Chapter 3008
Chapter 3008
Chapter 3008
"Usually, this base is not open to outsiders, including people from the Ministry of National Defense who came to Xingdao for inspection, and I didn't let them enter this place either."
It wasn't until the carriage drove into the base that Roger mentioned to Qian Tiandun the special features of today's arrangement.
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "The mercenary group, it is indeed necessary to maintain a sense of mystery to the outside world. As for the Ministry of National Defense, who can't keep it?"
The two smiled knowingly. Senior generals like them who hold military power overseas will more or less have some fields that they don't want the Ministry of National Defense to intervene in. Naturally, Qian Tiandun is no exception.
The foreign mercenary regiment was not included in the Xingdao garrison's establishment. In fact, its nature was equivalent to Roger's private army. Of course, he would not be willing to let the Ministry of Defense control the details of this army.
The less the outside world knows about this force, the easier it is for the mercenary group to carry out various gray tasks overseas.Even if Qian Tiandun is the one that Roger actively seeks cooperation with, as long as it is not necessary to activate the mercenary group, Roger will not arrange for him to get in touch with this special tool.
However, Roger's earlier claim that the mercenary group was performing missions outside was not entirely an excuse to prevaricate Qian Tiandun.Among the three battalions under the mercenary regiment, only part of the third battalion is currently stationed in the base, and the other troops are really stationed in other countries.
And this part of the troops staying at the base has been assembled in advance by the base commander, Colonel Dulu, waiting for the arrival of Roger and his party.
Colonel Dulu was Roger's old subordinate. He enlisted in the army on Abuna Island in 1633. A few months later, Roger led his troops south to occupy Xingdao.In the past 20 years, Dulu has witnessed almost every large-scale battle that the Sing Tao garrison has participated in.
Dulu is from Aceh in Sumatra, but his more than 20 years of military service in Haihan has turned him into a Haihan person completely. No matter in language or living habits, he has long been no different from Haihan people.
"Colonel Dulu has fought for the country for many years and has made countless contributions. However, he has too many old injuries and his physical condition no longer allows him to continue to command operations on the front line. Therefore, he was arranged to serve as the commander of this base and continue to exert his residual heat." Luo Jay spoke highly of Dulu.
Qian Tiandun noticed that Du Lu was holding a walking stick in his left hand, and it seemed that his legs and feet were injured. Such a situation was indeed inconvenient for him to step on the battlefield again.
However, Du Lu himself was rather optimistic. After hearing Roger's praise, he responded proactively: "If the troops need it, I can return to the battlefield at any time, General."
"Of course." Roger reached out and patted Duru's shoulder and said, "But I need you more here to train young people for the army. Your experience will help them grow into qualified soldiers faster. Now I think Please give General Qian a detailed introduction to the operation of this base and the mercenary group."
The group first inspected the assembled troops. Just like the name of the foreign mercenary group, the most striking thing is the ethnic diversity of its soldiers.
The appearance characteristics of some of these races are very easy to distinguish, such as African blacks, Arabs, Indians, etc., while the races in South Asia are all similar in Qian Tiandun's view, and it is difficult to tell whether they are from Malay at a glance The peninsula is also the nearby island of Sumatra.
There were also a small number of soldiers with East Asian faces in the team, but after Qian Tiandun inquired, he learned that these soldiers were basically from North Korea and Japan, not Han Chinese as he thought.
"Because of their origin, there are very few Han Chinese members in the mercenary regiment. There may be one or two out of 100 people, which is about the same proportion as Europeans. The most people here are locals, accounting for about [-]%. .”
"When we distribute the staff, we will try our best to mix the soldiers of various ethnic groups, so as not to form small groups that are not easy to manage."
"Only about [-]% of the soldiers here are free agents, and the rest are slaves we import from all over the world every year. We pick out the young and strong with better physical conditions and let them come here for training. "
"Every year we recruit about 500 new recruits through various channels, but in the end, only a quarter or even less of those who can complete the training assessment and stay to join the mercenary regiment may be."
"Generally speaking, as long as you have served in the mercenary regiment for three years, you can be free. After five years of military service, you can apply for retirement, or transfer to serve in the Haihan Army, and at the same time obtain Haihan nationality. Of course During this period, they will also receive generous rewards based on the combat missions they participate in. Therefore, for those who came here as slaves, joining the mercenary group is the best way out."
