Chapter 10: The Turning Point (Part 1)

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  "When you come, you should think about how to leave." The news of the final signing of the Sino-Japanese Weihai Agreement spread, and all the staff in the formerly busy command center of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' South Seas Dispatch Army were at a loss. Looking at the scattered documents and the originally prepared miniature assault rifles for the last moment, Uesugi Riku smiled wryly to his subordinates.

  The Chinese army halted its advance outside Jakarta as stipulated in the Agreement, but how to withdraw the remaining 20,000 Japanese soldiers within five days was also a daunting task.

  West of Jakarta, the port of Merak still retains an amphibious landing fleet led by the "Osumi" class transport landing ship No. 3 "Kunisaki". The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's 4th Escort Group, which was once attacked by a Chinese submarine force, can also pick up some Ground Self-Defense Force troops around Tanjung Priok within 2 days. With the help of air transportation, it seems that all troops can be transported within 5 days, but the premise is that all heavy equipment must be left in Java.

  The remaining missile troops started the destruction first, and the cheap explosives turned the SSM-1 long-range shore-to-ship missiles worth tens of millions of US dollars into scrap iron. The "Patriot" missile launcher that had already been broken was dismantled into a skeleton.

  The remaining fighter planes could fly back to the mainland, but the advanced ground support equipment that had been transported to the island with great difficulty could only be destroyed by explosives. The estimated loss of weapons and equipment for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces during the entire withdrawal period would not be less than the war reparations paid to China, which undoubtedly made the normally frugal Japanese people feel a real pang. To alleviate the pressure on transportation, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces had to release the Chinese Expeditionary Force's prisoners of war ahead of schedule and request that the Chinese military directly send Japanese prisoners of war and the bodies of dead soldiers to Tokyo. However, the chaotic environment in Jakarta required the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to temporarily retain most of their tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

  Even before the ceasefire agreement, Major General Daabirah, the de facto leader of the Indonesian military government, went missing in action during a battle to rescue hostages from Dutch Castle Chayagarhda, which was raided by Chinese special forces. However, the latest news indicates that he and his loyal Indonesian special forces soldiers have crossed the sea bridge between Java and Sumatra and entered the dense forests of Sumatra.

  The second-in-command of the Indonesian Army, Major General Suharto, took control of Jakarta, but by then Jakarta had become a real volcano. The nearly one million militia forces that were once organized to resist the Chinese army's attack had returned to various factions in Jakarta for survival, from Islamic religious leaders to politicians who had been dormant for a long time, to street gangs and war profiteers, anyone with ambition could raise their own troops in such chaotic times.

  As the news of the Japanese withdrawal spread, various factions began to fight openly in Jakarta. The Indonesian regular army tried to suppress them but soon became the target of attacks by various armed groups. When the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' tanks arrived at the scene where the military government was under siege - the former Indonesian parliament building - it had already become a river of blood and a field of corpses.

  Under the burning Indonesian national flag, a battered and bruised Major Shokrati hung. "A bunch of lunatics!" The Javanese mobs seemed to ignore the Chinese expeditionary force gathering outside the city, instead becoming more enthusiastic about killing each other. Under the cover of fully armed armored vehicles, the Japanese Self-Defense Force had to withdraw from this crazy city ahead of schedule.

  All along the way, Sugihara witnessed one scene after another of chaotic battles between heaven and earth. The weapons used by the rioters were varied, ranging from M-16 automatic rifles from the Suharto era to AK-47s from the Sukarno era, and even Type 38 rifles left over from the Japanese occupation period. Parangs, wooden clubs, and bricks were also commonly used as deadly weapons. Some of the rioters, with bloodshot eyes, even charged at the tanks of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces while holding up butcher knives. Everywhere there were burning buildings and corpses stained with blood. On the barricades, flags of various colors fluttered in the wind, the Islamic crescent moon flag fell, replaced by the Indonesian national flag representing secular political power, but soon the national flag also fell, only to be replaced by a terrifying war flag with a mutilated corpse hanging from it. In short, it was all about killing. Rumors had it that the Chinese would not leave anyone alive when they entered the city, so why not kill them now and get it over with?

