Chapter 1248
Chapter 1248
Chapter 1248
When the coalition forces went south to attack the Xingdao base, all they wanted was to use sneak attack tactics for a quick victory. As long as they could quickly capture Haihan's villages and strongholds, there would naturally be a lot of supplies for supplies.Therefore, in order to be able to implement the tactics of marching quickly and traveling lightly, the rations carried by the troops at that time were relatively limited, only enough for two or three days of consumption.The generals believed that even if the battle did not go well, the subsequent food shipments from the landing point in the north of the island could meet short-term supply needs, and the military risks faced by this supply line were seriously underestimated.After the two consecutive days of fighting were frustrated, the troops were dispersed, and the logistics base was captured by the enemy, the fatal supply problem was immediately exposed.
The dry food carried by many soldiers is only enough to last for another day, and they may have to rely on picking wild fruits and hunting to supplement their food, but the Haihan chasing soldiers behind their backs probably won't give them such free time. Soon they will find themselves fleeing hungry.
Hogg and Bapon didn't have to worry about food shortages for the time being. They even brought a special cook with them during the expedition, and the food they carried was enough to last them for a few more days.However, the most likely problem at this time is not to worry about the shortage but to suffer unevenly. The officers have enough to eat, but the soldiers are hungry, so it is easy to mutiny under the pressure of the external environment.But before the high-level military officers could discuss a reasonable food distribution plan, the Haihan army had already touched the periphery of their temporary camp and engaged in battle with the guard post.
Facing the battle is undoubtedly asking for a dead end. According to yesterday's experience, more Haihan troops will flock here soon after hearing the news, so the coalition forces immediately fight and retreat, just hoping to get out of the battle as soon as possible.Then they suddenly discovered that the Haihan army's pursuit was not only from the east, but also a large number of enemy troops appeared from the south.To the north is the Strait of Johor. Under the firepower of Haihan, the only way for the coalition forces to retreat is to flee westward.
All the way to the west, the coastline is also a few miles away, and the space left for the coalition forces to escape has been squeezed into a small area by the chasing troops.The southwest corner of Xingdao is dominated by swampy terrain, and it is extremely inconvenient to trek in it. Therefore, when the two warring parties considered possible landing points, they did not take this area into account at all.And the generals of the coalition army never thought that one day they would be forced to step into this quagmire.
Haihan's pursuit stopped at the edge of the swamp area, and he did not pursue further.Although no one can be drowned in this swamp, there is no need to continue to hold on to it. As long as the two directions to the southeast are blocked, and then the fleet is transferred to block the lifeline of the Strait of Johor, the enemy will naturally be unable to fly.There was not even a few dry sticks to be found in the swamp, and there was very little food for the large group of people. Even if this group of people hid in it, they would not survive for a few days.
Roger and Mu Xiabo finally met at the edge of the swamp after deploying the encirclement front.The last time these two met was last year. After a few simple greetings, the two quickly got to the point, and made a simple communication on the deployment of the encirclement and the next battle plan.They estimate that it will take at least four to five days to completely clean up the enemy troops on the island. Fortunately, the Johor Army still has a large amount of food supplies piled up on the nearby coast. The base sent food over.
"The battle is over, what do you plan to do next?" Mu Xiabo asked curiously.
Roger had already planned this, and replied without hesitation: "That must be paid hard! The British we captured, as well as the high-ranking officers in Johor, should all be exchanged for a large amount of ransom money." .The remaining prisoners of war, if they are not willing to pay to redeem them, they should stay on the island as slaves. It just so happens that we are also in a long-term shortage of labor here, and these people should be able to come in handy.”
"Then do you plan to solve this matter privately, or publicize it?" Mu Xiabo continued to ask.
"I don't think it's necessary to save face for the British. The Dutch and Portuguese should be happy to see their jokes." Roger said eloquently: "Expelling the enemy and showing off the prestige of our country is a matter of giving ourselves face. , besides, Xingdao can also use this record to improve its presence. Maybe the next batch of immigrants will be more. By the way, Lao Mu, you have a lot of news channels. Put the fire on and help spread the word."
