Chapter 2889
Chapter 2889
Chapter 2889
A huge map of the South China Sea hangs on the wall of the conference room, on which Haihan's main ports, garrison points, colonial areas and mines under development are marked in the South China Sea.
From the map, it is not difficult to find that the distance between Cam Ranh Port, Manila and Xingdao is similar, both are about [-] miles.The distance between Manila and Xingdao is as far as [-] miles, diagonally across the entire South China Sea. Even a fast Haihan sailing ship will take eight to ten days to complete this voyage with smooth sailing.
Due to the geographical environment, Haihan's main garrison locations in the South China Sea are far apart, which makes it almost impossible for the garrison troops to cooperate with each other.Military operations in various places have always been fighting on their own, and it is difficult to form effective support for each other.
"A few years ago, Manila needed to mobilize troops from outside to assist in cleaning up some hostile indigenous armed forces on Luzon Island. In the end, more than 2000 troops were mobilized from Hong Kong in Guangdong, Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan, and Zhangzhou Port in Fujian Province. These are the ports closest to Manila, in comparison, Sanya and our place are too far away from Manila.”
Mu Zhennan gave an example to illustrate the long distances between major ports in the South China Sea, which deviates from people's inherent understanding of the South China Sea region.
For a long time, these areas of Haihan's rule in the South China Sea seemed to be regarded as the outer defense area to defend Hainan Island, but in fact, the area of this defense area was too large, so large that it was impossible to form a joint force between the various garrison points.Although the navies of all regions are under the establishment of the South China Sea Fleet, in fact, each detachment is a relatively independent fleet with a complete combat establishment.
If Qian Tiandun wanted to mobilize the garrison in the South China Sea, he had to face such a seemingly fragmented objective environment.
Feng Annan said: "To be honest, I think Manila may not be too interested in joint operations, especially the cooperation with Sing Tao. The distance between the two places is too far. In terms of distance alone, the cooperation between Manila and the East China Sea Fleet is far worse than that of the East China Sea Fleet." Convenient to Malacca.”
Qian Tiandun replied: "Old Feng, you have misunderstood. The coordinated action I mentioned earlier does not mean that troops from all over the country must be mobilized to one place to carry out combat missions, but to find breakthrough directions within their respective jurisdictions. Unless it is encountered It is difficult to deal with the stubble, so it is necessary to concentrate our troops in one place."
Feng Annan said: "Since each fights its own way, how can we talk about it together?"
Qian Tiandun said: "The garrisons in various places retain the command power, but the combat objectives and action plans still have to be agreed upon together. Otherwise, how can we pass the hurdle of the Executive Committee?"
Yan Chujie smiled and said, "I understand now, you are planning to form a clique to put pressure on the executive committee!"
Although Qian Tiandun has been in the north for a long time and has limited knowledge of the direction of the South China Sea, he has indeed seen through some disadvantages of this stable situation.
The Executive Committee focused its development on the mainland and did not want the stability in the South China Sea to be disrupted, so it was unwilling to provide necessary support to various overseas colonial authorities.The various colonial authorities will not take the initiative to organize military operations for the purpose of foreign expansion because of the lack of sufficient interest motivation.
However, several colonial areas in the South China Sea that have the strength to organize military operations are too far apart from each other and have weak interests, so it is difficult to form a joint force, and they can only be in a state of their own.
Now that these issues have been put on the table, Qian Tiandun is not afraid to speak more clearly.He doesn't believe that these local officials who hold military power are all gentle, courteous, and peace-loving people. As long as they are given a suitable opportunity and let them see considerable expected benefits, these people will definitely take action .
What is lacking at the moment is the conditions for them to make up their minds.
Qian Tiandun said sternly: "The executive committee should give overseas colonies more power and a higher proportion of income, so that our country's overseas colonial operations can be profitable. In this way, in addition to the actions of official organizations, it can also promote Spontaneous behavior of the people."
Yan Chujie said: "Have you tried this theory before in Sanya? You also know that the executive committee will not let go so easily."
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "I think it's because my personal influence is not big enough, so I need to recruit more people to join the team. Only when more people speak together can the executive committee pay enough attention."
If the executive committee relaxes the restrictions on foreign military operations organized by overseas colonies on their own, Yan Chujie knows better than Qian Tiandun whether these military leaders in the South China Sea will be tempted.
