Chapter 2988
Chapter 2988
Chapter 2988
As soon as the cannon is fired, ten thousand taels of gold.The process of fighting is constantly burning money. It can be said without hesitation that the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army is based on huge military expenditures.
It is precisely because of the huge investment that the Haihan Army can far surpass the contemporary army in terms of food and clothing, weapons and equipment, and logistical support, thus possessing extraordinary strength.
From the mobilization of garrison troops from various places for training before the war, the Luzon region has already begun to pay for this operation.Counting from the departure of the army from the Cavite base in Manila Bay, the average daily military expenditure during the sea march was more than 10 yuan. After entering the combat state, this figure even doubled.
It has been almost two months since the war started, and the front line has been pushed thousands of miles south of Luzon Island. The goals set before the war have basically been achieved, and the endurance of the Manila authorities is about to reach the upper limit.
So far, the cost of this operation has exceeded 500 million yuan, which is almost equivalent to the annual fiscal revenue of the Luzon Region.
In terms of material supply, although the self-produced and sold food in the Luzon region is sufficient to supply the needs of the battle, the weapons and ammunition consumed during this period are almost exhausting the local arsenal.And replenishing these combat supplies is not a task that can be completed in a short time.
Whether it is military expenditure or material consumption, it is an extremely heavy burden for the Luzon region, and it is likely to bear additional debts for this war if it continues to fight.
Moreover, during this battle, the number of casualties was really not small, and all participating troops also needed to rest and reorganize as soon as possible to replenish soldiers and combat supplies.
From Xiao Liang's standpoint, he certainly wished to push the battle line further south to the Celebes Sea and drive the Spaniards to the south of the equator, but the reality was that such a goal could not be achieved.
He must end this round of offensive as soon as possible, and then seize the time to digest the areas he just occupied, so that he may be able to launch a new round of offensive next year and continue to attack Mindanao southward.
That is the largest island in the Philippine archipelago, second only to Luzon Island in area. It is larger than the sum of the seven large islands occupied this time, almost equivalent to three Hainan Islands.As long as he eats Mindanao, it means that Haihan has completed his control of the Philippine Islands.
At that time, the Luzon region will also have more sufficient reasons to apply to the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense for military expansion and upgrades.
Of course, all long-term planning must be based on the complete victory of the current stage.The most urgent task now is to wipe out the remaining Spanish forces that still have the ability to cause chaos on Cebu Island.
"According to the information we have so far, there are about [-] to [-] militants on Cebu Island. Most of them are hiding in the forests in the central part of the island. A certain amount of troops must be invested to carry out the campaign. We are currently adopting The main measures are to cut off these people’s connection with Cebu city, so that they cannot obtain materials and information.”
While explaining the battle situation to Xiao Liang, Yu Tiezhu pointed out possible hiding places on the map.
With red marks on the map, there are many densely packed locations in the central part of Cebu Island, as many as twenty or thirty.These are all temporary stations designated based on the information provided by the prisoners of war, but basically none of them have been confirmed.
These camps set up in the wild are difficult to encircle and suppress, and the Fourth Army Division has limited strength, and there are not so many troops that can be sent to the mountains to fight field battles, so they have been standing still for many days, guarding the city and waiting for the Spaniards to throw themselves into the net.
Although this method of sitting on the tree and waiting for rabbits also eliminated some guys who couldn't bear to be lonely, it obviously couldn't completely wipe out those enemies who were still hiding in the mountains and forests waiting for an opportunity.
And this time Xiao Liang brought a battalion of reinforcements, which just happened to make the local clean-up operations more active.
On the second day after Xiao Liang led his troops to Cebu, officers above the company level of the garrison received orders to hold a battle preparation meeting at the headquarters in the city.
The place where the headquarters is located is the residence of the former Spanish colonial governor.Although none of the gold and silver was left in this place, fortunately, the place is large enough to accommodate the offices of various departments of the division.The chapel attached to the mansion was also converted into a combat meeting room.