Mu Xiabo responded casually. The status of the Anbuna Island in the South China Sea that he is in charge of is quite special, and the news channel is more reliable than the folk rumors. If he releases the news, it will also make the countries in the South China Sea more convinced of the importance of this war. Outcome.
The enemy army collapsed faster than they had expected. About two hours after the enemy army was surrounded in the swamp, enemy soldiers began to surrender one after another.There is no other reason. These people have no dry food on them, and the Haihan army outside the swamp has been holding tin horns and using multiple languages to loudly promote "disarm, don't kill", and some soldiers who did not want to continue desperately chose to surrender.
"According to this speed, it should take less than four or five days, at most two or three days to return home." Mu Xiabo couldn't help sighing as he looked at the chains of bound prisoners of war.
"It's better to finish it early, so as not to affect the construction and development of the island." Roger responded casually.
Mu Xiabo said: "Haven't you thought of beating up Johor again?"
"I've thought about it!" Roger immediately admitted: "Of course I also thought about whether to take advantage of the situation to fight back against Johor, but after thinking about it, it doesn't make much sense. Our troops are too small to control too many territories. Even if we lay down a few The city can’t be occupied either. We’d better get Xingdao done honestly and then talk about it!”
Roger's idea is undoubtedly very pragmatic. It is not difficult for Haihan to attack a country like Johor, but if the purpose is not clear, winning such a battle will not have much practical significance.Judging from the current situation of Haihan, there is no shortage of land resources. On the contrary, the population is far from keeping up with the needs of the country's development. It is difficult to significantly promote the national strength by occupying more land.Leaving aside those far away, the group of enemy troops who invaded Xingdao still needed to be resettled after they were captured. It would not be easy for the island to suddenly have one or two thousand more people who needed to be strictly managed.You must know that the total population of the island is less than 3000 including the garrison. Suddenly there are so many prisoners, turning the good Xingdao into a large prison. can completely solve the problem.
Tan Juren is currently in charge of the operation of the hard labor camp in the south of the island, but it is his security officer Han Zhengshan who is in charge of the specific work.Although Tan Juren had received relevant training courses before coming to Xingdao, he was not as familiar with the operation of the hard labor camp as Han Zhengshan.
Han Zhengshan has a unique advantage in this field that no one else can copy, that is, he once spent a period of time in a hard labor camp as a prisoner of war.Regarding the daily operation of the hard labor camp and what kind of management measures can make the prisoners obey, Han Zhengshan has a personal experience. This is an "advantage" that Tan Juren, who has only received management training, cannot match.
Of course, Han Zhengshan is also very dumbfounded about the errand he has received now. When he left the hard labor camp, he secretly swore that he would never set foot in this kind of place again, but he didn't expect that the vow he made didn't matter at all. Within a few months, he was sent to a hard labor camp again.But fortunately, he no longer enters the camp as a prisoner, but as a real manager, and his superiors have given him great autonomy. He can even take life and death of the prisoners here, and make decisions on his own, even saving the reporting procedures. .This is much greater than the power he had when he was a headhunter in Hangzhou.
Han Zhengshan is not a soft-hearted person. He also understands that most of the prisoners in places like hard labor camps are not honest people. What's more, the newly built hard labor camps are all prisoners of war. These people are real enemies. Soldiers, they are probably best at killing people, and they belong to the same army, so their danger is much higher than that of prisoners in ordinary hard labor camps.The means to subdue these people is probably only a stricter management system and punishment mechanism than military camps.
The actual situation did not exceed his expectations. There were indeed some thorns among the prisoners of war who had just been sent in. Not only did they not obey the order to work, but they also tried to incite other prisoners of war to unite and rebel.Han Zhengshan wasn't in a hurry to stop them either, he unhurriedly spotted the troublemakers from a distance, and then ordered people to enter the hard labor camp.
It would be impossible for Han Zhengshan's few policemen to manage a hard labor camp of this size, so Tan Juren entrusted him with an army platoon staying in the local area to assist Han Zhengshan in managing the prisoners of war.The men he ordered into the hard labor camp were all soldiers with live ammunition.
