"Mr. Grofonte, what's your problem?"

Gross Fonde, the Minister of the Colonial Ministry, bowed slightly and said, "Dear Prime Minister, the Colonial Ministry is very worried about the current war. The landing troops in the Moresby area have been unable to open up the situation, but it must be said that their battle is very brave and still puts great pressure on the enemy when the casualties ratio reaches 40%. Our current situation is very difficult, and the enemy's situation is also difficult. At this time, we have to compete for fighting will and spirit of sacrifice. The front-line troops urgently need to get support from personnel and a large amount of equipment. An urgent report from the Governor's Office..."

"Oh... please wait for Mr. Groft. Without controlling the sea power, I want to know how you are going to transport personnel and equipment to the front?" Prime Minister Lord Van Horn interrupted the other party and asked back.

"It's such a prime minister. Because the main force of the Queensland Joint Fleet is stationed at the Port of Sanmalinda to confront us, the Governor's Office has proposed the idea of ​​breaking the whole into pieces and planning to transport it to the shore in batches through small fleets. The Queenslanders cannot maintain the vigilance of thousands of kilometers of coastline, which gives us an opportunity to take advantage of..."

"It's theoretically, but it's not the case." Prime Minister Lord Van Horn flatly interrupted the other party. He was not easy to fool, and asked back with a stern expression;

"I know the landing troops need to be supplemented now. The question is, what if this time the supplement is completed?

Queenslanders are also continuing to invest in the troops. Even if the reinforcements can successfully land, will they be able to open up the current stalemate?

How many troops do we need to invest and how much sacrifice we have to make for this deserted island? Is it 3,000 people, 5,000 people or 10,000 people?

In fact, it is impossible for you to transport personnel and supplies to the shore smoothly. Lucky Bay is only more than 40 kilometers away from Port Moresby. This landing in the bay is no secret for both sides now. The Queensland fleet stationed at Port Moresby has imposed a 24-hour blockade on Lucky Bay, which is not difficult to do.

Maybe you will say that they only have three small warships, but I remind you not to forget that in the battle outside the sea of ​​Jayapra, two small warships that advanced had caused great damage to our landing fleet. Such a tragedy would never be allowed to happen again.

Finally, I will send you a message;

The first batch of four Seagull Patrol ships produced by the Red Mountain Shipyard under the Earl of Queensland have been launched and completed installations. They will go to the Moresby theater to join the blockade of Lucky Bay in the near future.

The second batch of four ships is about to be launched and is expected to join the joint fleet in one and a half months.

Two Seagull II modified warships built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the UK were launched at about the same time and joined the Queensland United Fleet at the latest no later than the end of August.

Latest news shows

The German Hovac Navy Shipyard is vigorously exporting warship manufacturing technology to the Hongshan Shipyard. An engineer team of more than 80 people has arrived in the Red River Valley. I think this is enough to attract the attention of all gentlemen."

After saying this, the Prime Minister's Office fell into silence.

After a moment

Grofang, the Minister of the Colonial Ministry, said dryly, "This is really bad. We seem to be trapped in a spiral circle. The problem is that the landing troops may face the opponent's crazy counterattack. The current situation will become more critical. We need them to firmly pierce there, and we must send weapons, ammunition and reinforcements to create conditions for peace negotiations."

"I know Grofond." Prime Minister Lord Van Horn felt a faint pain in his eyebrows. He stretched out his hand and pinched hard. "Peace negotiations do not mean that the war will stop. We must show a stronger attitude on the battlefield, create conditions for peace negotiations, and prevent the hateful Queenslander lion from speaking out. Reinforcements and equipment must be sent, and they must be sent as soon as possible. According to the small fleet transport plan proposed by the Governor's Office, a bait fleet will be added as appropriate. The plan should be done as carefully as possible to reduce unnecessary casualties and material losses."

"Please rest assured that Prime Minister, I will emphasize this in my call back to the Governor's Office." The joy on Grosfield's face flashed.

"Tell Frederick that this is my last support for him, and I hope he will not let me down again, otherwise I will send him to the judgement table in person." Prime Minister Lord Van Horn said coldly and there was no room for relief.

Grossom Minister of the Colonial Department converged and replied solemnly, "I will tell you that God will bless Frederick, this poor guy."

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Shangri-La Island (Ilian Island) Moresby area

Toutaoliang Village

Hundreds of residents in the village have been moved to other places to resettle. This place has become a large barracks. The farmland in the valley has been leveled and used as a playground. Rows of wooden barracks, battlefield hospitals and warehouses have been built next to the original cottage, and a scene of tension during wartime.

There are troops stationed here with tens of thousands of people. In addition to the Third Garrison Regiment, there are four militia regiments. They are conducting intense military training while carrying out front-line combat preparations and are ready to go up to fight at any time.

From the village, you can see the towering Toutao Mountain Rail not far away. This ridge is about 320 meters high. It is the remnant line extending from the distant mountains and has been sank into the vast jungle to the north.

