Chapter 917 Military Exercise Deployment

Whether fighting a war is a waste of people and money or a huge fortune depends on strength. For example, since Haihan established his foothold on HN Island, foreign wars have continued for years. This should have been a huge drain, but Haihan relied on war methods.

Continuously expanding the population and control areas has become a shortcut to rapidly growing strength. In the early days, the Executive Committee would still have objections to this kind of foreign war, but as time went by, everyone realized the huge benefits brought by the war.

They turned a blind eye to the various actions of the military.

In the past, the Haihan Militia's own routine military exercises were basically only arranged on HN Island every year. The joint military exercises with Annan were held at the Catba Island training base in the Beibu Gulf every year, and the scale was limited to about a thousand people. But the military

Fang has made a lot of money from the war in the past two years, and the scale of military exercises has also increased. The South China Sea cruise military exercise planned this year will last for more than a month, and the fleet will cover a round trip of more than 2,000 nautical miles. Annan’s navy does not have

With Xu Xinsu's financial resources, it is impossible to send the entire fleet to follow Haihan to complete this military exercise trip. He can only cooperate in the waters of Indochina Peninsula. As for the journey from Indochina Peninsula to the Annan Islands, Annan can only

An observation group led by Zheng Zha accompanied him.

Most of Annan's navy's military expenditures are spent on purchasing ship equipment and maintaining daily operations. It is not even enough to participate in exercises, let alone fight. Yan Chujie advised him not to do things that waste people and money. Although he said this

It's a bit rude, but it's not false. With Annan's current national strength, if you want to launch another war to destroy the country, you will indeed face great risks and pressure. Annan's rulers are not confident of victory, so

Then he came to Haihan for help.

Although Zheng Zha was a little unhappy in his heart, as the future heir of Annan's unification, he still had some finesse and cultivation, and would not show it superficially on his face. Since Yan Chujie didn't want to talk about this matter in depth, Zheng Zha took the initiative to change the topic.

Turning to other things: "The Ministry of War plans to place an order for four more exploration-class warships within the year. What does General Yan think?"

"Four?" Yan Chujie thought about it in his mind, nodded and said: "The Da Nang Shipyard should be able to free up at least two slipways. The Sanya Shipyard will order two more ships, which should be able to meet the requirements of your country's Ministry of War. As for the price,

and the construction period, just follow the old rules."

"Can you open the order for steamships this year?" Zheng Zhu then asked the question he was really concerned about: "As long as General Yan relents, the price can be easily negotiated."

"I'm afraid this is difficult." Yan Chujie said with a troubled look on his face: "This is not a question of whether to sell it or not, but the output of this marine steam engine is extremely low. We can only manufacture a few units here every year. The young prince probably also

You see, not every one of our own warships can be equipped with a steam engine, and we really can’t produce excess steam engines for export."

The current total number of active warships equipped with steam engines in the Haihan Navy is only about a dozen. This is partly because the production capacity of marine steam engines is indeed not high, and partly because the existing sail warships need to be equipped with steam power.

The process required for the system is relatively complex and the construction period is very long. Moreover, there are not many senior technicians who can complete this kind of modification task. The required equipment is not available in other places, so it can only be completed at the Sanya Shipyard.

In view of the high cost and difficulty of modifying existing ships, the Haihan military has focused its main efforts on building new ships after modifying several ships. Installing a steam propulsion system on a newly built warship is far more difficult to construct.

It is much easier than rebuilding an old ship, and the cost and construction time are also more controllable.

Of course, even if Haihan has enough production capacity, it will not meet Annan's requirements. The steam engine is one of Haihan's capitals in this era, and it is also one of the most valuable black technologies in Haihan's hands. Its production technology

It is strictly kept secret from the outside world. Especially the steam propulsion system used on sea-going ships is one of the core military technologies that Haihan insists on. It is impossible to sell it as an export product to other countries until it is widely promoted for civilian use.

, even an alliance like Annan will not be an exception. As for price, it is not within Haihan's consideration at all now.

Now Zheng Zha was really a little unhappy: "Our country has been in alliance with you for many years, and we have always adhered to the concept of sharing blessings and suffering together. However, you have good things, but you are unwilling to share them with your allies.

It’s a little too petty and angry.”