Based on his own observations, Han Zhengshan directed the soldiers to capture the three rioters from the crowd, and dragged them away before they could figure out the situation.After escorting these three people out of the hard labor camp, Han Zhengshan asked the soldiers to hold them down and knelt down in the field, while he slowly took out the revolver from his waist.
His boss, Tan Juren, had already made it very clear to him about killing one as an example to others.According to Han Zhengshan's personal experience, the sooner this kind of thing is done, the better the effect. Using examples to set a standard for these prisoners, what can be said and what can be done.However, he used to let the cell boss or jailer do this kind of thing before, and he rarely put people to death directly. Even if he wanted to do this kind of thing, he definitely wouldn't do it himself.
But the place in Xingdao is quite different from the environment he used to stay in. No one of the current subordinates can do this kind of errand for him, and the boss probably prefers to be operated by himself so that he can better establish Get the prestige that a magistrate should have.
Han Zhengshan had killed people while arresting prisoners when he was a head arrester before, but his experience of executing prisoners in public was completely zero.Moreover, this revolver is still a relatively unfamiliar weapon to him, and he never expected that the first time he would use it would be to execute prisoners.The three prisoners didn't know that their lifespan was coming to an end, and they were still muttering and complaining in a language that Han Zhengshan couldn't understand, which made people feel quite irritated.
Han Zhengshan suddenly remembered that after he took office, Tan Juren once said to himself that when he became a magistrate, he would be the master of the house from now on.Now that he is the master now, he naturally has to show some ability to prove his ability. These troublesome prisoners of war are right to be sacrificed to sacrifice the flag after he takes office.
Thinking of this, Han Zhengshan no longer hesitated, he reached out his hand steadily, and pulled the trigger on the back of the No.1 prisoner's head.The bullet fired at close range entered the head, and the prisoner fell down before he even had time to grunt.The other two were shocked and wanted to struggle, but their arms and shoulders were firmly locked by the soldiers on both sides behind them, and they couldn't move at all.Han Zhengshan walked over and killed them one by one. He waited quietly for the smoke from the muzzle of the gun to dissipate before inserting it back into the cowhide holster on his waist.
After checking the condition of the three prisoners, the soldiers confirmed the death result to Han Zhengshan.Then a group of people carried the three bodies into the labor camp and showed them to the prisoners.In fact, the place where they were executed just now was also within the sight of the prisoners. I believe most of the prisoners could see the entire execution process clearly, so now when they return here, hundreds of prisoners are silent and silent. .
Han Zhengshan took the iron horn from the side and said loudly to the prisoners: "Remember that you are prisoners of war, if you don't follow the arrangement, die! Those who make trouble, die! Escapers, die!"
After speaking, he handed the tin horn to the translator next to him, and asked him to repeat it in a language that these Johor prisoners of war could understand, and then ordered the corpse to be carried away for burial, and the others continued to work.
After Han Zhengshan ruthlessly staged a show of killing chickens and monkeys, the labor order was greatly improved. The prisoners of war were not sure how low Haihan's execution standard was, so they could only bury their heads in hard work, lest they be randomly charged with a crime. He was dragged out and killed.And what Han Zhengshan wants is this kind of obedience. After assigning labor tasks and implementing the labor point system, the corresponding pressure will be greatly reduced.
However, after killing three people in one breath, Han Zhengshan was still a little uneasy. On the one hand, it was caused by the nervous tension after the killing with his own hands. I don't think this move is too hard.
Tan Juren did not personally witness Han Zhengshan's handling of the matter, but after he heard the report, he asked someone to bring a message to Han Zhengshan, telling him to do it well without too many scruples.This can also be regarded as a reassurance for Han Zhengshan, so as not to make his subordinates look forward and backward, which will affect the normal decision-making.In the future, a large number of prisoners of war will be escorted back one after another. If the rules of this hard labor camp are not established quickly, the more prisoners there will be, the more difficult it will be to deal with.