Annan's garrison has the most comfortable environment. In recent years, there has been little chance to come into contact with hostile forces.But this does not mean that Feng Annan is really content with the status quo, and is willing to guard Annan's three-acre land as a prince of peace.
Although the military expenditure standard of Annan's garrison is not as good as that of front-line troops like special warfare divisions, it is really not low.Feng Annan not only has an independent battalion of the Marine Corps under his command, but as far as Yan Chujie knows, the Jinlan Port Shipyard has never stopped building warships, and has been slowly and steadily updating the warships of the second detachment.
If only relying on the military expenditure allocated to Annan's garrison by the Ministry of National Defense, it may be difficult to maintain the current garrison size and equipment update speed, so Feng Annan should also subsidize a lot of money out of his own pocket.And the reason that can drive him to do so is probably not to plan to retire in Annan.
The level of preparedness in the direction of Manila is slightly higher than that of Annan's garrison.Haihan took the place from the Spaniards by means of war. Although the Spaniards have been driven farther to the southern waters, objectively they still pose a certain threat to Manila.Of course, this is also one of the main reasons why the Manila authorities have been applying to the Executive Committee for military expenditures and weapons and equipment.
However, Qiu Yuan, who is in charge of the local government, and Xiao Liang, who is in charge of commanding the garrison, are not good at it.It is already the local norm to pull the garrison troops to the Sulu Sea south of Luzon Island for actual combat training every year on the grounds of combating pirates or eliminating Spanish colonial forces.If we really want to go to war with the outside world, the local garrison will definitely enter the state much faster than Annan's garrison.
As for Xingdao, Yan Chujie didn't even need to think about it, Luo Jie would definitely support Qian Tiandun's plan without hesitation.As early as several years ago, the armed fleet stationed in Sing Tao had gone west to the Strait of Malacca many times to explore the waters of the Bay of Bengal.
And Roger even made several reports to the executive committee, hoping that the executive committee can invest resources to support him in setting up a colony in the southern part of the Indian peninsula.However, because wars broke out in many places in the north at that time, the attention and resources of the executive committee were all placed in the north, so Roger's suggestion has been shelved.
(End of this chapter)
A huge map of the South China Sea hangs on the wall of the conference room, on which Haihan's main ports, garrison points, colonial areas and mines under development are marked in the South China Sea.
From the map, it is not difficult to find that the distance between Cam Ranh Port, Manila and Xingdao is similar, both are about [-] miles.The distance between Manila and Xingdao is as far as [-] miles, diagonally across the entire South China Sea. Even a fast Haihan sailing ship will take eight to ten days to complete this voyage with smooth sailing.
Due to the geographical environment, Haihan's main garrison locations in the South China Sea are far apart, which makes it almost impossible for the garrison troops to cooperate with each other.Military operations in various places have always been fighting on their own, and it is difficult to form effective support for each other.
"A few years ago, Manila needed to mobilize troops from outside to assist in cleaning up some hostile indigenous armed forces on Luzon Island. In the end, more than 2000 troops were mobilized from Hong Kong in Guangdong, Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan, and Zhangzhou Port in Fujian Province. These are the ports closest to Manila, in comparison, Sanya and our place are too far away from Manila.”
Mu Zhennan gave an example to illustrate the long distances between major ports in the South China Sea, which deviates from people's inherent understanding of the South China Sea region.
For a long time, these areas of Haihan's rule in the South China Sea seemed to be regarded as the outer defense area to defend Hainan Island, but in fact, the area of this defense area was too large, so large that it was impossible to form a joint force between the various garrison points.Although the navies of all regions are under the establishment of the South China Sea Fleet, in fact, each detachment is a relatively independent fleet with a complete combat establishment.
If Qian Tiandun wanted to mobilize the garrison in the South China Sea, he had to face such a seemingly fragmented objective environment.
Feng Annan said: "To be honest, I think Manila may not be too interested in joint operations, especially the cooperation with Sing Tao. The distance between the two places is too far. In terms of distance alone, the cooperation between Manila and the East China Sea Fleet is far worse than that of the East China Sea Fleet." Convenient to Malacca.”
