Chapter 1238: Burning everything down

"There are still too few troops!" Roger stared at the empty beach and could only smile helplessly.

To cope with the Johor Army's offensive, the most effective way to attack is to attack halfway across the country and defeat their landing force at the beach. However, judging from the actual situation, it is indeed a bit difficult for the Haihan Army to implement this operational plan.

Roger knew there was no hope and could only give up this difficult-to-implement plan.

The terrain of Star Island is too flat. If the battle is not fought on the coastline, then there is basically no danger to defend all the way south. The feasibility of setting up an ambush to snipe the opponent on the way is similar to that of a decisive battle on the beach. Roger thought about this decisive battle location.

It seems that it really can only be placed on the south side of the island.

However, the Sing Tao base in the south of the island has the immigrant village in the north and the garrison base in the south. When the Johor Army moves from the north to the south of the island, the immigrant village will bear the brunt. This is not an ideal fighting location. The village can certainly be used as a military deployment position.

A natural bunker, but such an approach is bound to cause a lot of panic among the people, especially this new batch of immigrants who have just arrived in the local area. They will face the threat of war as soon as they settle down. I am afraid that few people can withstand this kind of stimulation.

Roger also had a headache thinking about it. This matter was much more difficult to deal with than he expected. He did not dare to make a decision rashly. He had to discuss it with the people around him, especially Tan Juren, who was currently in charge of civil affairs.

, you definitely need to seek his opinion.

"What you mean is that you are going to give up the plan to build a defense line in the Johor Strait and instead bring the enemy troops in to fight?" After listening to Roger's story, Tan Juren confirmed whether his understanding was correct.

It is impossible for Tan Juren not to be surprised at what Roger said. According to the plan revealed to him by Roger before setting off, the Haihan Army will try to directly crush the enemy's invasion near the Strait of Johor.

It is unlikely to directly affect the Star Island base. However, Roger changed his mind after a trip to Johor and planned to put the enemy troops into Star Island and wait for an opportunity for a decisive battle. This sounds like a quite risky plan.

Roger responded: "That's my plan, but I have to ask for your opinion. A decisive battle in the Strait of Johor is not impossible, but our troops are too small and the range we can control is limited. If the enemy is frustrated and directly

By bypassing our position, all the arrangements made in advance will be in vain. If we want to intercept the enemy, we have to give up our position. But our greatest advantage lies in positional warfare. If we fight guerrillas with our opponents in the wild, the strength of both sides will be

On the contrary, the gap will be narrowed a lot.”

Tan Juren said: "I understand what you are saying, but if that is the case, is it really impossible to defeat the Johor Army in the north of the island?"

"If we just want to achieve the goal of defeating them, we can indeed do it. We don't even need to use the army. We only need to send a few armed warships to patrol the Johor Strait day and night to act as a deterrent." Roger said.

He turned around and said: "But if it is just a temporary retreat, it will only relieve the temporary difficulties and cannot dispel the opponent's ambition. Sooner or later, they will come for a second or third time. But I hope that I can beat them hard once."

, it hurts so much that I won’t be able to stand up and challenge us from now on! I want them to know that Xingdao has been taken over by Haihan, and whoever dares to miss it will be in trouble!”

By the end of Roger's words, his voice was fierce and murderous, and Tan Juren couldn't help but shudder. He usually dealt with ordinary people, but when he came here to contact Roger, the other party was always friendly, and this was the first time.

Showing such a solemn attitude made him feel a little frightened.

Of course, Roger also noticed the change in Tan Juren's expression. He quickly controlled his emotions and continued with as calm a mind as possible: "What I want is not to repel them, but to eliminate them! I want to eliminate the elite of the Johor Army. I want to kill them all."

The war drained their vitality! And those British guys who secretly caused trouble must also pay the price for this!"

Tan Juren asked tremblingly: "Then... what do you plan to do specifically?"

"I need your cooperation!" Roger looked into Tan Juren's eyes and said sincerely: "Although there will be some risks in the process, I believe that the final victory must belong to us."

Although Roger's tone was decisive, Tan Juren could not help but feel hesitant in his heart. He had not been here from Sanya for a long time, and had just completed the handover of work. Before he could fully get started, he encountered an unexpected situation such as an invasion by a foreign enemy. Even if

Before he went south, he had the awareness to defend against foreign enemies on the border, but he was still a little confused when things happened.

