Chapter 2931
Chapter 2931
Chapter 2931
The northern and southern ends of the Philippine Islands are two large islands, Luzon Island and Mindanao Island. The central Visayas region, which is the primary target of the Manila authorities, has a more complex geographical environment, consisting of seven large islands and hundreds of islands. It is composed of small islands, and Cebu Island, where the Spanish colonial authorities established the local capital, is just one of them.
The Spaniards have been operating in the Visayas for a century, and there are quite a few large and small colonial areas, and some villages and towns have even penetrated into the inland areas.If you want to sweep them one by one, it may take two or three years and you may not be able to clean them all.
It is also precisely because of the time-consuming and labor-intensive campaigns that the Manila authorities have taken against this area in the past are often mere formalities.The Haihan army took the port town as the main target, captured some Spanish immigrants who had not had time to escape, and then voluntarily evacuated after destroying the ships and port facilities.Although it had some effect, it did not prevent the Spaniard from making a comeback.
Therefore, in the action plan formulated by the General Staff this time, the traditional means of military strikes will no longer be the purpose of the action, and will be replaced by the implementation of military occupation.In order to shorten the operation time as much as possible and not leave room for the opponent to hide and hide in this area, the navy will divide its troops into multiple routes to attack at the same time, and carry out simultaneous attacks on multiple targets.
"We plan to divide the fleet into four groups, deploying in parallel from west to east, and carry out simultaneous strikes on the colonial ports on Panay Island, Masbate Island, Samar Island, and Wright Island."
While explaining, Feng Xingbang pointed out the location of the planned attack target on the map: "After occupying the main ports of these islands, we arranged for the reserve army to station there, and the main force continued to march south, attacking Negros Island, Cebu Island, and Baotou Island. Hejima launched the next round of offensive."
"The navy needs to divide its forces into four routes, can the offensive be synchronized?" Haru Gongfa asked.However, the object of his question was not Feng Xingbang, but Jiao Fei, the combat commander of the Fourth Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet.
Jiao Fei, like Yu Tiezhu, commander of the [-]th Lu Division, was also one of the officers who stayed after the Battle of Manila.He was one of the first-line commanders in previous strikes against the Spanish colonies in the south.Therefore, Jiao Fei must have a better understanding of the situation in the Visayas than a young officer like Feng Xingbang.
The combat plan formulated by the staff sounds good, but whether it can be implemented in place or not, it still has to be judged by Jiao Fei, who is the commander of the operation.
Jiao Fei replied in a deep voice: "As long as the time of action is determined, it is not difficult to launch an offensive on these targets simultaneously. The ports of the Spaniards basically do not have decent coastal defenses, nor are they protected by armed fleets. It is difficult for us to carry out landing operations." It's not big. But whether the attack and suppression after the landing can be carried out smoothly is not up to our navy to decide."
Jiao Fei gave the ball to Jun Jun with a few words.But this is indeed not his shirk responsibility, the navy is only responsible for transportation and attacking the port, and of course the operations on the shore should be completed by the army.
Yu Tiezhu said: "The scale of these colonies varies from small to large. Some are just seaside towns that have just opened their ports, and there are no local armed forces at all; but some places that have been operating for a long time have built relatively strong fortresses, so how long does it take? Time can be won, but it cannot be generalized. Of course, I guarantee that the Fourth Army Division will do its best and will not exceed the time limit of the combat plan."
Feng Xingbang said: "We set aside 48 hours in the combat plan for each location that needs to be landed. If there is no accident, I believe that our troops are sufficient to complete the task of capturing the local area during this period. Of course, in the second Among the targets of this round of offensive, a place with a relatively large population like Cebu, even if we succeed in defeating it, it may take more time to control the situation.”
Fang Peng of the Military Intelligence Bureau has said before that the resident population of Cebu may be around [-] people. It is not as simple as stationing an army to control the local situation after the war.And according to the past situation, the local people will inevitably flee to the inland to avoid the war after the war. How to gather these fleeing people and bring them under Haihan's rule will also be a big problem.
Xiao Liang said: "Occupying the Visayas is considered to have completed the first phase of the task. I hope to complete this goal within this year, and then launch an offensive against Mindanao early next year."
