Chapter 429 Death, Battle in Danger, Defeat

"Damn it, be careful of enemy attacks!" Governor Alexander shouted as he ran towards the fortifications not far away without looking back.

These flying guys are no joke. The bombs they throw can also kill people, and their power is no worse than that of small and medium-caliber artillery. Because they are in the air, they can hit enemies that ground artillery cannot hit.

boom!

Perhaps Governor Alexander's will to survive moved God. In short, a bomb exploded next to Governor Alexander, taking Governor Alexander, beloved by the natives of the Dutch East Indies, to see God.

"Mr. Governor!"

The personal guards and messengers around Governor Alexander were in chaos, but everyone rushed towards the fortifications faster.

Governor Alexander, who was hit by a bomb at close range, had no hope of survival, and it was even impossible to put his whole body back together.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for his personal guards and soldiers to sacrifice their lives for a pile of scraps of meat. Their own life safety has become more important than anything else.

Of course, the person who rushed fastest was the diplomat Ambassador Renault. After Governor Alexander called out the enemy attack, Ambassador Reno reacted quickly and followed Governor Alexander more than ten meters behind, running towards the fortifications.

After the bomb exploded a few meters in front of Governor Alexander, Ambassador Renault was not affected too much because he was nearly 20 meters away, but his hearing was temporarily affected.

It did not stop Ambassador Renault from rushing towards the fortifications, like a hungry wolf that had not eaten for several days, rushing towards a place with delicious food.

Huh~huh!

After finally breaking into the fortifications, Ambassador Renault and some of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and began to breathe heavily.

The feeling of escaping from the hands of death was not very good. The rapid beating of their hearts told them that there was really only a thin line between them and death.

If Fanfan slowed down for a few seconds or walked faster for a few seconds and caught up with Governor Alexander in front of them, they would most likely follow Governor Alexander to see God.

Everyone in the fortifications looked at each other. Only then did they think of a serious question, that is, who should command the more than 100,000 troops?

Governor Alexander was not only the colonial governor of the Dutch East Indies, but also the colonial commander-in-chief of the Dutch East Indies.

With the blessing of his dual status, Governor Alexander had extraordinary rights, and there was no one competing for power in the Dutch East Indies.

The colonial military under Governor Alexander consisted of one Dutch division and six colonial divisions.

Although the Dutch Division was larger than the Colonial Division in terms of rank, the power gap between the several division commanders was not too large, and they all directly obeyed the orders of Governor Alexander.

The more difficult problem at present is that Governor Alexander does not have an adjutant, and the deputy governor is a purely political figure and is not proficient in military affairs.

The selection of a temporary military commander has become a problem. It is difficult to find a successor in the military who can convince the public and is more suitable for his identity and status.

At this time, Governor Alexander's personal guards and soldiers looked at Ambassador Renault.

Ambassador Reynold is the former Dutch Ambassador to Australasia, and is sufficiently senior to become the temporary Commander-in-Chief of the Colonies.

More importantly, Ambassador Renault's resume includes that he studied in a Dutch military academy and served in the Dutch mainland and Dutch East Indies colonial armies, although the total service time was only two years.

All things considered, Ambassador Renault's identity and status are more suitable, and he has enough prestige in the military to command the army when needed.

Of course, whether Ambassador Renault can become the temporary commander-in-chief of the Dutch East Indies Colony depends on the opinions of the Dutch government.

Under the order of Ambassador Reno, several signalmen began to send telegrams to the Netherlands, explaining that Governor Alexander had died in the bombing of Australasian aircraft, and requested the Dutch government to appoint a new commander-in-chief of the colonial army, or a temporary commander-in-chief to take command. army.

It is estimated that it will be the second day after the Dutch government receives this telegram, and it is likely that it will be two or three days before the Dutch government receives a reply.

Because the war was relatively urgent, the Colonial Army Staff recommended Ambassador Reno to be the temporary commander-in-chief. Before the Dutch government had further instructions, he would serve as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Dutch East Indies Colony and command the army to conduct operations.

Ambassador Reno's first order as interim commander-in-chief was to order the troops of the three colonial divisions on the first line of defense, totaling more than 50,000 people, to defend with all their strength and to pay all costs, not to allow the Australasian army to move forward.

In the eyes of Ambassador Reno, these indigenous soldiers can give up at any time. Using their sacrifices in exchange for the stability of the first line of defense was a very cost-effective deal for the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies.

Ambassador Reno's second order was to have the colonial government temporarily recruit at least 100,000 indigenous people to join the defense of Batavia.

Although the number of Australasian troops does not seem to be too large, from the perspective of firepower and equipment alone, the current Dutch army is not a match for the Australasian army at all. The army needs more soldiers, even if they are just cannon fodder, they can play the role that cannon fodder should have.

