Chapter 2929
Chapter 2929
Chapter 2929
"At present, there are still at least ten Spanish colonial settlements in the Visayas. The largest one is still the port of Cebu, where we have carried out many suppression operations."
Fang Peng raised his finger and pointed to the location of Cebu Island on the map: "During the period from 1638 to 1643, we organized at least three rounds of offensives against the Port of Cebu. Although we achieved victory in every operation, due to It is difficult to supply supplies from a long distance, and it is difficult for us to achieve garrison and long-term occupation in the local area, so after each operation, we voluntarily evacuated the area. The Spaniards are also very resilient, and they will withdraw inland as soon as we go. As soon as the front foot goes, they come back with the back foot, consuming our limited time in a guerrilla way."
"In the past decade or so, considering that the effect of military strikes has not been ideal, we have gradually reduced the frequency of military operations against the Visayas, so the Spanish colonial management has recovered to a certain extent. According to our According to the available data, there may be around [-] Spanish immigrants who have settled in Cebu alone.”
"In addition, in the Mindanao region further south, the Spaniards still have at least four or five large-scale colonial ports. We judge that in the central and southern part of the Philippine Islands, the Spanish immigrants may have reached a population of about 3. This has already close to pre-war levels."
Before the Spanish colonists built the city of Manila, Cebu was their main base in the Philippine Islands. Its operating time was even half a century earlier than Manila, and it has been more than a hundred years so far.After the defeat of the Spanish colonial authorities and the loss of Manila, the administrative center was moved southwards to Cebu.
The local area is about [-] miles away from Manila by sea. It is not far. The armed fleet is driving at full speed. It will take about seven or eight days to arrive, but it is not close. This distance has greatly exceeded the actual control of the Manila authorities. Large-scale military operations rely heavily on logistical supplies. With such a long sea supply line, even if it is as strong as Haihan, it is difficult for military operations to last for a long time.
To defeat the Spanish colonial armed forces from a military point of view, Haihan could have done it 20 years ago, and there is not much suspense now.But defeat and suppression are two different things. As long as Haihan does not have a long-term garrison in the area, it is unlikely that the Spaniards will be completely expelled from the area.To change this situation, we must first completely change the previous coping strategy.
The three senior officials present did not show the slightest surprise at this situation, because this situation was gradually formed with their acquiescence.
Whether it is saving military expenditures or intending to support the bandits, in short, the Manila authorities need the long-term existence of such an external opponent as a reason for maintaining a certain scale of military power.
Until when the executive committee is willing to invest more resources to support the expansion of the Luzon region to the south, it will be logical to clear this opponent out.Authorities in Manila have waited nearly 20 years for such an opportunity.
Qiu Yuan interjected at this time: "Fang Peng, tell us about the current level of armed forces of the Spaniards."
Fang Peng nodded in response, and then said: "Compared to 20 years ago, the level of Spanish armed forces has not changed much. They still use traditional sailing warships as the main force of maritime armed forces. They maintain about two armies in the southern part of the Philippine Islands. The armed fleet consists of about [-] large and small warships, stationed in Cebu Port and Cagayan de Oro Port in northern Mindanao."
This number sounds not small, but there is still a big gap between the combat effectiveness of the Spanish warships and the Haihan warships.Moreover, when the war was defeated, the Spanish colonial authorities lost most of their warships, and more than half of the existing ships were gradually saved in the years after the war.
Therefore, in recent years, the Spaniards have rarely provoked troubles, and they will not allow warships to sail into the waters controlled by Haihan, so as to avoid the loss of these hard-won armed forces.The two sides have old grievances that are difficult to resolve, but the frequency of armed conflicts has been greatly reduced in recent years, which can be regarded as a miracle.
Fang Peng continued: "As for the armed forces on land, because the Spaniards' garrison in the area does not have a clear regulation, the specific force is rather vague. We can only estimate that it is roughly between three and 5000. Individual soldiers The weapons are still mainly flintlock guns, and the artillery is basically old-fashioned cast iron cannons. The coastal defense forts in Cebu Port have been repeatedly destroyed by us several times before, and the Spaniards did not repair them later. It is giving up long-range shore defense capabilities."