Qiu Yuan asked: "When will the west side be launched?"
Xiao Liangdao: "Considering the addition of the Special Warfare Division, I think they will spend much longer in preparing and coordinating than us, maybe we have knocked down the Visayas on our side, but we haven't started fighting on the other side yet. "
Harugong also responded: "Qian Tiandun is a man of action, but Annan and Xingdao have always been fighting fiercely. Whoever will lead the westward expansion plan will probably not accept the other. Wait for them to separate the main This time, we may have started crediting the Department of Defense."
Feng Xingbang looked a little embarrassed. His father, Feng Annan, was the commander of Annan's garrison. If those troops on the west side of the South China Sea really started arguing because of fighting for merit, Feng Annan would definitely be involved.
However, these big figures talked about this kind of topic in front of him, obviously they didn't treat him as an outsider.
Although the battle plan and preparations were far from perfect, Qiu Yuan and the others were still full of confidence in seizing the opportunity.After the meeting held in the Cavite base this time, Qiu Yuan immediately signed the war mobilization order in the name of the Luzon Regional Management Committee. Luzon Island and all surrounding areas under the jurisdiction of Haihan will enter the State of wartime control.
All ships going to the southern part of the Philippine archipelago were temporarily detained to prevent leaks.In addition, several commercial firms in Manila were suddenly seized by the authorities, and a group of people who were said to have business dealings with Spain were secretly arrested by the Ministry of Security.
Of course, the Ministry of Security did not notice the existence of these people at this time, but kept these news channels to paralyze the Spaniards in the south.But when it came time to do something, it was natural to cut off these intelligence channels as soon as possible, so as not to give the Spaniards time to react.
Settlements in various parts of Luzon Island have received official notices, and all local militias and police are temporarily incorporated into the establishment of the local security forces to take over the functions of the garrison forces.
The troops stationed in various places have been mobilized in advance to the Cavite base for various reasons such as exercises and defense changes.Many troops transferred from other places had already been assigned combat missions by the command before they even had time to conduct joint training.
(End of this chapter)
The northern and southern ends of the Philippine Islands are two large islands, Luzon Island and Mindanao Island. The central Visayas region, which is the primary target of the Manila authorities, has a more complex geographical environment, consisting of seven large islands and hundreds of islands. It is composed of small islands, and Cebu Island, where the Spanish colonial authorities established the local capital, is just one of them.
The Spaniards have been operating in the Visayas for a century, and there are quite a few large and small colonial areas, and some villages and towns have even penetrated into the inland areas.If you want to sweep them one by one, it may take two or three years and you may not be able to clean them all.
It is also precisely because of the time-consuming and labor-intensive campaigns that the Manila authorities have taken against this area in the past are often mere formalities.The Haihan army took the port town as the main target, captured some Spanish immigrants who had not had time to escape, and then voluntarily evacuated after destroying the ships and port facilities.Although it had some effect, it did not prevent the Spaniard from making a comeback.
Therefore, in the action plan formulated by the General Staff this time, the traditional means of military strikes will no longer be the purpose of the action, and will be replaced by the implementation of military occupation.In order to shorten the operation time as much as possible and not leave room for the opponent to hide and hide in this area, the navy will divide its troops into multiple routes to attack at the same time, and carry out simultaneous attacks on multiple targets.
"We plan to divide the fleet into four groups, deploying in parallel from west to east, and carry out simultaneous strikes on the colonial ports on Panay Island, Masbate Island, Samar Island, and Wright Island."
While explaining, Feng Xingbang pointed out the location of the planned attack target on the map: "After occupying the main ports of these islands, we arranged for the reserve army to station there, and the main force continued to march south, attacking Negros Island, Cebu Island, and Baotou Island. Hejima launched the next round of offensive."
"The navy needs to divide its forces into four routes, can the offensive be synchronized?" Haru Gongfa asked.However, the object of his question was not Feng Xingbang, but Jiao Fei, the combat commander of the Fourth Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet.
