1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 400 Dissatisfied
In this picture, the inland river boats of South Vietnam can’t even hide, not to mention causing trouble to the Haihan Army’s position on the shore. The spectators just witnessed the process of the sinking of all the South Vietnam “Navy Division” .People like Luo Shengdong, who are more experienced in water warfare, have already drenched their backs with cold sweat-if this tactic is used to deal with the warships in the Yazhou Water Village near the shore, the result will be generally useless. two.

Based on Luo Shengdong's understanding of the Haihan militia, he could see from the screen that the artillery erected on the shore was not the large-caliber coastal defense artillery that the Haihan people placed on the port fortress, but just ordinary army artillery.However, even with this kind of small-caliber artillery, as long as a few more guns are deployed, it is enough to block the river with a width of about fifty or sixty feet. This is undoubtedly much easier than sending boats to block the river.

The following scene has already arrived outside the city of Hue, and this section was shot by a drone from a high altitude. The people on the picture are only the size of ants. They all began to secretly guess how the Haihan people practiced their spells, and they were able to fly to the sky to observe the deployment of the enemy's positions.People with a little knowledge of the military can already make a judgment at this time. How can the South Vietnamese Army even be seen by the Haihan militia, so how can it be possible to win this battle?
Everyone was secretly looking forward to seeing large-scale field battles in the future, but the next scene was accompanied by a loud noise, and a corner of the city wall of Hue collapsed like a landslide, and then engineers and civilians carried wooden rafts The pontoon bridge was quickly erected, and the militiamen followed closely behind and rushed into the city through the gap.But as for how the city wall collapsed, this detail was not explained on the screen.

Of course, this is the content that was consciously suppressed. The video display this time is mainly to promote force and show how the Haihan militia crushes the opponent with its strong strength. However, some specific combat links, such as blasting the city wall, have Content with a certain technical content still needs to be kept secret at this stage.

The next scene was even more shocking. Everyone witnessed how the tower of Hue Imperial City was turned into a pile of rubble after a burst of dust and smoke rose.When the dust cleared, the Nanyue palace and the panic-stricken defenders in the city could be seen on the opposite side of Haihan's position.

"It took less than an hour for our army to conquer the imperial city of Hue that day. More than 300 officials from the puppet court of South Vietnam were captured under Nguyen Phuc Yuan, the culprit. During the entire Battle of Hue, our army killed more than 3000 enemies and captured nearly 4000 people, and countless weapons and armors were seized." Yan Chujie announced to the spectators present the brilliant achievements of the Haihan militia in this battle.Of course, Yan Chujie will definitely not say how the Haihan militia seized the time to evacuate the property in Hue City after the war.

"Finally, I would like to explain to you that this war was not initiated by us. The reason why we participated in the war was only to join the war as an ally at the invitation of the Annan Li Dynasty. The purpose is to wipe out the South Vietnamese rebels and restore stability and unity in Annan. Of course, The most important purpose is to protect my Haihan's interests in Annan from the southern rebels. You can remember my words, wherever my Haihan's interests are located in the world, it is the activities of my Haihan militia Scope! This applies not only to our Haihan, but also to friends who sincerely cooperate with our Haihan!"

As Yan Chujie's voice fell, the picture on the wall stopped, and the lights in the room turned on again.Although the length of this edited documentary is only a few minutes, the spectators at the scene felt like they had a big dream. The Haihan Militia sent out the navy in January, the army in February, and the whole army returned in triumph in April. , Most of the fighting process during this period is reflected in the short film just now.The spectators felt as if they were on an expedition with the army, witnessing with their own eyes almost all the key points in the battle that lasted for several months.

How the Haihan people recorded the scenes on the battlefield and projected them on the wall is no longer the focus of the spectators. Anyway, the Haihan people know so many spells, so it is not surprising that there is such an extra item.The issues that everyone cares about are basically focused on the amazing fighting power of the Haihan militia.

According to Yan Chujie's previous introduction, the size of the Haihan militia's expedition this time is less than [-]. However, with such a small force, it is quite scary to be able to cross the sea and attack the capital of one regime.Of course, Yan Chujie also deliberately did not mention that the troops stationed in the Annan area of ​​the Haihan Militia also participated in this battle, and the North Vietnamese Army participated and cooperated to some extent in the later period.In the perception of the spectators, the Haihan militia single-handedly wiped out the Nanyue regime that ruled thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in less than three months. It is impossible to pull out the army—I think that when the Ming Dynasty crusade against Annan, there were tens of thousands of Ming officials and troops on that side. In the end, they could not win the favor from the battlefield, so they had to pinch their noses and admit Annan's independence. .

It took only a few months for the Haihan militia, which lived in a corner of Sanya, to do what the Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers could not do. It seemed that the actual combat effectiveness of the two sides could also be glimpsed from this.Some people who were slightly suspicious of Haihan's strength, after watching this documentary, have basically turned from passers-by to fans and become supporters of the theory that the Haihan militia is invincible.For businessmen who have in-depth cooperation with Haihan, the stronger the strength of the Haihan militia, the more solid and secure they will feel.As for who the Haihan militia will target next time, it doesn't matter, as long as they need to know that their interests can be protected by the Haihan militia.

