After understanding this situation, Du Fei couldn't help but feel shocked.
The current situation is different from what was expected before.
Previously, on the surface, Johnson and Eagle's troops combined totaled only 500 people.
On a battlefield with tens of thousands of people, it is difficult to say how effective an elite force of 500 people can be.
If the two sides are in a stalemate and evenly matched, suddenly throwing in an elite force of 500 people at this time will definitely lead to victory.
But the problem is, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry here in Kuching... is really hard to describe.
Facing more than 3,000 people under Pu Zhe and Cui Shanyong, thirty tanks were simply not enough. Even adding 500 people would not change the overall situation.
However, now, it is no longer a problem of 500 people, but more than 5,000 people! What a concept!
Perhaps five thousand people are nothing in other places, but on Kalimantan, the third largest island in the world, a well-trained and fully armed team of five thousand people is enough to change the current situation.
Du Fei immediately stopped caring about anything else, immediately disconnected the vision synchronization, and called Wang Dewang next door: "Xiao Wang, you go back immediately, no matter whether you send a telegram or make a phone call, you must pass on this information as soon as possible.
Inform the comrades in Pontianak, otherwise... the consequences will be disastrous!"
Wang Dewang was a little dazed, especially when he heard that there were more than 5,000 people in Kuching, he was also shocked. He had known for a long time that Ge Mingjun in the south was one of his own.
Now there are suddenly five thousand more troops, which is likely to cause huge casualties to Ge Ming's army in the south.
Although it was a little strange that Du Fei had just arrived here and had not settled down for a long time, how could he obtain such important information, but now was not the time to explore this, so he nodded immediately and left in a hurry.
Du Fei breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the information could be sent to Lin Tiansheng, he would be prepared and he would find a way to deal with it, without Du Fei having to worry about it.
Besides, if Lin Tiansheng and Pu Zhe couldn't resist it, it would be useless for Du Fei to worry here. After dealing with it, he thought again and returned to Eagle simultaneously through his vision.
Although he was talking to Wang Dewang just now, Du Fei and Eagle still had a spiritual connection, and they learned a shocking news from Johnson's mouth.
Du Fei had always been curious about what promises Johnson got when he came to Nanyang from South Africa and went to Jakarta first to meet Suharto through Subian.
Suharto must have given very favorable conditions at that time.
Johnson just said it bluntly in front of Eagle.
Suharto actually promised that as long as Johnson could defeat the Pontianak Ming Army, he would give Johnson the entire province of West Kalimantan.
Only then did Du Fei suddenly realize.
No wonder Johnson spent all his money this time, and Suharto was not at a loss either.
Just like when we agreed to rent Pontianak, if we abandon the entire West Kalimantan this time, we can at least keep Tonga and Southern Kalimantan without losing the entire Kalimantan.
After Lin Tiansheng defeated Tut Shaojiang and the Dayaks became independent, the entire island of Kalimantan was essentially out of Suharto's control.
But Du Fei had a feeling that Johnson might not be led by Suharto.
From the moment he showed up, Johnson has shown a fierceness and strength. Will such a person obediently act in accordance with Suharto's intentions?
Du Fei felt it was not that simple.
If that's the case, Johnson and Kuching have the same purpose, which is to destroy the Kuching Army in the south. But why is Johnson so secretive about the deployment of troops from Africa this time?
Even his subordinate Eagle was kept in the dark. Du Fei did not believe that he would inform the Malay side in advance. What was the purpose of doing so?
Du Fei simply asked the question in his mind through Eagle's last words.
Johnson grinned: "Ego, you are a powerful warrior and a qualified commander, but you don't understand justice."
As he spoke, he stood up, picked up the wine bottle on the coffee table in front of him and poured himself a glass of whiskey. He didn't drink it in a hurry, but shook it while saying: "Those serious guests, whether they are the hypocrites in Huandun or Yajia,
Can you believe what they say about that guy who is about to die? If you believe it, I tell you, you are not far from being unlucky."
Du Fei nodded secretly, he was worthy of being the heir trained by the Slater family. Muscles were not what grew in the brain of this muscular man.
Johnson continued: "Do you think Suharto is really willing to give me West Kalimantan? It's just a stopgap measure. How did Sukarno squeeze the Dutch away in the first place? And...he also
Thinking that I don’t know, he has long promised to lease Pontianak to Mego. If we take over West Kalimantan, how will this matter be settled? If we don’t take Pontianak, what is left in the so-called West Kalimantan province?”
Eagle couldn't help but nod.
