Chapter 3001
Chapter 3001
Chapter 3001
The only good news is that the battalion commander immediately announced that a group of prisoners of war will be assigned to work as coolies on the dock site. It is said that the number is more than 500.If this news is true, then the labor intensity of the Bangui camp will be greatly reduced.
As for how far it can be reduced, it depends on how many prisoners of war the battalion commander can win from his superiors.
The hard labor camp on Mactan Island, opposite Cebu Port, is already overcrowded. It is said that there are more than [-] prisoners of war there. Obviously, the officials will not allow these people to stay in the hard labor camp for leisure.
"The construction period given by the division is only [-] days." The battalion commander emphasized in a deep voice: "At that time, these coolies will be transferred to work as miners. If the pier fails to be completed on time, the rest of the work will have to be done by ourselves. Done! If you don’t want to get to that point, supervise the work well in the past few months, and don’t let these coolies be lazy!”
The reason is very simple, if you don't want to suffer and suffer, you have to let the coolies of the prisoners of war do as much work as possible.Regarding this point, the people present did not have any doubts, and reached a consensus tacitly.
Other than that, the rest are basically the daily affairs of the military, and I would like to emphasize the military discipline requirements during the stationing period, which are basically clichés.
At the end of the meeting, Zheng Agui was about to leave, but was stopped by the battalion commander. It turned out that the division headquarters had issued a formal appointment, promoted his rank to second lieutenant, and issued a new rank epaulet.
While putting on the new epaulets for him, the battalion commander told him: "Commander Yu said that after the Chinese New Year next year, I will arrange for you to go to the military academy in Manila for advanced studies. Work hard, kid, and don't let the big men above you down!" "
Zheng Agui hurriedly raised his chest and raised his head, and simply complied.It seems that the higher-ups have not forgotten their arrangements, and after waiting for so many days, they finally have a clue.
This is not the only good thing.The Battle of Cebu and the armistice treaty signed after the war are of great strategic significance to Haihan, so the Ministry of National Defense specially made a batch of commemorative medals for the troops participating in the war, and sent a fast boat to Cebu directly from Hainan Island.
The commemorative medal is made of copper die-casting, which is heavy and heavy. In the middle of the small badge is a long and narrow outline of Cebu Island, surrounded by small characters of "Battle of Cebu Island Commemorative Medal".Pin on back of medal for easy display on clothing.
Because the production volume of this commemorative medal is quite large, everyone participating in the war has a share, so there is no award ceremony. Officers at all levels will organize the distribution after receiving it from the division, battalion, and company headquarters.
However, the military medal related to this war is still in the approval process of the Ministry of National Defense, and it will not be issued for a while. People like Zheng Agui who are sure to get military merit can only continue to wait patiently.
Along with the commemorative medal, there is also a special combat bonus as an economic reward for the combatants.Although it is not a huge amount, it should be enough for the soldiers to squander in Cebu for a while.
It was only when Zheng Agui left the camp with his brothers and planned to go to the urban area to spend some time, did they realize that the situation was not what they expected.
Although there are still many people in Cebu City, almost all the shops originally run by Spaniards have closed their doors.The reason is of course very simple. Most of the Spaniards either died on the battlefield or were imprisoned in a hard labor camp at this time, and they could not continue to operate their business at all.
However, most of the businesses that are still operating in the urban area are shops and street vendors that are closely related to people's livelihood and have been chartered by the Haihan Army.For example, rice stores that sell grain, oil, sauces, grocery stores that sell daily necessities, those that sell firewood, those that sell vegetables, fruits and seafood, these small businesses are basically still operating normally.
But those taverns, restaurants, and sensual places were all controlled by the Spaniards in the past. Now these places are gone, and there are no good places to spend money in the city.
"Why don't you go buy some ingredients and some wine, and go back and make it yourself?"
"How can that work? There are so many people staring at the camp, and those who come to take advantage of it will have to queue up!"
"Even if we want to do it, we don't have any cooking utensils! We have to borrow the kitchen from the cooking class, which is very troublesome!"
"Hey, brothers, stop arguing...Look over there, it seems to be the gendarmerie!"
While everyone was chattering about the alternatives, someone noticed a gendarmerie with armbands appearing on a street corner not far away, and Dang even fell silent.
"It seems that someone is going to be unlucky!" Zheng Agui muttered in his mouth, but he didn't move his feet, he was going to watch the excitement before talking.