Considering Zheng Zha's identity, Yan Chujie could not directly say that I would not sell this thing, so he could only patiently explain to him: "When the young prince is free in the future, go to Sanya to visit the place where steam engines are made, and you will know

How troublesome it is to build this thing. This thing doesn’t just exist, it can be sold. Let’s put this matter aside for now, and let’s discuss the details of the next action!”

The two sides agreed to conduct joint military exercises in the South China Sea this time. Annan will send a fleet composed of eight warships, four troop transports, and four supply ships to meet with the Hai Han fleet in Da Nang and then go south, and to Quy Nhon and Cam Ranh.

The three ports belonging to Hai Han in Vung Tau and Vung Tau docked for rest. Hai Han dispatched a fleet of 22 ships led by a Majestic-class warship, and planned to meet with the South China Sea Fleet stationed there at Cam Ranh Port.

When they meet, the total number of ships participating in the operation will exceed fifty, and the number of troops invested will also reach more than 2,000. In terms of scale, it is no less than the force assembled by Haihan in the northward ZJ operation.

If the combined fleet wants to complete an exercise with such a long round trip distance and such a long action time span, it must have a detailed action plan. Especially if it wants to play with the Annan fleet, timely communication between the two sides is particularly important.

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During the Annan Civil War a few years ago, Zheng Zha had experience in joint operations with the Haihan Militia. He also knew that the Haihan people had extremely rigorous plans for marching and fighting. At the moment, he could only put aside the discomfort of being rejected by Yan Chujie and focus on the current situation.

Let's talk about it after the business is done.

The action plan for the entire military exercise was formulated by the General Staff of Haihan Militia. The requirements for Annan's participating troops are relatively simple. They only need to follow Haihan's arrangements. At this time, Haihan has helped Annan train officers for many years.

It became apparent that there is no need to explain more about the marching route, drill projects, maritime contact methods, etc. formulated by Haihan, and they can basically be seamlessly connected. This team only started from the civil war after the end of the civil war.

The Annan Navy, which was built with Haihan aid from scratch, is even more "Haihanized" than the navy under FJ Xu Xinsu. In addition to being different from the genuine Haihan Navy in terms of equipment and training level

, other aspects are almost a one-to-one replica.

The fleet rested in Da Nang for three days, and Yan Chujie dedicated a day to visit and inspect the local construction situation. Hai Han has been developing Da Nang for nearly three years, with the purpose of building it to replace Hue and Hoi An.

A new trade port. Although it also has certain military functions, it is not the main development direction of Da Nang. The straight-line distance from Sanya Port is only 150 nautical miles. The freight for transporting goods from Sanya is much lower than that of transporting goods from Sanya to GD.

Therefore, Da Nang has become the main channel for Haihan’s trade export to Annan.

At present, Da Nang has built a ten-mile-long civilian port area, which also includes four docks for both military and civilian use. The number of goods imported and exported from Da Nang every month is currently second to none among Hai Han's overseas ports, and the cargo throughput is even

It is about 10% larger than Hong Kong Island at the Pearl River Estuary.

The booming development of maritime trade has also injected vitality into this place. When it was first founded, the population here was only one or two thousand, including locals. Now, the permanent population in Da Nang has reached 5,000, of which more than 80% are registered manufacturers.

Naturalized citizens who have been registered as naturalized citizens. Although many of these people are of Annan origin, after they join Haihan and enjoy the various benefits brought by this new social system, the vast majority of them will use their own

Be proud of your new identity.

There are two largest local industries in Da Nang. In addition to maritime trade, the other is the shipbuilding industry. In addition to the Da Nang Shipyard jointly established by Hai Han and Annan, there are also many small private shipyards here.

.What Li Maozi and others did in Jilong Port, Taiwan, has actually been implemented here for a long time.

During Yan Chujie's inspection trip, he arranged to visit a local private shipyard. The owner of this shipyard is named Zhan Qin. It sounds like he is not an outsider. He is the nephew of the sea merchant Zhan Gui. The boss behind the scenes is actually Zhan Gui.

Zhan Gui has cooperated with Haihan for many years, and even moved his family to Sanya to settle down. He is also one of Haihan's die-hard supporters. Because of this, the Zhan family's property in the Haihan colony has received more or less support and care, such as

The design plans for the fishing boats and cargo ships built at this shipyard in Da Nang come from the Hai Han Shipping Department.

