Chapter 1239
War is Coming
Chapter 1239 War is Coming
In the battle plan formulated by Roger, the defense line composed of the two immigrant villages in the east and the west, together with the fire line headquarters temporarily rebuilt by various official agencies in the middle of the two villages, will undertake the task of resisting the opponent's offensive head-on.The local people have all moved into the military camp in the south, and there is a small river running east-west between them and the immigrant village. The environment is relatively safe and will not be directly affected by the war.
However, Roger didn't plan to deploy all his forces on this line of defense. What he wanted was not to repel the opponent's offensive, but to wipe out as many of the opponent's vital forces as possible under the resistance of this line of defense.So he only deployed half of his troops here, while the other half was reserved for maneuvering, ambush in the dense forest on the flanks of the battlefield, waiting for the critical moment to kill the opponent by surprise.
This battle plan involves the emergency relocation of thousands of people, and it is not easy to implement it in a short period of time. If Xinggang has not been under military control for a long time, the people have always obeyed the official orders habitually. I'm afraid the arrangement will cause a lot of trouble.Han Zhengshan originally thought that this would be a hard job, but after the actual operation, he found that it was not as difficult as he imagined. The cooperation of the common people was quite high, and it can be seen from this that their trust in the Haihan Army and the government is very deep. .
Han Zhengshan randomly asked some people, and the answers he got were all believing that the government could repel foreign enemies and protect their homes.Moreover, General Luo also said that after the enemy is defeated, all local people will receive half a month's share of labor point rewards, and the government will bear any losses. Undertake funeral affairs.As for the damage to houses and farmland during this period, it is enough to slowly repair it later. Anyway, everyone’s food, clothing, housing and transportation are still borne by the government. As long as people are fine, there is really not much reason to complain about other aspects.
"You're rich and self-willed!" Han Zhengshan could only sigh like this.He couldn't help but recall that when the Haihan army advanced to the city of Hangzhou, the government would never say that it would be responsible for the civilian losses caused by the war.Only a rich and powerful country like Haihan can do so much to reduce the direct losses of the people in the war.It’s no wonder that Haihan’s people are so supportive, and they can still obey the government’s arrangements in a relatively stable manner in the face of war. Those who need to move will move, and those who need to work will continue to work. They are truly busy and not chaotic.
Haihan's efficiency in military operations was quite high. It only took two and a half days from the time Roger made up his mind to lure the enemy into the enemy until the basic transformation of the defensive position was completed.During this period, according to the news from the north, the Johor Army on the opposite side of the strait seems to have entered the final reconnaissance stage before the war. There are obviously more ships operating in the strait. sporadic spies.The troops on duty at the local area followed the instructions and did not intercept and kill these Johor spies, but only carefully monitored them to prevent them from discovering that Hai Han had taken precautions.
Knowing that his opponent might be about to launch an offensive, Roger ordered the whole island to enter a state of war with immediate effect. The warships blocked the port and the army troops entered the position to stand by.Except for the civilian husbands who are responsible for transportation, all people are temporarily prohibited from entering and leaving the camp.As for the personnel who were found to be active outside the Xingdao base at this time, they must have been the Johor spies who had infiltrated the island, and Roger directly gave the order to kill them.
On May [-], the military intelligence from the north of the island said that a large number of ships had gathered near the opposite coast, and it seemed that the launch was imminent.
In the early morning of May [-], the sentry on the north of the island noticed that ships from the other side left the coast in batches and headed towards Xingdao in the south.The long-awaited sneak attack by the Johor Army finally kicked off.
Roger deployed a field radio station on the front line. After receiving the confirmed information, Roger ordered the forward scouts to evacuate to the periphery of the landing site and keep a safe distance to monitor the enemy's actions.All the troops in the rear entered the predetermined combat position, waiting for the appearance of the enemy.
The Johor Army is in charge of commanding this battle is General Bapong. He is one of the most experienced senior officers in Johor. He has commanded troops to fight with neighboring countries many times. Although there is no particularly outstanding record, he still saved Johor In the existing territory, there has not been the disaster of national annihilation like the original Malacca country.Therefore, although he was not young, he was still entrusted with an important task by the king, ordering him to lead troops south to attack Xingdao.
