1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 264 Armed Parade
The Shengli Port area rarely arranges large-scale activities for people to gather together. This is because of safety considerations. When people gather, a large number of military and police personnel must be dispatched to maintain law and order. Secondly, many production units A unified public holiday system has not been fully implemented, and large-scale public events will inevitably affect production arrangements.You can count on one hand the rallies that were really initiated by the government before this. One was when the black soil port colonization fleet set off and the people were organized to bid farewell to the port. The other was the "Explorer" experiment more than a month ago. There was also a large-scale onlooker activity for the launching ceremony of the ship.

However, with the gradual establishment of local social order, large-scale public events are no longer a taboo for the Executive Committee, especially some activities that can boost morale and gather people's hearts, such as New Year celebrations, crossing anniversary celebrations, etc., are extremely It is possible that it will be held regularly in the future.

People in the department store poured out of the store one after another, standing on the side of the road and looking around.Two rows of security guards in black trotted forward along both sides of the road, standing at intervals of one person, isolating the onlookers to the side of the road.Some bullock carts and people who were originally on the road also hurriedly avoided the side of the road under the yelling of the security guards, completely vacating the main road.

"Look at the pier!" Someone with sharp eyes shouted.

Li Nai, Yu Dashan and others who had just walked out of the store stood on tiptoe and looked at the pier in the south. They saw four sailboats parked on both sides of a trestle bridge that was usually empty, and a large number of people on board were disembarking one after another.Li Nai has stayed in Shengli Port for a long time, and he also knows that the trestle is a special facility for the "Haihan Military and Police Department". It's a soldier of the Haihan militia.However, Li Nai had never seen such a large-scale mobilization of the Haihan militia before. Could it be that a foreign enemy attacked?
This idea only flashed in his mind and was immediately denied. If there were indeed foreign enemies attacking, the executive committee would definitely not let the people just watch on the street like this, at least they would organize them to evacuate to the solid No. [-] base Or Tiandu, which is located inland.

It was Yu Dashan's explanation that made him immediately understand the reason: "Everyone is lucky today. The heads of the executive committee are going to parade. Everyone, wait and see the fun!"

Wang Cai muttered: "How do you know so clearly? Chiefs are parading, why are ordinary people joining in the fun..."

"My nephew is the squad leader of the second company of the militia. He said it himself. In fact, the military parade has been arranged half a month earlier, but it has not been publicized." Yu Dashan said triumphantly: "And the chiefs are still there. Having said that, this military parade is for us ordinary people to see! These soldiers organized by the militia regiment organized by the chiefs are to protect our ordinary people!"

Li Nai didn't take it seriously when he heard this, training soldiers to protect the people?It would be better to say that it is to protect the property of the Haihan people-of course, the definition of this property also includes all the naturalized people in this nearby area.These people are the wealth-making tools of the Haihan people, so they must be well protected.However, compared to ordinary militias, the Haihan militia's equipment is a bit too heaven-defying.

Li Nai has recently discovered that the muskets equipped by the Haihan militia are different from the matchlock guns that "Fu Ruifeng" bought in the past. Although they don't know how they work, they seem to be more powerful than the matchlock guns.But it was clear that the Haihan people did not intend to sell this "advanced" weapon to outsiders, and Li Nai also wisely did not ask Tao Donglai and others for the price.But there is no doubt that the Haihan people have spent a lot of money to arm this militia, and they will have live ammunition drills almost every other day, and they are ready for a big battle at any time-it seems that only An unbeatable opponent appeared in front of the Haihan militia.

When Li Nai was thinking wildly, someone squeezed in from the crowd and greeted him: "Mr. Li, Mr. Tao invites you to watch the ceremony at the gate of Base No. [-]."

Li Nai looked back and saw that it was Jiang San Jiang Kaishen, his follower assigned by the Hong Kong District Management Committee. The direction of the base went.

Yu Dashan looked enviously at Li Nai's back disappearing into the crowd, licked his lips, and said to Wang Cai: "Manager Wang, hurry up and ask the staff to move two chairs out, you have to stand up high to see clearly! "

Those who disembarked from the Shengli Port Wharf are three militia infantry companies and one artillery company currently stationed in the barracks area, as well as militia cadets from two companies.In addition, in order to make the military parade look more "majestic", hundreds of naturalized people who have only received collective military training several times will also appear as an auxiliary force.They had been notified half a month ago and started preparing for the military parade at the beginning of the new year.However, most of them did not expect that shortly after this military parade, the militia would set foot on the real battlefield and begin to perform the duties of an army.

Although preparations have been made in advance, the militia troops attending this military parade are not fully loaded, and some militiamen are still on duty outside Victory Port.Although the transfer orders from the Military and Police Department have been issued, when militia students go to these places to change guards, it often takes a certain amount of time for the handover work.Of course, it is impossible for the hundreds of soldiers living in the North Vietnam area to return to Victory Port to participate in this military parade, but based on the system of rotation stationed abroad, they are very hopeful that they can participate in the New Year's parade next year, which is 1629.

