1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 442 The expansion of the army is imminent
With a fully armed reorganized company, arresting more than 20 unarmed prisoners in a limited area is not a difficult task.Although a very small number of people tried to resist stubbornly, they had no chance under the suppression of the force of the militia, and instead lost their lives in vain.As a result, just as Qiao Zhiya promised to Xiao Laosan, the more than 20 escaped prisoners were quickly arrested one by one, strung together into two chains with shackles and chains, and knelt at the gate of the city. The pile of corpses of the five people who were killed earlier, the scene is quite visually impactful.

The guards on the top and bottom of the city pointed at these prisoners and talked a lot. Even Xiao Laosan, who had just reached a verbal cooperation agreement with Qiao Zhiya, was a little uneasy at this moment, secretly wondering whether these prisoners were intentional by the Haihan people. Let go, and then use the name of arrest to show off your force.

"Report to the chief, there are 24 fugitives in total, all of them have been captured, please give instructions!" A naturalized civilian officer came to report the results of the battle to Qiao Zhiya.

Qiao Zhiya nodded, asked him to send someone to escort the prisoners back to the camp, and then bid farewell to Xiao Laosan: "Mr. Xiao, the things we agreed on earlier will be implemented as soon as possible. If there is anything that needs our assistance, please send Just go to the camp by the sea and let us know."

Xiao Laosan received too much shock before, and at this time he was still in a dream, but he subconsciously clapped his hands together and said, "It's easy to say, and we will see you again, Major Qiao!"

Qiao Zhiya escorted the group of people back to the camp, and he saw Liu Shanxia waiting eagerly outside the gate of the camp from a long distance away.In fact, after Qiao Zhiya led the team to set off, Liu Shanxia was not at ease at all, lest the militia army he led out would have an armed conflict with the Ming army defending the city.Later, I heard that there were intensive gunshots in the city, which made Liu Shanxia even more anxious.However, Qiao Zhiya was the only high-ranking military officer among the few cross-travelers in the local area, and most of the others were personnel in engineering technology and civil affairs management. Liu Shanxia couldn't find a knowledgeable person to discuss countermeasures.

Considering the possible situation, Liu Shanxia, ​​as the local chief executive, issued a wartime summoning order. All engineering personnel suspended construction and returned to the camp. All armed and logistical personnel were in a state of preparation for war. Prepare to take care of the wounded who returned from the city.If Qiao Zhiya was half an hour late, Liu Shanxia would probably have to send a report to ask the base camp whether to attack Changhua County, so that he could snatch out a company militia that was "lost" in the city.

Although Liu Shanxia is a rare expert in engineering, he really has no relevant experience in how to solve this kind of military conflict. Being able to do this is basically his limit.Seeing that Qiao Zhiya led the team back safely, Liu Shanxia finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Didn't you say to solve it properly? Why did you open fire in the county?" Liu Shanxia asked anxiously.He also understands that Qiao Zhiya's safe return does not mean that the matter is over. If there is an armed conflict with the Daming garrison in the county, then there may be follow-up troubles.

"There was a small episode in the middle, but the matter was really resolved satisfactorily." Qiao Zhiya replied with a smile on his face: "Not only have all the fugitives been captured, but also Mr. Xiao in Changhua County. gone."

"You killed Mr. Xiao?" Liu Shanxia's jaw almost fell to the ground.Liu Shanxia, ​​the insignificant general of the Ming army in the city, had also dealt with him twice, and hearing Qiao Zhiya's tone, it was inevitable that there would be a misunderstanding.It is a small matter to kill a few escaped prisoners, but if the Ming army officers are publicly killed, it may not end well.

"Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive!" Qiao Zhiya waved his hand and said, "What I'm talking about is a different matter. Mr. Xiao has already agreed to find a reasonable reason for our militia so that we can legally exist."

Of course, Liu Shanxia also knew some methods of the military to expand the control area, and said happily after hearing the words: "Is that imitating the practice of Yazhou?"

