Chapter 381 Anxious

However, only some of the more than 100 prisoners could make it to Sanya alive, because almost half of them suffered varying degrees of injuries in this battle, and all the medical supplies on Wanshan Island were sourced from outside the island.

It is certainly not possible to waste too much supplies on these pirates. At most, it can only help them stop bleeding. As for whether they can survive, it depends on their physical fitness.

Fortunately, Haihan's casualties in this battle were controlled to single digits, maintaining an overwhelming advantage as always. The sea battle that worried the military leaders most before the war did not happen.

There were people killed in the battle, but the warships basically did not suffer major damage.

As for the supplies captured in this battle, they are even more mediocre. A bunch of cold weapons confiscated from the prisoners, several hundred taels of broken silver, a few small cannons that could only be recycled, and a dozen unknown weapons

Where did the pirates buy the Type 27 matchlock guns? In the eyes of the officers, these things are better than nothing - the hundreds of shells fired in the battle are worth much more than these junk.

More than a dozen pirate ships, large and small, were captured, but these ships were generally captured because their hulls were damaged and they could not escape in time. Some of the ships were battered by shells and were badly flooded, and some of their masts were damaged.

They were interrupted by artillery shells, and some were seriously injured when trying to block the Haihan warship. In short, these pirate ships towed back to the port basically required major repairs before they could be restored to use, and Wanshan Port simply did not have the ability to provide

In the dock required for ship overhaul, the few carpenters and repairmen who work part-time can only do small repair work. They cannot do such big tasks as replacing masts and repairing keels. Wanshan Port Management Committee

Even if you want to turn the captured pirate ships into usable assets, it is not something that can be achieved in a short time.

"It's useless for you to talk to me about ship repairs! Shengli Port Shipyard is not a unit under the Military Commission. It's useless for our military to talk about personnel transfers." Chen Yixin waved his hand and rejected Li Dou's entanglement: "Let's talk about victory.

The Hong Kong Shipyard is now saturated with production tasks and is working overtime to build warships. How can we find any manpower to transfer to us?"

Li Dou said reluctantly: "This is not just my business. Think about it, after these boats are repaired, will the executive committee be interested in taking them back to Sanya? In the end, they will definitely be allocated to us for use.

, whether it is used for fishing, transporting goods, transporting immigrants, or even used as a patrol boat, it will all come in handy. If the repair period is delayed for a long time, it is actually us who suffer...

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"Okay, okay, don't say it anymore. Now follow me to see Tom Wang. If you want to ask the executive committee for help, it would be more appropriate for him to come forward." Faced with Li Dou's reluctance, Chen Yixin could only admit defeat.

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Although Wang Tom is not a member of the Executive Committee, he is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and the third-in-command of the Military Commission. His voice is much greater than that of middle-level managers such as Chen Yixin and Li Dou. And after this military operation is over,

Previously, as the supreme commander of the theater, Wang Tom had the final decision-making power on all matters in Wanshan Port. If Wang Tom made a request to the executive committee for the same matter, the results would definitely be different. Chen Yixin knew it.

Although the words are slight, Li Dou's words really moved him. If Wanshan Port can have more than a dozen ships available, then the business it can engage in in the future will be much more than it is now, regardless of economic concerns.

Regardless of the income, it can at least improve and strengthen the living environment on the island.

However, when they found Wang Tom and reported the matter, Wang Tom's attitude was not very optimistic: "I can report this matter to the executive committee, but you don't have too much hope in this report. First, Victory Port

The shipyard is indeed very busy right now and may not be able to spare manpower to support Wanshan Port. Secondly, although we won the battle this time, the cost was not small, and the things seized were not worth much. If

If the base camp is responsible for the repair costs of these ships, the executive committee may be stuck. Third, Wanshan Port is too small, and it is not easy to build a dock in the harbor. It is difficult to carry out ship overhauls here.

Too realistic.”

