Chapter 470 The Hard Journey (Part 1)

"Mr. He, what's wrong?" Yun Zi, who was anxious, asked impatiently when he saw He Zhen put down the letter in his hand.

He Zhen bowed down and said calmly: "Prince, there are four things in the letter: First, there is indeed a small road in Kotatin that can lead to Johor Bahru, but this road is a small road for locals to harvest firewood and collect herbs. The road is rugged, and there are several cliffs. It is difficult for the army to pass through. In addition, Shadow 3 has sent more than a dozen people to Kotatin, which can arrive tomorrow by time. The letter has agreed on various codes of contact. Secondly, the English fleet and army stationed in Danmasek mainly rely on two directions for supplies - part of the food is rationed by the Dutch Governor's Office, and the other is transported from the Dutch Governor's Office through the Strait of Malacca. However, the food in this part of the baggage is not large, mainly ammunition and other strategic materials. It is reported that the Netherlands will have several large replenishment ships on the 18th of the month.

To transport food and other goods to the ship to the Massi. In addition, since the Qing Dynasty completely cut off trade with England, English merchants could only buy the goods from the Qing Dynasty from Batavia. Therefore, merchant ships from Batavia to Massi are frequently exchanged, and it is extremely difficult to attack Massi. Third, Shadow 3 has mobilized personnel and can cooperate at any time, but most of these personnel are natives, have never used firearms, have no knowledge of guns and cannons, and they are probably limited in their role, so they can only play some auxiliary role. Fourth, there is news from Shadow 4 that those who claim to be survivors of the Celestial Empire seem to be plotting to incite because they are unable to withstand the harassment and exploitation of the English. Shadow 4 has contacted them, but has not disclosed the news that our army has arrived.

"Oh?" After hearing He Zhen's words, Yun Zi did not ask any more questions, but responded casually, and walked back and forth in the cabin with his brows locked. After a while, he stopped and strode to the combat model and stared at the Danmaxi area. After a long time, he suddenly asked: "Mr. He, how many fleets of the Dutch in Batavia have?"

"Report to the prince, the Dutch fleet is very scattered, but there are not many in the entire Java Sea. There are only a dozen warships in Batavia. If it is not included in the Malacca squadron, they can only piece together twenty warships, most of which are old warships." He Zhen had already vaguely guessed the intention of Yun Zi's questioning this, and immediately revealed the strength of the Dutch.

"Oh, hahaha..." Yun Xi burst into laughter. After a while of laughter, he suddenly ordered loudly: "Come here, I will send my order to the King. Major Generals and above officers from all armies will immediately gather at the flagship. I will send troops!" After a moment, as the flag-spoke soldiers on the main mast of the "Weisheng" were transmitted to each squadron, all major generals and above officers rushed to the flagship by boat.

"The generals obey the orders. This battle is related to the prestige of the Qing Dynasty. Only victory is allowed but not defeated. Those who retreat without obtaining the orders of the generals will be killed without mercy!" After the generals arrived, Yun Zi had a cold face, glanced at the generals standing neatly on the attack, and said calmly.

"Zhe!" All the generals and officials unanimously beat Qian Yingnuo. A solemn and murderous aura circling and echoing in the war room.

"Very good!" Yun Zi nodded and ordered loudly: "Xiao Sanlang."

"I'm here!" Xiao Sanlang immediately clicked on himself when he heard the first one, and he was excited - until now, he was still upset about the failure to fight in the Battle of Nagasaki.

Yun Zi said with a cold face: "I will ask your Second Fleet to divide into two groups, covering the amphibious landing troops to land on the beach, and covering the rear wings of our amphibious combat troops. We must ensure the safety of the logistics supply ships; the other side directly enters the Java Sea and take Batavia for me. We will clear the surrounding islands and destroy all the Dutch resistance."

Yun Zi's orders poured Xiao Sanlang into a deep heart like a basin of cold water. This task was no different from the battle in Nagasaki. The Dutch fleet was not enough for the Second Squadron to get into the teeth. Xiao Sanlang, who had originally planned to be able to fight the vanguard, was immediately a little disappointed, but he had no courage to resist Yun Zi's orders, so he had to answer honestly: "Sir, obey the order, but..., it's just that my Qing Dynasty did not fight with the Dutch. If our army attacked the Dutch territory without authorization. Then..."

