Chapter 1231
War Possibility
Chapter 1231 War Possibility
Tan Juren hadn't seriously considered the issue of military defense before, but after Luo Jie said this, he realized that the strength of the local garrison was still a bit weak, and it was not realistic to protect the entire Xingdao.Moreover, the fortifications built on the island are almost all concentrated near the port on the south of the island, and the defense measures on the north of the island can only rely on infrequent patrols.If someone really planned to attack Xingdao, then the no-man's land in the north of the island would indeed be an excellent target.
"If... I mean if," Tan Juren emphasized his starting point: "If foreign militants infiltrate from the Johor Strait in the north of the island, can we come up with any effective defense measures? If these people want to mess with the Can we spot them in time if we get close?"
Roger smiled bitterly: "You may not believe it, but at this time, the benefits of the small number of local people are highlighted. As long as there are new faces nearby, they can be found immediately. As for the arrest operation, that is still Depending on the number of opponents found, we all have corresponding action plans."
The immigrant villages Haihan built in the colony are not for everyone to mix in. First of all, most of these immigrants have obtained Haihan nationality, and they have a certain understanding of the various systems of Haihan, even if they do not know each other well enough. However, when outsiders want to mix into this group, they will be quickly exposed because they are not familiar with Haihan's social system.And the local population is sparse, which naturally makes it easier for strangers to be noticed. If you want to infiltrate the village to inquire about news, you will only throw yourself into a trap.
Tan Juren was taken aback when he heard the words, and then understood what Luo Jie meant.If this place is a busy port like Sanya, it would be much easier to arrange a few spies to sneak in. Although Sanya's various anti-espionage measures are very effective, there will still be spies from various countries in various identities. Keep sneaking in as a cover.As for Xingdao, there are very few foreign merchant ships and civilian ships that usually come to dock, and sailors and crews will also be restricted in their range of activities, and there is no chance to sneak in.Those who want to do this kind of thing can only choose the northern part of Xingdao, which Haihan cannot guard against, but the risk of exposure coming in from there is not much lower than that of infiltrating head-on.
Tan Juren continued to ask: "Then if...the situation is more serious, for example, if a large group of armed men lands from the north and launches an attack directly, can we prevent it?"
After hearing this question, Roger had a subtle expression on his face: "You...are you afraid?"
"I'm afraid I won't come here!" Tan Juren's tone was very firm. Before he went south, he naturally considered the risk of coming here. After all, the geographical location of this place is very important, and it is one of the necessary waterways connecting the two oceans. The Haihan family is definitely not the only one who intends to do so. The possibility of a war erupting objectively exists.However, he thinks this kind of risk is worth taking. After all, the people who have been promoted quickly in the past few years have basically been promoted quickly through external exposure and accumulated military exploits, and the purpose of coming to South China Sea is also for this.
Roger was noncommittal to his statement, nodded and said: "That's the best. But you can rest assured that with the strength of Johor, even the power of the whole country can't arm ten thousand people. Those who can be sent to Xingdao in batches by boat, some Two to 3000 people will break the sky. With such a small number of people, it is impossible to break through the defense of the island."
Tan Juren said: "The enemy will be lenient. Didn't you say before that the British may secretly sell weapons to Johor to help them arm the army? Will this bring us greater military pressure?"
Roger shook his head and said: "The amount of arms that the British can sell to Johor will not be too large, because Europe is still in a mess, and these European countries do not have excess arms to be sold to the Far East on the other side of the earth. In this Under the premise, the weapons they can provide to Johor will not have enough ammunition, and the musketeers trained in Johor will not have too many opportunities to practice with live ammunition. You have also practiced rifles, so you should understand the importance of live ammunition training.”
Live ammunition training is of course very important, not to mention novices who have just started to touch guns, even veterans in the Haihan Army must use regular live ammunition training to maintain their proficiency in combat skills. Live ammunition training during the preparation period is even more essential link.As for the elites of the army like snipers, they use a lot of ammunition to forcibly pile up their shooting skills.Although Tan Juren is not a soldier, he still has this basic common sense.