Johnson took another sip and continued: "Also, is the Ge Ming army currently occupying Western Canada so easy to fight? How about the former Yin Mu Shaojiang, with more than 20,000 people and American-style weapons? Isn't it a total defeat?
.Do you know who they are?"
Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Those are secretly sent from over there..." He raised his hand and pointed to the north.
Du Fei saw it and understood who he was referring to.
But here, Johnson clearly made a misjudgment, or there was a problem with his intelligence sources. However, this did not prevent him from making the right decision.
No matter where they come from, the Pontianak Ming Army is just not easy to fight.
Johnson stood up and patted Eagle on the shoulder: "Igor, now these 5,200 people are our entire property. What do you think we have the chance of winning if we go south to attack Pontianak?"
Eagle was stunned and frowned in thought.
Johnson didn't wait for his answer, and chuckled: "Even if we can win, it will be a miserable victory. How many people will we have left? Do you think Suharto will keep his promise to us with only those remaining soldiers?"
Eagle was silent.
Du Fei's evaluation of Johnson, a muscular man, was even higher.
Johnson said: "Believe me, that old bastard will forget All the promises made today, let us put our tail between our legs and get out of here."
Eagle frowned and said: "Then we..."
Johnson said: "Hua Xia has a saying, he has a good plan, I have a wall ladder..." After finishing, he patted Eagle on the shoulder: "Get ready to fight! My knight~"
Although Johnson did not directly say what "his ladder" was in the end, it was not difficult for Du Fei to guess. Obviously, his goal this time was not the Pontianak Ming Army in the south, but the Pontianak Ming Army in the south.
This is here, Kuching itself.
Du Fei stopped synchronizing with Eagle's vision, and leaned on the sofa in the hotel, looking at the night outside the window. He couldn't help but sigh, what a "false way to destroy Guo" plan.
Under the pressure of the enemy's troops approaching the city, he pretended to help Kuching.
Wait for Kuching to relax its vigilance, then suddenly strike back and occupy the magpie's nest.
At this time, all the power of Kuching was dragged to the south by Ge Mingjun, and the city and port in the north had no defense at all.
It is conceivable that once Johnson's mine protection team and mercenary group disembark from the ship and assemble, the result will be no doubt.
At that time, there is no need to fight Lin Tiansheng to the death. As long as they show equal fighting power, both sides must sit down and talk in order to avoid losing both sides...
Thinking of this, Du Fei had to admit that Johnson's plan was quite clever.
Using limited force at the most appropriate time and in the most appropriate place, we achieved unexpected gains. One thing is that under normal circumstances, it would be completely impossible to capture Kuching with just over 5,000 people. Even Johnson
Neither the men nor the horses had a chance to disembark.
But now, the ball is back at Du Fei's feet.
The reason why Wang Dewang was so anxious to inform Lin Tiansheng was because he was worried that the troops on the front line would be caught off guard by Johnson's men.
Although this risk is gone now, the situation has become more complicated. If Johnson is allowed to occupy Kuching, what will happen next?
From Du Fei's point of view, should he let him implement his plan, or should he stumble secretly?
In fact, at this point, the so-called inheritance rights of the Slater family have become secondary.
As for Johnson's repeated desire to avenge Sol Slater, it must have been a deliberate smoke bomb. Otherwise, how could he have naturally traveled from South Africa to Nanyang?
But... thinking of this, Winnie's shadow appeared in Du Fei's mind again. Could this woman not know Johnson's plan?
Du Fei frowned, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
You know, Johnson mobilized troops from South Africa and Central Africa. This was no small move. There were more than 5,000 people. Did Winnie know?
If she didn't even know this, she wouldn't be qualified to argue with Johnson. But if she knew, how would she respond?
Simply revealing the news to Du Fei is definitely not enough.
Although he had only seen her once, Du Fei was certain that she was an ambitious woman. Or, in other words, this was probably the gene of the Slater family.
Both Winnie and Johnson have ambition and expansion engraved in their bones, but their expressions are different.
Winnie is more reserved, Johnson is more wild, but they are essentially the same.
While Johnson was plotting a kingdom and a territory, what was Winnie doing? Du Fei was instantly convinced that Winnie must have a back-up plan.
The blueprints of the plane and Cheung Po Tsai’s golden shipwreck are all bait. What is her real purpose?
Du Fei took a drag of his cigarette and fell into deep thought.
At the same time, in the North District of Kuching, on the pier on the north bank of the Sarawak River, a group of soldiers of different colors were lining up under two giant cargo ships. In addition, a large number of vehicles and artillery were lowered by cranes on the pier.
.
