1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1907 Strive to catch up
If they hadn't had contact with coalition personnel for a period of time when they were at the Datongjiang base, these North Korean military officers probably wouldn't immediately think of such a distant thing.At that time, the soldiers of several other countries who participated in the Korean War all used the Taedongjiang Base as their base camp. Although they were all friendly troops of the same camp, soldiers from various countries still subconsciously competed with their counterparts in daily training exercises and missions.

Soldiers believe in respecting the strong. Although Haihan is small, its military strength is invincible, so all allies look forward to the Haihan army.As for the Haihan army, it is natural that they have to hold back their energy to compete.However, in this competition, the North Korean army was not even qualified to participate. After all, among the armies of various countries stationed at the Datongjiang base, the strength of the North Korean army was undoubtedly ranked first from the bottom.

To be honest, North Korean military officers like An Daoshi were very envious when they saw the ships, weapons and equipment, and comprehensive logistics supplies of several other foreign armies.They also want to have such combat conditions, but North Korea is not a rich country after all. The war against the Qing Dynasty has already drained the national treasury, and there is no way to spend more military expenditures in a short time to remodel the army on a large scale.Sending military officers and students to Haihan to try to learn the basic tactics of Haihan first is already the ultimate that North Korea can do in the military field.

But it wasn't until they reached the destination that Anderson and his colleagues realized how big the gap was between the two starting lines.Other countries have regularly sent military officers to Haihan for advanced studies as a fixed measure for army building, and it has been going on for several years, and they have long been familiar with the road, while North Korea has just stepped into this circle, and everything is still being explored.However, the assessment standards set by the Haihan people will not be lowered because of North Korea's late arrival. If they do not do well enough, North Korea will undoubtedly be looked down upon.

Face is still secondary. After the coalition command organization led by Haihan is established next year, this kind of competition under the table will gradually be linked to actual national interests.At that time, countries with strong military strength will inevitably have more say, and the benefits will naturally be enjoyed by the strong first, while the weak will have to follow behind to eat the soup.

How the first batch of cadets to come to Sanya for military training now will matter if North Korea wants to shake off that prospect.If there are not a few decent figures among them, then maybe next year they will have no right to speak.

An Daoshi subconsciously looked at the other soldiers who were watching the assessment from the sidelines. At first, he thought that those people were Haihan soldiers, but later he found that something was wrong. The training uniforms they wore were slightly different from the military uniforms of Haihan soldiers. , and looked quite excited during the viewing process, he should also be a foreign military student who came to Sanya for further training like himself.In other words, they are very likely to be competitors in the future.

Although he knew that Haihan was providing similar military training for many countries at the same time, the first batch of trainees left Sanya before they finished their studies, and the next batch had already arrived. This frequency still made An Daoshi feel that the pressure of competition was quite high.North Korea does not currently have the conditions to send personnel to study in Sanya as frequently as other countries. Maybe they have trained several batches of students, and North Korea’s next batch of people does not know where it is. If things go on like this, the military gap will only widen.But what can be done to change this situation, and Daoshi is still at a loss.

The graduation assessment for this group of foreign military cadets has come to an end. They may be allowed to spend a short holiday in Sanya as a rest, and then they will go back to their countries.Some of them have been here for more than a year, and it is a relief to finally be able to leave this environment.

Before leaving, Yan Chujie gathered the North Korean students together, and handed them over to Gu Wei: "Instructor Gu will be responsible for all your training arrangements. If any of you intend to flatter the instructor, you can now Let's get started."

After finishing speaking, Yan Chujie stretched out his hand sideways to shake Gu Wei's hand and said, "I left it to you!"

Gu Wei said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, if there is a softie among this group of people, I will notify the Joseon Prince and ask him to come and take them away in person!"

Gu Wei said this intentionally quite loudly, so that the North Koreans present could hear clearly, obviously he didn't intend to leave them a way out.When An Daoshi heard this, his heart tightened secretly, thinking that this ancient instructor was so strict, and he didn't know whether it was because he said harsh words to scare people, or if he was really strict, but he had to be careful in the end.

Yan Chujie has worked with Gu Wei for many years, so he naturally knew that Gu Wei's harsh words were actually a response to his previous joke, to scare the North Koreans, lest they really start to fart on Gu Wei.Although Gu Wei has very strict requirements on the students, it has never happened in the past that a country's politicians personally take the students back. .

However, Yan Chujie is not particularly optimistic about the prospects of these North Korean trainees. First, because North Korea’s military strength is well known, it is difficult for these North Korean military officers to improve their military quality during the training period; Although the news returned mentioned several military officers studying abroad who were listed as key observation objects, it was based on their background as the main screening criteria, and it did not say that there were any particularly outstanding characters among this group of people.

The main purpose of the Haihan military for North Korea to send these trainees to Sanya is, of course, not only to train military personnel for them, but more importantly, to support a group of pro-Haihan young officers in the North Korean army.These people come back to the country just when they are ready to fight, and they understand the new combat method advocated by Haihan, and they will get the support secretly provided by Haihan in the later stage, and they will definitely be able to quickly rise to the top of the North Korean army-this is all these Effective means proven by other countries over the years.

After years of practice, Haihan's military export has already developed a relatively mature operating routine, which is to open the window in the name of military aid, and then carry out both arms trade and personnel training. After winning the trust of the other party, it will slowly support interests through these channels Spokesperson.After it has a certain military power in the country, Haihan's military output can be made more stable.

And Haihan's military allies are increasing year by year through this method. The military power that Haihan can influence and mobilize is not limited to his own army. For example, the joint combat operations of the allied forces on the two battlefields in Manila and North Korea this year, in the future It is also very likely to appear in more places.

