Time passed bit by bit, and one after another, there were three regiments and nine battalions, a baggage battalion, an engineer battalion, and an artillery battalion (the artillery battalion of the brigade consisted of six large-caliber front-loading guns and three 120-inch breech-loading guns.) the battery.

Leaders at all levels from the command, recruit camp, and training team arrived one after another.

At eleven o'clock sharp, Liu Yiming was staring at the map of Java, which was left by the previous owner, Major Henry. Staring at the cities and strongholds above, Liu Yiming gradually calmed down.

Taking the map and pushing it out the door, along with staff officers at all levels, more than fifty people crowded into the small headquarters, looking at Liu Yiming quietly.

"Move to the lobby and have a meeting in the lobby." Liu Yiming looked at the situation and directly changed the meeting location to the lobby.

"I called you here today to assign tasks and to discuss how to complete the tasks." In the hall, Liu Yiming hung the map in the most conspicuous position.

"Another month has passed since the battle to recapture Surabaya in September. Surabaya is generally calm. After such a long rest, it's time for everyone to take action."

Below, everyone looked at each other in confusion, because before they were waiting for the Dutch to arrive, but this time...

"The goal of this mission is to recover Java Island," Liu Yiming said, pointing to Java on the map.

The officers began to be confused, with different expressions, some showing surprise, some showing excitement, some frowning, but no one spoke.

"Okay, the overall goal of the campaign has been stated. If you have any questions, please raise your hands now." Liu Yiming said.

"Yang Tao, tell me!" Yang Tao, the commander of the second regiment, stood up.

"Commander, I would like to ask about the launch time and information."

"As for the time, the tentative date is the end of October. Each department still has more than half a month to prepare. As for the information, I will tell you the overall information."

"In recent years, the Dutch manpower has been insufficient. The entire colonial army has maintained between 25,000 and 30,000 people, of which about 13,000 are deployed in Java, and the rest are scattered in Sumatra, Borneo, Sula

Wisey, Spice Islands, etc.”

"Among them, of the 13,000 people in Java, about 8,000 are concentrated in Batavia, and the others are distributed in cities such as Semarang, Bandung, and Yogyakarta."

"In addition, there are more than half a million Dutch civilians in Batavia, and they can pull out a militia of more than 10,000 people."

"In addition, these are city intelligence obtained by integrating information from all parties. Let me share them. Since there are no professionals, the information is only for reference." Liu Yiming took out a stack of thin booklets. He knew the importance of intelligence work, but

Few of his people can even make maps. It is not easy to collect targeted intelligence.

"Report!" Wang Yang, the leader of the first regiment, stood up.

"explain!"

"Please arrange the task!"

Liu Yiming looked at Wang Yang and then at the others.

"Now I have two plans in hand."

"First, the troops attacked along the northern coastline and successively captured important cities, such as Semarang, to ensure smooth logistics."

"Second, jump attack. Sixty kilometers east of Batavia, there is a coastal market town. The people living there are mainly Chinese. There is a small port. The army department cooperated with the engineers to build a temporary dock in a short time.

Suppress the news and then the army assembles here."

"The advantage of the first plan is that it is stable, but it gives the Dutch a huge reaction time. If they hit Batavia, it will probably be a head-to-head decisive battle, and it may not be seven thousand versus eight thousand, but five

Thousands or even less versus more than 10,000 people! In addition, it is difficult to maintain stability with hundreds of kilometers of supply lines."

"The advantage of the second plan is that it is fast, but if it succeeds, Batavia will be destroyed in seconds, and we can calmly take over Java Island. However, if we get into a stalemate, we are likely to be surrounded and eaten."

After Liu Yiming finished speaking, he quietly waited for the officers' reactions.

"Let's discuss it. We have always discussed it."

Buzz, buzz, as soon as these words came out, the entire conference hall turned into a vegetable market, with people arguing, calculating, and gesticulating on the map, all in different colors.

The debate continued. Liu Yiming touched his belly and looked at the time. It was almost one o'clock. He asked someone to cook and brought it over.

The meal was delivered, and Liu Yiming ate while listening to the random suggestions. The others took their meals, took a bite, and debated a few words. It was not until four o'clock that the discussion gradually died down.

"Report!" It was still Wang Yang.

"explain."

"I haven't decided which plan to adopt, but I have calculated it several times. No matter what method, we will have to expand our troops. We are short of troops. Once we set off, there will be nothing left in Surabaya except the coastal defense troops!"

"I have considered this matter. The police and militiamen (those who were issued guns before were tried as militiamen and participated in regular training) will form a reserve regiment to be responsible for the defense of Surabaya. Workers will be recruited to form a logistics unit. Most of the original logistics units will

It was converted into a combat force on the spot. At the same time, the artillery organization was changed. Each regiment was assigned a three-inch gun platoon and two three-inch guns. The battalion was assigned a mortar company with six mortars. The company was assigned three mortars.

No longer sent to the platoon."