(End of this chapter)
When the coalition forces went south to attack the Xingdao base, all they wanted was to use sneak attack tactics for a quick victory. As long as they could quickly capture Haihan's villages and strongholds, there would naturally be a lot of supplies for supplies.Therefore, in order to be able to implement the tactics of marching quickly and traveling lightly, the rations carried by the troops at that time were relatively limited, only enough for two or three days of consumption.The generals believed that even if the battle did not go well, the subsequent food shipments from the landing point in the north of the island could meet short-term supply needs, and the military risks faced by this supply line were seriously underestimated.After the two consecutive days of fighting were frustrated, the troops were dispersed, and the logistics base was captured by the enemy, the fatal supply problem was immediately exposed.
The dry food carried by many soldiers is only enough to last for another day, and they may have to rely on picking wild fruits and hunting to supplement their food, but the Haihan chasing soldiers behind their backs probably won't give them such free time. Soon they will find themselves fleeing hungry.
Hogg and Bapon didn't have to worry about food shortages for the time being. They even brought a special cook with them during the expedition, and the food they carried was enough to last them for a few more days.However, the most likely problem at this time is not to worry about the shortage but to suffer unevenly. The officers have enough to eat, but the soldiers are hungry, so it is easy to mutiny under the pressure of the external environment.But before the high-level military officers could discuss a reasonable food distribution plan, the Haihan army had already touched the periphery of their temporary camp and engaged in battle with the guard post.
Facing the battle is undoubtedly asking for a dead end. According to yesterday's experience, more Haihan troops will flock here soon after hearing the news, so the coalition forces immediately fight and retreat, just hoping to get out of the battle as soon as possible.Then they suddenly discovered that the Haihan army's pursuit was not only from the east, but also a large number of enemy troops appeared from the south.To the north is the Strait of Johor. Under the firepower of Haihan, the only way for the coalition forces to retreat is to flee westward.
All the way to the west, the coastline is also a few miles away, and the space left for the coalition forces to escape has been squeezed into a small area by the chasing troops.The southwest corner of Xingdao is dominated by swampy terrain, and it is extremely inconvenient to trek in it. Therefore, when the two warring parties considered possible landing points, they did not take this area into account at all.And the generals of the coalition army never thought that one day they would be forced to step into this quagmire.
Haihan's pursuit stopped at the edge of the swamp area, and he did not pursue further.Although no one can be drowned in this swamp, there is no need to continue to hold on to it. As long as the two directions to the southeast are blocked, and then the fleet is transferred to block the lifeline of the Strait of Johor, the enemy will naturally be unable to fly.There was not even a few dry sticks to be found in the swamp, and there was very little food for the large group of people. Even if this group of people hid in it, they would not survive for a few days.
Roger and Mu Xiabo finally met at the edge of the swamp after deploying the encirclement front.The last time these two met was last year. After a few simple greetings, the two quickly got to the point, and made a simple communication on the deployment of the encirclement and the next battle plan.They estimate that it will take at least four to five days to completely clean up the enemy troops on the island. Fortunately, the Johor Army still has a large amount of food supplies piled up on the nearby coast. The base sent food over.
"The battle is over, what do you plan to do next?" Mu Xiabo asked curiously.
Roger had already planned this, and replied without hesitation: "That must be paid hard! The British we captured, as well as the high-ranking officers in Johor, should all be exchanged for a large amount of ransom money." .The remaining prisoners of war, if they are not willing to pay to redeem them, they should stay on the island as slaves. It just so happens that we are also in a long-term shortage of labor here, and these people should be able to come in handy.”
"Then do you plan to solve this matter privately, or publicize it?" Mu Xiabo continued to ask.
"I don't think it's necessary to save face for the British. The Dutch and Portuguese should be happy to see their jokes." Roger said eloquently: "Expelling the enemy and showing off the prestige of our country is a matter of giving ourselves face. , besides, Xingdao can also use this record to improve its presence. Maybe the next batch of immigrants will be more. By the way, Lao Mu, you have a lot of news channels. Put the fire on and help spread the word."
