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In Pontianak, in the Jose Allied Forces Command, Spanish Lieutenant General Carlisto, Luzon Governor Anthony Pedro, Dutch Indonesia Governor Jacques Dominic, Dutch Army Lieutenant General Debord, looked at the map of West Borneo hanging on the wall with a frown!

"Gentlemen, based on the information we have, the Xinhua Army has landed in Yamaguchi Ocean. The troops they landed in had more than 25,000 people! And, I believe, this is just their first unit. There will definitely be more troops to arrive in West Borneo in the future. After all, their army has already reached almost 100,000!" Lieutenant General Debol introduced to everyone. The Dutch have been operating in West Borneo for so many years. Although they were obstructed by Lan Fangguo and were unable to truly occupy this place, they still had a lot of intelligence personnel working here. The Xinhua Army landed in Yamaguchi Ocean on a large scale, of course it was impossible to hide it from them!

"There are only more than 20,000 people? Should we take the initiative to attack and destroy them!" Governor Anthony Pedro, the Spanish Governor of Luzon, proposed that after the mediation of the British Straits Colony, the Jose coalition had to prepare for a decisive battle with the Xinhua Army in West Borneo. However, after the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet was eliminated by the Xinhua Navy, their chances of victory were indeed not great!

"Although the Xinhua Army has only more than 20,000 troops, if we take the initiative to attack, the chances of victory are not great! Besides, they are still under the protection of the navy's naval guns. If they take the initiative to attack, they will face artillery fire from the sea! This will cause us to suffer heavy losses!" Lieutenant General Carlisto said.

"So. What should we do? After the Xinhua Army is ready, it will definitely attack us on our own initiative!" Governor Jacques Dominic said with some concern. If I had known it, I would not have listened to the British instigation to form an alliance with the Spanish Expeditionary Force. As a result, it is better now. Not only did it not destroy Xinhua, but it also pulled itself down. Although the Dutch Indonesian colonial authorities and Xinhua were also in a state of war at that time, and the Dutch Navy East India fleet was also annihilated by the Xinhua Navy. The conflict between the two sides is not irreconcilable. Maybe after paying a certain benefit, the relationship between Xinhua and the Dutch Indonesian colonial authorities will be able to ease the relationship between Xinhua and the Dutch Indonesian colonial authorities. Now it is better. I will never come back. Governor Jacques Dominic regrets it very much. Unfortunately, there is no regret in the world. Since the Dutch wades into this muddy water, they have to pay a price!

"Governor General! Now we have no other way. We can only fight to the death with the Xinhua Kingdom!" Lieutenant General Debord said.

"But can we defeat the Xinhua Army? Otherwise, we will send people to negotiate with them. Maybe we can find a peaceful solution to the problem! Even if we pay a certain price for it, it is worth it!" said Jacques Dominic. Even if we give up Borneo because of this, as long as Java and Sumatra can be protected, the interests of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia can be guaranteed. If we lose, there will be nothing left!

"Governor, you are too naive! Since the New China rejected the British mediation, it means that they would never negotiate with us! Their army has already landed on West Borneo. Unless we are destroyed or we defeat them, the war will not end!" said Anthony Pedro, the governor of Luzon in Spain. The mission of the Spanish Expeditionary Force this time is to defeat Xinhua and retake Luzon. But now it seems that this is an impossible task, and maybe even they have to stay here. However, there is no way! The contradiction between Spain and Xinhua is simply irreconcilable and can only be resolved through war means. The Dutch sees the situation is not good and wants to withdraw, which is of course impossible. If the Dutch withdraws, the Spanish Expeditionary Force will have a smaller chance of victory!

"That's right, Governor! The Xinhua Kingdom will never negotiate with us! Only by uniting and fighting with the Xinhua Kingdom to the death, letting Xinhua Kingdom pay a huge price for this will we have a chance! I have asked Governor Wenxian to send someone back to inform the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As long as we persist, our reinforcements will arrive!" Lieutenant General Carlisto said. However, he seemed to have forgotten that it would take at least a year for this round trip. Moreover, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are not big countries and cannot send too many troops to expedition to the South China Sea. Even the powerful Spanish Expeditionary Force failed. Even if there are many troops sent, they will be wasted!

Governor Jacques Dominic looked at Lieutenant General Debord. Of course, the only person he could trust was Lieutenant General Debord.

"Governor General, General Carlisto is right. We have no choice now. Xinhua has a very big appetite and we cannot satisfy them! To safeguard the interests of the Dutch Kingdom in Southeast Asia, we can only defeat the Xinhua army!" Lieutenant General Deborer said.

