten back before it even reached a hundred meters in front of the trench.

The first wave of attack ended so abruptly. After the results of the battle were counted, it was found that the Johor army, which had the advantage in firepower, suffered greater losses than Temasek and lost many expensive steel vehicles.

Tik Park sat in the armored command vehicle, looking at the battlefield images uploaded by the drone. The shocking operations of his own troops made his face look frighteningly gloomy.

"The enemy only has 3,000 men, all of them infantry. How can we not defeat them?"

Tik Park really wanted to curse. This attack was really bad. They did not make full use of their firepower advantage at all. The armored units and soldiers were more cowardly than each other.

"I will immediately organize a second wave of attack and will capture this position within three hours."

The staff officer also felt ashamed and ran to organize a second wave of offensive.

Three hours passed quickly, then five hours, seven hours, and until ten hours later, the position was still firmly controlled by the Temasek soldiers.

The Johor soldiers performed textbook retreat performances time and time again, attacking, firing and then fleeing. It was as if they had practiced it thousands of times and the process of escape was very skillful.

Ten hours later, the Johor 2nd Infantry Division did not launch another attack because a large number of Temasek troops came to reinforce.

In the sky, seven or eight F15 and F16 fighter jets from Temasek arrived here. Because the airport was urgently repaired, these fighter jets were able to take off.

Boom!

As fighter planes dropped bombs, Johor's artillery positions were engulfed in flames and were blown to pieces.

On the ground, Temasek's armored forces also appeared on the battlefield, and rushing to the front were dark gray Leopard 2 tanks.

The PT-91 main battle tank is inferior to the Leopard 2 tank in terms of performance and tank crew training level. Once they engage in combat, the loss ratio is very exaggerated, and more Johor tanks and armored vehicles are destroyed by F15 fighters.

As expected, the soldiers of the Johor 2nd Infantry Division quickly collapsed.

There were fleeing soldiers everywhere. The army that originally wanted to occupy Temasek suffered a crushing defeat in the first battle.

With the defeat of the Johor 2nd Infantry Division, Johor had to swallow more bitter fruits.

Within Temasek, other Johor troops also lost more than they won in their battles with Temasek.

The large number of Johor troops that entered Temasek took an offensive posture, but were constantly suppressed by Temasek and lost the occupied territory.

Temasek has fully demonstrated its strength as a small military power in Southeast Asia. Although it has a small population, the quality of Temasek's regular army is generally higher than that of Johor.

Moreover, all Temasek citizens aged 18 and above must perform military service. After the invasion of Johor, a large number of Temasek citizens were transferred to the reservists, and the number of soldiers was actually higher than that of Johor.

In addition, Temasek is rich and occupies the golden waterway of the Strait of Malacca, which makes it favored by Western countries, especially the United States, and all kinds of powerful military equipment are available to it.

Temasek's air force is one of the best in Southeast Asia, and its military budget is also the highest in Southeast Asia, at US$150 billion. This was the case before the emergence of the Jeko Group.

Because of its wealth, Temasek is equipped with a variety of advanced howitzers and rocket launchers, such as the German Leopard 2 tank, the French AMX13 light tank, and more than 3000 armored vehicles of various types. The Air Force has about 15 advanced F-16SG and F-150C/D fighter jets, more than 60 early warning aircraft, patrol aircraft, aerial refueling aircraft, transport aircraft, and trainer aircraft of various types, and more than 80 helicopters of various types.

As the opponent, Johor had less than a hundred tanks and less than thirty fighter jets.

In fact, it is not impossible for Johor to win. A small country like Temasek has no strategic depth and room for maneuver. If Johor can win quickly, it can completely defeat Temasek with a series of combined punches and complete the occupation before Temasek can react.

However, Johor's poor military level and slow efficiency eventually led to the loss of this great opportunity.

By the time Temasek repaired the airport and military camps, the disastrous defeat of the Johor attack was foreseeable.

As soon as the report of the defeat on the front line was sent to the Johor President Dato' Hou, Dato' Hou, who had been quite confident and wanted to take over Temasek and offer it to the Jeko Group, was shocked. He did not expect that he had failed. He could only cry and ask for help from the Jeko Group urgently: "Go to the Jeko Group and report to Commander Su that we can't handle Temasek." (End of this chapter)