Chapter 2926
Chapter 2926
Chapter 2926
Harugong was silent for a long time before saying: "Our direction is not as competitive as the west side. Besides, we have waited for so many years, so there is no need to rush. I still insist that steady and steady development is the most suitable way for us."
The "west side" mentioned by Harukon naturally refers to the two garrisons in Annan and Xingdao located on the west side of the South China Sea.Since the entire South China Sea is separated, they are unlikely to form a competitive relationship with the Luzon region in the direction of external expansion, and those two have already stated at the Cam Ranh Port Conference that their goal is the direction of the Indian Ocean to the west.
So in fact, in the direction of the Pacific Ocean, the Luzon region actually has no competitors, and this is one of the confidences that the Manila authorities have been holding back for many years.Anyway, there is no competitive pressure, so we should first accumulate strength and wait patiently for the right time to come.
But Qiu Yuan obviously didn't agree with Harugong's cautiousness, he shook his head and sighed: "Old Ha, we were too cautious at the beginning, we felt that it was not safe, that we were not sure, so we missed the window period of development. Wait. It took almost 20 years to finally wait for a new round of opportunities, so we can't miss it!"
After Haihan captured Manila that year, Qiu Yuan and others focused their energy on maintaining local social stability.The garrison troops with limited strength did not pursue the Spaniards while taking advantage of the victory, but stayed in Luzon Island to clean up the remaining Spanish forces and wipe out the tribal armed forces that resisted Haihan's rule.
Although the Manila authorities later tried to organize an armed fleet to attack Cebu Port and other places in the southern part of the Philippine Islands, due to limited forces, they could not divide their troops to station there, and they could only end hastily after defeating their opponents.At this time, the focus of the Executive Committee's development has shifted to the mainland, and the Manila authorities are having difficulty in gaining more domestic support, thus missing the window period that Qiu Yuan mentioned.
Looking back at the decisions made during that period, it is actually hard to say whether their choices were right or wrong.
If at that time a more aggressive strategy had been chosen, giving priority to the pursuit of the Spaniards, quickly expanding the scope of control to the southern part of the Philippine Islands, and driving the Spaniards to the south of the Celebes Sea, then the Executive Committee would indeed It is possible that they will invest more resources in the Luzon region because they have controlled the entire territory of the Philippine Islands in a short period of time.
And the Luzon region, which has received resources, may embark on a completely different development path and become one of the most important overseas regions under Haihan's rule.
But this is just a possibility that has never happened. At that time, the Manila garrison was not familiar with the environment of the Philippine Islands. In the case of limited forces, the result of dividing the troops and advancing aggressively was likely to lose sight of the other, and it was difficult to achieve the expected strategic goals. .It is even possible that the Spaniards will seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the neglected colonial points.
If such a situation occurs, let alone seeking domestic support, Qiu Yuan and the others will have to take the blame for it, and maybe even the consul and garrison commander of the Luzon region will have to be replaced.
The relatively conservative strategy has indeed missed the window period of rapid expansion, but it has also ensured the stability of the Luzon region in the past 20 years.Although there is no great contribution or fault, the status of the few of them in the Luzon region is also very stable. Now each of them has quite a lot of family property, which is enough to guarantee the prosperity and wealth of several generations.
Of course, the few of them are still obsessed with the goal that they have not been able to achieve, otherwise they would not have responded to Qian Tiandun's call so actively and actively joined this plan.
Xiao Liang also said at this time: "The three of us are all in their fifties. If you want to say that there are any lofty goals in this life, there are actually not many. We can make a move before retirement and do more for future generations. After a few days, it is probably our upper limit. Ha, if you are really worried about the combat effectiveness of the troops, then it is not a big deal for us to borrow troops from Feng Annan."
Haru Gong said: "According to what you said, Feng Annan and Luo Jie intend to compete against each other. At this juncture, there is still room for us to borrow troops?"
Xiao Liang said: "Your second child is serving in Jinlan Port, so he must have told you about the situation in Annan's side? Although the Eighth Army Division is at the same level as our Fourth Army Division, its strength is much larger than ours. Based on our relationship with Feng Annan, we shouldn't have too much of a problem borrowing two infantry battalions from him and some navy when necessary."
The Eighth Division of the Army and the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet are the permanent troops of the Haihan Army in Annan. The various units under their jurisdiction are stationed in many coastal areas controlled by Haihan in Annan.In Heitu Port, Tu Son Peninsula, Da Nang, Quy Nhon Port, Cam Ranh Port, Vung Tau Port and other places, there are Haihan Army garrison bases.
