afterglow

Chapter 359: Jane, Jane; Operation Blood Paralysis

In the past two days, Xia Xiaoshi often reported that she felt a lot of backache and a sinking feeling in her abdomen, so she had already made the corresponding preparations.

The current residence is close to the Forbidden City, and how could there not be a hospital around a place with many imperial offices?

After leaving home, drive south and pass through Tongjimen along the straight Tongjimen Avenue. On the left is Yingtianfuli First Hospital.

In less than half an hour, Lin Xi parked the car at the entrance of the hospital.

When Zhou Changfeng arrived in a hurry, the two of them were already waiting in the delivery room.

He looked at Xia Xiaoshi, who was half lying on the bed, from head to toe, and asked, "Does it hurt now?"

The latter's complexion looks good now, "a little bit...it comes from time to time."

"Well, it's fine."

"I'm afraid it will hurt a lot later."

"Don't be afraid, it will be painless when the time comes."

Not long after, Xia's father and Xia's mother also arrived one after another.

Gao Lingling approached him with concern, while Xia Bing started talking to Zhou Changfeng.

Yingtianfuli No. [-] Hospital, located not far from the imperial palace, has treated many kinds of imperial officials and knows how to cater to their psychology.

For example, it was clear that Xia Xiaoshi's current condition had been clearly understood when she was admitted to the hospital, but now that Zhou Changfeng was here, another doctor came over and repeated the process of taking blood pressure, taking pulse, asking questions, and recording.

The core is one sentence - we can be careful.

"So is her condition suitable for anesthesia?"

"Yes, your lady is very fine, and the fetal condition is good. I think everything will go smoothly."

In fact, painless childbirth has been used as early as the mid-[-]th century. It was initially very successful and was sought after by many pregnant women. However, it attracted criticism from conservatives and religious figures.

They asked: Childbirth pain was given by God (original sin) and should be endured as a matter of course. People are not qualified to take it away?
This debate continued until Queen Victoria also chose painless delivery during childbirth, and people gradually stopped criticizing her for nothing.

It takes a relatively long period of time from the intensification of uterine contractions to the opening of the fingers, ranging from a few hours to more than ten hours.

During this period, a few people were chatting nonchalantly. On the one hand, they were deciding what name to give to the child who was about to be born. On the other hand, they were hoping to distract Xia Xiaoshi's attention.

It was not until the evening of that day that Xia Xiaoshi was officially sent to the delivery room.

Zhou Changfeng grabbed her hand, then patted her shoulder, "Relax."

Because of the constant pain, Xia Xiaoshi's face was a little stiff, but her eyes were still clear. She nodded slowly and whispered "Yeah" softly.

During the following waiting time, Zhou Changfeng was very depressed to find that everyone present seemed calm and composed, but he was the only one who seemed a little nervous?

Xia Bing, who had always been ambitious, was as relaxed as ever at this moment, as if he was sure that everything would go smoothly.

Seeing that his son-in-law was so nervous, he couldn't help but jokingly said: "Ke Xing, I heard that you were very capable when you led the army in battle, hahaha."

"Hey, it's the first time after all, I can't compare, I can't compare." Zhou Changfeng was slightly embarrassed.

It is said that time slows down when people are nervous, but what he didn't expect was that not long after entering the delivery room, he suddenly heard crying coming from it.

In an instant, he felt his heart skip a beat.

As the footsteps inside got closer and closer, he became more and more nervous, and truly felt that his heart was in his throat.

The door opened and it was a young nurse with some baby fat on her face.

"Mr. He Xi, he is a rich man. It went very smoothly. He came out in no time. His wife is also in good condition."

Later, when Xia Xiaoshi was pushed out with her infant daughter in her arms, what came into view was her smiling husband and father, and her mother with concern in her eyes.

Zhou Changfeng was still a little curious at this time - aren't mothers generally a little weak when they first leave the delivery room?Is this person in my house so energetic and natural?He seems to be in good health.

"Are you okay? How do you feel?"

"I'm fine."

The doctor who delivered the baby was an aunt who looked kind and gentle. She smiled and said: "It took less than a quarter of an hour, no knife was used, and there was only a small tear. This is the smoothest thing I have encountered today. You can go home directly for confinement." It’s okay to stay and take care of her for a day.”

However, Xia Xiaoshi didn't like the atmosphere of the hospital and insisted on going back, so the group did as she wished.

He only had a daughter when he was just three years old. In the eyes of others, Zhou Changfeng's "progress" is really slow. Even if we only focus on the generals of the same age in the army, they basically have several children.

Although he seemed unconcerned, Xia Xiaoshi and Gao Lingling were still a little worried.