Speaking of this, Du Lu took the initiative to mention his own experience: "When I was on the island of Ambuna, I joined the army as a slave and got out of slavery by relying on military exploits."
For those newcomers who can't see the development prospects clearly, Dulu's experience is undoubtedly an excellent benchmark, so that they can have sufficient motivation to complete the task.Roger's appointment of him as the base commander may also have considerations in this regard.
"The mercenaries' backgrounds, experiences, and qualities are all varied and uneven. The only thing that can restrain them is strict military discipline and military laws. Therefore, in the mercenary regiment, our handling of violations of discipline is even stricter than that of the Haihan army. Much more."
"But even so, there is no way to prevent the mercenaries from privately plundering, killing prisoners, and disobeying military orders during the execution of their missions. Therefore, the number of soldiers eliminated due to violations of discipline is quite large, sometimes more than the casualties on the battlefield More."
Qian Tiandun said: "In this way, it is somewhat similar to the militias we formed in Annan before. The advantage is that the combat cost is low and there is no need to bear relevant responsibilities, but the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, it is easy to lose control, and major tasks are still Don’t dare to hand it over to them easily.”
Roger said: "You are right, but this is an upgraded version. The diplomatic value of the mercenary group is incomparable to the original Annan militia."
To hire this unit from Xingdao to carry out military missions overseas, it is definitely not enough to just pay. At least the employer has to maintain a relatively good relationship with the Xingdao authorities in order to make a deal.
This coming and going, not only the relationship between hiring and being hired, the Xingdao authorities can also rely on the door opened by the mercenary group to establish cooperative relations with employers in more fields.
Roger went on to give an example. In the early years, the authorities of Sing Tao wanted to exploit crude oil in the Dumai area of Sumatra, but if they directly sent troops to occupy the area, it would inevitably call for a counterattack from Aceh.
Later, the two sides negotiated an exchange of terms. Xingdao dispatched a mercenary group to suppress a rebellion in a certain place in South Sumatra for Aceh, and Aceh leased the Dumai area to Xingdao at a low price for a long time. It was not until 1649 that the Dumai oil field was put into production.
(End of this chapter)
"Usually, this base is not open to outsiders, including people from the Ministry of National Defense who came to Xingdao for inspection, and I didn't let them enter this place either."
It wasn't until the carriage drove into the base that Roger mentioned to Qian Tiandun the special features of today's arrangement.
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "The mercenary group, it is indeed necessary to maintain a sense of mystery to the outside world. As for the Ministry of National Defense, who can't keep it?"
The two smiled knowingly. Senior generals like them who hold military power overseas will more or less have some fields that they don't want the Ministry of National Defense to intervene in. Naturally, Qian Tiandun is no exception.
The foreign mercenary regiment was not included in the Xingdao garrison's establishment. In fact, its nature was equivalent to Roger's private army. Of course, he would not be willing to let the Ministry of Defense control the details of this army.
The less the outside world knows about this force, the easier it is for the mercenary group to carry out various gray tasks overseas.Even if Qian Tiandun is the one that Roger actively seeks cooperation with, as long as it is not necessary to activate the mercenary group, Roger will not arrange for him to get in touch with this special tool.
However, Roger's earlier claim that the mercenary group was performing missions outside was not entirely an excuse to prevaricate Qian Tiandun.Among the three battalions under the mercenary regiment, only part of the third battalion is currently stationed in the base, and the other troops are really stationed in other countries.
And this part of the troops staying at the base has been assembled in advance by the base commander, Colonel Dulu, waiting for the arrival of Roger and his party.
Colonel Dulu was Roger's old subordinate. He enlisted in the army on Abuna Island in 1633. A few months later, Roger led his troops south to occupy Xingdao.In the past 20 years, Dulu has witnessed almost every large-scale battle that the Sing Tao garrison has participated in.
Dulu is from Aceh in Sumatra, but his more than 20 years of military service in Haihan has turned him into a Haihan person completely. No matter in language or living habits, he has long been no different from Haihan people.
"Colonel Dulu has fought for the country for many years and has made countless contributions. However, he has too many old injuries and his physical condition no longer allows him to continue to command operations on the front line. Therefore, he was arranged to serve as the commander of this base and continue to exert his residual heat." Luo Jay spoke highly of Dulu.
