1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1009 Founding Ceremony ([-])
Regardless of whether it is off stage or on stage, most of the audience present are not familiar with the numbers and formations of the army units participating in the military parade. The commentary can barely figure out which unit each phalanx passing through the rostrum corresponds to.Of course, only under such special circumstances would the public be surprised to find out that the size of the Haihan army was much larger.

Laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway.The military and political dignitaries from various countries sitting on the viewing platform, while watching the procession, have already begun to secretly calculate Haihan's general military strength in their hearts.According to Haihan's semi-public military information, these troops should be strengthened by the four-four system, that is, four companies under the battalion, four platoons under the company, and four squads under the platoon.Battalion-level units also have artillery, engineering, logistics, medical, communications, political work, battalion command systems, etc., and a battalion has at least a thousand people.

Haihan deployed a battalion in the south and north of Hainan Island. Hong Kong, Penghu and Zhoushan also each had a battalion. Although the troops deployed in Annan were relatively scattered, there were Heitu Port and Tushan Peninsula bases in the north, and bases in the south. There are four ports in Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, and Vung Tau. There are garrisons in so many places, and there must be two battalions in the establishment.In addition, there are places such as Taiwan and Annbuna Island in the South China Sea where the garrison structure is unknown. Roughly calculated, these troops alone have a scale of 8000 to [-] people.Of course, this is not the whole of the Haihan Army, because other formations followed immediately behind.

The Haihan Artillery Battalion is currently the only specialized artillery unit in the Army, mainly composed of field artillery, and also covers the gunners in the artillery fortifications of ports and ports in various places.What is displayed in this military parade today is mainly the equipment of field troops.

The artillery used by the Haihan Army can be simply divided into three-pound guns, six-pound guns, twelve-pound guns, 24-pound guns and the largest caliber 48-pound siege gun in terms of firepower.Among them, the lighter three-pounder and six-pounder guns are generally equipped to battalion-level or even company-level combat units. A pack horse can be taken away.A slightly larger artillery must have a corresponding vehicle in order to have mobility. For example, a heavy 48-pound siege cannon requires at least four pack horses and a special artillery cart to carry it. There are also certain requirements for traffic conditions. Attacking Taipei In the Spanish stronghold in the area, it was inconvenient to carry the siege artillery because of the lack of roads in the field, and it was almost missed the fighter plane.

In addition to the relatively old-fashioned cast iron cannons, bronze cannons and rear-loading rifled cannons made by new processing methods were also displayed to the outside world at this military parade.The new type of artillery with a perfect locking door, spiral rifling, and high caliber has obvious performance advantages over the old-fashioned cast iron guns in terms of range, firing speed and shooting accuracy, and its technical level is far superior to that of the more "popular" other guns of this era. A rear-loading artillery Francois cannon.

Of course, such a new type of artillery with excellent performance inevitably has obvious shortcomings, and that is the manufacturing cost.The current manufacturing cost of breech-loading rifled guns is about six to eight times that of cast iron guns of the same caliber, and the construction period is longer, and the scrap rate of barrel processing is also much higher than that of cast iron smoothbore guns with more mature technology.Therefore, in the short term, it is still difficult to deploy this kind of artillery with more advanced technology in the Haihan Army on a large scale, and the actual combat effectiveness has yet to be tested in actual combat.

The military's pursuit of new weapons is naturally endless. If the arsenal has enough manufacturing capacity, the Ministry of Defense would like to place an order for tanks immediately, even if it is just a steam-powered tank.However, considering the actual needs and the cost of weapon development and manufacturing, the concept of many equipment can only stay on paper for the time being, and weapons such as breech-loading rifled guns are only manufactured in small batches as experiments.At present, when old-fashioned cast iron guns still have a large export market, both the executive committee and the arsenal are more willing to invest their limited production capacity in profitable products.