In front of the pier, on the balcony of a two-story building, Steinmeier was dressed in military uniform, looking at everything below with his hands behind his back, memories of thirty years ago emerged in his mind...
In a five-story building one kilometer away from here, people from the Black Lagoon Mercenary Group gathered together.
Sierra was by the window, holding a telescope and looking toward the dock. Next to her was Mike, who was also holding a telescope.
After a while, Mike put down the telescope and looked back at Dutch with a serious expression, who was leaning on the sofa and smoking a cigar: "Boss, everyone is down, the total number is about three to four thousand, and the equipment is quite powerful..."
Before he could finish speaking, Serra suddenly shouted: "Look, there's... a tank!"
Mike immediately turned around and raised his binoculars.
Dutch followed him to the window, took the telescope from Serra and looked towards the dock. He saw a dark green tank with a thick barrel being hoisted out of the ship's cargo hold.
"It's a Qifu tank!" Dach returned the telescope to Sera and said in a deep voice: "Look how many there are in total." Although the Qifu tank is not famous, it is a serious main battle tank equipped with thousands of vehicles in Yingguo.
tank.
The most famous one is the 120mm cannon, which was amazing in this era.
About half an hour later, Mike put down the binoculars and said: "There are eighteen vehicles in total, and there are ten armored vehicles." Dutch was still smoking a cigar. After listening, his brows under his sunglasses frowned even more.
Everyone else in the Black Reef Mercenary Group in the room looked at him.
Dutch covered his face gloomily, and his big black face seemed to get darker. Finally, he stabbed the cigar into the ashtray: "Something big is going to happen here. We can't wait any longer. We'll leave tonight."
The Black Reef Mercenary Group is just a small mercenary group of ten people. They usually perform some tasks of delivering messages and bodyguards. If they are really involved in a large-scale war, just these few of them will be over in just a few times.
Dutch is very self-aware and knows that personal combat effectiveness is of little use on the real battlefield.
The difference between an elite veteran and a new recruit when faced with a 155mm howitzer is that at most they die more beautifully than the one left next to them.
The middle-aged mercenary with a big beard frowned and said, "How do you explain to Master Starter?"
Dutch waved his hand: "Don't worry about him, let's go to the United States. I don't have no friends in the Hexagon Building." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They knew that Dutch had a wide network, but they had no idea how wide it was.
Even some doubts.
If you are so awesome, why are you guarding a small, low-class mercenary group in Nanyang? I finally saw it this time.
At this time, Lin Tiansheng, who was far away in Pontianak, was woken up as soon as he fell asleep.
"Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief, there is an important situation!" A confidential secretary hurried over and handed the telegram to Lin Tiansheng.
As soon as Lin Tiansheng saw it, he lost all sleep. He got out of the mosquito net, walked around the room with his slippers, and immediately said: "Go and call Deputy Commander Jiang and Chen Zhengwei."
Returning from Central Kalimantan, Lin Tiansheng took advantage of the power of victory and completely established his authority. He returned to Pontianak and reorganized the main palace of Ge Mingjun one after another.
Now, in addition to Pu Zhe's men, the Pontianak Ming Army has a total of 18,000 people, organized into three columns and an independent regiment.
Each of the three columns has 5,000 men, one of which is mainly old men under Jiang Dingsheng and Chen Zhengwei. The first column is given
Team, show respect.
The second column mainly came from Lin Tiansheng, and its troops were re-recruited later. It can be regarded as Lin Tiansheng's direct team.
The third column is composed of people from the Nanyang Lin family who came from Java Island, mainly the descendants of the family who have been to Sijiazhuang.
Accordingly, the Lin family took the initiative to donate 10 million US dollars in cash and property, officially joining Lin Tiansheng's boat.
There is an independent regiment of 3,000 people left under the direct control of Lin Tiansheng, which has the most intensive training and the best equipment. Although the number is 2,000 less, its combat effectiveness is stronger than the other three columns.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Dingsheng and Chen Zhengwei hurried over. Both of them were sleepy-eyed. When they entered the room, they immediately asked what was going on? Lin Tiansheng handed over the telegram he had just received.
When the two of them saw it, their expressions suddenly changed.
There is not much text on it, but it is quite amazing.
Kuching suddenly received more than 5,000 reinforcements. They were not ordinary stragglers, but well-equipped mercenaries. Chen Zhengwei immediately said: "Comrade Pu Zhe must be informed as soon as possible!"
Lin Tiansheng nodded: "I have just ordered the confidential room to immediately send a telegram to the front, and at the same time send people over overnight."