Qian Tiandun noticed that Du Lu was holding a walking stick in his left hand, and it seemed that his legs and feet were injured. Such a situation was indeed inconvenient for him to step on the battlefield again.
However, Du Lu himself was rather optimistic. After hearing Roger's praise, he responded proactively: "If the troops need it, I can return to the battlefield at any time, General."
"Of course." Roger reached out and patted Duru's shoulder and said, "But I need you more here to train young people for the army. Your experience will help them grow into qualified soldiers faster. Now I think Please give General Qian a detailed introduction to the operation of this base and the mercenary group."
The group first inspected the assembled troops. Just like the name of the foreign mercenary group, the most striking thing is the ethnic diversity of its soldiers.
The appearance characteristics of some of these races are very easy to distinguish, such as African blacks, Arabs, Indians, etc., while the races in South Asia are all similar in Qian Tiandun's view, and it is difficult to tell whether they are from Malay at a glance The peninsula is also the nearby island of Sumatra.
There were also a small number of soldiers with East Asian faces in the team, but after Qian Tiandun inquired, he learned that these soldiers were basically from North Korea and Japan, not Han Chinese as he thought.
"Because of their origin, there are very few Han Chinese members in the mercenary regiment. There may be one or two out of 100 people, which is about the same proportion as Europeans. The most people here are locals, accounting for about [-]%. .”
"When we distribute the staff, we will try our best to mix the soldiers of various ethnic groups, so as not to form small groups that are not easy to manage."
"Only about [-]% of the soldiers here are free agents, and the rest are slaves we import from all over the world every year. We pick out the young and strong with better physical conditions and let them come here for training. "
"Every year we recruit about 500 new recruits through various channels, but in the end, only a quarter or even less of those who can complete the training assessment and stay to join the mercenary regiment may be."
"Generally speaking, as long as you have served in the mercenary regiment for three years, you can be free. After five years of military service, you can apply for retirement, or transfer to serve in the Haihan Army, and at the same time obtain Haihan nationality. Of course During this period, they will also receive generous rewards based on the combat missions they participate in. Therefore, for those who came here as slaves, joining the mercenary group is the best way out."
Speaking of this, Du Lu took the initiative to mention his own experience: "When I was on the island of Ambuna, I joined the army as a slave and got out of slavery by relying on military exploits."
For those newcomers who can't see the development prospects clearly, Dulu's experience is undoubtedly an excellent benchmark, so that they can have sufficient motivation to complete the task.Roger's appointment of him as the base commander may also have considerations in this regard.
"The mercenaries' backgrounds, experiences, and qualities are all varied and uneven. The only thing that can restrain them is strict military discipline and military laws. Therefore, in the mercenary regiment, our handling of violations of discipline is even stricter than that of the Haihan army. Much more."
"But even so, there is no way to prevent the mercenaries from privately plundering, killing prisoners, and disobeying military orders during the execution of their missions. Therefore, the number of soldiers eliminated due to violations of discipline is quite large, sometimes more than the casualties on the battlefield More."
Qian Tiandun said: "In this way, it is somewhat similar to the militias we formed in Annan before. The advantage is that the combat cost is low and there is no need to bear relevant responsibilities, but the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, it is easy to lose control, and major tasks are still Don’t dare to hand it over to them easily.”
Roger said: "You are right, but this is an upgraded version. The diplomatic value of the mercenary group is incomparable to the original Annan militia."
To hire this unit from Xingdao to carry out military missions overseas, it is definitely not enough to just pay. At least the employer has to maintain a relatively good relationship with the Xingdao authorities in order to make a deal.
This coming and going, not only the relationship between hiring and being hired, the Xingdao authorities can also rely on the door opened by the mercenary group to establish cooperative relations with employers in more fields.
Roger went on to give an example. In the early years, the authorities of Sing Tao wanted to exploit crude oil in the Dumai area of Sumatra, but if they directly sent troops to occupy the area, it would inevitably call for a counterattack from Aceh.
Later, the two sides negotiated an exchange of terms. Xingdao dispatched a mercenary group to suppress a rebellion in a certain place in South Sumatra for Aceh, and Aceh leased the Dumai area to Xingdao at a low price for a long time. It was not until 1649 that the Dumai oil field was put into production.
(End of this chapter)