Chapter 644 Taking over defense

"The Dutch are not Annan's old-style army. Many of them had combat experience on the European battlefield before coming to the Far East. They are not that easy to deal with. The Portuguese have been defeated steadily by them in the Far East over the years, and their colonies continue to grow.

Being snatched away is an excellent proof." Qian Tiandun was not particularly surprised after hearing this result: "What about Mu Xiabai's post-war report?"

The original battle plan to go south to seize the Ambon Islands was jointly planned and formulated by the Annan Military Region and the Military Commission Staff Department, and the candidates for the task were also recommended by Qian Tiandun. Although Qian Tiandun was not directly responsible for the trend of the local war situation, if Mu Mu

If Xia Bai's performance is not good, then his face will not look good.

"Mu Xiabai submitted a request for assistance to the Executive Committee, but he did not ask for an increase in the garrison. Instead, he asked the base camp to send engineers to help them improve their defenses. In addition, he asked for an increase in the supply reserves on the island." Ning Qi introduced:

"Mu Xiabo believes that the Dutch will not give up, so probably in the future, Ambuna Island will become the southernmost battlefield within our control."

"I think it is more accurate to say a training ground. The special local environment means that the opponent cannot invest too much troops, so it is almost impossible for them to use their superiority in strength to eat up our defenders. Even if they make a comeback, they will only accompany us.

It's just troop training." Qian Tiandun's tone seemed more relaxed: "Compared with enemies who are not good at hot weapon warfare, opponents of the East India Company's level are more valuable for troop training. I suggest that the Executive Committee let Annan

The militia army is stationed in the local area in rotation and improves its actual combat capabilities through combat."

Ning Qi shook his head, raised two fingers and said: "There are two problems. First, the military expenditure for a long-term war is not a small amount. The expenditure is too large and inconsistent with our original intention of seizing Amborna Island. Second, press

When you talk about rotating garrisoning, there will be a lot of people involved in the battle. If more people know about it, it will be difficult to keep the secret. Don't forget that the people who control Ambona Island now are a group of pirates."

"In fact, these two problems are not problems." Qian Tiandun immediately responded: "We only need to defend Ambon Island, and the East India Company has to organize a fleet to launch an expedition from Batavia. I remember correctly.

If so, the voyage between these two places exceeds 600 nautical miles, and it will take the Dutch fleet at least a week to arrive there. However, the consumption during this journey probably exceeds the cost of our battle. In comparison, we

The military expenditure is well spent. Wasn't one of our original intentions to seize the Ambuna Islands also to interfere with the Dutch's sea routes? Now this effect has been well achieved, and Ambuna Island can be used for them.

Slowly bleeding out will also prevent them from paying more attention to Fujian."

"As for the second question, I think we can find a suitable time this year to openly take over Ambon Island from the so-called pirates in the name of Haihan. After all, we can't continue to play this drama. As for

I think you civil servants should be better at how to do it specifically, so I won’t dictate here.”

Haihan's model of sending troops to occupy Amborna Island was originally imitated by the "Prairie Fire Plan" implemented earlier in Qiongbei. First, a force was sent to occupy the local area under the cover of being a pirate, and then the Haihan militia was deployed as a righteous force.

Flag, seize this place from the hands of pirates. Of course, after the seizure, the ownership rights will not be returned to the original owner, but the spoils will be naturally turned into Haihan's jurisdiction. The Qiongbei area has already adopted this idea

Under the operation of the company, it changed its flag and became owned by Haihan. The operation of the small Ambon Island is naturally much less difficult.

The difficulty in completing this plan is not to change the flag, but to find the right time and how to inform the Dutch East India Company of Batavia about the news. If it is done well, maybe the East India Company will

The Indian company will retreat in the face of difficulties and will not continue to launch military operations against Ambra Island.

Ning Qi smiled bitterly and said, "You've done a good job of blaming the blame. If the Dutch don't stop, then the blame will fall on the foreign ministry, right?"

"Don't say whose fault it is, it's just a matter of course. Everyone divides the work and cooperates to contribute to Haihan!" Qian Tiandun has been a local official for several years, and naturally he has learned the ability to speak in official style.