Ba Pong is not ignorant of the Hai Han people who occupied Sing Tao. In fact, after Hai Han occupied Anbuna Island in 1631, Johor had private trade with Hai Han through this bridgehead in the South China Sea.Just because Haihan and Portugal have a trade partner relationship, and Portugal has an irresolvable enmity with Johor, so the relationship between Johor and Haihan is only maintained at an ordinary level of trade, and no official diplomacy has been established. relation.
At the end of 1633, the Haihan United Fleet cruised in Nanyang, and put down an army on Xingdao, quietly taking this place as its own. Johor also submitted a protest to Haihan through private channels, declaring that this land is The territory of Johor State, and asked Haihan to evacuate as soon as possible.However, this attempt did not receive an official response from Haihan, and soon Haihan immigrants began to move into Xingdao and establish permanent residences.Johor knows that its military strength is far inferior to that of Haihan, so it can only swallow its "evil deeds".
Until last year, the British suddenly offered to provide military assistance to Johor to help Johor build a new army and recover Sing Dao.The exchange condition was to allow the British to designate an area on Xingdao by themselves for colonial development.Of course, land allocation and self-government are only the reward conditions after the event is completed. Before that, the various military training, the provided arms and equipment, and how much money should be charged must be calculated clearly.
The British did not come to do charity, and the price they offered was not low. With Johor's current national strength, it really couldn't support a fully equipped army.However, the top executives in power were unwilling to let go of such an opportunity to expel foreign enemies and regain lost ground. In the end, the two sides took a step back and reached a cooperation agreement with installment payments, most of which would be mortgaged by local products from Johor.
Johor will exchange agate, pearl, tortoise shell, rhinoceros horn, ivory, agarwood and other commodities in exchange for a batch of military supplies provided by the United Kingdom, related military training, and 500 mercenaries to assist in the battle.And this transaction has basically emptied the Johor state treasury, which is not considered substantial, and the entire country has to bear a debt for this.
Ba Pong personally does not think this is a good idea. He thinks that even if the few Haihan people on Xingdao can be driven away, it will only take back an uninhabited island. However, Johor did not abandon the uninhabited island because of the sea. Han, but wanted to use this method to open a buffer zone between his country and Sumatra, Portugal and other countries to avoid the continuous outbreak of wars.How practical would it be to take this place back from the Haihans?Bapong thinks it is not likely, but it may attract Portuguese attacks again-the last large-scale war between the two countries was when Portugal sent troops to destroy the seaport facilities established by Johor on Sing Island.
However, high-level officials in Johor believe that the British can provide them with a certain protection. With them stationed on Sing Dao to help defend, perhaps other countries will not dare to provoke Johor so easily.Regarding this kind of thinking, Bapon can only describe it as "childish". Whether the British can beat Haihan and the Portuguese also said otherwise, and if they want to ask them for help, can they just talk about it?After all, real money is needed to speak with money. At that time, the British will definitely continue to speak loudly and threaten Johor to meet their harsh conditions.
Besides, if the British want to rob Sing Tao, why don't they pull their own team to fight the Haihan people, but take the initiative to recruit Johor as a helper?To put it bluntly, it is not that the lack of strength needs helpers. Since the two sides cooperate to achieve this goal, why should Johor have to pay a sky-high price to obtain military assistance.Doesn't this just make it clear that Johor is weak and deceitful, and it is a scam under the pretext of military cooperation?
Having said that, the upper management made the decision to go to war and appointed Ba Peng to lead the troops, so he could only bite the bullet and take over the job first.If he dared to question the king's decision, his position as a general would soon be replaced by others.Although it was not so willing to make this decision, the king had his orders first, and Bapon could only bow his head and cooperate with the British.
