Chapter 576: Indonesia's All-out Attack

Indonesia is worthy of being the overlord of Southeast Asia.

Once the war machine was started, well, the powerful navy and air force were naturally not dispatched. If such a team was dispatched to defeat North Kalimantan, how could Indonesia say that it was defeated and retreated?
So, the war machine, the Indonesian Army was dispatched.

The Western Route Army assembled in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province and headed all the way to Kuching.

Pontianak is the capital and largest city of West Kalimantan Province, and the economic and political center of West Kalimantan Province. Chinese people account for about one-third of the population.

In the 1770s, the Chinese autonomous organization Lan Fang Company was established, and it was the capital of the Lan Fang Republic established by the company.

In addition, the twelfth main base of the Indonesian Navy’s First Fleet is in Pontianak.

Taking into account the loss suffered by the Malaysian Air Force in North Kalimantan, the route to attack is from land. Those small planes will not be very useful. If they really fly out, the Indonesian Air Force will let them know what a truly strong army is!
The Eastern Army assembled in Tarakan, East Kalimantan Province, and headed all the way to Tawau, a coastal city in southeastern Sabah.

Tarakan is a small island adjacent to Kalimantan and is the 13th main base of the Navy’s Second Fleet!

There isn't even a decent road here, so it's better to just fight a landing battle directly.

I guess North Kalimantan never thought that their central government would ask Indonesia to send troops to help quell the rebellion?
Indonesia is sending troops openly and aboveboard!

There is no need to send guerrillas over secretly like in previous conflicts with Malaysia.

Their army entered North Kalimantan very smoothly, and even the Eastern Army landed.

Soon, Indonesia discovered that they had overestimated it.

The 3000 men of the Western Army and the 1000 men of the Eastern Army were swallowed up in one gulp.

Yes, fighting broke out on both sides one after the other. It was a one-sided battle. The Western Army suffered more than a thousand casualties, and the Eastern Army suffered more than five hundred casualties. The rest, well, surrendered.

The strongman Suharto was so angry!
North Kalimantan actually set up an ambush and plotted something!
Otherwise, even if they were three thousand pigs, they wouldn't be packed up so easily, right? ? ?
He originally wanted to be restrained, but now it seems that North Kalimantan has no intention of being decent at all!
No wonder North Kalimantan wants independence, it turns out they have some confidence. Their air force defeated the Malaysian air force, and their army defeated a part of the Indonesian army that was unprepared. How arrogant!

If you don't want the respect I offer you, then I will help you to be respectable.

He, Suharto, attacks the elite troops!
If we follow the previous strategy, the best way would naturally be to use the navy to cut off North Kalimantan's foreign trade routes.

But Suharto was not trying to help the Malay authorities. He wanted to take over North Kalimantan. If he didn't fight back, how could he interfere and support his puppets?
Only when North Kalimantan is severely punished will their people and their puppets behave themselves.

If they are obedient, they will be treated like West Papua. If they are disobedient, they will be treated like East Timor, and there will be some bloodshed.

It now seems that North Kalimantan has chosen the old path of East Timor. How blind!

Indonesia needs to show its real strength and make them bleed before they behave themselves!
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense carefully analyzed several struggle strategies in North Kalimantan and found that they have no navy, a very limited air force, and a somewhat strong army.

So they decided to use their strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses and send out the air force.

First, bomb the airports in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu hard!

They only have a few planes and can't deploy them everywhere.

So, Indonesian fighter jets took off, escorting the bombers.

Before setting out, they openly issued a declaration of war:
"Indonesia has been invited by the Malay authorities to quell the rebellion. Please evacuate innocent people as soon as possible to avoid becoming victims of bombs."

The combination of firepower warfare and psychological warfare can produce the most effective results.

After the bombing, the air force will provide escort again. This time, 5 ground troops are ready to go.

This time, if I don’t take action, it’s fine. But once I do, I will be merciless.

Once they enter North Kalimantan, they will quickly rush to cities large and small and take control of them as soon as possible.

Then replace them with their people.

If the Malay authorities come to ask for it, the worst that can happen is that they will arrange some "rebels" to continue fighting until they completely control North Kalimantan.

At that time, they will declare that Indonesia is "lost", the losses are too great, and they have to withdraw - they are just helping, can they really treat it as their own business?
The Indonesian Il-28 bombers that bombed Kuching were escorted by MiG-17 fighter jets. It was a formation of more than a dozen aircraft. How could those small planes in North Kalimantan dare to come out?
He didn't even dare to show his head. I don't know where he hid.

The airports in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu were both affected. Not only the airports, but also the angry Indonesian pilots must have made some operational errors, and the bombs fell around the airports.

One war would cripple North Kalimantan’s poor little air force.

Then, the army will, under the cover of the air force, rush in, blossom everywhere, and completely control North Kalimantan! ——
"Boss, the MiG-17 only has machine guns and cannons. How can it fight against the F5 which can carry two anti-aircraft missiles in addition to machine guns?"

At the Blackwater base, some pilots were puzzled.

The Indonesian Air Force is an old-fashioned air force from the 5s and s. Although the number of Fs is small, it is a second-generation fighter and has air-to-air missiles, which is a dimensionality reduction attack!