Governor Jacques Dominic nodded. At this point, he had no other way, so he had to trust the generals' judgment!

"Gentlemen! I suggest giving up Pontianak and gathering all the main forces in Dongwanlu, and fighting to the death with the Xinhua Army! Pontianak is located by the sea and is extremely susceptible to attack by the Xinhua Army. In addition, they have now obtained the control of the Java Sea and can also receive artillery fire support from the sea! If we fight with them in Pontianak, it will be very unfavorable for us!" Lieutenant General Deborer said.

"I agree to a decisive battle with the Xinhua Army in Dongwanlu! However, we cannot give up easily. We have already understood the strength of the Xinhua Navy, but we are not very clear about the specific combat power of their army! I suggest blocking the Xinhua Army in Pontianak and taking the opportunity to understand their combat power, which will also help us fight with them in Dongwanlu in later!" Lieutenant General Carlisto put forward different opinions.

The Spanish Governor Anthony Pedro, Governor of Luzon, and the Dutch Indonesia Governor Jacques Dominic are both pure civilian officials and they are not very good at commanding battles. Therefore, the only way for the specific war is to give full power to Lieutenant General Carlisto and Lieutenant General Debord in the future.

"Well, it is indeed necessary to block the Xinhua Army in Pontianak! However, the blocking position must be placed outside the range of their naval guns!" Lieutenant General Deborer said. The previous bombardment of the First Navy of the Xinhua Army caused a lot of losses to the Jose Alliance. This also made them beware of the Xinhua Navy!

"General Debor, how do you think of this place?" Lieutenant General Carlisto said, pointing to the map.

"This place is ten kilometers away from Pontianak, which has exceeded the range of the guns of the Xinhua Navy! And away from the Pontianak River, even if the Xinhua Navy enters Pontianak, it will not be able to threaten us!" Lieutenant General Carlisto said.

"Of course, this place is good! So, how many troops do we have to leave behind to block the New China Army?" asked Lieutenant General Debor.

"It's enough to use the 15,000 people in Pontianak! The other 40,000 people build fortifications in Dongwanlu. We only need to block the Xinhua Army fortifications for two to three days!" Lieutenant General Carlisto said.

Afterwards, after discussion, they decided that Lieutenant General Carlisto stayed in Pontianak and commanded more than 15,000 coalition soldiers to block the Xinhua Army. Lieutenant General Debord was responsible for the defense of Dongwanlu, striving to build defensive fortifications before the Xinhua Army approached Dongwanlu. Use the fortifications of Dongwanlu to resist the attack of the Xinhua Army.

On July 6, three infantry brigades and one heavy artillery brigade of the Xinhua Army completed the landing.

On July 7, the Chief of Staff of the Xinhua Army left two infantry battalions to defend Yamaguchi and then led other troops to advance along the coastline to Pontianak. The Second Fleet of the Xinhua Army stayed in Yamaguchi and assisted the Army in defending the place. The First Fleet responded to the Army and provided artillery cover for the Army.

More than 20,000 troops marched towards Pontianak along the coastline. Gu Yun's infantry battalion was also formed, and this time he also went to war with the Xinhua Army. They were locals and were more familiar with the situation in West Borneo, knowing where there were swamps, where the ambush sites were the easiest for the enemy to use, etc. However, when they looked at the equipment of the Xinhua Army, they were full of envy. Especially the 105mm howitzers dragged with four war horses in the Xinhua Army's heavy artillery brigade, which made them drool in their envy.

The large gun barrels and dark gun body all showed that this was a powerful killing machine. If Lan Fangguo had such a weapon at the time, he might have been able to withstand the attack of the Jose Allied Forces. Of course, this can only be thought about. Even the Xinhua Army had only one heavy artillery brigade, so he would definitely not sell such advanced artillery to Lan Fangguo. Of course, after the war ended, Niu Meng assured them that they would also replace the Xinhua Army's standard equipment. At that time, they would not have to envy the Xinhua Army!

The roads in West Borneo are pretty good because they need to transport mineral resources mined from various mines in West Borneo. Therefore, Lan Fangguo attaches great importance to the construction of roads, which has relieved a lot of trouble for the Xinhua Army's march. Especially the 105mm howitzer weighing 1.2 tons, if the road is not good, it will be difficult to transport. This is also the main reason why the Xinhua Army did not deploy 155mm heavy howitzer in the army!

The Xinhua Army took four days to travel more than 100 kilometers. On the morning of July 11, the Xinhua Army arrived in Pontianak! Then, they figured out the situation in Pontianak. The Jose Allied Forces had abandoned the Pontianak city and fought against the Xinhua Army ten kilometers northeast of Pontianak! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!