Although the British sent a team of more than [-] people, most of them were mercenaries recruited from Central Asia and South Asia. There were only a dozen British people who were actually in charge of commanding them.The commander Hogg, who led the team, was a retired officer with many years of military experience, about the same age as Bapong, and served as a senior military adviser in the East India Company.
This position is actually the commanding officer in the East India Company, responsible for the military operations of the company's armed forces in the Far East.Hogg entered Johor secretly at the beginning of the year and immediately assisted them in forming a new army for training.However, due to the language, culture and financial problems in Johor, the related work of the new army did not go smoothly. It was not until February that the new army lineup of about 2000 people was finally managed.
According to the original cooperation agreement between the two parties, the British East India Company will provide Johor with [-] rifles and [-] small-caliber artillery pieces, as well as a batch of steel armor and cold weapons from the Indian peninsula that are enough to arm [-] people. After a month of training, the initial combat effectiveness was formed.
However, most of the weapons provided by the British are second-hand products eliminated from the domestic army, and the quality is not so stable. Some guns have already run out of service life, and they exploded in the hands of the new army without using them twice. up.After several firearm accidents happened one after another, the Johor soldiers' enthusiasm for the new weapons was completely exhausted, and many soldiers were afraid of them instead.
Under Babon's strong protest, Hogg had to take time to retrieve all the rifles for inspection, and found that about a quarter of the rifles were no longer suitable for further use, and two of the ten artillery pieces had appeared If there is a crack in the barrel, it may explode when the next shot is fired.
Hogg also had a hard time and couldn’t tell. These weapons came from the big capital in India. They must have not been inspected when they were shipped out of the warehouse. But when this kind of weapons are equipped in the army, they will come out sooner or later. ACCIDENT.The gentlemen in the base camp probably didn't think about their own feelings as a commander, thinking that it would be enough to buy some second-hand goods to deal with these natives.But Johor is not a one-shot deal, but the two sides agreed to form a coalition to fight against the Haihan people. Doing Johor is tantamount to messing with yourself.
It will take at least several months to complete the process of informing the base camp of this news and then transporting a batch of weapons from there. Neither Hogg nor the Johor Army can afford to wait so long.Haihan doesn't have too many troops stationed in Xingdao now, but the situation after a few months will be hard to say. If he wants to increase the number of troops and expand the scale of operations, he will have to delay the time to start operations. Has it become a refueling tactic?
In desperation, Hogg could only reduce the proportion of musketeers in the new army, but the coalition forces of the two countries still had more than a thousand musketeers, which was not much different from the size of the Haihan garrison according to the information.And the Johor Army can also provide a group of shieldmen and spearmen to cooperate with the Musketeers, which will also greatly enhance the combat capabilities of the Musketeers. Hogg believes that with this lineup, they can still compete with Haihan.What's more, if one's own side did mental calculations or not intentionally, the idea was to sneak attack Haihan Base, so the chances of winning should be a little higher.
Before starting the operation, the mixed coalition forces of the two countries actually spent more than two months conducting drills, and the formation and coordination have basically reached a proficient level.But this kind of drill also has disadvantages that Hogg can't avoid, that is, they don't know the opponent's combat style at all, and it is difficult to set an imaginary enemy with reasonable strength as the target of the drill.The British and Johoreans did not collect enough information on this aspect. They only knew that the Haihan Army had defeated the Portuguese and Dutch armed forces in the South China Sea, but there was very little more detailed information.
If Hogg was allowed to choose on his own, then he hoped to have another half a year or so to train this army, and through collecting intelligence to understand the details of the Haihan Army, and formulate more targeted combat plans.But it is a pity that time is running out. Soon Johor got information that a fleet of immigrants from Haihan arrived in Xingdao in April, and it is said that a large number of immigrants arrived at the port. As for whether the number of troops will be increased, there is no certainty. news.
If we wait any longer, with the increase of immigrants, Haihan's stronghold in Xingdao will become stronger and stronger. With the current state of preparation for war, it may be difficult to take down Xingdao by then.Hogg had no choice but to suggest that Johor go to war as soon as possible, so as not to leave too much buffer time for Haihan.