"Hmph!" Yun Ze snorted coldly and said, "On the day our army went to war, the emperor had an edict. Any country who dares to provide help to England in the Far East is the enemy of our Qing Dynasty. Now, Dutch dog thieves not only openly provide single Massi to the port of call for the English fleet, but also provide supplies. Such behavior is a declaration of war on our Qing Dynasty. What doubts do you have, huh?"

"Sir, obey the order!" Xiao Sanlang had no choice but to beat Qian to express his order.

Yun Zi glanced at Xiao Sanlang and suddenly added: "After the Second Squadron attacked Batavia and cleared the Dutch forces on the surrounding islands, he immediately returned to the Tamilan waters, joined our main fleet, and fought against the English fleet together."

This cake is not small, but it is basically unlikely to achieve, but it is always better than nothing, right? Even if Xiao Sanlang is dissatisfied, he can only respond respectfully, "Zhe!".

"Liu Ninghai." Yun Zi ignored Xiao Sanlang and shouted loudly.

"There is the official!" When the tall Liu Ninghai heard him call, he hurriedly stepped out and called out on one knee.

"I will let your first squadron distribute half of its troops to block the seas of Bintan Island. All merchant ships and warships pass by from this sea will be detained and escorted to Batavia. All those who dare to defend and resist will be sunk. If the main English fleet attacks, then lead their troops to retreat in the direction of Tamilan. The main fleet of my king will respond in this sea area." Yun Zi pointed to the combat model and ordered loudly.

"Zhe!" Liu Ninghai responded loudly, stood up, and retreated to the generals.

"Lin Wanlong obeys the order!" Yun Zi continued to lit up.

Lin Wanlong was originally a beloved general under the commander of Xinjiang Military Region Li Ke. He was also a slave under Yinzuo. He was less than 40 years old and was thin, but his eyes were astonishingly bright. He was the commander of the Guangdong Land Battle Battalion and also served as the head of the Marine Force who went to the army to fight. At this time, when he heard Yun Xi point his name, Lin Wanlong immediately stepped out of the line, took a step forward, and said, "The emperor is here!"

Yun Zi knew that this person was a slave under Yinzuo's disciple, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded and said, "Mr. Lin. Your mission is the heaviest. After the meeting, the First Fleet will send a warship to cover your army to Kotatin. Be sure to land before the sunset three days later, take down Kotatin, and take down Johor Bahru before the sunset on May 1st. Shadow will lead the way for your army in Kotatin. Your army must be guarding Johor Bahru.

At the same time, the troops will attack Malacca. They will take Malacca before May 3. If you have any strength, I will allow you to attack Port Klang. There is one. After taking Malacca, be sure to ensure that the fort is intact. If the English fleet wants to escape or its support fleet comes to support, I will blow my mother to the king. Shadow will cooperate with your troops' actions. You can raise any difficulties now. If you miss the matter, you can come to see me yourself!"

"Your Majesty, the army in the hands of the lower officials are divided into two parts, one is the army of the lower officials. There are 3,200 people in total, and they have experienced landing operations and jungle warfare. It is not a problem to cross mountains and ridges, but people can go. The artillery is afraid it is difficult. Whether the subordinates can reach Johor Bahru within one day is not sure whether they can reach Johor Bahru within one day. Secondly, the other part of the army in the lower officials is the Marine Corps belonging to the First Fleet. There are only less than 3,000 people, and they have to cooperate with the Second Squadron's actions. At most, one thousand people can be drawn to cooperate with our army to attack. The lower officials..." Lin Wanlong said a long list of ruffled, and Yun Zi was angry and snorted coldly, waving his hand to interrupt Lin Wanlong's words, and said word by word: "I only ask one question, can you take Johor Bahru on time, but can't Malacca?"

Yun Zi said this, and Lin Wanlong had no way out. He gritted his teeth and said, "You must complete the task even if you fight to the death!"

