Chapter 1234
Infiltrating into Johor
Chapter 1234 Infiltrating into Johor
Although Roger described this plan of action very lightly, it will not be so big and general when it is actually implemented.Although only a small team dispatched a few days of reconnaissance operations, the local garrison was mobilized and was required to enter a state of war alert during this period.And the men selected by Roger are even more elite in the army, basically veterans who have been in the army for more than two years, and most of them are officers.Marcus, a black officer who used to be the instructor of Han Zhengshan's military training, was also among them. .In addition, there are only four local snipers, half of which will be taken away by Roger.
Considering that they have to operate in the wild for several days and cannot obtain supplies from Xingdao during this period, the reconnaissance team needs to bring a lot of materials and equipment across the strait, in addition to ensuring the rations, medicines, bedding, etc. needed by all members Etc., and rope, ammo, guns, etc.The supplies that this group of people need to carry have exceeded [-] catties per person.However, they will not carry everything on their backs during the operation. After reaching the opposite bank, they will find a hidden place to set up a temporary station, leave some spare supplies, and then proceed lightly to perform reconnaissance missions.
According to Roger's plan, the reconnaissance team will conduct a fan-shaped search of the surrounding area with the landing point as the center.Set aside an area for reconnaissance every day, and then return to the temporary station at the landing point for the night.Although the scope of the search would not be too large, the information Roger got from the captives was that the Johor Army had already begun to gather near the straits, and it should be possible to grasp the opponent's preparations without going deep into the interior.
When Luo Jie was talking with Tan Juren, the two fast boats responsible for the transportation task were already on their way to the Johor Strait carrying some supplies.Although only one ship is enough to transport the scouting team, out of prudence, Roger still transferred an extra ship as a spare.However, the eye-catching warships are avoided. Roger is worried that his own warships breaking the patrol rules and appearing in the Johor Strait will arouse the vigilance of the other party, which will easily expose the reconnaissance operations.
Tan Juren also got up early the next day to send Luo Jie and others off to the barracks.Although Luo Jie explained everything clearly, Tan Juren was inevitably a little uneasy when he took on this important task for the first time.Roger also saw that his mood was not too calm, so he comforted him immediately: "Okay, you don't have to worry too much, just take care of your home. After three days, the command will have to be returned to me Now, you should think about how to spend the past few days as a general!"
Tan Juren laughed and said: "I don't have the ambition to be a general, so I won't talk too much, you should be more careful, and I will welcome you to celebrate when you come back!"
"Let's go!" Roger got on his horse and gave an order.A group of subordinates mounted their horses one by one and walked slowly towards the north.
Han Zhengshan, who was following Tan Juren, saw his acquaintance Marcus at the end of the line, and waved to him.Marcus saw Han Zhengshan on horseback. He had a mission and couldn't stop to talk to him, but he responded by cupping his fists in Chinese etiquette.
Tan Juren watched the group of people slowly disappear into the morning mist before leaving the barracks and returning to his official residence.
Although Roger handed over the temporary command of the garrison to Tan Juren, he did not intend to occupy the military office while Roger was away, let alone the idea of becoming a general as he joked earlier.Although nominally he will act as the commanding authority for Roger these few days, as long as no war breaks out, all work in the army will continue step by step, and there is no need for him to directly intervene in the management.Even if there is any emergency, there is Ruan Phu who can take care of himself.The main role that Tan Juren can play is actually to stabilize the morale of the army and let everyone know that there is still a chief in Xinggang, which is enough.
Compared with military affairs, Tan Juren still cares more about the things at hand.At present, the construction progress of resettlement housing has been completed by two-thirds, and the current problem of housing allocation for the people will soon be solved.After finishing this matter, he can concentrate on implementing the local development plan.The current arable land area in Sing Tao is far from what Tan Juren expected. He hopes to promote collective farming in the local area as soon as possible to improve the existing agricultural production efficiency.In addition, it is to vigorously promote farms that plant tropical cash crops. Only with stable income farms and plantations can the local economic situation be further improved.
Of course, there are two unavoidable prerequisites for all these plans. One is that there is enough local labor to develop these projects, and the other is the safety and stability of the surrounding environment.If these two points cannot be achieved, then no matter how perfect Tan Juren's planning is, it will be difficult to succeed.But now, it seems that these two conditions are a bit out of reach, and the development of the situation obviously did not meet his wishes, so the implementation time of the plan can only be postponed.As for how long it will be delayed, Tan Juren has no idea. Apart from taking one step at a time, it seems that he can't think of any reliable way.