(End of this chapter)
In the battle plan formulated by Roger, the defense line composed of the two immigrant villages in the east and the west, together with the fire line headquarters temporarily rebuilt by various official agencies in the middle of the two villages, will undertake the task of resisting the opponent's offensive head-on.The local people have all moved into the military camp in the south, and there is a small river running east-west between them and the immigrant village. The environment is relatively safe and will not be directly affected by the war.
However, Roger didn't plan to deploy all his forces on this line of defense. What he wanted was not to repel the opponent's offensive, but to wipe out as many of the opponent's vital forces as possible under the resistance of this line of defense.So he only deployed half of his troops here, while the other half was reserved for maneuvering, ambush in the dense forest on the flanks of the battlefield, waiting for the critical moment to kill the opponent by surprise.
This battle plan involves the emergency relocation of thousands of people, and it is not easy to implement it in a short period of time. If Xinggang has not been under military control for a long time, the people have always obeyed the official orders habitually. I'm afraid the arrangement will cause a lot of trouble.Han Zhengshan originally thought that this would be a hard job, but after the actual operation, he found that it was not as difficult as he imagined. The cooperation of the common people was quite high, and it can be seen from this that their trust in the Haihan Army and the government is very deep. .
Han Zhengshan randomly asked some people, and the answers he got were all believing that the government could repel foreign enemies and protect their homes.Moreover, General Luo also said that after the enemy is defeated, all local people will receive half a month's share of labor point rewards, and the government will bear any losses. Undertake funeral affairs.As for the damage to houses and farmland during this period, it is enough to slowly repair it later. Anyway, everyone’s food, clothing, housing and transportation are still borne by the government. As long as people are fine, there is really not much reason to complain about other aspects.
"You're rich and self-willed!" Han Zhengshan could only sigh like this.He couldn't help but recall that when the Haihan army advanced to the city of Hangzhou, the government would never say that it would be responsible for the civilian losses caused by the war.Only a rich and powerful country like Haihan can do so much to reduce the direct losses of the people in the war.It’s no wonder that Haihan’s people are so supportive, and they can still obey the government’s arrangements in a relatively stable manner in the face of war. Those who need to move will move, and those who need to work will continue to work. They are truly busy and not chaotic.
Haihan's efficiency in military operations was quite high. It only took two and a half days from the time Roger made up his mind to lure the enemy into the enemy until the basic transformation of the defensive position was completed.During this period, according to the news from the north, the Johor Army on the opposite side of the strait seems to have entered the final reconnaissance stage before the war. There are obviously more ships operating in the strait. sporadic spies.The troops on duty at the local area followed the instructions and did not intercept and kill these Johor spies, but only carefully monitored them to prevent them from discovering that Hai Han had taken precautions.
Knowing that his opponent might be about to launch an offensive, Roger ordered the whole island to enter a state of war with immediate effect. The warships blocked the port and the army troops entered the position to stand by.Except for the civilian husbands who are responsible for transportation, all people are temporarily prohibited from entering and leaving the camp.As for the personnel who were found to be active outside the Xingdao base at this time, they must have been the Johor spies who had infiltrated the island, and Roger directly gave the order to kill them.
On May [-], the military intelligence from the north of the island said that a large number of ships had gathered near the opposite coast, and it seemed that the launch was imminent.
In the early morning of May [-], the sentry on the north of the island noticed that ships from the other side left the coast in batches and headed towards Xingdao in the south.The long-awaited sneak attack by the Johor Army finally kicked off.
Roger deployed a field radio station on the front line. After receiving the confirmed information, Roger ordered the forward scouts to evacuate to the periphery of the landing site and keep a safe distance to monitor the enemy's actions.All the troops in the rear entered the predetermined combat position, waiting for the appearance of the enemy.
The Johor Army is in charge of commanding this battle is General Bapong. He is one of the most experienced senior officers in Johor. He has commanded troops to fight with neighboring countries many times. Although there is no particularly outstanding record, he still saved Johor In the existing territory, there has not been the disaster of national annihilation like the original Malacca country.Therefore, although he was not young, he was still entrusted with an important task by the king, ordering him to lead troops south to attack Xingdao.
