In the temporary headquarters, Zheng Lei held Wang Xu.

"You are very talented in commanding. The commander entrusted you with such an important task because he believed in your commanding ability. The commander was right. At least when I was still wavering, you knew how to complete the task better.

"

"But you are too hesitant. I know you can't bear it, and I know the commander teaches soldiers that they shouldn't do this, but you are not just a soldier or an officer."

"If you are just an officer, of course you can act according to military principles and the orders of your superiors, but now that you are the supreme commander of the tiger's mouth, you have to consider not only the things that a soldier should consider, but also the things that a leader should consider.

matter."

"When you have made a decision, don't hesitate. What decision should you make if you hesitate? Did you make a mistake? No! This mission is very important. You didn't hesitate when you shot those two people, and you didn't hesitate when you arrested them.

, finally hesitated?"

"What, you can't help but look at them? Do you think they are good people?"

"Think about it, have the Javanese ever let our women and children go? This hatred is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea! Think about it carefully. If you can't figure it out, I will report it to Surabaya and ask for a change of commander!"

Zheng Lei talked a lot and went out to organize soldiers to bury the bodies.

Wang Xu chased him out:

"Political Commissar, I understand!"

"real?"

"Just watch!" Wang Xu said easily.

…………

On the 17th, Surabaya, the ship originally scheduled to return on the afternoon of the 17th did not come back. In the headquarters, the staff were a little anxious, but Liu Yiming was sitting on the chair with the presence of the old man.

Liu Yiming was also a little anxious, but at such a distance, accidents were normal, and judging from the Dutchman's reaction, he shouldn't be discovered, so he could still sit.

On the evening of the 17th, Liu Yiming asked everyone to go home from get off work because there would not be much time to get off work in the future.

At five o'clock, Liu Yiming took the lead to get off work, walked around, and ran to the dock. He saw many officers and staff guarding the dock, and Liu Yiming went home quietly.

By some strange coincidence, Liu Yiming neither went back to his room to sort out information or sleep, nor did he go to Liu Wanhua's room to discuss matters.

He sneaked into Zhang You's room. Zhang You was reading a book and didn't notice Liu Yiming sneaking in. Liu Yiming signaled to the maid to stop talking.

Gently, Liu Yiming walked behind Zhang You and took a look at the book she was reading. Well, the storybook, with illustrations, should have been passed down from Die Qing. Since this time, Die Qing's literary works have flourished.

The reason is that there are too many concessions and the die cannot manage them, so literati write books in the concessions.

Cover Zhang You's eyes.

"Guess who I am?" Liu Yiming said in a deliberately obscene voice.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Zhang You laughed endlessly.

"Brother Yiming, you talk like this, hahahahaha, it's so interesting and funny!"

Liu Yiming can't handle this...

Zhang You laughed for a long time before she stopped, wiped her tears and said.

"Brother Yiming, you are usually old-fashioned and serious, but suddenly you act like this. It's really funny!"

"Huh! Look at how decent you are." Liu Yiming imitated the old scholar again.

"Hahahaha, I can't do it, I can't do it..." Zhang You laughed again.

The two quarreled for a while. Although Liu Yiming was happy, he was still noticed by the way he frowned and looked outside the door from time to time.

"Brother Yiming, what are you worried about?" Zhang You asked.

"Ah! It's okay, I'm waiting for news." Liu Yiming said.

"what news?"

"I'm sorry Yuzi, I can't say. This is a military secret!" Liu Yiming didn't know how to explain.

"I'm sorry, military secrets are secrets, and I'm not part of the military. Does my dad know?" Zhang You asked.

"I don't know. In the government, only Uncle Chen, as the chairman of the board of directors, knows about it. Everyone else, including my dad and your dad, doesn't know."

The affairs of the special detachment are known only to the army, or to those who handle the army. The staff, officers at all levels, and the troops involved in the blockade are strictly prohibited from spreading this news.

"Okay, then Brother Yiming, I'll wait with you! I'll just stay out of the way once we get down." Zhang You said.

There was a swing set up outside Zhang You's room, which Liu Yiming had built for her. She sat on the swing, and Liu Yiming lay on the recliner, reading to her the old-fashioned love story of a poor scholar and a wealthy daughter. The time was so quiet.

, passes.

…………

Liu Yiming waited all night and fell asleep in the early morning. He did not wait for news of the arrival of the ship from the port. He prepared for the worst and gently placed Zhang You who was sleeping on him on the bed.

As they were talking last night, the two of them were watching the moon on the recliner. As they watched, Zhang You couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep at midnight.

