1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1946
The area bordering the mainland on the Tushan Peninsula has been designated a large area of ​​restricted area by Annan officials during the civil war many years ago, and large-scale training bases have been built one after another. At the busiest time, there were more than [-] Annan soldiers. Received training from Haihan military advisors here.This place not only carries the function of recruit training, but also is the place where junior officers of the Annan Army yearn for advanced training. After all, only a few senior officers can enjoy the treatment of going to Haihan to study abroad, while ordinary officers can go to Tushan to receive a three-month period. Half a year of further training is not bad.

The new army established by An Nanguo after the Civil War between the North and the South gradually imitated Haihan's establishment. The ranks of officers are also divided into several levels of generals and lieutenants. Generally, they must be promoted to at least the rank of major or above before they can be admitted to the Sanya Military Academy to study abroad. Opportunity.And this kind of senior military officer who has the qualifications to study abroad will often come here to serve as a guest instructor for a period of time after returning to Annan, and pass on what he has learned in Haihan to ordinary soldiers and grassroots officers as soon as possible.

Of course, the role of Haihan military advisors cannot be easily replaced, and there will still be Haihan officers on the training ground here.The Annan officers who have been trained here will also distinguish their seniors according to the year and shift, and some officers who have trained under the same Haihan instructor will even call them brothers and sisters.And this spontaneously formed interpersonal network will bring more opportunities to those involved, and it will also make more Annan soldiers yearn for military training provided by Haihan, because it has almost become a prerequisite for promotion in the army. One of the necessary conditions.

It is naturally difficult for Li Lu to empathize with this, but fortunately Li Xi and Gai Liang explained his doubts, and he quickly understood the special significance of this place to An Nanguo.If we want to make an analogy, it is the Taedong River base that provides military training for North Korea. The elites selected from the personnel trained there are then sent to Sanya for further study. This method is actually similar to the operation method of An Nanguo. .It's just that An Nanguo is close to Haihan, and has sufficient financial resources. It can send a group of military officers to study in Sanya every year. North Korea tried its best, but this time it only sent a dozen military officers to study in Haihan. I don't know why. In what month will there be the next batch.

Of course, if financial resources allow, Li Mo also wants to be like Annan, who selects a group of outstanding military officers from his own country to study in Haihan every year.However, given the current situation in North Korea, this kind of thing can only be thought about, and it is unlikely to be realized for the time being. We can only look at other people's practices to gain some operational experience.

Before going abroad, Li Lu also watched the scene of Haihan officers training their own soldiers at the Datongjiang base, but it was slightly different from the scene of seeing Annan recruits being trained in Tushan this time.The biggest difference is naturally in terms of equipment. Even the recruits who have just joined the army, their training equipment has already surpassed that of the North Korean regular army, and even individual weapons have popularized muskets.

Of course, only very old-fashioned matchlock guns are used for recruit training, and they will not be issued ammunition, mainly to allow them to quickly adapt to being accompanied by this weapon during the recruit stage and practice corresponding tactical formations.However, this level has already made Li Wei feel a little sour, because even such an old-fashioned matchlock gun is still an advanced weapon that the North Korean army has no conditions to deploy on a large scale. widened the gap.

The training content is similar to what Li Wei saw at the Datongjiang base. In fact, it is some relatively basic combat formation training. This is one of the most basic parts of musket tactics. Only by maintaining a stable formation can we have continuous firepower output capability. .Although these skills are not complicated, they require a lot of repeated practice to allow recruits to form conditioned reflexes to orders, otherwise they will easily become overwhelmed by tension, fear and chaos on the battlefield.

Annan's actual combat experience over the years has played a very important role in the training. Only soldiers who have personally experienced many special environments and emergencies on the battlefield will understand, and integrating these situations into daily training can Effectively increase the resilience of recruits.In recent years, Annan's army has also begun to go abroad, fighting in all directions with the Haihan army, fighting various types of enemies, and has also begun to have some generals and troops with outstanding combat capabilities.In this regard, the gap between North Korea and the country is not only narrowed by weapons and equipment.

