The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 976 Armed Swimming
Barito River is the largest river in Bali.

The river originates from the mountainous area on the northern border and flows into the Java Sea. The middle and lower reaches enter the plain swamps with many meanders and shallows. The drainage area reaches 10 square kilometers, and two-thirds of the course is navigable. The lower reaches are connected to other large rivers running parallel to the river by canals. Rice, pepper, rubber and coconuts are produced along the coast.

Since the military discovered that the guards were unexpectedly powerful, in order to split the guards, the military dispatched troops to take over the ferry and closely monitor the river.

As long as the escort dares to cross the river, the army will attack them halfway across.

As long as the guards can be locked in this area through the Barito River and the Macanchin River, and the reinforcements arrive, they can be gradually eliminated.

Kalimantan, also known as Borneo, is the third largest island in the world. It is located in the middle of the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Sumatra Island to the west, Java Island to the south, Sulawesi Island to the east, the Java Sea to the south, and the South China Sea to the north. It covers an area of ​​74.333 square kilometers and has a population of 1400 million. To the north are the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, with Brunei between the two states.

The territory belonging to Indonesia is divided into five provinces: East, West, South, North, Central Kalimantan.

As for Kalimantan Island, it is a place that the escort team must capture.

Because the Lan Fang Republic was once located here.

The Lan Fang Republic was the first republic founded by overseas Chinese in Borneo in Southeast Asia between the 18s and 70s. It was also the first republic in Asian history and existed for 19 years.

The banner raised this time was to restore the country and restore the Lan Fang Republic.

Only by taking over Kaliman Island and rebuilding the Lan Fang Republic would it be justified and allow us to stand on the moral high ground and suppress mobs and rebels.

The military took up position in a dangerous place, gathered the boats, and monitored the river. Any boat could not escape surveillance.

Some distance away from the river bank, there are twelve tanks, all of which are Type 81 amphibious tanks, which are the most powerful and advanced tanks in the hands of the escort team.

Originally, these twelve tanks were on an island. As the war began, they crossed the sea and landed to fight.

Twelve Type 81 amphibious tanks were not used to launch the attack this time, because the engine sound could easily disturb the enemy, and even the Type 81 amphibious tanks would find it difficult to be effective facing the enemy's artillery.

Now that the escort has occupied half of the territory of Kalimantan Island, it is necessary to capture the other side and connect with it as soon as possible, so as to completely occupy Kalimantan Island and rebuild the Lan Fang Republic.

In the darkness of the night, a thousand mercenaries were ready.

This time we will adopt armed swimming.

It was difficult for the escort team to carry out armed swimming, so the task was handed over to the mercenaries.

The mercenaries performed armed swimming, and then twelve Type 81 amphibious tanks launched an attack, tearing open the military's defense line.

As long as we take the high ground on the opposite side, we can cross the 10-kilometer-long river section safely.

This is an important military location and a place that is fought over by military strategists.

The military stationed an infantry regiment here and built fortifications.

From the military's perspective, with both heavy defense and impregnable fortifications, the city is simply invulnerable.

It was a dark and foggy night.

Thick fog hung over the open surface of the Barito River, obscuring the view of the river as it flowed slowly.

Such foggy weather is very common at this time of year, especially in the early morning when the sky is not yet completely bright.

Most of the soldiers in the barracks were still fast asleep, with only three or two sentries standing guard on the barracks' lookout tower.

The sentries yawned as they felt sleepy.

The vigilance was not very cautious. In fact, they were not well-trained soldiers, but rookies. They could bully ordinary people, but they were really not capable of fighting.

Looking towards the Barito River from the military camp, one could only see that the entire river was covered in thick fog, and it was vast and desolate, and impossible to see clearly at all.

They didn't realize that under the cover of thick fog, strange objects were swimming in the river.

1000 mercenaries conduct armed swimming.

One by one, the mercenaries came ashore, holding their weapons and advancing rapidly through the thick fog. The battle suddenly began.

On the other side of the river, artillery provided artillery support, and 12 Type 81 amphibious tanks started up, their engines roaring, ignoring the river and moving directly on the water.

In areas with dense river networks, the most suitable tanks for war are not main battle tanks or medium tanks, but amphibious tanks!

The gunfire turned the night into day.

The mercenaries descended from the sky like gods and surrounded the enemy from all sides.

The enemy troops stationed here all changed color and panicked.

The sound of gunfire stunned the garrison.

In the darkness of night, it was impossible to know how many guards there were, and because the power lines were cut, it was pitch black and difficult to organize.

As soon as the fire started, the garrison was defeated.

The enemy commander found it difficult to organize resistance, and the soldiers had no desire to fight. They even wished they had four legs so they could run faster.

It sounds incredible that a thousand mercenaries defeated an infantry regiment of three thousand people, but it really happened.

The mercenaries were chasing after them like chasing ducks.

Although they were pursuing, they always maintained a three-three formation and cross-covered each other.

Enemy soldiers were shot and fell to the ground continuously.

Some enemy soldiers also threw away their weapons, squatted down with their hands on their heads, and surrendered directly.

When daybreak came, the sun had not yet risen.

Two thousand guards have crossed the river and started to use this place as the core to continuously transport troops to the river and then launch an attack on the enemy.

There was continuous artillery fire and gunfire!
Bullets and shells were poured out as if they were free.

The staff in the rear were organized, the elderly helped with cooking, and the younger ones drove to help transport supplies.

Young people were organized for training, not to fight on the battlefield, but only to be able to maintain public order.

When the war broke out, we realized that what we thought were adequate preparations were actually far from enough and were still very insufficient.

Shortage of staff!

The guns issued to these teenagers were all captured on the battlefield.

Counties and cities were captured one after another.

The news reached the headquarters of the escort team one by one, which greatly encouraged everyone. After all, everyone was a peace-loving person, and doing business always emphasizes harmony and making money. In everyone's bones, rebellion is to be beheaded, and no one is willing to rebel unless there is no other way out.

Everyone has a family, assets, a wife and children, and lives a pretty good life. Who would want to rebel?

To be honest, most people are unsure about this rebellion.

But no one expected that the war would go so smoothly. The military, which was once considered powerful, was so weak in combat effectiveness that it was simply vulnerable.

Even the most optimistic person would not have thought that things would go so smoothly.

According to the current progress, it won't take long to capture the entire Kalimantan Island. As long as Kalimantan Island is captured, there will be a place to settle down. As a base camp, even if the war in other places is not going well, we can retreat to Kalimantan Island.

But it will be difficult for the military to take back Kalimantan Island!

After all, the big ships are in their hands, and the military navy is not strong.

(End of this chapter)