Chapter 2949
Chapter 2949
Chapter 2949
Although the performance of the Manila Battalion in attacking Kalibo Town was not ideal, compared with the Subic Battalion attacking Roxas Town at the same time, it was at least quite satisfactory.However, during the battle of the Subic Battalion in Roxas Town, its own shortcomings were fully exposed. Measured by the standards of the Haihan Army, its performance could not even be classified as a pass.
The Subic Battalion mainly used the native Tagalogs and Negritos of Luzon as the source of troops, and used their adaptability to the local environment to create an indigenous force.This is an important attempt by the Fourth Army Division in terms of troop establishment.If successful, the Luzon region will no longer need to rely on the limited Han population for future recruitment, and can greatly speed up the recruitment process and expand the size of the local armed forces.
Like the Bangui Battalion, the Subic Battalion, which has little actual combat experience at all, was also entrusted with the heavy responsibility of attacking Roxas Town alone.
However, the indigenous soldiers in the Subic camp probably had too little time to go to sea for training on weekdays. When they arrived at the destination, many of them had not yet got rid of seasickness, which greatly affected their performance during the landing process. Accident of being swept away by waves and drowning during disembarkation.
There are many rivers near Roxas town that flow into the sea. Due to the diversion of rivers and the change of dry and rainy seasons, the flow and direction of these rivers are not shown in detail on the map provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau. As a result, the Subic camp had to land in Then spend time revising the course of action.
In order to save time, some companies had to temporarily cut down trees to make ferries and temporary bridges, so that the marching route could be shortened as much as possible.But when the vanguard arrived at the outskirts of Roxas Town, it was already five or six hours behind schedule.
This gave the Spaniards in Roxas Town enough time to organize resistance. The impatience and exhaustion prevented the vanguard from carefully scouting the surrounding environment at all, and crashed into the ambush circle set up by the Spaniards near the town.
By the time the follow-up troops arrived at the battle site to repel the Spaniards, more than half of the leading platoon had been killed or injured.At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the Subic Battalion, which did not have the ability to fight at night, did not dare to rush into the town again, and had to stop and rest first, and this also provided the Spaniards in the town with more room to respond. .
Fortunately, the casualties did not affect the morale of the Subic Battalion, but inspired the blood of the indigenous soldiers.In the attack launched in the early morning of the second day, the soldiers, who were full of fire, quickly defeated the Spanish defense line and rushed into the town of Rojas by virtue of their weapons.
It's just that they soon discovered that there were not many residents left in the town. Obviously, the Spaniards seized the precious buffer time and made most of the residents evacuate Roxas Town at night and fled to further inland areas .
In addition to capturing the area, the Subic Battalion's mission also required capturing most of the local residents and bringing them under control, so as to ensure Haihan's complete control over the area.From this perspective, the Subic Battalion's mission accomplishment in Roxas Town was almost a disaster.
After paying the price of ten deaths and 23 injuries, the Subic Battalion finally completed the occupation of Roxas Town. This is also the largest number of casualties for the Haihan Army since the operation began.
Although the Subic Battalion killed hundreds of resisters during the battle, the battle damage ratio and the number of kills could not make up for its own losses, and the post-war military evaluation would most likely be affected.
If it stops here, at least it can be regarded as a balance of merit and demerit, but the poor performance of the Subic Battalion has not yet come to an end.
On the night after the battle, many soldiers took advantage of their duty to loot the town.Although the local residents took most of their belongings with them when they fled, there were still many things that could not be removed in time, such as hundreds of barrels of rum in the two breweries in the town.
The main industries in Roxas Town are fishing and sugar cane planting. Apart from sugar production, another major use of sugar cane is wine making.Although these roughly processed rums are far inferior to Haihan's own products, for soldiers fighting overseas, it is like seeing delicious oasis in the desert.
Indigenous soldiers' compliance with military discipline and military orders is far worse than that of Han soldiers. For most of them, since the combat mission has been completed, it should be time to relax and enjoy.So many soldiers rushed to the wine cellar after hearing the news, and entered a state of binge drinking and drunkenness without hesitation.
When the battalion commander arrived with the gendarmerie, the soldiers who had drunk too much had already started to do whatever they wanted uncontrollably.