However, under the current conditions in Johor, high-end weapons can only be provided by foreign countries, which will inevitably make it difficult for the number of high-level arms and the proficiency of combat skills to reach a qualified level—at least in Haihan’s eyes, it must be unqualified.Under the condition that the troops do not have much advantage, Roger believes that even if Johor has some troops equipped with guns and artillery, it will be difficult to cause real trouble to the Haihan Army on the frontal battlefield.
"It's a pity that no one was caught, otherwise the first trial might know when they planned to launch it!" Tan Juren punched his fist angrily when he said this.Although this kind of reconnaissance and penetration wouldn't cause Haihan much practical trouble, having flies flying around was not a happy thing after all.Especially at this moment, the urgent military situation will obviously affect Tan Juren's work arrangements at hand.
"Although this temptation was broken by us, no one can guarantee that they will stop here, so I plan to set up four to five outposts near the Johor Strait to monitor the local area. In case of any situation, We can also get early warning information." Roger said his coping strategy.
Before Tan Juren had time to make a statement, Roger changed the subject: "The preparations for the war also need some cooperation from your side."
Tan Juren sighed and said, "Then what can I do?"
"Manpower!" Sure enough, Roger made this request without any surprise: "I need some manpower to match the setting of the outpost."
"Transfer people to build the outpost?" Tan Juren asked subconsciously.
"That's not necessary. Building a semi-permanent building is too easy to attract attention. If the other party notices, they will deliberately avoid the place where we set up an outpost, so I plan to let the soldiers set up tents temporarily." Roger explained: "I need some The manpower is intended to be used to transport supplies to the outpost. If the supply ships are sent there, I am worried that if the other side arranges spying, it will also discover our outpost.”
Haihan's base on the island is quite far from the Johor Strait in the north. The nearest place is more than 30 miles away, and the farther place is about [-] miles away. The establishment of an outpost beyond this distance naturally depends on the logistical support of the base.However, the troops stationed on the island are limited, and the task of delivering supplies to the soldiers would be considered a waste of resources. The correct solution is to send people to complete the task.
This request was reasonable, and Tan Juren could not find a reason to refute it.Moreover, what Roger meant was that these manpower cannot be drawn from the migrant workers who are currently under the command of the military to build port fortifications, but must continue to be drawn from Tan Juren's side.There is a large area of primeval forest between the base and the Straits of Johor, and there will inevitably be wild animals infesting it. This task cannot be left to the old, weak, women and children.
"Then do as you wish!" Tan Juren replied weakly.Foreign enemies are present, of course, at this time, we can no longer argue with Roger about the distribution of personnel, but to take countermeasures as soon as possible to eliminate hidden dangers.Although Tan Juren is not afraid of a local outbreak of war, if these measures can effectively reduce his own risk, then he has no reason to oppose Roger's arrangement.
After the two roughly agreed on the coping strategy, they immediately put it into practice.Roger transferred five squads from the army, formed five squads based on squads, and deployed them to the coastline of the Johor Strait in the north.These deployment points were researched by Roger in advance, and they are considered ideal landing points. Although they are unable to monitor the entire Johor Strait, it should be considered the most effective response strategy at present to be stuck in a few key areas to monitor the opponent's movements. up.
And Tan Juren's migrant workers were taken away according to a one-to-one ratio of dozens of people to assist the soldiers in transporting supplies to the deployment point.After that, they have to deliver supplies to various outposts every three to five days.In this way, there is still a lot of time to stay on the expansion site of the immigrant village to continue working, and Tan Juren's resentment has also been reduced a lot.