Ba Pong is not ignorant of the Hai Han people who occupied Sing Tao. In fact, after Hai Han occupied Anbuna Island in 1631, Johor had private trade with Hai Han through this bridgehead in the South China Sea.Just because Haihan and Portugal have a trade partner relationship, and Portugal has an irresolvable enmity with Johor, so the relationship between Johor and Haihan is only maintained at an ordinary level of trade, and no official diplomacy has been established. relation.
At the end of 1633, the Haihan United Fleet cruised in Nanyang, and put down an army on Xingdao, quietly taking this place as its own. Johor also submitted a protest to Haihan through private channels, declaring that this land is The territory of Johor State, and asked Haihan to evacuate as soon as possible.However, this attempt did not receive an official response from Haihan, and soon Haihan immigrants began to move into Xingdao and establish permanent residences.Johor knows that its military strength is far inferior to that of Haihan, so it can only swallow its "evil deeds".
Until last year, the British suddenly offered to provide military assistance to Johor to help Johor build a new army and recover Sing Dao.The exchange condition was to allow the British to designate an area on Xingdao by themselves for colonial development.Of course, land allocation and self-government are only the reward conditions after the event is completed. Before that, the various military training, the provided arms and equipment, and how much money should be charged must be calculated clearly.
The British did not come to do charity, and the price they offered was not low. With Johor's current national strength, it really couldn't support a fully equipped army.However, the top executives in power were unwilling to let go of such an opportunity to expel foreign enemies and regain lost ground. In the end, the two sides took a step back and reached a cooperation agreement with installment payments, most of which would be mortgaged by local products from Johor.
Johor will exchange agate, pearl, tortoise shell, rhinoceros horn, ivory, agarwood and other commodities in exchange for a batch of military supplies provided by the United Kingdom, related military training, and 500 mercenaries to assist in the battle.And this transaction has basically emptied the Johor state treasury, which is not considered substantial, and the entire country has to bear a debt for this.
Ba Pong personally does not think this is a good idea. He thinks that even if the few Haihan people on Xingdao can be driven away, it will only take back an uninhabited island. However, Johor did not abandon the uninhabited island because of the sea. Han, but wanted to use this method to open a buffer zone between his country and Sumatra, Portugal and other countries to avoid the continuous outbreak of wars.How practical would it be to take this place back from the Haihans?Bapong thinks it is not likely, but it may attract Portuguese attacks again-the last large-scale war between the two countries was when Portugal sent troops to destroy the seaport facilities established by Johor on Sing Island.
However, high-level officials in Johor believe that the British can provide them with a certain protection. With them stationed on Sing Dao to help defend, perhaps other countries will not dare to provoke Johor so easily.Regarding this kind of thinking, Bapon can only describe it as "childish". Whether the British can beat Haihan and the Portuguese also said otherwise, and if they want to ask them for help, can they just talk about it?After all, real money is needed to speak with money. At that time, the British will definitely continue to speak loudly and threaten Johor to meet their harsh conditions.
Besides, if the British want to rob Sing Tao, why don't they pull their own team to fight the Haihan people, but take the initiative to recruit Johor as a helper?To put it bluntly, it is not that the lack of strength needs helpers. Since the two sides cooperate to achieve this goal, why should Johor have to pay a sky-high price to obtain military assistance.Doesn't this just make it clear that Johor is weak and deceitful, and it is a scam under the pretext of military cooperation?
Having said that, the upper management made the decision to go to war and appointed Ba Peng to lead the troops, so he could only bite the bullet and take over the job first.If he dared to question the king's decision, his position as a general would soon be replaced by others.Although it was not so willing to make this decision, the king had his orders first, and Bapon could only bow his head and cooperate with the British.