The armed forces under the Spanish colonial authorities are not regular troops, and their organization is relatively chaotic. They often appoint an officer in a certain colony as the local garrison commander, allocate a certain amount of weapons and military expenses, and then let him organize and train the army locally , Responsible for maintaining local law and order and external defense.
The professional level of these commanders is different, and the environmental conditions of the locations are different. Naturally, the local security forces formed are also strong and weak.In some places, there may be a security force of a hundred or so people, while in other places there are quasi-regular troops with thousands of people, a complete range of arms, well-trained, and the goal of combat.
The assessment of the Military Intelligence Bureau is that the local armed forces of the colonial authorities are uneven, coupled with the fact that they are stationed in various places, the transmission of information is not smooth, and the lack of a unified combat command system makes it difficult to mobilize troops to coordinate operations.As for actively launching cross-regional operations, it is even more difficult for them to complete the task.
With the combat level and maneuverability of the Haihan army, it is absolutely possible to defeat the Spaniards one by one before they can react.However, due to the scattered colonial points of the Spaniards, the relevant combat tasks required the full cooperation of the navy.
Moreover, judging from the coping strategies of the Spaniards in the past, they are likely to choose to avoid and not fight when they are attacked by the Haihan Army. This will greatly slow down the actions of the Haihan Army, and they need to be prepared for such a situation.
Harugong also interjected when he heard this: "We can fight but not destroy. This is a problem that we have not been able to solve for a long time. But since we are determined to occupy these areas this time, we will take measures More violent means to cut off the possibility of the Spaniards fighting guerrillas locally."
Xiao Liang said: "The staff department should have formulated a corresponding plan for this, Fang Peng stop for a moment...Du Xingbang, come and explain it to everyone!"
Hearing this, Du Xingbang got up, walked to the map, and took over the position Fang Peng vacated.
(End of this chapter)
"At present, there are still at least ten Spanish colonial settlements in the Visayas. The largest one is still the port of Cebu, where we have carried out many suppression operations."
Fang Peng raised his finger and pointed to the location of Cebu Island on the map: "During the period from 1638 to 1643, we organized at least three rounds of offensives against the Port of Cebu. Although we achieved victory in every operation, due to It is difficult to supply supplies from a long distance, and it is difficult for us to achieve garrison and long-term occupation in the local area, so after each operation, we voluntarily evacuated the area. The Spaniards are also very resilient, and they will withdraw inland as soon as we go. As soon as the front foot goes, they come back with the back foot, consuming our limited time in a guerrilla way."
"In the past decade or so, considering that the effect of military strikes has not been ideal, we have gradually reduced the frequency of military operations against the Visayas, so the Spanish colonial management has recovered to a certain extent. According to our According to the available data, there may be around [-] Spanish immigrants who have settled in Cebu alone.”
"In addition, in the Mindanao region further south, the Spaniards still have at least four or five large-scale colonial ports. We judge that in the central and southern part of the Philippine Islands, the Spanish immigrants may have reached a population of about 3. This has already close to pre-war levels."
Before the Spanish colonists built the city of Manila, Cebu was their main base in the Philippine Islands. Its operating time was even half a century earlier than Manila, and it has been more than a hundred years so far.After the defeat of the Spanish colonial authorities and the loss of Manila, the administrative center was moved southwards to Cebu.
The local area is about [-] miles away from Manila by sea. It is not far. The armed fleet is driving at full speed. It will take about seven or eight days to arrive, but it is not close. This distance has greatly exceeded the actual control of the Manila authorities. Large-scale military operations rely heavily on logistical supplies. With such a long sea supply line, even if it is as strong as Haihan, it is difficult for military operations to last for a long time.
