Chapter 1478
Frontline
Chapter 1478 Frontline
After Qian Tiandun finished speaking, Gao Qiaonan took the initiative to occupy it, and clasped his fists to the merchants and said, "At Xiahai Han Special Battalion Battalion Commander Gao Qiaonan, you will be in charge of arranging the itinerary of your local visit and inspection. This is a war zone. For safety's sake, I hope you can follow our arrangements. Don't leave the team alone to avoid accidents. You are here to open your eyes and seek money. Don't try things that are extraneous , remember safety first."
As a general who leads troops to fight, Gao Qiaonan is not very interested in this kind of reception task. If he has a choice, he does not have the patience to greet these businessmen dressed in silk and satin, who are out of tune with the chilling environment of the front line. .But since it was ordered by Qian Tiandun himself, he could only bite the bullet and take over the errand.He just hoped that these foreign visitors who didn't know anything would not be clever and make up their own minds here.There will be casualties on the front line almost every day, but the order that Qian Tiandun gave him is to ensure that the entire trip of these people on the front line of the Golden State Isthmus can be completed safely, so he has to warn these people first and let them as much as possible. They are aware of the special circumstances they find themselves in.
Gao Qiaonan has been in the army for many years, and he naturally has the chilling air of the superiors. He Li and others can even smell a trace of blood, and now everyone quickly responded to the other party's words with trepidation.It's just that some of them don't know the origin of this Gao Qiaonan, so they can't help calling him "General Gao".At the moment, someone in the know quickly corrected it, saying that the general was surnamed Gao Qiao, not Gao, and everyone who said the wrong thing quickly apologized.
Gao Qiaonan was actually a general who led the troops when Haihan entered Zhejiang, but at that time, Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen were the commanders of the Haihan Marine and Land Forces respectively, and his reputation in the army was naturally better than his battalion commander. It was so much higher that many outsiders who did not know the situation did not know that many of Haihan's battles in Zhejiang were actually completed by Gao Qiaonan's troops.Of course, there are well-informed people like He Li, who have heard some secrets from the Haihan Army, and know that the person who opened up the situation for Haihan in Zhejiang was actually such a well-known general, and this person is said to be of Japanese origin. Among the senior officers who are mainly Han Chinese in the naval and Han army, they are also considered to be a small and no small anomaly.
Of course, no one dared to question the Haihan military's personnel appointment in public, and no one dared to laugh at the pedigree of this accomplished Haihan general who was not pure enough.Even among the top leaders of Haihan, almost no one now regards Gaoqiaonan as an alien, and his loyalty has long been unanimously recognized by the Executive Committee.It's just that Nan Gaoqiao rarely deals with outsiders, so in the eyes of the outside world, he is still a mysterious figure in the Haihan Army.
Gao Qiaonan didn't have the heart to explain the origin of his surname to these businessmen, but simply agreed a few words, and then made a request to the businessmen.Since the situation in the war zone involved many of Haihan's military secrets, Takahashi South asked them to keep all their entourage in the logistics base in the southeast of the defense line, and only himself could participate in the next trip.Moreover, there is a certain confidentiality period that must be observed for what they see and hear in the war zone.
Of course, this confidentiality period will automatically expire when they leave Liaodong. After all, the purpose of the Haihan military to arrange for them to visit the front line is to show their strength. The mighty deeds, then the effect achieved by this trip will be greatly reduced.Moreover, this kind of secrecy restriction is more used to make these visitors keep a string in their minds at all times, and understand that what they have seen and heard are military secrets, and if they do their own thing here, they may violate the military law.
After Takahashi Nan finished speaking, he ordered someone to bring a stack of documents, and asked the merchants to sign and sign on it one by one.This time, Xia Rao was a well-informed businessman who traveled from south to north, and was also frightened by this move.He Li asked tremblingly, "General Takahashi, this... do you still need to sign a life and death certificate?"
