Chapter 1675
Defense Zone Handover
Chapter 1675 Defense Zone Handover
For the Haihan Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense, of course, they hope that there will be more elite troops like the Special War Battalion. After all, force is the real and effective means for Haihan Kingdom to continue to expand its territory.But there is another paradox that everyone has to face up to, that is, the elite troops must be formed by senior generals and trained for a long time, so that the quality of the soldiers and the combat effectiveness of the troops can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.But in this way, these troops often take orders from one general for a long time, and the object of direct allegiance is not the executive committee far away in Sanya.Originally, a lot of money was spent to form and maintain these elite troops for the purpose of consolidating the rule, but when the strength of these troops grows to a certain stage, there will be more hidden dangers in the rule of the executive committee.
To prevent the emergence of certain extreme situations, in addition to strengthening the military's political work, another extremely important means is to regularly change the places where these troops are stationed.Although this kind of measure requires a large amount of additional military expenditures and a very complicated action plan for the transfer of troops across regions, there is no doubt about the effect it can achieve.
For example, the resident of the special warfare battalion will be replaced almost every one or two years, and they often go to the border areas of the Haihan map to perform combat missions.The special warfare battalion basically has no local foundation at all, and its logistics supply and recruiting are very dependent on the support of the Ministry of National Defense, and most of the objective conditions for evolving into a warlord force are gone.
The marine corps of the navy is also in a similar situation. The amphibious force built by Wang Tom himself has no fixed station outside Hainan Island. Basically, he will go with the navy wherever there are combat missions. In the task of long-distance delivery, it is more efficient than the Army.Especially in the environment of amphibious operations, the combat effectiveness of this unit is not even inferior to the special warfare battalion known as the Haihan First Army.
The situation of the cavalry battalion was a little special. It was necessary to build a horse farm for the war horses in the station, otherwise the long-term settlement of hundreds of war horses would be an extremely troublesome problem.Therefore, every station of the cavalry battalion has to spend a lot of money on the horse farm. In order to save military expenses as much as possible, the station will be relatively fixed. Just a few limited places.The transfer of the cavalry battalion is generally arranged around these places with horse farms.
At present, there is only Roger's South China Sea Special Warfare Brigade with a relatively fixed station. This force has already begun to take shape when he was in charge of Ambuna Island.After Haihan entered Xingdao at the end of 1633, Roger had been serving as a military chief there, and he began to build his own team in 1634.Before his team came to Manila, the main scope of activities was also concentrated in the Strait of Malacca. Compared with the other teams, the actual combat experience was much less.
In view of the current situation of this army and the Xingdao area, the Ministry of National Defense will not transfer it to other places for the time being. Therefore, after the end of the Manila war, Roger will still lead this army back to the original station and continue to guard Haihan. The western gateway to the South Sea.
And after these elite troops leave Manila, the army battalion transferred from Haikou will stay in the local area to take over security defense.Battalion Commander Yu Tiezhu has been serving in the army since 1627, and he can be regarded as one of the founding heroes of Haihan. The battalion he commanded once served as the garrison of Victory Fort in the early years, although its combat effectiveness was not as good as those of the few It is an elite unit, but it is already considered a first-class existence in the army.
During the Battle of Manila, Yu Tiezhu and his troops were almost all doing hard work, serving as backups and transporting supplies for several other elite troops, and did not get any chance to show off.However, this is also a reasonable thing. The Ministry of National Defense has finally concentrated all the elite troops under its command from all over the world to Manila. All piled up on the front line of the battlefield.And this army battalion, which participated in the battle with ordinary troops, naturally could only suffer a little bit of grievance.