"Very good!" Yun Zi nodded. He glanced at the generals and said loudly: "Split up the meeting. The whole army acted immediately and sent troops to the Java Sea!"

At noon on April 30, the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, it was the hottest time of the day. The small town on the beach was quiet. Most local Malays hid at home to escape the heat at this time. Even naughty children did not dare to run to the scorching sun at this time. The hot sun baked the earth into a boiling piece. If you walked barefoot on the beach, your feet would definitely be roasted into braised pig's trotters. Quietness is the theme of this moment. Except for those cicadas who don't know what tiredness is, the whole of Kodding was silent, and there were almost no figures in the activity. It was said that it was almost because at this moment, more than a dozen men wearing local clothes were hiding anxiously in a coconut forest by the sea, constantly watching the sea level in the distance, and occasionally couldn't help but run to the beach to look around.

"Here, here!" A thin black man pointed at the many masts gradually rising from the sea level in the distance, and shouted loudly in Malay.

Come? Finally, it's here! Chen Guozhong's palm suddenly sweated in his palm. How many years have they been? Ten years? Fifteen years? Chen Guozhong can't remember how many years he has been in this ghost place, but the word "Motherland" will always be beating in his heart. For today's day, he can't remember how much suffering he suffered and how much sin he suffered, but it's all worth it! The motherland's army is finally going to set foot on this land, and all the sacrifices are rewarded! Chen Guozhong's eyes were wet, and he looked at the huge fleet that was constantly approaching in the distance, and was so excited that he couldn't control himself, but at this time he would not forget his mission.

"Hurry, hurry up, hurry up and hang up the banner!" Chen Guozhong waved his hand to stop the cheers of the natives under his command, and directed the natives who were good at climbing trees to hang various agreed-upon flags on the high coconut trees.

The Qing fleet that expeditioned to Kotading this time had more than 30 ships of all sizes. Except for eight cover warships, the rest were transport ships and supply ships. As the commander-in-chief of the landing fleet, Liu Tianlong, deputy commander of the Second Squadron, and Lin Wanlong, deputy commander-in-chief of the Marine Corps. At this time, the two were standing side by side on the fore deck of the flagship "Weichen", each using telescopes to search for the closer and closer coastline, trying to find the shadow contact signal that should be waiting here as planned.

“It’s there.”

"See it!"

Liu Tianlong and Lin Wanlong shouted almost at the same time, and they discovered the flags fluttering happily in the wind almost at the same time.

"Mr. Lin, look at the flag slogan. The sea water here is quite shallow. Our large ships in the army cannot be too close to the beach. We can only let the boats take you to the shore. The artillery and other supplies must be delayed before they can get ashore. Fortunately, there is no enemy guarding here, so it should not be dragged for too long." Liu Tianlong looked at the flag slogan carefully, shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Well, that's all. Please order the owner to dock nearby and prepare to log in." The big ship cannot dock. If you use the small boat to deliver supplies and equipment, you will inevitably drag a lot of time. However, it's over, and Lin Wanlong has no choice but to pinch his nose and accept it.

"Message: All warships immediately fill the right rudder and enter the combat state. The other ships reach another 100 meters. Each transport ship and supply ship are ready to place a small boat to land on the beach. " Liu Tianlong issued a combat order with a stern face. As the signal soldiers on the flagship mast conveyed this order, the fleet that was originally advancing in unison was immediately divided into two groups - the eight warships turned to the right in unison, all the gun portholes were opened, and rows of black holes on both sides of the hull aimed at the coast and the sea respectively. The transport ships and supply ships continued to advance. The sailors and marine soldiers on each ship began to launch a landing on the deck of the ship as the sound of the horns sounded.

The arrival of the Qing fleet was discovered by the natives of Kodding. The whole of Kodding was suddenly in a panic. Almost all the natives hurriedly packed up their fine lines, fled out of the town with their elderly and children, and fled to the dense forest not far away. There was a mess of soldiers, but all this had nothing to do with the Qing army who were nervously preparing to land on the beach. As small boats were put down from each ship, the prelude to the Qing fleet's expedition began...
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