Chapter 600: Deploy troops and generals

Although the Victory Port Shipyard is now facing a situation where its production capacity cannot meet the orders, Bai Kesi, Yue Zhiyun and others decided to do marketing first and get the orders in hand. As for when the delivery will be delivered, it can be determined in

Some additional clauses are added to the ship purchase contract to extend the shipbuilding time. Anyway, what the potential customers of these warships care about most now are not the price and delivery time, but whether Haihan can sell them. As long as they can obtain the purchase permission, no matter it is

Annan or Fujian, those in power who are eager to strengthen their own armed forces will immediately spend money. Even if such high-end goods are expensive, they will grit their teeth and order a few ships first.

Of course, economic gains are not the only consideration for senior officials. Selling intermediate-level warships with higher technical content to the Fujian military will further strengthen the local Ming army's dependence on Haihan military aid."

There are many parts and components on the "exploration-class" warship that can only be manufactured in Sanya, and some maintenance and repairs with higher technical content can only be completed at the Haihan shipyard. After buying this kind of warship, you want to sail stably for a long time.

It is also impossible to break away from Haihan's technical support.

However, on this occasion, Ning Qi will not talk in detail about the technical specifications, performance parameters, specific quotations, etc. of the ship. It is enough to disclose to Fujian the information that Haihan intends to sell this new type of warship. The most important thing is

It was to make everyone present understand that the premise for Haihan's sale of this new type of warship was that the Fujian military would continue to use troops against Shibazhi instead of choosing an armistice and peace talks.

Of course, just providing new warships to the Fujian military would be a bit far away, so Haihan has also prepared other measures to motivate the Fujian military. Ning Qi continued: "In addition, we

We are planning to dispatch a certain number of military advisors to Fujian within this year to assist Mr. Xu in suppressing bandits."

Xu Xinsu immediately perked up after hearing this and asked quickly: "I wonder how many of these... military advisers you will send?"

The term "military advisor" is not unfamiliar to Fujian. After purchasing guns and cannon from Haihan, it sent several officers with the title of "military advisor" to Zhangzhou to help the Ming army deploy

Artillery positions are used to train soldiers to use these imported weapons. During this period, when the Shibazhi attacks, military advisers will also be on the front line to assist in commanding operations.

Ning Qi stretched out his index finger and made a gesture, Xu Xinsu said: "One hundred people?"

Ning Qi shook his head and said, "It's a camp."

"A battalion!" Xu Xinsu couldn't help being surprised. He had sent many officers to study abroad in Sanya. He knew roughly how many people there were in a battalion of the Haihan military system. According to the 33 establishment, it was roughly 500 people.

Up and down, if it is a special reinforced battalion, all of them will be organized in a four-four formation, the number of people can be increased by more than one-third, and it will be equipped with a specialized artillery unit.

If the Haihan people only sent a hundred or so people, it would obviously be to disperse these people to various strongholds in Fujian to command the construction of fortifications and train combat skills. But if they send an integrated battalion of troops, it is very likely that they intend to directly intervene in the battle.

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Sure enough, Ning Qi then said: "Considering that Mr. Xu has a limited number of elite troops, the military advisors we dispatch will also participate in combat when the situation requires it. However, our armed personnel will only participate in the attack on Shibazhi.

As for the other military tasks of the Ming army, they don’t care at all.”

Xu Xinsu was silent for a while and then asked: "Do you have a naval force among the military advisors you dispatched?"

"Yes." Ning Qi nodded and said, "In fact, what we plan to dispatch to Fujian is an amphibious combat unit, which can handle both land and water operations."

The amphibious operations force that Ningqi mentioned actually related to some resolutions on garrison adjustments at the fourth anniversary meeting of Time Travel. At that time, the Executive Committee believed that the domestic situation in Annan had calmed down, and it would be inappropriate to continue to deploy a large number of elite troops in Annan.

Overkill is overkill. The entire Hainan Island has also been brought under Haihan's control, and there are no plans to use a large number of troops in the near future. Therefore, Haihan's external expansion direction has become the main consideration for the deployment of troops in the fourth year of time travel.

The plan of the Executive Committee is nothing more than two directions, one is to go south, and the other is to go north. In the South China Sea, after successfully capturing the Ambrosia Islands, Haihan has been unable to continue to expand southward in the near future.