Roger and his party rode horses and traveled northward for about twenty miles. There was already a dense forest in front of them that pack horses could not travel, so they had to dismount and walk forward.The reconnaissance team got off their horses and put their backpacks on their backs, and then continued to march into the dense forest, while several soldiers returned to the Xinggang camp with their horses.
After walking through the dense forest for about ten miles, the scouting team finally came to the northernmost coastline of Xingdao. Looking north from here, across the Johor Strait, which is less than 2000 meters wide, is the southernmost mainland of the Malay Peninsula.Roger didn't even need a telescope, he could see the undulating coastline on the other side clearly with his naked eyes, and that was the destination he was going for this time.
This is one of the five temporary outposts that Roger set up before. The reason why he chose this place as the starting point for crossing the strait was mainly based on the confessions of the captives.The place where the captives crossed the strait by boat was still a few miles to the east, and the assembly point of the Johor army was also a few miles to the east of the opposite bank. Roger deliberately avoided the area where the Johor army was assembled, in order to conceal the reconnaissance team as much as possible The whereabouts of the other party are not noticed by the other party.
The two ships that set off one day earlier did not appear here. They will not enter from the entrance of the strait at the east end until nightfall today, and then meet with the scouting team here.All the scouting team had to do now was to wait patiently for the night to come.
After nightfall, the two boats appeared near the coastline at the agreed time, and the twinkling lights on the boat quickly attracted the attention of the sentinels, which was a signal agreed in advance.The shore quickly gave a response signal, directing the two ships to drive slowly to the shore in the dark.There are no hidden reefs on the coastline here, so there is no need to worry that ships will run aground at night.When there were still seven or eight meters across the bank, the people on the boat threw out the cable, and the people on the shore dragged the boat to the shore manually, and then put down a springboard on the boat for the reconnaissance team to board.
Roger and others quickly boarded the boat, and then the sailors on the boat propped the boat away from the shore with poles, and slowly drifted to the north bank with the help of the wind and current.The other spare ship stayed here directly and did not participate in the operation.
Looking from the bow to the north bank, all I could see was darkness without any lights.According to intelligence, the village closest to the coastline in Johor is also several miles away from the coastline. The chosen landing point can be said to be an uninhabited area, and the risk is relatively small.
Roger has also traveled to many places overseas in recent years, but at this moment, for some reason, he suddenly recalled the night when the Crossing Group landed in Yulin Bay, when the boat he was on sailed to the coastline, it seemed that the same scene.However, at that time, he was full of anxiety about the future, but now he is trying to expand the territory of the country of Haihan and work hard for his own record.The North American Party of Five, who fought together at that time, is now separated from each other and struggling on their own.If the five of them want to get together again, they don't know when they will have to wait.
However, this kind of sudden distraction did not last for too long. Roger has been in the army for so many years, commanding the troops to conquer the Quartet, and his determination is no longer comparable to the original one. back to the present.Although Roger told Tan Juren that it was very easy, the risk of this mission would not be lowered because of this relaxed attitude. He only led a small team into an unfamiliar area of Johor for reconnaissance. The most risky of the actions.
The water in this section of the strait is not wide, and the sailboat that Roger and others were on quickly reached the opposite bank. Before the ship stopped, several soldiers turned over the ship's side and jumped into the water, wading ashore to determine the topography of the shore. Is it possible to dock the ship.The others were watching the situation on the coast from the deck. If there was any change, the reconnaissance operation could only be canceled immediately.
Fortunately, everything went well, the sailboat docked smoothly, and a group of people landed on the springboard, and then quickly transferred the various supplies brought ashore.After the men and supplies were ashore, the ship sailed away from the coast without a sound, and turned back to the south.According to the agreement, in the next three days, at a fixed time every night, the transportation ship will return here, in case there is any emergency, the scouting team can be picked up in time.
Not far from the coast is a dense mangrove forest. After confirming the direction, Roger directed his men to march north.The soldiers carried large and small bags of supplies and entered the mangrove forest silently by the moonlight in the sky.This tree grows in the upper part of the intertidal zone of the coast and is inundated by periodic tides, so this is not a place to stop and rest.
The root system of mangroves is very developed, which has the functions of breathing and supporting the tree body, and it is quite strenuous to travel among them.After passing through the mangrove forest with one foot deep and one foot shallow, there is a real virgin jungle ahead.Roger stopped to study the soil quality here, and after confirming that this area was no longer affected by the tide, he immediately ordered to find a suitable place ahead to set up a temporary camp.