Although the cloud of war seems to have shrouded Xingdao, Tan Juren does not hope that it will affect the local infrastructure work.Even if the war breaks out sometime in the future, it is impossible for foreign enemies to take control of Sing Tao. At least in his opinion, the trouble Johor can cause to Sing Tao will be very limited.Of course, this kind of confidence also comes from Roger's calmness, and he can see that Roger seems to have been waiting for such an opportunity to use force. Now that someone wants to take the initiative to send it to his door, Roger will naturally not easily miss the performance Opportunity.
What Tan Juren pursues is to abide by his duties and not to point fingers at areas that he does not understand. Therefore, he did not express too many opinions on the military's arrangements after learning about the situation, because he knows that nonsense is easy to expose his shortcomings. , Professional matters should be handed over to professional people to handle is the best solution.Of course, if you look at it the other way around, if something goes wrong, you can take a lot less responsibility if you don't get involved.
In this unhurried rhythm, Han Zhengshan finally finished his induction training.Although he himself felt that the process was not too smooth, and he was not proficient enough to master the various militia-related training skills that were intensively taught in such a short period of time, Marcus finally let him pass the assessment.
However, all the young and strong people on the island are currently assigned other tasks, and there is no way to select suitable personnel to organize militia training for the time being, so Han Zhengshan is currently under no pressure in this regard.He really wanted to find an opportunity to treat Marcus to a meal and thank him for taking care of him during the training period, but there are no commercial hotels and restaurants on this island, and even he has to go to the group cafeteria to eat by himself. Dismiss this idea for the time being, and wait for a chance to talk about it later.
Putting on a brand-new black uniform, fastened his armed belt, and patted the holster on his waist, Han Zhengshan let out a sigh of relief. His journey of ups and downs since he left Hangzhou has finally come to an end here.From this moment on, Han Zhengshan bid farewell to his past identity completely. Whether it was the headhunter in Hangzhou or the captives in the hard labor camp, none of them will affect his future future. Han Zhengshan, the magistrate of the colony, will be his identity to the world from now on.
The office assigned to Han Zhengshan is naturally far inferior to the Shengli Port Police Station where he used to practice. This Xingdao Police Station is just a small courtyard. The wing room is a room for storing documents and police equipment, while the west wing room is divided into several cells for temporary detention of prisoners.Half of the inverted rooms on both sides of the south entrance are windows for receiving people and dealing with general affairs, and the other half are dormitories for the police.
Han Zhengshan currently has only seven people under his command, all transferred from Sanya.However, two of them had been working for more than half a year before coming here, so it's not like all eight of them are novices.Of course, with Han Zhengshan's experience as a head arrester, no one in the police department would regard him as a novice, otherwise the sheriff of the Xingdao Colony would not be able to be a rookie who just debuted. .
Since Xingdao has always implemented a strict military management system before this, and the population is small, with a single composition of soldiers and immigrants, the security situation here can be said to be quite good. The other party handed over the affairs, and there were no unfinished cases left over.Rao had been in the yamen for so many years before coming to Haihan, and he had never seen or even heard of any county yamen that could handle things so cleanly.
For Han Zhengshan personally, this is naturally a good thing and saves countless troubles.But in this way, it will be more troublesome for him to set up some cases in the early days of his tenure to establish his prestige, and make a name for the three fires of the new official's appointment.Moreover, he had only spent a short time with his boss, Tan Juren, and he was not sure about his boss's temperament. If people didn't want to read such high-sounding superficial articles, it would be self-defeating.
Han Zhengshan thought over and over again, and decided to take the initiative to visit Tan Juren first, and ask him for instructions on the next work arrangement.If Tan Juren hopes that he can perform well after taking office, then he can arrange means to see if he can catch a few typical immigrants to stand out.
Han Zhengshan did not find Tan Juren at his official residence, and only after asking did he find out that his boss had personally gone to the resettlement housing construction site in the immigrant village to oversee the work.Han Zhengshan was ready to go there immediately, but after thinking about it again, he went back to the police station and called a few of his subordinates to go with him, and went to the immigrant village in the name of patrol.