This kind of thing doesn't even need Zheng Bai's explanation, and Li Luo can already feel a little bit of it after watching the training scene for a while.Annan's recruit training is not just the combat skills taught by the Haihan people, but also some lessons they have summed up from their own actual combat experience.

Thinking about it again, this is only the gap in the training stage of recruits. Considering the situation after the actual combat effectiveness is formed, the strength gap between the two sides will only grow wider.Li Wei recalled that many officials in the country thought that Annan and other countries sent troops to North Korea just to follow Haihanhu and pretend to be tigers, but they didn't realize that their army was indeed far superior to their own.

And such a gap may be difficult to eliminate through the military assistance provided by Haihan. From Haihan's point of view, Annan is obviously a more reliable ally than North Korea, and he has provided more help to it.Moreover, North Korea is now in ruins, and the establishment of the new army still needs a large number of grassroots officers who have received military training to build the skeleton. In a short period of time, it is impossible to send troops overseas to fight side by side with the Haihan Army like the Annan Army.

"Your country really has something unique in recruit training. If there is an opportunity in the future, I want our country to send some officers to your country to learn about this experience." After the recruit training was over, Li Min took the initiative to say to Zheng Bai A few polite words to express my admiration for the training level of Annan's recruits.

Zheng Bai said with a smile: "Since your country has joined the military alliance led by the Haihan Kingdom, it is only natural to strengthen exchanges. You can send people over at any time. We welcome you with open doors!"

North Korea's joining this military alliance was actually forced by the situation. If it weren't for the huge pressure from its evil neighbors in the north, North Korea would probably not have given up on Daming as its suzerain, let alone form an ally with an outsider like Hai Han.However, now that things were going on, Li Wei felt fortunate that he was playing the right game. The benefits that Hai Han could bring to North Korea were obviously much more than that of Daming, who was unable to protect himself. At least he could see the hope of improving the national strength.

From Li Mo's standpoint, he doesn't want North Korea to live its life based on people's faces like it has done for hundreds of years, and anyone in the surrounding countries can step on it.Since Haihan can make North Korea stronger, he should seize this rare opportunity.Annan is undoubtedly an excellent example of success. This country was still in the middle of the North-South Civil War ten years ago. The situation at that time was worse than the current North Korea. Now even Daming dare not underestimate its existence.Since Annan can do it, Li Mo believes that North Korea can also follow some of his practices, especially in the military field. Annan's army building experience is obviously very suitable for North Korea, which has just started on this road.

Although Zheng Bo offered to watch the military exercise as an option, in the end Bai Kesi did not accept the proposal. After all, he only brought Li Wei to Annan for a special reason, and it was not an official diplomatic visit. Too big and not suitable.Therefore, the content of the second day after arriving in Tushan is mainly the daily training of the new barracks, and then there is the visit to the camp facilities. The content is actually relatively ordinary.

But Li Lu didn't care. On the contrary, he felt that this way he could see the real situation of the Annan Army more clearly, and what he saw and heard did not disappoint him. Zheng Bai, a high-ranking Annan military officer, got acquainted, which can be regarded as another powerful contact.

Of course, the most important thing is that this trip gave Li Lu more opportunities to communicate with Beks.Normally, it is not an easy task to make an appointment with senior officials of the Haihan Executive Committee alone. First, Li Xi has to apply to the Haihan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then the two parties discuss the meeting time and related issues, and finally finalize the meeting opportunity It is likely to be compressed in a short period of time, and the communication atmosphere cannot be as relaxed and pleasant as it is now.

The Haihan Executive Committee is a very mysterious governing body to the outside world. Several high-ranking officials of Haihan are the actual rulers of this emerging power. The outside world knows very little about it.It was only after Li Yu came to Haihan that he realized that this seemingly genteel Master Bai was in charge of the so-called industry in Haihan, which also included the manufacture of weapons and equipment. North Korea wanted to quickly expand its military strength and purchased Haihan. Weapons and the introduction of Haihan ordnance technology are all necessary conditions, and to achieve these, there is absolutely no way around the hurdle of Beks.