"On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, and no one dares to say that if they go up, they will be able to retreat in good condition. This is common sense. After signing this document, if any accident happens, you can contact your family at that time." Gao Qiaonan patiently explained to the merchants why they signed this thing.
A businessman asked tremblingly, "General Takahashi didn't say that he would guarantee the safety of us, so why does the content of this document seem extremely unsafe?"
Takahashi South Road: "Signing this document means that we approve our arrangement, and this can ensure the safety of the itinerary. If you don't want to sign, then don't force it, just stop here, only those who have signed can continue to the north. go."
"I sign!" He Li gritted his teeth and answered first.He had long planned to invest in Liaodong, but if he hadn't personally verified whether Haihan's defense line in Liaodong was indestructible, he would definitely not dare to drop the money casually.Although Haihan's military is both a warning and a life-and-death situation, it seems that this trip seems extremely dangerous, but He Li believes that if you have more information at this time, you can exchange for the initiative in the future. This risk is worth taking.
Since someone took the lead, the other people looked at me and I looked at you. Although they were apprehensive, they all signed in the end.I have come so far, if I don't go to the battlefield to see it myself, how can I go back in peace.Since they can't beat the military, they should obey the arrangement obediently. Since the Haihan people have made this itinerary, it will not be for the sake of making money and killing themselves. As long as they don't mess around, their personal safety should be safe.
In fact, this life-and-death status has the same function as the confidentiality requirement, and it is nothing more than to make the visitors dare not to mess around on the front line.If there is going to be a battle on the front line, then Takahashi South will definitely order the evacuation of these people to a safe area at the first time.Since he took up this errand, he wouldn't just deal with it casually. For this reason, in addition to the accompanying escort of the special operations battalion, he also specially transferred a platoon from the cavalry battalion to provide cover and early warning on the periphery.
In addition, the carriage used by the visiting team was also replaced by a military carriage. The lightweight body and spring shock absorber give this carriage a distinct advantage over civilian carriages in terms of travel speed and ride comfort.Of course, this improvement in performance means higher manufacturing costs, and only military equipment can use these manufacturing technologies that are still in the high-precision field regardless of cost.Even the carriages ordered by a few wealthy and wealthy businessmen from Haihan are not as advanced as the military version.Moreover, the two carriages that were transferred were the special cars that Qian Tiandun rode on daily, and their workmanship was not the same as those of the caravans that transported supplies and equipment.
He Li noticed this not long after he got in the carriage. The bumps were obviously lighter than that of his family's carriage, which cost nearly 500 taels of silver to order from Haihan, and it was obviously not because the roads here were smoother. .In fact, the official road along the Jinzhou Isthmus line of defense is nothing more than a loess road. Haihan currently does not have spare materials and manpower to carry out the road hardening project, and the road conditions here are not good at all.Haihan carriages are expensive because they are more comfortable to ride in. Now that He Li compares goods, he knows that his precious carriage is nothing at all—Haihan obviously can produce more advanced goods. , but not for sale.
However, He Li also knew that Haihan was known for being good at making all kinds of incredible things. Even if he built a car that could run by himself without a horse, he probably wouldn't be surprised.However, when he came up with this idea, he could not have expected to see Haihan's making such an incredible thing a few years later.
He Li wanted to go to Gao Qiaonan again and ask if there was any way to buy this carriage, but unfortunately Gao Qiaonan did not ride the carriage with them, but chose to ride on his own.For Gao Qiaonan, the carriage is comfortable, but he still prefers to ride directly on the horse's back so that he can react the fastest when necessary.
Starting from the logistics base, the farther north you go, the fewer civilians you can see on the land, but there are sporadic cavalrymen who keep walking through the fields. message messenger.
After traveling for a few miles, the city walls of the Jinzhou Isthmus Defense Line could already be clearly seen on the horizon.Every tens of meters on the city wall, there is a Haihan two-color flag fluttering in the wind, indicating to the world that the ownership of this line of defense is currently under the control of Haihan.Without any further explanation, the visitors on the carriage could immediately tell that this was the northern end of Haihan's current control area.