For a foreseeable period of time, it will be the southernmost point of Haihan's territory. At least until the Cam Ranh Port in Indochina is built and garrisoned, Haihan will be able to use the Amborna Islands as a springboard to continue marching south.

To the north, after taking over the Pearl River Estuary and controlling the main throat waterway of Guangdong's sea trade, the Executive Committee has no intention of continuing to expand inland at this time. Doing so is likely to cause conflicts between Haihan and the Guangdong government.

Losing the current tacit understanding and peace. Going north along the coastline and extending the Haihan trade route to the Taiwan Strait and even further north has become a common goal within the Executive Committee.

However, the war in the Taiwan Strait has not yet ended. This approach actually means that Haihan may need to directly intervene in the war between the Fujian Ming Army and the Shibazhi. And Haihan's current military strength does not seem to be enough to support the distance.

To conduct a large-scale battle on an unfamiliar battlefield two thousand miles away from the base camp, only a small number of elite troops could be sent into Fujian to assist the Ming army under Xu Xinsu in attacking Shibazhi.

At that time, when the military proposed this deployment, there was no news about armistice peace talks in Fujian, so there was some controversy within Haihan about this slightly radical and risky approach. However, news spread that Xu Xinsu planned to hold peace talks with Shibazhi.

After returning to Sanya, the Executive Committee quickly came to a unified view and believed that it was necessary to take all feasible means to prompt the Fujian Ming Army to continue to use troops against Shibazhi, including sending a small number of combat troops to Fujian.

Both the Executive Committee and the military believe that as long as Haihan directly participates in the war, no matter how deep the involvement is, then Xu Xinsu alone can no longer have the final say on the peace talks, and this is probably the most effective way to stop the peace talks.

method. On the other hand, sending only a small number of troops will not arouse unnecessary vigilance in Fujian towards Haihan.

Ning Qi spoke in the open, not only to inform the people present, but also to frighten some people with unsettled thoughts. From the debate about war and peace just now, he had already seen that the people under Xu Xinsu's command were not monolithic.

There are those who want to continue fighting, and there are also those who want to negotiate for peace. As for whether these people who want to negotiate for peace are motivated by public or selfish motives, it is difficult to say. But no matter what the reason is, Ning Qi knows the most effective deterrence and

It was not a verbal threat, but the Haihan militia with actual guns and ammunition stationed in Fujian. He had seen many such Ming people in Hainan Island, and he could shout enthusiastically, but when the Haihan militia actually arrived, his knees became weak.

Faster than anyone else.

Xu Xinsu continued to ask: "Then which general do you plan to send to Fujian to take charge of the overall situation?"

Ning Qi responded: "The Haihan Executive Committee attaches great importance to the war in Fujian. After careful consideration and repeated discussions, we decided to send Colonel Qian Tiandun, the general of the Haihan Militia, to carry out this task."

As soon as Ning Qi announced this candidate, everyone here who knew a little bit about the Haihan military situation all let out a low-pitched exclamation. Among the Haihan militia, the most famous high-level figures were also well-known in the Fujian military. These

Although none of the soldiers had ever met Qian Tiandun, they were already familiar with his achievements.

Qian Tiandun was the first military attache sent by Haihan after he settled in Sanya, and he successfully trained an elite army for Haihan in northern Annan. The huge role this unit played in the Annan Civil War made Qian Tiandun a

Qian is the only person who is overseas but can still hold a senior position in the Military Commission. If we exclude Tao Donglai, who has a routine part-time job in almost every department, then in addition to Yan Chujie and Wang Tom, Qian

Tian Dun has basically ranked third in the militia army. And the Annan Field Army that he personally trained is also known as the most powerful unit in the militia army.

Almost all Fujian military officers who have gone to Sanya to study abroad have learned several battles that Qian Tiandun commanded in the Annan Civil War in the battle case analysis class of the Victory Port Military Academy, and a considerable part of the individual combat skills course has also been noted.

It was compiled by Qian Tiandun. It can be said that these Ming army officers who received Haihan military training can basically be regarded as half of Qian Tiandun's disciples.

But they knew very little about Qian Tiandun. Apart from knowing that he had been leading troops in Annan, they had no more personal information. In the minds of these officers, Qian Tiandun was also a legendary figure.

