Chapter 1247 In trouble

The Haihan Army was able to make such a thorough deployment. These methods were obviously not adjustments made just after the battle, but had corresponding arrangements already in place. The two coalition generals could not figure out for a while which link had gone wrong.

Let the Haihan people have countermeasures in advance. But now is not the time to pursue these minutiae. It is not too late to save our strength and retreat to the country first, and then slowly figure out what happened. However, since the opponent has deployed interceptors on the way back,

If the method is used, then there must be no peace along the way.

As they expected, the guerrilla interceptions launched by the Haihan Army were launched almost all the time. They would not emerge from their hiding places in the forest to engage the coalition forces head-on. Instead, they would continue to use cold shots to slow down the coalition forces.

Their marching speed was very fast. Their small units moved very flexibly in the forest. They would often fire a few shots and then immediately change their positions, making it impossible for the coalition forces to guard against them.

The pursuers who were coming after them were even more difficult to deal with. Hogg could clearly feel that the rifles used by the opponent were better than his own troops. They would often shoot outside their own range and use the range of the weapons.

advantage to launch a unilateral attack on his own soldiers. Under this situation, Hogg did not dare to fight at all, and could only command the troops to fight and retreat. However, the main force in front seemed to be constantly changing its marching route, instead of following the path it came from.

All the way to the north, this also caused a lot of trouble for the evacuation of the rear troops.

Hogg didn't know that the main force in front was constantly being blocked and harassed by ambushes in the forest. He could only change the route to avoid fighting. But with such twists and turns in the forest, it was inevitable that some people would gradually break away or take the initiative or

Passively separated from the large army, they could only try to break out to the north on their own. During the retreat, the formation became more and more dispersed. After marching for about twenty miles, the formation was completely lost. The soldiers just subconsciously moved towards the north or where there were more people.

direction, the command system was basically scrapped.

Under such circumstances, the Haihan field troops responsible for delaying their advance basically only need to implement the established combat plan step by step, constantly weaving through the forest, cutting the enemy's formation, and finding their weak points to attack.

Then quickly evacuate for the next insertion.

In terms of tactical proficiency alone, the jungle warfare strength of Roger's unit is far less than that of Qian Tiandun's special operations unit, which is famous for its mountain and jungle warfare. However, it is enough to deal with this panicked enemy force.

It was more than enough. Under repeated intersecting and cutting, the panicked opponent had no countermeasures at all, and the orderly retreat gradually turned into an escape for one's life.

During this process, more and more coalition forces fell behind, got lost, were killed and captured. Although Hogg and Bapen knew something was wrong, it was difficult to organize a decent resistance in this chaotic situation.

, they couldn't even regroup their troops, so they could only bury their heads and run away to the north. Although they didn't know what other means the Haihan people had deployed in the north, this was their only chance to escape, and they didn't want to go any further at the moment.

Consider the lurking crisis.

About ten miles away from the landing point, the fleeing troops encountered a few soldiers escaping from the north, and the bad news they brought made Hogg and Bapong even more frightened - the Haihan fleet made a surprise attack this morning.

They have reached the landing point and have occupied the docks and camps just established by the coalition forces there. In other words, their only way to escape back to Johor seems to have been cut off by the Haihan people in advance.

This news finally confirmed one of their previous guesses, that is, Haihan had noticed this trend before the coalition launched its offensive and made corresponding arrangements in advance. The coalition only arrived in the south of the island yesterday afternoon and headed towards Haihan village.

launched an offensive, but its fleet detoured to the Johor Strait early this morning and accurately attacked the coalition's landing point on Star Island. This was undoubtedly a conscious time difference. The Haihan people were very aware of the coalition's battle plan and gave up.

Launching an anti-landing operation while the coalition forces were conducting sea-crossing operations, and then waiting for the main force of the coalition forces to leave the landing point and move south, they suddenly appeared and cut off the coalition forces' retreat. The sinister intentions of the coalition forces were completely exposed.

