Liu Yiming, who decided to fight on two fronts, became even busier. Starting from the 19th, he stayed in the staff department and led the staff to repeatedly push the troops.

On the 19th, the special agent battalion set off, training on the road. When Jiang Wang, the commander of the special agent battalion, recalled his mission, it was incredible. He had always been complacent about his strong military qualities, but he had just begun to feel the horror of war.

On the 20th, the engineer battalion set out with the task of repairing the road and setting up supply points. The road from Surabaya to Batavia is nearly 800 kilometers long. Dozens of supply points need to be built in the middle, and bridges need to be repaired and reinforced to facilitate the advancement of the main force.

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It was also the 20th, and the three detachments began to sort out their personal belongings.

The personal belongings of the South China Army include guns, a base of 100 rounds of ammunition, simple maintenance tools, three days of emergency food, and compressed biscuits made of fried rice noodles, grease, and minced fish meat. They are very delicious!

A simple medical kit includes a roll of bandages, a bottle of hemostatic powder, a small pot of alcohol, a portion of quinine, and a portion of painkillers.

Generally, it is not needed. The anti-inflammatory drug Liu Yiming has not selected the penicillin technology tree yet. This thing depends on luck. He only produces allicin. Unfortunately, the raw materials are insufficient, which limits the production. It is usually distributed to hospitals.

Liu Yiming has a process flow chart for sulfonamides. The raw material for the production of sulfonamides, acetanilide, has not yet been prepared, but the raw material Surabaya is available. It has everything, but there is no one to build the production line, no one to organize production, and no one to experiment.

, there is no way, a total of 200,000 people, it is already very good to be able to do this.

On the 21st, the vanguard of the main force and the baggage train set off for the first destination, Tuban.

On the morning of the 23rd, the first and second detachments of the South China Army set off to move towards Tuban.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Tuban.

There is a small city on the northern coast of Java Island. It is not large in area, but it is a good supply point. Outside Tuban, more than a dozen transport ships are heading towards Tuban aggressively, led by three gunboats.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, a squadron of the vanguard of the first detachment had arrived outside Tuban.

Tuban was originally a trading point, but later became a port city due to its favorable location. There were only fifty Dutch troops and dozens of policemen. The remaining armed forces were some Javanese armed with broadswords.

Tuban was built based on the Dutch trading point. It has an innate military pedigree, and it uses Lingbao as the inner city. It has been well maintained. It must be hundreds of years old, but there are no other problems except wear and tear, it is just outdated.

Outside Tuban city.

People from the secret service camp are already waiting outside the city.

"Sir, I am Long Jia, the squad leader of the second squad, second platoon, third company of the Secret Service Battalion. The telegraph line for Tuban's external communication has been found and can be cut off at any time. This is the layout of the city we have found out." Long Jia handed him a map.

, which records the location, routes, and important institutions of the city's defenders.

"Thank you for your hard work," said Bi Xi, the leader of the first advance squadron.

"This is our mission. It's hard work or not. Send a signal flare before taking action, and we'll cut off the telegraph line." Long Jia said.

"Okay! But we have to wait for the navy, the news can't get out yet!" Bi Xi saluted.

At 4:15, all the main force of the South China Navy arrived at the port. Three gunboats locked the port. Bi Xi, who received the news, issued a battle order.

Under the guidance of signal flares and the cover of naval guns, more than 200 people rushed towards Tuban.

At the city gate, the tax collection police discovered the Nanhua Army rushing towards Tuban.

Bang! A warning shot was fired. After completing his task, the six police officers who collected the tax smoothly put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

Are you kidding me? How can you still run away after being slapped in the face? As for fighting back? The policeman looked at the nm.73 revolver in his hand. This gun may be older than his son. How do you expect it?

After easily seizing the city gate, the advance team had a clear goal. The two teams went straight to the city hall, police station, garrison garrison, etc. Tuban did not have a fort or navy, so these were the important places.

A small team was left to maintain order in the city, mainly to capture and block another city gate.

It went well. Under the leadership of Martini Henry, the Dutchman was still very talkative. He would just lie down when he was told to and would not move.

The city hall, hospital, and pier were captured easily, with less than ten shots fired by both sides.

A gun battle broke out at the police station. A squad in charge of the police station was discovered before they could rush in and started shooting at the door of the police station.

The squad leader in charge of the police station froze when he saw the stalemate.

"cover me!"

During the shooting gap, he rolled out and rushed outside the police station wall.

Take out two grenades, aim at the window, pull the ring, and throw them. The grenades draw an arc and the window is opened.

Boom! The gunfire subsided, but before it was over, the second one flew into another window.

Then, the police station was captured.

After seven or eight Dutch troops in the military camp were killed in a surprise attack, the remaining ones relied on the military camp to block the entrances and exits. A forced assault was no problem, but Bi Xi felt that the assault was not cost-effective and there were still many battles to be fought.

"Mortar!" Bi Xi called for artillery support.

A gun crew quickly positioned the mortar.

Boo~ a crisp sound.

Boom! It's a long shot. It's okay, it's just a test shot.

After the first test shot was completed and the parameters were adjusted to continue firing, the Dutch defenders raised the white flag, walked out and surrendered.

Tuban was taken down just like that. It was plain and simple. Only two people were injured at the door of the police station. The battle at the military camp was not fierce. Both sides fought around the door. Only one person was injured by a stray bullet.

The Dutch still use the Beaumont m1887/1888 rifle, with a caliber of 11 mm, firing black powder bullets, and the pistols are basically nm.73 revolvers, as well as other calibers purchased by some officers themselves.