Seeing that Zheng Agui did not move, everyone naturally stood still, waiting to see what the gendarmerie would do.
As the law enforcement agency of the Haihan Army, the gendarmerie has great authority. In addition to maintaining military discipline in the camp, it also has the duty to arrest those who violate military laws.
Usually, it is not a trivial matter for the gendarmerie to leave the camp to go out to perform tasks. There are at least a dozen No. 20 gendarmerie on the street corner.
Not long after, I saw the gendarmes escort a few people out of the houses on the corner of the street, and they were all Haihan soldiers in military uniforms.
Zheng Agui saw that the people who were arrested were all sloppy, and they probably got drunk and made trouble.There are still several battalions of troops stationed near the city of Cebu. If they are idle after the truce, such a situation will inevitably happen.
After those people were escorted away, Zheng Agui went to the military police who dealt with the aftermath to inquire about the news. The military police saw that his rank was second lieutenant, so they didn't dare to neglect him, so they gave a general overview of the situation.
As Zheng Agui expected, these people who were taken away by the military police did drink too much and made trouble, but they made too much trouble, fought with the people, and killed two people on the spot.
"If you make trouble after drinking, you can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape the crime of living." The military police who talked with Zheng Agui made an evaluation without hesitation.
As an occupying army, killing someone in Cebu is not a felony. If you admit your mistake and have a good attitude, the military has plenty of ways to exonerate the person involved.However, making trouble after drinking is a violation of military discipline, and it can't be ended, and the military police must be dispatched to deal with it, so you have to bear the corresponding consequences.
Zheng Agui asked curiously which unit the perpetrator belonged to, and it turned out that he was from the Subic Battalion again.
This unit, which is mainly composed of indigenous soldiers, has performed poorly in previous battles several times, and has even been criticized by reports.It seems that the previous stumble did not wake up the people in the Subic camp, and they were still causing trouble after the war ended.
Although this matter has nothing to do with Zheng Agui and his party, but after such an incident, the gendarmerie must step up patrolling in the urban area, and everyone is not in the mood to have fun in the urban area anymore, so they can only return home in a dispirited manner.
(End of this chapter)
The only good news is that the battalion commander immediately announced that a group of prisoners of war will be assigned to work as coolies on the dock site. It is said that the number is more than 500.If this news is true, then the labor intensity of the Bangui camp will be greatly reduced.
As for how far it can be reduced, it depends on how many prisoners of war the battalion commander can win from his superiors.
The hard labor camp on Mactan Island, opposite Cebu Port, is already overcrowded. It is said that there are more than [-] prisoners of war there. Obviously, the officials will not allow these people to stay in the hard labor camp for leisure.
"The construction period given by the division is only [-] days." The battalion commander emphasized in a deep voice: "At that time, these coolies will be transferred to work as miners. If the pier fails to be completed on time, the rest of the work will have to be done by ourselves. Done! If you don’t want to get to that point, supervise the work well in the past few months, and don’t let these coolies be lazy!”
The reason is very simple, if you don't want to suffer and suffer, you have to let the coolies of the prisoners of war do as much work as possible.Regarding this point, the people present did not have any doubts, and reached a consensus tacitly.
Other than that, the rest are basically the daily affairs of the military, and I would like to emphasize the military discipline requirements during the stationing period, which are basically clichés.
At the end of the meeting, Zheng Agui was about to leave, but was stopped by the battalion commander. It turned out that the division headquarters had issued a formal appointment, promoted his rank to second lieutenant, and issued a new rank epaulet.
While putting on the new epaulets for him, the battalion commander told him: "Commander Yu said that after the Chinese New Year next year, I will arrange for you to go to the military academy in Manila for advanced studies. Work hard, kid, and don't let the big men above you down!" "
Zheng Agui hurriedly raised his chest and raised his head, and simply complied.It seems that the higher-ups have not forgotten their arrangements, and after waiting for so many days, they finally have a clue.
This is not the only good thing.The Battle of Cebu and the armistice treaty signed after the war are of great strategic significance to Haihan, so the Ministry of National Defense specially made a batch of commemorative medals for the troops participating in the war, and sent a fast boat to Cebu directly from Hainan Island.