The entire Star Island is a huge trap, waiting for the coalition forces to sneak in automatically and then slowly tighten their pockets. Hogg and Bapen also now understand why the Haihan people still did not use artillery yesterday when the battle situation was tense, just to let them

The coalition forces continued to hold on to the idea of ​​"I can do it", leaving enough time for the fleet to outflank the retreat. But as soon as the battle started today, Haihan decisively used artillery to demonstrate, which made the coalition forces lose the courage to continue fighting, and again

People and horses were deployed in the wild to block the attack, gradually dividing and peeling off the coalition forces. After a series of combined punches, the coalition forces basically had no resistance at all, and could only flee blindly.

But now that the way back is cut off, where should we escape? This is a huge problem. Although Star Island is not small, it is surrounded by the sea. There are no villages or towns on the island that can provide supplies, and they are still following you.

With the Haihan Army in hot pursuit, where can these two thousand people escape to find a chance to survive?

Although those familiar with the situation knew that there was no escape from their situation, they still subconsciously continued to move north. After all, their only way to survive was in the north, and if the situation on the other side of the strait was found to be wrong, they would definitely send another ship to rescue the coalition forces on the island.

.Although the troops are now scattered, they may be able to regroup when they reach the coast, and then establish positions to resist the chasing Haihan army.

But what they don't know is that the fleet led by Mu Xiabai has repelled three waves of Johor fleets that tried to cross the sea to counterattack today. These smaller civilian ships have basically no chance to perform in front of the Haihan warships, and they often have to fight

The last shot would be shattered to pieces, and even if you could get close, you couldn't easily climb up the high side of the ship. Although several British armed sailing ships were slightly stronger, their numbers and firepower were at a clear disadvantage, and they were watching from a distance at sea.

After taking a look at the situation of the battle between Haihan and the Johor ships, they slipped away knowingly. Currently, no of their ships dared to approach the coastline in the waters near the landing point in the Johor Strait.

Of course, the coalition forces did not prepare an emergency backup plan, but before that, they had to confirm that there was no chance of escape near the original landing point before launching another plan.

Before sunset that day, after confirming with their own eyes that the coastal camp had been replaced with the Haihan double-color flag, the coalition forces finally gave up the idea of ​​returning to Johor from here, regrouped and headed west. The Haihan army did not stay overnight.

They pursued it and only sent a small number of scouts to follow behind to observe its movements.

Tan Juren was not idle during the day at the rear. After the enemy troops retreated, he organized his men to clean the battlefield and accept the prisoners. Following Roger's instructions, Tan Juren asked migrant workers to urgently build a shelter for the prisoners in the open space outside the village.

A temporary prisoner of war camp, but the setting of this prisoner of war camp is really simple, with no cells, no walls, and not even a gate.

Tan Juren's design is very simple. He just digs a number of wooden stakes on the ground and then connects them with barbed wire to enclose a large open space and leave a gap as an entrance and exit. This is better than the "horse circle" mentioned by Roger.

It is simple and the construction speed is also faster. Hundreds of migrant workers entered the construction site at the same time, and it took less than an hour to build a temporary detention site that can accommodate a thousand people.

Soon, prisoners were being escorted back one after another. Except for a few senior officers with intelligence value and Europeans with distinctive appearance, other ordinary soldiers were thrown directly into this open space after a simple search. By noon.

By that time, more than 300 prisoners of war had been accepted.

Regarding how to manage hard labor camps, this is already one of the subjects that officials who are sent abroad must learn. Although Tan Juren has no practical experience, after seeing it in various colonies along the way, combined with the theoretical knowledge he has learned, the current situation is

It was not difficult for him. He asked the soldiers to distribute some materials and tools to the prisoners of war, and asked them to organize themselves to build awnings in the open space, dig toilets, cisterns and other public facilities in designated places, and announced these tasks.

After this is completed, food and drinking water can be obtained. It does not take long to observe those people who are active and have strong organizational and command skills, and then appoint them as temporary foremen and team leaders to lead the prisoners to work.

As for those senior officers and the British, the treatment they received was relatively better. At least they did not have to build their own cells and living facilities. Tan Juren temporarily requisitioned several barracks in the army to imprison these prisoners of war who had greater use value.