Liu Yiming washed his face and tidied his military uniform. The military uniform was modified according to our military uniforms in later generations.

Arriving at the headquarters, he sat upright and arranged for messengers to call the chief officers at all levels for a meeting.

Within ten minutes, everyone had arrived, and it could be seen that everyone had not slept well.

"It has already exceeded fifteen hours before the expected arrival time of the return ship. Now, we have to prepare for the worst."

"All departments are on standby 24 hours a day, ready to be dispatched at any time! Adjourn the meeting!"

After the brief meeting, Liu Yiming went to the Telegraph Office, which is where the Ministry of Intelligence is based. During special periods, the Telegraph Office is also where people send telegrams to the outside world.

"Nars, is there any news from Batavia?" Liu Yiming asked.

"Boss, everything is normal. There is no other news except normal exchanges." Nars replied.

Liu Yiming couldn't deny it and looked at the dozen telegraph operators and intelligence agents on the other side. Seeing them nodding, Liu Yiming continued.

"Pay attention at all times, and if anything is different, please contact me."

"Okay, boss, you pay, you have the final say." Nars is living a good life these days. In addition to the daily salary, one month has come, and the bonus has been received. In addition, he also has the benefits of being an apprentice and giving lectures.

, which is more than ten pounds a month. Although it is not much for today's Nars, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat!

Liu Yiming didn't tell him anything, turned around and left.

In the afternoon, when the entire South China Army was busy and nervous, outside Surabaya, a transport ship was sailing towards Surabaya at full speed.

South China Navy warships rushed forward to stop it.

When I got closer, I realized that it was a ship from my own fleet. Thinking that a bunch of people were waiting for this ship at the port, I quickly moved out of the way.

The ship entered the port. As soon as it entered the port, the port defender immediately called the headquarters.

"Hey, this is the port headquarters, pick up the general headquarters, Staff Officer Wang? The fleet ship is back! It's docking at the port, yes. I'll ask about the specific situation right away, but there are no signs of damage to the ship, so please don't worry!

yes!"

After the ship docked, the orderlies on the ship disembarked before the port defenders boarded the ship.

He hurried to the port headquarters and called the general headquarters.

"Report, we encountered a cloud group last night. We didn't know the direction or the channel clearly, so we had to stop the ship and anchor. This morning, it turned into fog again. The captain fumbled for a long time before he ran out of the fog group and found that he had yawed. So now

just came back."

"It'll be good to come back. How's the situation with the tiger's mouth?"

"Report, the mission has been successfully completed, the tiger's mouth has been captured, and no one has been let go!" said the communications soldier.

At this time, there were cheers in the headquarters, the staff roared loudly, venting their pent-up emotions, and Liu Yiming also relaxed. It was actually very tiring to hold on to the pretense of not changing his expression despite the collapse of the mountain.

"Okay, let's inform the chief officers at all levels that the first phase of the mission is completed and continue to act according to the original plan!" Liu Yiming said happily.

"yes!"

This news was conveyed to various military departments, and the chief officers were all smiling. The soldiers noticed that the chief's expression suddenly changed from a stormy expression to a sunny one.

While everyone was happy, Nars came to Liu Yiming's office.

"Boss, I wonder if you still remember what I told you before, that Batavia asked the Surabaya garrison to stop inciting the natives to riot?" Nars said, scratching his head.

"Well, I remember you said that they have a big shot coming at the end of October, and my plan will be implemented at the end of October too!"

"Boss, news just came from Batavia. The new governor is coming to Batavia soon. After the governor replacement ceremony was held, Governor Pinak will bring the new governor to Surabaya to observe this matter and estimate the income.

." Nars said cautiously. The first is that Liu Yiming just said that there may be news coming from Batavia, and the second is that the new governor's welcoming ceremony turned out to be a native riot, but now, the natives of Surabaya

Basically, people have become Chinese hired workers or labor reform prisoners.

"Huh? New governor? When will he come to Surabaya?" Liu Yiming was surprised and angry. He used his Chinese life to perform a welcome ceremony for you? Very good, remember it!

"The news from Batavia is that we will arrive in Surabaya around October 25th, taking a 4,000-ton cruise ship, the Batavia. The main officials of Batavia will come and let us do a good job of reception. Along with it

There are eight shallow-water heavy artillery ships of 1,500 tons, and two frigates of 2,100 tons."

"What!" Liu Yiming was so frightened that he jumped up and stared at Nars. Isn't this kid going to betray the revolution?

"Boss, I'm also here to discuss with you. These ships are very old, and the youngest ones have been in the water for ten years. The shallow-water heavy gunships are all from the American Civil War."

"You mean you can fight?"
To be continued...