At this time, the six divisions sent by Japan to Borneo have reached 4 main divisions. [This article comes from Piaotian Silk Network w]

The remaining two divisions, the elite 10th Division, have arrived in Taiwan. After rest, they will soon arrive in Borneo. It doesn’t matter. The 4th Division, which has been through the motions, has also assembled in China and is preparing to board the ship and set off.

In addition, the 9th Division was distributed on the front line, and the division commander Katsuka Tsukamoto was about to lead the army to attack the Indonesian xenophobic army.

Therefore, only the senior commanders of the 3rd Division, the 17th Division and the 11th Division came to the meeting.

At about 2 pm, the first pre-war military meeting held officially began after the commander of the Expeditionary Force, General Nogi Kinomi and Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff General Kuroki Haezaki arrived in Borneo.

After the meeting began, Kuroki Weizhen briefly introduced the general situation after the Japanese army arrived in Borneo.

In addition, Kuroki Weizhen announced the exact news that Indonesia's xenophobic army was controlled by the Chinese to the senior commanders, which aroused everyone's surprise.

Immediately afterwards, Kuroki Weizhen said solemnly: "Everyone, the front-line reconnaissance team reported that the cruel Indonesian xenophobic army, led by the cunning Chinese, after the victory of the first battle, had a great morale and full of fighting spirit.

In order to defeat our army, they implemented the tactics of clearing the field in the area bordering our army. These hateful guys transferred all the local population, livestock, property, and food, in an attempt to make our army lose nothing and eventually retreat."

The senior commanders discussed the bad news for a while, and Nogi Hatori Masahosa said: "Everyone, it can be seen that the current situation is not as simple as we thought when we went abroad. The combat effectiveness of the Indonesian xenophobic army is likely to be no less than our army.

Therefore, we must cheer up and deal with it with all our strength, and must not underestimate the enemy. Otherwise, you elite soldiers will likely capsize in the gutter and be defeated by the enemy like the Seventh Regiment of the 9th Division."

Although the senior commanders of the "Hai" were dissatisfied with it, they still responded loudly. The one with the biggest voice was of course Lieutenant General Ichiho Bingwei, the commander of the 17th Division of Nogi's best friend.

After Nogi Hatori continued to remind him a few more words, Kuroki said worriedly: "Everyone, the Qing field tactics implemented by the Indonesian xenophobic army will make our army unable to find colonial laborers in the occupied areas of South Borneo, which is very unfavorable to the colonial rule that our army will implement."

"People Kuroki, please don't worry about this." Idi Yukisuke, the commander of the 11th Division, interrupted: "Before Nishi led his army to set off, the country was organizing an expatriate land reclamation group, and the situation was very good. I believe that in a while, the first expatriate land reclamation group will arrive.

Haha, the people of the empire are far more useful than the lazy Indonesians. At that time, the fertile land of the colonies will naturally be properly managed."

Hei Mu Weizhen smiled indifferently and said in a deep voice: "Yidijun, the number of expatriate land reclamation groups is limited. Without the help of a large number of cheap labor in the colonies, many lands would inevitably be deserted because no one cultivated them.

Our goal is to take over the entire Indonesia. Therefore, we must first take root in Borneo and strive to establish a solid colonial rule. With this foundation, we can easily conquer cities and lands around in the future."

Speaking of this, Kuroki Weizhen straightened his waist a little straightened and said with a loud voice: "Everyone, the Indonesian Xenophobic Army and the Lanfang Republic would never have thought that the Empire would send an army of more than 100,000 troops to Borneo so quickly. Therefore, we must take a quick attack before they could take action and catch them off guard.

We not only need to obtain the other party’s land, but also have a large population. It has now been found that the center of the rule of Indonesia’s xenophobic army, Kunsha Town, South Borneo and nearby areas, gathered about 1.5 million Indonesians.

The main force of the Indonesian xenophobic army is also there. There has been a riot there recently, which gives us an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore…”

The military meeting ended successfully at less than 4 pm.

The meeting decided that the 9th Division would serve as the vanguard, and set out first at 8 a.m. on January 22, and advance from the middle road to Kunsha Town.

Five hours later, the 3rd Division and the 17th Division then set out to protect the 9th Division's flanks from invasion.

The three divisions were closely connected, and the finished font was attacked towards the territory of the Indonesian xenophobic army.

Because there will be no war with the Lanfang Republic, the 11th Division, which had just arrived in Borneo and was still resting, staying on the front line of Pontianak to ensure the safety of the base camp and the back safety of the three offensive divisions.

After everything was arranged, watching the senior commanders leave one after another, Kuroki Weizhen suddenly smiled bitterly and said to Noki Hinomi, "Noki, although there are two divisions about to arrive soon. However, according to the current situation, I hope that the useless Osaka 4th Division will not be sent to Borneo to drag us down.

Alas, I really don’t know what the Army Headquarters thinks. I have to send this garbage force to come every time.”

Nogi Kinomi agreed with a few words in agreement and said helplessly: "The Army Headquarters also hopes that the 4th Division can become a strong army through several actual combats.

However, since the strength of the Indonesian xenophobic army and the Lanfang Republican army is quite strong and difficult to deal with, the 4th Division should not be allowed to fight against the enemy. Otherwise, the loss of some troops will be followed and the enemy will be boosted in vain. That will be more than worth the loss."

Kuroki Weizhen agreed and said, "Then, after the 4th Division arrived, I will let the division stay in Pontianak and stay in Pontianak. Don't fight against the enemy. I think the officers and soldiers of the 4th Division are also very welcome to such an arrangement."

It turned out that the officers and soldiers in the 4th Division of the Japanese Army were mainly composed of vegetable dealers and trade fairs in Osaka.

Osaka is somewhat different from other Japanese cities. This place is a famous commercial city, and its residents are mostly related to business, and their respect for the emperor and princes is very limited.

Moreover, around issues such as harsh taxes, Osaka people have been fighting wits and courage with the princes for hundreds of years, and bargaining. The so-called loyalty is even less important. Therefore, the emperor's position in the minds of Osaka people is not much the same as that in other places.

These Osaka-born officers and soldiers despise the imperial power and oppose being cannon fodder. They are accustomed to bargaining and being petty, and will not close their eyes and execute orders to the end like other troops.

The officers and soldiers in the 4th Division even secretly formulated the "three no" principle of "reading the book without any need to be done for the sacrifices you need to organize", "do not participate in unreasonable battles", and "do not pursue the enemy on the road".

Therefore, the 4th Division's combat effectiveness is very low and is rarely used to participate in frontal combat.

This time, the Japanese army came to Borneo, mainly because the top Japanese troops wanted the Fourth Division to train Indonesians and Chinese in Borneo to enhance their combat effectiveness.

However, according to the meaning of Nogi Kinomi and Kuroki, the purpose of the top Japanese troops was impossible to achieve...

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