This line of defense was originally built by the Daming defenders. Later, after Liaodong was occupied by Houjin, the Houjin army renovated and reinforced this line of defense, but they never imagined that they would encounter Haihan who was more powerful than them. Unreasonable opponents never thought that they would really rely on this line of defense to draw a line with the enemy, so the investment and transformation of this line of defense was extremely limited.When Haihan attacked this place, it was too late for Hou Jin to reinforce this line of defense. Breaking through a single point would cause the entire line of defense to collapse rapidly.
After Haihan occupied this place, he fully learned the lessons of Hou Jin, and immediately carried out comprehensive reconstruction of this line of defense, making it the main defense fortification of the Liaodong colony.This time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive project is still in full swing and will theoretically take at least a few months to take shape.During this period, the Houjin army in the north would definitely not watch Haihan perfect this line of defense, so the small-scale confrontation has never been interrupted.
After the previous Houjin army raided the defense line almost successfully, the military also realized that passive defense was not the way, so it took the initiative to send troops to push the front line north, and try to limit the activities of the Houjin army to a place a few miles away from the defense line.However, because there was no fortification cover, the battles between the two sides were almost all carried out on the fields north of the defense line, and the relative advantage of the Haihan Army was not so great.In the recent confrontation, the casualties of the Haihan Army have inevitably been increasing. Although the number is not large, it is not exciting news for this victorious army after all.
The team came to a slow stop outside Jijia Fort, which was bombed by Haihan artillery during the earlier battle.Because the main defense direction is the north, the relevant reconstruction plans are also north of the defense line, so Haihan did not repair the city gate after that, but the Jijia Fort on the other side of the city gate has changed beyond recognition compared to before. Parts of the buildings were demolished, and the masonry was used to build Haihan's most famous fortification, the Bastion.
After passing the city gate of Jijiabao, Gaoqiao Nan signaled all the people on the carriage to get off and visit the place on foot.None of these merchants had ever seen the Bastion, and seeing its eccentric appearance, they could not help but worry about the practicality of this thing.Takahashi Minami was too lazy to explain the characteristics and combat effectiveness of the bastion to these people in detail. His task was to take these people around the war zone according to the itinerary, but what kind of effect he could get was beyond his control.
Fortunately, there is also a professional guide Liu Shang in the team. He has spent these days in Liaodong, and he has a general understanding of some of Haihan's deployment plans in Liaodong, and even some inside information about the military.Although some things are not suitable to say on this occasion, this is also used by him as a reason to avoid the shortcoming that he does not know enough about the military.
Most of the questions asked by the merchants are related to the current battle situation. They are looking forward to being able to witness the scene of the Haihan army fighting against the enemy, preferably a large-scale battle to confirm that Haihan has enough strength to protect the area south of the defense line. security, but such a scenario is difficult to occur under the current situation.After Yangguli was killed in the battle, the Houjin army did not go south to avenge him. Instead, they were more careful in their actions, lest they would be shot by the Haihans from Baizhangkai. This attack method was basically impossible to prevent, and Houjin died. There are quite a few people under this inexplicable shooting.
The bastion under construction was difficult to attract the attention of businessmen, and the visiting group decided to give up after turning around twice.The lack of freshness is probably the most fatal part of this script. The purpose of their journey here is very clear, that is, to witness Haihan's strength with their own eyes.
Gao Qiaonan asked Liu Shangxian to take care of the businessmen, while he immediately rushed to the headquarters to ask for the next plan.If Qian Tiandun is also determined to let these businessmen go to the battlefield to find out, he can continue to arrange follow-up activities.
Before setting foot on the battlefield, Liu Shangxian took the group of businessmen to the battlefield hospital to visit those who were unfortunately injured in the fight with Houjin.For the visitors, the effect of coming to the battlefield hospital is probably to sound the alarm once again for them, and always remember not to fight against their opponents.
