Chapter 2898
Chapter 2898
Chapter 2898
"Actually, the reason is very simple. The executive committee just wants to use this method to strengthen the control over Xingdao." Roger explained the reason with some helplessness: "The independent organization will be canceled and the command will be transferred to the Ministry of National Defense. There is no possibility of rebellion."
However, Qian Tiandun would not easily believe his one-sided words, and replied in a deep voice: "It must be that you have done something that exceeded the rules, so that the executive committee changed its mind and canceled the independent establishment of the Xingdao garrison."
Since the establishment of the Haihan Army, only two units have truly obtained independent establishments. One is under Qian Tiandun's command, and the other is created by Luo Jie.
The establishment and growth process of the South China Sea Independent Battalion is similar to that of Qian Tiandun's troops. At first, it was just a private armed organization formed by Roger himself. After repeated military exploits proved its strength, it was officially recognized and incorporated into Haihan Formation of the regular army.
Being able to win an independent establishment among the many Haihan garrison units is in itself a compliment and recognition of its strength by the Executive Committee.And Roger's army has been guarding the southern border for the country all year round, its importance is extraordinary, and it is reasonable to enjoy an independent organization.
However, Qian Tiandun's troops were not affected by this. Not only were they steadily promoted to division-level units, but they also continued to retain their independent organization.It is reasonable to say that another independently organized army should do the same, but the actual experience is completely different. In Qian Tiandun's view, it is obviously not as simple as the difference between closeness and closeness.
Luo Jie smiled wryly when he heard the words: "What transgression is nothing more than the fact that what I did was not in line with the executive committee's wishes!"
After Luo Jie finished speaking, he drank another glass of wine, and then told Qian Tiandun what happened.
The Xingdao area guarded by Roger is extremely important geographically. It is the gateway of the sea channel connecting the eastern and western worlds. Of course, it will also become a place of contention in the eyes of colonists from various countries.
Before Haihan entered this area, the Portuguese and the British settled here successively, trying to achieve control of this important waterway by establishing colonies.However, their methods were obviously not as good as Haihan, a latecomer. Not long after Roger led his troops to Xingdao, they defeated the coalition forces of the British and local aborigines on the battlefield, and achieved initial control of this area by force.
Since Roger had chosen Xingdao as a foothold far away from the mainland of Haihan, he naturally would not be content with just guarding the soil.After gaining a firm foothold, Roger made use of the unique geographical advantages of the local area to develop maritime trade, and at the same time used the income from his business operations to vigorously enhance the strength of the garrison.
After participating in the Battle of Manila in 1637, Roger's troops were upgraded from the South China Sea Special War Brigade to the South China Sea Independent Battalion by virtue of their military exploits.Roger also took advantage of this opportunity to expand and prepare, and began to form an armed fleet affiliated to Xingdao.
Two or three years later, all the large and small islands such as Bintan Island, Batam Island, and Lempang Island on the west side of the Strait of Malacca were also included in the jurisdiction of Sing Tao, and the population under the administration also expanded to more than 5. people.
Although Xingdao's geographical location is excellent, it cannot expand its own strength by promoting industrialization like the territory occupied by Haihan in the northern continent.The reason is also very simple. The surrounding area lacks industrial mineral resources such as coal and iron that can be mined, and cannot establish a regional industrial center to meet its own development needs.
There are currently two major mineral resources in the Xingdao area, one is the tin mine located on Belitung Island in Bangka, and the other is the Dumai oil field on the coastline of Sumatra Island in the Strait of Malacca.Although the latter completed its exploration work long ago, it was not officially put into operation until 1649 due to limited mining technology.
Although these two mines can create good economic benefits for Sing Tao, they cannot provide the basic conditions needed for industrial development.The lack of industrial manufacturing capacity means that the military construction of Xingdao must rely on local support.
The executive committee's development orientation for Sing Tao is to build it into a regional shipping and trade center, and does not want the local area to become a military fortress.Through the operation of tropical cash crop plantations and ports, let Xingdao take the route of commercial development, which is obviously different from Roger's idea.
Although he cannot get the full support of the Executive Committee, Roger is still trying to achieve external expansion.After finally building up an armed fleet, Roger quickly organized several expeditions to explore areas that had not yet been included in Haihan's territory.
From 1640 to 1650 alone, Roger personally led the fleet to conduct as many as eight expeditions, especially in the Bay of Bengal on the north side of the Strait of Malacca.