While taking Yan Chujie around the slipway, Zhan Qin introduced him to the operating conditions of his shipyard: "... Nowadays, most Annan businessmen are aware of the benefits of sea trade, and are also very willing to spend money to build new ships. I'm here.

Orders have been scheduled for the second half of next year, and we are planning to take advantage of the few months before the end of the year to build two more slipways and start construction together."

After resting and replenishing supplies in Da Nang, the combined fleet set off from Da Nang on September 17. It is worth mentioning that on the day the fleet set off, Da Nang actually organized a wave of farewell ceremonies at the pier, with thousands of people arriving.

The dock saw off this huge fleet, and the lively scene made Yan Chujie mistakenly think that he had returned to Victory Port.

After leaving Da Nang, the fleet headed south along the coastline and arrived in the waters near Hoi An that afternoon. This city was once the most prosperous seaport city in central and southern Annam, but it was almost completely destroyed during the Battle of Hoi An in August 1628.

Destroyed by the war, it was also the first city conquered by the Hai Han militia in overseas operations. In addition to the flight of a large number of Chinese businessmen who originally settled here, the Portuguese also closed down their commercial establishments in Hoi An after suffering hardships. Add SH

The Han Dynasty built Da Nang in the north, replacing Hoi An's function as a trading port. Since then, Hoi An has been in decline and has now become an ordinary seaside town. The city wall of Hoi An that was destroyed by Han artillery has since been destroyed.

It has not been renovated, and the traces left by the war a few years ago are still clearly visible in the area.

The Combined Fleet practiced landing and seizing the island tactics on Cham Island off the coast of Hoi An. Since it happened to be in the rainy season from September to March of the following year, the continuous rainfall and wind and waves at sea caused considerable difficulties for the exercise. However, Yan Chujie

He believes that a harsh climate environment is more conducive to troop training. After all, when fighting a real war, there is no way to specify whether to operate in good weather or bad weather. When Qian Tiandun used to train the special operations battalion, he even specifically looked for times when the weather conditions were bad.

Do outdoor training.

Zheng Zha also observed the entire exercise on the deck of Haihan flagship. He watched the infantry rowing small boats to land on the beach under the cover of rumbling artillery fire, and then quickly established a beachhead position. Zheng Zha had to admire Haihan.

The Han people's amphibious operations in offshore areas are indeed extraordinary. Although there are only virtual imaginary enemies on the island and there is no form of resistance, Zheng Zha can be sure that such an attack method is enough to suppress the resistance of the defenders. However, this also makes

He thought of an interesting question.

"General Yan, if your army encounters such an offensive, how will it defend itself?" Zheng Zha asked with great interest. This is a question similar to that of spears and shields. Zheng Zha wanted to know how the Haihan army would defend against this attack.

A landing operation.

Yan Chujie said: "Our Haihan port area generally has coastal defense artillery, whose power and range can suppress the naval guns at sea. Such tactics of approaching the coast and using ship-based artillery to cover the landing are very effective when attacking Haihan Port.

It’s actually very difficult to achieve sometimes.”

Zheng Zha asked persistently: "What if it is a beach like this and no coastal defense artillery is deployed?"

Yan Chujie said: "We can just send the navy to solve it directly at sea."

Zheng Zha continued to ask: "What if there is no naval fleet nearby that can arrive in time?"

Yan Chujie smiled and said: "That's easy, just put the enemy troops on the shore. As long as the enemy troops are out of the cover of sea firepower, our army can launch a counterattack. When it comes to land operations, there should be no army that can

Defeated the Han civilian army across the sea."

Zheng Zha thought that this was indeed the case. When the Haihan Militia intervened in the Annan Civil War, almost every combat mission was to attack more with less. Unless there were ten times more troops, it would be difficult to suppress them on the frontal battlefield.

Haihan Militia Army. No matter whether they are playing the attacking or defending side on the battlefield, it is indeed an uncomfortable thing to be enemies with the Haihan Militia. Fortunately, Annan and Haihan are allies, so there is no need to worry about this.

The situation occurred. Although Haihan, an ally, sometimes seemed too strong, from the actual effect, Annan's own military strength was indeed significantly enhanced due to Haihan's support and assistance.
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