According to his story, Fort Tadeo is also a vehicle maintenance station and supply depot of the 1st Netherlands-India Division, and is managed by a platoon of the division's logistics unit.
As for armored vehicles and tanks, they are the result of the large-scale reorganization and adaptation of the Dutch-Indian army in the past two years.
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) was different from the local army in that it was relatively independent and was directly responsible for the colonial authorities. Three years ago, the authorities decided to reorganize this army, replace cavalry with armored troops, and upgrade communication equipment to modernize the Dutch-Indian army to face potential threats from the Ming Dynasty.
At the beginning of this year, they ordered a batch of AC-III wheeled armored vehicles from the British company Alves-Straussler, and a batch of CTL-3 light tanks from the American company Marmon Harington.
[AC-III armored vehicle]
About one-third of the two have arrived and are now being evaluated. It makes sense that the Taddeo military camp, which is a vehicle maintenance station, has armored vehicles.
Zhou Changfeng was a little worried - the motorized enemy troops and tanks added a lot of variables to the subsequent actions.
He pondered: "In general, what do you think the Dutch defense is like?"
The agent smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou, let me tell you a joke. A newly arrived Dutch second lieutenant cursed the infantry regiment of the Dutch and Indian Army as rubbish in a bar. As a result, he was ordered to return to the mainland because he leaked secrets. The second lieutenant argued that he did not specify which regiment it was, but the military police replied that every regiment is garbage, how can the outside world know?"
Also, what kind of combat effectiveness can a group of colonial troops composed mainly of Javanese indigenous people have? The Dutch army itself is second-rate, how strong can it expect its servant army to be?
Therefore, in history, in the Battle of Indo in the Dutch East, it is reasonable for this rabble to be beaten to a pulp.
After thinking for a long time, Zhou Changfeng looked at the people in front of him and said slowly: "However, considering the presence of armored vehicles, our original plan must be changed significantly, otherwise we may be chased and intercepted. My current thinking is..."
After he talked for two full minutes, everyone present was stunned.
Shen Yu, who has always been calm and calm, also said in surprise: "Hey, brother Zhou, did you learn from Sun Houhou? This is too bold."
"This cry goes east and west." Zhou Changfeng smiled slightly, "It's just bolder."
"It's not just bold, it's clearly unscrupulous!" The agent sighed, covering his forehead.
Zhou Changfeng waved his hand nonchalantly and waved the pencil in his hand, "What's not bold? We're taking risks when we go abroad to do this. What we need is extraordinary courage. My current idea has the highest success rate."
He paused and then added: "Didn't the emperor say that it should be done quietly or in a big way? With him in charge, what are you afraid of?"
"That's true." Shen Yu nodded, "Then I have no objection."
Finally, after some conversation, everyone agreed on the new plan and began preparations immediately.
Before that, early reconnaissance and preparation are essential, and these two things are done simultaneously to save time.
Zhou Changfeng, Shen Yu, and engineer corporal Wang Mingfa rearranged their casual clothes, adjusted their appearance, and then drove to the city.
If there are too many people, the target will be large and it will easily arouse suspicion. Generally, two or three people are better.
They stopped a bus halfway and it took the three of them about twenty minutes to reach their destination - Hotel Katarine.
This is a twelve-story hotel in neoclassical style, light gray, and square in shape. It has shrunk in size since the ninth floor. It looks like a large rectangular with a small rectangular on top.
There are six stone pillars at the entrance. After passing through, you will enter the hotel lobby. Zhou Changfeng and Wang Mingfa calmly took out their disguised passports and handed them to the front desk, and designated room 0907.
Ten minutes later, Shen Yu walked over leisurely and asked for room 1007.
"Sir, this is a double room, are you sure?" reminded the Dutch front desk lady with red hair and brown eyes.
"Double rooms are better in some cases." Shen Yu looked at her with a cynical look.
"Sir, you have such a sense of humor... Here is the key. I wish you have a great time in Batavia."
"Thank you, as you wish."
After entering the elevator, Shen Yu put away his previous expression and turned to carefully examine the surrounding environment.
After entering room 1007, he immediately closed the door and locked it, then opened the window and looked down, and saw Zhou Changfeng looking up at him.
After making a gesture, Shen Yu took out a bundle of ropes wrapped with steel wire, tied it, and threw it down. Then he threw all the bags and boxes he was carrying out of the window, and finally jumped out of the window himself.
Because the 1st to 8th floors of the hotel building are large and the 9th to 12th floors are small, the ninth floor is surrounded by a circle of platforms, about three meters wide, with low railings around the perimeter.
After jumping down, Shen Yu picked up the box and handed it into room 0907 where Zhou Changfeng and the others were, and then climbed in through the window.
"How about it, isn't this place nice?"
"It's very good. It's condescending and has a broad view."
As Zhou Changfeng spoke, he and Wang Mingfa opened their respective boxes, took out a 12x artillery scope produced by Hangzhou Jingrui Company, and then began to assemble it.
The ten o'clock direction of the room window is where Chai Guoyi lives, and the straight-line distance is about one thousand meters.
It can be seen from the artillery mirror that it is a two-story single-family villa, American style, made of wood.
This is why Zhou Changfeng is thinking about heavy machine guns and mortars. This kind of wooden building is fragile. Just make sure the target is inside and raze it to the ground.
There is a truck parked on the side of the road next to the villa. It is probably used as a mobile roadblock to prevent someone from driving into the house, so there is no guarantee that a truck loaded with explosives will be effective.
A colonial police car was parked diagonally across the road and a canvas shed was set up. Five Javanese policemen were sheltering from the summer heat under the shade. Apparently they were ordered to protect the villa.
There were three or four British men dressed in short-sleeved shorts and casual clothes wandering around the yard and outside, and there was no telling how many people were inside the villa.
"Hmph, the British and the Dutch have been at each other's throats in history, but now they are wearing the same pair of pants." Shen Yu looked at them for a few times and then looked away, casually saying.
"This defense looks decent, but I don't know what the internal situation is like, or whether there is a reserve team lurking nearby." Zhou Changfeng said slowly.
He planned to observe for a while to see if he could find any more clues or draw any rules.
"It's easy to make a surprise attack, but it's hard to escape." Zhou Changfeng, with a solemn expression, asked sideways, "Can the plane arrive on time? And...is the navy in place?"
"Just send the power and inform them half a day before the operation is launched. After they land, they will do maintenance and refuel, and then wait. But if the scheduled time is exceeded, you will have to leave by yourself." Shen Yu looked at his watch and continued: "The submarine will arrive at the scheduled location tomorrow night, and they can wait."