The fleet headed north along the Malay Peninsula, and conducted multiple explorations of the coastlines of Siam, Burma, Mughal and other countries, and did not turn back until the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula.
It is precisely because of this that Roger firmly opposes Feng Annan's proposal to take the Strait of Malacca as the line and assign the entire Indochina Peninsula to the Annan garrison.How could Feng Annan be his opponent in terms of his understanding of the west coast of the Indochina Peninsula? Handing over these areas to Feng Annan meant that Xingdao's long-distance expeditions over the years were wasted.
In addition to this direction, Roger also organized an expedition to the south, traveling southeast from Sumatra and Java to the edge of the Spanish sphere of influence in the Banda Sea.
If it weren't for the lack of stable and reliable supply points in the local area, the fleet from Xingdao might have entered the northern part of Australia long ago.
The strength of Roger's troops is not bad, but in the past ten years or so, the South China Sea region has not had any chance for the Haihan army to fight. Most of the countries in the region have joined the South China Sea Business Alliance led by Haihan. There is no suitable reason. Good to take the initiative to fight.Occasionally there are some regional conflicts, and the news is often over when it reaches Xingdao, and Roger is not even given the opportunity to participate in mediation by armed peacekeepers.
Roger made reports to the executive committee many times, requesting to expand the Haihan colony on a larger scale, and to carry out active strikes against the Western colonial forces that threatened the safety of the Haihan route.However, the Executive Committee did not want the peace situation in the South China Sea to be broken, so it kept suppressing Roger's report and did not allow him to take any action without authorization.
Possessing a talent but having nowhere to play, this may be the best description of Roger's situation in the past few years.But Luo Jie is not willing to be mediocre. The executive committee didn't allow it to be obvious, so he found a way to do it secretly.
Since 1650, the Sing Tao garrison has repeatedly dispatched armed personnel to neighboring countries in the name of military assistance to participate in various military operations.
Although Xingdao reported to Sanya that these people were only going to serve as military advisers there, the actual situation is that the well-organized Haihan Army participated in the local operations.
When the news was sent back to Sanya, the executive committee would naturally not agree with Xingdao's approach, so they canceled the independent establishment of the Xingdao garrison on the grounds of troop reorganization, and cut the local garrison into two parts, sea and land, to further weaken Romania. Jay's command.
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"Actually, the reason is very simple. The executive committee just wants to use this method to strengthen the control over Xingdao." Roger explained the reason with some helplessness: "The independent organization will be canceled and the command will be transferred to the Ministry of National Defense. There is no possibility of rebellion."
However, Qian Tiandun would not easily believe his one-sided words, and replied in a deep voice: "It must be that you have done something that exceeded the rules, so that the executive committee changed its mind and canceled the independent establishment of the Xingdao garrison."
Since the establishment of the Haihan Army, only two units have truly obtained independent establishments. One is under Qian Tiandun's command, and the other is created by Luo Jie.
The establishment and growth process of the South China Sea Independent Battalion is similar to that of Qian Tiandun's troops. At first, it was just a private armed organization formed by Roger himself. After repeated military exploits proved its strength, it was officially recognized and incorporated into Haihan Formation of the regular army.
Being able to win an independent establishment among the many Haihan garrison units is in itself a compliment and recognition of its strength by the Executive Committee.And Roger's army has been guarding the southern border for the country all year round, its importance is extraordinary, and it is reasonable to enjoy an independent organization.
However, Qian Tiandun's troops were not affected by this. Not only were they steadily promoted to division-level units, but they also continued to retain their independent organization.It is reasonable to say that another independently organized army should do the same, but the actual experience is completely different. In Qian Tiandun's view, it is obviously not as simple as the difference between closeness and closeness.
Luo Jie smiled wryly when he heard the words: "What transgression is nothing more than the fact that what I did was not in line with the executive committee's wishes!"
After Luo Jie finished speaking, he drank another glass of wine, and then told Qian Tiandun what happened.
The Xingdao area guarded by Roger is extremely important geographically. It is the gateway of the sea channel connecting the eastern and western worlds. Of course, it will also become a place of contention in the eyes of colonists from various countries.
Before Haihan entered this area, the Portuguese and the British settled here successively, trying to achieve control of this important waterway by establishing colonies.However, their methods were obviously not as good as Haihan, a latecomer. Not long after Roger led his troops to Xingdao, they defeated the coalition forces of the British and local aborigines on the battlefield, and achieved initial control of this area by force.
