Rise of Australia

Chapter 429 Death, Going into Battle, Breaking Down
"Damn it, watch out for enemy attacks!" Governor Alexander shouted, running towards the fortification not far away without looking back.

These flying guys are not joking. The bombs they throw can also kill people, and their power is no less powerful than that of small and medium-caliber artillery. Because they are in the air, they can hit enemies that ground artillery cannot hit.

boom!
Perhaps Governor Alexander's will to survive moved God. In short, a bomb exploded next to Governor Alexander, taking the beloved Governor Alexander to meet God.

"Mr. Governor!"

The personal guards and messengers around Governor Alexander were in a mess, but everyone rushed to the fortification faster.

Governor Alexander, who was hit by a bomb at close range, has no hope of survival, and it is even impossible to spell out a complete body.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for his bodyguards and soldiers to give their lives for a pile of minced meat, and the safety of their own lives has become more important than anything else.

Of course, the fastest one was Ambassador Renault, a diplomat.After Governor Alexander finished shouting the enemy attack, Ambassador Renault reacted quickly, followed Governor Alexander more than ten meters behind, and ran towards the fortification.

After the bomb exploded a few meters in front of Governor Alexander, Ambassador Renault was not too affected because he was nearly 20 meters away, but his hearing was temporarily affected.

It does not prevent Ambassador Renault from rushing towards the fortifications, like a hungry wolf that has not eaten for a few days, rushing towards a place with delicious food.

Huh~huh!
After finally rushing into the fortifications, Ambassador Renault and some soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and began to breathe heavily.

The feeling of escaping from the hands of death is not very good, the rapid beating of the heart tells them that there is really only a thin line between them and death.

If everyone slowed down for a few seconds, or stepped up for a few seconds, and caught up with Governor Alexander in front, they were likely to follow Governor Alexander to meet God.

Everyone in the fortifications looked at each other in blank dismay. Only then did they think of a serious problem, that is, who should command an army of more than [-] troops?
Governor Alexander was not only the colonial governor of the Dutch East Indies, but also the colonial commander-in-chief of the Dutch East Indies.

With the blessing of dual identities, Governor Alexander possessed extraordinary rights, and there was no one competing for rights in the Dutch East Indies.

In the colonial army under Governor Alexander there was one Dutch division and six colonial divisions.

Although the Dutch division is higher in rank than the colonial division, the power gap between the several division commanders is not too large, and they all directly obey the governor of Alexander.

The more difficult issue at present is that the governor of Alexander does not have an adjutant, and the deputy governor is a purely political figure and not proficient in military affairs.

The selection of the military's interim commander has become a problem. It is difficult to find a successor in the military who is convincing and has a more suitable identity and status.

At this time, Governor Alexander's personal guards and soldiers looked at Ambassador Renault.

Ambassador Renault is the former Dutch diplomatic ambassador to Australasia, and he is quite high enough to be the temporary Colonial Commander-in-Chief.

More importantly, in Ambassador Renault's resume, he once studied in a Dutch military academy and served in the Dutch mainland and the Dutch East Indies colonial army successively, although the total time of service did not add up to two years.

From a comprehensive point of view, Ambassador Renault's identity and status are more appropriate, and he will command the army when the military has enough prestige.

Of course, whether Ambassador Renault can become the interim commander-in-chief of the Dutch East Indies Colony depends on the opinion of the Dutch government.

Under the orders of Ambassador Renault, several signal soldiers began to send telegrams to the Netherlands, explaining that Governor Alexander had died in the bombing of Australasian planes, and asked the Dutch government to appoint a new commander-in-chief of the colonial army, or an interim commander-in-chief. army.

It is estimated that the Dutch government has received this telegram on the second day, and it is likely to be two or three days later when it receives a reply from the Dutch government.

Because of the urgency of the war, the Colonial Army Staff elected Ambassador Renault as the interim commander-in-chief. Before the Dutch government gave further instructions, he served as the interim commander-in-chief of the Dutch East Indies and commanded the army to fight.

Ambassador Renault's first order as interim commander-in-chief, which ordered the three colonial divisions on the first line of defense with a total of more than 5 troops to defend with all their strength, pay all costs, and not allow the Australasian army to move forward.

In the eyes of Ambassador Renault, these indigenous soldiers can give up at any time.It is very cost-effective for the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies to exchange their sacrifices for the stability of the first line of defense.

Ambassador Renault's second order was to let the colonial government temporarily recruit at least [-] natives to join the defense of Batavia.

Although the number of troops in Australasia does not seem to be too large, from the perspective of firepower and equipment alone, the current Dutch army is not an opponent of the Australasian army at all.The army needs more soldiers, even if it is just cannon fodder, it can also play its due role.