That is to say, the Indonesian Air Force is a little more skilled than the Malaysian Air Force, and they can bully the weaker ones more, but their actual combat experience, really, cannot be compared with the South Vietnamese Air Force, not to mention those who fought in the war, which are the remaining trump cards of Blackwater Security!
As a result, the headquarters did not allow them to attack!

We watched helplessly as the airports in the two major capitals were bombed, and even the houses near the airports were unfortunately bombed.

Sam sat in his office chair, looking calm and composed. Let Indonesia bomb Kuching and Kota Kinabalu if it wants. Anyway, the capital of Borneo is now in Bintulu.

In fact, he didn't understand it either, because that was what the boss Adam had ordered. He might be worried about losing his own fighters and pilots. After all, the difference in numbers was too great, wasn't it?

Both sides, which side should be saved?

Even if we rescue one side, 5 planes against a dozen, that's not 5 against 8!
The boss has always been caring towards his subordinates, and he can understand that.

Although he is now in charge of the most powerful mercenary force on earth, at least that's what Sam understands, but this team can't fly into the sky, right?
So, just listen to the boss obediently. When the reinforcements arrive, those Indonesian monkeys will be in trouble!

"The company won't let you take risks. We are just hired by the Ministry of Defense of Borneo. If the disparity in the battle is too great, we can refuse to participate, right?" Sam said slowly.

Even the most militant elements would be speechless when faced with this statement.

Most of them are here to make money, except for a few crazy ones who love fighting and don't care about their lives, but many of those guys have gone to the United States to receive F16 training.

They were just venting a few words to the second boss to express how great they were, but it didn't mean they wouldn't do it.

It cannot be said that Sam misunderstood Wang Yuanchao's intention, but his execution ability is very strong and he will definitely listen to whatever the boss says.

Not only were they not allowed to go to the battle, but even the cities on the front lines had to be evacuated.

Fortunately, the newly appointed officials have decent execution capabilities, so Sam doesn't have to worry too much.
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The Indonesian army finally stepped into the territory of North Kalimantan again.

The Western Army had 3.8 troops, while the Eastern Army had only 8. After all, the Eastern Army had to fight a landing battle, and its transportation was not as convenient as the Western Army.

The Indonesian army was unstoppable.

Let’s talk about the eastern army first. They captured Tawau, the third largest city in Sabah, in one fell swoop.

The progress of the Eastern Army was quite impressive, but the Western Army only reached Silian. To the north, it was only forty or fifty kilometers away from Kuching, but it could only advance bit by bit.

The resistance of the Borneo Kingdom was not very resolute, but it definitely grasped the essence of guerrilla warfare and tightly entangled the Indonesian army.

Whenever the Indonesian army felt that they could no longer fight, they would often make a harder effort and push the front line forward a little further.

This made the Indonesian commander feel disgusted and even more contemptuous of the North Kalimantan army.

But in the final analysis, compared to the Greater Indonesian Army, they are still lacking in strength!

So I feel more contented.

Suharto was worried that the longer the night, the more trouble he would cause.

The international reports were very unfavorable to Indonesia. They actually described the rebellion in North Kalimantan as the people's pursuit of freedom and the Borneo Republic as a manifestation of democracy. This is really nonsense.

If Northern Ireland or Scotland were like this, would they say the same thing?
If Texas or California were like this, would they say the same thing?
Indonesia cannot defeat them, so it can only listen to their nonsense. But who knows when those hypocritical guys who claim to be democrats will roll up their sleeves and leave.

Suharto was well aware of how Malaysia gained independence: it was Europe and the United States that did it.

All I can say is that the guys in North Kalimantan only know how to accumulate strength, but they don’t understand diplomacy, or rather, they don’t even know the power of diplomacy.

In the 20th century, diplomacy is the most important skill a country must have!

That bunch of fake gentlemen from Britain and America were all shouting like that nearby, but they didn't even know to ask Britain and America for help.

With such a brain, you still want to be independent?

ridiculous!

But then again, if Britain and the United States intervene, will he withdraw or not?

He had no choice but to retreat.

Therefore, Indonesia has little window of opportunity left. He must take down major cities such as Kuching and Kota Kinabalu and replace them with his own people before North Kalimantan reacts and seeks British and American intervention, right?
Otherwise, if they retreat and fail to take control of North Kalimantan, wouldn’t that be a waste of time? They sent out a large army and spent a huge amount of money. Are they really good people?

On the western front, Indonesia's artillery and tanks could no longer hold back and were dispatched as they could not bear the advance speed of one or two kilometers per day.

On the western front, Suharto was ready to fight a tough battle, and was also ready to fight a tough battle!

This will easily draw everyone's attention here.

Then on the eastern front, Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, is not planning to advance by land. Indonesia is preparing to dispatch its navy to directly bypass and launch a landing battle.

Anyway, the few troops on the eastern front are all involved in the vicinity of Tawau, and Kota Kinabalu is in the rear and must be empty!
When fighting a war, you have to be both real and fake and not let the enemy make a clear judgment, right?
If we take over Sabah by then, even if Kuching is still holding on, how will it face attacks from land and sea?

Suharto wanted two cities, two ways of fighting, and advance both by land and sea to let North Kalimantan see what Greater Indonesia looked like with full firepower.

The small North Kalimantan will be taken down in one fell swoop with a thunderous force.

From initially reluctantly "helping" the Malay authorities, Indonesia finally launched an all-out military attack.

(End of this chapter)