Chapter 2811

It is not unusual for the Dengzhou base to have foreign military cadets studying here. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Haihan has been providing various forms of military assistance to foreign countries, including training various arms for allied countries.

's officer.

Whether at the Military Academy in Sanya, the naval base at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, or even in Sasebo Bay in a foreign country, foreign military cadets are regular visitors. And after these officers return to their home countries, they will often pursue what Haihan advocates.

Military thought and international relations have greatly enhanced Haihan's influence in these countries. Not only is it beneficial to Haihan's arms exports, but it can also complete the docking of the combat command system faster during wartime, forming a more combat-effective team with Haihan.

coalition forces.

After the parade parade, several local elites performed some individual combat skills drills on the school grounds. However, the Army's training subjects and standards are set by the Ministry of National Defense, so the drill items are not new at all.

Obstacle running, rifle shooting, grappling training, etc.

After Bai Kesi watched the drill, Chen Yixin invited him to the base headquarters to listen to Sun Bing and others' detailed reports on the garrison situation.

The content of such reports was usually extremely boring. Bai Kesi felt that Bai Letong might not be able to stay any longer, so he asked Chen Yixin to arrange for him to visit the facilities in the city. Chen Yixin readily agreed and asked Chen Pingliao to take Bai Letong around.

Most of Bai Letong's understanding of the military came from his experiences in the past few months. He didn't want to expose his unprofessional side in front of Chen Pingliao, so during the visit, the questions he asked were closer to

Non-military fields.

Bai Letong asked: "Pingliao, Uncle Chen said earlier that before the reconstruction of Dengzhou City, a large number of residents were moved out of the city, but such a large relocation must have encountered many difficulties, right?"

In Bai Letong's view, if Haihan wants to carry out such a large project, it must consider the resettlement of local people. Whether it is persuasion, acquisition, or the use of coercion, it is probably not possible to get people to give up their assets in the city.

It would be too easy.

Chen Pingliao's tone was very relaxed: "It went well. The situation in Dengzhou City is quite special. After the Denglai Rebellion, there were not many people left in the city. When we took over Dengzhou City, the city

In addition to government agencies and the garrison, the other people here are mainly relatives and family members of officials and soldiers."

"These people either follow the government and the Ming army to withdraw from Dengzhou, or they surrender to our country and accept the arrangements of the Northern Region. In either case, they must leave Dengzhou City first. After the people related to the Ming Dynasty move away, the city

In fact, there are not many people left here. Moreover, we have also announced the renovation plan of Dengzhou City to the public, so there are still people who are not interested in staying in the city. It will not be difficult to clean up at this time."

"It was later on that we recruited workers, because there was a shortage of labor near Dengzhou City, so it took a lot of effort. We raised the wages several times before recruiting enough craftsmen from nearby counties. Although this place is the seat of Dengzhou,

But in fact, everything is lacking, and many building materials and tools had to be transported from Fushan County, which cost a lot of money."

Bai Letong said: "Then the funds to build this fortress, like Qingdao Port, are raised by the Northern Region itself?"

Chen Pingliao smiled and said: "The cost of Dengzhou City and Qingdao Port is much higher than the military expenditure of the Northern Region during the same period. Do you think the Ministry of National Defense can be so generous as to settle this account for us? Only about 10% of it

It is allocated from military expenditures, and the rest is borne by local fiscal funds."

Bai Letong said: "Presumably the Ministry of National Defense thinks that the needs of these two projects are not so urgent, so it is unwilling to bear the construction funds, right?"

Chen Pingliao nodded slightly and said: "If we have to wait for the Ministry of National Defense to allocate funds, I am afraid that the construction period will be delayed for ten or eight years. Time waits for no time. Since the Northern Region has the ability to realize these plans, there is no need to wait for the red tape processes to be completed.

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As Bai Letong thought, although the Dengzhou Fortress and Qingdao Military Port planned by the Northern Region are of great military significance, they do not have the urgency to be put into use as soon as possible. Moreover, the subtext of the Northern Region's planning of these two projects is to

Further expanding the establishment of the armed forces within the jurisdiction is not a goal that the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense are willing to promote.

Of course, although such infrastructure projects cost a lot of money, they do not have high technical requirements. Therefore, the Ministry of National Defense can only use funds to block the Northern Region. But in recent years, the Northern Region has developed rapidly with the mining industry.

With its development and financial situation getting better and better, it actually gritted its teeth and shouldered the construction funds and promoted the implementation of these major projects on its own.

Bai Letong couldn't help but secretly think that at the meeting that his father Bai Kesi attended, the local military officers would probably do their best to explain the necessity of building the Dengzhou Fortress in order to win the approval of the Executive Committee for this special project.

In fact, Bai Letong still thinks a little more. The executive committee knows Dengzhou much better than he does, and it does not object to the Northern Region's approach. It is just out of the responsibility of the rulers that they must understand the Northern Region.

How will the region use these military bases next and whether there are plans for large-scale military operations.

Baix came prepared. After sitting down in the conference room, he directly raised the issues that the executive committee was concerned about.

Chen Yixin made a gesture, and Sun Bing stepped forward and began to introduce to Bai Kesi the information that was not shown in the military parade.

"According to the information collected by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Ming Dynasty is still secretly collecting supplies in the Central Plains. In the past year, its Ministry of Industry has increased its procurement of steel, sulfur, saltpeter and other materials. We have reason to believe that the Ming Dynasty is secretly training firearms.

force."

While explaining, Sun Bing pointed out certain key locations marked on the hanging map: "Cangzhou, Dezhou, Liaocheng, Jining, Xuzhou... These areas are all undergoing large-scale construction and construction of city defense fortifications. We think this is a defensive posture. It shows that although the opponent is temporarily unable to launch attacks on areas controlled by my country, it is trying to build another line of defense on the periphery of the buffer zone between the two countries."

Bai Kesi reacted very calmly to this, nodded and said: "With such a long defense line, and the terrain is mainly plains, this is just for show. Is there any further news, such as the Ming court's secret decree, the Ministry of War's

Documents and the like are things that can help us judge the situation more accurately."

Sun Bingdao: "There is currently no definite news about the direction of the capital, but I believe that if we continue to take over the Ming court's ruling area, it may not be as smooth as before, and we may encounter stronger resistance."
Chapter completed!