Mu Xiabo responded casually. The status of the Anbuna Island in the South China Sea that he is in charge of is quite special, and the news channel is more reliable than the folk rumors. If he releases the news, it will also make the countries in the South China Sea more convinced of the importance of this war. Outcome.
The enemy army collapsed faster than they had expected. About two hours after the enemy army was surrounded in the swamp, enemy soldiers began to surrender one after another.There is no other reason. These people have no dry food on them, and the Haihan army outside the swamp has been holding tin horns and using multiple languages to loudly promote "disarm, don't kill", and some soldiers who did not want to continue desperately chose to surrender.
"According to this speed, it should take less than four or five days, at most two or three days to return home." Mu Xiabo couldn't help sighing as he looked at the chains of bound prisoners of war.
"It's better to finish it early, so as not to affect the construction and development of the island." Roger responded casually.
Mu Xiabo said: "Haven't you thought of beating up Johor again?"
"I've thought about it!" Roger immediately admitted: "Of course I also thought about whether to take advantage of the situation to fight back against Johor, but after thinking about it, it doesn't make much sense. Our troops are too small to control too many territories. Even if we lay down a few The city can’t be occupied either. We’d better get Xingdao done honestly and then talk about it!”
Roger's idea is undoubtedly very pragmatic. It is not difficult for Haihan to attack a country like Johor, but if the purpose is not clear, winning such a battle will not have much practical significance.Judging from the current situation of Haihan, there is no shortage of land resources. On the contrary, the population is far from keeping up with the needs of the country's development. It is difficult to significantly promote the national strength by occupying more land.Leaving aside those far away, the group of enemy troops who invaded Xingdao still needed to be resettled after they were captured. It would not be easy for the island to suddenly have one or two thousand more people who needed to be strictly managed.You must know that the total population of the island is less than 3000 including the garrison. Suddenly there are so many prisoners, turning the good Xingdao into a large prison. can completely solve the problem.
Tan Juren is currently in charge of the operation of the hard labor camp in the south of the island, but it is his security officer Han Zhengshan who is in charge of the specific work.Although Tan Juren had received relevant training courses before coming to Xingdao, he was not as familiar with the operation of the hard labor camp as Han Zhengshan.
Han Zhengshan has a unique advantage in this field that no one else can copy, that is, he once spent a period of time in a hard labor camp as a prisoner of war.Regarding the daily operation of the hard labor camp and what kind of management measures can make the prisoners obey, Han Zhengshan has a personal experience. This is an "advantage" that Tan Juren, who has only received management training, cannot match.
Of course, Han Zhengshan is also very dumbfounded about the errand he has received now. When he left the hard labor camp, he secretly swore that he would never set foot in this kind of place again, but he didn't expect that the vow he made didn't matter at all. Within a few months, he was sent to a hard labor camp again.But fortunately, he no longer enters the camp as a prisoner, but as a real manager, and his superiors have given him great autonomy. He can even take life and death of the prisoners here, and make decisions on his own, even saving the reporting procedures. .This is much greater than the power he had when he was a headhunter in Hangzhou.
Han Zhengshan is not a soft-hearted person. He also understands that most of the prisoners in places like hard labor camps are not honest people. What's more, the newly built hard labor camps are all prisoners of war. These people are real enemies. Soldiers, they are probably best at killing people, and they belong to the same army, so their danger is much higher than that of prisoners in ordinary hard labor camps.The means to subdue these people is probably only a stricter management system and punishment mechanism than military camps.
The actual situation did not exceed his expectations. There were indeed some thorns among the prisoners of war who had just been sent in. Not only did they not obey the order to work, but they also tried to incite other prisoners of war to unite and rebel.Han Zhengshan wasn't in a hurry to stop them either, he unhurriedly spotted the troublemakers from a distance, and then ordered people to enter the hard labor camp.
It would be impossible for Han Zhengshan's few policemen to manage a hard labor camp of this size, so Tan Juren entrusted him with an army platoon staying in the local area to assist Han Zhengshan in managing the prisoners of war.The men he ordered into the hard labor camp were all soldiers with live ammunition.
