Chapter 1675 Defense Zone Handover

For the Haihan Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense, of course they would like to have more elite troops like the special operations battalion, the better. After all, force is the real and effective means for the Haihan Kingdom to continuously expand its territory. But there is another one in the middle.

The paradox that everyone has to face is that elite troops must be personally formed by senior generals and trained for a long time, so that the quality of the soldiers and the combat effectiveness of the troops can be guaranteed to the greatest extent. But in this way, these troops

They often take orders from one general for a long time and are not directly loyal to the Executive Committee far away in Sanya. They can easily evolve into de facto warlords and even separate themselves into factions. Originally, they spent a lot of money to establish and consolidate their rule.

Maintain these elite troops, but when the strength of these troops grows to a certain stage, the rule of the Executive Committee will have more hidden dangers.

To prevent the occurrence of certain extreme situations, in addition to strengthening the military's political work, another extremely important means is to regularly change the garrison locations of these troops. Although this measure requires a large amount of additional military expenditures and extremely complex arrangements.

It is an action plan to mobilize troops across regions, but there is no doubt about the results it can achieve.

For example, the location of the special operations battalion is changed almost every one or two years, and they often go to the border areas of the Haihan map to perform combat missions. The special operations battalion basically has no local foundation at all, and its logistics supply and

The recruitment of new soldiers relies heavily on the support of the Ministry of National Defense, which eliminates most of the objective conditions for it to evolve into a warlord force.

The Marine Corps of the Navy is in a similar situation. This amphibious force built by Wang Tom himself has no fixed station outside Hainan Island. Basically, it follows the Navy wherever there are combat missions. If it needs to go through the sea,

It is more efficient than the army in long-distance delivery tasks. Especially in the context of amphibious operations, the combat effectiveness of this unit is not inferior to that of the special operations battalion known as the Haihan First Army.

The situation of the cavalry battalion is somewhat special. It is necessary to build a horse stable for the war horses at the station. Otherwise, the long-term settlement of hundreds of war horses will be an extremely troublesome problem. Therefore, every station of the cavalry battalion has to spend a lot of money on the horse farm.

In order to save military expenses as much as possible, the garrison will be relatively fixed, and in the area ruled by Haihan Kingdom, except for the war horse ranch on Hainan Island, there are only a few places. The mobilization of cavalry battalions is generally

Arrange around these places where there are horse farms.

At present, the only elite force with a relatively fixed station is Roger's South China Sea Special Warfare Group. This force had begun to take shape as early as when he was in charge of Amborna Island. Since Haihan stationed at Star Island at the end of 1633,

Roger has been serving as a military officer in the local area and began to build his own team in 1634. Before coming to Manila, the main scope of activities of his unit was also concentrated in the Strait of Malacca, and its actual combat experience was greater than that of other teams.

Much less, it can be said that they are little fresh meat among the elite troops.

In view of the current situation of this unit and the Sing Tao area, the Ministry of National Defense will not mobilize it to other places for the time being. Therefore, after the war in Manila ends, Roger will still lead this unit back to its original station and continue to protect Haihan.

The western gateway to the South China Sea.

After these elite troops leave Manila, the army battalion transferred from Haikou will stay in the local area to take over the security and defense. The battalion commander Yu Tiezhu has been serving in the army since 1627 and can be regarded as the founding hero of Haihan.

First, the battalion he commanded served as the garrison of Fort Victory in the early years. Although its combat effectiveness was not as good as those of those elite troops, it was already considered a first-class presence in the army.

During the Battle of Manila, Yu Tiezhu and his troops were almost all doing hard work, serving as substitutes for several other elite troops and responsible for transporting baggage, and did not get any chance to shine. However, this is reasonable.

The Ministry of National Defense has finally gathered all the elite troops under the general's command from all over the world to Manila. The purpose is to complete the battle without any accidents. Naturally, these ace troops must be piled on the front line of the battlefield.

Naturally, this army battalion, which participated in the war as ordinary troops, could only accept some grievances and act like a green leaf.