(End of this chapter)
Tan Juren hadn't seriously considered the issue of military defense before, but after Luo Jie said this, he realized that the strength of the local garrison was still a bit weak, and it was not realistic to protect the entire Xingdao.Moreover, the fortifications built on the island are almost all concentrated near the port on the south of the island, and the defense measures on the north of the island can only rely on infrequent patrols.If someone really planned to attack Xingdao, then the no-man's land in the north of the island would indeed be an excellent target.
"If... I mean if," Tan Juren emphasized his starting point: "If foreign militants infiltrate from the Johor Strait in the north of the island, can we come up with any effective defense measures? If these people want to mess with the Can we spot them in time if we get close?"
Roger smiled bitterly: "You may not believe it, but at this time, the benefits of the small number of local people are highlighted. As long as there are new faces nearby, they can be found immediately. As for the arrest operation, that is still Depending on the number of opponents found, we all have corresponding action plans."
The immigrant villages Haihan built in the colony are not for everyone to mix in. First of all, most of these immigrants have obtained Haihan nationality, and they have a certain understanding of the various systems of Haihan, even if they do not know each other well enough. However, when outsiders want to mix into this group, they will be quickly exposed because they are not familiar with Haihan's social system.And the local population is sparse, which naturally makes it easier for strangers to be noticed. If you want to infiltrate the village to inquire about news, you will only throw yourself into a trap.
Tan Juren was taken aback when he heard the words, and then understood what Luo Jie meant.If this place is a busy port like Sanya, it would be much easier to arrange a few spies to sneak in. Although Sanya's various anti-espionage measures are very effective, there will still be spies from various countries in various identities. Keep sneaking in as a cover.As for Xingdao, there are very few foreign merchant ships and civilian ships that usually come to dock, and sailors and crews will also be restricted in their range of activities, and there is no chance to sneak in.Those who want to do this kind of thing can only choose the northern part of Xingdao, which Haihan cannot guard against, but the risk of exposure coming in from there is not much lower than that of infiltrating head-on.
Tan Juren continued to ask: "Then if...the situation is more serious, for example, if a large group of armed men lands from the north and launches an attack directly, can we prevent it?"
After hearing this question, Roger had a subtle expression on his face: "You...are you afraid?"
"I'm afraid I won't come here!" Tan Juren's tone was very firm. Before he went south, he naturally considered the risk of coming here. After all, the geographical location of this place is very important, and it is one of the necessary waterways connecting the two oceans. The Haihan family is definitely not the only one who intends to do so. The possibility of a war erupting objectively exists.However, he thinks this kind of risk is worth taking. After all, the people who have been promoted quickly in the past few years have basically been promoted quickly through external exposure and accumulated military exploits, and the purpose of coming to South China Sea is also for this.
Roger was noncommittal to his statement, nodded and said: "That's the best. But you can rest assured that with the strength of Johor, even the power of the whole country can't arm ten thousand people. Those who can be sent to Xingdao in batches by boat, some Two to 3000 people will break the sky. With such a small number of people, it is impossible to break through the defense of the island."
Tan Juren said: "The enemy will be lenient. Didn't you say before that the British may secretly sell weapons to Johor to help them arm the army? Will this bring us greater military pressure?"
Roger shook his head and said: "The amount of arms that the British can sell to Johor will not be too large, because Europe is still in a mess, and these European countries do not have excess arms to be sold to the Far East on the other side of the earth. In this Under the premise, the weapons they can provide to Johor will not have enough ammunition, and the musketeers trained in Johor will not have too many opportunities to practice with live ammunition. You have also practiced rifles, so you should understand the importance of live ammunition training.”
Live ammunition training is of course very important, not to mention novices who have just started to touch guns, even veterans in the Haihan Army must use regular live ammunition training to maintain their proficiency in combat skills. Live ammunition training during the preparation period is even more essential link.As for the elites of the army like snipers, they use a lot of ammunition to forcibly pile up their shooting skills.Although Tan Juren is not a soldier, he still has this basic common sense.