Based on his own observations, Han Zhengshan directed the soldiers to capture the three rioters from the crowd, and dragged them away before they could figure out the situation.After escorting these three people out of the hard labor camp, Han Zhengshan asked the soldiers to hold them down and knelt down in the field, while he slowly took out the revolver from his waist.
His boss, Tan Juren, had already made it very clear to him about killing one as an example to others.According to Han Zhengshan's personal experience, the sooner this kind of thing is done, the better the effect. Using examples to set a standard for these prisoners, what can be said and what can be done.However, he used to let the cell boss or jailer do this kind of thing before, and he rarely put people to death directly. Even if he wanted to do this kind of thing, he definitely wouldn't do it himself.
But the place in Xingdao is quite different from the environment he used to stay in. No one of the current subordinates can do this kind of errand for him, and the boss probably prefers to be operated by himself so that he can better establish Get the prestige that a magistrate should have.
Han Zhengshan had killed people while arresting prisoners when he was a head arrester before, but his experience of executing prisoners in public was completely zero.Moreover, this revolver is still a relatively unfamiliar weapon to him, and he never expected that the first time he would use it would be to execute prisoners.The three prisoners didn't know that their lifespan was coming to an end, and they were still muttering and complaining in a language that Han Zhengshan couldn't understand, which made people feel quite irritated.
Han Zhengshan suddenly remembered that after he took office, Tan Juren once said to himself that when he became a magistrate, he would be the master of the house from now on.Now that he is the master now, he naturally has to show some ability to prove his ability. These troublesome prisoners of war are right to be sacrificed to sacrifice the flag after he takes office.
Thinking of this, Han Zhengshan no longer hesitated, he reached out his hand steadily, and pulled the trigger on the back of the No.1 prisoner's head.The bullet fired at close range entered the head, and the prisoner fell down before he even had time to grunt.The other two were shocked and wanted to struggle, but their arms and shoulders were firmly locked by the soldiers on both sides behind them, and they couldn't move at all.Han Zhengshan walked over and killed them one by one. He waited quietly for the smoke from the muzzle of the gun to dissipate before inserting it back into the cowhide holster on his waist.
After checking the condition of the three prisoners, the soldiers confirmed the death result to Han Zhengshan.Then a group of people carried the three bodies into the labor camp and showed them to the prisoners.In fact, the place where they were executed just now was also within the sight of the prisoners. I believe most of the prisoners could see the entire execution process clearly, so now when they return here, hundreds of prisoners are silent and silent. .
Han Zhengshan took the iron horn from the side and said loudly to the prisoners: "Remember that you are prisoners of war, if you don't follow the arrangement, die! Those who make trouble, die! Escapers, die!"
After speaking, he handed the tin horn to the translator next to him, and asked him to repeat it in a language that these Johor prisoners of war could understand, and then ordered the corpse to be carried away for burial, and the others continued to work.
After Han Zhengshan ruthlessly staged a show of killing chickens and monkeys, the labor order was greatly improved. The prisoners of war were not sure how low Haihan's execution standard was, so they could only bury their heads in hard work, lest they be randomly charged with a crime. He was dragged out and killed.And what Han Zhengshan wants is this kind of obedience. After assigning labor tasks and implementing the labor point system, the corresponding pressure will be greatly reduced.
However, after killing three people in one breath, Han Zhengshan was still a little uneasy. On the one hand, it was caused by the nervous tension after the killing with his own hands. I don't think this move is too hard.
Tan Juren did not personally witness Han Zhengshan's handling of the matter, but after he heard the report, he asked someone to bring a message to Han Zhengshan, telling him to do it well without too many scruples.This can also be regarded as a reassurance for Han Zhengshan, so as not to make his subordinates look forward and backward, which will affect the normal decision-making.In the future, a large number of prisoners of war will be escorted back one after another. If the rules of this hard labor camp are not established quickly, the more prisoners there will be, the more difficult it will be to deal with.
(End of this chapter)