Since Roger had chosen Xingdao as a foothold far away from the mainland of Haihan, he naturally would not be content with just guarding the soil.After gaining a firm foothold, Roger made use of the unique geographical advantages of the local area to develop maritime trade, and at the same time used the income from his business operations to vigorously enhance the strength of the garrison.
After participating in the Battle of Manila in 1637, Roger's troops were upgraded from the South China Sea Special War Brigade to the South China Sea Independent Battalion by virtue of their military exploits.Roger also took advantage of this opportunity to expand and prepare, and began to form an armed fleet affiliated to Xingdao.
Two or three years later, all the large and small islands such as Bintan Island, Batam Island, and Lempang Island on the west side of the Strait of Malacca were also included in the jurisdiction of Sing Tao, and the population under the administration also expanded to more than 5. people.
Although Xingdao's geographical location is excellent, it cannot expand its own strength by promoting industrialization like the territory occupied by Haihan in the northern continent.The reason is also very simple. The surrounding area lacks industrial mineral resources such as coal and iron that can be mined, and cannot establish a regional industrial center to meet its own development needs.
There are currently two major mineral resources in the Xingdao area, one is the tin mine located on Belitung Island in Bangka, and the other is the Dumai oil field on the coastline of Sumatra Island in the Strait of Malacca.Although the latter completed its exploration work long ago, it was not officially put into operation until 1649 due to limited mining technology.
Although these two mines can create good economic benefits for Sing Tao, they cannot provide the basic conditions needed for industrial development.The lack of industrial manufacturing capacity means that the military construction of Xingdao must rely on local support.
The executive committee's development orientation for Sing Tao is to build it into a regional shipping and trade center, and does not want the local area to become a military fortress.Through the operation of tropical cash crop plantations and ports, let Xingdao take the route of commercial development, which is obviously different from Roger's idea.
Although he cannot get the full support of the Executive Committee, Roger is still trying to achieve external expansion.After finally building up an armed fleet, Roger quickly organized several expeditions to explore areas that had not yet been included in Haihan's territory.
From 1640 to 1650 alone, Roger personally led the fleet to conduct as many as eight expeditions, especially in the Bay of Bengal on the north side of the Strait of Malacca.
The fleet headed north along the Malay Peninsula, and conducted multiple explorations of the coastlines of Siam, Burma, Mughal and other countries, and did not turn back until the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula.
It is precisely because of this that Roger firmly opposes Feng Annan's proposal to take the Strait of Malacca as the line and assign the entire Indochina Peninsula to the Annan garrison.How could Feng Annan be his opponent in terms of his understanding of the west coast of the Indochina Peninsula? Handing over these areas to Feng Annan meant that Xingdao's long-distance expeditions over the years were wasted.
In addition to this direction, Roger also organized an expedition to the south, traveling southeast from Sumatra and Java to the edge of the Spanish sphere of influence in the Banda Sea.
If it weren't for the lack of stable and reliable supply points in the local area, the fleet from Xingdao might have entered the northern part of Australia long ago.
The strength of Roger's troops is not bad, but in the past ten years or so, the South China Sea region has not had any chance for the Haihan army to fight. Most of the countries in the region have joined the South China Sea Business Alliance led by Haihan. There is no suitable reason. Good to take the initiative to fight.Occasionally there are some regional conflicts, and the news is often over when it reaches Xingdao, and Roger is not even given the opportunity to participate in mediation by armed peacekeepers.
Roger made reports to the executive committee many times, requesting to expand the Haihan colony on a larger scale, and to carry out active strikes against the Western colonial forces that threatened the safety of the Haihan route.However, the Executive Committee did not want the peace situation in the South China Sea to be broken, so it kept suppressing Roger's report and did not allow him to take any action without authorization.
Possessing a talent but having nowhere to play, this may be the best description of Roger's situation in the past few years.But Luo Jie is not willing to be mediocre. The executive committee didn't allow it to be obvious, so he found a way to do it secretly.
Since 1650, the Sing Tao garrison has repeatedly dispatched armed personnel to neighboring countries in the name of military assistance to participate in various military operations.
Although Xingdao reported to Sanya that these people were only going to serve as military advisers there, the actual situation is that the well-organized Haihan Army participated in the local operations.
When the news was sent back to Sanya, the executive committee would naturally not agree with Xingdao's approach, so they canceled the independent establishment of the Xingdao garrison on the grounds of troop reorganization, and cut the local garrison into two parts, sea and land, to further weaken Romania. Jay's command.
(End of this chapter)