With the strength of the Haihan Army, it is easy to defeat the army of a country like Johor, but what Roger wants now is not just to win, but to eliminate the opponent's main force. This will undoubtedly greatly increase the number of battles.

The difficulty and risk exceeded Tan Juren's expectations.

Tan Juren believed that the garrison could ensure the safety of Xingdao Base. No matter how bad it was, he was sure that his personal safety would not be a problem. But if the result of this defensive battle was not ideal in the end, even Haihan could only

It ended in a tragic victory, so this responsibility is still very heavy. Although he is not an officer, as the local chief executive, he also has to bear part of the responsibility for this. People like him did not start to get the opportunity to be released until the eighth year of time travel.

Officials do not have as much room for error as the early pioneers. Once they make a mistake, they may be considered by the executive committee to be due to lack of ability, and they will be transferred back to Sanya to take charge of internal affairs. There is really not much hope in this life.

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Thinking of this level of stakes, Tan Juren planned to persuade Roger to reconsider and choose a more reliable combat method to deal with the upcoming war. However, Roger seemed to see that his attitude was still wavering and grabbed the opportunity.

He said from the front: "Ju Ren, I know that the reason why you came all the way to the South China Sea is that you are not willing to be ordinary and want to make some achievements outside. Now is your chance to realize your wish! In this battle, we can defeat our opponents in an orderly manner.

But you can also win beautiful things. As long as you trust me, you and I will definitely become famous in this battle!"

Tan Juren was completely told what was on his mind by Roger, and the vigor in his heart was once again aroused. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, tell me how you want me to cooperate with you!"

Han Zhengshan received the notice from Tan Juren at the dinner table. He was originally discussing with doctor Lu Yi to prepare some medicines to prevent insect and ant bites and distribute them to immigrants, but an order suddenly came from him to report to Tan Juren's office immediately.

He could only put down his half-eaten job and rush to meet his boss.

"Relocate all the immigrants from the village?" Han Zhengshan was shocked after hearing Tan Juren's order: "Chief, the resettlement housing project is still being completed, why do you suddenly want to abandon the village? Could it be this immigrant?

Is there something ominous buried under the village?”

"Don't make blind guesses!" Tan Juren immediately denied Han Zhengshan's guess and explained seriously: "General Luo believes that there will be foreign enemies invading from the north in the near future, with the purpose of destroying our country's colonial work here. The immigrant villages will be the first to bear the brunt.

, for the sake of safety, the immigrants were moved out, and the military temporarily took over the local area, using the houses in the villages to deploy fronts and positions to carry out resistance operations, do you understand?"

Han Zhengshan frowned and said, "When will the enemy attack? Is there still time to evacuate and relocate the people?"

Tan Juren said: "According to the current intelligence, the enemy is already making final preparations for war and may launch an offensive at any time in the near future. As for the people in the immigration village, there is no need to evacuate to other places. Just let them move out of the immigration village and temporarily settle in the military camp. Wait for this

After a battle is over, arrange for them to live back immediately."

Han Zhengshan's eyes widened and he responded: "The chief... is actually going to use the immigrant village as a bait to lure the enemy troops to attack? This army is moving dangerously, it is really powerful!"

Tan Juren wanted to deny it at first, but then he thought about it. Roger wanted to set up his position in the immigrant village. Why didn't he have such thoughts? The Johor Army was attacking from the north, so they naturally made up their mind to attack the immigrant village first.

, and then a decisive battle with the Haihan Army in the port. Now that his own army is ambushing the village, there is nothing wrong with plotting against the opponent. Tan Juren immediately changed his words and said: "Although doing this will take some risks, with the strength of our army,

We will definitely be able to complete General Luo’s plan and annihilate the enemy under the city!"

There is no city built at the Starport base, and there are no serious defenses outside the immigrant village. Tan Juren's words seemed a bit nondescript, but the meaning was finally conveyed, and Han Zhengshan could understand it. But in his heart

In fact, Tan Juren's feelings were similar to those when he heard Roger announcing the battle plan. Most of the people standing there were terrified, and the rest were worried about whether this approach of actively bringing the battle line to their own doorsteps would really work. The battlefield situation was changing rapidly.

