Chapter 3014

The tasks that the Star Island Mercenary Group can perform are usually divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D. The tasks assigned by foreign employers can generally only be classified into the last two levels, often with only rewards but no military merit. The mercenary group receives daily

Eighty percent of the assignments come from foreign employers.

The Star Island Command rarely directly assigns military tasks to the mercenary group, but when such a situation occurs, it is often a task of two levels: A and B. The military merits obtained after completing the task will be recorded in the personal resume. If you change jobs in the future

Entering the Haihan Army is equally effective.

Most of the officers in the mercenary regiment are young and strong, and naturally they all have ambitions to make progress. Who doesn’t want to rely on accumulating military merit to switch jobs to the regular army, which has more prospects? So when everyone heard that this new job turned out to be a first-class secret mission, they immediately started to panic.

Pumped up.

Shao Tianhu immediately read out the mission content. The Sing Tao Command requested the 1st Battalion to depart from Badang Port as soon as possible and head to the Andaman Islands on the north side of the Malacca Strait. However, the next step of the action will need to be decided by Commander Sing Tao after the troops arrive in the area.

The Ministry issued instructions.

Before Shao Tianhu could finish speaking, everyone immediately asked a bunch of questions.

"Battalion Commander, are we going to escort the merchant ship, or are we going to fight with someone? This order doesn't make it clear how to prepare?"

"The headquarters is not planning to occupy the Andaman Islands, is it? There are only some natives there and there is not even a city. Why occupy a place that is useless?"

"Is the whole camp going out? What about our business in Badang Port? There are still two batches of goods and the money has not been recovered!"

"Only our battalion will be mobilized? Isn't the place where the second battalion is stationed closer to the Andaman Islands?"

Shao Tianhu made a gesture to calm everyone down, and then began to answer their questions.

"The telegram said that our battalion's garrison mission in Badong Port has not yet ended, so we still have to leave some troops here. As for the previous transaction, the headquarters did not mention it, so of course we can continue, but the scale will be slightly smaller.

Make it smaller and don’t make the food look too ugly.”

"Whether the Second Battalion stationed in northern Aceh will be mobilized, it is not mentioned here. But you also know that the Second Battalion has an easier task than us and is closer to the Andaman Islands. Since we have all received the transfer order, it must be

The Second Battalion will also make corresponding arrangements."

"If it was just to escort merchant ships, I don't think they would have sent us all the way there, and the weight of this kind of mission would definitely not be high enough for Class A. Although the telegram didn't say it, in my opinion, it's probably a combat mission!

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"As for whether we want to occupy the Andaman Islands... I also explored that place a few years ago. There is indeed no oil and water. There are only one or two places suitable for building a port on more than 300 islands, and they are not on the main waterways. Compared with this

Badong Port is much more remote. But we can’t guess what the headquarters is planning. I think we’d better execute the order first and then check the situation there.”

Shao Tianhu actually murmured a little bit about the command from the headquarters. The Andaman Islands were not a completely unfamiliar area to the mercenary group. He had already been there when he first joined the mercenary group.

At that time, it was also a task directly assigned by the Star Island Command. The mercenary group went to the area to perform exploratory operations, survey the islands, waterways, and improve the nautical charts of the area. Before that, it was said that similar tasks were carried out every few years.

To perform it once has almost become a routine mission for the mercenary group.

Shao Tianhu didn't know what kind of efforts his predecessors had put in, but during the mission he participated in, he was shocked by the detailed charts mastered by the mercenary group. He couldn't imagine how Haihan completed it quietly.

Surveying and mapping of the Andaman Islands.

Of course, he later gradually adapted to this "miracle", because no matter where the mercenary group went to perform tasks, they would always have local charts and maps, and they would never be blind.

Based on Shao Tianhu's understanding of the Andaman Islands, the local natural environment is not suitable for living, and the geographical location is not suitable for the development and construction of large ports. Even the greedy Western colonists have little interest in the local area, and would rather rush into the Malacca Strait and fight with the indigenous people.

The kingdom went to war to seize territory, but did not occupy the unclaimed land in the Andaman Islands.

In such a desolate land, what kind of first-class mission can be accomplished that requires a mercenary group to be dispatched?

No matter what the officers of the mercenary regiment thought, since the military order had arrived, there was no room for questioning and they could only follow the instructions. But before the meeting ended, Shao Tianhu specifically emphasized the importance of confidentiality again.

"Everyone should be very clear about the nature of the Class A secret mission. The destination of this operation needs to be announced to the soldiers after leaving Badong Port. Anyone who leaks the information in advance will be dealt with according to military law!"

The mercenary group wanted to withdraw its troops, so of course it was better to inform the sponsor. Shao Tianhu took the initiative to go to the government office in Badang Port and explain the current situation to the officials of Aceh.

"Our department has received an urgent mission and needs to temporarily transfer some troops. After the mission is completed, we will return to Badong Port. During this period, the defense of the government offices and port area will continue to be responsible for the defense of the government offices and the port area."

Acehnese officials were shocked when they heard the news: "Excuse me, General Shao, where are you going? How long will it take to leave? How should the cost of garrisoning during this period be calculated?"

Shao Tianhu responded: "The matter involves our country's military secrets and cannot be disclosed. As for the military expenses for the garrison, it can be reduced by half during our operations. If your country feels there is something inappropriate, you can contact Xingdao directly for further discussion."

Seeing that the other party still felt uneasy, Shao Tianhu gave him reassurance: "The various import and export transactions that our department is responsible for will continue to be conducted as before."

The official's face softened slightly, and he nodded repeatedly: "That's good, don't delay your business because of this."

Shao Tianhu smiled and did not respond. He knew that the "business" the other party mentioned was not the same thing as the "business" he wanted to do. As long as there was always money to be made, the local officials of Badang Port probably wouldn't care about the mercenary group.

Are all personnel stationed here?

Although the mercenary group is no stranger to emergency missions, if they have to rush out of camp and rush to a destination more than two thousand miles away, there will inevitably be chaos.

Of the three companies of infantry under the First Battalion, Shao Tianhu took the initiative and left one company to continue to garrison Badong Port. The other two infantry companies, together with the four warships and four supply ships belonging to the First Battalion, were selected to carry out this mission.

mission troops.

In recent months, the First Battalion has not carried out many combat operations, so the various military supplies stored in Badang Port are quite sufficient, and there is no need to wait for the base camp to replenish them. If it really wants to operate in the Andaman Islands for a long time, it will

There are other arrangements to solve the supply problem of the first battalion.

After taking two days to complete the corresponding preparations, Shao Tianhu led the troops to leave Badang Port and march north along the west coast of Sumatra Island.
Chapter completed!