(End of this chapter)
After Qian Tiandun finished speaking, Gao Qiaonan took the initiative to occupy it, and clasped his fists to the merchants and said, "At Xiahai Han Special Battalion Battalion Commander Gao Qiaonan, you will be in charge of arranging the itinerary of your local visit and inspection. This is a war zone. For safety's sake, I hope you can follow our arrangements. Don't leave the team alone to avoid accidents. You are here to open your eyes and seek money. Don't try things that are extraneous , remember safety first."
As a general who leads troops to fight, Gao Qiaonan is not very interested in this kind of reception task. If he has a choice, he does not have the patience to greet these businessmen dressed in silk and satin, who are out of tune with the chilling environment of the front line. .But since it was ordered by Qian Tiandun himself, he could only bite the bullet and take over the errand.He just hoped that these foreign visitors who didn't know anything would not be clever and make up their own minds here.There will be casualties on the front line almost every day, but the order that Qian Tiandun gave him is to ensure that the entire trip of these people on the front line of the Golden State Isthmus can be completed safely, so he has to warn these people first and let them as much as possible. They are aware of the special circumstances they find themselves in.
Gao Qiaonan has been in the army for many years, and he naturally has the chilling air of the superiors. He Li and others can even smell a trace of blood, and now everyone quickly responded to the other party's words with trepidation.It's just that some of them don't know the origin of this Gao Qiaonan, so they can't help calling him "General Gao".At the moment, someone in the know quickly corrected it, saying that the general was surnamed Gao Qiao, not Gao, and everyone who said the wrong thing quickly apologized.
Gao Qiaonan was actually a general who led the troops when Haihan entered Zhejiang, but at that time, Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen were the commanders of the Haihan Marine and Land Forces respectively, and his reputation in the army was naturally better than his battalion commander. It was so much higher that many outsiders who did not know the situation did not know that many of Haihan's battles in Zhejiang were actually completed by Gao Qiaonan's troops.Of course, there are well-informed people like He Li, who have heard some secrets from the Haihan Army, and know that the person who opened up the situation for Haihan in Zhejiang was actually such a well-known general, and this person is said to be of Japanese origin. Among the senior officers who are mainly Han Chinese in the naval and Han army, they are also considered to be a small and no small anomaly.
Of course, no one dared to question the Haihan military's personnel appointment in public, and no one dared to laugh at the pedigree of this accomplished Haihan general who was not pure enough.Even among the top leaders of Haihan, almost no one now regards Gaoqiaonan as an alien, and his loyalty has long been unanimously recognized by the Executive Committee.It's just that Nan Gaoqiao rarely deals with outsiders, so in the eyes of the outside world, he is still a mysterious figure in the Haihan Army.
Gao Qiaonan didn't have the heart to explain the origin of his surname to these businessmen, but simply agreed a few words, and then made a request to the businessmen.Since the situation in the war zone involved many of Haihan's military secrets, Takahashi South asked them to keep all their entourage in the logistics base in the southeast of the defense line, and only himself could participate in the next trip.Moreover, there is a certain confidentiality period that must be observed for what they see and hear in the war zone.
Of course, this confidentiality period will automatically expire when they leave Liaodong. After all, the purpose of the Haihan military to arrange for them to visit the front line is to show their strength. The mighty deeds, then the effect achieved by this trip will be greatly reduced.Moreover, this kind of secrecy restriction is more used to make these visitors keep a string in their minds at all times, and understand that what they have seen and heard are military secrets, and if they do their own thing here, they may violate the military law.
After Takahashi Nan finished speaking, he ordered someone to bring a stack of documents, and asked the merchants to sign and sign on it one by one.This time, Xia Rao was a well-informed businessman who traveled from south to north, and was also frightened by this move.He Li asked tremblingly, "General Takahashi, this... do you still need to sign a life and death certificate?"