It is precisely because the garrisons are numerous and scattered that Feng Annan also has a good reason to expand the scale of the establishment.The troops at all levels under the Eighth Army Division are almost all strengthened, with about one-third more troops than ordinary troops.
Harugong's second son, Ha Jianzhong, is a colonel commander of the Eighth Army Division, and is resident at the Cam Ranh Port Base.Qiu Yuan's son, Qiu Zhiguo, also served as a civil affairs officer in Cam Ranh Port.Both of them agreed to arrange their son to work in Annan's side. Apart from avoiding suspicion, an important reason was that they had a very good personal relationship with Feng Annan, so they could safely entrust their son to him to take care of.
Correspondingly, Feng Annan also sent his son Feng Xingbang to Manila to work here, and now he is the combat staff of the Fourth Army Division.Although he is one level lower than the regiment leader Ha Jianzhong, as long as the war starts, it will not take much effort to arrange military exploits for him to be promoted.
It was precisely because of such a relationship of interest that Xiao Liang was sure that he could borrow troops from Feng Annan across the sea.
Of course, if you really want to borrow troops, then the Luzon Region will have to bear the corresponding military expenses and material consumption, and you will also owe Feng Annan a huge favor, so borrowing troops is probably just a bad idea if it is not a last resort. It's just a backup emergency plan that will be easily activated.
Of course, Harukon was not ignorant of the situation of Annan's garrison, but he just wanted to persuade them not to pin their hopes on the intervention of external forces, but seeing that they could not be persuaded, Harukon could only choose to compromise.
At present, the troops that can participate in combat operations at the Cavite base include three infantry regiments under the Fourth Army Division and an independently organized cavalry battalion, with a total strength of about 5000 people.
The navy has a fully equipped fleet on standby, including two Majestic-class warships, eight Expedition-class warships, sixteen Exploration-class warships, 26 Yugong-class comprehensive supply ships, and twelve Flagship-class warships. Fish-class fast scout ships, and twenty Barracuda-class troop carriers.
However, this is only a seemingly strong lineup on paper. In fact, most of the ships have been in service for more than ten years, and some of them are even more than 20 years old. on a par.
As for the ship orders submitted by Xiao Liang to the Ministry of National Defense, although they all ordered the latest models, the delivery date would be one year at the earliest. It is to make do with these old ships first.
(End of this chapter)
Harugong was silent for a long time before saying: "Our direction is not as competitive as the west side. Besides, we have waited for so many years, so there is no need to rush. I still insist that steady and steady development is the most suitable way for us."
The "west side" mentioned by Harukon naturally refers to the two garrisons in Annan and Xingdao located on the west side of the South China Sea.Since the entire South China Sea is separated, they are unlikely to form a competitive relationship with the Luzon region in the direction of external expansion, and those two have already stated at the Cam Ranh Port Conference that their goal is the direction of the Indian Ocean to the west.
So in fact, in the direction of the Pacific Ocean, the Luzon region actually has no competitors, and this is one of the confidences that the Manila authorities have been holding back for many years.Anyway, there is no competitive pressure, so we should first accumulate strength and wait patiently for the right time to come.
But Qiu Yuan obviously didn't agree with Harugong's cautiousness, he shook his head and sighed: "Old Ha, we were too cautious at the beginning, we felt that it was not safe, that we were not sure, so we missed the window period of development. Wait. It took almost 20 years to finally wait for a new round of opportunities, so we can't miss it!"
After Haihan captured Manila that year, Qiu Yuan and others focused their energy on maintaining local social stability.The garrison troops with limited strength did not pursue the Spaniards while taking advantage of the victory, but stayed in Luzon Island to clean up the remaining Spanish forces and wipe out the tribal armed forces that resisted Haihan's rule.
Although the Manila authorities later tried to organize an armed fleet to attack Cebu Port and other places in the southern part of the Philippine Islands, due to limited forces, they could not divide their troops to station there, and they could only end hastily after defeating their opponents.At this time, the focus of the Executive Committee's development has shifted to the mainland, and the Manila authorities are having difficulty in gaining more domestic support, thus missing the window period that Qiu Yuan mentioned.
Looking back at the decisions made during that period, it is actually hard to say whether their choices were right or wrong.
If at that time a more aggressive strategy had been chosen, giving priority to the pursuit of the Spaniards, quickly expanding the scope of control to the southern part of the Philippine Islands, and driving the Spaniards to the south of the Celebes Sea, then the Executive Committee would indeed It is possible that they will invest more resources in the Luzon region because they have controlled the entire territory of the Philippine Islands in a short period of time.