"Speaking of which, you will go to Nanri Island to complete the handover in two days. I will go back with the mission fleet. It is up to you to look after the Fujian side. If you have any questions, you can contact the Zhangzhou Garrison Office.

I asked my father and son, they are familiar with the local situation in Fujian. In addition, Xu Xinsu's fourth son Xu Yuzhuo, the naval admiral who went to sea to greet you today, had studied abroad in Shengli Port for a period of time, and his political attitude should be

He is more inclined to our side. Xu Xinsu will usually let him be responsible for communicating with us. If you have the opportunity, you can win over him more. I won't go into details for the reason, you know."

Qian Tiandun nodded, and he naturally understood the process. When Haihan was stationed in Annan, he also consciously selected some young Annan officers for key training and support. The common characteristic of these Annan officers was that they had systematically accepted

After receiving military training and military indoctrination from Haihan, they have a friendly and even dependent attitude towards Haihan, and they have a certain background, which can ensure that they can have a good position in Annan's officialdom.

More opportunities to climb up. Both the Executive Committee and the Military Commission believe that these young officers, with the support of Haihan, enter the top political circles of Annan, and can drive and influence the country to continue to maintain a pro-Haihan attitude in the next few years.

political attitude.

For example, Zheng Ting, who is currently the commander of the First Division of Annan Security Guards, is one of the first batch of officers trained by the Haihan military system for the Annan military. In addition to going to Shengli Port Military Academy for further training many times, he has several

This time he acted together with the Haihan militia and observed the experience of the militia fighting on the front line. His father, Zheng Bai, is the current Secretary of the Annan Ministry of War. He is also related to Zheng Jie, the Qing Dynasty king who holds the power of Annan. It can be said that he has a bright future. As for Haihan,

I hope that he can be supported to a higher position, preferably to take over Annan's Ministry of War in ten or twenty years. This will help maintain the long-term alliance between Haihan and Annan.

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Similar routines can also be copied in Fujian, especially those with a background and personal conditions like Xu Yuzhuo's, which are worthy of the military's focus and training. Qian Tiandun has stayed in Annan for so long, and he is very familiar with the operations in between.

The method is not unfamiliar either.

On July 15, after a short rest, Qian Tiandun led the Haihan fleet to leave the Zhongzuo Institute and continue northward to Nanri Island off the coast of Putian, where they met with Shi Diwen's troops who had been stationed here for more than a month.

Conduct defense handover.

Shi Diwen was not idle during this period. He directed thousands of laborers sent by the Fujian government to repair and strengthen the port terminals and the city defenses of Nanri Village. Although the defenses here were far from those of Victory Fort.

Although it is as strong as before, it has already surpassed the defense measures on Amborna Island in the South China Sea by a large margin.

"Don't be too polite to the Ming army here, they are all lazy guys!" Shi Diwen did not forget to give Qian Tiandun a heads up when the handover was completed.

Qian Tiandun nodded and expressed his gratitude to Shi Diwen for his kind reminder. Although the Haihan Militia was the main defense force here, Xu Xinsu still insisted on deploying a thousand infantry on the island. This was not Xu Xinsu's disapproval of the Haihan Militia.

I am not confident about my strength, but I hope to take this opportunity to learn more advanced military skills from the Haihan people.

Although Fujian sends dozens of military officers to study abroad in Shengli Port, Qiongzhou Island every year, Xu Xinsu is not stingy about the expense. However, the problem is that the Haihan Military Academy has many restrictions on the enrollment quota. Even if he wants to spend more

Even if you spend more money and send more people, you can't do it. But this time the Haihan people sent regular troops to station in Fujian for a long time. Xu Xinsu thought that this was a good learning opportunity, so that his middle and senior officers could have the opportunity to see what the Haihan people were like.

How to deploy defense and how to conduct daily military training. As for how much you can learn in the end, it depends on your talent.

Of course, Xu Xinsu is a businessman herself, and she also knows very well that there is no such thing as free food in this world. If you send people to learn things by yourself, you will definitely not learn any real skills without paying the tuition. Therefore, Xu Xinsu is also very knowledgeable.

He sent some benefits to the Haihan Mission, and at the same time sent a battalion of elite officers and soldiers to station on Nanri Island to live next to the Haihan Militia, so that Shi Diwen could give them guidance on their daily training.