Yu Tiezhu explained the battle plan to the officers.The first goal is a mountain valley more than ten miles away from the city of Cebu.Although it looks very close on the map, because there are mountains between the two places, the actual distance is much longer than the straight-line distance, and it is estimated that it will take at least one day of marching time.
"There is a river in this valley, so the water source is very sufficient. It is said that the Spaniards also reclaimed and cultivated a large area of farmland there, which can meet part of their food needs. Half of the Spanish temporary residences we have so far are Around this valley. Destroying this place is tantamount to destroying an important source of food for the enemy."
"After completing the campaign to clear this place, we will march westward along the river in the valley. As you can see, there are many lakes along the river basin, and the Spaniards built many camps along the lakes At that time, the Marine Corps will march to this area from the west coast of Cebu Island, and together with the Eastern Route Army, they will attack the enemies hiding here!"
After explaining the general battle plan, Yu Tiezhu explained the difficulties: "First, the enemy may use his familiarity with the environment to launch sneak attacks and raids continuously. Second, the battle area is far away from the base camp. The material supply and logistical support must be stable."
The next meeting was to assign combat tasks to each unit.In this operation, two infantry battalions will be deployed on the east road, and the marine corps will be mainly deployed on the west road, with a total of about 500 troops.
The next day, the vanguard in charge of reconnaissance set off secretly and entered the forest on the west side of Cebu City.
The Bangui Battalion, which is responsible for guarding the city, also deployed a company to participate in the operation.The team led by Zheng Agui was also "lucky" to be transferred to the participating troops because of his bravery in combat and repeated military exploits before that.
The batch of combat supplies brought by Xiao Liang came in handy at this time. All combatants received more combat supplies than before, and the amount of ammunition distributed almost quadrupled.Of course, this is also taking into account the special environment of this combat operation to minimize the reliance of combatants on logistical supplies.
Originally, each team of the troops participating in the war would be assigned a grenade, but everyone including Zheng Agui himself had not received training in the use of grenades, so they did not have their share of this special benefit, so they could only watch it greedily. Then the other teams received new weapons.
(End of this chapter)
As soon as the cannon is fired, ten thousand taels of gold.The process of fighting is constantly burning money. It can be said without hesitation that the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army is based on huge military expenditures.
It is precisely because of the huge investment that the Haihan Army can far surpass the contemporary army in terms of food and clothing, weapons and equipment, and logistical support, thus possessing extraordinary strength.
From the mobilization of garrison troops from various places for training before the war, the Luzon region has already begun to pay for this operation.Counting from the departure of the army from the Cavite base in Manila Bay, the average daily military expenditure during the sea march was more than 10 yuan. After entering the combat state, this figure even doubled.
It has been almost two months since the war started, and the front line has been pushed thousands of miles south of Luzon Island. The goals set before the war have basically been achieved, and the endurance of the Manila authorities is about to reach the upper limit.
So far, the cost of this operation has exceeded 500 million yuan, which is almost equivalent to the annual fiscal revenue of the Luzon Region.
In terms of material supply, although the self-produced and sold food in the Luzon region is sufficient to supply the needs of the battle, the weapons and ammunition consumed during this period are almost exhausting the local arsenal.And replenishing these combat supplies is not a task that can be completed in a short time.
Whether it is military expenditure or material consumption, it is an extremely heavy burden for the Luzon region, and it is likely to bear additional debts for this war if it continues to fight.
Moreover, during this battle, the number of casualties was really not small, and all participating troops also needed to rest and reorganize as soon as possible to replenish soldiers and combat supplies.
From Xiao Liang's standpoint, he certainly wished to push the battle line further south to the Celebes Sea and drive the Spaniards to the south of the equator, but the reality was that such a goal could not be achieved.
He must end this round of offensive as soon as possible, and then seize the time to digest the areas he just occupied, so that he may be able to launch a new round of offensive next year and continue to attack Mindanao southward.
That is the largest island in the Philippine archipelago, second only to Luzon Island in area. It is larger than the sum of the seven large islands occupied this time, almost equivalent to three Hainan Islands.As long as he eats Mindanao, it means that Haihan has completed his control of the Philippine Islands.
