Ming Zuo

Chapter 1306 Sharpening Stone

Murong Fu bid farewell to his family, boarded a boat and headed south, all the way to Jinmen.

Here, several chief officers of the First Marine Division are already waiting for him.

"You are an old man from our first marine division, and you are familiar with him up and down. I am relieved that you will be the deputy division commander."

Miao Guangxian, the original deputy division commander, has received a transfer order and will return to the Ministry of the Navy as the deputy minister.

When Zuo Hua was fighting abroad, he actually presided over the daily work of the Ministry of the Navy.

From the bottom of his heart, Miao Guangxian prefers to be in the First Marine Division.

Because this is a frontline general who can command wars.After returning to the Ministry of the Navy, it is a civilian job.

No general likes to sit in an office and live a boring life.

But the related work must be done by someone, which is also a sacrifice.

Miao Guangxian has a big picture, never cares about personal gains and losses, and accepted the transfer order happily.

He was even more happy when he learned that it was Murong Fu who replaced him.

When Murong Fu was studying at the Non-commissioned Officer Academy, he was Murong Fu's teacher, and now this can be regarded as a master-student inheritance.

After the two of them handed over, Tang Wenhuan began to arrange work for Murong Fu.

"According to the plan of the High Command and the General Staff, our [-]st Marine Division will be responsible for the unified operations of Fujian and Guangdong in the future. However, in recent years, the interior of Fujian and Guangdong has been almost penetrated by us. It can be said It is not difficult. The only troublesome place is Hainan. Not only is it remote and closed, but the related infiltration work is not very smooth. In addition, there are also indigenous people. In the future, it will definitely be resolved through war. If you want to capture Hainan, you must Landing operations must be carried out. The high command has issued an order, and you will be responsible for the relevant combat operations. We are here for logistical support, so don’t worry.”

Hearing this arrangement, Murong Fu was really overjoyed.

He was very happy when he heard that the [-]st Marine Division would complete the unified military operation of the two provinces, thinking that there would be no shortage of battles.

As a result, Tang Wenhuan told him that there would be no major wars between Fujian and Guangdong at all, and the action of the First Marine Division was likely to be a march to take over.

This is obviously not good news for soldiers.

But this is also related to the exchanges between Fujian and Guangdong and Xia Guo in recent years.

These two provinces have always focused on commerce, and they are also the frontiers of going overseas.

During the period when the Ming Dynasty closed the country, if people from these two places wanted to go to sea, they could only do it secretly and take great risks.

Later, Xia Guo captured Kinmen, and its influence began to penetrate into the interior of Fujian and Guangdong.

The government of the two places could not offend Xia Guo, they only wanted to be safe and sound.Moreover, many officials secretly participated in the economy and trade with Xia Kingdom, and they really made a lot of money.

The current situation is that everyone knows that one day Xia Guoguo will invade Fujian and Guangdong and occupy these two territories.

However, the military and government officials of the two places have already boarded Xia Guo's ship, and the people of the two places have enjoyed great benefits from Xia Guo.

It can be said that people in these two places have long been looking forward to it, even more actively than Xia Guo himself.

Therefore, for the First Marine Division, the most difficult part of future unified operations will be the isolated Hainan Island.

As for the landing operation, since it is the director of the First Marine Division, it also contains many risks.

For the smooth operation of the future, we must start preparations from now on.

The reason why the high command handed over the task to Murong Fu was obviously out of the intention of cultivating newcomers.

Although in terms of age, Tang Wenhuan and others are not much older than Murong Fu.But the others were already well-known and experienced generals, and everyone had no objection to handing over such an opportunity to Murong Fu.

He was the only one who got the chance to fight, so Murong Fu certainly saw the reluctance of others.

"Master, since Fujian and Guangdong are already in their pockets, why doesn't the high command allow the second-line troops to take over directly? And our [-]st Marine Division can be sent to more difficult places?"

Regarding this issue, Tang Wenhuan could only helplessly spread his hands.

"There are only a few coastal provinces. Except for Fujian and Guangdong, Zhejiang is within the scope of operations of the Songjiang Military Region. The other provinces are all inland, and the army is more suitable than our marines. It is already a privilege to be able to win Fujian and Guangdong. It’s the result we fought so hard for.”

He saw that Murong Fu was a little embarrassed, so he said in relief: "Your Highness once said that the navy is an offensive force. Our marines are actually a bit overqualified when used in China. In the future, there will be battles everywhere overseas, so I don't worry about it." Do you have to fight?"

These words caused everyone to nod their heads in approval.

Since its establishment, the Marine Corps has hardly been used in the country.

The first battle of the Cheng army was in North Korea, and it completed the landing in Incheon, which is enough to shine in the annals of history.Later, he successively participated in the Battle of Japan, the Battle of Ryukyu, the Battle of the East China Sea, the Battle of Taiwan, and now the Battle of Luzon.

Obviously, the Marine Corps, as an important strategic force, is not aimed at the country.The extraterritorial areas on the verge of the ocean are where they are useful.

Murong Fu relieved himself of the psychological burden and immediately started to set up a command center for the Hainan landing operations.

The officers who returned with him began to take over the troops one after another, and were transferred under this command center to enter a state of combat readiness.

"Although we are the Marine Corps, we don't have a lot of experience in landing operations. Although the Incheon landing was very beautiful, the importance of strategic deception is far greater than the importance of landing operations. And we can't do it every time. If you have deceived the enemy, you will definitely experience all kinds of difficulties in landing operations. This time the target is Hainan Island, and the defense force on it is not very strong, so it can be used for us to practice."

Murong Fu set the tone for the Hainan campaign.

That is to focus on honing the ability of the First Marine Division to land operations.

Although under the cover of the powerful firepower of the navy, the landing operation of the First Marine Division has become much easier.But everyone knows that the landing operation is extremely complicated, and the dangers and difficulties faced are endless.

It can be easily done without the powerful fire support of the navy behind it.

In particular, not every area can allow naval warships to provide fire support.

In case of a place with very complicated terrain, there is no naval fire support.In order to win the battle, shouldn't the First Marine Division not land?
So Murong Fu decided to abandon all opportunism and use Hainan Island, a land that is neither strong nor weak, to hone the ability of the [-]st Marine Division to land frontally and break through the enemy's defenses.

The following officers fully understood his spirit, and immediately began to hone the troops in depth around this purpose.

(End of this chapter)