And the Luzon region, which has received resources, may embark on a completely different development path and become one of the most important overseas regions under Haihan's rule.
But this is just a possibility that has never happened. At that time, the Manila garrison was not familiar with the environment of the Philippine Islands. In the case of limited forces, the result of dividing the troops and advancing aggressively was likely to lose sight of the other, and it was difficult to achieve the expected strategic goals. .It is even possible that the Spaniards will seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the neglected colonial points.
If such a situation occurs, let alone seeking domestic support, Qiu Yuan and the others will have to take the blame for it, and maybe even the consul and garrison commander of the Luzon region will have to be replaced.
The relatively conservative strategy has indeed missed the window period of rapid expansion, but it has also ensured the stability of the Luzon region in the past 20 years.Although there is no great contribution or fault, the status of the few of them in the Luzon region is also very stable. Now each of them has quite a lot of family property, which is enough to guarantee the prosperity and wealth of several generations.
Of course, the few of them are still obsessed with the goal that they have not been able to achieve, otherwise they would not have responded to Qian Tiandun's call so actively and actively joined this plan.
Xiao Liang also said at this time: "The three of us are all in their fifties. If you want to say that there are any lofty goals in this life, there are actually not many. We can make a move before retirement and do more for future generations. After a few days, it is probably our upper limit. Ha, if you are really worried about the combat effectiveness of the troops, then it is not a big deal for us to borrow troops from Feng Annan."
Haru Gong said: "According to what you said, Feng Annan and Luo Jie intend to compete against each other. At this juncture, there is still room for us to borrow troops?"
Xiao Liang said: "Your second child is serving in Jinlan Port, so he must have told you about the situation in Annan's side? Although the Eighth Army Division is at the same level as our Fourth Army Division, its strength is much larger than ours. Based on our relationship with Feng Annan, we shouldn't have too much of a problem borrowing two infantry battalions from him and some navy when necessary."
The Eighth Division of the Army and the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet are the permanent troops of the Haihan Army in Annan. The various units under their jurisdiction are stationed in many coastal areas controlled by Haihan in Annan.In Heitu Port, Tu Son Peninsula, Da Nang, Quy Nhon Port, Cam Ranh Port, Vung Tau Port and other places, there are Haihan Army garrison bases.
It is precisely because the garrisons are numerous and scattered that Feng Annan also has a good reason to expand the scale of the establishment.The troops at all levels under the Eighth Army Division are almost all strengthened, with about one-third more troops than ordinary troops.
Harugong's second son, Ha Jianzhong, is a colonel commander of the Eighth Army Division, and is resident at the Cam Ranh Port Base.Qiu Yuan's son, Qiu Zhiguo, also served as a civil affairs officer in Cam Ranh Port.Both of them agreed to arrange their son to work in Annan's side. Apart from avoiding suspicion, an important reason was that they had a very good personal relationship with Feng Annan, so they could safely entrust their son to him to take care of.
Correspondingly, Feng Annan also sent his son Feng Xingbang to Manila to work here, and now he is the combat staff of the Fourth Army Division.Although he is one level lower than the regiment leader Ha Jianzhong, as long as the war starts, it will not take much effort to arrange military exploits for him to be promoted.
It was precisely because of such a relationship of interest that Xiao Liang was sure that he could borrow troops from Feng Annan across the sea.
Of course, if you really want to borrow troops, then the Luzon Region will have to bear the corresponding military expenses and material consumption, and you will also owe Feng Annan a huge favor, so borrowing troops is probably just a bad idea if it is not a last resort. It's just a backup emergency plan that will be easily activated.
Of course, Harukon was not ignorant of the situation of Annan's garrison, but he just wanted to persuade them not to pin their hopes on the intervention of external forces, but seeing that they could not be persuaded, Harukon could only choose to compromise.
At present, the troops that can participate in combat operations at the Cavite base include three infantry regiments under the Fourth Army Division and an independently organized cavalry battalion, with a total strength of about 5000 people.
The navy has a fully equipped fleet on standby, including two Majestic-class warships, eight Expedition-class warships, sixteen Exploration-class warships, 26 Yugong-class comprehensive supply ships, and twelve Flagship-class warships. Fish-class fast scout ships, and twenty Barracuda-class troop carriers.
However, this is only a seemingly strong lineup on paper. In fact, most of the ships have been in service for more than ten years, and some of them are even more than 20 years old. on a par.
As for the ship orders submitted by Xiao Liang to the Ministry of National Defense, although they all ordered the latest models, the delivery date would be one year at the earliest. It is to make do with these old ships first.
(End of this chapter)