1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3748

Hearing his superior mention the time it would take for the Xihu tribe to form a new army and form combat effectiveness, Takahashi Nan responded, "It's not that there is no solution to this problem, but the means may be more radical."

Li Yuande and Dong Shangyi were still trying to figure out what Gaoqiao Nanyu meant when Qian Tiandun gave them the answer: "You mean, we should send people to the Xihu tribe to directly command their tribal armed forces?"

Takahashi Nan said: "If we want to see results as soon as possible, we can even go a step further."

Although Takahashi Minami still did not explain his words, everyone present understood what he meant this time.

Takahashi Nan wanted not only to send people to command the armed personnel of the Xihu tribe, but also to let the local garrison troops in Fubo Port directly disguise themselves as the Xihu tribe's troops and perform some military tasks that could demonstrate the strength of the Xihu tribe - such as helping them expand the tribe's territory by three to five times and teach the surrounding opponents a lesson.

Although this plan is radical, it is nothing new in Hai Han’s history.

As early as the Annan Civil War, when Hai Han sent troops to assist Qingdu King Zheng Zhen, they had disguised themselves as his subordinates to participate in combat operations.

Later, when Hai Han sent troops to assist Korea in fighting against the Qing army, it also used similar tactics, pretending to be Korean troops on the battlefield and catching the Qing army off guard.

Hai Han has taken such measures in the past and has generally achieved quite good results. Takahashi Minami has personally experienced some of these operations and is very familiar with the operational details, so he made such a suggestion.

Of course, the risks involved are also obvious. The Hai Han army, which is disguising its identity, will certainly not accept the other party's command, and in actual operations, it is easy for disagreements to arise due to different combat concepts.

In addition, such an operation can easily be stopped halfway due to the exposure of the disguised identity, especially when asking Han people to pretend to be Arabs whose language, appearance, and living habits are very different. This is much more difficult than pretending to be Annamites or Koreans in the past.

Of course, if Qian Tiandun is determined to take such special measures, then the above difficulties can be overcome.

Qian Tiandun has been working with Gaoqiao Nan for many years and is obviously very clear about his subordinate's true thoughts. As long as he gives a little affirmation, Gaoqiao Nan will definitely take the initiative to ask for a fight next.

How could someone like him, who was used to commanding combat troops on the front line, be patient and stay in the rear port as a temporary foreman or civil affairs officer?

Li Yuande also agreed with Gao Qiaonan's proposal: "General Gao Qiao's idea is quite interesting. If we can use the name of a local force like the Xihu tribe to do things that are inconvenient for us to do, such as opening up local trade channels, we can avoid a lot of trouble."

The idea proposed by Takahashi Minami was, in the final analysis, an extension of what he had said before, that is, using force to coerce other countries to open trade channels. The only difference is that the main body carrying out the action has changed from the Hai Han army to local tribal armed forces. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the action, these tribal armed forces can also be Hai Han army in disguise.

Qian Tiandun asked, "Then what are you going to do?" Gao Qiaonan knew that Qian Tiandun was ready to give in when he heard this, so he quickly responded, "Your Excellency, I am willing to go to Fubo Port and handle this matter myself."

Gaoqiao Nan's general plan was to first lead a group of elite troops to Fubo Port for reinforcement, and then go to Xihu City to meet with Chief Abdullah and persuade him to accept his plan. The next step was to train an armed force that could move quickly in the desert, and take action in the name of the Xihu tribe in the east, south and west to clear all obstacles to open up trade channels in the region.

After a certain amount of progress has been made, the Xihu tribe will still be the one to manage these trade channels.

Takahashi Nan believed that as long as the outside world could be made aware that the Xihu tribe, supported by Hai Han, was rising rapidly, then there would definitely be other ambitious local forces that would take the initiative to come forward and seek cooperation.

As for the specific details of the operation and the difficulties that might be encountered, Takahashi Nan seemed very optimistic: "How difficult can it be to deal with these Arabs in the desert? When we were fighting the Qing Dynasty in Jinzhou, Liaodong, the situation was much more difficult than it is now, but we still managed to defeat them bit by bit, didn't we?"

The few young people present had not personally experienced the Special Operations Division's early battles in Liaodong, so Gao Qiao Nan's words were obviously not meant for them, but to express his determination to Qian Tiandun.

At a time when other means are difficult to achieve quick results, Takahashi Minami's plan seems to be the best solution.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, as delays may lead to changes. In order to prevent the local situation from further deteriorating, or even the Xihu tribe from betraying the cooperation agreement, reinforcements must be in place as soon as possible.

Qian Tiandun immediately selected several companies with certain cavalry capabilities from Phuket and Hamban Port, and temporarily formed a mixed battalion with Takahashi Minami as the commander, and immediately rushed to Fubo Port in the Strait of Hormuz.

As for Zhenhai Port, which is far away on the east coast of the African continent, the trade volume there is far less than that of the Persian Gulf, and there is currently a lack of partners like the Xihu tribe in the surrounding area, so the time for taking action can be postponed.

Of course, Qian Tiandun also intended to use Fubo Port as a sample. If Gaoqiao South's plan was indeed feasible, it would not be too late to copy it to Zhenhai Port for implementation. If there were any problems in the middle, adjustments could be made in time to avoid the same mistakes in both places.

Since Gaoqiao Minami's mission was not public, the deployment of relevant troops and personnel was kept confidential, and the destination and specific mission were not disclosed before departure. The personnel involved only knew that they might carry out certain combat missions, because the weapons and ammunition distributed on this trip did not look like ordinary patrol missions.

The individual weapons issued to them included not only the cavalry rifles that they rarely had the opportunity to use, but also a brand new Arabian scimitar and an exquisite steel dagger.

These scimitars and daggers were originally ordered by Li Yuande from a domestic factory last year in the name of Fu Ruifeng, intending to sell them to the Arabian Peninsula to make a fortune. However, as soon as the goods were shipped to Phuket and before they could be sent to the Middle East, problems arose in the trade channels there.

It was impossible to sell them for the time being, but Takahashi Nan happened to propose a plan to support the Xihu tribe. During this period, the special warfare division might be needed to pretend to be tribal armed forces. These high-quality scimitars and daggers were ready-made props, so they were immediately requisitioned by the special warfare division.