The power of Haihan artillery, even if the dignitaries from various countries who attended the ceremony had not seen it with their own eyes, they had at least heard a lot of rumors, especially the three largest purchasers of Daming, Annan, and Portugal, who submitted a large number of guns to Haihan every year. The order can be regarded as a major income item in the Haihan arms trade.Therefore, when the artillery entered the arena, the guests from all over the world stared round, wanting to see the clues.But with such a distance of 30 to [-] meters in the middle, even if you stare out your eyes, you can't see the details, so you can only plan to let Haihan arrange an inspection where you can get in touch with the real thing after the celebration.

As for the people in the viewing area, they are even more confused about the types of these artillery pieces. However, the larger the size, the greater the power. There is honor.

Immediately after the artillery unit is the cavalry battalion. Because it is not easy to form an army, this unit is unique in the Haihan Army.Battalion Commander Harugong held up his saber and led the team personally at the front of the phalanx.Harukon has extremely high requirements for war horses. He brought a batch of fine-bred horses here when he traveled across the country, and later bought some Andalusian horses and Arabian horses through the Portuguese. Hundreds of war horses participated in the military parade.

Although the establishment of the cavalry battalion is not large, in terms of the quality of the horses, the Haihan cavalry battalion is definitely considered a strong army in the Far East of this era, and its equipment is far superior to that of its peers. There are breech-loading double-barreled muskets and a five-shot cap revolver, and the individual firepower is powerful.This kind of flash cap revolver has only been mass-produced in Tiandu Arsenal since last year. Although there is no advantage in accuracy and range, the continuous firing ability can give cavalry a great advantage in close combat.However, due to the complicated manufacturing process of this gun and the limited production capacity, apart from this cavalry battalion, only soldiers serving as close guards in the Guards battalion and officers above the company level in other troops are eligible to be equipped with this gun. A new type of weapon.

From the level of individual equipment, the cavalry battalion can be regarded as the third elite unit on an equal footing with the guard battalion and special warfare battalion.However, Haihan's foreign wars in the past two years have mainly focused on seizing islands and attacking harbor strongholds. There is really limited room for the cavalry to play. Therefore, the troops carefully trained by Harukon are not much useful, far behind Qian Tiandun's special warfare battalion performed brilliantly.

Naturally, there are people who know the goods in the stands, such as Van Diemen, Governor of the East India Company.He had been escorted by the cavalry when he was inspecting Haikou City before, and he was also deeply impressed by the Haihan cavalry. After returning to Sanya, he tried to inquire about the relevant information of the Haihan cavalry, but he didn't gain much.This is because the cavalry battalion was not stationed in Sanya, but in Wenchang County on the east coast of Hainan Island - where there is a vast area of ​​plain grassland for cavalry to practice.Later, Fan Dimen recalled that he seemed to have stayed in Wenchang Qinglan Port briefly for one night on his return journey, and he regretted not staying there for an extra day.

If the small group of cavalry we saw earlier might just be a trick of the Haihan people, then seeing this well-equipped and well-trained cavalry team in the military parade can already fully demonstrate that Haihan's operation of cavalry is not a short-term behavior , but already prepared.This may mean that Haihan does not want to limit his sights to the sea, but is already silently preparing to compete in the world.

Of course, people who eat melons in the viewing area will not study such in-depth issues. They just watch the military parade for fun.The cavalry warriors riding tall horses, carrying sabers and muskets on their backs, Gu Panzi is very majestic, which makes many girls and daughter-in-laws blush and heartbeat.

Behind the cavalry battalion is the phalanx of militia troops from all over the country. Although the Haihan Army has always used the banner of the militia in the past, the actual militia organization has a different system. These militias are mostly composed of young and strong men, and the officers are basically Veterans are issued weapons while serving, training or on military duty.Although it is not as powerful as the regular army, it is capable of relatively simple tasks such as maintaining law and order, arresting bandits, and organizing disaster relief.When the local garrison is transferred to other places and there is a lack of defense, the militia will temporarily replace the regular army's duty of defending the territory.If a large-scale war really breaks out, these militiamen will be recruited as soon as possible to participate in the battle as auxiliary troops.

