1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3200
It wasn't just the enthusiastic people around the square who were delighted by the prisoner offering, but also the high-ranking Haihan officials on the viewing platform who were also beaming with smiles.

Haihan's annual military expenditure can be described as astronomical figures, and has maintained a trend of increasing year by year.The purpose of such a huge continuous investment is nothing more than to ensure that the Haihan Army can have a first-mover advantage on any battlefield.

In addition to the written battle report, this is probably the most intuitive way for senior officials to feel the joy of victory.

"Old Xiao's troops are still capable of fighting!" Yan Chujie was not stingy in admiring Xiao Liang, commander of the Luzon Region Garrison.

When the Luzon region proposed an action plan to the executive committee and the Ministry of National Defense last year, Yan Chujie originally supported the war.It is an honor for him that Luzon's troops can deliver such achievements.

Tao Donglai said: "It's a pity that Lao Xiao didn't come this year, and missed such a grand ceremony!"

Yan Chujie smiled and said: "Old Xiao didn't arrive, but Xiao Xiao was sent here. The officer who raised the banner is Lao Xiao's son Xiao Zhengyang, who is currently serving in the South China Sea Fleet. The governor of Cebu in Spain, Vidal, is the one who led the team to arrest Arrived."

In today's military parade, too many second-generation officers participated in it.In the Luzon region alone, there are Feng Xingbang and Xiao Zhengyang.

In time, these well-educated young men who were born in generals will gradually take over the military power and become generals in the army.

In order to ensure that these young officers are not only good at talking on paper, they must be provided with enough practical opportunities so that they can gain experience through real combat.

With more opportunities to fight, talented commanders will naturally stand out gradually.At that time, if it is entrusted with important tasks, the risk of handing over military power to the next generation will be much reduced.

Of course, in this process, it is inevitable that some forces will become sacrifices for their training.Judging from the current situation, Spain is undoubtedly playing the role of being taken advantage of.

It is not only the Luzon region that used Spanish prisoners of war as military parades, but the North American Expeditionary Force from across the ocean also presented the same results.

Haihan's domestic understanding of the North American Expeditionary Force is almost all from the few reports in several official newspapers. It is only known that the commander of the North American Expeditionary Force is the former Navy Commander Wang Tom, but why this force has to travel thousands of miles Few people know about the strange continent outside of China and the local environment.

The expeditionary force returning to China this time not only brought back good news, but also had many prisoners of war as evidence.The public also learned from this that the Spaniards were everywhere, and the expeditionary force had traveled so far, and the target of the war was actually them.

Only the senior officials of the Executive Committee truly understand the far-reaching significance of Wang Tom's expansion of territory in North America.

Although the Spaniards went early, their ability to build colonies is obviously far inferior to that of Haihan.After Wang Tom took control of two natural harbors on the west coast of North America, he had basically gained a firm foothold.

Controlling the west coast of North America means that Haihan is bringing the Pacific Ocean into his sphere of influence, and has really begun to compete with Western countries for territory on a global scale.

Seeing the appearance of the Haihan army from North America, the faces of Simao and Thomas became gloomy again.

The Portuguese arrived on the west coast of North America much earlier than the Haihan people, but due to objective conditions and the fact that the Spaniards had been interfering with them, they were unable to establish a colony there.

But the Haihan people sent an armed fleet there without making a sound. Not only did they establish a colony there, but they also went all the way south to sweep up the Spanish colonial port that had been operating nearby for two generations.Such a result, how can the Portuguese not feel jealous.

Of course, apart from being jealous, they couldn't help but gloat a little.

A considerable part of Spain's overseas income came from the colonial silver mines in North America.Produced in Mexico, the silver dollar cast with the head of King Carlos IV of Spain and the royal coat of arms is the main source of currency for Spain in international trade in Asia in the past 200 years.

Even in Haihan's treasury, there are still many Spanish silver dollars flowing in through various trade channels.

The Portuguese believed that since Haihan had already extended its tentacles to North America, with their long-standing behavior style and long-term feud with Spain, they would definitely not let go of Spain's local financial resources.It seems that it is only a matter of time before the silver mines in Mexico change hands.

If Haihan's actions in North America are bigger, enough to cause Spain's overseas income to drop a lot, then the competitive pressure facing Portugal will also be greatly eased.

If Portugal must choose an owner for the west coast of North America when Portugal cannot intervene, then the lesser of two evils, Simao and Thomas would rather let Haihan win.In this way, at least Portugal will have the opportunity to catch a ride and set up trading institutions such as trading posts in the Haihan colony.

Wang Anbang is only 20 years old, he has limited information, and he still doesn't quite understand the influence that the North American colonies can have on changes in the international situation.But at this time, he could really feel that the enthusiasm of the domestic people for the North American region was not affected by the long distance, and it was no less than other overseas regions.

The public is even more interested in these Spanish prisoners of war than in the expeditionary force. After all, this is a living result of the battle, and it must have more impact than those boring written battle reports.

Wang Anbang felt that this trip should have brought more prisoners of war back to the country for display, and perhaps won more support from the public.

Of course, there may be other ways to make up for this regret, such as holding a two-day display of prisoners of war by the West Lake, and by the way, promoting the achievements of the expeditionary force and the preferential immigration policies in North America. Maybe it will attract some people who are interested in North America. of the people.

The more Wang Anbang thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, and immediately decided to arrange it and put it into practice as soon as the military parade was over.

After the troops from all overseas regions had finished their appearances, the troops from Hainan Island finally appeared, that is, the internal defense troops who came to Hangzhou with the Executive Committee.

After seeing the performance of different arms in various regions, this internal guard seems a bit mediocre.But only those who understand the nature of this army know that the members of the Internal Guard are almost all elites selected from thousands of miles.

The selection criteria not only require excellent military quality, but also must have a clean family background, and have been naturalized Haihan for more than 20 years.Therefore, these soldiers are almost all early naturalized citizens who obtained Haihan nationality at birth. They received Haihan's education and ideological indoctrination since they were young. It's not too much to say.

(End of this chapter)