Chapter 1637 Strategy and Tactics

It's just that the advanced naval guns equipped with the "Warrior" class cannot be mass-produced at present. Haihan Ordnance Industry has been struggling for several years to come up with just two qualified products and install them on the ship. Use two naval guns to deal with ships with more than two people.

No matter how you look at the fortifications of ten coastal defense guns, such an operation is quite suspenseful. Even Yan Chujie, who knows the performance of naval guns best, understands that this kind of challenge is not fully guaranteed. If something goes wrong, the ship will

The complex structure of the ship makes it difficult to repair it nearby.

What Yan Chujie can do is probably to let the test ship try to launch shelling on the coastal defense forts. But this must first clear the sea near the harbor and free up all the coastal waterways so that the test ship can bombard the coastal defense forts.

Adjust the position at any time during the process. If danger occurs during the shooting process, you can evacuate from the dangerous area in time. But to truly completely destroy these coastal defense forts, I am afraid that it is not enough to just rely on naval warships. It is still necessary

The army can land and cooperate with the operation.

The military has long known about the existence of coastal defense forts in Manila Port. It has conducted several tactical deductions before Ran Tianlu sent back the key information. The combat goal is to conquer these forts guarding Manila Port at the minimum cost. But the tactics formulated are:

It is one thing, but it is another thing to actually implement these tactics in an unfamiliar environment. The reason why some armies and generals are derided as "paper tactics" is that they cannot implement the planned combat plans in actual combat.

Or maybe they lack the means to respond to changes in the battle situation.

Of course, in terms of actual combat experience, the Haihan Army must be considered the best in the entire Far East. No other country's army can compete with multiple countries on the battlefield like Haihan in less than ten years.

They fought and defeated all the opponents they encountered. In addition to advanced weapons and tactics, such results are also due to the experienced commanders.

When Haihan formed the army in the early days, almost all the travelers who had served as soldiers concurrently held officer positions in the army, and the sources of grassroots officers were diverse, and most of them came from naturalized civilians, including Zeng.

People who had military experience in Ming Dynasty, Annan and other countries, and some of them were even officers of other countries. For example, Wu Sen in the navy, who has been promoted to deputy commander of the Sanya Fleet, was a general of the South Vietnamese Navy before joining Haihan.

Official.

These people who have military experience will generally climb the ladder slightly faster than others after joining the Haihan Army. The first group of people to be promoted as officers will probably have a personal background similar to this. And Haihan

Later, military academies for the army and navy were established to provide these officers with specialized training and refresher courses to improve their military literacy and change their original tactical habits of the cold weapon era.

The strategy and tactics of the Haihan Army are difficult to decipher for the outside world. In fact, after fighting against Haihan once or twice, the armies of many countries have roughly understood Haihan's tactics that rely on weapon performance to control the combat distance.

System. Whether it is a naval battle or a land battle, the greatest advantage of Haihan's military weapons is the killing distance and accuracy. The effective range of these advanced weapons is an insurmountable life-and-death line for Haihan's opponents.

The redefined long-range attack method makes it difficult for all countries that are fighting against Haihan to find a way to crack it. Most opponents focus on how to restrain the various advanced weapons equipped by Haihan and ignore it.

Haihan is also ahead of all competitors in this era at the strategic and tactical levels. Even the Western colonial armed forces, which are also equipped with a large number of firearms, cannot help but fall into tactical misunderstandings, equating the strength gap between the two sides with the gap in weapon performance.

It ignores that the real determinant of the direction of the war is the military quality of the combatants.

The training that Haihan soldiers received since joining the army is obviously different from the army of this era. Although the military investment in the elite route is huge, the effect is also very obvious. Coupled with the continuous battle arrangements all year round, almost all troops have

There is an opportunity to be tempered in actual combat on the battlefield. This route of training through combat is probably only Haihan in the entire Far East that has such combat effectiveness and financial resources to support it. And after so many years of operation, the result is what it is now.