Although these soldiers are considered the elite of Fujian in Xu Xinsu's eyes, they are still far behind the requirements of the Haihan Militia. After all, their past training level and corresponding treatment cannot be compared with the Haihan Militia. And Shi

Diwen also knew very well that the intensity of Qian Tiandun's special operations camp training in Annan was more exaggerated than that of the ordinary Haihan militia. While Qian Tiandun was stationed here, these Ming troops would probably suffer a lot.

At the same time as the troops led by Qian Tiandun arrived here, there was also a batch of supplies specially sent by the Fujian government, mainly various poultry and livestock. This was not Xu Xinsu's own initiative, but at the request of Haihan. The Haihan garrison

There has always been no shortage of meat in the food supply, but in a relatively closed environment like Nanri Island, it is more troublesome to obtain stable supplies from the outside world. Therefore, the logistics department plans to feed some livestock on the island by itself, and even cultivate land.

Some fruits and vegetables are grown in the fields to subsidize the daily consumption of the garrison.

This kind of treatment naturally made the Ming army stationed nearby a little envious. Their usual training was with the Haihan militia, and the general content was similar. However, the Haihan soldiers ate white rice after training, at least one meal a day.

You can eat meat, but the food here in the Ming army is far from reaching this level. Being able to eat enough is basically a pretty good treatment. As for meat, it is good to have some meat every now and then.

However, the difference in food will be indirectly reflected in physical fitness. In addition, the training intensity of the Haihan militia has always been relatively high. Not to mention the daily exercises, it is almost a small training every three days and a big training every five days. Haihan's food

The level ensures that the soldiers can keep up with such intensity of training, but it is a huge obstacle for the Ming army. The physical exertion cannot be replenished in time and effectively from food intake, which can only cause the body to continue to be overdrawn.

As a result, Ming soldiers who fell sick and tired began to appear in large numbers.

Therefore, the Ming army troops who trained with the Haihan Militia quickly declined from the full strength at the beginning, and the number of participants in the training became smaller and smaller. Until Qian Tiandun came to Nanri Island to take over, he still followed the Haihan Militia every day.

The basic training is only for officers and soldiers with better living conditions.

Of course, it’s hard to say how many of them are really unable to continue training due to physical reasons. Anyway, there must be many cases of deliberately pretending to be sick and being lazy. Although there are certain objective reasons, Shi Diwen still has doubts about these Ming soldiers.

The impression is not good, because these people have regarded soldiering more as a profession of eating and waiting for death, and lack the spirit and spirit that an army should have, and do not have the consciousness to protect their home and country. From then on

From a spiritual level, the gap between the Ming army and the Haihan militia is much larger than in terms of weapons and tactics, and this is also a main reason for the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides.

For Haihan soldiers, being able to join the militia as a soldier is actually a very good way out. Not only can they maintain their own livelihood, but they can also seek better treatment for their families. Under Haihan's rule, whether it is naturalization, schooling

, recruiting jobs, buying property, having relatives who have served in the militia or having experience in the militia will receive many preferential conditions. Veterans who have retired from the militia and returned to their hometowns have corresponding work arrangements, so they don’t have to worry about losing their skin one day.

Even if he died in battle, a special department would be responsible for taking care of his family and his family, and the pension level was much higher than that of the Ming army.

Another very important point is that Haihan is in a period of rapid development, and he is promoted very quickly based on his military merit. None of the first batch of veterans who enlisted in the army in 1627 have retired until now. The minimum military position is platoon leader, and most are company commanders.

People like Yu Tiezhu and Gao Qiaonan who have outstanding performance have even reached the rank of deputy battalion and can command thousands of soldiers. For ordinary soldiers, these are living examples that can stimulate their progress, because these people are

Four or five years ago, they were just like them. They were just a group of farmers who had just put down their hoes, fishermen who had given up fishing and joined the army, hunters who had given up their life in the mountains and forests, and even down-and-out literati who had repeatedly failed in exams. In the Haihan Militia,

The system can provide a relatively fair promotion channel for these civilians, giving them the opportunity to gradually transform from ordinary people into officers with distinguished status.
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