1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 717
Before Roger went south to take over the Ambuna Islands, he had spent a lot of time and energy studying the future vision of the Haihan Executive Committee, especially the long-term plan for the South China Sea region.

According to the plan of the Executive Committee, several key waterway straits between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, such as the Strait of Malacca and the Sunda Strait, must sooner or later be brought under the control of Haihan in order to consolidate Haihan’s presence in the South China Sea and even the entire Far East. Sea power in the region.However, the Western countries that now control these strategic locations will definitely not withdraw automatically and vacate the place to Haihan, so in the future there will definitely be wars for their control, and the Annabuna Islands are the most important part of Haihan's southward strategy. An important springboard.Before finding other more suitable ports, Abuna Island will be Haihan's only sea support point in the waters south of the Indochina Peninsula.

Taking Haihan's military development speed into consideration, Roger believes that it is not an illusion that Haihan will have the strongest maritime armed force in the Far East in a few years, but to defeat all competitors and conquer the South China Sea, the biggest challenge is not only to build The formation of a powerful maritime armed fleet and the huge span of the theater are also one of the troubles that the Haihan military will have to face in the future.

Although Sanya in Hainan is already in the tropics, the voyage from Sanya to Batavia in the South China Sea has already crossed the equator, and the latitude spanned is almost equal to the span from Sanya to the wild boar skin nest outside the Northeast Pass.Such a combat distance tested not only Haihan's fleet, but also the physical fitness of all the combatants.

Prior to this, the executive committee and the military had discussed sending a fleet northward to establish a stronghold in Bohai Bay or the Shandong Peninsula in order to receive a large number of war refugees in the Central Plains this year, and to conduct military intervention in the Kong Youde rebellion in Shandong.However, this proposal was later rejected because of its low feasibility. One of the main reasons was that the military believed that it was difficult for militia troops to carry out combat missions in such a large geographical span. Become a stumbling block that hinders the performance of the troops.

When the Haihan Militia went south to attack the Abunna Islands, the military did not send the militia troops on Hainan Island, but the Annan Militia, which is more adaptable to the local environment. This decision was based on the consideration of the adaptability of the troops. inside.In the combat deployment against Fujian Shibazhi, Qian Tiandun's troops went to Zhangzhou to station nearly a year in advance, in order to allow enough time for adaptation to ensure that this ace troop would not be forced to adapt to the local area. The environment has affected the level of wartime performance.

From the beginning of its establishment, the Haihan Militia has implemented a rotation system for the troops stationed in various places. Every once in a while, there will be a relatively large-scale cross-regional transfer. One of the purposes is to enhance the adaptability of the troops to various environments. .However, due to the size of the Militia Army itself and the current scope of control, the effect of such a mobilization is still relatively limited.

Based on this current situation, Roger believes that Haihan will make a fuss in Southeast Asia in the future, and the adaptability of the participating troops to the environment must be considered.The Annabuna Islands are currently the southernmost point of the Haihan's territory, which means that this will be the training area closest to the environment of the target area that the Haihan military can find.Although there is currently only one battalion of militia troops deployed here, Roger is sure that with the development of the situation, the Military Commission will sooner or later gather heavy troops to the front line of the Abunana Islands to adapt to the combat environment in advance.

Before that, if Roger can train a troop that is good at fighting in a tropical environment in the Abona Islands, it will undoubtedly get the attention of the top military committee, and there may be a chance to be like Qian Tiandun's personal guard battalion. In that way, it directly obtained official approval and obtained a formal establishment.And he will also have a great chance to become the first-line commander in the south.

After completing the speech that was not enthusiastically received, this group of militiamen had completed the entry ceremony.Although they have not obtained the real Haihan military status, the training place is shared with the militia. The training content is basically the same as that of militia recruits. The difference is that the training intensity will be lower. After all, these people are only militiamen and not professional soldiers. , In addition to training, they have to complete their original livelihood, otherwise, the income from being a militia cannot be called a subsidy.

However, Roger intends to wait for this militia to train for a period of time and begin to adapt to military life, and then gradually convert those who are qualified among these people into full-time soldiers.As for the cost, it depends on the generosity of the sponsors.

After the entry ceremony, the recruits were led by the officers of the militia for training, while Roger seized the time to invite the representatives of the sponsors who came to attend the ceremony to his office for tea.

There are a total of six bosses who sponsored Roger's militia project, three of which are from Daming, two from Annan, and the remaining one is from the Portuguese Council in Macau.

According to the cooperation agreement signed between Haihan and Portugal, neither the Haihan Military Academy nor the militia will accept the Portuguese as trainees or military observers. Although the Portuguese would like to learn something from Haihan, they will go through official channels. It doesn't work right now.It was the militia armed forces that the government turned a blind eye to, which provided the Portuguese with a chance to steal.

Ricardo, the Portuguese business representative stationed on Ambuna Island, immediately noticed the unusual flavor of the notice that called up the militia.Although he was only a sailor and had never served in the army, he still has a high sensitivity to the military.After confirming that this militia could be used as a trainer, Ricardo didn't even have time to ask Macau for instructions, so he approached Roger immediately, expressing his willingness to spend money to buy a few training places.

Ricardo was sure that if the Macau Council knew about this, it would make the same choice as himself, so he did not hesitate to select ten people from the Portuguese immigrants on the island to sign up for training with the Haihan people. The two were even his own personal servants.Therefore, Ricardo will naturally not be absent from today's entry ceremony.

