Chapter 400 Dissatisfaction
In this scene, the South Vietnamese river boats could not even hide, let alone cause trouble for the Haihan Army positions on the shore. The onlookers were stunned to witness the process of the South Vietnamese "Navy" being sunk. . People like Luo Shengdong, who are relatively expert in water warfare, have already been soaked with cold sweat on their backs - if this tactic is used to deal with the warships of Yazhou Water Village near the coast, the result will be generally useless. two.
Based on Luo Shengdong's understanding of the Haihan militia, he could tell from the pictures that the artillery installed on the shore was not the large-caliber coastal defense artillery installed by the Haihan people on the port fort, but just ordinary army artillery. However, even this kind of small-caliber artillery, as long as a few more are deployed, are enough to block the river with a width of about 50 to 60 feet. This is undoubtedly much easier than sending ships to block the river.
The next scene has arrived outside the city of Hue, and this section was shot by a drone from a high altitude. The people on the scene are only the size of ants. The densely packed South Vietnamese army positions outside the city made the spectators feel dizzy. They all began to secretly guess how this Haihan man's magic was cultivated, and he was able to fly into the sky to observe the enemy's position and deployment. Anyone with a little knowledge of military affairs can already make a judgment at this time. Even the South Vietnamese army's family assets have been completely wiped out by the Haihan militia. How can they win this battle?
Everyone secretly expected to see a large-scale field battle next, but the next shot was accompanied by a loud noise. A corner of the wall of Hue City collapsed like a landslide, and then engineers and civilians carried wooden rafts. The pontoon bridge was quickly set up, and the militiamen followed closely and lined up through the gap and rushed into the city. But as for how the city wall collapsed, the picture did not explain this detail.
Of course, this is content that has been deliberately cut out. This video display is mainly to promote force and show how the Haihan militia relies on its strong strength to crush its opponents. However, some specific combat links, such as blasting city walls, have certain Content with a certain technical content needs to remain confidential at this stage.
The next scene was even more shocking. Everyone witnessed with their own eyes how the tower of Hue Imperial City was turned into rubble after a burst of dust and smoke rose. When the dust cleared, the South Vietnamese royal palace and the panicked defenders in the city could be seen on the opposite side of Haihan's position.
"It only took less than an hour for our army to capture the Imperial City of Hue that day. More than 300 officials from the South Vietnamese puppet court, starting from the culprit Nguyen Phuc Yuen, were captured. During the entire battle of Hue, our army killed more than 3,000 enemies. Nearly four thousand people were captured, and countless weapons and armors were seized." Yan Chujie solemnly promoted the glorious achievements of the Haihan Militia in this battle to the spectators. Of course, Yan Chujie would definitely not say it on such an occasion as to how the Hai Han militia took the time to evacuate the property in Hue after the war.
"Finally, I want to explain to you that this war was not started by us. The reason why we participated in the war was only to join the war as an ally at the invitation of the Le Dynasty of Annan. The purpose was to wipe out the South Vietnamese rebels and restore stability and unity to Annan. Of course, The most important purpose is to protect Haihan's interests in Annan from the southern rebels. You can remember my words, wherever there are Haihan interests in the world, it is the activities of our Haihan militia. Scope! This applies not only to us at Haihan, but also to friends who sincerely cooperate with us at Haihan! ”
As Yan Chujie finished speaking, the picture on the wall stopped and the lights in the room turned on again. Although the edited documentary was only a few minutes long, the viewers present felt as if they were having a dream. The Haihan Militia sent out the navy in January, the army went out in February, and returned in triumph in April. , most of the battle process during this period is reflected in the short film just now. The spectators were as if they were on a military expedition, witnessing with their own eyes almost all the key points in the battle that lasted for several months.
How the Haihan people record the scenes on the battlefield and then project 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 additional one. The issues that everyone is concerned about are basically focused on the amazing combat effectiveness of the Haihan Militia.
According to Yan Chujie's previous introduction, the size of the Haihan Militia's expedition was less than 3,000. However, with such a small force, it was possible to cross the sea and attack the capital of a political power. This was quite terrifying. Of course, Yan Chujie also deliberately failed to mention that the troops of the Haihan Militia stationed in the Annan area also participated in this battle, and that the North Vietnamese Army also participated and cooperated to some extent in the later period. In the perception of the onlookers, the Haihan militia single-handedly destroyed the South Vietnamese regime that governed thousands of miles of country in less than three months. This kind of fighting power, let alone the militia, could defeat ten times the Ming Dynasty officials. It was impossible to pull out the army - think about the Ming Dynasty's crusade against Annan, and there were tens of thousands of Ming officers and soldiers on that side. In the end, they could not get a good deal from the battlefield, so they had to pinch their noses and admit Annan's independence. .