.But how to deal with these guys specifically, Tan Juren lacks relevant operational experience, so he has to wait for Roger to come back before making up his mind.

When it got dark, Haihan withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. The number of prisoners had exceeded 500, and more than ten senior officers and British people had been captured. After Roger came back to check, he was also very happy, ordered to reward the three armies, and then pulled him

Let's have a few drinks with Tan Juren.

Tan Juren asked with some worry: "Aren't we going to continue to pursue the Johor Army tomorrow? Don't delay your business by drinking too much!"

"Don't worry, it's not that easy to escape!" Roger said with confidence: "It will be enough for one company to stay here tomorrow. Old Mu and I will slowly clean them up in the south and north. It will take three to five days at most.

, normal order can be restored on the island. As for those prisoners of war, you can arrange labor tasks for them as soon as possible, no matter what they do, don’t let them idle anyway.”

Tan Juren nodded understandingly and said: "I understand, let them build the place where they want to live first!"

Roger said: "You can arrange these things, but you have to remember that they are not Han people, and they do not share the same culture with us. If you encounter someone who is restless, don't be merciful. I still say the same thing, kill some who are unruly.

If you are honest, the rest will be obedient. Don't waste time on trivial matters. For us, these prisoners of war are just pure expendables."

Tan Juren said: "What should we do with the officers and the British?"

"Let's keep them for now. Wait until I finish dealing with the enemy forces on the island, and then we'll deal with them together." Roger said harshly: "If you dare to go against us, you have to pay some price. If you don't hurt them, you'll have to pay a price."

Those who can’t remember the lesson!”

Early the next morning, Roger set off again with his troops. The troops he led were divided into platoons, about half a mile apart, and began to search the island in pieces. In fact, it was not difficult to find traces of the enemy. The fresh water on the island was

There are only a few water sources, and there are even fewer water sources close to the Strait of Johor. There are at least a thousand enemy troops wandering in the wild. Their range of activities should not be too far away from the water source. As long as the general direction is determined, they can find the enemy.

It's just a matter of time. What's more, yesterday we sent a small group of elites to track them all night long. When the large army gets close, we will naturally find the guiding signs they left.

The remnants of the troops led by Bapen and Hogg had arrived at the alternate landing site last night, but it was unknown whether the visibility at night was too poor or the reinforcements on the other side of the strait had been defeated by the Haihan warships, and no ships took advantage of this.

They waited all night, but did not see their own ship appear until dawn. And shortly after dawn, the first thing that appeared in the field of vision was not the rescue ship coming from the other side of the strait, but the two-color flag.

The Haihan warship.

"The location of this place may have been leaked. It's better for us to leave here as soon as possible." When Ba Peng saw the appearance of the Haihan warship, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. Although the prepared crossing point was hidden, he knew this

Some of the officers in the reserve plan may have been captured by Haihan. With a little interrogation, it is not difficult to get this information. When the time comes, the Haihan army will be blocked on the coast. With the current morale, they will not be able to fight against their opponents.

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Hogg suggested: "Why don't we fight back to the south? The Haihan Army must have been deployed in full force to search for us on the island. At this time, if we fight back to the south, we may be able to step into the gap. If we are lucky, we can directly

It is not impossible to capture their lair."

"If we are unlucky, we may be stopped halfway!" Bapen did not agree with Hogg's adventurous plan. In fact, he believed that the Haihan people were more likely to wait in the stronghold because they had cut off the

The coalition forces retreated to domestic routes, and there was no other place on the island where they could obtain supplies. Even if they were allowed to escape, how long could they sustain themselves on the island? It is impossible for these more than a thousand people to just become a bird egg to eat.

The savages of Yeguo have been living in the wild for a long time. There is no need for the Haihan people to rush to eradicate them. As long as they delay for a few more days, these people under them will not be able to escape and return to their country, and they should gradually choose to surrender voluntarily.

The opinions of the two generals had major differences for the first time after the expedition, and neither could convince the other. However, the Haihan army marched from east to west along the coastline of the Johor Strait and the two troops led by Roger from south to north, but

Getting closer and closer to their location.
Chapter completed!