However, Yu Tiezhu didn't mind such an arrangement, because before the departure, Minister of National Defense Yan Chujie had an interview with him and asked him if he was willing to lead troops to station overseas.Yu Tiezhu knows very well that if he wants to make military achievements, there are definitely more opportunities to be stationed abroad than to stay in Hainan Island. Although Manila is a relatively unfamiliar place, it is not a barren place. After arriving there, you don’t have to worry about basic living facilities. As for the issue of material supplies, the military salary is also higher than that of staying on Hainan Island. Maybe there is still a chance to fight a few battles with the surrounding indigenous armed forces to accumulate military merits, so why not do it.
After Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang arrived in Manila, they immediately took over the local military and political affairs.Relatively speaking, the military's defense and command transfer work is relatively simple, because Yan Chujie and other generals have not left Manila at this time, and Xiao Liang can obtain more detailed local information through them, so that he will not have nothing to do after taking over. clue.While Yu Tiezhu was stationed in Haikou City, Qiu Yuan happened to be his immediate boss, so it was easier for the military and government to communicate with each other.
Of course, the executive committee and the Ministry of National Defense made such a personnel arrangement, perhaps because it was considered that it would be easier to quickly take over the military and political affairs in Manila, and Xiao Liang had also led soldiers during his stay in Guangdong, so he would not be caught by the people below because he was not familiar with the business. Give overhead.
Regarding the handover of defense, in fact, the Temporary Management Committee has already made arrangements before this, but because the Haihan Army's suppression operation in the area north of the Bashi River is still in progress, the related handover work will continue to be postponed, Xiao Liang also This allows more time to familiarize yourself with local conditions.
The actions of the Haihan army on the north bank of the Bashi River were not all smooth sailing. The Spaniards who fled to this area were often either rich or noble, and many of them had small-scale private armed forces. For the pursuit of the Haihan army, they understood it as this It is the intention to kill them all, so naturally they will not easily put down their weapons and give in.The instructions given by the Haihan army were to strike at all resistance, so that many armed conflicts inevitably occurred, and both sides suffered casualties.
Of course, the number of casualties of the Haihan army, which had an absolute advantage in combat effectiveness, was not large, but the fleeing Spaniards were decisively slaughtered by the Haihan army because of their armed resistance.According to the figures reported to the Provisional Management Committee, more than 300 Spaniards were killed in the arrest operation north of the Bashi River in the past few days alone.The number of captives captured and taken back to Manila was several times that number.
However, this is not the focus of Haihan's generals. After all, human life is as cheap as grass in troubled times, not to mention the human life of the hostile camp. A few hundred dead is just a number.Of course, the generals were most concerned about how much money was seized from these Spaniards in the arrest operation.
And the troops participating in the war did not disappoint the eagerly awaited generals. On the second day of the arrest operation, the total value of the seized property had already exceeded the million mark.On the third day, the leading cavalry unit smashed three wealthy Spanish merchant families in one go in San Miguel Town, and took more than ten carriages to transport the seized property back to Manila.After counting overnight, the Temporary Management Committee announced that the cavalry battalion took the lead in achieving the goal set before the operation, and received a reward of 10 yuan from Yan Chujie.Of course, the wool came from the sheep, so the bonus would definitely not come from Yan Chujie's personal pocket, but would be discounted from the property seized this time, and the Ministry of National Defense would pay in advance.
While commending the cavalry battalion, Yan Chujie also announced that he would give rewards in proportion to the money seized by each unit. The more seized, the greater the percentage of commission.The role of monetary incentives is undoubtedly huge. The several troops involved in the arrest are full of enthusiasm, and they can't wait to turn the Baili Plain north of the Pasig River upside down and capture all the living people back to Manila.
The generals are naturally happy to see the results, and the right is to give the troops under their command another chance to earn bonuses.But the Spaniards are out of luck, especially those dignitaries who escaped from the city early in order to avoid the war. If they resist a little, they will be shot dead. The Haihan army ransacked their homes and lost money, but at least they could save their lives.