Jiao Fei, like Yu Tiezhu, commander of the [-]th Lu Division, was also one of the officers who stayed after the Battle of Manila.He was one of the first-line commanders in previous strikes against the Spanish colonies in the south.Therefore, Jiao Fei must have a better understanding of the situation in the Visayas than a young officer like Feng Xingbang.
The combat plan formulated by the staff sounds good, but whether it can be implemented in place or not, it still has to be judged by Jiao Fei, who is the commander of the operation.
Jiao Fei replied in a deep voice: "As long as the time of action is determined, it is not difficult to launch an offensive on these targets simultaneously. The ports of the Spaniards basically do not have decent coastal defenses, nor are they protected by armed fleets. It is difficult for us to carry out landing operations." It's not big. But whether the attack and suppression after the landing can be carried out smoothly is not up to our navy to decide."
Jiao Fei gave the ball to Jun Jun with a few words.But this is indeed not his shirk responsibility, the navy is only responsible for transportation and attacking the port, and of course the operations on the shore should be completed by the army.
Yu Tiezhu said: "The scale of these colonies varies from small to large. Some are just seaside towns that have just opened their ports, and there are no local armed forces at all; but some places that have been operating for a long time have built relatively strong fortresses, so how long does it take? Time can be won, but it cannot be generalized. Of course, I guarantee that the Fourth Army Division will do its best and will not exceed the time limit of the combat plan."
Feng Xingbang said: "We set aside 48 hours in the combat plan for each location that needs to be landed. If there is no accident, I believe that our troops are sufficient to complete the task of capturing the local area during this period. Of course, in the second Among the targets of this round of offensive, a place with a relatively large population like Cebu, even if we succeed in defeating it, it may take more time to control the situation.”
Fang Peng of the Military Intelligence Bureau has said before that the resident population of Cebu may be around [-] people. It is not as simple as stationing an army to control the local situation after the war.And according to the past situation, the local people will inevitably flee to the inland to avoid the war after the war. How to gather these fleeing people and bring them under Haihan's rule will also be a big problem.
Xiao Liang said: "Occupying the Visayas is considered to have completed the first phase of the task. I hope to complete this goal within this year, and then launch an offensive against Mindanao early next year."
Qiu Yuan asked: "When will the west side be launched?"
Xiao Liangdao: "Considering the addition of the Special Warfare Division, I think they will spend much longer in preparing and coordinating than us, maybe we have knocked down the Visayas on our side, but we haven't started fighting on the other side yet. "
Harugong also responded: "Qian Tiandun is a man of action, but Annan and Xingdao have always been fighting fiercely. Whoever will lead the westward expansion plan will probably not accept the other. Wait for them to separate the main This time, we may have started crediting the Department of Defense."
Feng Xingbang looked a little embarrassed. His father, Feng Annan, was the commander of Annan's garrison. If those troops on the west side of the South China Sea really started arguing because of fighting for merit, Feng Annan would definitely be involved.
However, these big figures talked about this kind of topic in front of him, obviously they didn't treat him as an outsider.
Although the battle plan and preparations were far from perfect, Qiu Yuan and the others were still full of confidence in seizing the opportunity.After the meeting held in the Cavite base this time, Qiu Yuan immediately signed the war mobilization order in the name of the Luzon Regional Management Committee. Luzon Island and all surrounding areas under the jurisdiction of Haihan will enter the State of wartime control.
All ships going to the southern part of the Philippine archipelago were temporarily detained to prevent leaks.In addition, several commercial firms in Manila were suddenly seized by the authorities, and a group of people who were said to have business dealings with Spain were secretly arrested by the Ministry of Security.
Of course, the Ministry of Security did not notice the existence of these people at this time, but kept these news channels to paralyze the Spaniards in the south.But when it came time to do something, it was natural to cut off these intelligence channels as soon as possible, so as not to give the Spaniards time to react.
Settlements in various parts of Luzon Island have received official notices, and all local militias and police are temporarily incorporated into the establishment of the local security forces to take over the functions of the garrison forces.
The troops stationed in various places have been mobilized in advance to the Cavite base for various reasons such as exercises and defense changes.Many troops transferred from other places had already been assigned combat missions by the command before they even had time to conduct joint training.
(End of this chapter)