As for a batch of Mauser 1871s in Surabaya, they were purchased by the Dutch for the local army. Later, the locals replaced them with domestically produced Beaumont m1887/1888 rifles, and these guns were sent to the colonies.

The navy's mini fleet patrolled the port. After the capture of Tuban, the transport ship docked and began unloading. A large amount of materials were unloaded and placed in the requisitioned warehouse.

On the evening of the 23rd, after the telegraph line was connected, the advance team reported the battle situation to Surabaya.

At the Nanhua General Staff Headquarters, apart from Surabaya and Dahukou, the first area was dyed red! The staff members continued to collect various intelligence and rummaged through the existing intelligence piles, hoping to find useful intelligence.

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At noon on the 24th, a huge fleet slowly approached Semarang. There was no navy in Semarang, but there were forts. Groups of Dutch soldiers lined up in square formations, waiting for the ships to dock. A large number of Dutch people also gathered there.

Next to the army, Chinese and indigenous people gathered outside the Dutch, holding flowers. On the fort, the coastal defense artillery fired a salute.

They are welcoming their old and new leaders.

In an inconspicuous corner, several broken wine barrels were piled up in the corner. If you look carefully, you can see a beggar lying here, staring at the dock. He didn't get up and walk towards a small house until the salute sounded.

Soon, a hawker dressed in shorts came out of the small house. The hawker went to the city tax bureau and sold a pack of cigarettes to a Chinese man working there. The Chinese man was dressed in a suit and leather shoes and spoke fluent Dutch.

The telegraph office informed him personally in Surabaya that his brother was getting a wife and invited his relatives to come to Semarang for a wedding banquet.

The radio wave followed the cable to Surabaya.

The Surabaya General Staff Headquarters became even more lively.

"Commander, information has been sent from Surabaya that the target team has arrived in Semarang."

"At this point in time, with two more governors, the possibility of the target fleet continuing to sail is very low. Based on the port speed of eight knots, if it sets sail tomorrow, the target fleet will arrive in Surabaya around the morning of the day after tomorrow. But it is not ruled out that they will

Possibility of stopping in Semarang.”

After listening to the staff report, Liu Yiming looked at the intelligence and issued an order.

"Send a report to Semarang, pay close attention to the movement of the target fleet, and report to Surabaya when the fleet leaves duty!"

"At the same time, an evacuation order was issued, and all residents were evacuated to the south of the city. The militia were ordered, no, the coastal defense troops were dispatched, and mines were placed along the Dutch concentration camp. Place more mines, especially on the main roads, to prevent them from causing trouble, and to keep an eye on them.

All the policemen have been liberated, more than 100 people, which is quite a fighting force."

"Send a report to Tuban, and the transport ship that has finished unloading its cargo will set sail with the navy and return to Surabaya immediately to prepare for battle."

"Order, Moth Troops prepare."

The moth force was prepared by Liu Yiming for this fleet. The Surabaya port is wide, the north and south forts are far apart, and the firepower is not strong. Liu Yiming hopes to hit the Dutch effective forces as much as possible. If they can't defeat them and want to run away, even victory will not be enough.

Under this request, Liu Yiming thought of the infamous Kamikaze, which of course has some differences from Kamikaze.

The Moth Project is divided into two parts. The first part is more than 20 modified large and small steamships. The modification is very simple, that is, a buckle is installed on the rudder to lock the rudder, and two trolleys are added to the boiler compartment.

The bow compartment was loaded with 500 kilograms of picric acid and a fuse.

When the target fleet wants to escape, treat these as torpedoes and pour two small carts of coal into the coal-burning stove to ensure a voyage of several nautical miles. If the direction is blocked and the personnel evacuate in small boats, these ships will become

Weapons ranging from a thousand pounds to tens of thousands of pounds.

At that time, the Dutch will face a problem. If they don't attack, they will be killed. If they attack, it will be easy to get into the soul. And the ship with the rear compartment closed will sink very slowly and will also block the channel.

The second part is eighty wooden sailboats, which are simply placed on the south side of the port to block the waterway and try to drive the Dutch to the north.

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After the evacuation order was issued, Surabaya residents began to run to the south of the city with their jars and jars. This place is about 20 kilometers away from the port and cannot be threatened by naval guns.

Of course, evacuation is always rare, and there are always things that are reluctant to be discarded, even if it is only temporary.

The evacuation of more than 100,000 people was also a huge test for Surabaya's weak administrative system. Starting from Chen Jiangtao, all government staff were mobilized because there were not enough houses in the south of the city. Factories were also mobilized, and a large number of workers were assigned to non-technical positions.

, set up tents and camps in the south of the city.

Supplies were transported from various warehouses and factory warehouses in the city by special teams. In short, although it was stumbling, under the mandatory government order, the evacuation was not slow. On the 25th, under the regulation of the government, more than 100,000 Chinese people evacuated.

They all gathered in the southernmost part of Surabaya City, at least fifteen kilometers away from the port.

Originally there were some natives in these locations, but they graciously gave up their houses and left with their belongings. In order to reduce the conflict, Liu Yiming also gave the leader a thousand pounds and asked them to go to the Southwest District and the Netherlands.

People live together.

On the 25th, the main force of the navy led seven transport ships back to the port. The staff arranged for the transport ships to be loaded and sailed out of the port after loading. They waited on the south bank and waited for the target fleet to enter the port before sailing to Tuban.
To be continued...