This airstrike lasted only half an hour, but it caused quite heavy casualties to the Dutch army.

The previous heavy bombing ended suddenly, which mistakenly made the Dutch army think that Australasia was short of shells, so many Dutch soldiers walked out of the fortifications and entered the trenches.

These bombers and fighter jets hovering in the sky caused considerable casualties to the Dutch army. Just this round of aircraft bombing caused the death of hundreds of Dutch soldiers and injured thousands of soldiers.

After the bombing by planes, the Australasian army approached the first line of defense again and launched a formal offensive.

Commander Silvio was sure that the Dutch soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted after enduring the long-term bombing, and it would take some time to relax.

And this time period is also the best opportunity to attack.The corpses of the Dutch and the howling wounded will deal a heavy blow to the hearts of all Dutch troops.

Under such circumstances, even the Dutch regular army will have a certain psychological impact, not to mention the indigenous army formed by these simple training.

Even if the native Dutch troops would not be disintegrated and lose their combat effectiveness, their morale would be greatly damaged, and they might even become deserters at any time.

Under such circumstances, as long as the Dutch lose the battle, the native troops may be the first to fail.

As long as there is no native army, the Dutch army will no longer have a numerical advantage, and it is only a matter of time before they are encircled and wiped out.

Sure enough, when Australasia launched a new round of offensive, it was obvious that the resistance of the indigenous army became smaller.

These natives were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they would not willingly give their lives for the Dutch.

After resisting the Australasian army for a while, some of the indigenous troops dropped their equipment and fled towards both sides of the battlefield.

Although most of them would be killed by the Dutch army's supervisory team or wiped out by the Australasian army, a considerable number of aborigines managed to escape from the battlefield, setting an example for the remaining aborigines.

"Stop working for these Dutchmen, they are dying themselves! Go back to your tribe, we just want to live our lives."

I don't know who yelled, and the Dutch native army immediately rioted.

What was even more serious was that the three divisions on the first line of defense were all indigenous troops, and the Dutch soldiers and commanders were pitifully few. At this time, they could no longer control these indigenous troops.

And the Dutch army in the rear has only one Dutch division and a small number of reserve troops. On the premise that Ambassador Renault and the staff have not yet come out of the fortifications, they cannot control the already very bad situation on the front line.

In this way, these Dutch native soldiers followed suit, and eventually turned into a large-scale rout.

The supervising team with only 1000 members could not control the collective collapse of tens of thousands of people. The commander of the supervising team could only report the news to the rear staff and at the same time stabilize the situation on the front line as much as possible.

But at this time, the indigenous troops were no longer under the control of the small supervisory team.Unless the Dutch army in the rear can react quickly and suppress these indigenous troops with firepower, forcing them to return to their positions.

Otherwise, as long as it is delayed for a while, no army will be able to restore the collapse of these natives.

The news from the supervisory team was transmitted to the staff department, and the staff department then sent the news back to the supervisory team. This process took about ten minutes.

More than ten minutes is enough to do a lot of things, such as completely disintegrating an army of tens of thousands of people, and many people have even run away from the battlefield.

Hearing the news that the native army on the front line had been disintegrated, Ambassador Renault's heart was broken at this time.

While being the new Interim Commander-in-Chief of the Colonies seems like good news, the problem is that with the natives scattered, the war seems to be lost.

As the interim commander-in-chief, he had to face the defeat of the war. Ambassador Renault realized that he was forced to become a scapegoat.

Anyway, Governor Alexander is dead, and it seems that the only one who can blame the frontline battlefield is him who has just become the new commander-in-chief of the colony.

Ambassador Renault, who understood everything, smashed up the staff, and finally had to accept the current tragic fate, and issued an order of his own tenacity, asking the Dutch division to stick to the second line of defense and suppress the Australasian attack as much as possible. Delay for longer.

For the colonial troops of the three divisions on the front line and the larger first line of defense, Ambassador Renault has no hope at this time.

Without the resistance of the indigenous army, temporarily dispatching the Dutch division to the first line of defense would instead expose the Dutch division to the encirclement and pincer attack of the Australasian army because of the loss of the protection of the defense line.

It is better to let the only remaining Dutch division and some reserve troops stick to the second line of defense. The remaining troops add up to 2 people. As long as they can resist for a few days, the rear can organize more indigenous troops from Batavia , to defend the whole of Batavia with human life.

Anyway, Batavia has millions of aborigines. Even if 1 people are killed or injured a day, these millions of aborigines are enough for the Australasians to slaughter for more than a year.

Ambassador Renault did not believe that the Australasians really dared to massacre so many aborigines to capture the entire Batavia.

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