What the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers could not do, the Haihan militia group located in a corner of Sanya did it in just a few months. This seems to give a glimpse of the actual combat effectiveness of both sides. Some people who were originally slightly suspicious of Haihan's strength have basically turned into fans after watching this documentary, and have become supporters of the theory that Haihan's militia is invincible. For businessmen who have in-depth cooperation with Haihan, the stronger the Haihan militia is, the more solid and secure they will feel. As for who the Haihan Militia will target next time, that doesn't matter. They just need to know that their interests can be protected by the Haihan Militia.
Some people feel happy after watching it, while others feel heartbroken after watching it. For example, Portugal's special envoy to Sanya, Enrique, was obviously not happy after watching this documentary. Although Portugal and Haihan have now reached a trade partnership and have even begun substantial cooperation on the very sensitive project of arms trade, from Enrique's perspective, he does not want to see this group be like this Rapidly rising in the South China Sea.
As an old maritime power, Portugal was the first major colonial power to enter the Far East. However, it has been on a decline in recent years. Its territory has been encroached bit by bit by the Dutch who came up from behind. They have worked hard to establish trade relations with the Ming Dynasty. Now they are also A large part of it was to be taken away by the Spaniards and the Dutch. It's okay to lose to these two competitors. After all, their size is there. If you can't beat them, you can't beat them, and losing is not unfair. However, it has only been two years since Haihan, a rising star, appeared on Qiongzhou Island, and he has already firmly possessed 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 superior to Portugal.
When the Macau Council agreed to terminate cooperation with the South Vietnamese court and completely withdraw from South Vietnam, in addition to considering Hai Han's threat of force, it actually also had some small thoughts in waiting to see Hai Han's misfortune. The Council believes that with the size of the Haihan militia, even if the weapons and equipment are absolutely superior, it will be difficult to defeat the South Vietnamese regime with thousands of miles of territory and hundreds of thousands of subjects in a short period of time. If these two families are caught in a long tug-of-war, It is undoubtedly beneficial to Portugal who is watching.
However, it turned out that the council's original judgment 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 Indochina, which was praised by the Portuguese, fell into the sea. Under the guns of the Han militia. Enrique was very disappointed with the result. He originally thought that the war would last at least until the second half of the year. In early 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 the Haihan people showed signs of withdrawing from the local garrison. With the size of the Haihan militia, Once the war in South Vietnam goes wrong, troops will probably be transferred from the vicinity of Guangzhou to supplement them.
After seeing the battle process of the Haihan Militia in the documentary, Enrique naturally regarded it as the imaginary enemy of his own army and conducted a simple tactical deduction in his mind. Then he was frustrated to find that if he wanted to fight the Haihan Militia, his own army would probably have to reach four or five times the strength, and all Portugal's current personnel in the Far East combined might not be able to assemble such a large force. number.
What makes Enrique even more desperate is that the gap between the two sides is not only reflected in the strength and weapon performance, but also in the preparations before the war, the logistics support during the war, the various material and spiritual rewards after the war, the Haihan people's His methods seemed to be comprehensively superior to those of his Western counterparts. These matters that troubled every senior commander during the war were handled in an orderly manner by the Haihan people, and they have been operating with extremely high efficiency. Portugal's military response in the Far East has always been frighteningly slow. Last year, the Council passed a resolution to withdraw from South Vietnam and sent a ship to Goa to inform the local governor. However, half a year has passed and Goa has not responded. 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.
What puzzles Enrique the most is that the Haihan people can actually overlook the enemy's military deployment from the air. The role of this terrible magic in war can simply be described as invincible. When every move of his troops on the battlefield can be seen by the enemy, Enrique really can't imagine any way to defeat an opponent who is not weaker than himself. In Enrique's opinion, the magic mastered by the Haihan people is the main reason why they dare to cross the sea to fight in unfamiliar environments. After all, with this reliance, the Haihan militia is basically in an invincible position.
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 the right to purchase matchlock guns and small-caliber artillery to the Portuguese, 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 and short-circuit rifles currently equipped by the Haihan militia. Barrel shotguns, high-powered telescopes, etc., Enrique has been coveting them for a long time. And now a new item is obviously going to be added to the banned list. The thought of this makes Enrique feel resentful and hard to calm down - why do these Haihan people get all the good things? Why are these atheists so favored by God? It is absolutely ridiculous that the Portuguese, who are true believers in God, should now serve a bunch of atheists. "Mr. Enrique, do you have anything to say?" Yan Chujie, who returned to the wine table, quickly noticed Enrique's ugly expression, but he just refused to open which pot and pretended not to know. Go ask Enrique how he feels.
"The combat effectiveness of your army is really amazing!" Enrique commented with a bitter tone: "I have to admit that in the current South China Sea, it is difficult to find an army that can compete with your army on the frontal battlefield. A well-matched army.”