"On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, and no one dares to say that if they go up, they will be able to retreat in good condition. This is common sense. After signing this document, if any accident happens, you can contact your family at that time." Gao Qiaonan patiently explained to the merchants why they signed this thing.
A businessman asked tremblingly, "General Takahashi didn't say that he would guarantee the safety of us, so why does the content of this document seem extremely unsafe?"
Takahashi South Road: "Signing this document means that we approve our arrangement, and this can ensure the safety of the itinerary. If you don't want to sign, then don't force it, just stop here, only those who have signed can continue to the north. go."
"I sign!" He Li gritted his teeth and answered first.He had long planned to invest in Liaodong, but if he hadn't personally verified whether Haihan's defense line in Liaodong was indestructible, he would definitely not dare to drop the money casually.Although Haihan's military is both a warning and a life-and-death situation, it seems that this trip seems extremely dangerous, but He Li believes that if you have more information at this time, you can exchange for the initiative in the future. This risk is worth taking.
Since someone took the lead, the other people looked at me and I looked at you. Although they were apprehensive, they all signed in the end.I have come so far, if I don't go to the battlefield to see it myself, how can I go back in peace.Since they can't beat the military, they should obey the arrangement obediently. Since the Haihan people have made this itinerary, it will not be for the sake of making money and killing themselves. As long as they don't mess around, their personal safety should be safe.
In fact, this life-and-death status has the same function as the confidentiality requirement, and it is nothing more than to make the visitors dare not to mess around on the front line.If there is going to be a battle on the front line, then Takahashi South will definitely order the evacuation of these people to a safe area at the first time.Since he took up this errand, he wouldn't just deal with it casually. For this reason, in addition to the accompanying escort of the special operations battalion, he also specially transferred a platoon from the cavalry battalion to provide cover and early warning on the periphery.
In addition, the carriage used by the visiting team was also replaced by a military carriage. The lightweight body and spring shock absorber give this carriage a distinct advantage over civilian carriages in terms of travel speed and ride comfort.Of course, this improvement in performance means higher manufacturing costs, and only military equipment can use these manufacturing technologies that are still in the high-precision field regardless of cost.Even the carriages ordered by a few wealthy and wealthy businessmen from Haihan are not as advanced as the military version.Moreover, the two carriages that were transferred were the special cars that Qian Tiandun rode on daily, and their workmanship was not the same as those of the caravans that transported supplies and equipment.
He Li noticed this not long after he got in the carriage. The bumps were obviously lighter than that of his family's carriage, which cost nearly 500 taels of silver to order from Haihan, and it was obviously not because the roads here were smoother. .In fact, the official road along the Jinzhou Isthmus line of defense is nothing more than a loess road. Haihan currently does not have spare materials and manpower to carry out the road hardening project, and the road conditions here are not good at all.Haihan carriages are expensive because they are more comfortable to ride in. Now that He Li compares goods, he knows that his precious carriage is nothing at all—Haihan obviously can produce more advanced goods. , but not for sale.
However, He Li also knew that Haihan was known for being good at making all kinds of incredible things. Even if he built a car that could run by himself without a horse, he probably wouldn't be surprised.However, when he came up with this idea, he could not have expected to see Haihan's making such an incredible thing a few years later.
He Li wanted to go to Gao Qiaonan again and ask if there was any way to buy this carriage, but unfortunately Gao Qiaonan did not ride the carriage with them, but chose to ride on his own.For Gao Qiaonan, the carriage is comfortable, but he still prefers to ride directly on the horse's back so that he can react the fastest when necessary.
Starting from the logistics base, the farther north you go, the fewer civilians you can see on the land, but there are sporadic cavalrymen who keep walking through the fields. message messenger.
After traveling for a few miles, the city walls of the Jinzhou Isthmus Defense Line could already be clearly seen on the horizon.Every tens of meters on the city wall, there is a Haihan two-color flag fluttering in the wind, indicating to the world that the ownership of this line of defense is currently under the control of Haihan.Without any further explanation, the visitors on the carriage could immediately tell that this was the northern end of Haihan's current control area.
