1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1760 Demonstration of Force ([-])

Haihan's efficient external expansion method has gradually become the emulation of many countries in the South China Sea and even the entire East Asian region. It is not practical for most countries to continuously launch small-scale wars to expand their territories.For example, Annan has long-standing territorial conflicts with neighboring countries such as Siam, Cambodia, and Champa. Even with the military support provided by Haihan, it is still difficult to transform the advantages gained in border warfare into Victory.

More and more countries are also gradually realizing that the military gap between China and Haihan is not only a matter of the number of troops, equipment level, strategy and tactics, but also combat experience, resource allocation, personnel treatment, logistics supply, comprehensive national strength, etc. Factors that are not visible on the surface will also affect the combat effectiveness of the army, and it is much more complicated than training the army to catch up with Haihan in these aspects.

However, these factors are also difficult to be directly reflected in the military parade. What the public can see are only the soldiers of the special forces and the most basic individual equipment, and it is impossible to appreciate the true strength of the Haihan Army. place.But it doesn't matter, after all, the Haihan army's record over the years is solid, and no one will doubt whether their combat effectiveness is worthwhile.The military knowledge of ordinary people is mostly limited. In addition to watching the excitement of the scene, their attention is also partly focused on gossip issues such as whether a certain officer is still single.

Those who can really see a little bit of knowledge from the military parade must be professionals such as military attaches and intelligence personnel from various countries.For example, the rifles carried by the soldiers of these special operations groups are quite different from the rifles exported by Haihan, and the guns are shorter and lighter.People who are familiar with Haihan's military situation can recognize it from their appearance. What they are equipped with is the legendary advanced rifle that can fire continuously.However, even if you recognize this gun, the complexity of its structure and principles cannot be imitated by just looking at it, and it will only increase jealousy.

Without such an advanced individual weapon with outstanding performance, it is naturally impossible to follow the tactics of the special operations group, let alone narrow the gap in combat effectiveness.There were inevitably a few sour sighs among the crowd of onlookers, but they were completely covered by the cheers one after another, and they did not attract the attention of others at all.

Another special force that is also famous in the South China Sea is the South China Sea Special Operations Brigade led by Roger. It also made great achievements in the Battle of Manila, and it has now been upgraded to the South China Sea Independent Battalion. The non-government armed forces have been upgraded to a regular army with an official establishment.However, because the defense pressure on Xingdao was relatively high, he borrowed a thousand soldiers from Annan to serve as a temporary garrison in Xingdao. After returning to Sanya to participate in the National Day military parade, even the related commendation orders will be sent to Xingdao to be issued later.

Of course, Roger doesn't care too much about these red tape procedures. Compared with the awards on paper, he cares more about whether the Executive Committee can give Xingdao greater autonomy in terms of military and trade. Whether to relax the upper limit of the military budget of the Sing Tao garrison, and distribute more new weapons and equipment to enhance the combat capability of the independent battalion.As for the military parade, which is mainly for outsiders to read, Roger is as uninterested as Gao Qiaonan, but Gao Qiaonan's troops have no mission for the time being, and there is no way to shirk being arranged by the Ministry of Defense to participate in this military parade.

Immediately following the Special Operations Regiment was the only naval unit participating in the land parade, the Marine Corps led by Wang Tom himself.The emergence of this army, in addition to the objective needs of military development, is actually Wang Tom's personal ambition.Of course, this does not refer to political ambitions, but Wang Tom's exploration of naval combat methods, hoping to enable the navy to have a certain amphibious combat capability, and to get rid of the excessive dependence on the army in small-scale operations in local areas. This is to improve the combat efficiency of the navy.

In order to create momentum for his direct troops, Wang Tom personally led the army and appeared at the front of the team on a tall horse. He is also the only senior general who participated in the parade today.And the rider behind him was Wu Mori, the captain of the Black Shark who made great contributions in the Battle of Manila.

In fact, it was not the first time for Wu Sen to participate in a military parade, but it was a great honor for him personally to be able to attend this event as an attendant of the navy commander, even no less than receiving a military medal.However, Wusen has been living in seclusion during this time and has been training sailors in the Victory Harbor Naval Base. He does not know that the people have shaped him into a new battle hero, and some people even call him and Takahashi Nan the star generals of the navy and army. official.

For such an evaluation, of course, some foreigners will inevitably express a little sour opinion, thinking that the most promising naturalized officers of the Haihan Army, the Army and the Navy are not Han Chinese, which shows that the status of the Han people in the Haihan Kingdom is not important. It is not as high as the official propaganda, and the top management prefers to appoint other ethnic groups as military officers.However, there is no market for such views in Sanya. After all, Takahashi Nan and Wusen have been naturalized and played for Haihan for a long time, which even exceeds the vast majority of citizens, so not many people will think of their native places. What is the direct relationship with the official position.As for the status of the Han people in Haihan, it is not up to people from other countries to make irresponsible remarks. After all, the officially designated language and characters are all from the Han nationality, which already explains the problem.

However, there is another objective reason Wang Tom asked Wu Sen to attend the military parade with him today, that is, after the military parade is over, the executive committee will issue a commendation order and military medal to Wu Sen on the spot. Come out and wait.

It is also Haihan's practice to publicly present awards to soldiers who have made military achievements during the National Day military parade. The propaganda department will also cooperate with this event to build momentum and establish the image of a fighting hero in the minds of the people.With such a role model, the enthusiasm of Haihan people to join the army will also increase, and the people will give more support to the country's overseas military operations.Due to the frequent foreign wars in Haihan and the many opportunities for promotion in the army, many young people regard enlistment as a shortcut to get ahead, and the number of recruits has shown an upward trend in recent years.It is precisely because more and more people voluntarily join the army that the Ministry of National Defense dared to let go and approve the upgrade and expansion of overseas troops.