Qian Tiandun replied: "Old Feng, you have misunderstood. The coordinated action I mentioned earlier does not mean that troops from all over the country must be mobilized to one place to carry out combat missions, but to find breakthrough directions within their respective jurisdictions. Unless it is encountered It is difficult to deal with the stubble, so it is necessary to concentrate our troops in one place."
Feng Annan said: "Since each fights its own way, how can we talk about it together?"
Qian Tiandun said: "The garrisons in various places retain the command power, but the combat objectives and action plans still have to be agreed upon together. Otherwise, how can we pass the hurdle of the Executive Committee?"
Yan Chujie smiled and said, "I understand now, you are planning to form a clique to put pressure on the executive committee!"
Although Qian Tiandun has been in the north for a long time and has limited knowledge of the direction of the South China Sea, he has indeed seen through some disadvantages of this stable situation.
The Executive Committee focused its development on the mainland and did not want the stability in the South China Sea to be disrupted, so it was unwilling to provide necessary support to various overseas colonial authorities.The various colonial authorities will not take the initiative to organize military operations for the purpose of foreign expansion because of the lack of sufficient interest motivation.
However, several colonial areas in the South China Sea that have the strength to organize military operations are too far apart from each other and have weak interests, so it is difficult to form a joint force, and they can only be in a state of their own.
Now that these issues have been put on the table, Qian Tiandun is not afraid to speak more clearly.He doesn't believe that these local officials who hold military power are all gentle, courteous, and peace-loving people. As long as they are given a suitable opportunity and let them see considerable expected benefits, these people will definitely take action .
What is lacking at the moment is the conditions for them to make up their minds.
Qian Tiandun said sternly: "The executive committee should give overseas colonies more power and a higher proportion of income, so that our country's overseas colonial operations can be profitable. In this way, in addition to the actions of official organizations, it can also promote Spontaneous behavior of the people."
Yan Chujie said: "Have you tried this theory before in Sanya? You also know that the executive committee will not let go so easily."
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "I think it's because my personal influence is not big enough, so I need to recruit more people to join the team. Only when more people speak together can the executive committee pay enough attention."
If the executive committee relaxes the restrictions on foreign military operations organized by overseas colonies on their own, Yan Chujie knows better than Qian Tiandun whether these military leaders in the South China Sea will be tempted.
Annan's garrison has the most comfortable environment. In recent years, there has been little chance to come into contact with hostile forces.But this does not mean that Feng Annan is really content with the status quo, and is willing to guard Annan's three-acre land as a prince of peace.
Although the military expenditure standard of Annan's garrison is not as good as that of front-line troops like special warfare divisions, it is really not low.Feng Annan not only has an independent battalion of the Marine Corps under his command, but as far as Yan Chujie knows, the Jinlan Port Shipyard has never stopped building warships, and has been slowly and steadily updating the warships of the second detachment.
If only relying on the military expenditure allocated to Annan's garrison by the Ministry of National Defense, it may be difficult to maintain the current garrison size and equipment update speed, so Feng Annan should also subsidize a lot of money out of his own pocket.And the reason that can drive him to do so is probably not to plan to retire in Annan.
The level of preparedness in the direction of Manila is slightly higher than that of Annan's garrison.Haihan took the place from the Spaniards by means of war. Although the Spaniards have been driven farther to the southern waters, objectively they still pose a certain threat to Manila.Of course, this is also one of the main reasons why the Manila authorities have been applying to the Executive Committee for military expenditures and weapons and equipment.
However, Qiu Yuan, who is in charge of the local government, and Xiao Liang, who is in charge of commanding the garrison, are not good at it.It is already the local norm to pull the garrison troops to the Sulu Sea south of Luzon Island for actual combat training every year on the grounds of combating pirates or eliminating Spanish colonial forces.If we really want to go to war with the outside world, the local garrison will definitely enter the state much faster than Annan's garrison.
As for Xingdao, Yan Chujie didn't even need to think about it, Luo Jie would definitely support Qian Tiandun's plan without hesitation.As early as several years ago, the armed fleet stationed in Sing Tao had gone west to the Strait of Malacca many times to explore the waters of the Bay of Bengal.
And Roger even made several reports to the executive committee, hoping that the executive committee can invest resources to support him in setting up a colony in the southern part of the Indian peninsula.However, because wars broke out in many places in the north at that time, the attention and resources of the executive committee were all placed in the north, so Roger's suggestion has been shelved.
(End of this chapter)