"That's pretty much what it means. Let the people at the administrative office go and finalize the exact price with Mr. Xiao." Qiao Zhiya patted Liu Shanxia on the shoulder proudly and said, "How about Lao Liu, did my mission go well enough?"

"Convince!" Liu Shanxia gave a thumbs up sincerely and praised: "This matter is really well done, I won't say what I praised you for now, and I will express it at the celebration banquet..."

"Leave me alone today. I'm really sleepy. If I don't sleep for a while now, I might die suddenly..." Qiao Zhiya quickly shook his head and retreated: "I'll go back to catch up on sleep and send a telegram to the base camp." It's up to you."

When the Executive Committee received the telegram from Changhua Industrial Site, it was more pleasantly surprised than frightened. The existence of Changhua County has always been a hidden danger for the Shilu project, because the Shilu project must introduce a large number of immigrants and The corresponding management system and armed forces will definitely have conflicts or even conflicts with the local government, and such conflicts may rise to the level of military confrontation. Therefore, the Executive Committee has always hoped to include the Changhua County Government The garrisons in the county were all bought together, and then they worked together through political, economic, and military aspects to achieve actual control of Changhua and Shilu areas in a manner similar to Yacheng.

Even if today's desertion incident did not happen at the Changchang Chemical Industry Site, sooner or later the Executive Committee would still send someone to contact the local government again to seek common ground for the interests of both parties.For Haihan, the Shilu project cannot be lost. If the existence of Changhua County will eventually hinder the construction and production of this key project, then the executive committee will probably not hesitate to fight to ensure that this area is completely placed on the sea. under Han's control.Of course, since Qiao Zhiya was able to reach a preliminary agreement with the local army leaders, the militia army would have a more reasonable excuse to enter the area and achieve control of the area. This solution is definitely better than forcing Changhua City from the map. It's much easier to wipe it off.

"Qiao Zhiya's performance is not bad!" Tao Donglai praised without hesitation at the executive committee executive meeting: "It hasn't been a month since he was transferred to be the chief military officer, and the county government and garrison in Changhua have already been transferred. It's settled, but it saves a lot of effort for other departments."

"So it was a very correct decision to transfer him from Tiandu's chemical laboratory back to the army." Yan Chujie never forgot to brag for the army whenever he had the opportunity: "A talent like Qiao Zhiya who has a specialty and many abilities can be placed in the army." It's a pity to have mold in the laboratory, he should be given a wide range of space to play, so that he can accomplish a lot!"

"Old Yan, if you have something to say, just say it, you don't need to go around in circles like this." Ning Qi interrupted Yan Chujie's words unceremoniously.After working together for more than two years, these people have a relatively deep understanding of each other, and some basic routines can be easily seen through.

Yan Chujie was ordered by Ning Qi, but he didn't take it seriously. He took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and distributed them to the executive committee members present: "It happens to be our turn to discuss our military issues. Take a look, everyone. It is the militia's military expansion plan for the second half of the year..."

"Why do we need to expand the army again? Didn't we just discuss the matter of expanding the army during the anniversary?" Gu Kai, as always, did not welcome military expansion, and had already questioned Yan Chujie's approach before even looking at the materials in his hand.

Yan Chujie finished distributing the materials in a calm manner before responding to his question: "The military expansion discussed in the first half of the year was about the navy's establishment. The navy's ships have already boarded the berth. Is it okay to not expand the establishment? For the same reason, we are now going to What is being discussed is the expansion of the army, which is already imperative and must be started as soon as possible.”

Yan Chujie stood up and said loudly, "Please open the information in front of you. I will briefly explain to you the necessity of this military expansion, our military expansion plan and the recruitment measures we will take."

Yan Chujie walked to the front of the conference room. There was a map of the whole Hainan Island hanging here. Among them, Yazhou, Sanya, Yinggehai, which Haihan had actually controlled, and the large mountainous area in Qiongnan that went deep into the inland area were all painted in conspicuous blue. Outline the color.And the areas such as Thanksgiving, Changhua, Lingshui, and Wanning that are being laid out are outlined with red pens.