The commemorative medal is made of copper die-casting, which is heavy and heavy. In the middle of the small badge is a long and narrow outline of Cebu Island, surrounded by small characters of "Battle of Cebu Island Commemorative Medal".Pin on back of medal for easy display on clothing.
Because the production volume of this commemorative medal is quite large, everyone participating in the war has a share, so there is no award ceremony. Officers at all levels will organize the distribution after receiving it from the division, battalion, and company headquarters.
However, the military medal related to this war is still in the approval process of the Ministry of National Defense, and it will not be issued for a while. People like Zheng Agui who are sure to get military merit can only continue to wait patiently.
Along with the commemorative medal, there is also a special combat bonus as an economic reward for the combatants.Although it is not a huge amount, it should be enough for the soldiers to squander in Cebu for a while.
It was only when Zheng Agui left the camp with his brothers and planned to go to the urban area to spend some time, did they realize that the situation was not what they expected.
Although there are still many people in Cebu City, almost all the shops originally run by Spaniards have closed their doors.The reason is of course very simple. Most of the Spaniards either died on the battlefield or were imprisoned in a hard labor camp at this time, and they could not continue to operate their business at all.
However, most of the businesses that are still operating in the urban area are shops and street vendors that are closely related to people's livelihood and have been chartered by the Haihan Army.For example, rice stores that sell grain, oil, sauces, grocery stores that sell daily necessities, those that sell firewood, those that sell vegetables, fruits and seafood, these small businesses are basically still operating normally.
But those taverns, restaurants, and sensual places were all controlled by the Spaniards in the past. Now these places are gone, and there are no good places to spend money in the city.
"Why don't you go buy some ingredients and some wine, and go back and make it yourself?"
"How can that work? There are so many people staring at the camp, and those who come to take advantage of it will have to queue up!"
"Even if we want to do it, we don't have any cooking utensils! We have to borrow the kitchen from the cooking class, which is very troublesome!"
"Hey, brothers, stop arguing...Look over there, it seems to be the gendarmerie!"
While everyone was chattering about the alternatives, someone noticed a gendarmerie with armbands appearing on a street corner not far away, and Dang even fell silent.
"It seems that someone is going to be unlucky!" Zheng Agui muttered in his mouth, but he didn't move his feet, he was going to watch the excitement before talking.
Seeing that Zheng Agui did not move, everyone naturally stood still, waiting to see what the gendarmerie would do.
As the law enforcement agency of the Haihan Army, the gendarmerie has great authority. In addition to maintaining military discipline in the camp, it also has the duty to arrest those who violate military laws.
Usually, it is not a trivial matter for the gendarmerie to leave the camp to go out to perform tasks. There are at least a dozen No. 20 gendarmerie on the street corner.
Not long after, I saw the gendarmes escort a few people out of the houses on the corner of the street, and they were all Haihan soldiers in military uniforms.
Zheng Agui saw that the people who were arrested were all sloppy, and they probably got drunk and made trouble.There are still several battalions of troops stationed near the city of Cebu. If they are idle after the truce, such a situation will inevitably happen.
After those people were escorted away, Zheng Agui went to the military police who dealt with the aftermath to inquire about the news. The military police saw that his rank was second lieutenant, so they didn't dare to neglect him, so they gave a general overview of the situation.
As Zheng Agui expected, these people who were taken away by the military police did drink too much and made trouble, but they made too much trouble, fought with the people, and killed two people on the spot.
"If you make trouble after drinking, you can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape the crime of living." The military police who talked with Zheng Agui made an evaluation without hesitation.
As an occupying army, killing someone in Cebu is not a felony. If you admit your mistake and have a good attitude, the military has plenty of ways to exonerate the person involved.However, making trouble after drinking is a violation of military discipline, and it can't be ended, and the military police must be dispatched to deal with it, so you have to bear the corresponding consequences.
Zheng Agui asked curiously which unit the perpetrator belonged to, and it turned out that he was from the Subic Battalion again.
This unit, which is mainly composed of indigenous soldiers, has performed poorly in previous battles several times, and has even been criticized by reports.It seems that the previous stumble did not wake up the people in the Subic camp, and they were still causing trouble after the war ended.
Although this matter has nothing to do with Zheng Agui and his party, but after such an incident, the gendarmerie must step up patrolling in the urban area, and everyone is not in the mood to have fun in the urban area anymore, so they can only return home in a dispirited manner.
(End of this chapter)