However, Yu Tiezhu didn't mind such an arrangement, because the Minister of National Defense Yan Chujie had an interview with him before departure and asked him if he was willing to lead the troops to station overseas. Yu Tiezhu knew very well that if he wanted military merit, stationing abroad

There are definitely more opportunities than staying in Hainan Island. Although Manila is a relatively unfamiliar place, it is not a barren land. After arriving there, you don’t have to worry about basic living facilities and material supplies. The military pay is better than staying in Hainan.

The island is a bit higher, and there might be a chance to compete with the surrounding indigenous armed forces to gain military merit, so why not do it.

After Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang arrived in Manila, they immediately began to take over local military and political affairs. Relatively speaking, the military's defense and command transfer work was relatively simple, because Yan Chujie and other generals had not yet left Manila. Xiao Liang could

Obtain more detailed local information through them, so that you will not be clueless after taking over. When Yu Tiezhu was stationed in Haikou City, Qiu Yuan happened to be his immediate boss, and many tasks between the military and the government were easier to communicate.

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Of course, when the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense made such personnel arrangements, they probably considered that it would be easier to quickly take over the military and political affairs of Manila. Moreover, Xiao Liang had led troops during his time in Guangdong, so he would not be dismissed by the people below because he was not familiar with the business.

Give some space.

Regarding the handover of defense, in fact, the interim management committee had already made arrangements before this. However, because the Haihan Army's clearing operations in the area north of the Pasig River were still in progress, the related handover work continued to be postponed. Xiao Liang also

This gives you more time to familiarize yourself with local conditions.

The actions of the Haihan Army on the north bank of the Pasig River were not smooth sailing. The Spaniards who fled to this area were often rich or noble, and many of them had small private armed forces. They understood the pursuit of the Haihan Army as this.

With the intention of killing everyone, they naturally would not easily lay down their weapons and submit. The instructions given by the Haihan Army were to attack all resistance. In this way, many armed conflicts inevitably occurred, and both sides also

Everyone has casualties.

Of course, the casualties of the Haihan Army, which had an absolute advantage in combat power, were not large. However, the fleeing Spaniards resisted with force and were decisively slaughtered by the Haihan Army. According to the figures reported to the Administrative Committee, the number of casualties was not large.

In recent days, more than 300 Spaniards have been killed in capture operations north of the Pasig River. And the number of prisoners captured and taken back to Manila was several times that number.

However, this is not the focus of generals Haihan's concern. After all, human life is as cheap as grass in troubled times, not to mention the lives of hostile camps. A few hundred people dead is just a number. The generals are most concerned about, of course, the arrest operation to the end.

How much money was seized from these Spaniards.

The participating troops did not disappoint the eagerly awaited generals. On the second day of the arrest operation, the total value of the seized property exceeded one million. On the third day, the cavalry troops led the way in the town of San Miguel.

Three wealthy Spanish merchant families were defeated in one go, and it took more than ten carriages to transport the seized property back to Manila. After an overnight inventory, the Interim Management Committee announced that the cavalry battalion had taken the lead in achieving the goal set before the operation, and obtained

Yan Chujie offered a reward of 100,000 yuan. Of course, since the wool comes from the sheep, this bonus will definitely not come from Yan Chujie's personal pockets. Instead, it will be discounted from the property seized this time and advanced by the Ministry of National Defense.

While commending the cavalry battalion, Yan Chujie also announced that rewards would be given in proportion to the money seized from each unit. The more seized, the greater the proportion of commission. The effect of financial incentives is undoubtedly huge. Several teams involved in the arrests

The troops were very motivated and wanted to turn over the hundreds of miles of plains north of the Pasig River and capture all the living people back to Manila.

The generals were naturally happy to see this result, and they thought it would be an opportunity for their troops to earn bonuses. However, the Spaniards were unlucky, especially those powerful people who fled the city early to avoid the war.

It is better to stay in the city than to become a dead soul under the gun. As long as you don't come forward rashly, at most your home will be confiscated by the Haihan army and your money will be lost. At least your life will be safe.