"Forget it, after thinking about it for so long, it seems that I really don't have a name that I like, so let's not choose it for now." Zhou Changfeng struggled for a long time and simply didn't plan to finalize the name.

Xia Bing smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, you can take it again after a hundred days or one year."

There are many traditional naming habits in China, including naming at birth, naming at the full moon, naming after a hundred days, and naming at the first birthday.Nowadays, in order to facilitate management, local officials naturally tend to decide the names early, otherwise they will have to dig out the documents to make changes.

In terms of literature, Zhou Changfeng believed that Xia Xiao was better at poetry, and her daughter's nickname was chosen as Jian Jian, "Jian Xi Jian Xi, Fang Jian Wan Wu".

After returning home, Zhou Changfeng, who was in high spirits, held his daughter and teased her non-stop. However, the infant Jian Jian didn't seem to buy it and kept crying.

Xia Xiaoshi couldn't help but said helplessly: "Okay, sir, let her rest for a while, but don't let her get into trouble."

It didn’t take long for congratulatory calls from all sides to come one after another.Often just after hanging up the phone, the ding rings again before the person has gone far.

But the happy time is always short-lived. The next day is March [-]. In order to get back to the army in time, he has to set off early in the morning.

Newborn babies basically eat and sleep, with intervals of several hours, regardless of day or night, and they will still cry when they wake up in the middle of the night, so it is very frustrating.

Although he didn't sleep well intermittently this night, Zhou Changfeng, who enjoyed it, cherished this short opportunity. Maybe the next time he comes back will be a few months later.

Keeping his promise before leaving last time, he did bring a small bottle of fine sand collected from the coconut grove when he returned from Singapore, along with some knickknacks from the local market.

When I come back next time, it will probably be in Old Port.

"I'm leaving, don't worry."

"Uh-huh……"

Xia Xiaoshi, who was mentally ill, said goodbye to Zhou Changfeng in a dazed state. It was difficult to tell the truth from the truth, as if he was dreaming.When she finally regained consciousness, she realized that it was already three o'clock in the morning, and that Zhou beside her had long disappeared.

She stared at the small glass bottle on the cabinet in the corner of the room and said to herself: "It would be great if this time it could be settled quickly."

The process of conquering Nanyang has finally reached the most critical and complicated place.

Even with a million troops, the large and small jungle islands are not enough to fill. In order to achieve the goal with the highest efficiency, a huge joint land, sea and air attack plan was implemented.

Starting 20 years ago, the General Staff Office of the Metropolitan Governor's Office began to formulate plans to seize the Southeast Asian lands. As time went by, old plans were constantly revised and improved, and new plans also emerged due to the emergence of new arms.

For example, there were definitely no paratroopers in the earliest version of the action plan.

Specific to battle deployment, it is divided into several types.

The first is to peel off the cocoon, first solve the outer islands bit by bit, and finally join forces to besiege Java Island.

The second is to go straight in, abandon the perimeter, and attack several oil fields and Batavia directly.

The third is the central flowering. From the beginning, paratroopers were used to directly attack several oil fields to avoid destruction, and follow-up troops continued to reinforce.

Central flowering is undoubtedly the most risky, full of uncertainty, and was actually ignored in previous years.

The Governor's Staff Office originally planned to use paratroopers as a supplement. No matter whether it was to peel off the cocoons or go straight to the front, it would not directly invest paratroopers from the beginning.

In the past, the paratroopers were relatively resistant to the central government, because they did not dare to guarantee that they could complete the mission.

In other words, not even [-]% sure.

But a series of recent changes have pushed the plan in a more risky direction.

The Ming army realized that the colonial army was indeed weak and there was no need to overestimate it.

The problem that the paratroopers were originally worried about has been effectively and effectively solved - the lack of support weapons.

Although the Dutch-Indian Army does not have any decent tanks, it does have a lot of armored vehicles, which are enough to pose a fatal threat to the light infantry.

How can we deal with them with only rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, and grenades?At that time, they will definitely be suppressed by firepower and be in a dilemma.

The emergence of rocket launchers, anti-tank grenades, and anti-tank grenades has directly subverted all of this. Paratroopers are now confident that they can use reasonable tactics to kill these thin-skinned iron cans.

Without these gadgets, it is remarkable that the Dutch and Indian army, which can almost be equated with a ragtag army, can persist for three rounds.

So after careful consideration at four consecutive meetings, the Governor's Staff Office finally finalized this bold plan.

The operation number is "A/[-]/[-]/Gai [-]", and the code name is "Xue Bi".

