Chapter 3555
Chapter 3555
Chapter 3555
Perhaps realizing the hidden value of Li Dechang's intelligence work in Phuket, Li Dagui's proposal successfully won Roger's support, and Roger generously allowed him to select a group of students from local higher education institutions in Sing Tao Island and join the newly established Indian Ocean Intelligence Station through the official recruitment channels of the Ministry of Security.
Although the teaching staff of Sing Tao cannot be compared with that of Hainan, under the years of management by Roger and Tan Juren, two higher education institutions have been gradually built.
One is the Sing Tao Administrative College, which is dedicated to training grassroots officials for the Sing Tao region. Its school system and teaching materials are based on the mature plans of the Sanya Administrative College. In recent years, it has also trained several batches of administrative officials for the Sing Tao region.
The other is the Sing Tao Military Academy, where Roger serves as the honorary president. It is dedicated to training officers for the local garrison. It is said that the backbone personnel of the famous Sing Tao Foreign Legion will also receive professional training at the Sing Tao Military Academy.
The number of students enrolled in these two institutions of higher learning is extremely limited, and students often have already determined their employment destinations when they enroll, so Roger allowing Li Dagui to select people from these two places is already considered special treatment.
However, Roger also made a request to Li Dagui, that is, in addition to reporting to the Executive Committee and the Security Department's superior agencies, the Indian Ocean Intelligence Station must also maintain contact with the Sing Tao Regional Management Committee and provide valuable intelligence.
Although the words were not very straightforward, the meaning was clear. The Ministry of Security's agency in Xingdao under the leadership of Li Dagui had always operated according to this rule. While being loyal to the Executive Committee, they also had to remain loyal to the actual ruler of Xingdao.
What if the Executive Committee disagrees with the local governing body, or even conflicts arise, how should Li Dagui choose his side?
Roger and Li Dagui tacitly agreed not to mention this possibility. Fortunately, such a situation has never occurred in Sing Tao in the past twenty years.
At least so far, the loyalty of Sing Tao's ruling body to the Executive Committee is beyond doubt. Even if Roger's ideas on the future development of Sing Tao may differ from those of the Executive Committee, it is far from the point of causing conflict.
Therefore, Roger hopes that this type of cooperation can be extended to the Indian Ocean region, with the security department's dispatched agencies to monitor the movements of the special operations division on his behalf.
This is not because Roger lacks trust in Qian Tiandun, but because Xingdao is currently busy with important affairs on the other side, which requires a lot of resources, especially military resources. As for the plan to cooperate with the special warfare division to open up the Indian Ocean region, the intensity of cooperation can only be reduced first, at least the joint deployment of troops to carry out combat missions has to be suspended.
However, Sing Tao still has to continue to implement the original plan to supply materials, immigration, logistical services, etc., in order to meet the needs of the special operations division to maintain operations and consolidate its rule in the local area. At the same time, it will also allow Sing Tao to obtain a certain proportion of shares in the local area and then earn back these initial investments through future long-term returns.
Since Sing Tao has been contributing money and effort, Roger does not want all this aid to become the private property of Qian Tiandun and the Special Operations Division. He must have a reliable source of information to confirm that Sing Tao's interests in the Indian Ocean will not be harmed. The security department headed by Li Dagui and his son Li Dechang is an excellent help.
After sending Li Dagui away, Luo Jie summoned Luo Shenghuai and Luo Shengding and told them: "This expedition is the first time for you two brothers to independently command such a large-scale military operation. Remember to act cautiously in an unfamiliar environment and do not rush into anything. Especially during the voyage at sea, you must pay attention to changes in weather and sea conditions and listen more to the opinions of the fleet's pilot."
"There may not be any strong enemies in the area, but we cannot rule out the possibility that there will be targets that we need to attack, so we still need to be prepared for battle. This is a long journey, and you won't be able to get supplies from the rear at any time, so you must arrange supplies reasonably to avoid overconsumption."
"This time we have specially equipped the fleet with several more radios as backup. Remember to keep in touch with the base camp by telegraph. If there is anything you are undecided about, send a telegram back to inform us of the situation at any time." The two brothers nodded respectfully, not daring to show the slightest impatience.
Roger asked again: "Do you have any other questions?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and the eldest brother Luo Shenghuai asked, "Father, what should we do if we encounter friendly forces after reaching the target area?"
Roger said, "Do I need to teach you this? Take the initiative to raise the flag, get in touch with the friendly forces, confirm your identity, and then continue to carry out the mission."
Luo Shengding said: "Father, what my elder brother means is, if the friendly forces are not so friendly to us, what should we do?"
Roger said, "Don't worry. Although we can't say that we have a very good relationship with the Luzon Region, we won't fall out over this matter. Moreover, all exploration operations have been reported to the Executive Committee, so no one should dare to mess around."
The "expedition" that Roger mentioned refers to sending troops to explore the unowned continent in the south.
The mineral-rich, ownerless southern continent was definitely one of Hai Han's must-win targets. However, due to its remote location, Hai Han only gained the navigation capability to explore the region in recent years, but it was still a long way from large-scale development.
Luzon and Xingdao are the two overseas regions closest to the southern continent, so both are interested in vying for the first place in establishing colonies there, in order to seek credit and rewards from the Executive Committee in exchange for more resources to develop the local area.
Roger had been planning this for two years. Since the plan required a large amount of resources and the deployment of an armed fleet, the expansion plan in the Indian Ocean was suspended after occupying several islands at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.
This year, Xingdao no longer directly participated in the troop dispatch to Ceylon, and concentrated its resources on preparing for the exploration of the southern continent.
However, as the Executive Committee had been paying close attention to the progress of the Japanese Civil War in recent months, many official business had been postponed for review because the Executive Committee went to the local area to observe the war. As a result, the exploration operations of Luzon and Xingdao had not been approved yet. Roger could only make preparations first and wait patiently for the opportunity to come.
At this time, the Executive Committee's approval was finally notified to Sing Tao through telegram, and the action that had been prepared for two years could finally be implemented.
Roger initially wanted to lead the expedition himself, but the special operations division's independent expedition to Ceylon made him realize that the expansion plan in the Indian Ocean direction could not be shelved, so he finally decided to stay in Xingdao and send his two sons to command the expedition.
Luo Shenghuai and Luo Shengding are currently serving in the 9th Army Division, but because of the special environment of Xingdao, they are not unfamiliar with the navy. In fact, just a few years ago, the two brothers went to Sanya to study related subjects of navigation and amphibious warfare.