Some people feel happy after watching it, but others feel heartbroken after watching it.For example, Enrique, Portugal's special envoy to Sanya, was obviously not happy after watching this documentary.Although Portugal and Haihan have now reached a trade partnership relationship, and have even launched substantive cooperation on the very sensitive project of arms trade, from Enrique's point of view, he does not want to see this collective Rapidly rising in the South China Sea region.

As a veteran maritime power, Portugal was the first to enter the Far East as a large colonial family, but it has been on the decline in recent years. It will be divided up by the Spaniards and the Dutch.Losing to these two competitors is fine, after all, they are so big that they can't beat them or they can't beat them, and it's not wrong to lose.However, it has only been two years since Haihan, a rising star, appeared on Qiongzhou Island, and he already has the power to destroy the country. In terms of the strength of the armed forces in the South China Sea alone, Enrique has to admit that Haihan is already ahead of Portugal.

When the Macau Council agreed to suspend cooperation with the South Vietnam court and withdraw from the South Vietnam region, apart from considering Haihan's threat of force, there were actually some careful considerations of waiting to see Haihan's fate.The Council believes that with the scale of the Haihan militia, even if the weapons and equipment are absolutely superior, it will be difficult to defeat the South Vietnamese regime with a territory of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of subjects in a short period of time. It is undoubtedly beneficial to Portugal, who is on the sidelines.

However, the facts proved that the original judgment of the council was not accurate. The Haihan people did not fall into the long tug-of-war with South Vietnam. In just three months, the most powerful city in the Indo-China Peninsula, which was praised by the Portuguese, fell into the sea. Under the muzzle of the Han militia.Enrique was very disappointed with such a result. He originally thought that this war would last at least until the second half of the year.At the beginning of February, he also sent a secret letter back to Macau, asking the council to step up monitoring of Wanshan Port and Lijiazhuang, to see if there is any sign of the Haihan people withdrawing their garrison from the area—with the strength of the Haihan militia, Once the war in the South Vietnam area goes wrong, it is probably only possible to send troops from the vicinity of Guangzhou to supplement it.

Seeing the fighting process of the Haihan militia in the documentary, Enrique naturally regarded it as the imaginary enemy of his own army, and performed a simple tactical deduction in his mind.Then he found to his dismay that if he wanted to fight the Haihan militia, his own army might have to be four or five times stronger, and Portugal's current personnel in the Far East might not be able to make up such a large force. numbers.

What makes Enrique even more desperate is that the gap between the two sides is not only reflected in the strength of the troops and the performance of weapons. The pre-war preparations, the logistical support during the war, the various material and spiritual rewards after the war, the Haihan people's The means seem to be comprehensively surpassing those of his known Western counterparts.These matters that plagued every senior commander during the war were handled in an orderly manner under the hands of the Haihan people, and they were always operating with extremely high efficiency.However, Portugal’s military response in the Far East has always been terribly slow. Last year, the council passed a resolution to withdraw from the South Vietnam region, and sent a ship to Goa to inform the local governor. However, half a year later, Goa’s reply They haven't been sent back yet. If a full-scale war really broke out, the Portuguese in Macau would have been killed by the Haihan militia long ago.

What puzzled Enrique the most was that the Haihan people were able to overlook the deployment of the enemy's army from the air. The effect of this terrible spell in war could be described as invincible.When every move of his troops on the battlefield will be seen by the enemy, Enrique really can't imagine any other way to defeat an opponent who is not weaker than himself.In Enrique's view, the spell mastered by the Haihan people is the main reason why they dare to cross the sea to fight in an unfamiliar environment. After all, with this reliance, the Haihan militia is basically invincible.

Of course, without asking, Enrique knew that this magical skill was definitely not for sale by the Haihan people.Although the Haihan people have now opened up the right to purchase matchlock guns and small-caliber artillery to the grape people, there are still a large number of weapons and equipment that have not been included in the sale list, such as the breech-loading rifles, short-sleeved rifles, Barrel shotguns, high-powered binoculars, etc., Enrique has been coveting for a long time.But now it is obvious that a new item will be added to the banned list. Thinking of this makes Enrique feel resentment that cannot be appeased—why do these Haihan people get all the good things?Why can this group of atheists be favored by God?It is simply absurd that the Portuguese, who are faithful believers in God, should now serve a group of atheists.

"Mr. Enrique, do you have anything to say?" Yan Chujie, who returned to the wine table, quickly noticed Enrique's ugly face, but he just didn't open which pot and lifted which pot, pretending not to know Go ask Enrique how he feels.

"The fighting power of your army is really amazing!" Enrique commented bitterly: "I have to admit that in the current South China Sea area, I am afraid it is difficult to find a team that can fight with your army on the frontal battlefield." A well-matched army."