With the loss of the Spaniards, the local Han forces began to rise again.The Han people who originally lived here were only immigrants. Due to the limited population, their status was even lower than that of the local aborigines.However, after the Haihan army took Manila, many local Han people’s minds began to come alive. Most of them had no nationality, and it was hard to say that they had much loyalty to the Spanish colonial government or Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away, but since they took over The new owner of Manila is a country with a Han Chinese background, so it will be a certainty that this place will be turned over by the Han Chinese in the future.
Many people regard Chaosheng Commercial Store in the south of the city as a model of this type of operation. A commercial organization run by Ming people can succeed in both Spain and Haihan successively. It gave birth to the idea of "I can do it if I go".Based on this understanding, some people took the initiative to connect with the Haihan army, expressing their willingness to cooperate with the government to do what they can.
The Temporary Management Committee also maintains a welcoming attitude towards this kind of local people who actively seek cooperation. These people have some industries and connections in the local area. It is far more efficient to mobilize them to do some specific and subtle things than the officials themselves.For example, it is easier to accept matters such as law and order maintenance and policy promotion if the locals come forward to handle them, and there is no need for the military to use some coercive measures to deal with ordinary people.
Of course, not everyone who takes the initiative can win Haihan's favor.With Ran Tianlu, a local snake, as a staff member, the temporary management committee can avoid a lot of detours when choosing partners.Ran Tianlu can almost give some reference materials for who is reliable, who is a poor family, and who has an unreliable background.
On February [-]th, the South China Sea Special Warfare Brigade, which had completed a brief rest in Manila, was the first to set foot home.Although Xingdao has a reliable partner Tan Ju as the head, and a thousand-man army borrowed from An Nanguo to guard the house, Roger is still eager to return, and wants to return to his land sooner.In fact, if it weren't for the generous rewards for the arrest operation on the north bank of the Bashi River, he would have already left with his troops.In his opinion, instead of letting the troops stay in Manila with nothing to do, it is better to return to Sing Tao earlier and resume normal training earlier.
Roger has his own views on the current situation in the South China Sea. After the defeat in Manila, the Spaniards basically lost their status in the Far East. Although there are still some colonies scattered in the South China Sea, they are all sporadic small-scale settlements. It is very unlikely to cause Haihan any more trouble.However, Sing Tao, located at the eastern end of Malacca, has more and more countries eyeing this place due to its critical geographical location.Even the so-called partners such as Portugal and the Netherlands will also covet Haihan's stronghold, and it is hard to guarantee that they will not use Haihan when they have the opportunity.
For Haihan to control the Straits of Malacca, Xingdao is the key point. Roger believes that in the current South China Sea region, only his own troops are most suitable for deploying on Xingdao.The coalition forces that defeated the United Kingdom and Johor before also fully proved the combat effectiveness of the Special Operations Brigade.However, the establishment of his army is still a bit embarrassing. There is no brigade level in the official establishment of the Haihan Army, and the reason why this name was used at the beginning was mainly because many people in this army were not regular soldiers at that time. They were recruited, and a considerable part of the soldiers were selected by Roger himself from the shiploads of slaves transported to Amberna Island by human traffickers.The Ministry of National Defense will naturally not grant a formal establishment to the army composed of these personnel who have not obtained Haihan nationality.
But today is not what it used to be. After this mission, Yan Chujie has verbally promised to Roger that he will sign an order immediately after returning to Sanya, granting the official establishment of the South China Sea Special Warfare Brigade. If there is no accident, it should be a reinforcement battalion.In the future, the supply of weapons, military expenditures, personnel treatment, and military ranks will also be implemented in accordance with the standards of the regular army.As for the naturalization of some non-sea Chinese soldiers, it will also be resolved at that time.
In fact, in Roger's view, issues such as weapons, military expenses, treatment, and positions are not bad. The conditions given by the Ministry of Defense in the past were not bad. The most important thing is to solve the issue of the nationality of the soldiers, so that these can be released from slavery Soldiers have a greater sense of belonging and a greater sense of who they are loyal to.