Luo Shengdong, who was sitting next to him, was drinking from a glass. Hearing these words, he paused for a moment before drinking the wine as if nothing had happened. Regarding the comments on combat effectiveness, Luo Shengdong didn't want to say anything more. After all, the facts were right in front of him, and he had to rely on the Haihan people for food now. It was better to pretend to be deaf on such a sensitive issue.
But he didn't want to take the initiative to say it, which didn't mean Enrique would let him go. After making his comments, Enrique dragged Luo Shengdong into the water: "General Luo, what do you think of this?"
Luo Shengdong was promoted to general just over a month ago. His new boss had only been in office for half a year when he unfortunately "died" in battle due to the "South Sea pirates' attack on Yazhou". Of course, this excuse was just to write an official document to deal with Qiongzhou Prefecture. Of course, the general who was unwilling to cooperate with Haihan after taking office did not die in the battle with the pirates, but was secretly captured and sent to a separate place. He mined coal in Black Earth Harbor across the sea and would spend the rest of his life there.
This is also the first Ming official to be "dealt with" in the true sense since Haihan took over Yazhou. The Executive Committee did not deliberately hide it when doing this. The current magistrates, Tongzhi, judges, Qianhu of the city defense army and even the Jinyiwei all knew about this, but no one raised any objections to it - keep it. Silent people can get a large sum of "office funds" donated by the Executive Committee every year, but those who want to jump out and express themselves to increase their sense of presence will only end up like that unruly General. , was sent to dig coal in overseas mines until he died.
Luo Shengdong knew what happened best, because the arrest of his immediate boss was carried out by him and several of his own soldiers. Tao Donglai made it very clear to him at the time that if this nail is pulled out, the next general will be you - even if it is not you, we will find a way to change the candidate to you. As for how to achieve such an effect, Luo Shengdong didn't need to ask anymore. It was just another "pirate siege" trick.
Luo Shengdong paid 4,000 taels himself, the executive committee sponsored 4,000 taels, and his father-in-law Zhang Qing sponsored 2,000 taels. A total of 10,000 taels of silver was collected to open up the joints. In addition, Luo Shengdong was "heroic in battle." "Kill the bandit leader and avenge the death of the former general in one fell swoop." Military merit and abundant money finally earned him the coveted position of general. Not only that, even a small number of naval forces stationed in Lingshui County, north of Tielugang, were assigned to his command as a supplement to battle losses.
When Luo Shengdong was still a chief executive, he longed to be a general one day, but when he actually sat in this position, he felt a little boring. Nowadays, from Tielugang in the east to Yinggehai in the west, the entire coastal patrol mission in the south of Qiongzhou Island is basically controlled by the warships of the Haihan Militia. There were originally only a few large ships in Yazhou Water Village, but now they are all used to transport the "Haihan Salt Company", traveling to and from various ports on Qiongzhou Island day and night. Nowadays, the navy has become a part-time job, and the salt dealer has become a full-time job. Almost all those who are interested in continuing to join the army have joined the navy of the Haihan Militia, while the remaining people have chosen to follow Luo Shengdong to become professional salt dealers. After all, The income in this line of work is still quite generous, far better than the days when I had to eat military rations.
Nowadays, Luo Shengdong only carries the title of "Admiral of the Ming Dynasty Navy". He rarely appears in Yazhou Water Village once a month. He lives in Shengli Port most of the time and is at the port dock every day. He was drinking tea with his legs crossed and supervising the migrant workers loading and shipping goods. As for the status of military attache, Luo Shengdong would only pick it up again when he was required to wear official uniforms.
Luo Shengdong was not stupid. From the tone of Enrique's question, he knew that he wanted to deliberately create embarrassment between himself and Yan Chujie. If it were last year, Luo Shengdong might have felt that he couldn't let go, but now he has looked away from many things. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I have the same view as Mr. En. The Haihan Militia is well-trained." , advanced equipment and strict military discipline are really a blessing to the people of Yazhou! ”
Luo Shengdong was flattering, but Enrique still refused to go around him and continued to ask: "General Luo, what the Haihan Militia is doing now seems to be related to the functions of the Ming Dynasty Navy led by you. Is there any overlap? As a court official, have you ever worried about this? ”
Luo Shengdong cursed in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged: "Mr. En's words are biased. The Haihan Militia is a civilian armed force approved by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. It has the responsibility to protect the environment and the people. , the more they do, the better, what’s there to worry about?”
Yan Chujie smiled as he watched the two men's quarrel and did not interrupt to stop them.
Seeing that Enrique would continue to be stubborn, Luo Shengdong spoke first: "The Haihan Militia has become so powerful. It seems that Mr. En is very worried? Mr. Yan just said that as long as we are partners, You can also get the protection of Haihan Militia. It seems that you don’t really regard Haihan as a partner?”
Enrique's words were immediately suppressed when they came to his mouth. He quickly waved his hands and denied: "No, no, no, I have no such idea at all. God can testify that Haihan is our best partner..."
(End of chapter)