Li Mo hopes to learn more about Haihan's policies on arms export and military technology transfer from Bai Kesi, in other words, how to make Haihan provide North Korea with stronger and wider military assistance.This kind of topic is undoubtedly extremely sensitive in formal official talks, and it is very likely that many opportunities for talks will be wasted without a positive response.But the current atmosphere, which is similar to traveling together, is obviously easier to have some informal conversations and communication, and to inquire about the information he is interested in.

Therefore, although Li Mo took the visit to Annan's recruit training and military base seriously, he actually put half of his mind on it at most, and the other half of his mind was thinking about how to get some valuable information from Beks.

"Master Bai, I visited Annan's army just now, and I noticed that almost all the standard weapons they installed were produced by Haihan. It seems that Annan bought a lot of arms from your country!" After returning to Tu In the carriage on Shan Peninsula, Li Mo began to test Beks with words.

Bai Kesi has been in a high position for several years, and has dealt with politicians in many countries. He has such a sophisticated mind, and he has already guessed the other party's intentions as soon as he heard Li Luo's words.But since the other party took the initiative to mention it, he just took this opportunity to instill some awareness in Li Luo.

Beks responded: "Our country has formed an alliance with Annan for nearly ten years, and Annan country submits a large number of arms orders to our country almost every year, which is why their army will be equipped with standard weapons produced by our country. Of course they order The weapons they use are not necessarily the most advanced ones, as Shizi should have noticed just now, the ones used for recruit training are all old-model matchlock guns from ten years ago, which have basically been eliminated in the regular army."

Li Luo thought to himself that the Annan army was eliminating the old muskets, and our army hadn't started to deploy muskets on a large scale, so the gap was too big.Immediately, he continued to ask: "An Nanguo spends a lot of money every year to purchase a large amount of arms. Isn't the amount of military expenditure extremely huge? If he attaches so much importance to military development, won't the people's livelihood in his country be affected by this?"

Beks explained: "At present, An Nanguo spends a lot of military expenses on arms purchases every year, but it will not affect his people's livelihood. Moreover, the strong military strength has also brought An Nanguo a lot of practical benefits, such as the constant supply of trade routes and objects. Expansion, the deterrence of neighboring enemy countries has brought more peace, and the Annan people believe that the advantages of military construction outweigh the disadvantages, so they will continue to invest in and continuously improve their military strength."

Li Min said thoughtfully: "The Annan Kingdom is located in the South China Sea, close to your country, and has geographical advantages, so whether it is trade or military, it can easily obtain the support of your country. This is an innate advantage that our country cannot emulate. "

Bai Kesi said: "Your Majesty is right. Annan does have this advantage. However, if your country is free to form a new army and expand foreign trade in the future, it will not be difficult to maintain close ties with our country. Liaodong and Zhejiang , it’s not too far from your country, so it’s actually quite convenient whether you’re engaged in trade or military exchanges.”

Li Min replied: "But this also requires your country's support. If you can sell more weapons and equipment to our country at a fair price, then the scene that Lord Bai said will be realized as soon as possible."

Bai Kesi thought that the young man was still impatient, and he exposed his purpose so quickly, and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, I don't know much about this issue. In fact, our country's arms exports have always been in short supply, and Sanya has them all year round. The ambassadors of various countries waited in line for us to sell weapons with money, and the orders were paid for half a year or even a year in advance. Let alone lowering the price, even adjusting the order of supply will cause chaos. If the prince has any doubts about this You can ask your country’s ambassador about the story about Matalam and the Netherlands bidding for arms orders in Sanya last year. my country regards your country as an important ally, but everything must be fair, and we cannot offend you for favoring your country For the other allies, does your son think this is the case?"

(End of this chapter)