This line of defense was originally built by the Daming defenders. Later, after Liaodong was occupied by Houjin, the Houjin army renovated and reinforced this line of defense, but they never imagined that they would encounter Haihan who was more powerful than them. Unreasonable opponents never thought that they would really rely on this line of defense to draw a line with the enemy, so the investment and transformation of this line of defense was extremely limited.When Haihan attacked this place, it was too late for Hou Jin to reinforce this line of defense. Breaking through a single point would cause the entire line of defense to collapse rapidly.
After Haihan occupied this place, he fully learned the lessons of Hou Jin, and immediately carried out comprehensive reconstruction of this line of defense, making it the main defense fortification of the Liaodong colony.This time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive project is still in full swing and will theoretically take at least a few months to take shape.During this period, the Houjin army in the north would definitely not watch Haihan perfect this line of defense, so the small-scale confrontation has never been interrupted.
After the previous Houjin army raided the defense line almost successfully, the military also realized that passive defense was not the way, so it took the initiative to send troops to push the front line north, and try to limit the activities of the Houjin army to a place a few miles away from the defense line.However, because there was no fortification cover, the battles between the two sides were almost all carried out on the fields north of the defense line, and the relative advantage of the Haihan Army was not so great.In the recent confrontation, the casualties of the Haihan Army have inevitably been increasing. Although the number is not large, it is not exciting news for this victorious army after all.
The team came to a slow stop outside Jijia Fort, which was bombed by Haihan artillery during the earlier battle.Because the main defense direction is the north, the relevant reconstruction plans are also north of the defense line, so Haihan did not repair the city gate after that, but the Jijia Fort on the other side of the city gate has changed beyond recognition compared to before. Parts of the buildings were demolished, and the masonry was used to build Haihan's most famous fortification, the Bastion.
After passing the city gate of Jijiabao, Gaoqiao Nan signaled all the people on the carriage to get off and visit the place on foot.None of these merchants had ever seen the Bastion, and seeing its eccentric appearance, they could not help but worry about the practicality of this thing.Takahashi Minami was too lazy to explain the characteristics and combat effectiveness of the bastion to these people in detail. His task was to take these people around the war zone according to the itinerary, but what kind of effect he could get was beyond his control.
Fortunately, there is also a professional guide Liu Shang in the team. He has spent these days in Liaodong, and he has a general understanding of some of Haihan's deployment plans in Liaodong, and even some inside information about the military.Although some things are not suitable to say on this occasion, this is also used by him as a reason to avoid the shortcoming that he does not know enough about the military.
Most of the questions asked by the merchants are related to the current battle situation. They are looking forward to being able to witness the scene of the Haihan army fighting against the enemy, preferably a large-scale battle to confirm that Haihan has enough strength to protect the area south of the defense line. security, but such a scenario is difficult to occur under the current situation.After Yangguli was killed in the battle, the Houjin army did not go south to avenge him. Instead, they were more careful in their actions, lest they would be shot by the Haihans from Baizhangkai. This attack method was basically impossible to prevent, and Houjin died. There are quite a few people under this inexplicable shooting.
The bastion under construction was difficult to attract the attention of businessmen, and the visiting group decided to give up after turning around twice.The lack of freshness is probably the most fatal part of this script. The purpose of their journey here is very clear, that is, to witness Haihan's strength with their own eyes.
Gao Qiaonan asked Liu Shangxian to take care of the businessmen, while he immediately rushed to the headquarters to ask for the next plan.If Qian Tiandun is also determined to let these businessmen go to the battlefield to find out, he can continue to arrange follow-up activities.
Before setting foot on the battlefield, Liu Shangxian took the group of businessmen to the battlefield hospital to visit those who were unfortunately injured in the fight with Houjin.For the visitors, the effect of coming to the battlefield hospital is probably to sound the alarm once again for them, and always remember not to fight against their opponents.
(End of this chapter)