For Haihan's allies, sending troops to fight with Haihan is basically a win-win situation. In addition to training troops, they can also participate in dividends after the war, which is definitely a good deal.After tasting the sweetness once, they will often actively participate in military operations organized by Haihan.Now the parties involved in the Manila War are allowed to set up official institutions in the local enclosure, and after the end of the Anti-Qing war, all parties involved in the war also reached an agreement with North Korean officials to open up trade areas.The benefits that can be obtained through these methods far exceed the consumption of combat, and these allies have gradually understood why Haihan has maintained a very high frequency of external wars.

With the big brothers who take the lead in these wars to guarantee the bottom line, countries are naturally very happy to participate in this kind of collective activity with no loss. It can be seamlessly integrated into Haihan's command system.

This is of course a reasonable condition. After all, if we want to fight side by side on the battlefield, the tactics cannot be too different.If you want to play this game, you have to abide by the rules of the game formulated by Haihan, so spending money to import Haihan's weapons and equipment and accept Haihan's military training, at this stage, it becomes a ticket to truly join the Haihan military alliance coupon.

North Korea is currently still in the stage of raising money to buy tickets. Although it has purchased some Haihan weapons since last year, tried to form a new army, and sent the first batch of officer cadets to Sanya, this is not enough in Haihan's view. Far from enough.These conditions can only show North Korea's current pro-Haihan position, but if they want to join the cake-sharing team, North Korea's current strength still has a considerable distance.

Because of these objective reasons, the Haihan military did not place too high hopes on these North Korean military officers studying abroad. Yan Chujie thought that it might have to wait for North Korea to send two or three more batches of military officers to Sanya before this set of training methods can truly emerge. It will produce results—the first batch of officers who will return to North Korea after completing their training should have already served as real-time generals in the army, and they may have accumulated a certain amount of military exploits. The real talents may then surface.

At present, Yan Chujie only hopes that this batch of North Korean military officers and trainees can successfully complete the training courses and prove the feasibility of this cooperation method to North Korean officials. is not optimistic about it.

If the North Korean military officers know the true thoughts of Minister Yan, it may arouse their blood. After all, as a soldier, no one wants to be underestimated by outsiders, even if the opponent is a stronger Haihan.But Yan Chujie is only responsible for singing the red faces, and there are other people who are responsible for singing the bad faces.

As soon as Yan Chujie walked away, Gu Wei lowered his face on the back and asked the students who had been spectators to line up to gather.Sure enough, An Daoshi's previous guess was not bad, and the other soldiers who were wearing gray training uniforms watching the graduation assessment were all students like them.Fourteen North Koreans plus other students, the number is almost the same as the group who just graduated.

"stand at attention!"

Following Gu Wei's order, everyone quickly stood up straight.They had all been exposed to Haihan's training methods before coming to Sanya, and they also understood the meaning of simple commands such as "stand at attention" and "rest".

"Relax! Let me just say a few words!"

Gu Wei's eyes swept across the faces of the group of students, and said: "Minister Yan also said earlier that you are all elite soldiers in your respective countries. What Minister Yan said is correct, but I want to remind you, When you get here, you'd better let go of this kind of thinking immediately. What is the fundamental reason why you came here, who can tell me? Tell me!"

Gu Wei stopped, pointed at the soldier in front of him and asked him to answer his own question.The soldier replied: "It's because Haihan Kingdom has a strong military force, so you can learn skills here!"

Gu Wei didn't respond, and took another two steps forward, stopping right in front of An Daoshi: "What do you think?"

An Daoshi replied: "It's to learn the skills to defend the family and the country!"

Gu Wei shook his head again and again and said: "Wrong, wrong, you don't understand why you want to study in Sanya! Let me tell you the correct answer, it's because you don't! Enough! Excellent! Excellent! You don't know how to be a Excellent commanders, I don’t know how to train soldiers into an iron army, and I don’t know how to deal with those seemingly powerful enemies. You are not elites at all. In my opinion, you are just a group of recruits who don’t know anything! "

Gu Wei's words were quite harsh, and the saliva had already sprayed on Andaoshi's face.An Daoshi's face was flushed, if the person in front of him was not his instructor, he might turn his face immediately.

"I know that you must be dissatisfied after hearing this, but this is the fact. The country selected you and sent you here, and paid a lot of money to ask us to teach you advanced military theories and combat skills. If you want to learn real skills here , then let go of your presumed elite status and start here as recruits!"

"I don't care about your past status, how many military exploits you have made, and your family background. Even if you were a general before you came here, you must obey orders when you enter this place! If you think you can't do it, I will give you a chance now." Leave here immediately! But if you choose to stay, you must be prepared to suffer! Not for a day or two, but until you complete the final assessment and leave here!"

"Want to become an excellent soldier? If you can't even complete the courses here, then I can only suggest retiring early and going home. This line of work is not suitable for you!" Gu Wei stared at the flushed An Daoshi, slowly He stepped forward and said: "If you feel unconvinced, just use your grades to speak! When you graduate, you can get an award from Minister Yan in person, and it won't be too late to pat your chest and say that you are an elite!"

After Gu Wei finished his lecture, he announced the dissolution.But these words are obviously quite irritating, especially for the North Korean students who have just arrived at the base, they feel quite humiliated.But they definitely cannot choose to leave, the military order is like a mountain, if they retreat at this point, there is no way to explain it after returning to the country.Besides, if they backed out when they first arrived, how could North Korean soldiers stand upright to face soldiers from other countries in the future.

"It's all here, let's do it well!" An Daoshi saw that his colleagues were looking a little unhappy, and he didn't know what to say to boost morale for a while, so he could only comfort their emotions with simple words.

(End of this chapter)