1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3199
After the troops from the various regions in the north were unveiled, it was the turn of the garrison troops in the surrounding areas of the South China Sea to appear.

The garrison troops in the Liangguang area are mainly composed of the Second Division of the Army and the Guangdong-Guangdong Fleet stationed at the mouth of the Pearl River.

Among these two forces, the Second Lu Division is not very famous. It is worth mentioning that the predecessor of the Liangguang Fleet was the armed fleet that fought against the Shibazhi pirate gang in the Pearl River Estuary.

Chen Yixin, the current governor of the northern region, was stationed on Dawanshan Island at the mouth of the Pearl River. He commanded the island garrison to defeat the pirate Liu Xiang's attack, and thus won the appreciation of the military high-level.

After the pirate forces of Shibazhi were expelled from the Guangdong and Guangxi sea areas, the trade route from Sanya to the Pearl River Basin was stabilized, which was of great significance to the early development of Haihan.

Today's Guangdong-Guangzhou Fleet with sufficient military expenditure is naturally not what it used to be. It has more than a hundred ships of various sizes. In addition to being responsible for the defense of the coastal areas of Guangdong and Guangxi, it also takes care of the Pearl River, Moyang River, Zhanjiang, Nanliu River, Dafeng River, Rongjiang River, etc. Daily patrols of inland waterways.

It's a pity that today's military parade is arranged in Victory Square, and the Guangdong and Guangxi Fleets have no chance to display their excellent equipment here, so they can only send a Haibu company to participate in the military parade.

Followed by the garrison troops from Annan, this is also Haihan's earliest overseas garrison, and its history can even be traced back to three months after the crossing, Haihan sent a colonial fleet to Annan Black Earth Port.

Nowadays, it is common for Haihan to station troops in other countries, but among many countries, the scale of Haihan's troops stationed in Annan and the number of military bases are still second to none.

On the long coastline of An Nanguo from north to south, large natural ports like Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, and Toutun all have Haihan military bases without exception.And the Tushan Peninsula on the northern coast has a large army base jointly built and shared by the two countries.

The Eighth Army Division stationed in Annan and the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet also participated in Haihan's operations at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.

Now it was the turn of the Portuguese on the viewing platform. After all, they established their stronghold in Annan much earlier than the Haihan people. It stands to reason that the foundation should be much stronger than the latecomers.

But Haihan entered Annan in the form of military aid, taking the upper-level route, and soon squeezed Portugal out of Annan.If it hadn't been for Portugal to change its position in a timely manner and conclude an alliance with Haihan, it would be even more difficult to drink soup.

Then came the Xingdao District, which is located further to the south.In addition to the Ninth Army Division stationed there and the Third Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet, there was originally one of the biggest attractions, which was the special warfare division built by the famous general Qian Tiandun, known as the Haihan Ever Victorious Army.

At present, the Special Operations Division is stationed in the Strait of Malacca, operating together with the garrisons in Sing Tao and Annan.

However, the Special Warfare Division maintained its sense of mystery as always. Even on such an important occasion as today, Qian Tiandun and Gao Qiaonan did not show up, and only sent a company to participate in the military parade symbolically.

It is said that they did not come to Hangzhou at all, which made many people who hoped to take this opportunity to see the demeanor of the famous general feel very disappointed.

If they hadn't seen the Iron Fist banner of the Special Warfare Division, many people would think that this unit did not participate in the military parade.

No one was more nervous about Haihan's actions in the Straits of Malacca than Portugal and the Netherlands.

Especially the Portuguese who have been controlling the Strait of Malacca for nearly a hundred years, of course they are absolutely unwilling to be replaced by Haihan.But if he wants to stop Haihan, he lacks the capital of toughness.

There is the best example of what happens when you fight against the Haihan people—at the end of the special operations division, there are four prison vans full of prisoners of war.It is said that these prisoners of war were British pirates who had caused many maritime robberies north of the Strait of Malacca.

That's right, after Haihan took action against pirates and investigated a series of looting incidents that occurred at the beginning of the year, it was finally confirmed that the mastermind was the British. The authorities of Xingdao have sent official documents to notify the surrounding countries of this result.

Regardless of the truth or not, in short, the British are set on their backs.

This is a good thing for Portugal, after all, the United Kingdom is also a strong competitor from a global perspective.

But the problem is that after Haihan finished fighting the pirates, the troops involved in the operation showed no signs of returning to the court. Instead, they began to build camps and ports on several islands in the northern Strait of Malacca without stopping.

The authorities of Sing Tao soon announced that in order to maintain maritime security in the area, Haihan would station naval forces in Penang, Langkawi, and Phuket.

In this way, Haihan has actually formed control over both ends of the strait, and can block the channel of the strait at any time, and the city of Malacca, which is located in the middle of the strait, has become a decoration.

Simao and Thomas looked at the prison cars slowly passing through the square with complicated expressions.Whether the prisoners of war on those prison vans were British or not was not important to them. The important thing was that Haihan took this opportunity to achieve his strategic goal, and the control of the Strait of Malacca would soon change hands.

But at this time tens of thousands of people around the square broke out in cheers again.In fact, most of them didn't know where these prisoners of war came from or which battle they got. But since the troops escorting the prisoners of war were special warfare divisions known as the ever-victorious army, everything seemed very reasonable.

Having prisoners of war means that the Haihan army has won a battle overseas, and victory means that Haihan's territory is likely to be expanded again.

Anyone who is a little familiar with Haihanfa's family history can immediately think of such a causal relationship, which is where the cheers of the people come from.

This company is not the only one that added a prisoner offering link to the military parade.The Luzon region, which appeared later, also arranged the same link.

Moreover, the number of prisoners of war escorted to Hangzhou for public display in the Luzon Region this time was even greater, with more than a hundred of them, all of whom were Spaniards whose identities had been confirmed without any adulteration.

In the military operation launched in the Philippine Islands at the end of last year, the Luzon Region mobilized most of its armed forces. It took three months before and after, and finally basically achieved the goal of expelling the Spaniards from the central part of the Philippine Islands.

Although the process was a bit bumpy, the result was quite satisfactory.This more than doubled the actual control area of ​​the Luzon region, and severely damaged the vitality of Spain's colonies in the South China Sea.

Zheng Agui looked at the crowd around the square, and his blood was surging.The hardships and dangers experienced on the battlefield a few months ago have all turned into cheers that linger around at this moment.

He knew that he was a great hero in the eyes of these people, so he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the rifle.

(End of this chapter)