Arson was set in at least three places in the town, most likely by some drunken soldiers, considering that the small number of Spanish captives had been assembled outside the town.
Fortunately, several fires were discovered and extinguished in time without causing a fire.Otherwise, if the town of Roxas is burned to nothing, it will be contrary to the original intention of occupying and preserving this place.
But the matter was not over yet. The soldiers above Jiu Jin had a whim and clamored to avenge the dead and wounded comrades in arms, so a large group of people rushed into the courtyard where the resistance was held and pulled all the more than 40 captured Spaniards away. Come out and die.If the gendarme hadn't arrived and stopped them, these people even planned to transport the body to the church door in the town and hang it up for public display.
The only good thing is that, when the incident got to such an extent, the officers finally gathered their troops and temporarily confiscated the weapons in the hands of the drunken soldiers, preventing the situation from deteriorating to the point of mutiny.
Because there were too many soldiers involved in the rebellion, it was difficult for the Subic Battalion to deal with it on the spot, and it could only be left to settle accounts slowly after the war.But at this point, before proceeding to the next step, the Subic Battalion obviously needs to stop and rectify first, and once again emphasize the importance of military discipline to the native soldiers who caused trouble.
The headquarters had to adjust the follow-up combat arrangements, and the Bangui Camp, which was hundreds of miles away, was also affected by this, and there was an extra night of rest out of thin air.
After listening to the introduction of Feng Xingbang and Juan, the battalion commander of the Bangui Battalion couldn't help being stunned. Who would have thought that the Subic Battalion, which the division had placed high hopes on before the war, would cause such a big mess in the first battle.
"It seems...the proportion of native soldiers in the army should not be too high!" The battalion commander couldn't slander the friendly troops in front of these staff officers, and thought for a long time before he could hold back a relatively neutral evaluation.
Feng Xingbang didn't have so many scruples, and his evaluation was much more pungent: "This proves that the Subic Battalion is a complete failure. Letting the indigenous soldiers as the main body of the army will only lead to a lack of military discipline and disobedience to command. After this operation is over, the Subic Battalion will probably be disbanded and reorganized."
(End of this chapter)
Although the performance of the Manila Battalion in attacking Kalibo Town was not ideal, compared with the Subic Battalion attacking Roxas Town at the same time, it was at least quite satisfactory.However, during the battle of the Subic Battalion in Roxas Town, its own shortcomings were fully exposed. Measured by the standards of the Haihan Army, its performance could not even be classified as a pass.
The Subic Battalion mainly used the native Tagalogs and Negritos of Luzon as the source of troops, and used their adaptability to the local environment to create an indigenous force.This is an important attempt by the Fourth Army Division in terms of troop establishment.If successful, the Luzon region will no longer need to rely on the limited Han population for future recruitment, and can greatly speed up the recruitment process and expand the size of the local armed forces.
Like the Bangui Battalion, the Subic Battalion, which has little actual combat experience at all, was also entrusted with the heavy responsibility of attacking Roxas Town alone.
However, the indigenous soldiers in the Subic camp probably had too little time to go to sea for training on weekdays. When they arrived at the destination, many of them had not yet got rid of seasickness, which greatly affected their performance during the landing process. Accident of being swept away by waves and drowning during disembarkation.
There are many rivers near Roxas town that flow into the sea. Due to the diversion of rivers and the change of dry and rainy seasons, the flow and direction of these rivers are not shown in detail on the map provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau. As a result, the Subic camp had to land in Then spend time revising the course of action.
In order to save time, some companies had to temporarily cut down trees to make ferries and temporary bridges, so that the marching route could be shortened as much as possible.But when the vanguard arrived at the outskirts of Roxas Town, it was already five or six hours behind schedule.
This gave the Spaniards in Roxas Town enough time to organize resistance. The impatience and exhaustion prevented the vanguard from carefully scouting the surrounding environment at all, and crashed into the ambush circle set up by the Spaniards near the town.
By the time the follow-up troops arrived at the battle site to repel the Spaniards, more than half of the leading platoon had been killed or injured.At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the Subic Battalion, which did not have the ability to fight at night, did not dare to rush into the town again, and had to stop and rest first, and this also provided the Spaniards in the town with more room to respond. .