The chief instructor of the training camp, Gu Wei, was in charge of commanding this military parade. He originally wanted Qian Tiandun, who had come back to report on his duties, to stay and help him organize the ceremony, but because Heitu Port also had many things to prepare for the next military operation. To prepare, Qian Tiandun and Gu Kai had already returned to Heitu Port by boat the day before.Besides Gu Kai's family member Reisa, the people who went with them also included Luo Wudan, a reporter who was "assigned" to other places because of the adjustment of the executive committee's propaganda policy.

Of course, Luo Wudan himself may not regard this kind of assignment as a distribution, because when the executive committee sent her to North Vietnam, it also adjusted her administrative level. The head of the regional news workstation" is such a mysterious-sounding position.Although this position is only a polished commander for the time being, there is no doubt that this is also the starting point of Luo Wudan's career, which is more promising than staying in Shengli Port as a low-level reporter.

Qian Tiandun's early departure did not bother Gu Wei, and finally he found a deputy to help him organize this military parade.After crossing, Harukon, who spent most of his time at the animal husbandry base of the Ministry of Agriculture, was turned out by Gu Wei. In addition to helping Gu Wei organize the team, Haru Gong, a former cavalry soldier, had to be in charge of the latest cavalry under the Ministry of Military and Police Came in the public eye for the first time.

The Sanya area is not suitable for raising war horses, but for future combat needs, they have to engage in preparations in this area.The materials brought during the crossing also included several horses. After half a year, they purchased some horses from Yazhou, Qiongzhou Fucheng and other places one after another. Sixteen horses were selected from them to form a cavalry The establishment of the platoon is headed by Harugong himself as the platoon leader.

Although the establishment is established, the combat effectiveness is quite suspicious. Except for Harukon himself, the other soldiers, not to mention the cavalry, even rode a horse for the first time. They all started to learn riding after entering the militia. As for what kind of charge Cavalry tactics such as slashing and slashing cannot be counted on for the time being.No matter in terms of quality or quantity, this newly formed cavalry unit obviously cannot be used on the frontal battlefield.Harugong also pointed out in the report to the Military and Police Department that the biggest function of this army is probably to improve the army system, not to mention the actual combat effectiveness. If it must be used in battle, then it is best to serve as a messenger, Orientation tools - not even reconnaissance tasks are suitable for this team to complete.

However, in this military operation against the Annan Civil War, it is very likely that the cavalry platoon will also be sent out as an auxiliary force.Although the topography and climatic conditions of the Indochina Peninsula are not suitable for cavalry combat, cavalry can still play a certain role if it is a small-scale battle within a limited area.

The Ministry of Military and Police currently has a view that on the basis of ensuring that the North Vietnamese side will bear the basic military expenses, small-scale troops should be stationed on the Annan battlefield for a long time to conduct rounds of combat and train the troops through actual combat.In addition to the basic infantry, artillery and sailors, cavalry will also be an important arm to attack the mainland in the future.If you wait until you have the strength to intervene in the mainland in the future before you start thinking about adding cavalry to the combat establishment, then it will be too late.Even if the size of the cavalry unit at this stage can only be described as miniature, the Military and Police Department hopes to have a small but elite cavalry unit under its command.

After the soldiers entered the pier in line, the squad platoon officers organized the formation, and then gathered in companies.For this military parade, [-]% of their military training in the last half month was marching practice.Gu Wei didn't expect their queue to go beyond the level of the honor guards of later generations, but at least they couldn't look like a group of farmers who put down their hoes and picked up their guns like ordinary militias.Now that this militia has been trained as a professional army, the requirements for soldiers naturally have to be set from the perspective of professional soldiers.

This transformation from ordinary people to soldiers is not just as simple as changing the skin, but more importantly, it is to establish the consciousness of soldiers on the psychological level.In addition to long-term military training and collective life, participating in actual combat is also a very important training method.After completing today's military parade, the troops' training subjects in the next few days will all be arranged for intensive combat training to prepare for the upcoming actual combat.However, the specific time for dispatching troops depends on the results of negotiations between Gu Kai and the North Vietnamese side. The Military and Police Department believes that the North Vietnamese regime will make a decision soon under the pressure of the civil war situation, and the time for dispatching troops will not exceed the end of this month at the latest.

"Gather in line!" "Nearby two people, check each other's equipment!" "Look to the right!"

Yu Tiezhu loudly issued orders to his subordinate soldiers, not daring to relax in the slightest.Yu Tiezhu was one of the first batch of naturalized people who were brought under the rule of Haihan, and also the first batch of people who joined the Haihan militia. He could already be regarded as a "veteran" in this young team.Although not involved in real combat, it has been involved in various military missions several times.From the initial duty at the Yulinjiao Outpost to the later maritime patrols, he was directly involved. Relying on his seniority, he was the first batch to be promoted to sergeant in the militia, and became the first batch of naturalized grassroots officers.Although he is only a squad leader, in Yu Tie Zhu's view, this is actually at the same level as the "Military Master" who needed to be looked up to in the past - you must know that even those Yazhou Navy personnel who came to Shengli Port saw the Haihan militia People can take the initiative to give three points of comity.