Soon, some soldiers found a good place, a mound about ten meters high, from which they could monitor a large area nearby. During the day, it can be expanded to at least five miles in radius.As long as some simple defensive measures are set up on the mound, this place can be turned into a temporary stronghold with a commanding height advantage.The best thing is that there is an underground spring gushing out next to the mound, and it has no salty taste, it is 100% fresh water, which saves the trouble of finding the water source.
Roger was also very satisfied with this place after checking it, so he called everyone to carry the supplies up, and deployed several people to guard the outside.A few hours before dawn, they need to seize the time to rest and set off when the sky is dark so that they can confirm the target at a safe distance.
After settling down, Roger checked the time, and it was only around ten o'clock in the evening. Before he left, he made an appointment with Tan Juren, and he would use the radio to contact him at this time every night.He asked Marcus to bring the radio station over, and he personally contacted the Xingdao base to inform him of the progress of the operation.
According to the plan in advance, they only need to bring enough supplies for one day when they set off, and they still have to come back here to rest every night, so the items that need to be carried during the operation are not too many, mainly weapons and ammunition. rations, drinking water, binoculars, compass, trauma medicine, ropes, matches and other necessary items.
The equipment of this squad under Roger is slightly different from that of the troops. The main weapon they use is not the Trinity-type flintlock gun that is currently the most equipped in the army. Instead, it has only begun to be used in special operations in the past year. The seven-shot rifle issued to first-line officers in the troops and the Army.This imitation Spencer M1865 rifle was highly sought after by users after it came out. Its ultra-high rate of fire and convenient loading method brought about an increase in firepower output intensity that is obvious to all. Skilled soldiers can even reach every With a shooting frequency of 21 rounds per minute, this rate of fire is at least five times that of the Sany rifle, and its combat power can be imagined.
Of course, due to the complexity of the structure of the gun body and the need for fixed-load ammunition with brass shells, the production cost of this breech-loading rifle far exceeds that of the Trinity rifle.Therefore, although everyone knows that this rifle is an advanced weapon across the ages, the executive committee and the military have never made a decision to refit the army on a large scale.Even for troops on the frontier frontier like the Xingdao Garrison, there are only [-] or [-] Type [-]-[-] bursting rifles issued. Ordinary soldiers don't even have many chances to see the real ones, and they are only above the squad level. Only a few officers can temporarily equip this kind of weapon with extremely high combat costs according to the needs of the mission.
(End of this chapter)
Although Roger described this plan of action very lightly, it will not be so big and general when it is actually implemented.Although only a small team dispatched a few days of reconnaissance operations, the local garrison was mobilized and was required to enter a state of war alert during this period.And the men selected by Roger are even more elite in the army, basically veterans who have been in the army for more than two years, and most of them are officers.Marcus, a black officer who used to be the instructor of Han Zhengshan's military training, was also among them. .In addition, there are only four local snipers, half of which will be taken away by Roger.
Considering that they have to operate in the wild for several days and cannot obtain supplies from Xingdao during this period, the reconnaissance team needs to bring a lot of materials and equipment across the strait, in addition to ensuring the rations, medicines, bedding, etc. needed by all members Etc., and rope, ammo, guns, etc.The supplies that this group of people need to carry have exceeded [-] catties per person.However, they will not carry everything on their backs during the operation. After reaching the opposite bank, they will find a hidden place to set up a temporary station, leave some spare supplies, and then proceed lightly to perform reconnaissance missions.
According to Roger's plan, the reconnaissance team will conduct a fan-shaped search of the surrounding area with the landing point as the center.Set aside an area for reconnaissance every day, and then return to the temporary station at the landing point for the night.Although the scope of the search would not be too large, the information Roger got from the captives was that the Johor Army had already begun to gather near the straits, and it should be possible to grasp the opponent's preparations without going deep into the interior.
When Luo Jie was talking with Tan Juren, the two fast boats responsible for the transportation task were already on their way to the Johor Strait carrying some supplies.Although only one ship is enough to transport the scouting team, out of prudence, Roger still transferred an extra ship as a spare.However, the eye-catching warships are avoided. Roger is worried that his own warships breaking the patrol rules and appearing in the Johor Strait will arouse the vigilance of the other party, which will easily expose the reconnaissance operations.
Tan Juren also got up early the next day to send Luo Jie and others off to the barracks.Although Luo Jie explained everything clearly, Tan Juren was inevitably a little uneasy when he took on this important task for the first time.Roger also saw that his mood was not too calm, so he comforted him immediately: "Okay, you don't have to worry too much, just take care of your home. After three days, the command will have to be returned to me Now, you should think about how to spend the past few days as a general!"