Jiang Dingsheng nodded. The portable telegraph machine on the front line may not be able to receive it. It is safest to send someone over while sending the message. But this is not the most important thing. It is just a reminder to Pu Zhe and Cui Shanyong.
What's more important is how to respond to this situation. Should we continue to attack north, or should we stop the attack and shrink back.
This is a strategic decision, and the results must be produced as soon as possible, otherwise Pu Zhe will be embarrassed in the front. Lin Tiansheng also understood, so he called the two of them to discuss it overnight.
Only then did Chen Zhengwei remember and asked: "Commander-in-Chief, where did this news come from, and who are those mercenaries?"
Lin Tiansheng didn't hide anything, and said in a deep voice: "It was sent by the comrades in Kuching. However, we had no contact with them before, and they didn't know about our telegram..."
Jiang Dingsheng said: "Is it Comrade Du Fei?"
Due to some scruples, Pontianak only had one line of contact with Du Fei.
Of course, Lin Tiansheng must have other channels, but through those channels he takes the initiative to contact the outside world, rather than the outside world sending them telegrams.
Chen Zhengwei also reacted: "Comrade Du Fei is in Kuching?"
Lin Tiansheng shook his head: "It's hard to say. Let's not discuss this first. Let's talk about the current situation." Then he looked at Jiang Dingsheng: "Lao Jiang, what do you think?"
Jiang Dingsheng thought for a moment: "I think that since the situation has changed, we should let the front line take a break." He paused before continuing: "Our thirty tanks are all on the front line now~"
No wonder Jiang Dingsheng cares so much about those thirty tanks, not only because he is now in charge of logistics.
What's more, he spent a lot of money to buy those thirty tanks from Du Fei. One tank costs half a million US dollars, and thirty tanks costs US$15 million. If he really wants to destroy one of them, it will all be burned.
money.
And subsequent supplementation is also a problem.
As the old saying goes, a penny beats a hero.
Now that they have such a big business, there is no need for money. Lin Tiansheng also nodded, knowing the importance of these thirty tanks. Logically speaking, they should not all be put into Pu Zhe's hands.
But unfortunately, none of his men can drive a tank.
Even if a group has been selected and sent to Du Fei's New Oriental School to study, it will take at least one year to complete the studies.
Besides, you will have to buy another tank when the time comes, and you can't get back the tank you gave away. What's the point?
In addition, the more than 3,000 people under Pu Zhe are currently the most powerful in Pontianak. They are an important ballast stone for Lin Tiansheng to balance the interests of all parties and cannot afford to lose.
However, as the commander-in-chief, he must make his final stand.
Then he looked at Chen Zhengwei: "Old Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Zhengwei said: "I also feel that Comrade Pu Zhe should be given a temporary reprieve. I have been to Kuching more than once. The terrain is complex and the river network is dense, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. To be honest, if the defenders were not too weak, they would not be able to attack.
It was very difficult to get down.”
Lin Tiansheng nodded, he also knew this.
You don’t even have to go there in person, you can see it on the map.
Chen Zhengwei continued: "Besides, our plan before this was to attack in the east and attack in the west. We would threaten Kuching on the surface and force the enemy to shrink so that we could occupy several counties to the west and south of Kuching. However, our attack was too smooth and we only reached the suburbs.
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In fact, Lin Tiansheng's initial strategy was to "cannibalize" rather than "devour".
I just didn't expect that Kuching's defenders were too weak, and Pu Zhe and Cui Shanyong were beaten before their eyes. They simply called Lin Tiansheng and switched to feint attacks as the main attack.
Lin Tiansheng considered it comprehensively, and then promise.
First of all, Lin Tiansheng and Pu Zhe are not superiors and subordinates after all, but have a cooperative relationship.
Secondly, Lin Tiansheng had won a big victory in the south before. If he defeated Pu Zhe this time, he would inevitably look petty and make people think.
However, things have changed now.
Lin Tiansheng frowned and listened to Chen Zhengwei's words. He pondered for a moment and said loudly: "Here comes someone." Immediately someone came in from outside the door and shouted "Report".
Lin Tiansheng immediately wrote a warrant and had it sent to the front.
Chen Zhengwei frowned and said: "Commander-in-Chief, why don't you just send the report directly?"
Lin Tiansheng shook his head: "Old Chen, you don't understand Lao Pu. You have to let him give it a try, otherwise he won't be willing to withdraw."
Jiang Dingsheng said: "That's fine. With the capabilities of Comrade Pu Zhe and Comrade Cui Shanyong, as long as they are not caught off guard, there should be no problem..."
The other end is one hundred and eighty kilometers away, in a small town south of Kuching.