(End of this chapter)
For the Haihan Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense, of course, they hope that there will be more elite troops like the Special War Battalion. After all, force is the real and effective means for Haihan Kingdom to continue to expand its territory.But there is another paradox that everyone has to face up to, that is, the elite troops must be formed by senior generals and trained for a long time, so that the quality of the soldiers and the combat effectiveness of the troops can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.But in this way, these troops often take orders from one general for a long time, and the object of direct allegiance is not the executive committee far away in Sanya.Originally, a lot of money was spent to form and maintain these elite troops for the purpose of consolidating the rule, but when the strength of these troops grows to a certain stage, there will be more hidden dangers in the rule of the executive committee.
To prevent the emergence of certain extreme situations, in addition to strengthening the military's political work, another extremely important means is to regularly change the places where these troops are stationed.Although this kind of measure requires a large amount of additional military expenditures and a very complicated action plan for the transfer of troops across regions, there is no doubt about the effect it can achieve.
For example, the resident of the special warfare battalion will be replaced almost every one or two years, and they often go to the border areas of the Haihan map to perform combat missions.The special warfare battalion basically has no local foundation at all, and its logistics supply and recruiting are very dependent on the support of the Ministry of National Defense, and most of the objective conditions for evolving into a warlord force are gone.
The marine corps of the navy is also in a similar situation. The amphibious force built by Wang Tom himself has no fixed station outside Hainan Island. Basically, he will go with the navy wherever there are combat missions. In the task of long-distance delivery, it is more efficient than the Army.Especially in the environment of amphibious operations, the combat effectiveness of this unit is not even inferior to the special warfare battalion known as the Haihan First Army.
The situation of the cavalry battalion was a little special. It was necessary to build a horse farm for the war horses in the station, otherwise the long-term settlement of hundreds of war horses would be an extremely troublesome problem.Therefore, every station of the cavalry battalion has to spend a lot of money on the horse farm. In order to save military expenses as much as possible, the station will be relatively fixed. Just a few limited places.The transfer of the cavalry battalion is generally arranged around these places with horse farms.
At present, there is only Roger's South China Sea Special Warfare Brigade with a relatively fixed station. This force has already begun to take shape when he was in charge of Ambuna Island.After Haihan entered Xingdao at the end of 1633, Roger had been serving as a military chief there, and he began to build his own team in 1634.Before his team came to Manila, the main scope of activities was also concentrated in the Strait of Malacca. Compared with the other teams, the actual combat experience was much less.
In view of the current situation of this army and the Xingdao area, the Ministry of National Defense will not transfer it to other places for the time being. Therefore, after the end of the Manila war, Roger will still lead this army back to the original station and continue to guard Haihan. The western gateway to the South Sea.
And after these elite troops leave Manila, the army battalion transferred from Haikou will stay in the local area to take over security defense.Battalion Commander Yu Tiezhu has been serving in the army since 1627, and he can be regarded as one of the founding heroes of Haihan. The battalion he commanded once served as the garrison of Victory Fort in the early years, although its combat effectiveness was not as good as those of the few It is an elite unit, but it is already considered a first-class existence in the army.
During the Battle of Manila, Yu Tiezhu and his troops were almost all doing hard work, serving as backups and transporting supplies for several other elite troops, and did not get any chance to show off.However, this is also a reasonable thing. The Ministry of National Defense has finally concentrated all the elite troops under its command from all over the world to Manila. All piled up on the front line of the battlefield.And this army battalion, which participated in the battle with ordinary troops, naturally could only suffer a little bit of grievance.