He never thought that such a person would one day come to Fujian to lead troops, or even fight with him on the battlefield.

Ning Qi was very satisfied with the effect of this news, and then said: "However, because Colonel Qian Tiandun is still serving in the distant Annan, it will take some time to hand over local military affairs and complete this transfer."

Of course Xu Xinsu was very aware of Qian Tiandun's status in the Haihan Army, and she responded respectfully: "Since the Executive Committee attaches so much importance, then Xu will rush to welcome General Qian and wait for General Qian to come to Fujian!"

Qian Tiandun's transfer was actually not just due to the changes in the situation in Fujian. On the one hand, the Executive Committee took into account the foreseeable peaceful situation in Annan in the next few years, and there was no need to station elite personnel and troops there;

On the one hand, Qian Tiandun has been stationed abroad for more than three years, and he is also a general leading troops. The Executive Committee is worried that if he is stationed for too long, his local influence in Annan will gradually solidify, and even some bad consequences will occur.

Changes, after all, the Executive Committee wants generals who are good at conquering and fighting, not warlords who segregate local areas. Maybe Qian Tiandun himself will not have these wishes, but as time goes by, the surrounding environment may also have an impact on this trend.

Certain catalytic effect.

In order to avoid such a situation, the most effective way is to transfer Qian Tiandun's position. However, for a senior officer with rich experience in leading troops like him, it seems like a waste of talent to transfer back to Hainan Island to sit in an office. After recruiting

After Qian Tiandun's personal opinion, the Executive Committee decided to transfer his duty area from Annan to Fujian. In addition to one battalion stationed in the southern Ambrosia Islands, the Military Commission allowed him to lead another battalion.

The establishment of the reinforced battalion was transferred to Fujian with him to perform garrison tasks. As for the local defense of Annan, it will be taken over by a separate unit stationed in Hainan Island, and the command will be temporarily taken over by Qian Tiandun's colleague Feng Annan.

In fact, the Annan garrison and the Hainan Island garrison carry out small-scale defense changes almost every year. Therefore, this kind of mobilization has accumulated a lot of practical experience and is not very complicated to operate. However, the special thing about this mobilization is the scale.

Slightly larger, the scope of the transfer is also much larger than before, and more personnel are involved - although only one reinforced battalion of troops will be transferred to Fujian with Qian Tiandun, the families of these personnel will receive

The number of people who have the opportunity to immigrate to Hainan Island may be close to 3,000. In the consciousness of these naturalized people of Annan origin, only by immigrating to Hainan Island can they be considered to have truly joined the Hainanese nationality. This is not true for many of them.

It was a moment that Yandu had been waiting for for a long time.

If it were a routine defense change, such a large-scale military transfer would definitely be opposed by civilian officials. After all, the money required to mobilize troops across the sea would not be a small amount. But this time the Executive Committee

The plan to redeploy troops was passed extremely smoothly. On the one hand, it was because of the situation in Fujian, and on the other hand, the military had long been reassured that it would hand over the debt to Fujian.

Ning Qi smiled slightly and said: "Master Xu is too kind. However, regarding the mobilization of the militia army this time, there are some things that really require cooperation from the Fujian side, such as arranging ships to transport military supplies and supply arrangements along the way. At this point

Your Excellency and all of you will have to worry about the location behind the border and so on."

Of course Xu Xinsu understood the implication, and immediately expressed her position: "Mr. Ning, don't worry, the departure expenses of the troops led by General Qian, as well as all expenses after arriving in Fujian, will be borne by us."

On the sea route from Annan to Fujian, Haihan's supply points are probably much more than what Xu Xinsu can provide. At least the Qiongzhou Strait and the Pearl River Estuary have been designated by Haihan as his own power.

The scope did not require the Fujian side to send people all the way to organize supplies. Ning Qi actually hoped that the Fujian side could bear the cost of troop mobilization, and Xu Xinsu was also very conscious and immediately agreed.

This amount of money is definitely not a small amount, but if the presence of the Haihan militia can help the Fujian military accelerate the defeat or even annihilation of Shibazhi, then even if it costs an extra million taels in the next year or two,

Xu Xinsu believes that the price is worth it.
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