1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3003
At the same time, Qian Tiandun was also reading the same article in the same issue of Haihan Times in Xingdao, located [-] miles southwest of Cebu Island.

Cebu Island and Xingdao belong to the east and west ends of the South China Sea, but the flight distance from Sanya is almost the same, so the latest issue of "Hai Han Times" arrives at the two places at roughly the same time.

"All this limelight has been taken away by the Luzon Region!"

Roger, who was sitting across from Qian Tiandun, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said bitterly: "It's just occupied a few places in the Philippine Islands. Look at what this newspaper looks like? I don't know. Some people think that the land they have taken from the Spaniards is full of gold and silver!"

Qian Tiandun said with a smile: "Although there is no mountain of gold and silver, isn't this a big copper mine found in Cebu Island? The Luzon region has invested so much resources in this battle. With this copper mine, at least not will lose money."

Roger said: "Speaking of this, the Luzon region is really rich. I haven't heard that they issued war bonds or asked the Ministry of Defense to apply for a special budget. They can last for so long. I made a rough estimate. In the end, the cost of several million yuan should be indispensable."

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Even if they persisted, it would probably be enough. You see, they took the initiative to cease fighting after they defeated Cebu, and did not move even if they left Mindanao Island, which is close at hand. Continue to fight."

Roger muttered: "Even if there is still military expenses, with the current strength of the Luzon region, it will not be able to swallow up more territory in a short while."

Although the two of them were thousands of miles away and could only learn about the fighting situation in the Philippine Islands through newspapers and internal bulletins, the conclusions they deduced based on their own experience were basically in line with the actual local conditions.

They have encountered almost all the problems that will arise during large-scale military operations in the process of leading troops to fight for many years, so they can naturally calculate the difficulties encountered in the Luzon region.

But even if you know what the problem is, many times the situation is stronger than others, and you can only choose a compromise solution.Xingdao's side has been unable to launch for a long time, in fact, it has encountered some problems that are not easy to solve.

Bear the brunt of the problem, of course, is military spending.

The action planned by Qian Tiandun is far more than the size of the Philippine Islands, and may last for several years, and the military expenditure required is even more astronomical.Even with his savings over the years, plus the support of the Northern Region, and the joint funding of the Annan Garrison and the Sing Tao Region, there will still be a gap in the military budget.

So long before the operation started, Qian Tiandun had tried to persuade the relevant departments to issue war bonds in the country to raise part of the military expenses needed for the operation.

However, the process of issuing bonds to raise funds is complicated, and the cycle from preparation, publicity to implementation and settlement is very long. If Qian Tiandun and others want to get the money, they can only wait patiently for domestic progress.

The second problem is to properly handle the diplomatic issues on the west side of the South China Sea, including the area around Xingdao.

Haihan does not have as strong opponents as Spain in this area, but this does not mean that they can do whatever they want.

There are many countries in this region. Although all countries respect Haihan, no country is willing to be occupied or annexed by Haihan. Neither Roger nor Tan Juren approve of dealing with countries in the region in the same way as Spain.

The Xingdao authorities believe that the more ideal way is to first use diplomatic means to get countries to acquiesce in the military asylum provided by Haihan, so as to clear the way for Haihan to set up more garrison bases in key waterways in the South China Sea.

Of course, the rulers of all countries are not fools, and they will certainly not agree to allow Haihan to station troops on their own territory for no reason. If they want to reach an agreement, they must involve all kinds of interest exchanges.

Negotiating these conditions one by one requires not only the ability of diplomatic mediation, but also enough patience.It is not uncommon for countries to negotiate for years.However, there are many countries involved in this matter, and their interests are different. It is not possible for Haihan to convene diplomats from various countries to hold a meeting to reach a consensus.

The third problem is that the coordinated performance of the various units participating in the operation is far from meeting the requirements.

The composition of the troops participating in the operation in the direction of Xingdao is far more complicated than that in the Luzon region.This includes the Eighth Division of the Army and the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet stationed in Annan, the Ninth Division of the Army and the Third Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet stationed in Xingdao, the Special Operations Division under the jurisdiction of Qian Tiandun, and the Confederacy Army sent by Annan and other countries to brush up the popularity. wait.

Although the parties had agreed before the operation that these troops would be unified under the command of the joint headquarters located in Xingdao, the actual situation is not that simple.

These troops usually have different training environments and projects, and their strengths are also uneven. In addition, there are few opportunities for joint training. It takes a period of time to develop a tacit understanding.Qian Tiandun's special warfare division has been conducting drills in this area on the way south to Xingdao with the Annan garrison.

But after arriving at Xingdao, the various troops practiced together a little, and a lot of problems were exposed.And Qian Tiandun's special combat division also had a large number of patients because it was difficult to adapt to the tropical environment immediately.

Various problems are intertwined, so that the joint command had to postpone the original plan of action.

The one who was most dissatisfied with this was of course Roger, who originally wanted to grab the first prize.Now that the jackpot has been robbed by the Luzon region, and Xingdao is still unable to launch it, this is really not the situation he wants, and it is inevitable that he will be somewhat displeased with the relevant reports on the "Haihan Times" .

In a hurry, Roger is actually very aware of the current problem. If he forcibly uses military means to promote the implementation of the plan, it will probably only get twice the result with half the effort.

Qian Tiandun was very calm, and at this time he had time to study other reports in the newspaper: "Look at the news on the third page, Haihan Bank will provide special loans to several important infrastructure projects in the East China Sea region, what do you think? "

Roger glanced at it, and said impatiently: "Hangning Railway, Jiande Hydropower Station, Canal New City, these projects are important, but they have nothing to do with the situation in the South China Sea!"

Qian Tiandun shook his head slightly and said, "Lao Luo, some things seem to have no direct connection, but if you think about it carefully, these super projects will take up a lot of treasury funds, and I am afraid that the military budget for the South China Sea will not be increased in a short time."

"Also, in order to advance these projects, a large number of technical personnel will be transferred to the north. We will build more military bases overseas in the future. We probably can't expect the Ministry of Construction to provide sufficient technical support."

(End of this chapter)