50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 746 Dong Haoyang's Gradual Emergence
Almost two days have passed since Prabowo's death. In these two days, Colonel Latif's men have helped him capture most of the city, including the Jakarta City Hall.

The remnants of the Hatto faction were also forced into the slums of Jakarta's old city.

The slums are densely populated, dotted with gangs, and have complex terrain and chaotic buildings, making them an ideal place for street fighting.

Tens of thousands of Hatto remnants poured into the slums of the old city. If street fighting broke out, Latif couldn't even imagine how many casualties his soldiers would suffer.

Therefore, he had to stop the soldiers and only sent people to block the main entrances of the slums to prevent the remaining soldiers from wandering into the main urban area.

Latif was a veteran, and he knew very well what kind of people those defeated soldiers were.

If these defeated soldiers were released into the bustling main urban area, who knows what kind of chaos would be wrecked in those areas?

Jakarta is something he must completely occupy, and he intends to use it as the capital in the future.

Moreover, from an economic perspective, the tax revenue of Jakarta alone is equivalent to that of the entire industrial zone in central Java. He doesn't want to end up with a city in ruins.

He didn't care much about the slums in the old city; they were all poor people, and he could barely collect any taxes from them, so he just let them be chaotic.

Only after he had completely surrounded the slums did he begin to consider his next target.

That's the port of Jakarta. There are still 2 of the Hatto faction's last organized troops in Jakarta over there.

He was not afraid of infantry; he still had 70,000 to 80,000 men under his command, and their morale was soaring, that he could easily annihilate the last 20,000 defeated soldiers.

However, the Hatto faction has three escort ships in the harbor, while he himself only has two escort ships near Jakarta.

In a normal standoff, a two-on-three situation is manageable, but in naval warfare, there are too many uncertainties. Both sides are afraid of losing ships, so naturally there is no problem.

Now that the land battles are almost over, the warships at sea, outnumbered, are unable to launch a direct assault.

If the enemy sees the army's defeat and retreats to other branch bases, it will still be a problem in the future.

Moreover, he knew that the number of warships in Java had dropped to a very dangerous level, and that the best option would be to get these three frigates to surrender.

However, this will take some effort and requires him to be willing to give up some benefits. He needs to go back and discuss the specifics with his subordinates.

Having figured out what to do next, Latif sent a brigade commander to lead the 5000 soldiers who had surrounded the slum to see the remaining soldiers inside.

He himself commanded the main force of more than 70,000 men, which pressed in overwhelmingly towards the port.

On the other hand, just as Colonel Latif was leading his troops to attack the port, Sun Zhiwei's Gulfstream 3 had already arrived at Subi Island Airport.

As soon as he got off the plane, Dong Haoyang, who had been waiting at the airport, quickly came to greet him.

After exchanging a few polite words, the two began to talk about the current situation as they walked.

"The latest intelligence is that Colonel Latif has occupied the main urban area of ​​Jakarta."

"The remnants of the Hatto faction are now divided into two parts: one in the slums of the old city and the other in the port."

"When did this happen?" Sun Zhiwei asked.

Colonel Latif acted quickly; he set off as soon as he received the news and arrived at top speed. He didn't expect the situation to change so rapidly.

"Just an hour ago." That's incredibly fast, considering there are no cell phones these days for constant communication. "Where did you get this information? Is the Huang family's intelligence network that efficient now?"

“BOSS, it’s not the Huang family. Ever since I received the news of Prabowo’s assassination, I’ve sent a reconnaissance squad with a military radio to Jakarta.”

"Now they report the situation to the island every two hours via radio."

Sun Zhiwei had underestimated Dong Haoyang, never expecting him to make such a decisive decision.

"This arrangement is well done," Sun Zhiwei couldn't help but praise Dong Haoyang.

The two hurried to the command center, which was bustling with activity. Information from the reconnaissance squad and the Huang family was compiled on a large map in the center.

Sun Zhiwei saw that there was already a lot of intelligence collected about the Javanese army and the troops of neighboring countries, but it was not detailed enough.

He took out a marker and quickly added to the map. Soon, he marked the main garrisons of the Javanese army throughout the country and the number of fleets stationed at the naval flotilla locations.

Dong Haoyang was shocked to see this; he hadn't expected Sun Zhiwei to have so much intelligence about the Javanese army.

But they don't have a dedicated intelligence department here, so this intelligence must have come from another source.

At this point, the image of this wealthy boss in his mind became even more mysterious.

But he didn't ask any more questions. After all, he had never heard of a company that could bring veterans from China to work abroad as employees. This was unique to Scorpion Papa.

But the fact that they dare to accept even 'life committee members' and assign them to grassroots positions is enough to prove the trust that the higher-ups have in this place.

But that wasn't all. He saw that Sun Zhiwei had also marked the distribution map of the resistance forces in various parts of Java, and even the main leaders and approximate troop strength.

"This is intelligence from various parts of Java since last year, but it's not real-time intelligence anymore. Real-time intelligence needs to be verified again."

"Boss, that's enough. With these, we have a general understanding of the situation in this area."

Dong Haoyang doesn't care where this intelligence came from; as long as it's useful to him, that's all that matters.

"You did a good job sending a reconnaissance team to Jakarta, but you weren't bold enough."

"I suggest that an intelligence unit be established on the island as soon as possible, and personnel be sent to all the major cities around it to collect local intelligence."

"We'll be stationed here long-term, so we need to understand the surrounding area thoroughly so that we can respond promptly when something happens and avoid being caught off guard."

"Okay, boss, I'll call a meeting to discuss it as soon as possible."

This is a new task, and it's something Dong Haoyang wanted to do. This time, he can legitimately establish the new department.

"But with so many surrounding cities, how do we solve the personnel problem?"

"Don't worry about that. I've already talked to my family, and they'll be sending a new batch of people over every six months. Our numbers will keep increasing."

Hearing that more people would be coming, Dong Haoyang was quite excited.

Although he has not been formally appointed yet, Sun Zhiwei has already handed over the entire Subi Island to him for management, and any new arrivals will naturally be under his command.

(End of this chapter)