Wang Tom's answer undoubtedly poured cold water on the two young boys. Although they have many ideas on how to build and improve Wanshan Port, the reality may not develop according to their intentions. Especially in terms of materials and personnel.

In terms of investment, the disadvantage of Wanshan Port is actually very obvious - the place is too small, and many projects cannot be deployed here at all.

Of course, Wanshan Port was not positioned as a large-scale base during planning. To put it bluntly, choosing here is just a transitional choice of last resort at this stage - if the strength is sufficient, the military will definitely choose to develop the prospects.

A better Hong Kong Island area. In the future, with the gradual increase of Haihan's military strength, the Pearl River Estuary stronghold will change its location sooner or later. It is not a good idea for the Executive Committee to invest too many resources in Dawanshan Island.

A very cost-effective deal.

The foreign merchant ships that happened to be in Wanshan Port on the day of the battle basically did not suffer much damage during the battle. Only one ship had a hole in the side of the ship due to a cannonball due to the poor docking position. However, it was repaired.

It's not too difficult, and a local carpenter will be able to do it.

"Shopkeeper Gu, we will bear all the repair costs of your ship, but we have to delay you for another two days. I'm really sorry." Dealing with these merchants should have been a matter for the Ministry of Commerce, but because of Wanshan Island's

The staffing is limited, so Li Dou has been doing this part-time.

The shopkeeper surnamed Gu quickly bowed his hands and said: "It's only two days, there's no need to delay. But how can I let you bear the cost of repairs? This Liu Xiang and his gang are coming menacingly. If the brothers of the militia hadn't fought to the death, this villain would have

Even the ship and the cargo may not be saved, and it's too late to be grateful. How can I blame you for this debt? Director Li, I have prepared two hundred taels of silver here. To express my condolences to all the brothers in the militia, please don't refuse!

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Li Dou comforted various businessmen one by one and heard few complaints. On the contrary, he received more than a thousand taels of silver in various forms of condolences, which could barely subsidize the expenses of this operation.

Foreign businessmen have a relatively consistent view of this battle - the Haihan militia is not only capable of fighting on land, but also performs well at sea. Liu Xiang is considered the most powerful pirate leader along the coast of Guangdong, but his fleet is attacking

The Wanshan Port operation obviously suffered a big loss. The merchants did not know that Wang Tom chased Liu Xiang all the way, but the pirate fleet was attacked in the port area and was beaten and fled in panic.

Everyone has experienced it and witnessed it with their own eyes, and nothing can be false. Afterwards, the Haihan fleet returned unscathed, and there were prisoners chained up in strings, as well as the pirate ships that were captured after being hit and docked at the dock.

, all fully prove that this is a battle with a clear outcome.

These businessmen did not understand how powerful Haihan's weapons were, how advanced his tactics were, and how high-quality his soldiers were, but the contrast in strength between the two sides was obvious - the pirates came with dozens of ships, and Haihan came to fight.

There were only about a dozen ships, but in this situation Haihan still defeated the many with less and beat his opponent without the ability to fight back. The gap in strength between the two sides is evident.

Although Haihan will not report the victory to the Guangzhou government with the results of the battle, the battle will soon spread among the people through various channels. Who knows that in the future, all kinds of magical things about the Haihan militia will be revealed

The rumors will once again become the main topic of conversation for people in Guangzhou after dinner.

The Portuguese Council in Macau received a report of the battle the next day - a merchant ship docked in Wanshan Port was returning to Guangzhou from Nanyang. After leaving Wanshan Port, it went to Macau to unload its cargo. The sailors on the ship

Then he spread the news about what he had seen and heard the day before with added embarrassment. The Portuguese Council was shocked by this news, but also a little lucky. If peace had not been reached with the Haihan people two months ago, then the Portuguese ships near Macau would inevitably have to go to war.

Liu Xiang has already set the best example for the council regarding the outcome of the battle with the Haihan Militia.