Since Roger did not explain the details of the training content during the recruitment period, and the registration period was only a few days, these sponsors basically reported their names for the reputation of the Haihan Militia, and there was no time to ask for instructions The superior, so I still have some doubts about whether the money is worth it.When Roger called these representatives together, it was indeed his intention to answer questions individually.

"I know that you all have a lot of questions in your mind and want to ask me, and that's the purpose of inviting you here today." Roger waited until everyone was seated, and said straight to the point: "Everyone, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them. "

"The villain is Wang Changyue, the local manager of Huizhou Haifeng, and I want to ask Chief Luo for advice." A man in his thirties immediately responded.

"Haifeng! Your shopkeeper, Wang Qin, is an old friend of Haihan who has been with us for many years." Roger nodded and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."

Wang Changyue said: "The treasurer Wang mentioned by Chief Luo is the uncle of the villain family, and the villain came to work on the Anbuna Island, and it was also the uncle's appointment."

After the set was almost finished, Wang Changyue asked: "The villain has assigned seven people to sign up for militia training this time. I would like to ask Chief Luo, how long is the training period? Is the fee we paid before enough for the training? completed the entire training?"

The question raised by Wang Changyue was also the focus of attention of several other companies, and everyone turned their attention to Roger, waiting attentively for his answer.

Roger replied: "It seems that everyone is very concerned about this issue, and I'm also to blame. At that time, the recruitment plan was released in a hurry, and I didn't have time to clarify the relevant issues in the notice. But today the training officially started. Now It should be too late to say, you are not worried about being cheated by me, are you?"

"No, no, Chief Luo was joking!" Everyone waved their hands to indicate that they had no such intentions.

Roger smiled noncommittally, and then said: "Don't worry, everyone, since I have collected the money and people come in, I will do what I need to do well. Let me briefly talk about the training arrangement. Everyone recommended it As long as the candidate is accepted, it means that the physical condition is qualified, and you don’t have to worry about being picked on by me and returning the person.”

"After the selected people come in, the training content and training standards are exactly the same as others. If there are particularly outstanding talents, we will also select them for special training. The training period will be about three months. They obeyed the arrangement during the process and did not commit any violations of discipline. I believe they will successfully complete the training period. And the fees you paid before are enough for them to complete the three-month training.”

"So this means that the training period is only three months?" Wang Changyue is a clever person, and he always felt that Luo Jie's words seemed to be more than enough, so he asked immediately.

"The first phase of training is three months." Roger nodded and explained: "After completing this training, they will master basic combat skills. At that time, we will have a public assessment, and all bosses can witness it in person. See if their level is the same as other militias. If the corresponding requirements are not met, or if the bosses feel dissatisfied, then we can leave them for free to participate in the next recruit training. The fee you pay is So far, if you want to continue the second stage of training after that, you will need to pay additional fees, and you can consider whether you want to participate at your own discretion."

"Boss Luo, can I ask what is the difference between this first stage of training and the subsequent stages?" When Wang Changyue was still pondering Roger's answer, a thin man with a goatee next to him asked a question. road.

Roger snapped his fingers, and the guard behind him stepped forward to distribute a stack of written materials to everyone, which seemed to be well prepared.

"This is the training content of different stages. You can take a look as a reference." Roger introduced: "The first stage is mainly based on individual combat skills. The main content includes fighting skills, shooting skills, ordnance maintenance, and battlefield rescue. And so on. The second phase of training will add more tactical content, from individual soldiers to the level of grassroots commanders, teaching them how to organize and command small-scale troops to fight. The third phase will have richer content, Including how to form an army, calculate supplies, collect intelligence, formulate tactics, etc. The skills that senior officers need to master. If someone can complete these three stages of training and pass the examination, then I will personally recommend the students to the Shengli Port Military Academy in Sanya. higher level of training."

"Then the training costs in the next few stages must not be low?" Goat Must asked immediately after listening.

Roger did not answer his question directly, but turned to explain why there are so many different stages: "Actually, the original intention of this training plan I formulated was to consider the actual needs of the bosses. If you just need training With a few skilled personal guards who can look after the home, it is enough to only complete the first stage of training."

Everyone looked at each other, but none spoke.If you really only want to train a few bodyguards, why bother to spend so much trouble? As long as you have money, you can hire warriors who are willing to work hard. You can spend money to send people to Haihan for training. The reason is that you want to learn from the Haihan militia With this set of systems and combat skills, can I organize my own private armed forces after returning to the local area?Needless to say, this second stage of training must be attended.

At this stage, the goal of the local rich owners to organize a private armed force in the countryside should be realized.But if it is a person with a big heart who wants to make a name for himself with Haihan, he probably won't stop here.As long as you complete the third stage, you can be recommended to go to Shengli Port Military Academy for further study. What kind of treatment is that?Common people have never been able to reach the height of this threshold. Only military officers from various countries who cooperate with Haihan can have this qualification.Even those business partners who have a deep relationship with Haihan can't just send people in casually.

Huizhou Haifeng is one of the major shareholders of Qiong Lianfa, and Wang Changyue knows a thing or two about the inside ways.At the beginning, the Li family in Guangzhou cooperated with the Haihan military to carry out the Golden Shield Escort. The owner of the Haifeng was envious and sent people to Shengli Port for training. The army base of the Haihan militia has completed relevant training, but there is still a very obvious difference in treatment between the military and the civilian armed forces.

As far as Wang Changyue knew, the Haihan military had never opened such an opening before, so he still had certain doubts about Roger's statement.If Roger is not bragging, does that mean that the Haihan military can follow suit in the future, and the military academy will also open enrollment to the public?
(End of this chapter)