However, Yu Tiezhu didn't mind such an arrangement, because before the departure, Minister of National Defense Yan Chujie had an interview with him and asked him if he was willing to lead troops to station overseas.Yu Tiezhu knows very well that if he wants to make military achievements, there are definitely more opportunities to be stationed abroad than to stay in Hainan Island. Although Manila is a relatively unfamiliar place, it is not a barren place. After arriving there, you don’t have to worry about basic living facilities. As for the issue of material supplies, the military salary is also higher than that of staying on Hainan Island. Maybe there is still a chance to fight a few battles with the surrounding indigenous armed forces to accumulate military merits, so why not do it.
After Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang arrived in Manila, they immediately took over the local military and political affairs.Relatively speaking, the military's defense and command transfer work is relatively simple, because Yan Chujie and other generals have not left Manila at this time, and Xiao Liang can obtain more detailed local information through them, so that he will not have nothing to do after taking over. clue.While Yu Tiezhu was stationed in Haikou City, Qiu Yuan happened to be his immediate boss, so it was easier for the military and government to communicate with each other.
Of course, the executive committee and the Ministry of National Defense made such a personnel arrangement, perhaps because it was considered that it would be easier to quickly take over the military and political affairs in Manila, and Xiao Liang had also led soldiers during his stay in Guangdong, so he would not be caught by the people below because he was not familiar with the business. Give overhead.
Regarding the handover of defense, in fact, the Temporary Management Committee has already made arrangements before this, but because the Haihan Army's suppression operation in the area north of the Bashi River is still in progress, the related handover work will continue to be postponed, Xiao Liang also This allows more time to familiarize yourself with local conditions.
The actions of the Haihan army on the north bank of the Bashi River were not all smooth sailing. The Spaniards who fled to this area were often either rich or noble, and many of them had small-scale private armed forces. For the pursuit of the Haihan army, they understood it as this It is the intention to kill them all, so naturally they will not easily put down their weapons and give in.The instructions given by the Haihan army were to strike at all resistance, so that many armed conflicts inevitably occurred, and both sides suffered casualties.
Of course, the number of casualties of the Haihan army, which had an absolute advantage in combat effectiveness, was not large, but the fleeing Spaniards were decisively slaughtered by the Haihan army because of their armed resistance.According to the figures reported to the Provisional Management Committee, more than 300 Spaniards were killed in the arrest operation north of the Bashi River in the past few days alone.The number of captives captured and taken back to Manila was several times that number.
However, this is not the focus of Haihan's generals. After all, human life is as cheap as grass in troubled times, not to mention the human life of the hostile camp. A few hundred dead is just a number.Of course, the generals were most concerned about how much money was seized from these Spaniards in the arrest operation.
And the troops participating in the war did not disappoint the eagerly awaited generals. On the second day of the arrest operation, the total value of the seized property had already exceeded the million mark.On the third day, the leading cavalry unit smashed three wealthy Spanish merchant families in one go in San Miguel Town, and took more than ten carriages to transport the seized property back to Manila.After counting overnight, the Temporary Management Committee announced that the cavalry battalion took the lead in achieving the goal set before the operation, and received a reward of 10 yuan from Yan Chujie.Of course, the wool came from the sheep, so the bonus would definitely not come from Yan Chujie's personal pocket, but would be discounted from the property seized this time, and the Ministry of National Defense would pay in advance.
While commending the cavalry battalion, Yan Chujie also announced that he would give rewards in proportion to the money seized by each unit. The more seized, the greater the percentage of commission.The role of monetary incentives is undoubtedly huge. The several troops involved in the arrest are full of enthusiasm, and they can't wait to turn the Baili Plain north of the Pasig River upside down and capture all the living people back to Manila.
The generals are naturally happy to see the results, and the right is to give the troops under their command another chance to earn bonuses.But the Spaniards are out of luck, especially those dignitaries who escaped from the city early in order to avoid the war. If they resist a little, they will be shot dead. The Haihan army ransacked their homes and lost money, but at least they could save their lives.
