Chapter 2961

Although the vast majority of spectators subconsciously believed that the large-scale dispatch of the Haihan fleet this time probably meant that war was about to break out, few people thought that this matter would involve occupying the city.

Champa is one of Haihan's vassal states, and has always sent navy troops to participate in armed exercises organized by Haihan. If Haihan wants to go to war in the South China Sea, of course, it has the right to ask Champa to send troops to assist in the war.

However, there are currently no signs of troops gathering for the expedition in Champa. Obviously Haihan did not make such a request to Champa, which at least shows that the battlefield is not near Champa.

Since it has nothing to do with you, of course you can relax and watch the excitement. Such a big scene may not be seen once in decades. Pay more attention to the details, and you can brag about it to your relatives and friends after you go back.

Show off your knowledge.

Li Yuande had no time to watch the excitement. He rushed back to the dock and summoned Shopkeeper Jia and the ship bosses for a short meeting. He was going to be transferred to the flagship to serve as an operational advisor. So how would the fleet perform in the follow-up operations?

We must rely on the efforts of the ship's bosses.

In addition, after the fleet leaves Vung Tau Port, the purchase of various supplies, including military rations, will still be carried out by Fulifeng Branch. Mr. Li Yuande has to give a few more words to Shopkeeper Jia so that he cannot slack off in this matter.

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This time Li Yuande's fleet also specially brought a large sum of cash to prevent the Vung Tau branch from affecting its mission due to insufficient procurement funds.

The next morning, the fleet that had completed supplies set off from Vung Tau Port. The local garrison specially sent ships to clear the channel in advance. Otherwise, it would have taken another half a day to wait for the numerous grain transport ships inside and outside the port to make way.

After the fleet left Vung Tau Port, it continued along the coastline towards Champa.

Although the Haihan Army dispatched a large-scale armed force this time, there is actually no clear target of attack within the South China Sea. The main task is to demonstrate force by cruising the coasts of various countries, and the Gulf of Siam is the center of this trip.

One of the key points.

Although Champa, Cambodia, and Siam in the northern part of the Gulf of Siam have all established diplomatic relations with Haihan, there is no deep friendship with the other two countries except Champa.

Cambodia and Annan are the only two land neighbors of Champa, but these two neighbors are not so easy to get along with. If it were not for the protection of Haihan, these two families would have divided the weak military power of Champa.

And Siam is not a peaceful country. Since the 17th century, wars between Siam and neighboring countries have been intermittent and have almost never completely stopped. One of Siam’s two main opponents is the one in the east.

Annan, and the other is Myanmar on the west side.

However, as Annan's military strength increased year by year, Siam's war on the eastern front became increasingly difficult, and it gradually fell into a defensive position, turning its hopes for external expansion to other directions.

Qian Tiandun and other Haihan generals were convinced that if they took their troops to the doorsteps of the two countries, they would be able to re-examine their positions and continue to maintain the friendly attitude towards Haihan.

After sailing 700 miles from Vung Tau Port, the fleet arrived at Cape Ca Mau, the southernmost tip of Champa State, which is also the southernmost tip of the entire Indochina Peninsula. After sailing past Cape Ca Mau, it officially entered the waters of the Gulf of Siam.

Many people, including Qian Tiandun, came to this area for the first time, and were quite curious about the geographical environment here.

Qian Tiandun noticed that after setting off from Vung Tau Port, the coastline he saw along the way had no undulations at all. It was all an endless coastal plain. There were the estuaries of several rivers such as the Mekong River in the middle. This is also the alluvial plain in Champa.

The main cause.

"With such a large plain and good water conservancy conditions, it's no wonder that Champa is called the granary of the South China Sea... Such a good place should be included in our territory as soon as possible!"

In front of all his subordinates, Qian Tiandun made no secret of his ambition to seize the territory. In his opinion, with such unique conditions, if Haihan starts agricultural development, the production capacity of this granary should be okay.

A lot of improvement.

Mu Zhennan responded: "This idea that your Excellency mentioned has actually been mentioned before, but the executive committee does not seem to agree with it."

"Oh? Tell me." Qian Tiandun asked curiously.

Mu Zhennan said: "It is said that the executive committee believes that the governance cost of annexing Champa will be relatively high, especially the military cost."

Mu Zhennan might have some taboos and did not elaborate further, but Qian Tiandun had already thought of the problem.

If Haihan wants to annex Champa, whether it is to maintain public security or to resist external military pressure, it must station troops there. And there is no natural harbor on the entire coastline of Champa, and perhaps it can only be found in the upper reaches of the inland river.

Building ports and military bases does not seem to be an ideal environment for the Haihan Army, which is more accustomed to setting up bases near the coastline.

The strength of the Haihan Army is limited. Of course, the larger the geographical area controlled by the unit, the better. To achieve this, a port base near the sea is the most suitable. For a large base such as Cam Ranh Port, the aircraft of the armed fleet can be used.

power, controlling most of the coastline of Indochina.

But if the garrison base is inland, the range of activities and mobility of the troops will be greatly reduced, and more troops will have to be deployed to achieve the goal. The South China Sea has not been a key direction for Haihan to use troops in the past ten years.

, the executive committee was probably not willing to invest too many resources in annexing this large farm, so it shelved the issue.

Of course, if this idea was not taken up before, it was because the conditions were not yet mature, which does not mean that the Executive Committee did not have such an idea at all. If there are new changes in the situation in the South China Sea in the future, maybe Champa will "take the initiative" to propose this aspect.

Require.

But one thing can be confirmed immediately. The speed of military response in Champa does appear to be quite amateurish.

Although the Hai Han fleet had already informed the local officials stationed in Champa during its stay in Vung Tau Port, it was not until the fleet sailed past Ca Mau Point that the two warships sent by Champa finally caught up with the large force.

Although this was not dispatched at the request of Haihan, but was the etiquette of Champa as a landowner, this action was really too slow. If a war really broke out, by the time the Champa navy arrived on the battlefield, the battle would have been long ago

Finished.

Of course, Champa also realized that this was an excellent opportunity to gain popularity. They sent these two warships out in the hope that they could complete the cruise in the Gulf of Siam with the Haihan fleet and show their relationship with Haihan to neighboring countries.

alliance relationship.
Chapter completed!