The command posts of Park Zhe and Cui Shanyong are located here.
They had just received a telegram from Lin Tiansheng, and both of them had serious expressions. The five thousand reinforcements were all well-equipped foreign mercenaries.
Pu Zhe put down the telegram and came to the window to look south. Even though it was late at night, the fighting was still going on.
Strictly speaking, the enemy's resistance was not strong. If it were a plain or even a mountainous area, the battle would have been over long ago. In Pu Zhe's opinion, the Kuching defenders were praised by the mob.
On the contrary, the densely crisscrossed waterways have become the biggest enemy. In such a place, tanks cannot enter the battle.
Those bridges built in ancient times could not bear tanks weighing dozens of tons. Even light infantry had to rush along the river.
Cui Shanyong grabbed the telegraph newspaper and walked over, but did not speak.
He knew Pu Zhe would make a decision, and there was no need for advice at this time. It was enough for him to just execute the order. As for whether the order was right or wrong, it didn't matter.
Sure enough, after a moment Pu Zhe withdrew his gaze, turned back to the middle of the room, and looked at the map on the table.
He said in a deep voice: "Tell Li Zaixi to maintain the intensity of the attack. The others will shrink and build a defense line to prevent the enemy from counterattack. The reserve team will move forward and prepare to respond."
Cui Shanyong immediately understood Park Zhe's intention: "Do you want Li Zaixi to give it a try?" Park Zhe nodded: "What foreign mercenaries, we have to fight them first."
Cui Shanyong said: "I understand."
However, neither Pu Zhe nor Cui Shanyong expected it.
They deliberately strengthened their attack in one direction, but did not attract enemy reinforcements. Instead, an unusually dense sound of gunfire suddenly came from behind Kuching City. This caught both Pu Zhe and Cui Shanyong by surprise.
Based on the information that was constantly collected and returned, we finally came to the conclusion that the source of the gunfire was actually near the palace!
The two couldn't help but look at each other.
Malay is a federation of kingdoms, with royal palaces in many states. Kuching is the capital of Sarawak, and the royal palace is located on the north bank of the river. What happened over there?
At the same time, near the palace, the fierce gunfire quickly stopped.
It only took less than half an hour for a group of heavily armed mercenaries to defeat the palace guards. A green jeep parked in front of the palace gate.
Johnson, wearing a camouflage uniform, jumped out of the car and stopped to look at the palace.
The arched dome, which is very characteristic of comprehensive education, is not large in scale, but it is magnificent. Johnson smiled proudly and strode inside...
Du Fei synchronized his vision and watched everything from a high position.
Just now, after confirming Johnson's real plan, Du Fei quickly relied on the crow team led by Xiao Hei to find Johnson's main force.
Up to this point, Johnson's plan was going extremely well.
The mine protection team that came down from the dock, led by their guides as quickly as possible, occupied key points in the city. The Slater mercenary group led by Eagle and Jonah went directly to capture the palace.
All this is under the watchful eye of Du Fei.
By this time, Johnson's plan had been half successful.
Next, it depends on how he "legally" obtains the management rights of this city and even the surrounding areas.
You know, before 1963, this was still a protectorate of England, and the king of the Kingdom of Sarawak was also a white man.
Now, another white man, and an Anglo-French nobleman, has come here again, which is really ironic.
Sitting on the sofa in the hotel, Du Fei couldn't help but show a hint of amusement. After careful consideration, Du Fei decided to wait and see what happened.
In fact, it can be said that Johnson's movements were too fast, and there was not much Du Fei could do in this situation. He changed his vision from the Crow back to Eagle.
At this time, Eagle was following Johnson, and his leather shoes made a "dong dong dong" sound when he stepped on the marble floor of the palace.
In the hall of the palace, a group of disheveled people gathered together cautiously. Johnson smiled, walked in front of those people, and actually bowed very elegantly.
Although the camouflage vest and bulging muscles make this look a bit nondescript, it is undeniable that Johnson's etiquette is very standard.
"Your Highness Brooke, Johnson Slater salutes you."
After Johnson finished speaking, he straightened up and looked at a middle-aged white man with disheveled hair and a thin body. Brooke said tremblingly: "Johnson, we are friends, what are you going to do?"
Johnson smiled and said: "Of course, we are friends. Anthony~"
As he spoke, he walked forward and put an arm on Anthony Brook's shoulder. The huge force made the "His Highness" almost stumble to the ground.
Johnson said: "Anthony, what are you afraid of? You are right. We are friends. I was just invited to protect my friend, right?"
Anthony forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.