To defeat the Spanish colonial armed forces from a military point of view, Haihan could have done it 20 years ago, and there is not much suspense now.But defeat and suppression are two different things. As long as Haihan does not have a long-term garrison in the area, it is unlikely that the Spaniards will be completely expelled from the area.To change this situation, we must first completely change the previous coping strategy.
The three senior officials present did not show the slightest surprise at this situation, because this situation was gradually formed with their acquiescence.
Whether it is saving military expenditures or intending to support the bandits, in short, the Manila authorities need the long-term existence of such an external opponent as a reason for maintaining a certain scale of military power.
Until when the executive committee is willing to invest more resources to support the expansion of the Luzon region to the south, it will be logical to clear this opponent out.Authorities in Manila have waited nearly 20 years for such an opportunity.
Qiu Yuan interjected at this time: "Fang Peng, tell us about the current level of armed forces of the Spaniards."
Fang Peng nodded in response, and then said: "Compared to 20 years ago, the level of Spanish armed forces has not changed much. They still use traditional sailing warships as the main force of maritime armed forces. They maintain about two armies in the southern part of the Philippine Islands. The armed fleet consists of about [-] large and small warships, stationed in Cebu Port and Cagayan de Oro Port in northern Mindanao."
This number sounds not small, but there is still a big gap between the combat effectiveness of the Spanish warships and the Haihan warships.Moreover, when the war was defeated, the Spanish colonial authorities lost most of their warships, and more than half of the existing ships were gradually saved in the years after the war.
Therefore, in recent years, the Spaniards have rarely provoked troubles, and they will not allow warships to sail into the waters controlled by Haihan, so as to avoid the loss of these hard-won armed forces.The two sides have old grievances that are difficult to resolve, but the frequency of armed conflicts has been greatly reduced in recent years, which can be regarded as a miracle.
Fang Peng continued: "As for the armed forces on land, because the Spaniards' garrison in the area does not have a clear regulation, the specific force is rather vague. We can only estimate that it is roughly between three and 5000. Individual soldiers The weapons are still mainly flintlock guns, and the artillery is basically old-fashioned cast iron cannons. The coastal defense forts in Cebu Port have been repeatedly destroyed by us several times before, and the Spaniards did not repair them later. It is giving up long-range shore defense capabilities."
The armed forces under the Spanish colonial authorities are not regular troops, and their organization is relatively chaotic. They often appoint an officer in a certain colony as the local garrison commander, allocate a certain amount of weapons and military expenses, and then let him organize and train the army locally , Responsible for maintaining local law and order and external defense.
The professional level of these commanders is different, and the environmental conditions of the locations are different. Naturally, the local security forces formed are also strong and weak.In some places, there may be a security force of a hundred or so people, while in other places there are quasi-regular troops with thousands of people, a complete range of arms, well-trained, and the goal of combat.
The assessment of the Military Intelligence Bureau is that the local armed forces of the colonial authorities are uneven, coupled with the fact that they are stationed in various places, the transmission of information is not smooth, and the lack of a unified combat command system makes it difficult to mobilize troops to coordinate operations.As for actively launching cross-regional operations, it is even more difficult for them to complete the task.
With the combat level and maneuverability of the Haihan army, it is absolutely possible to defeat the Spaniards one by one before they can react.However, due to the scattered colonial points of the Spaniards, the relevant combat tasks required the full cooperation of the navy.
Moreover, judging from the coping strategies of the Spaniards in the past, they are likely to choose to avoid and not fight when they are attacked by the Haihan Army. This will greatly slow down the actions of the Haihan Army, and they need to be prepared for such a situation.
Harugong also interjected when he heard this: "We can fight but not destroy. This is a problem that we have not been able to solve for a long time. But since we are determined to occupy these areas this time, we will take measures More violent means to cut off the possibility of the Spaniards fighting guerrillas locally."
Xiao Liang said: "The staff department should have formulated a corresponding plan for this, Fang Peng stop for a moment...Du Xingbang, come and explain it to everyone!"
Hearing this, Du Xingbang got up, walked to the map, and took over the position Fang Peng vacated.
(End of this chapter)