A victorious army that is invincible in a hundred battles.

Although the achievements of the Haihan Army were not so exaggerated as to make the Spaniards flee after hearing the news, the war atmosphere created before the launch had already made the Manila authorities panic. Businessmen like Ran Tianlu tried to find out the Spaniards.

After all, they were in the minority. More Ming businessmen noticed that the wind was going in the wrong direction, or well-informed people learned from private channels that Haihan had signs of war against Manila, so they packed up their belongings and left here quietly. Now that they know the city of Manila

It may become a battlefield in the near future, so no one wants to be in danger, and those who have the ability to leave this place will definitely not stay.

Although officers like Gonzalo would swear to the businessmen that they would protect the safety of Manila, there were obviously more foreign businessmen who were pessimistic about Spain. In the days after Ran Tianlu sent the intelligence, the foreign businessmen in Manila

They began to leave in groups. It seemed that although the Manila authorities had implemented a news blockade in advance, they could not completely isolate the spread of news among the people.

Of course, Aragones also noticed this trend from the reports of his subordinates, but he could not issue a ban to prohibit foreigners from leaving Manila. Doing so would not have any other result except causing greater chaos and more panic.

The top priority is to try to appease the local people so that they will not be swayed by baseless rumors.

On January 5, Aragones summoned his main civil and military officials, the heads of various districts in Manila, and representatives of the Han and indigenous residents, and asked them to clarify to the public the current rumors in the market, and that there was no Haihan preparing to attack.

This possibility exists in Manila. Moreover, Manila has a strong city to defend, and preparations for war have been carried out for a long time. Even if the Haihan army crosses the sea, they can only hit the iron plate and be bloody.

Aragones claimed that the Haihan people would not launch an offensive against the city of Manila, but he did not have any evidence to support this argument. However, the recent abnormal conditions in the local trade market make it difficult for people not to believe that the war is imminent.

After the meeting in Aragones, not only did it not play its due role, but some local Spaniards also began to make plans for a retreat. Manila was not the only colony occupied by Spain in the Philippine Islands. Some people had

People with connections began to arrange for the family to leave Manila temporarily and take a boat to other places for temporary refuge.

Even ordinary civilians without boats, after noticing this atmosphere, began to move to remote agricultural towns such as San Rafael and Baliwag in the northern interior. These have only begun to be developed in recent years.

The agricultural area is two full days away from Manila, so at least it will not be directly affected by the war in the first place.

At this time, the Manila authorities could no longer continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, otherwise the city of Manila would probably have fallen apart before the Haihans came to fight. Aragones had to break his face and sign the governor's decree to implement war on the city of Manila.

During the epidemic, anyone who spreads rumors of war among the people will be treated as enemy spies and arrested first. For a time, people in Manila were panicked, while people living outside the city hurriedly tried to leave the place to avoid being affected by the war.

Ran Tianlu has naturally seen the changes in Manila City in recent days. Although he has stayed behind closed doors to avoid suspicion after joining the army, outside trends will still be reported to him by his subordinates as soon as possible. Society in Manila City

Public opinion suddenly exploded. Ran Tianlu would not think that this was just a coincidence. It was probably his colleagues lurking in the local area who had secretly started to mobilize, deliberately releasing some unfavorable news to the Manila authorities among the people.

Of course, this method is also part of the intelligence war. Although Ran Tianlu is not responsible for carrying out this task, he can think that this should be a plan arranged by the above. Using public opinion to create social chaos in enemy-controlled areas before the war begins, this method is very popular in Haihan.

It has been used many times in foreign wars in the past, and the effect is quite good. This time it was used in Manila and it also played a very obvious role. The Manila authorities obviously lacked countermeasures for such unconventional means, and they were not able to completely stop the local people.

People wanted to escape the war. In just a few days, at least more than 2,000 people left Manila by water and land.

Aragones was almost so angry that he had a heart attack. Normally, he wouldn't mind the people of Manila being diverted to settle in other colonial settlements, but now the war is about to begin, and these ungrateful untouchables only want to think about it.