Naturally, the Executive Committee immediately received the battle report from Wanshan Port through the radio. Although it was expected that such a result could be obtained, it still made the Executive Committee feel very happy. Because after all, this was their own

It is a reflection of the strengthened strength. Looking back on the discussion on the establishment of the Wanshan Port stronghold in the first half of the year, everyone was still full of doubts about the strength of their own surface armed forces and worried that this stronghold would be attacked by pirates in nearby waters. However, half a year later

After that, the militia navy defeated the attack of Liu Xiang's pirate gang near Wanshan Port. This fully proved that the executive committee's huge investment in Wanshan Port and the navy was not in vain, and the effect was quite satisfactory.

Although the Liu Xiang pirate gang suffered heavy losses in this battle, and it was certain that they would not be able to launch another attack for a period of time, the Executive Committee still did not leave much time for the expedition troops to rest and recover, and called back to ask Wang Tom

After arranging local defense, he led his troops to return to Victory Port before the 25th of this month.

The reason why the Executive Committee was so eager to recall the troops for the expedition was because someone was more eagerly looking forward to the emergence of the militia navy than the Executive Committee. Just two days before the naval battle of Wan Son Port broke out, a man from Thang Long Province

The envoy arrived at Victory Port and expressed to the Executive Committee the intention of the North Vietnamese Dynasty to hope that the Hai Han Militia would send troops to assist in the war.

The North Vietnamese army had already fought through the Zhengjiang defense line three months ago, and established a large camp north of Zhengjiang, gradually moving its troops south. However, three months later, the North Vietnamese army had achieved great results on the battlefield.

The progress has been very limited. Now the front has only been advanced more than fifty miles south, and the two sides have formed a new confrontation across the river near Donghai.

This is not entirely due to the limited combat effectiveness of the North Vietnamese Army. In fact, the North Vietnamese Army today is in a steady increase in combat effectiveness because it has installed more and more Hai-Han guns and artillery. The main reason for the slowdown in advancement is

Because of the contradiction between the upper limit of transportation capacity and supply needs.

At present, North Vietnam's military supplies are mainly transported by sea, from the Red River Delta in the north to the Yong'an Port controlled by Haihan in the south, and then transferred from Yong'an Port to the front line 40 nautical miles away. Among them, from the Red River Delta to Yong'an

During this voyage to the port, almost all the transportation was handled by Haihan cargo ships, while the few ships in North Vietnam were mainly responsible for the transportation task of the last one-fifth of the distance. Even so, the daily life of tens of thousands of people on the front line

The demand still puts North Vietnam's transport fleet under great pressure. When the sea conditions are bad, it may even cause a shortage of supplies on the front line in the short term.

According to a survey conducted by the Black Tu Port Military District for the North Vietnamese Army, every ten miles the front advances southward, the time required for sea ships to transport supplies back and forth will increase by at least three hours. If the next battle goes well, the front will advance from Dong Hoi.

To Quang Tri City, one hundred and sixty miles south of Dong Hoi, known as the "Hue Barrier", the time required to transport supplies will be increased by two full days on the current basis. At that time, we will rely on the existing

The transportation capacity will definitely not be able to meet the combat needs of tens of thousands of people.

Faced with this fact, if the North Vietnamese court wants to continue to advance south, it must have more maritime transportation capacity. However, the production capacity of the Black Tu Port Shipyard is limited and cannot meet the needs of the war for a while. The only way the North Vietnamese court can

The only external force we can rely on is Haihan.

Sanya did not hide the temporary armistice agreement reached between Haihan and the South Vietnamese envoy Nguyen Ching Kui from North Vietnam, and promised that if South Vietnam refused to surrender, Haihan would continue to send troops to assist North Vietnam in attacking South Vietnam. North Vietnam also expressed understanding of this at the time.

The armistice period agreed at that time was thirty days, but due to the situation in Guangdong later, the Executive Committee had no time to pay attention to the war in Annan, and prioritized its energy on the battlefield in Guangdong.

