1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3764

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Although such a distribution system was not very reasonable, and even inconsistent with Hai Han's current laws, Takahashi Nan still decided to do so.

Moreover, these women from Japan already knew their fate before this. This was the fastest way for them to become Hai Han citizens. Once they became Hai Han citizens, they would no longer have to worry about survival.

To them, staying alive was the most important thing, not to mention that the spouses Hai Han provided for them were not bad at all. Although arranged marriages might not necessarily allow them to obtain a legal wife, at least they could put an end to their wandering lives.

Although the number of single women sent this time was not too large, their effect on boosting the morale of the garrison was significant.

Special operations divisions are stationed overseas all year round, and the soldiers care about nothing more than getting married and having children, in addition to military achievements. However, there are very few single female immigrants who voluntarily move from China to places like Fubo Port, which cannot solve the marriage problem of the soldiers at all.

Of course, the door to marrying outside the country has long been opened, but the appearance of the people in South Asia and West Asia obviously does not conform to the traditional aesthetic of the Han people. In addition, due to the language and cultural barriers, marriage with local people has never been the first choice for the special operations division soldiers.

These women from Japan, at least in appearance, have no obvious differences from the Han people, and their living habits and cultural traditions are also similar. Once they change their clothes and appearance, it is basically impossible to tell their origin.

As for language, they had already started receiving Chinese language training during their time at the Sasebo base. Now, most of them can use Haihan Mandarin to carry out simple daily exchanges, and there are no major problems in communication.

Takahashi Minami granted three days of special leave to the lucky winners of the lottery, allowing them to have a nominal "marriage leave" to spend time with their spouse whom they met for the first time.

However, there are not so many wedding rooms available for them at the moment, and Takahashi Minami could only order some of the sheds built earlier to be vacated to be used as their temporary wedding rooms.

As for the three-day wedding leave, the soldiers still need to return to the camp immediately and continue to perform their duties. Their spouses will be placed in the family quarters that are being urgently built near the military camp and will be given some relatively easy logistical work.

If nothing unexpected happens, by this time next year, the first batch of new citizens born in Fubo Port should have been born.

At the same time, Takahashi Minami also announced that similar immigrant spouses will be arranged in the future to solve the marriage problems of the stationed soldiers as much as possible.

In fact, there is no follow-up yet, and Takahashi Minami has no idea when there will be one. She can only comfort those who did not win the prize in this way.

It is said that this batch of immigrant spouses sent to Phuket were divided up by several places under the jurisdiction of the Special Operations Division.

As for when the next batch will arrive, that is not something the Special Warfare Division can control. To some extent, it depends on the subsequent development of the Japanese civil war. The more intense and prolonged the war there is, the more "special resources" Hai Han can obtain from the local area.

Abdullah, who was training at Fubo Harbor, was also surprised when he learned about the distribution process. He was not surprised that Gao Qiaonan solved the spouse problem for his soldiers in this way, but why he did not directly purchase female slaves from the slave market near the Persian Gulf, but transported them from the Far East, and some of the women even had children. Gao Qiaonan could not tell him directly that his soldiers looked down on local women, so he could only tactfully claim that this was to maintain the excellent Hai Han bloodline.

Little Abdullah certainly didn't agree with this, but he didn't show it in front of Gao Qiaonan. He was just planning to arrange for the women in his clan to marry into the Hai Han army, but Gao Qiaonan's words undoubtedly discouraged him from doing so.

Takahashi Minami didn't know that he had inadvertently caused little Abdullah to hit a snag. He was more concerned about the training progress of these Arabs, including little Abdullah.

Only after these Arabs had learned their lessons could he push for subsequent military operations.

Thirty days after the first batch of trainees started training, Takahashi Minami personally presided over the skills assessment of these trainees.

Considering the differences in languages, there was no written test for this assessment. However, the most basic combat command test still included the Chinese military command response.

Every trainee must master the basic Chinese commands for combat links such as lining up, advancing, standing still, aiming, and shooting, as well as some more complex and advanced combat commands.

Only on this basis can they understand the orders issued by the Hai Han commander and convey the combat instructions to the Arab soldiers who will be under their command in the future.

Not everyone can fully remember and master these complex Chinese commands. Quite a few people can only understand the instructions but find it difficult to say them in Chinese.

Of course, this situation is not because they are not smart enough. In fact, in the past experience of the Hai Han Army in training foreign soldiers, this situation is the norm. Generally, they have to wait until the 100-day training period is over, and their proficiency will be significantly improved compared to now.

Little Abdullah performed well in this regard, and was able to master about 80%, which made Gao Qiaonan look at him with new eyes again. As long as someone can quickly master these basic commands, then when training the next batch of Arab students, they can serve as knowledgeable translators to assist and greatly speed up the training process.

The next assessment content is the most basic combat skill - musket shooting.

The Type 29 flintlock rifles provided by Hai Han to the Xihu tribe still need to use traditional line infantry tactics, that is, forming a battle formation with two to five rows of infantry in a row, commanded by officers' orders and the beating of military drums, and the team can pause while marching to complete shooting.

Using the density of firepower output to make up for the shortcomings of musket accuracy and shooting frequency can be said to be the most suitable tactic for this type of old-fashioned musket. However, this tactic has high requirements for the combat discipline of the combatants. It is necessary to maintain a neat formation and shooting rhythm during the battle, otherwise the intensity of firepower output will be greatly reduced.

Takahashi Minami was not sure whether the Arab warriors, who were used to fighting with scimitars on horseback, could adapt to this new way of fighting. It mainly depended on how much trust the Arabs had in this method of fighting.

Judging from their performance, these trainees have basically mastered the tactical movements of loading ammunition, aiming and firing. However, the basic marching in formation has become a shortcoming. The team is sparsely arranged, and the formation quickly becomes loose during the march. Moreover, the switching between the front and rear rows after the shooting is completed is extremely unsmooth, which makes Takahashi Minami frown.