At that time, the Luzon region will also have more sufficient reasons to apply to the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense for military expansion and upgrades.
Of course, all long-term planning must be based on the complete victory of the current stage.The most urgent task now is to wipe out the remaining Spanish forces that still have the ability to cause chaos on Cebu Island.
"According to the information we have so far, there are about [-] to [-] militants on Cebu Island. Most of them are hiding in the forests in the central part of the island. A certain amount of troops must be invested to carry out the campaign. We are currently adopting The main measures are to cut off these people’s connection with Cebu city, so that they cannot obtain materials and information.”
While explaining the battle situation to Xiao Liang, Yu Tiezhu pointed out possible hiding places on the map.
With red marks on the map, there are many densely packed locations in the central part of Cebu Island, as many as twenty or thirty.These are all temporary stations designated based on the information provided by the prisoners of war, but basically none of them have been confirmed.
These camps set up in the wild are difficult to encircle and suppress, and the Fourth Army Division has limited strength, and there are not so many troops that can be sent to the mountains to fight field battles, so they have been standing still for many days, guarding the city and waiting for the Spaniards to throw themselves into the net.
Although this method of sitting on the tree and waiting for rabbits also eliminated some guys who couldn't bear to be lonely, it obviously couldn't completely wipe out those enemies who were still hiding in the mountains and forests waiting for an opportunity.
And this time Xiao Liang brought a battalion of reinforcements, which just happened to make the local clean-up operations more active.
On the second day after Xiao Liang led his troops to Cebu, officers above the company level of the garrison received orders to hold a battle preparation meeting at the headquarters in the city.
The place where the headquarters is located is the residence of the former Spanish colonial governor.Although none of the gold and silver was left in this place, fortunately, the place is large enough to accommodate the offices of various departments of the division.The chapel attached to the mansion was also converted into a combat meeting room.
Yu Tiezhu explained the battle plan to the officers.The first goal is a mountain valley more than ten miles away from the city of Cebu.Although it looks very close on the map, because there are mountains between the two places, the actual distance is much longer than the straight-line distance, and it is estimated that it will take at least one day of marching time.
"There is a river in this valley, so the water source is very sufficient. It is said that the Spaniards also reclaimed and cultivated a large area of farmland there, which can meet part of their food needs. Half of the Spanish temporary residences we have so far are Around this valley. Destroying this place is tantamount to destroying an important source of food for the enemy."
"After completing the campaign to clear this place, we will march westward along the river in the valley. As you can see, there are many lakes along the river basin, and the Spaniards built many camps along the lakes At that time, the Marine Corps will march to this area from the west coast of Cebu Island, and together with the Eastern Route Army, they will attack the enemies hiding here!"
After explaining the general battle plan, Yu Tiezhu explained the difficulties: "First, the enemy may use his familiarity with the environment to launch sneak attacks and raids continuously. Second, the battle area is far away from the base camp. The material supply and logistical support must be stable."
The next meeting was to assign combat tasks to each unit.In this operation, two infantry battalions will be deployed on the east road, and the marine corps will be mainly deployed on the west road, with a total of about 500 troops.
The next day, the vanguard in charge of reconnaissance set off secretly and entered the forest on the west side of Cebu City.
The Bangui Battalion, which is responsible for guarding the city, also deployed a company to participate in the operation.The team led by Zheng Agui was also "lucky" to be transferred to the participating troops because of his bravery in combat and repeated military exploits before that.
The batch of combat supplies brought by Xiao Liang came in handy at this time. All combatants received more combat supplies than before, and the amount of ammunition distributed almost quadrupled.Of course, this is also taking into account the special environment of this combat operation to minimize the reliance of combatants on logistical supplies.
Originally, each team of the troops participating in the war would be assigned a grenade, but everyone including Zheng Agui himself had not received training in the use of grenades, so they did not have their share of this special benefit, so they could only watch it greedily. Then the other teams received new weapons.
(End of this chapter)