1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3196
The first unit to follow these three vehicles into Victory Square was the Seventh Division of the Army under the East China Sea Region.

The predecessor of this unit was the first company to land on Zhoushan Island when Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen jointly attacked Zhoushan in 1633.After the war, this company, together with Shi Diwen, was stationed in Zhoushan, and gradually developed into the main armed force in the East China Sea region.

The second regiment under the Seventh Lu Division was the garrison stationed outside the city of Hangzhou.

The Lu Qi Division that people usually see only carry individual weapons, but in today's military parade, the Lu Qi Division unabashedly showed their family background, pulling dozens of doors of various sizes in one go. The artillery appeared.

Immediately following into the square was the Haibu Battalion of the Navy's East China Sea Fleet.

Although many ships of the East China Sea Fleet cannot directly participate in this military parade, the equipment of the Haibu Battalion is no less than that of the Army, and there are as many weapons as they should have.

Even the few small-caliber field guns pulled by the packhorses at the end of the team, like the Seventh Division, are the latest models that have not yet been installed by many overseas garrisons.

These two troops have been stationed in the East China Sea region all year round, so it goes without saying that they are well-known locally.When entering the arena, the tens of thousands of onlookers gave out warm cheers together.

Apparently, many locals have regarded these troops as their faces, and the more majestic they are on the parade ground, the more proud they are.

After these two troops, it was the various local troops under the jurisdiction of the East China Sea Region that appeared one after another.

At present, the jurisdiction of the East China Sea Region includes Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Chuzhou, Quzhou, Yanzhou, and Huzhou, which originally belonged to Zhejiang, and [-] prefectures, including Huaian, Yangzhou, Parts of seven state capitals including Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Guangdezhou and Huizhou.

At the beginning, most of the local troops were reorganized from the local guard troops plus local regiment training. Although the quality of these soldiers was not very good, they did not have a big problem with local security.Even in Hangzhou's current city defense army, a considerable number of people have served in the Ming army.

In recent years, recruits have been gradually recruited, and after a group of veterans have been eliminated and replaced, the local garrisons have really begun to integrate into the Haihan Army system.

However, the equipment level of the garrison forces in these places is obviously far inferior to that of the main combat troops like the [-]th Lu Division.

The weapons equipped by some troops are even Type [-] flintlock rifles that are older than Type [-].The artillery is only some old-style muzzle-loading guns. These guns may be considered good heavy equipment in the Ming army, but they are definitely not enough compared to the Haihan regular army.

However, it is more than enough to use these weapons to maintain local law and order and wipe out bandits and bandits.When it is really necessary to carry out large-scale armed operations, there is no need for them to go to the battlefield to take the lead.

In addition, the East China Sea region also has Jeju and Sasebo, two overseas jurisdictions with military bases as their main functions, and they also sent troops to participate in the military parade this time.

Jeju Island lacks a good natural harbor, but the environment on the island is very suitable for raising horses.In the early years, Haru Gong personally led a team to build a horse farm on Jeju Island. Today, the local area can provide thousands of horses for various purposes every year, and it is already one of the most important sources of military horses for the Haihan Army.

The troops from Jeju Island also highlighted this feature, a cavalry company all equipped with tall horses.Although this army may not have actually stepped into the battlefield, at least it looks quite majestic.

Although the commander of the Sasebo base, Amakusa Shiro, did not come back in person, he also sent his eldest son, Amakusa, to lead the team.The biggest feature of this overseas garrison is that it has absorbed many young and strong Japanese locals into the army.

The Japanese envoys in the stands finally couldn't hold back when they saw this army appearing on the stage, and stood up and waved their hands.

Someone asked curiously: "This is Haihan Army, why are you so excited?"

Ozaki Seijiro from Nagasaki explained: "Because there are children of our Ozaki family there!"

The envoy of Ma Fan next to him answered, "There are also children of our clan!"

Someone questioned: "You sent your children to Haihan's army, but with their backgrounds, will they be able to gain Haihan's trust in the future?"

Ozaki Chengjiro said: "What does that matter? Master Amakusa of Sasebo was born in Kyushu Island, and it doesn't prevent him from becoming a Haihan citizen and becoming the general of Haihan!"

The implication is that these descendants of nobles from the vassal state who joined the Haihan army may become like Amakusa Shiro in the future and become a big man with military power in Haihan.It will be worth looking forward to the shelter and help that can be provided to the family at that time.

In the past, when overseas countries wanted to use Haihan to cultivate their own strength, they often tried to send their children to Haihan to study in order to acquire various advanced knowledge and gradually build contacts from the younger generation.

But these vassal states in western Japan obviously have a new plan. Send the children of the nobles to Sasebo to enlist in the army to directly naturalize Haihan and seek opportunities for development in the Haihan army. This is much more radical than the traditional study abroad model. .

However, this approach is not just because these vassal states are greedy and aggressive, but they are indeed facing great pressure to survive.

In Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate is becoming more and more powerful, and the local vassal states that want to fight against it will often end up being conquered by the army.

If it weren't for the existence of Haihan's Sasebo base, Tokugawa Iezuna, the fourth-generation shogunate general, would probably have sent troops to Kyushu Island long ago to crusade against these local vassal states that have always been obedient to the shogunate.

If they want to protect themselves, the best way is to hug Haihan's thigh.And if you want to exert influence on Haihan, you can follow the example of Takahashi Minami, Amakusa Shiro and others, and directly become a big man with military power in Haihan.

The scene that appeared on the viewing platform next to it naturally fell into the eyes of everyone in the executive committee.

Shi Diwen took the initiative to explain the reason why the Japanese envoys were so excited, and everyone couldn't help but sigh that Haihan's overseas influence had reached such a level.

Ning Qi smiled and said: "Then you have to be careful, don't think that they are quite good at flattering now, but the tradition of the Japanese people is to be inferior to the superior, and one day they feel that they have accumulated enough strength, and they will no longer be willing to be inferior to others!"

Shi Diwen nodded and said: "I understand this truth, so the troops stationed in Sasebo have always been dominated by Han Chinese. The Japanese soldiers we recruit will be transferred from Sasebo after a period of service. Assigned to other places to station."

"For example, sending them to North Korea to deal with local disobedient forces will be very effective. They are feuds with the North Koreans, and they don't have to worry about colluding with the locals. Some dirty work that we are inconvenient to do is entrusted to them. It’s just right to do it.”

(End of this chapter)