1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 207 Intelligence Analysis ([-])

"We found that the few tribal camps not far away are a tribal alliance with a certain organization, and they have a higher combat effectiveness than the general indigenous people. We have passed more than [-] miles along the way, and we have not found any before. Indigenous camps, therefore, these indigenous tribes may have traveled all the way south from Kaiyuan Fort in Hanzhou, constantly engulfing the large and small tribes encountered along the way, and finally formed such a huge military tribal alliance."

"The black-clothed guard brother also said just now that he only walked more than 600 miles in eleven days. There are indeed many jungles and shrubs along the way, which are very unsuitable for horses and vehicles. However, after more than 400 miles, another It is a desert full of large and small stones, and there is very little water."

"It can be judged that whether it is the indigenous tribes who come to attack Emen Hanzhou, or Emen Hanzhou to attack them, it is unlikely to dispatch a large number of troops. Because the roads and supplies along the way are not enough. But Emen Hanzhou Small-scale harassment can be used, which can not only continuously weaken their strength, but also gradually understand their real situation in detail."

"How do you know that the few tribes that are not far away are tribal alliances gathered together?" a black-clothed guard questioned.

"As I said just now, the tribes in those camps sent search teams to search and drive them away. This shows that they must have carried out under the order of the leader of the tribal alliance." Fu Jinbiao explained.

"How do you know they'll be more organized and combative than the natives we've encountered before?"

"They have a unified deployment of troops, and they dare to search for us at night. Moreover, they have built a city."

Hanzhou has defeated seven or eight indigenous tribes in the past two years, all of which are camps surrounded by simple wooden fences, which can only guard against wild animals such as kangaroos and thylacines.As for something as advanced as Tucheng, I have never seen it before.

Fu Jinbiao's report just now briefly analyzed the organization and combat effectiveness of the indigenous tribal alliance deep in the inland, and also showed that the other party would not be able to launch a large-scale attack on Hanzhou in the short term.It also points out the measures that Hanzhou can take in the future.

With this report, decision makers can easily make corresponding deployments and responses.

"The reason why I told you the information about Fu Jinbiao's cavalry team is not only to tell the military government to take early countermeasures, but also to tell you black guards that it is very difficult to obtain information. You must Useful clues and information must be found from every intelligence statement, and provide a clear and clear reference decision for the Hanzhou army, and even the safety of Hanzhou.”

Qi Tian looked at the black-clothed guard below and his face became serious, and then he beckoned a few teenagers standing at the door to come over.

Those teenagers carried several albums, came behind Qi Tian, ​​opened them one by one, and hung them on the wall.

"Everyone, take a look at these albums in front." Qi Tian pointed to the wall while holding the wooden stick.

"These albums are based on the investigation of the various forces in Nanyang by your brothers outside the black guards. We spent five days slowly compiling them and presenting them in the form of maps." Qi Tianmu pointed to the middle one On the map, in the north of Hanzhou, seven or eight relatively large islands are very roughly drawn. On the islands, a certain kingdom or a certain western colonial power is written with a pen.

"Before looking at this map, let me ask you, among the various forces in Nanyang, who is the greatest threat to our Hanzhou? Why?"

"Dutch!" Several guards in black said in unison.

"Because the Dutch have the largest number of merchant ships and warships in the Southeast Asia region, and they are still blocking the passage that our Hanzhou must pass through."

"That's right!" Qi Tian said affirmatively, "But we are no match for the Dutch at the moment, so what should we do?"

Many black-clothed guards looked at Qi Tian together and fought, but they couldn't beat him, what can they do?
"Actually, in the past, I also thought that the Dutch were very powerful. There were hundreds of armed merchant ships and transport ships, and they also controlled the Spice Islands, Java Island, and there were strongholds in Borneo and the Strait of Malacca. The officials near Daming also occupied a piece of land. The territory... All of this has made us in Hanzhou feel unprecedented pressure."

"However, judging from the distribution of various forces, the Dutch have not dominated Nanyang as we imagined! We can still do a lot of things."

Hearing this, Guan Zongxiang, commander of the guard in black, couldn't help but carefully looked at the map in the middle of the wall.There seem to be many points in the place controlled by the Dutch, but the territory marked by each point is not large. Instead, many small countries occupy large areas on various islands.

"When there is a strongest power in a region, as a weak one, you should unite more weak ones to fight against this strong one. As we all know, there are many islands scattered throughout the Nanyang region, and the powers on each island are also separated from each other. This gives the Dutch, who have many armed merchant ships and transport ships, an unparalleled strategic advantage. They can blockade and attack all forces in the Nanyang region at will, without worrying that all forces will unite to deal with them.”