Luo Shengdong, who was sitting next to him, was drinking from a glass at this moment, he only paused for a moment when he heard this, and then drank down the wine as if nothing had happened.Luo Shengdong didn't want to say anything more about his combat effectiveness. After all, the facts were in front of him, and he still had to rely on the Haihan people for food. It was better to pretend to be deaf and dumb on such sensitive issues.

But he didn't want to take the initiative to say it, which didn't mean that Enrique would let him go.After finishing his comments, Enrique dragged Luo Shengdong into the water: "General Luo, what do you think about this?"

Luo Shengdong was promoted more than a month ago, and his new boss had not been in office for half a year, but unfortunately "sacrificed" in battle because of "South Sea pirates raiding Yazhou".Of course, this kind of excuse is just to write official documents to deal with the Qiongzhou government. Of course, the general who did not want to cooperate with Haihan after taking office did not die in the battle with the pirates, but was secretly captured and sent to the segregation. Heitugang, which faces the sea, digs coal and will spend the rest of his life there.

This is also the first Ming official who has been "handled" in the true sense since Haihan entered Yazhou.The executive committee did not deliberately conceal this matter when it was done. The prefects, Tongzhi, judges, city defense army Qianhu, and even Jinyiwei who are in office now know about this, but no one raised any objections to it—keep Those who are silent can get a lot of "office funds" from the executive committee every year, while those who want to stand out and show their sense of self-existence can only end up like that unruly general. , was sent to the overseas mines to dig coal until he died.

Luo Shengdong is the clearest about the process of this matter, because the arrest of this immediate boss was carried out by him and several personal soldiers.Tao Donglai made it very clear to him at the time that after pulling out this nail, the next general will be you—even if it is not you, we will try to find a way to become you.As for what method to achieve such an effect, Luo Shengdong didn't need to ask any more, it was nothing more than another "pirate siege" trick.

Luo Shengdong paid 4000 taels himself, the executive committee sponsored 4000 taels, and the old man Zhang Qing sponsored 2000 taels. A total of 1 taels of silver were collected to get through the joints. To avenge the former General in one fell swoop", the military exploits plus the money, finally got him the coveted position of General.Not only that, even the small number of naval forces stationed in Lingshui County, north of Iron Furnace Port, were assigned to his command as a supplement to the battle damage.

When Luo Shengdong was still a chief executive, he yearned in his heart to be a general one day, but when he really sat in this position, he felt a little boring.Now, from Tielu Port in the east to Yinggehai in the west, the entire coastline patrol task in the south of Qiongzhou Island is basically controlled by the warships of the Haihan Militia.There were not many large ships in the Yazhou Water Village, but now they are all helping the "Haihan Salt Industry Company" to run transportation, going back and forth between various ports on Qiongzhou Island day and night.Now the navy has become a part-time job, and the salt dealer has become a full-time job. Almost all those who intend to continue serving in the army have joined the navy of the Haihan Militia, while the rest have chosen to follow Luo Shengdong as a professional salt dealer. After all The income in this line of work is still quite generous, far better than the days of eating military rations.

Now Luo Shengdong only bears the title of "Daming Navy Admiral". He rarely appears in the Yazhou Water Village once a month. Sipping tea with Erlang legs crossed, he supervised the shipment of migrant workers.As for the status of military officer, Luo Shengdong would only pick it up again on occasions where he needs to wear an official uniform.

Luo Shengdong was not stupid. Hearing Enrique's questioning tone, he knew that he was deliberately creating an embarrassment between himself and Yan Chujie.If it was last year, Luo Shengdong might really feel embarrassed, but now he has taken a lot of things away, and replied with a smile: "My opinion is the same as that of Mr. En, the Haihan militia is well-trained , advanced equipment, and strict military discipline are really the blessings of the people of Yazhou!"

Luo Shengdong was flattering, but Enrique still refused to go around him, and continued to ask: "Commander Luo, what the Haihan militia is doing now seems to have something to do with the functions of the Daming Navy you lead. Overlapping? Don’t tell me you, as an imperial court official, have never worried about this?”

Luo Shengdong cursed inwardly, but the expression on his face remained unchanged: "Mr. En's words are biased. The Haihan militia is a civilian armed force approved by the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and it has the responsibility to protect the people. , the more they do, the better, so what is there to worry about?"

Yan Chujie just smiled and watched the two people's strife, and didn't intervene to stop them.

Seeing that Enrique would continue to be relentless, Luo Shengdong spoke first: "The Haihan militia has become so powerful, it seems that Mr. En is very worried? Just now Mr. Yan said that as long as it is a partner, You can also get the protection of the Haihan militia, it seems that you don't really treat Haihan as a partner?"

Enrique's words were immediately suppressed, and he shook his hand in denial: "No, no, I don't have such thoughts at all. God can testify that Haihan is our best partner..."

(End of this chapter)