The Ministry of National Defense had negotiated with several newspapers in advance, and launched a series of interviews with military officers after the National Day. All the interviewees were those who received awards for their meritorious deeds, and the newspapers would report their heroic deeds in more detail.This kind of subject matter has always been popular among the people. I believe that after this series of interviews is published, it will set off a new round of enthusiasm for joining the army among Haihan people.

Of course, after the official packaging, Wu Sen may no longer be the "reincarnation of the dragon" in the mouth of folk storytellers, but a heroic image with official endorsement will obviously have more credibility than the unreliable exaggeration of the folks. Wu Sen's personal career development in the future can also play a better role in promoting.

The existence of the Marine Corps is not unfamiliar to the people in Haihan. Their combat experience in the Liaodong area has long been conveyed through newspapers. In addition to the style of military uniforms, the individual equipment of this unit is similar to the special features of the army. The battle groups are almost exactly the same, so they will naturally be regarded by the public as elite troops of the same level as the special battle groups-and this is exactly the stage goal that Wang Tom wants to achieve.

The cavalry battalion appeared after the Marine Corps, but in fact, most of the time this organization is just a general term. In recent years, the territory controlled by Haihan has continued to expand, and the garrisons in various places have more or less cavalry establishments.And the cavalry unit commanded by Harugong is also constantly learning from the old and bringing in the new, and has distributed some personnel and horses to various regions to station in order to reduce the pressure of transportation and feeding.

In the previous battle against Manila, although the cavalry battalion also participated in it, it actually did not play a big role in the early stage, mainly the navy and army infantry played the leading role.It was not until later that the Haihan army broke through the city of Manila, and a large number of Spaniards in the city fled to the inland plains north of the Pasig River to escape the war. At this time, Harukon's cavalry began to show their power in the process of chasing down the remnants of the enemy.But in general, cavalry played a limited role in the Battle of Manila and was far less important than previous military operations in the north.

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, the cavalry is undoubtedly a very visually impressive unit. Even if their achievements on the battlefield are limited, it will not hinder the people's favor and support for this unit.

Of course, not everyone would like Haihan's cavalry unit. For example, it would be difficult to have a good face when seeing the foreign military attache of this unit.There is no need to fight the Haihan Cavalry Battalion, as long as someone with a little military common sense can easily imagine how much a well-equipped Haihan army will improve its strength when it has better mobility.You must know that Haihan's cavalry troops are not only equipped with traditional weapons such as spears, sabers, bows and arrows, but also equipped with new Haihan rifles on a large scale. The terrifying maneuverability of two horses or even three horses, anyone who encounters it will only have a headache.

For other countries, the only good news is that Haihan's current cavalry size is still limited by the number of horses it has. The number has always been below a thousand, and the actual combat force that can be put into the battlefield at one time is only a few hundred cavalry.On the one hand, the military budget of the cavalry unit is limited, and it is difficult to let go of its hands and feet to expand its staff. On the other hand, it is also related to the development strategy chosen by Haihan.

Haihan has always used the sea as the main way to expand externally, and rarely touches inland areas. In fact, there is currently no combat demand for maintaining a large number of cavalry.Even if there are more horses in the future, the development direction considered by the Ministry of National Defense will not be to expand the cavalry, but to equip army units like special operations groups with more mounts and pack horses to strengthen their combat capabilities. Mobility.As for the large Mongolian cavalry unit that Harukon yearned for, it was actually not practical in Haihan's national conditions, and he himself knew this very well.

What the Ministry of Defense hopes is to use more horses to cavalry the army, rather than continue to expand the specialized cavalry units. The two seem to be the same, but in fact there are still significant differences.The manpower, material and financial resources needed to train an excellent cavalry unit are not easier than training the navy, and the elimination rate of personnel and horses is also very high.But if ordinary soldiers are only trained to learn how to ride horses, and they don't even need them to master the techniques and tactics of fighting on horseback, then things will become much simpler, and this is the goal that the Ministry of Defense wants to achieve.This is not entirely because the Ministry of National Defense is stingy. Under the current conditions, the latter method can obviously improve the army's combat effectiveness more quickly and maximize the limited resources. This is also Haihan's basic national policy. one.

Harukon is over [-] years old. Although it is still not a problem to ride a horse, he also understands that although the cavalry unit looks good on the surface, the resources he can win from the Ministry of Defense are limited. If he wants to be like other troops To expand the establishment, it can only lower the standards of training and equipment, in line with ordinary army units, and this is contrary to his original intention of establishing the cavalry unit.So he still chose to compromise, retaining an elite cavalry establishment, and passing down cavalry tactics and tactics; at the same time, he tried to expand the breeding scale of military horses, and increased the proportion of cavalry in the army in the way chosen by the Ministry of National Defense.All he can do now is to lay a solid foundation for Haihan's cavalry unit and military horse breeding system as much as possible before he withdraws from the frontline troops.

One of Harugong's reasons for participating in the time-traveling was to wait for the opportunity to find the relics of his ancestors in the Inner Mongolia area, maybe he could find the ancestors of several generations in the family.However, given Haihan's current development direction, he thinks that his goal will be difficult to achieve.But he still hopes to settle in the north in the future, no matter Shandong or Liaodong, at least it will be closer to the prairie that often appears in his dreams.

Of course, he will not regret participating in the time-traveling operation ten years ago. During these ten years of fighting in the South and North, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of his unfulfilled dream when he was a cavalry soldier.However, when a person reaches a certain stage of life, he has to readjust his life goals. For example, now, he wants to see a powerful Haihan cavalry rather than leading troops to fight in all directions.

(End of this chapter)