Chapter 623: Java Landing (1)

Nanko receives all the Chongqing Government navy personnel, retaining their naval organization and rank benefits.

These personnel originally had nothing to do in Chongqing; if it weren't for Chen Shaokuan and Sa Zhenbing pressing them, Principal would have already sent them to the front lines.

Navy personnel are, after all, precious, and training them is not easy.

Having professionals do professional work both revitalized the idle naval talent resources and completely solved the core dilemma of the Chongqing Government—difficulty in sustaining and employing personnel.

For Chongqing, not having to spend money to maintain troops or bear armament costs, while still obtaining massive scarce supplies, is a profit‑without‑loss deal.

For navy officers and soldiers, being able to return to the sea, resume their duties, and fight the maritime front again is a lifelong wish.

For Nanko, filling the naval talent shortfall lets Jiang Zhiyuan's Pacific Fleet transform from merely elite equipment into a top‑tier maritime force fully equipped with talent, hardware, and system.

Jiang Anguo does not lack ships, but navy soldiers have always been lacking.

At this point, Nanko's land and sea lines are fully formed, and combat power is maxed out.

On land, Dai Anlan holds the front, commanding two elite divisions to assault Java and eradicate the last Japanese forces in Nanyang.

At sea, Jiang Zhiyuan commands the Pacific Fleet, supplemented by the professional naval talent brought by Chen Shaokuan and Sa Zhenbing, controlling the entire Nanyang maritime domain.

In the rear, Jiang Anguo personally holds Singapore, coordinating the overall situation, covering logistics, and ensuring stable governance.

Nanko's territory keeps expanding, and Jiang Anguo's need to allocate supplies grows accordingly.

Currently, only a small number of regions have supply provisions sufficient for self‑production and self‑sale, namely the Chang'an Area, including the Lashu Area.

With military‑civil separation, front‑back division of labor, and clear authority, a complete, mature wartime operational system has been fully established.

Before the official cross‑sea landing on Java Island and the launch of the general offensive, the 200th Division, newly assigned to Nanko, did not rush to the battlefield but gathered entirely in Singapore for a period of high‑intensity pre‑combat training.

To adapt to the special battlefield conditions of Nanyang island landings, jungle assaults, and beachhead breakthroughs.

After discussing with Dai Anlan, Jiang Anguo deliberately selected the coastal mud‑flat zone between Singapore and Xinshan as a mock battlefield, organizing the entire division to conduct multiple rounds of large‑scale, combat‑oriented landing drills, honing tactics, refining formations, and forging combat power for the Java decisive battle.

The main concern remains Dai Anlan's lack of experience in amphibious landing operations; not only Dai Anlan, even Jiang Anguo would not conduct landing operations.

However, Jiang Anguo knows clearly that amphibious landing, especially island landings, is not only fraught with difficulties; the crucial point is that lives are being piled up.

This coastal mud‑flat terrain, its hydrological environment, and jungle topography closely resemble the northern coast battlefield of Java Island, making it an excellent training ground for simulation.

During the training, the 200th Division abandoned the traditional land‑based training model.

The entire process benchmarked against Cross‑Sea Island Seizure standards, repeatedly rehearsing core tactics such as Amphibious Beach Landing, Armored Coordinated Landing, Beachhead Fortification, Deep Rapid Advance, and Jungle Clearing.

At the same time, deep coordination with Nanko Navy and Air Force refined the Multi‑Branch Coordinated Tactics of Naval Gunfire Support, Low‑Altitude Air Suppression, Amphibious Armored Vehicle Assault, and Engineer Mine Clearing and Route Opening.

Targeting the Japanese forces on Java Island that rely on coastal fortifications, the troops specifically intensified assault tactics training, focusing on the practical skills of Fortress Breaching, Coastal Defense Line Breakthrough, and Enemy Position Segmentation.

After multiple rounds of high‑intensity training, the already elite 200th Division became increasingly suited to the Nanyang battlefield; inter‑branch coordination was seamless, tactics flowed smoothly, shedding inland guerrilla methods entirely, forming a mature Amphibious Landing Operation System.