Saving his money and life while abandoning the city of Manila was an extremely chilling move for him.

The only good thing is that most Spanish immigrants still stay in Manila. After all, they have no local roots and can only seek official asylum. Of course, if Aragones hadn't signed the governor's decree, perhaps even the immigrants from the country would have been

More people will choose to flee.

Among the three Haihan fleets, the first to sail into the Philippine waters was naturally the Northern Route Army heading south from Kaohsiung. When the other two fleets were only halfway through their voyage, the Northern Route Army had already seen the coastline of northern Luzon Island.

In order to wait for the progress of the other two groups, the Northern Route Army slowly moved south along the west coast of Luzon Island, and arrived at Subic Bay, about 100 kilometers northwest of Manila Bay, on January 9.

Subic Bay is located in the southwest of Luzon Island. It is a natural deep-water port that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Among the many expansion plans of the Ministry of National Defense, Subic Bay is also one of the alternative overseas military bases. However, the Executive Committee

I think this place is too close to Manila Bay. Even if I occupy this area, I will have to fight the Spanish sooner or later. In this case, it is better to directly attack the Manila Port, which is larger and has certain infrastructure facilities. It is easier than building a port from scratch.

Much more.

The Ministry of National Defense formulated a three-way march plan, and the assembly point was this bay. The main reason for choosing this place was that it was convenient for the fleet to dock and rest, and there was no need to worry about changes in sea conditions caused by bad weather. 3.

Passers-by had different journey times, so they agreed to come first, wait first, and then gather together before heading south into Manila Bay together.

Although Subic Bay is a natural deep-water port, the population settled here is not large, and there are only two fishing villages. However, one of the fishing villages is actually composed of Spanish immigrants, which actually surprised Tom Wang a little.

We know that in the Far East, these immigrants from Europe are extremely valuable labor force and are the basis for Western countries to achieve colonial rule there. However, it is indeed a waste of resources to let these immigrants form their own fishing villages.

These Spanish immigrants were frightened by the appearance of the Haihan fleet, but they did not show too much hostility. After asking someone to inquire, Wang Tom found out that these Spanish immigrants did not even know that the Manila authorities had fought with Haihan last year. Naturally,

I don’t understand the purpose of this armed fleet breaking into Subic Bay.

"It's a pity that we don't need this place." Wang Tom looked at the blue sky and white clouds above the bay and said with regret: "Even if this place is not a military base, it is still a good choice as a vacation spot."

"Develop it yourself. When Manila is conquered, you can come over and start business slowly when you are free." Qian Tiandun was lying on a beach chair wearing sunglasses, enjoying the warm winter sun unique to the tropics, and talking to Wang while basking in the sun.

Tom chimed in: "How about spending some money to build a high-end resort here?"

"There's no time to enjoy it now, forget it." Wang Tom shook his head and rejected Qian Tiandun's invitation. Since he was appointed as the commander of the navy, he rarely stayed in the same place for three to five months.

Fighting in Liaodong last year was already a special case. With a job like his, even if you give yourself a holiday, you may not have the energy to go somewhere for vacation. After all, there are no airplanes in this world, and you can only go there by boat.

The time on the road may not be enough.

Regarding the Spanish immigrants who settled in Subic Bay, Wang Tom did not deliberately embarrass them. The war between countries is cruel, and the role of these little people in it is almost non-existent. Even if they are all arrested or

Even if they were killed, it would not hinder the upcoming war. However, in order to prevent anyone from leaking information, Wang Tom still ordered a temporary ban on the fishermen here to go to sea, so as to avoid causing trouble.

Two days after the Northern Route Army arrived at Subic Bay, the other two fleets also arrived here. Although the time difference between the three forces arriving at their destinations was not controlled within one day as originally planned by the Ministry of National Defense,

At any rate, the assembly on the front line was successfully completed.
Chapter completed!