If something goes wrong, wouldn't the Haihan army be driven into the sea?

No, it’s not necessarily possible to drive them to the sea. The ships in the port are mainly warships, which can’t carry many people. It’s hard to say whether half of the local garrison and immigrants can be evacuated. By then, there will be no way to go to heaven or earth.

Okay. The risk of this desperate last-ditch battle is actually more than what Tan Juren said!

It was Tan Juren's voice that called Han Zhengshan back from his anxiety: "Combat is the task of the army, and your task now is to assist me and immediately organize and mobilize the people to move out of the village, leaving the place for the army to deploy.

At the same time, all local young people are organized to step up the construction of fortifications near the immigrant village in accordance with the needs of the army! At the same time, we should appease the people's emotions and not let them be too frightened by the coming war. We should let the people understand that our purpose of doing this is to provide

The enemy's most fatal blow, do you understand?"

"Yes!" Han Zhengshan recovered his mind and responded quickly. He was really not good at fighting, but in the past few months since he came to Haihan, he had also heard various propaganda about the Haihan Army claiming to be invincible.

, although he has not been washed out as a fool, but at least he has seen the majesty of the Haihan Army in Hangzhou City, and now he has slowly calmed down and regained some confidence. Moreover, the opponent this time is said to be only an indigenous army from a small nearby country, and his strength is

Compared with the Ming Dynasty's official army, it should not be difficult for the Haihan army to repel it.

An hour after Han Zhengshan received the order, the military and administrative personnel arrived at the immigrant village and began to organize and mobilize people to temporarily move out of the village. In fact, during this period, the military organized migrant workers to rush to repair various fortifications, which was more or less popular among the people.

The news had spread, and some knowledgeable people also guessed that there might be a war in the near future, so when the official confirmed the matter, it did not cause much confusion. Moreover, the official wording was "Let the people move into the military camp temporarily."

"A few days so that the army can better provide protection", which greatly reduced the panic among the people.

In order to reassure the people, Tan Juren also specially organized village cadres and elders to take them to check the local material inventory status, showing them the reserve status of grain, medicine, and ammunition, which was sufficient to meet the needs of recent operations. And the military

Fang then announced to the people that there was already a reinforcement force composed of two expedition-class warships and two infantry companies on Amborna Island and were coming to Star Island for reinforcements. There was no need to worry about problems with the local forces.

In fact, the measures taken by the military went far beyond asking for help. On the day the reconnaissance team returned, Roger ordered to increase the monitoring of the Johor Strait, especially in coastal areas where enemy troops may launch landings.

He set up many mobile posts and monitored the movements across the Strait day and night. However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, Roger deliberately suspended the regular patrols of the Johor Strait by armed warships, lest his opponents worry too much and be reluctant to take action.

The temporary renovation work of the immigration villages also started today, and almost all the migrant labor resources on the island were concentrated outside the immigration villages. Time was tight, and it was too late to build a protective wall outside the two immigration villages. Roger could only

A relatively simple construction plan can be formulated.

The construction workers took off part of the roof of the surrounding village house and built a shooting platform on it. They also dug a lot of shooting holes in the wall facing the outside of the village for soldiers to shoot outwards from inside the house, thus constructing a simple three-dimensional

Firepower network. The gaps and roads between the houses were all built with earthen stones to form multiple barricade battle points. At the same time, several artillery were deployed on the main road at the entrance of the village. Outside the village, deep barbed wire fences were deployed using traditional means.

Traps and other fortifications were built to slow down the enemy's advance when attacking the village.

The official residences of various administrative agencies located between the two immigrant villages were requisitioned by Roger as a field command center, and similar defensive transformations were also carried out here. Although there are few houses in the middle, and the location is very important,

However, these buildings are all masonry structures, which are relatively more stable. The immigrant villages on both sides are also within the reach of firepower. If the enemy army wants to attack the center first, it will have to withstand firepower from three directions. And the soldiers and civilians

Seeing Roger take the lead and choose this position to direct the battle, his confidence will naturally increase a lot.
Chapter completed!