Yan Chujie pointed to the map and said, "Let me explain the marks on the map to you. The blue area is the area under our actual control, and we have the final say on land, sea and air. The red area is the area under our joint control with Daming. In these areas We do not have the right to speak publicly and administratively for the time being, but the economy and military have been controlled by us to a certain extent. The remaining areas are mainly concentrated in the east and north of the island. If we look at the length of the coastline, we are now The area that the forces can radiate already occupies about half of the coastline of the entire island. Such a long coastline requires not only a considerable number of navies to carry out maritime defense tasks, but also a certain size of army to realize the protection of these areas. actual control."

"As we all know, the Ming army currently deployed on Hainan Island has a total of eleven guards, and each guard has a thousand-strong staff, a total of 1000 people, plus several frontier troops and naval divisions stationed in major counties and counties, the total The establishment of the Ming army is about 4000 people. With an army of this size, the entire Hainan Island is still like a sieve, full of loopholes." Yan Chujie looked around the audience and said: "Some people may say that there are many people in the establishment of the Ming army. The actual number of the army is far less than the number of establishments, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with our militia army. This statement is correct, but our militia army, especially the army, is currently Is the compilation really enough?"

Yan Chujie made a gesture, and immediately his subordinates stepped forward and hung another chart on the wall in front of the conference room.

Yan Chujie said: "Everyone, please take a look, this is the current garrison situation of the Haihan Militia Army..."

"Why is there no Black Earth Harbor Camp?" someone asked below.

"Because the Heitugang Independent Battalion has a separate organization and has been stationed abroad for a long time, it cannot participate in the daily defense operations of Hainan Island, so they are not included in this list." Yan Chujie explained: "The last expansion of the army was still in the It happened before the attack on Hue. At that time, our troops could barely make up two reinforcement battalions. After the battle of Hue was over, some militiamen retired or transferred to the Ministry of Justice to take up jobs. After we added soldiers from the reserve , and finally made up the establishment of two reinforcement battalions."

"The first battalion is currently responsible for the defense of the Sanya area, which includes the area from Yacheng to Tielu Port, from Shengli Port to the inland Tiandu, covering an area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers." Yan Chujie deliberately paused , and then continued: "Shengli Port Base, Sanya Xingang, Tiandu Industrial Zone, these important military defense targets have already taken up most of the troops of the First Battalion. Here I can reveal to you a military Confidential - the first battalion can be used for daily mobile deployment of troops, and there is only one company. You can imagine that a company, even if it is a strengthened company, is really more important if something happens or an outbreak In the war of foreign invasion, how much effect can such a small amount of manpower play?"

Yan Chujie didn't wait for everyone to think carefully about this issue, and then continued to introduce: "Look at the task distribution of the second battalion again, one company lives in Guangzhou, one company lives in Wanshan Port, and two companies live in Changhua. It is the same as the first battalion. For example, our [-]nd Battalion doesn’t even have any troops left for maneuvering! Moreover, the garrisons are separated by thousands of miles. Please tell me, how do we command operations in wartime? Our territory is still constantly The population in the control area is also gradually increasing, if we don't expand the army, how can we control a larger territory?"

Seeing that everyone here was lost in thought, Yan Chujie continued: "When we attacked Hue in the first half of the year, we almost sent out all the troops. The base camp had to rely on the reserve militia to maintain the defense. In fact, the military risk of this approach is very high. Yes, once there is a problem in the local area, the troops who go overseas to fight will have no time to rescue them. Therefore, our troops can only retreat in a hurry after breaking through the city of Hue. If it is not because of the emptiness of the local defense, we would have It's time to loot more wealth and people from South Vietnam!"

Yan Chujie's words were a little bit biased. At that time, the militia chose to attack quickly to resolve the battle and then retreated. The reason was not just that the rear was empty due to insufficient troops, but also other objective reasons. There are many issues that have to be considered, such as the high-pressure logistics supply problem, the battle damage caused by long-term overseas operations and the decline in troop morale, and the direction of the coastal monsoon in the Indochina Peninsula.However, Yan Chujie highlighted the problem of insufficient troops at this time, and no one tried to expose his little trick.

(End of this chapter)