As the Spaniards lost power, the local Han influence began to rise again. The Han people who originally lived here were only immigrants. Due to the limited population, their status was even lower than that of the local indigenous people. However, after the Haihan Army captured Manila,

The thoughts of many local Han people have also begun to come alive. Most of them have no ties to nationality, and they can't say that they have much loyalty to the Spanish colonial government or the Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away. But since the new owner who takes over Manila is from a Han background,

country, then it will become a certainty that the Han people will take over as the masters of this place from now on.

Many people regard the Chaosheng Store in the south of the city as a model of this kind of operation. A commercial organization run by Ming people can succeed in both Spain and Haihan, and it will inevitably lead to

This gave rise to the idea of ​​"I can do whatever I want." Based on this understanding, some people took the initiative to get in touch with the Haihan Army and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the government to do whatever they could.

The Interim Management Committee also maintains a welcoming attitude towards local people who actively seek cooperation. These people have some industry and connections in the local area. Mobilizing them to do some specific and subtle things is far more efficient than the official doing it themselves. For example

Matters such as public security and policy promotion are more acceptable if they are handled by local people. There is no need for the military to use coercive measures to deal with ordinary people.

Of course, not everyone who takes the initiative can be favored by Haihan. With Ran Tianlu, a local coward, as a consultant, the interim management committee can avoid a lot of detours when selecting partners. Who is reliable and who is trustworthy?

Ran Tianlu can almost always provide some reference materials for people with unreliable backgrounds.

On February 17, the Nanhai Special Operations Group, which had completed a short rest in Manila, was the first to return home. Although Xingdao had a reliable partner, Tan Ju, as the chief, and a thousand-man army borrowed from Annan Kingdom, it seemed that

Roger is still eager to return home and wants to return to his homeland as soon as possible. In fact, if there was not a huge reward for the arrest on the north bank of the Pasig River, he would have already left with his troops. In his opinion,

Come on, instead of letting the troops be stationed in Manila doing nothing, it would be better to return to Star Island earlier and start resuming normal training earlier.

Roger has his own views on the current situation in the South China Sea. After the Spanish were defeated in Manila, they basically lost their position in the Far East. Although there are still some colonies scattered in the South China Sea, they are all sporadic small-scale settlements. In the short term,

It is no longer likely to cause big trouble for Haihan. However, Star Island, located at the east end of Malacca, has a very important geographical location. More and more countries are eyeing this place. Even so-called Portugal and the Netherlands

The partners will also covet Haihan's stronghold, and there is no guarantee that they will not take advantage of Haihan when they have the opportunity.

If Haihan wants to control the Strait of Malacca, Sing Tao is the key point. Roger believes that in the current South China Sea region, only his own force is most suitable to be deployed on Sing Tao. The previous defeat of the British and Johor coalition forces fully proved the special

The combat effectiveness of the battle brigade. However, the organization of his unit is still a bit embarrassing. There is no brigade level in the official establishment of the Haihan Army. The reason why this name was used in the first place was mainly because there were many people in this unit at that time.

They were not recruited through regular recruitment. A considerable number of soldiers were personally selected by Roger from the shiploads of slaves transported to Ambon Island by human traffickers. The army composed of these personnel who did not obtain Haihan nationality, the Ministry of National Defense

Naturally, formal establishment will not be granted.

However, things are different now. After this mission, Yan Chujie has verbally promised to Roger that he will sign an order immediately after returning to Sanya to officially establish the South China Sea Special Warfare Group. If nothing else, it should be a strengthened battalion. Future weapons

Supply, military expenditures, personnel benefits, military ranks and positions will also be implemented in accordance with the standards of the regular army. As for the naturalization issues of some non-Haihan soldiers, they will also be resolved at that time.

In fact, in Roger's opinion, issues such as weapons, military expenses, treatment, and positions are not bad. The conditions provided by the Ministry of National Defense were not bad in the past. The most important thing is to solve the nationality issue of the soldiers so that they can escape from slavery.

Soldiers have a greater sense of belonging and a clearer sense of who they are loyal to.
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