  Jakarta was already in ruins under the butcher's knife of the Javanese mobs before it was destroyed by the cannon fire of the Chinese army. In the flames, General Uesugi seemed to hear a sweet voice singing an ancient southern Chinese folk song. If there were vengeful spirits in this world, Uesugi believed that at this moment, the vengeful spirits of the Chinese people wandering in Jakarta should be singing loudly and obtaining rebirth.

  Meanwhile, on the flight deck of the special district-level light aircraft carrier "Hong Kong No." which replaced the "Shanghai No." that had left the battlefield and returned to China, Indonesian new President Lin Guangzhao was tightly embracing his long-separated wife, Ms. Liu Rujia, a touching scene that won warm applause from everyone present. On the same day when the Chinese Expeditionary Force launched a large-scale air raid on Jakarta, Leng Ziyun led her assault team again, secretly infiltrating the suburbs of Jakarta from Weli Island to rescue the hostages.

  As Daburaky aimed his German-made USP military pistol at Liu Rujia's occipital bone, his hand involuntarily trembled. "Do you have any last words?" Daburaky asked, struggling to control his emotions, word by word.

  "If you have the chance to see my husband in front of the gallows in the future, please tell him that I will always love him and hope he will dedicate his selfless love for me to our country and nation." Liu Rujia replied calmly, followed by the sound of gunfire. Daburaki grasped her bleeding right hand and rushed out. Outside the window, a Chinese special forces woman with night combat paint on her face was holding a 95-style automatic rifle in one hand, smiling at Liu Rujia.

  "You've made someone else happy, but you scared me half to death again." Ren Lingyu said with a smile, clapping her hands while whispering in Leng Ziyun's ear. "Isn't your lover Chinese?" Leng Ziyun smiled slightly and replied softly. Meanwhile, Singaporean journalist Dai Peiling, who was busy taking photos amidst the crowd, suddenly appeared in front of Kang Wei, who was still applauding foolishly, and mischievously asked: "Mrs. Lin is called 'Java's Flower', I wonder if she's better than me?"

  "This is it! Each has its own merits!" Kang Wei looked at Dai Pei Ling, whose long hair was fluttering in the sea breeze, and replied with a red face. "I'm very confident about my figure, do you want to see?" Dai Pei Ling whispered in Kang Wei's ear, and instantly Kang Wei's face turned even redder and hotter.

  At almost the same time, in Banda Aceh, the capital of the newly born Islamic Republic of Aceh on the northwest tip of Sumatra, President Amrullah Saleh was facing another terrifying storm. "You have only two options before you: either cooperate with us; or live under the bayonets of the Chinese. The Chinese will treat you Muslims far worse than we would, I'm sure you know that better than me. Only we can protect you and your country." Indian President's envoy Bakshi Gandhi said confidently.

  Before independence, Aceh was just a special administrative region of Indonesia, with an area of only 550,000 square kilometers and a population of about 4.1 million, of which 98% are Muslims. Faced with the Chinese expeditionary forces and their allies who may advance westward at any time, Aceh is weak and vulnerable to attack. And in this region, it seems that only powerful India can protect it, although in the eyes of Muslims, it is a more evil infidel country than China, but Aceh has no choice, because behind the lightly armed Bachs is the powerful Indian Southern Fleet.

  Before the Aceh government's crackdown, a 400-strong Indian Navy special force had already landed on Sabang Island, separated from Banda Aceh by just one sea. "We must get there before the Chinese do and control the Sumatran region. Otherwise India will forever be stuck outside Malacca." Several Indian Navy Sea King helicopters were ferrying more Indian Marine Commandos to Sabang while Admiral Tabrez, Commander of the Eastern Fleet stood on the bridge of India's indigenously built helicopter carrier INS Viraat, justifying his actions. From this moment onwards, India and China would be standing on opposite sides militarily.