With the loss of the Spaniards, the local Han forces began to rise again.The Han people who originally lived here were only immigrants. Due to the limited population, their status was even lower than that of the local aborigines.However, after the Haihan army took Manila, many local Han people’s minds began to come alive. Most of them had no nationality, and it was hard to say that they had much loyalty to the Spanish colonial government or Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away, but since they took over The new owner of Manila is a country with a Han Chinese background, so it will be a certainty that this place will be turned over by the Han Chinese in the future.
Many people regard Chaosheng Commercial Store in the south of the city as a model of this type of operation. A commercial organization run by Ming people can succeed in both Spain and Haihan successively. It gave birth to the idea of "I can do it if I go".Based on this understanding, some people took the initiative to connect with the Haihan army, expressing their willingness to cooperate with the government to do what they can.
The Temporary Management Committee also maintains a welcoming attitude towards this kind of local people who actively seek cooperation. These people have some industries and connections in the local area. It is far more efficient to mobilize them to do some specific and subtle things than the officials themselves.For example, it is easier to accept matters such as law and order maintenance and policy promotion if the locals come forward to handle them, and there is no need for the military to use some coercive measures to deal with ordinary people.
Of course, not everyone who takes the initiative can win Haihan's favor.With Ran Tianlu, a local snake, as a staff member, the temporary management committee can avoid a lot of detours when choosing partners.Ran Tianlu can almost give some reference materials for who is reliable, who is a poor family, and who has an unreliable background.
On February [-]th, the South China Sea Special Warfare Brigade, which had completed a brief rest in Manila, was the first to set foot home.Although Xingdao has a reliable partner Tan Ju as the head, and a thousand-man army borrowed from An Nanguo to guard the house, Roger is still eager to return, and wants to return to his land sooner.In fact, if it weren't for the generous rewards for the arrest operation on the north bank of the Bashi River, he would have already left with his troops.In his opinion, instead of letting the troops stay in Manila with nothing to do, it is better to return to Sing Tao earlier and resume normal training earlier.
Roger has his own views on the current situation in the South China Sea. After the defeat in Manila, the Spaniards basically lost their status in the Far East. Although there are still some colonies scattered in the South China Sea, they are all sporadic small-scale settlements. It is very unlikely to cause Haihan any more trouble.However, Sing Tao, located at the eastern end of Malacca, has more and more countries eyeing this place due to its critical geographical location.Even the so-called partners such as Portugal and the Netherlands will also covet Haihan's stronghold, and it is hard to guarantee that they will not use Haihan when they have the opportunity.
For Haihan to control the Straits of Malacca, Xingdao is the key point. Roger believes that in the current South China Sea region, only his own troops are most suitable for deploying on Xingdao.The coalition forces that defeated the United Kingdom and Johor before also fully proved the combat effectiveness of the Special Operations Brigade.However, the establishment of his army is still a bit embarrassing. There is no brigade level in the official establishment of the Haihan Army, and the reason why this name was used at the beginning was mainly because many people in this army were not regular soldiers at that time. They were recruited, and a considerable part of the soldiers were selected by Roger himself from the shiploads of slaves transported to Amberna Island by human traffickers.The Ministry of National Defense will naturally not grant a formal establishment to the army composed of these personnel who have not obtained Haihan nationality.
But today is not what it used to be. After this mission, Yan Chujie has verbally promised to Roger that he will sign an order immediately after returning to Sanya, granting the official establishment of the South China Sea Special Warfare Brigade. If there is no accident, it should be a reinforcement battalion.In the future, the supply of weapons, military expenditures, personnel treatment, and military ranks will also be implemented in accordance with the standards of the regular army.As for the naturalization of some non-sea Chinese soldiers, it will also be resolved at that time.
In fact, in Roger's view, issues such as weapons, military expenses, treatment, and positions are not bad. The conditions given by the Ministry of Defense in the past were not bad. The most important thing is to solve the issue of the nationality of the soldiers, so that these can be released from slavery Soldiers have a greater sense of belonging and a greater sense of who they are loyal to.
(End of this chapter)