The size of the current militia is basically the same as that of the regular army. That is to say, if there is a company of Haihan army stationed in the local area, there will be a militia with a corresponding organization.Therefore, the size of the militia units participating in the military parade is almost the same as that of the regular army, except that the military uniforms of the militia are slightly lighter, and the shoulder badges used to identify the military branch and position are also clearly different from the regular army.In addition, in terms of weapon equipment, the proportion of musketeers will be nearly half lower than that of the regular army, and the rifle models are relatively old. The most advanced ones are only the flintlock guns produced in 31.

The composition of the militia is relatively complex, and the control measures for weapons may not be as strict as that of the army, so the military's weapons for the militia are controlled in terms of performance.And for the sake of safety, all the weapons equipped by the reviewing troops in today's military parade are empty-loaded. Big deal.

After the militia was paraded, the police phalanx affiliated to the Ministry of Justice appeared on the stage. This is the only parade in today's military parade that does not belong to the military.Haihan's police force takes public security management as its main function, so it does not have a large area of ​​firearms in terms of weaponry. It mainly uses batons, rattan shields, handcuffs and other police equipment as the basic configuration.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, these "Haihan detectives" in black clothes and black trousers are the most authoritative group of people in their eyes.This group of people is in charge of the world at the top, and the air in the middle. They can control everything. These are the policemen who have the most dealings with ordinary people.Immigrants from other places, almost everyone has the experience of being called and shouted by the police when they first arrived, and many people have even suffered at the hands of the police because they did not understand the rules of Haihan.Compared with the phalanx in front, the applause and cheers received by the police force from the viewing area are obviously much less.

However, the Executive Committee on the stage has a very high evaluation of the work of the Police Department. In recent years, Haihan can maintain rapid development. Maintaining the stability of its own territory, especially the Sanya area, is an extremely important condition. What the Police Department has done in this regard The work is excellent.Among the nine members who were elected to the executive committee at the beginning, the other members were all the heads of various ministries and commissions, and only Ren Liang had the lowest position, only the chief of the police department.Of course, because the importance of the police department became increasingly prominent, Ren Liang also logically became the second in command of the judicial department, and partnered with Gu Kai to take charge of Haihan's public security system.The military parade at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China allowed the police phalanx to go on stage like this. In fact, it was the executive committee's affirmation and encouragement of Ren Liang's work effectiveness.

Behind the police phalanx is the Navy, the finale of today's military parade.In fact, the official naval parade is scheduled to be held in the afternoon, but it is a military parade for ships, and the parade ceremony for naval soldiers is still held together with the army in the morning.

The Navy has a total of five phalanxes, corresponding to the five fleets currently established.These five fleets are currently stationed at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Penghu Port in Fujian, Hong Kong in Guangdong, Shengli Port in Sanya and Jinlan Port in Annan.As Roger led the army to station at Xingdao at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, the formation of the next fleet has also entered the implementation stage.

The navy's individual equipment is not as complicated as that of the army, because most of the personal combat materials are on the ship, and there is no need to load it by itself like the army. However, for the visual effect of the military parade, the navy soldiers are still fully armed and equipped with naval standard rifles.Compared with the army rifles of the same model, this kind of rifle is slightly shorter and thicker, with a shorter range and larger caliber, which also takes into account the actual needs of maritime operations.After all, shooting guns on undulating decks does not have much practical significance in terms of accuracy and range.

Haihan founded the country with sea power, and this is one of the most important contents among the knowledge concepts that the citizens are usually instilled in.Therefore, for the navy profession, the people of Haihan have more or less strange feelings, and the cheers are obviously much louder than before.

This made Wang Tom, the naval commander on the stage, quite proud. His original intention of participating in the time-traveling operation and coming to this time and space was originally to become the world's number one navigator. His dream is getting farther and farther, but he has gradually become an outstanding military strategist.The navy under his command is already the most powerful maritime armed force in the Far East at present, and the range of the sea area under his control is also astonishingly large, and the range of fleet activities far exceeds that of his colleagues in the army.

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