"The backwardness of the armaments of the small countries in Nanyang also caused them to appear powerless when faced with the attack of the Dutch, unable to effectively repel the attack of the Dutch. We, Hanzhou, can produce our own muskets and Artillery."

Qi Tian said, looking at everyone with a smile.

"Sir, what do you mean, we can provide arms to all the small countries to help them resist the Dutch and other Westerners' attacks?" a black-clothed guard asked.

"Oh, maybe not. Our Hanzhou's military output is not high. Moreover, if we provide military weapons to all the small countries with such a big fanfare, we will definitely be hostile and even conflicted by the Dutch."

"Then what should we do?" A black-clothed guard asked.

"You have to analyze and think according to the vital interests of our Hanzhou. How to weaken the Dutch on a certain island or a certain area, but also seek benefits for our Hanzhou, without excessively stimulating the Dutch. After making the corresponding countermeasures, you have to substitute yourself into several power roles to deduce what reactions and consequences this countermeasure will cause." Qi Tian said patiently.

"Hiding our strengths and biding our time, working hard to develop and accumulating strength will be the basic strategy of our Hanzhou for a long time in the future. But under the premise of this strategy, we can also carry out long-distance and short-term attacks and take advantage of the momentum to expand."

"How to make distant friends, how to attack close, how to take advantage of the situation, and how to expand. These problems are that you black guards need to make detailed analysis based on the current intelligence and follow-up information, and finally come up with some countermeasures." Qi Tian finally said.

After hearing Qi Tian's words, Guan Zongxiang immediately felt that he was completely incompetent as a commander in black.Whether it is intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, or even the provision of intelligence countermeasures, everything is crude, and they don't even know how to understand it at all.The commander of the guard in black should be the chief executive.

"Be in charge, don't need to be so depressed." Qi Tian comforted Guan Zongxiang, "It is inevitable that some omissions are unavoidable in the beginning of the Black Guards. Besides, all of you have never been exposed to this kind of training before. We can learn slowly from now on. , Slowly improve, think more about everything, ask more about the root cause, there will always be progress.”

In fact, if later generations hadn't watched many spy war dramas and blockbuster movies, and had more systematic knowledge and information than the black guards, he might not be better than most people in this era.

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"What do you think of the big tribal alliance deep in the inland?" Yu Fukun asked as he left the black-clothed guard office.

"The indigenous tribal alliance of more than 2000 people cannot feed so many people if they only rely on hunting and gathering wild fruits." Qi Tian said: "They must have sporadic food cultivation near that earth city, because there is a road with plenty of water. rivers. If that’s the case, they’re likely to continue to grow.”

"We sent someone over there to take them?"

"There are more than 600 miles on the road, and it is difficult to walk a large vehicle on the road."

"Send a small group of troops to harass them, I'm afraid they won't be able to cause much damage to them."

"Our civil government plans to conscript 3000 people and spend half a year building several supply camps on the way to that tribe."

"Half a year is probably not enough." Yu Fukun asked suspiciously.Six hundred miles away, not only camps must be built, but roads must also be built.

"The cavalry has investigated, and from Kaiyuan Castle, less than four hundred miles away is dense forest, and the rest is wasteland." Qi Tian said with a smile: "So, as long as we pass the dense forest, we can send a large army , pushed all the way through."

"It's still your calculation!" Yu Fukun said: "Tell me, is the indigenous tribal alliance the work of those pirates who slipped through the net more than a year ago?"

"I think so too." Qi Tian shook his head and said, "It's really unexpected that those escaped pirates can actually integrate many indigenous tribes and gather them into a powerful tribal alliance. Give them some more time, will they come up with something? A kingdom come forth!"

"There are more than 2000 natives. We estimate that we only need to send a battalion of local soldiers to destroy them."

"It's better not to break up, and try to get it back. In a few days, Weiyuan Island (Guinea Island) will set up several supply points one after another, and there will be a shortage of people in the future." Qi Tian shook his head and said.

"In the past, I thought that as long as it is an idle land, people can live and live. Now, I know that places with no one will continue to eat people!" Yu Fukun said with emotion.

"A long time ago in our Ming Dynasty, there were many places that were not suitable for human survival. But after thousands of years of development by our ancestors, they have finally become fertile soil. I believe that many of the places we occupy are indeed not suitable for living now. , but after our continuous development, it will also become a fertile ground in the future!"

(End of this chapter)