Yu Tiezhu doesn't care whether the nature of the Haihan militia is a private armed force or an anti-government armed force. Now everyone's life is better than before, and this is the most important thing.Yu Tiezhu's family members, relatives and friends are all naturalized citizens now, and there are also relatives of successful people like Yu Dashan who have "made a name for themselves", which makes Yu Tiezhu full of expectations for his career in the army .He has heard his instructors say more than once that within this system, the fastest-rising soldiers must be soldiers. As long as there is a war, there will be a lot of opportunities for promotion. It is not impossible to grow or even larger officers - of course, the premise is that you have to fight bravely and survive the battle at the same time.

Although Yu Tiezhu had never fought in a war, he was fortunate enough to have seen the "Haihan Picture" that only officers at the first level could watch, and he also had a preliminary impression of the cruelty of war.At the same time, he also gradually understood that the purpose of the chiefs of Haihan to form this militia group was not just to defend Victory Port.But in Tie Zhu's heart, he was not afraid, on the contrary, he was very eager to experience the taste of blood and fire as soon as possible.At the preparation meeting of the company headquarters last night, the officers who served as the commander of the second company through the company had informed them that a military operation might be launched in the near future.Of course, the senior military officer also made a point of emphatic statement to them, the target of this military operation would definitely not be Daming.

From Yu Tie Zhu's point of view, the purpose of this public military parade is probably to let the local people have a psychological preparation for the upcoming war, at least let them know that the fighting power of the Haihan militia is enough to guarantee a victory, so that the people will not be able to win the war in the future. After knowing the news of the war, I was frightened.

After the second company of the militia where Yu Tiezhu was in was assembled and prepared, he was quickly taken away from the pier and stood by on the landscape avenue leading to the No. 6 base.The place they vacated was immediately filled by the artillery company that had just landed ashore. This company, which was placed high hopes by the Executive Committee and the Military and Police Department, was equipped with six 12-pounder guns and four [-]-pounder guns. On the two-wheeled mobile gun carriage, it is pulled by mules when traveling.In their queue, there are also several flatbed carts for transporting ammunition and artillery supporting tools, which basically moved out all the wartime establishments.

At this time, both sides of the landscape avenue were already crowded with spectators, especially those outsiders, who were very curious about what drama the Haihan people were going to sing.When the onlookers were discussing, they heard a burst of drumming, and then quickly slowed down, maintaining a fixed rhythm.At the place where the end of the landscape avenue connects to the pier, the Haihan militia in gray military uniforms began to march forward in neat steps, beating drums.

These militia soldiers wore rattan helmets, gray cloth military uniforms, cowhide military belts on the outside, leggings on their calves, and mille-soled cloth shoes. There was an armband with the words "Haihan Militia" embroidered on their left arms. There is also a small mark on the chest, which marks the company to which the soldier belongs.There is also a red mark on the collar of ordinary soldiers, which is their rank of corporal, while sergeant and sergeant have an additional red mark in turn.As for the more senior officers who traveled through the army, they wore the shoulder badges uniformly issued by the Military and Police Department.If it weren't for the rattan helmet's strong sense of disobedience, this team would look a bit like a replica of "Tubalu" from a distance.

The soldiers held their heads high, carried their flintlocks behind their backs, and held the straps connecting the two ends of the gun with one hand for stability.In order to show the mighty effect, all the bayonets were installed specially. A large forest of bayonets shining with white light is indeed very impactful in terms of visual effect.The queue was lined up with six people, and each company marched in a rectangular formation. In front of the queue, there were special flag bearers holding banners embroidered with the formation of the troops. The momentum was no less than that of the regular army of the Ming Dynasty.

I don't know who started it, and suddenly the crowd on both sides of the road began to applaud. This way of venting emotions from Haihan immediately formed a chain reaction, and a large number of people started Applause, and some people shouted loudly—these militiamen are all from the local area, and there are naturally many familiar people among the onlookers.However, this sentiment of the people obviously also drove the soldiers of the militia. They involuntarily raised their chins and moved forward with a more powerful posture.

"This... how decent is this!" Many outsiders who saw the real body of the Haihan militia for the first time were dumbfounded, not knowing how to comment on this armed force that in their opinion had surpassed the militia's specifications— — Except for the lack of armor, this troop is no less than the Daming Wangshi in terms of military discipline and weapons.

Immediately following the three army company phalanx is the artillery company. Compared with the previous bayonet forest, the visual impact of these dark cannons is stronger. No one can ignore this light shape, which is enough to scare a large area killer.

Immediately following the artillery company is the cavalry company. Although there are only a dozen horses, this small cavalry unit still looks quite impressive after being equipped with a cavalry machete and a nearly ten-foot-long lance.

(End of this chapter)