Fortunately, the casualties did not affect the morale of the Subic Battalion, but inspired the blood of the indigenous soldiers.In the attack launched in the early morning of the second day, the soldiers, who were full of fire, quickly defeated the Spanish defense line and rushed into the town of Rojas by virtue of their weapons.
It's just that they soon discovered that there were not many residents left in the town. Obviously, the Spaniards seized the precious buffer time and made most of the residents evacuate Roxas Town at night and fled to further inland areas .
In addition to capturing the area, the Subic Battalion's mission also required capturing most of the local residents and bringing them under control, so as to ensure Haihan's complete control over the area.From this perspective, the Subic Battalion's mission accomplishment in Roxas Town was almost a disaster.
After paying the price of ten deaths and 23 injuries, the Subic Battalion finally completed the occupation of Roxas Town. This is also the largest number of casualties for the Haihan Army since the operation began.
Although the Subic Battalion killed hundreds of resisters during the battle, the battle damage ratio and the number of kills could not make up for its own losses, and the post-war military evaluation would most likely be affected.
If it stops here, at least it can be regarded as a balance of merit and demerit, but the poor performance of the Subic Battalion has not yet come to an end.
On the night after the battle, many soldiers took advantage of their duty to loot the town.Although the local residents took most of their belongings with them when they fled, there were still many things that could not be removed in time, such as hundreds of barrels of rum in the two breweries in the town.
The main industries in Roxas Town are fishing and sugar cane planting. Apart from sugar production, another major use of sugar cane is wine making.Although these roughly processed rums are far inferior to Haihan's own products, for soldiers fighting overseas, it is like seeing delicious oasis in the desert.
Indigenous soldiers' compliance with military discipline and military orders is far worse than that of Han soldiers. For most of them, since the combat mission has been completed, it should be time to relax and enjoy.So many soldiers rushed to the wine cellar after hearing the news, and entered a state of binge drinking and drunkenness without hesitation.
When the battalion commander arrived with the gendarmerie, the soldiers who had drunk too much had already started to do whatever they wanted uncontrollably.
Arson was set in at least three places in the town, most likely by some drunken soldiers, considering that the small number of Spanish captives had been assembled outside the town.
Fortunately, several fires were discovered and extinguished in time without causing a fire.Otherwise, if the town of Roxas is burned to nothing, it will be contrary to the original intention of occupying and preserving this place.
But the matter was not over yet. The soldiers above Jiu Jin had a whim and clamored to avenge the dead and wounded comrades in arms, so a large group of people rushed into the courtyard where the resistance was held and pulled all the more than 40 captured Spaniards away. Come out and die.If the gendarme hadn't arrived and stopped them, these people even planned to transport the body to the church door in the town and hang it up for public display.
The only good thing is that, when the incident got to such an extent, the officers finally gathered their troops and temporarily confiscated the weapons in the hands of the drunken soldiers, preventing the situation from deteriorating to the point of mutiny.
Because there were too many soldiers involved in the rebellion, it was difficult for the Subic Battalion to deal with it on the spot, and it could only be left to settle accounts slowly after the war.But at this point, before proceeding to the next step, the Subic Battalion obviously needs to stop and rectify first, and once again emphasize the importance of military discipline to the native soldiers who caused trouble.
The headquarters had to adjust the follow-up combat arrangements, and the Bangui Camp, which was hundreds of miles away, was also affected by this, and there was an extra night of rest out of thin air.
After listening to the introduction of Feng Xingbang and Juan, the battalion commander of the Bangui Battalion couldn't help being stunned. Who would have thought that the Subic Battalion, which the division had placed high hopes on before the war, would cause such a big mess in the first battle.
"It seems...the proportion of native soldiers in the army should not be too high!" The battalion commander couldn't slander the friendly troops in front of these staff officers, and thought for a long time before he could hold back a relatively neutral evaluation.
Feng Xingbang didn't have so many scruples, and his evaluation was much more pungent: "This proves that the Subic Battalion is a complete failure. Letting the indigenous soldiers as the main body of the army will only lead to a lack of military discipline and disobedience to command. After this operation is over, the Subic Battalion will probably be disbanded and reorganized."
(End of this chapter)