The ground combat units were divided into two parts. The Third Army that ended the Malayan Campaign did not disband, but it separated the No. 20 Second Division and stayed as an occupying force.

Its sequence includes the 30st Marine Corps Brigade, the [-]th Army Infantry Division, the [-]th [-]rd Infantry Division, the [-]st Tank Brigade, the [-]rd Engineering Brigade, the [-]rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the [-]nd Air Service Team.

The Third Army was responsible for Sumutara Island. After capturing the old port, it prepared to march eastward to Java Island.

The newly established Fourth Army includes the 30nd Marine Corps Brigade, the Army's No. 20 Eighth Infantry Division, the Army's No. [-] Seventh Infantry Division, the Fourth Engineer Brigade, the Second Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the Fifth Air Service Team.

They will use Lanfang as their advance base, sweep across Borneo from the north and south, seize Banyan Port and the Balikpapan oil field, then assemble in Banyan, cross the sea and land on Java Island.

The air force units planned to participate in the war are composed of the [-]th Destroyer Detachment, the [-]rd Destroyer Detachment, the [-]nd Light Bombing Detachment, the [-]th Light Bombing Detachment, the [-]st Dive Bombing Detachment, and the [-]rd Transport Detachment.

They were organized into the First Air Force and contained a total of approximately [-] aircraft of various types.

As for the navy, the destruction of Fleet Z means that there is no longer a sufficient threatening naval force in the Nanyang region.

Therefore, the Ming Navy stationed some warships at the Changi Naval Base in Singapore, which it had just occupied, and Lanfang Songbai Port.

Although the actual fleet is no longer large, it is still sophisticated enough. It is mainly composed of flexible high-speed warships and can destroy the BDA three-nation coalition navy that dares to attack at any time.

This fleet is collectively known as the A-[-] Special Agent Fleet and is divided into multiple squadrons——

甲字24炮击舰队：2艘高速战列舰、2艘重巡、2艘轻巡、6艘驱逐舰，以及天市右垣号航空母舰。

They are responsible for patrolling back and forth in the Java Sea. The enemy fleet will be beaten as soon as it goes out.

C-25 air raid fleet: 2 battlecruisers, 2 light cruisers, 6 destroyers, as well as the aircraft carriers Taiwei Zuoyuan and Taiwei Youyuan.

They are the backbone of long-range strikes. If the BDA coalition forces hunker down at the Surabaya Naval Base and dare not leave the port to challenge, then they will just wait to be bombed and sunk at the berth.

A-27 submarine warfare fleet: 6 submarines and 4 ocean-going submarines.They will patrol back and forth in the Java Sea and Makassar Strait to monitor and ambush enemy ships.

E-28 submarine warfare fleet: 10 submarines and 5 ocean-going submarines.They will go to the more distant Banda Sea and Savu Sea, cutting off the routes of the Southeast Asian Islands and Australia.

In addition to this is the detachment that escorts the landing force. There are 11 destroyers, 3 light cruisers, and 1 seaplane carrier.

The Ming army was fully prepared, and the countdown to inflicting pain on the enemy had begun.

In comparison, what the BDA three-nation coalition did was so speechless.

The Joint Command was established not long ago, and was established only a week before the surrender of Singapore's Far East Command.

Although more than ten days have passed, various matters are still in a mess, and there are also many conflicts within the Joint Command.

When the British and Australians decided to set up a joint command to coordinate the actions of the army, navy and air force, they did not consult the Dutch at all. This move by the always arrogant British made the Dutch very unhappy, but they could only hold their noses and let it go.

Interestingly, the Netherlands has the largest number of troops in this area - more than 200 ground troops, more than 300 tanks and armored vehicles, and more than [-] aircraft.

The British and Indian troops only had 1 troops, and the Australian troops had less than 2 troops.

What is even more ridiculous is that the Netherlands, which has been operating here for hundreds of years, is undoubtedly the most familiar with this sea area. However, there is only one Dutch lieutenant colonel holding a key position in the naval headquarters of the Joint Command.

On the day Zhou Changfeng's baby daughter was born, the Air Force Headquarters moved to Batavia due to poor living conditions.

A catastrophe is imminent, why don't you move because you find it uncomfortable to live there?
They have not even established a basic joint combat command. The so-called command is more like a loose symbolic thing, and the language is not clear.

"... In the office, everyone seems to be working hard, but no one actually knows what to do... In my opinion, the comically failed resistance is more shameful than voluntarily giving up (the colony). From now on, no one will do it again Remember the glory of the Netherlands." Major Gerd of the Dutch Indian Army wrote in his diary.

　hateful!The picture was swallowed again!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)