This air raid only lasted for more than half an hour, but it caused considerable casualties to the Dutch army.

The sudden end of the previous bombing campaign mistakenly led the Dutch army to believe that Australasia was short of artillery shells, so many Dutch soldiers walked out of the fortifications and entered the trenches.

These bombers and fighters hovering in the sky caused heavy casualties to the Dutch army. Just this round of bombing caused hundreds of Dutch soldiers to die and thousands of soldiers to be injured.

After the bombing, the Australasian army approached the first line of defense again and launched a formal attack.

Division Commander Silvio was sure that the Dutch soldiers were exhausted after enduring a long period of bombing and needed some time to relieve.

And this period of time was the best opportunity to attack. The bodies of the Dutch and the wailing wounded would deal a heavy blow to the hearts of all the Dutch troops.

In such a situation, even the regular Dutch army would be psychologically affected, not to mention these indigenous troops that were organized with simple training.

Even if the Dutch indigenous troops would not collapse and lose their combat effectiveness, their morale would be greatly damaged, and they might even become deserters at any time.

In such a situation, as long as the Dutch failed in the war, I am afraid that the indigenous troops would be the first to fail.

As long as the indigenous army is gone, the Dutch army will no longer have a numerical advantage, and it is only a matter of time before it is surrounded and annihilated.

As expected, when Australasia launched a new round of offensive, it can be clearly seen that the resistance of the indigenous army has become smaller.

These indigenous people are afraid of death, and they will not willingly sacrifice their lives for the Dutch.

After a little resistance with the Australasia army, some indigenous troops threw away their equipment and fled to both sides of the battlefield.

Although most of them will be killed by the Dutch army's supervision team or eliminated by the Australasia army, a considerable number of indigenous people have successfully escaped from the battlefield, setting a good example for the remaining indigenous people.

"Don't work for these Dutch people anymore, they are almost finished! Return to your tribe, we just want to live our lives."

I don't know who shouted, and the Dutch indigenous army instantly rioted.

What's more serious is that the three divisions of the first line of defense are all indigenous troops. There are so few Dutch soldiers and commanders that they can no longer control these indigenous people.

The Dutch army in the rear had only one Dutch division and a small number of reserve troops. Under the premise that Ambassador Renault and the staff had not yet come out of the fortifications, they could not control the already very bad situation on the front line.

In this way, these Dutch native soldiers followed suit and eventually turned into a large-scale rout.

The supervision team with only a thousand people could not control the collective rout of tens of thousands of people. The commander of the supervision team could only report the news to the rear staff and try to stabilize the situation on the front line.

But at this time, the indigenous troops were no longer controlled by the small supervision team. Unless the Dutch army in the rear could react quickly and suppress these indigenous troops with firepower, forcing them to return to their positions.

Otherwise, as long as it was delayed for a while, no army could save the rout of these indigenous people.

The news of the supervision team was transmitted to the staff, and the staff then transmitted the news back to the supervision team. This process took about ten minutes.

More than ten minutes is enough to do a lot of things, such as making tens of thousands of troops completely rout, and even many people have already run away from the battlefield.

Ambassador Renault was devastated when he heard that the indigenous army on the front line had collapsed.

Although becoming the new temporary commander-in-chief of the colony seemed to be good news, the problem was that with the collapse of the indigenous people, the war seemed to have failed.

Having just become the temporary commander-in-chief, he had to face the defeat of the war. Ambassador Renault realized at this time that he was forced to become a scapegoat.

Anyway, Governor Alexander died and it was over. At present, the only one who could take the blame for the front battlefield seemed to be him who had just become the new commander-in-chief of the colony.

Ambassador Renault, who understood everything, smashed and smashed the staff headquarters, and finally had to accept the current tragic fate. He issued his own order to resist stubbornly, asking the Dutch division to hold the second line of defense and delay the attack of the Australasians as long as possible.

Ambassador Renault no longer had any hope for the three divisions of colonial troops on the front line and the larger first line of defense.

Without the resistance of the indigenous army, the temporary dispatch of the Dutch division to the first line of defense would make the Dutch division face the encirclement and pincer attack of the Australasian army because of the loss of the protection of the defense line.

It is better to let the remaining Dutch division and some reserve troops hold the second line of defense. The remaining troops add up to 20,000 people. As long as they can resist for a few days, the rear can organize more indigenous troops from Batavia and use human lives to defend the entire Batavia.

Anyway, Batavia has millions of indigenous people. Even if 10,000 people are killed or injured a day, these millions of indigenous people are enough for the Australasians to massacre for more than a year.

Ambassador Renault does not believe that the Australasians really dare to massacre so many indigenous people to capture the entire Batavia.

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