However, thirty days have passed and North Vietnam has not seen any moves from Hai Han's side. Sixty days have passed and there is still no movement from Hai Han's side. North Vietnam is a little anxious - what about military assistance? What about coordinated operations?

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In December, the Shenglong Mansion finally lost its temper and sent the eldest son of King Qingdu, Zheng Zhao, as an envoy, and he came straight to the door. An important person of Zheng Zhao's level was sent as an envoy, except for himself.

Hai Han has had many dealings with Hai Han and the relationship is relatively familiar. Another reason is that the North Vietnamese court hopes to reach a package solution with Hai Han this time and solve the South Vietnam problem as soon as possible.

In the past, every time Hai Han sent troops to assist in the war, they basically negotiated the terms separately before sending troops. Each time, both parties had to negotiate and bargain. Not to mention the inefficiency, North Vietnam also shouldered an extremely heavy economic burden, so much so that it was

For a period of six months, North Vietnam even rejected Haihan's invitation to send troops together because they could no longer afford the military expenses Haihan requested.

In view of these previous situations, Thang Long Palace hopes to reach an agreement with a longer term and a wider scope of cooperation, and negotiate the conditions for Hai Han to assist North Vietnam in completing the great cause of reunification at once. Although the Hai Han people may offer a sky-high price for this

, but Shenglongfu believes that this is more satisfying than having to be bled every two or three months.

After listening to the suggestions put forward by Zheng Zha on behalf of the North Vietnamese court, the executive committee members were also very surprised. The Annan Civil War has always been regarded by the executive committee as a test base for establishing a slave state system. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations with North Vietnam, Haihan has been passing

The export of economy, trade, culture, and military will gradually strengthen its influence in Annan. At the same time, it also obtains a large amount of wealth and population from Annan. According to the current progress, Annan will almost become a vassal of Haihan in 357 years.

It was a sure thing. In order to help North Vietnam unify the country, the Executive Committee had already prepared a series of exchange conditions for them, but no one had ever imagined that all these conditions would be taken out at once and traded with the North Vietnamese court.

The reason why the Executive Committee used a single military operation or combat target to set prices in the past was because it was easier to predict the war trend and calculate military expenditures. But if the goal is to eliminate the South Vietnamese regime to calculate military expenditures, this is more difficult.

It’s complicated. Even if the Hai Han Militia devotes all its efforts, it is difficult to guarantee that the South Vietnamese resistance will be completely eliminated within a month or two. If there is no way to plan a rough fighting period, it will be difficult to calculate a reasonable

The military budget cannot be said to offer a relatively reasonable price.

"How about giving them a big blow? Anyway, they have no other way out but to admit our fault!" After sending Zheng Zha to the guest house, Yue Zhiyun eagerly made the suggestion.

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"I want money! I want people! I want land! I want power!" Yan Chujie expressed his opinion expressionlessly: "Since the North Vietnamese court has come to ask for help, I agree with Xiao Yue and seize this opportunity to make a good deal.

.Otherwise, after Annan is unified, it will not be so easy for us to control Shenglong Mansion."

"The stick must be knocked down, but where to hit it and how to control the strength is still worth studying." Tao Donglai reminded insinuatingly: "These entry points mentioned by Lao Yan are very good, and I also

To add, the conditions we propose to North Vietnam, in addition to economic gains and immigration, must also take into account how to strengthen our influence and control in Indochina."

"I don't know much about other aspects of things, so I'll just talk about the military aspect. Indochina is an important strategic node for us to lead to the South China Sea in the future, so several major port areas in South Vietnam must be placed under our control

Under control. Whether it is ceding land, concessions, or governance rights, in short, these places must be taken over." Yan Chujie continued: "In addition, the second batch of officers sent by North Vietnam to receive training in Victory Port

Students have graduated and returned to China last month, and the next batch is expected to arrive soon. I suggest that the Executive Committee should consider how to gradually support pro-Haihan forces there to further increase our actual influence in the local area.

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Chapter completed!