Tan Juren laughed and said: "I don't have the ambition to be a general, so I won't talk too much, you should be more careful, and I will welcome you to celebrate when you come back!"
"Let's go!" Roger got on his horse and gave an order.A group of subordinates mounted their horses one by one and walked slowly towards the north.
Han Zhengshan, who was following Tan Juren, saw his acquaintance Marcus at the end of the line, and waved to him.Marcus saw Han Zhengshan on horseback. He had a mission and couldn't stop to talk to him, but he responded by cupping his fists in Chinese etiquette.
Tan Juren watched the group of people slowly disappear into the morning mist before leaving the barracks and returning to his official residence.
Although Roger handed over the temporary command of the garrison to Tan Juren, he did not intend to occupy the military office while Roger was away, let alone the idea of becoming a general as he joked earlier.Although nominally he will act as the commanding authority for Roger these few days, as long as no war breaks out, all work in the army will continue step by step, and there is no need for him to directly intervene in the management.Even if there is any emergency, there is Ruan Phu who can take care of himself.The main role that Tan Juren can play is actually to stabilize the morale of the army and let everyone know that there is still a chief in Xinggang, which is enough.
Compared with military affairs, Tan Juren still cares more about the things at hand.At present, the construction progress of resettlement housing has been completed by two-thirds, and the current problem of housing allocation for the people will soon be solved.After finishing this matter, he can concentrate on implementing the local development plan.The current arable land area in Sing Tao is far from what Tan Juren expected. He hopes to promote collective farming in the local area as soon as possible to improve the existing agricultural production efficiency.In addition, it is to vigorously promote farms that plant tropical cash crops. Only with stable income farms and plantations can the local economic situation be further improved.
Of course, there are two unavoidable prerequisites for all these plans. One is that there is enough local labor to develop these projects, and the other is the safety and stability of the surrounding environment.If these two points cannot be achieved, then no matter how perfect Tan Juren's planning is, it will be difficult to succeed.But now, it seems that these two conditions are a bit out of reach, and the development of the situation obviously did not meet his wishes, so the implementation time of the plan can only be postponed.As for how long it will be delayed, Tan Juren has no idea. Apart from taking one step at a time, it seems that he can't think of any reliable way.
Roger and his party rode horses and traveled northward for about twenty miles. There was already a dense forest in front of them that pack horses could not travel, so they had to dismount and walk forward.The reconnaissance team got off their horses and put their backpacks on their backs, and then continued to march into the dense forest, while several soldiers returned to the Xinggang camp with their horses.
After walking through the dense forest for about ten miles, the scouting team finally came to the northernmost coastline of Xingdao. Looking north from here, across the Johor Strait, which is less than 2000 meters wide, is the southernmost mainland of the Malay Peninsula.Roger didn't even need a telescope, he could see the undulating coastline on the other side clearly with his naked eyes, and that was the destination he was going for this time.
This is one of the five temporary outposts that Roger set up before. The reason why he chose this place as the starting point for crossing the strait was mainly based on the confessions of the captives.The place where the captives crossed the strait by boat was still a few miles to the east, and the assembly point of the Johor army was also a few miles to the east of the opposite bank. Roger deliberately avoided the area where the Johor army was assembled, in order to conceal the reconnaissance team as much as possible The whereabouts of the other party are not noticed by the other party.
The two ships that set off one day earlier did not appear here. They will not enter from the entrance of the strait at the east end until nightfall today, and then meet with the scouting team here.All the scouting team had to do now was to wait patiently for the night to come.
After nightfall, the two boats appeared near the coastline at the agreed time, and the twinkling lights on the boat quickly attracted the attention of the sentinels, which was a signal agreed in advance.The shore quickly gave a response signal, directing the two ships to drive slowly to the shore in the dark.There are no hidden reefs on the coastline here, so there is no need to worry that ships will run aground at night.When there were still seven or eight meters across the bank, the people on the boat threw out the cable, and the people on the shore dragged the boat to the shore manually, and then put down a springboard on the boat for the reconnaissance team to board.
Roger and others quickly boarded the boat, and then the sailors on the boat propped the boat away from the shore with poles, and slowly drifted to the north bank with the help of the wind and current.The other spare ship stayed here directly and did not participate in the operation.
Looking from the bow to the north bank, all I could see was darkness without any lights.According to intelligence, the village closest to the coastline in Johor is also several miles away from the coastline. The chosen landing point can be said to be an uninhabited area, and the risk is relatively small.