Although the British sent a team of more than [-] people, most of them were mercenaries recruited from Central Asia and South Asia. There were only a dozen British people who were actually in charge of commanding them.The commander Hogg, who led the team, was a retired officer with many years of military experience, about the same age as Bapong, and served as a senior military adviser in the East India Company.
This position is actually the commanding officer in the East India Company, responsible for the military operations of the company's armed forces in the Far East.Hogg entered Johor secretly at the beginning of the year and immediately assisted them in forming a new army for training.However, due to the language, culture and financial problems in Johor, the related work of the new army did not go smoothly. It was not until February that the new army lineup of about 2000 people was finally managed.
According to the original cooperation agreement between the two parties, the British East India Company will provide Johor with [-] rifles and [-] small-caliber artillery pieces, as well as a batch of steel armor and cold weapons from the Indian peninsula that are enough to arm [-] people. After a month of training, the initial combat effectiveness was formed.
However, most of the weapons provided by the British are second-hand products eliminated from the domestic army, and the quality is not so stable. Some guns have already run out of service life, and they exploded in the hands of the new army without using them twice. up.After several firearm accidents happened one after another, the Johor soldiers' enthusiasm for the new weapons was completely exhausted, and many soldiers were afraid of them instead.
Under Babon's strong protest, Hogg had to take time to retrieve all the rifles for inspection, and found that about a quarter of the rifles were no longer suitable for further use, and two of the ten artillery pieces had appeared If there is a crack in the barrel, it may explode when the next shot is fired.
Hogg also had a hard time and couldn’t tell. These weapons came from the big capital in India. They must have not been inspected when they were shipped out of the warehouse. But when this kind of weapons are equipped in the army, they will come out sooner or later. ACCIDENT.The gentlemen in the base camp probably didn't think about their own feelings as a commander, thinking that it would be enough to buy some second-hand goods to deal with these natives.But Johor is not a one-shot deal, but the two sides agreed to form a coalition to fight against the Haihan people. Doing Johor is tantamount to messing with yourself.
It will take at least several months to complete the process of informing the base camp of this news and then transporting a batch of weapons from there. Neither Hogg nor the Johor Army can afford to wait so long.Haihan doesn't have too many troops stationed in Xingdao now, but the situation after a few months will be hard to say. If he wants to increase the number of troops and expand the scale of operations, he will have to delay the time to start operations. Has it become a refueling tactic?
In desperation, Hogg could only reduce the proportion of musketeers in the new army, but the coalition forces of the two countries still had more than a thousand musketeers, which was not much different from the size of the Haihan garrison according to the information.And the Johor Army can also provide a group of shieldmen and spearmen to cooperate with the Musketeers, which will also greatly enhance the combat capabilities of the Musketeers. Hogg believes that with this lineup, they can still compete with Haihan.What's more, if one's own side did mental calculations or not intentionally, the idea was to sneak attack Haihan Base, so the chances of winning should be a little higher.
Before starting the operation, the mixed coalition forces of the two countries actually spent more than two months conducting drills, and the formation and coordination have basically reached a proficient level.But this kind of drill also has disadvantages that Hogg can't avoid, that is, they don't know the opponent's combat style at all, and it is difficult to set an imaginary enemy with reasonable strength as the target of the drill.The British and Johoreans did not collect enough information on this aspect. They only knew that the Haihan Army had defeated the Portuguese and Dutch armed forces in the South China Sea, but there was very little more detailed information.
If Hogg was allowed to choose on his own, then he hoped to have another half a year or so to train this army, and through collecting intelligence to understand the details of the Haihan Army, and formulate more targeted combat plans.But it is a pity that time is running out. Soon Johor got information that a fleet of immigrants from Haihan arrived in Xingdao in April, and it is said that a large number of immigrants arrived at the port. As for whether the number of troops will be increased, there is no certainty. news.
If we wait any longer, with the increase of immigrants, Haihan's stronghold in Xingdao will become stronger and stronger. With the current state of preparation for war, it may be difficult to take down Xingdao by then.Hogg had no choice but to suggest that Johor go to war as soon as possible, so as not to leave too much buffer time for Haihan.
(End of this chapter)