However, under the current conditions in Johor, high-end weapons can only be provided by foreign countries, which will inevitably make it difficult for the number of high-level arms and the proficiency of combat skills to reach a qualified level—at least in Haihan’s eyes, it must be unqualified.Under the condition that the troops do not have much advantage, Roger believes that even if Johor has some troops equipped with guns and artillery, it will be difficult to cause real trouble to the Haihan Army on the frontal battlefield.
"It's a pity that no one was caught, otherwise the first trial might know when they planned to launch it!" Tan Juren punched his fist angrily when he said this.Although this kind of reconnaissance and penetration wouldn't cause Haihan much practical trouble, having flies flying around was not a happy thing after all.Especially at this moment, the urgent military situation will obviously affect Tan Juren's work arrangements at hand.
"Although this temptation was broken by us, no one can guarantee that they will stop here, so I plan to set up four to five outposts near the Johor Strait to monitor the local area. In case of any situation, We can also get early warning information." Roger said his coping strategy.
Before Tan Juren had time to make a statement, Roger changed the subject: "The preparations for the war also need some cooperation from your side."
Tan Juren sighed and said, "Then what can I do?"
"Manpower!" Sure enough, Roger made this request without any surprise: "I need some manpower to match the setting of the outpost."
"Transfer people to build the outpost?" Tan Juren asked subconsciously.
"That's not necessary. Building a semi-permanent building is too easy to attract attention. If the other party notices, they will deliberately avoid the place where we set up an outpost, so I plan to let the soldiers set up tents temporarily." Roger explained: "I need some The manpower is intended to be used to transport supplies to the outpost. If the supply ships are sent there, I am worried that if the other side arranges spying, it will also discover our outpost.”
Haihan's base on the island is quite far from the Johor Strait in the north. The nearest place is more than 30 miles away, and the farther place is about [-] miles away. The establishment of an outpost beyond this distance naturally depends on the logistical support of the base.However, the troops stationed on the island are limited, and the task of delivering supplies to the soldiers would be considered a waste of resources. The correct solution is to send people to complete the task.
This request was reasonable, and Tan Juren could not find a reason to refute it.Moreover, what Roger meant was that these manpower cannot be drawn from the migrant workers who are currently under the command of the military to build port fortifications, but must continue to be drawn from Tan Juren's side.There is a large area of primeval forest between the base and the Straits of Johor, and there will inevitably be wild animals infesting it. This task cannot be left to the old, weak, women and children.
"Then do as you wish!" Tan Juren replied weakly.Foreign enemies are present, of course, at this time, we can no longer argue with Roger about the distribution of personnel, but to take countermeasures as soon as possible to eliminate hidden dangers.Although Tan Juren is not afraid of a local outbreak of war, if these measures can effectively reduce his own risk, then he has no reason to oppose Roger's arrangement.
After the two roughly agreed on the coping strategy, they immediately put it into practice.Roger transferred five squads from the army, formed five squads based on squads, and deployed them to the coastline of the Johor Strait in the north.These deployment points were researched by Roger in advance, and they are considered ideal landing points. Although they are unable to monitor the entire Johor Strait, it should be considered the most effective response strategy at present to be stuck in a few key areas to monitor the opponent's movements. up.
And Tan Juren's migrant workers were taken away according to a one-to-one ratio of dozens of people to assist the soldiers in transporting supplies to the deployment point.After that, they have to deliver supplies to various outposts every three to five days.In this way, there is still a lot of time to stay on the expansion site of the immigrant village to continue working, and Tan Juren's resentment has also been reduced a lot.