All personnel's morale surged and combat power peaked, laying a solid pre‑war foundation for the subsequent Domas Beachhead rapid landing, pressure‑free breakthrough of Japanese defenses, and swift Deep Rapid Advance.

Unlike routine perfunctory training, Dai Anlan personally oversaw the entire process, enforcing strict training and drilling, eliminating any formality.

At dawn each day, the troops simultaneously launched sea‑air coordinated mock assaults, replicating the battlefield's artillery rhythm.

This accustoms soldiers to the roar of naval guns and the howl of fighter jets, fully overcoming the tension and unfamiliarity of amphibious landings.

The scorching Nanyang sun, oppressive humidity, mud‑filled beachhead, and swarming insects make conditions unbearable.

Every day the officers and soldiers, fully armed, wade through water to seize the beach, crawling and rolling; even drenched in mud and sweat‑soaked uniforms, they constantly uphold rigorous training standards without any slack.

To closely mirror actual combat, Dai Anlan also ordered the construction of numerous mock Japanese Bunkers, trenches, underground forts, and obstacle minefields at the simulated beachhead, fully replicating Java Island's coastal defense layout.

Infantry, armored troops, engineers, and artillery conducted multi‑branch joint drills, from amphibious beach landing, fire suppression, mine clearing, to fortification, deep infiltration, and residual enemy clearing.

The full tactical sequence was refined day and night, with every tactical detail and each inter‑branch coordination pursued to perfection.

In addition, the troops conducted targeted jungle night combat, rapid maneuver, and emergency counter‑attack defense training to address island‑war shortcomings.

In just a few days of high‑intensity training, the entire 200th Division completed its tactical transformation.

From a mechanized unit adept at inland assaults, it metamorphosed into an elite amphibious brigade suited for Nanyang islands, beaches, and jungle terrain.

All soldiers are familiar with landing procedures, versed in island tactics, adapted to Nanyang's climate; morale is high and readiness poised, awaiting the general offensive order to launch a cross‑sea expedition and swiftly subdue the Japanese on Java.

All preparatory groundwork for the Java decisive battle is in place: troops, equipment, personnel, logistics, tactics, and sea‑air support are all ready.

Java is also the Japanese's last stronghold in the East Indies, now fully exposed to Nanko's spear, its annihilation imminent.

The Nanko era of Nanyang unification is about to officially open its final curtain.

As the Nanyang campaign moves into its concluding phase, Nanko's final battle to unify Southeast Asia is officially launched.

Under Jiang Zhiyuan, the Nanko Pacific Fleet presses forward on all fronts, its massive fleet breaking through the waves of Nanyang seas, surging into the waters off Java Island, and unleashing massive naval gunfire on the Japanese‑held core stronghold.

The fleet's strike targets are crystal clear: the two strategic core cities of Java Island—Jakarta and Suabaya.

Both cities serve as the main garrisons and supply depots for the remaining Japanese forces, as well as the island's port throats and transportation hubs.

They are also sea‑defense fortresses that the Dutch Colonial Indonesia cultivated for centuries; after the Japanese took over, they were remodeled and reinforced, becoming the core barrier defending Java.

To minimize landing casualties and achieve precise breakthrough, Dai Anlan combined sea‑land reconnaissance intelligence with terrain analysis to finalize the ultimate landing plan.

Abandoning a direct assault on core ports like Jakarta and Suabaya, they chose to execute the main force's beach landing at Domas Beachhead.

The reason for avoiding the seemingly most direct frontal landing at Jakarta is the heavy coastal defense system.

The Dutch Colonial Indonesia, over centuries, deeply understood the strategic value of Java's coastal cities.

During the colonial era, they built layered permanent coastal fortifications around Jakarta, Suabaya and other coastal strongholds, installing large‑caliber shore batteries, visible and concealed bunkers, coastal minefields, and multi‑layered trench systems.