1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3000

Regarding how to digest the results of this battle, before Xiao Liang came to Cebu to supervise the battle, the Luzon Regional Management Committee had already formulated a preliminary plan.

The newly acquired large islands must not be under military control for a long time. They all need to send management agencies to the local area as soon as possible to take over local government affairs, sort out and register household registration, real estate and other information, and let the various parties that originally belonged to the Spanish colonial authorities The settlement resumed functioning.

The original size of the troops in the Luzon region obviously cannot adapt to the new defense area that has almost doubled in size.

Each of the newly acquired islands, and even each settlement, must have a certain number of armed forces stationed to maintain local law and order.

At present, almost all combat troops are concentrated on the southern front, and almost all the defense in the rear is handed over to the militia.However, it is difficult for these temporarily recruited irregular troops to perform long-term missions abroad, and in the end the regular army must come forward to take over the local defense, so the expansion of the army and conscription is an imperative measure.

With the current population base of the Luzon region, there are enough young and strong people of the right age, so it is not difficult to recruit thousands of new recruits. The real difficulty is that the military budget will also increase accordingly, which will cause great harm to the local finances. pressure.

The Luzon region must raise sufficient funds for military expansion by adjusting its budget, issuing bonds, and cashing in war dividends, in order to realize its plan for military expansion.

But even if everything goes well, it will take several months from conscription to the initial formation of combat effectiveness. Before that, we still have to rely on the existing troops to control the newly acquired territory.

Most of the Fourth Army Division and the Navy will still be stationed in the central part of the Philippine Islands in the next few months.Maybe half a year later, Haihan will send troops to take over Mindanao, and these troops will have to be dispatched to carry out the mission at that time.

During this period, it is just right for these troops to recharge their batteries and keep them in good condition, in case there are still battles to be fought later.

The Bangui Battalion staying in Cebu was assigned a new camp, which is a cathedral by the sea, and several nearby residences that originally belonged to the clergy.

The new camp is only two blocks away from Fort San Pedro, where the Bangui camp once fought. During the war, a large number of civilians took refuge here. The Haihan Army did not want to cause unnecessary casualties, and deliberately avoided it. , so the church building is relatively well preserved.

However, the Haihan army obviously didn't want a group of god sticks to continue to occupy such a good place, so they requisitioned this place as a military camp after the war.

Xiao Liang didn't have the slightest liking for the clergy, and he didn't want these guys to preach in his territory, so he sent all these people to the labor camp with a single order.

In Xiao Liang's view, these parasites who depend on the offerings of believers should accept labor reform and put an end to their way of living for nothing.

The cross on the roof of the church has been removed and replaced with a flagpole with a red and blue flag.Although it looked a little nondescript, the soldiers were very satisfied with it, thinking that this was a bit of the atmosphere of the Haihan Barracks.

Zheng Agui and his party registered their identities at the door of the church, and then entered the church with large and small bags.

The original furnishings inside the church have been cleaned up, and the huge space is simply divided into several areas, and each area is densely packed with hundreds of camp beds.

Less than half of these beds are the standard camp beds of the Haihan Army, obviously transported from the north by the supply ship accompanying the army.As for the other beds, there are various styles, and it goes without saying that they all come from Cebu.

The logistics department recruited so many beds from the local area as military supplies, and now I don't know how many people have to make floor beds.

"Good guy... so many people live together, can you still sleep at night?" Qin Bo couldn't help sighing when he saw this.

Qin Bo's complaints were only verbal. After the bed was allocated, he was the first to lie down on the bed, claiming that he would lie down until the meal time and then get up.

Some time ago, they were stationed on the outskirts of the city, and they often had to sleep on the straw piles in the stables for the night.Now anyway, at least everyone has a bed to sleep in.

As soon as Zheng Agui lay down, someone came to inform him to go to the battalion headquarters for a meeting.

This notice made him feel a little uncomfortable. After all, before that, he was just a small non-commissioned officer, and he was not qualified to attend the meeting at the battalion headquarters.

Zheng Agui's situation has not changed since he was received and rewarded by several military leaders for his meritorious service in arresting Cebu Governor Vidal last time.

He bears the name of platoon leader, but he can only command his original squad.The military rank was promoted from non-commissioned officer to second lieutenant, but the epaulettes indicating the military rank were not issued immediately.It was promised that he would be arranged to go to a military academy for advanced studies, but no one has informed him when it will be implemented.

Zheng Agui was not dissatisfied with this, but felt slightly disappointed.He originally thought that after receiving Xiao Liang's face-to-face commendation, his personal situation would change drastically, but this was obviously overthinking.

The battalion headquarters is located in a two-story courtyard next to the church.It is said that this place used to be the priest's residence, but now even the church has been requisitioned by the Haihan army, so the priest can run away, and the monk can't run away from the temple. After all, he has to pay some price.

When Zheng Agui stepped into the meeting place, he paid special attention to it, and noticed that all the participants were officers at the company and platoon level. into the ranks of senior officers.

The content of the meeting was mainly for the battalion commander to explain the next deployment arrangement of the Bangui Battalion, and to deploy corresponding tasks to officers at all levels.

The Bangui Battalion has received orders from the division headquarters and will continue to be stationed in Cebu until the middle of next year, and will replenish troops and equipment during this period.Before the next relocation, the Bangui Battalion will have at least one additional company.

Bangui Camp will not have new combat missions for the time being, but this does not mean that Bangui Camp has nothing to do.The division headquarters has already issued a task, and the Bangui Battalion will participate in the construction of the nearby military port.

The location of the military port is located on the coast around Fort San Pedro. The coastal defense facilities originally built by the Spaniards will be partially dismantled and rebuilt. At the same time, standard dock berths for Haihan warships will be built.

The remaining part of Fort San Pedro will also be converted into a military supply warehouse, and all kinds of military supplies that will arrive in Cebu in the future will be transferred and distributed through this place.

All officers, including Zheng Agui, were not very satisfied with such an arrangement.This means that the Bangui Battalion will temporarily be transferred to an engineering unit to do some clumsy work, and there is almost no military merit for this, let alone income such as combat allowances.

(End of this chapter)