Roger has also traveled to many places overseas in recent years, but at this moment, for some reason, he suddenly recalled the night when the Crossing Group landed in Yulin Bay, when the boat he was on sailed to the coastline, it seemed that the same scene.However, at that time, he was full of anxiety about the future, but now he is trying to expand the territory of the country of Haihan and work hard for his own record.The North American Party of Five, who fought together at that time, is now separated from each other and struggling on their own.If the five of them want to get together again, they don't know when they will have to wait.
However, this kind of sudden distraction did not last for too long. Roger has been in the army for so many years, commanding the troops to conquer the Quartet, and his determination is no longer comparable to the original one. back to the present.Although Roger told Tan Juren that it was very easy, the risk of this mission would not be lowered because of this relaxed attitude. He only led a small team into an unfamiliar area of Johor for reconnaissance. The most risky of the actions.
The water in this section of the strait is not wide, and the sailboat that Roger and others were on quickly reached the opposite bank. Before the ship stopped, several soldiers turned over the ship's side and jumped into the water, wading ashore to determine the topography of the shore. Is it possible to dock the ship.The others were watching the situation on the coast from the deck. If there was any change, the reconnaissance operation could only be canceled immediately.
Fortunately, everything went well, the sailboat docked smoothly, and a group of people landed on the springboard, and then quickly transferred the various supplies brought ashore.After the men and supplies were ashore, the ship sailed away from the coast without a sound, and turned back to the south.According to the agreement, in the next three days, at a fixed time every night, the transportation ship will return here, in case there is any emergency, the scouting team can be picked up in time.
Not far from the coast is a dense mangrove forest. After confirming the direction, Roger directed his men to march north.The soldiers carried large and small bags of supplies and entered the mangrove forest silently by the moonlight in the sky.This tree grows in the upper part of the intertidal zone of the coast and is inundated by periodic tides, so this is not a place to stop and rest.
The root system of mangroves is very developed, which has the functions of breathing and supporting the tree body, and it is quite strenuous to travel among them.After passing through the mangrove forest with one foot deep and one foot shallow, there is a real virgin jungle ahead.Roger stopped to study the soil quality here, and after confirming that this area was no longer affected by the tide, he immediately ordered to find a suitable place ahead to set up a temporary camp.
Soon, some soldiers found a good place, a mound about ten meters high, from which they could monitor a large area nearby. During the day, it can be expanded to at least five miles in radius.As long as some simple defensive measures are set up on the mound, this place can be turned into a temporary stronghold with a commanding height advantage.The best thing is that there is an underground spring gushing out next to the mound, and it has no salty taste, it is 100% fresh water, which saves the trouble of finding the water source.
Roger was also very satisfied with this place after checking it, so he called everyone to carry the supplies up, and deployed several people to guard the outside.A few hours before dawn, they need to seize the time to rest and set off when the sky is dark so that they can confirm the target at a safe distance.
After settling down, Roger checked the time, and it was only around ten o'clock in the evening. Before he left, he made an appointment with Tan Juren, and he would use the radio to contact him at this time every night.He asked Marcus to bring the radio station over, and he personally contacted the Xingdao base to inform him of the progress of the operation.
According to the plan in advance, they only need to bring enough supplies for one day when they set off, and they still have to come back here to rest every night, so the items that need to be carried during the operation are not too many, mainly weapons and ammunition. rations, drinking water, binoculars, compass, trauma medicine, ropes, matches and other necessary items.
The equipment of this squad under Roger is slightly different from that of the troops. The main weapon they use is not the Trinity-type flintlock gun that is currently the most equipped in the army. Instead, it has only begun to be used in special operations in the past year. The seven-shot rifle issued to first-line officers in the troops and the Army.This imitation Spencer M1865 rifle was highly sought after by users after it came out. Its ultra-high rate of fire and convenient loading method brought about an increase in firepower output intensity that is obvious to all. Skilled soldiers can even reach every With a shooting frequency of 21 rounds per minute, this rate of fire is at least five times that of the Sany rifle, and its combat power can be imagined.
Of course, due to the complexity of the structure of the gun body and the need for fixed-load ammunition with brass shells, the production cost of this breech-loading rifle far exceeds that of the Trinity rifle.Therefore, although everyone knows that this rifle is an advanced weapon across the ages, the executive committee and the military have never made a decision to refit the army on a large scale.Even for troops on the frontier frontier like the Xingdao Garrison, there are only [-] or [-] Type [-]-[-] bursting rifles issued. Ordinary soldiers don't even have many chances to see the real ones, and they are only above the squad level. Only a few officers can temporarily equip this kind of weapon with extremely high combat costs according to the needs of the mission.
(End of this chapter)