Now there are dense fortresses on the ridges, forming a tight defensive position. Three wire mesh is drawn in front of the position, and you can vaguely see many bullet craters, exuding a disgusting smell of rottenness.

This is the unpleasant smell of the corpse that was blown up during the attack after raining and fermenting after a long period of time, and it is the breath of death.

After March, the rainfall in Shangri-La Island suddenly decreased and entered the traditional dry season. This dry season is only relative to the rainy season. Thurstorms will still come unexpectedly every now and then, and it is difficult to see when it does not rain for a week.

Behind the ridge position

There is an artillery position poured into reinforced concrete fortifications. This is the only reinforced concrete fortification in the entire ridge position. It contains the most precious "Miss Australia" artillery of the Third Regiment.

There are 8 doors in total, divided into two reinforced concrete fortifications, which is enough to turn the world around at critical moments.

Standing on the Toudaoliang position and looking at it, you can faintly see the ridge in the distance, where is the Erdaoliang position occupied by the Royal Dutch Army landing forces. You can vaguely see rice fields on the gentle valley between the Erdaoliang, the golden wheat ears have matured and fallen, and there are also large charred traces.

In order to prevent the enemy from obtaining food supplies on the spot, the Third Garrison Regiment went down the mountain to burn food while the night was dark. As a result, the experienced Dutch were prepared and the two sides fought a night battle.

From late night to dawn

The Third Regiment lost more than 160 people in this battle and only burned a small piece of rice field. It can be said that the operation was completely failed.

After being hit by the blow, the Third Regiment completely gave up the idea of ​​taking the initiative and kept the position on the top of the mountain in a storm, waiting for the opponent to attack.

Although the Dutch landing troops have strong combat effectiveness, they also know how much they are. It is difficult for them to break through the positions when the defensive troops are at their expense. They tacitly gave up large-scale attacks and only occasionally sent small groups of troops to harass them.

No one took the initiative to attack, and the two sides have been in this confrontation for a month and a half.

"Company Commander Six, have your injuries healed?"

"Hahaha... it's all very easy, I'm lucky enough to save my life."

"If you survive the disaster, you will have good fortune!"

"Haha... I'll accept your good words."

Li Shuanzhu sat on the tractor cargo bag transporting supplies, shaking and comfortable on the bumpy road. He stretched out his hand from time to time to say hello to the familiar officers. After experiencing the baptism of war, his face became thinner and darker, and his whole body seemed more capable.

In just over two months

The officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment were changed a few times. He went from an intern platoon leader to a deputy company commander on the front line to a company commander, with more than 230 people under his command.

The number of the third regiment has now expanded to more than 4,500, which is more than the Wolf Cavalry Guard and Leopard Cavalry Guard combined. The 6th Company in Li Shuanzhu's hands has also reached the scale of a strengthening company. Not only has 5 combat platoons, but also guard platoons and two reserve platoons. Everything is for the cruel war.

In the fierce offensive and defensive battles in the early stage, the reorganization of the Third Regiment troops was sometimes completely destroyed, and the militias that were filled up often became burdens, unable to exert their effective combat effectiveness, forming a weak link in the entire defense line.

This became a breakthrough for the Dutch attack. The three and two beam positions were thrown away in this way, and the entire army was forced to retreat to the top Daoliang position.

Behind the Toudaoliang position is a vast river of fertile fields, and there is no terrain suitable for blocking. If you lose the Toudaoliang position, you may lose the Moresby area and the entire war.

Even if you occupy the favorable terrain, you cannot defeat your opponent and cannot stop the enemy's fierce attack. Can you still win if you lose the favorable terrain?

Therefore, when the General Staff issued a death order, the Third Regiment must defend the Toudaoliang position; if the people are in the position, the troops cannot lose their positions even if they are exhausted.

Given that the militia team was trained for a short time and had weak combat effectiveness, the General Staff asked the Earl to instruct the Count and allowed the 3rd Garrison Regiment to expand, which formed a huge scale of 4,500 people per regiment today.

Recently, 2,000 backbone militias have been reinforced from the rear, and after training, they will be filled into the troops one after another. Then the third regiment has more troops than one division.

When Li Shuanzhu was recuperating in the hospital, he heard rumors that the Earl had agreed to use the Third Regiment as the team to expand the Second Garrison Division. I don’t know if it is true or false?

If you are lucky, it is possible to get a deputy battalion commander to do it.

Do you dare to believe the 18-year-old deputy battalion commander said it?

Every time I think of this, Li Shuanzhu is so happy that I can't stop myself. This is not to say that the official fan is, but the monthly salary of the camp can get 21 pounds and 8 shillings, which is more than double the current one. In addition, the combat allowance is about 30 pounds, which is a real high salary!

It’s no problem to buy a house and get married with a wife with such a high salary, it’s a drizzle!
Chapter completed!