Although the cloud of war seems to have shrouded Xingdao, Tan Juren does not hope that it will affect the local infrastructure work.Even if the war breaks out sometime in the future, it is impossible for foreign enemies to take control of Sing Tao. At least in his opinion, the trouble Johor can cause to Sing Tao will be very limited.Of course, this kind of confidence also comes from Roger's calmness, and he can see that Roger seems to have been waiting for such an opportunity to use force. Now that someone wants to take the initiative to send it to his door, Roger will naturally not easily miss the performance Opportunity.
What Tan Juren pursues is to abide by his duties and not to point fingers at areas that he does not understand. Therefore, he did not express too many opinions on the military's arrangements after learning about the situation, because he knows that nonsense is easy to expose his shortcomings. , Professional matters should be handed over to professional people to handle is the best solution.Of course, if you look at it the other way around, if something goes wrong, you can take a lot less responsibility if you don't get involved.
In this unhurried rhythm, Han Zhengshan finally finished his induction training.Although he himself felt that the process was not too smooth, and he was not proficient enough to master the various militia-related training skills that were intensively taught in such a short period of time, Marcus finally let him pass the assessment.
However, all the young and strong people on the island are currently assigned other tasks, and there is no way to select suitable personnel to organize militia training for the time being, so Han Zhengshan is currently under no pressure in this regard.He really wanted to find an opportunity to treat Marcus to a meal and thank him for taking care of him during the training period, but there are no commercial hotels and restaurants on this island, and even he has to go to the group cafeteria to eat by himself. Dismiss this idea for the time being, and wait for a chance to talk about it later.
Putting on a brand-new black uniform, fastened his armed belt, and patted the holster on his waist, Han Zhengshan let out a sigh of relief. His journey of ups and downs since he left Hangzhou has finally come to an end here.From this moment on, Han Zhengshan bid farewell to his past identity completely. Whether it was the headhunter in Hangzhou or the captives in the hard labor camp, none of them will affect his future future. Han Zhengshan, the magistrate of the colony, will be his identity to the world from now on.
The office assigned to Han Zhengshan is naturally far inferior to the Shengli Port Police Station where he used to practice. This Xingdao Police Station is just a small courtyard. The wing room is a room for storing documents and police equipment, while the west wing room is divided into several cells for temporary detention of prisoners.Half of the inverted rooms on both sides of the south entrance are windows for receiving people and dealing with general affairs, and the other half are dormitories for the police.
Han Zhengshan currently has only seven people under his command, all transferred from Sanya.However, two of them had been working for more than half a year before coming here, so it's not like all eight of them are novices.Of course, with Han Zhengshan's experience as a head arrester, no one in the police department would regard him as a novice, otherwise the sheriff of the Xingdao Colony would not be able to be a rookie who just debuted. .
Since Xingdao has always implemented a strict military management system before this, and the population is small, with a single composition of soldiers and immigrants, the security situation here can be said to be quite good. The other party handed over the affairs, and there were no unfinished cases left over.Rao had been in the yamen for so many years before coming to Haihan, and he had never seen or even heard of any county yamen that could handle things so cleanly.
For Han Zhengshan personally, this is naturally a good thing and saves countless troubles.But in this way, it will be more troublesome for him to set up some cases in the early days of his tenure to establish his prestige, and make a name for the three fires of the new official's appointment.Moreover, he had only spent a short time with his boss, Tan Juren, and he was not sure about his boss's temperament. If people didn't want to read such high-sounding superficial articles, it would be self-defeating.
Han Zhengshan thought over and over again, and decided to take the initiative to visit Tan Juren first, and ask him for instructions on the next work arrangement.If Tan Juren hopes that he can perform well after taking office, then he can arrange means to see if he can catch a few typical immigrants to stand out.
Han Zhengshan did not find Tan Juren at his official residence, and only after asking did he find out that his boss had personally gone to the resettlement housing construction site in the immigrant village to oversee the work.Han Zhengshan was ready to go there immediately, but after thinking about it again, he went back to the police station and called a few of his subordinates to go with him, and went to the immigrant village in the name of patrol.
(End of this chapter)