"The remaining artillery pieces form an artillery regiment, responsible for long-range fire suppression."

"In this way, the artillery regiment can use a small number of technical arms to exert its superior firepower, and the artillery attached to the infantry unit can directly support the infantry attack."

"Report!" Wang Xu, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment, stood up.

"explain!"

"I just heard the adaptation, and I thought of a way to avoid vomiting and being unhappy!"

"Tell me what you have to say."

"Plan 1 and 2 can be used together!" Wang Xu said.

"continue!"

Wang Xu indicated that he would use the map.

"Come on!" Liu Yiming moved out of the way.

"According to plan two, we advance along the northern coastline and catch him off guard. Within half a month, we can capture all the cities along the way without any problem. We have an absolute advantage in firepower, intelligence, and intelligence!" Wang Xu said.

"Just after the reorganization, I was thinking, why can't we deploy one or two battalions to cooperate with the engineering and artillery to form a separate combat unit, equipped with more mortars, and lurk in this small market town called Dahukou?"

"Storage enough supplies in the small market town in advance, and then the main force will quickly advance to a hundred kilometers away from Batavia as planned. Near this point, the surrounding area should be woods, with only one road going east to west."

"Lure the Batavia defenders into a decisive battle at this position. Once the Batavia defenders reach this position, the troops lurking in the tiger's mouth will attack from the front and back, defeating the enemy with superior firepower. There is the sea to the north and the jungle to the south. They run

Even if they can't escape, this force will not be wasted, just set up a supply camp in advance."

After Wang Xu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Yiming.

"It's a very good idea, let's improve it." Liu Yiming encouraged.

"Then we have a new plan."

"Sanduo, please tell me our specific equipment." Liu Yiming said to the logistics officer.

"Yes, currently we have 120 Type 90 82mm mortars, 24 British three-inch sampan guns, 17 German small steel cannons, two British 37mm guns, and

There are six 80-pounder front-loading coastal guns and three 120mm guns. If the coastal batteries are not moving, this will be our entire artillery force."

"The rifles are mainly Martini Henrys, more than 6,000 of them. There are also nearly 800 Mauser 1871 rifles, and there are about 500 other miscellaneous guns. The data is inaccurate and may be damaged and repaired at any time."

This can be used for offense. The navy has not yet developed combat effectiveness, so we will not discuss it here.

"In addition, I would like to add that new rocket launchers will be added to the field in the future, and the production of mortars will be resumed at the same time. In terms of firepower, they will completely crush the Dutch colonial army. It is not difficult to defeat them in the field." Liu Yiming said.

"Okay, let's reorganize the organization and form a special detachment with an additional battalion, an engineer company, and a mortar battalion to carry out latent missions." Liu Yiming paused.

"Wang Xu will be the commander, and each regiment will be reorganized. One company from the third regiment and one battalion will be left, and Wang Xu will take the others. The first and second regiments will each take out a main company to supplement the special detachment."

"After the reorganization, forty mortars will be allocated to the special detachment, and a company will be transferred from the directly affiliated engineering battalion, totaling 100,000 mortars." Liu Yiming wrote and drew in his notebook.

"There are more than a thousand people in total. Wang Xu, you have been promoted!" Liu Yiming said with a smile.

"Others should not be discouraged. After the battle, the troops will be expanded."

"Then, the tentative plan is out. After the special detachment is replenished, it will immediately set off to seize the tiger's mouth, establish a camp, store supplies, and lurk. On the mission date, the main force of the brigade will launch an attack westward to Batavia.

One hundred kilometers away, in this place with no village in front or back, let the Dutch attack from both front and rear. If the Dutch don't come out, we will use the tiger's mouth as a supply point, repair it and go straight to Batavia!"

"The specific plans and alternative plans are left to the staff of each regiment commander and Wang Xu. Specifically, do the various ministries have different opinions on the reorganization plan?" Liu Yiming raised his head and asked.

"No!" The people below looked at each other and said collectively.

"Okay, the deputies of each department will immediately direct the reorganization, and then integrate the teams, don't let anything slip!" Liu Yiming said.

"In addition, Secretary Zhang, inform the arsenal to fully produce ammunition and mortars. I will go to the Government Affairs Department to submit a military mobilization plan."

"You guys discuss the plan here."

After saying that, Liu Yiming left and walked towards the Government Affairs Office. At this time, it was already five o'clock, and the sky was already dark on the edge of the equator.

At five o'clock, Chen Jiangtao had already gotten off work to be honest. However, although the construction was in good condition, government affairs were taking on new tricks every day, and Chen Jiangtao's brain could not keep up with the progress of people's troubles.

Button, button, button.

"Enter!"

"Mayor, Commander Liu is looking for you in the lounge!" the mayor's secretary said.

"Oh? Please come in!"

"Uncle Chen, we have made a plan, please take a look." Liu Yiming said to Chen Jiangtao with a smile.
Chapter completed!