Chapter 507 The preparation status of the special operations battalion
"Find another one?" Everyone looked at each other, and most of them didn't understand what Yuan Ruoxiu meant at the first time.
However, Tao Donglai who asked the question seemed to have some clues: "You mean to find an opponent for Ming Dynasty and let him attack Ming Dynasty's territory, and then we will be the good guys?"
Yuan Ruoxiu nodded and said: "The militia can, under the guise of helping the Ming Dynasty regain lost territory, stage a show and take over control of the towns in the north."
"But this kind of trick probably won't deceive the government officials. Ming Dynasty's official corruption is corruption, but they are not stupid." Ning Qi interjected: "If there are no certain casualties by then, smart people will be able to see through it at a glance. ”
"There is no need to lie to these officials, it is enough to coax ordinary people!" Yan Chujie took over and said: "These officials of the Ming Dynasty on Qiongzhou Island have only two options in the end. Either cooperate with us, or Just disappear completely. They can’t bring the truth of what happened on the island back to the mainland.”
Yan Chujie grasped the key points from Yuan Ruoxiu's words very keenly. The militia can occupy the northern part of Hainan Island in the name of fighting against foreign enemies, and those who are unwilling to cooperate with Haihan can be eliminated in the name of foreign enemies. As long as ordinary people believe in the justice of the Haihan Militia, when they taste the sweetness of the Haihan system, they will naturally slowly forget the importance of Ming nationality. As for those officials, they can only play a role in helping Haihan maintain local order. If they are unwilling to do such small things, they will be of no use to Haihan.
"Even if they cooperate with us, write the memorial in a colorful way according to our wishes, and even suggest that the Ming Dynasty court hand over Hainan Island to us, but as time goes by, they will have official business that needs to be returned to the mainland to handle. Will this person be released at that time? Not letting go?" Ning Qi continued to retort.
"Don't worry, those who can go back alive will definitely not talk nonsense." He Xi also joined in at this time: "In the end, those who survive are those who are afraid of death. We have at least 800 different ways to deal with such people. Methods are available.”
Ning Qi shook his head and said: "I still don't agree with this plan. There are too many problems that may arise. For such a large-scale military operation, who should we find to cooperate with this drama? No matter how good the acting is, because There are at least thousands of people involved, and the truth cannot be hidden from the public for a long time. I think it is difficult to predict how the people will react.”
"The problems you mentioned can all be discussed and solved. What we need now is a reasonable excuse for war. Ming Dynasty cannot give us this thing, we can only create it ourselves!" Yan Chujie responded in a deep voice: "Discuss This is the third meeting. I think this method is the most feasible so far. If you think there is a better plan, you might as well propose it now.”
Of course, Ning Qi didn't have any better plan. If he had, he wouldn't wait until now to talk about it. It’s not that he really didn’t understand the feasibility of this plan, but he thought about some of the terrible consequences that might result from executing this plan—the military would definitely use this action to promote force and use it as a basis for the next step. The one-year military budget seeks a higher level, and the military's influence on the Executive Committee will also increase. In the future, it will be difficult to restrain the warlike desires of these rough guys.
However, it is impossible for the military to give up this life-saving straw that finally appeared. If it had not been for Yuan Ruoxiu's suggestion, the Executive Committee would probably have delayed the battle plan to start in the second half of the year because it could not find a reasonable reason to start the war. However, the military has long been preparing for the expansion of its troops for the Northern Expansion War. At least one battalion of troops has been prepared to be stationed in the northern city in the future. If these troops cannot be put into use as soon as possible, it will be a waste of military expenses to maintain them in vain. A disguised waste.
In the end, it was Tao Donglai who made the decision - the Military Commission would formulate a complete action plan within half a month, and if other departments needed to cooperate, they could put forward specific requirements. The next discussion meeting will be held at that time to discuss the details of this plan.
Tao Donglai's decision was basically to follow this path. This is not because he is dictatorial, but because there are currently no so-called alternatives to choose from. That's the way to go, either give it a try, or put your face in your trouser pocket and start fighting.
At the end of May, the Executive Committee held its first discussion on this plan and revised some of its action details. Although it is still not satisfactory, the basic outline of the entire action plan has gradually become clear.
On June 2, two "Dignity-class" hybrid warships completed several months of sea trial training and officially entered the combat fleet. Although the ship's steam engine did not suffer any major malfunctions during this period, minor problems were still unavoidable, and the trouble-free operation time was actually far from the military's expectations. But for the military, whether this new type of large warship can continue to be built is far more important than picking up minor performance problems - anyway, wind power is the main propulsion power on this kind of warship, and it is still in the trial and improvement stage. After all, marine steam engines are only auxiliary power and will not seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the ship itself.
The commissioning of the "Dignity" and the "Wei Signal" showed that the water power of the militia navy was sufficient to implement a relatively comprehensive blockade of the Qiongzhou Strait. This was also one of the prerequisites for Haihan to launch an offensive against the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence in the north.
In early June, several small teams dispatched by the Ministry of Security infiltrated into several northern cities under various identities. Their mission was to spread news in the early stages of the operation and create public opinion favorable to Haihan. If necessary, We still have to do some dirty work, such as cleaning up some voices from the public that are not friendly to Haihan.
June 7, 1630, April 27, the third year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Cat Ba Island west of Halong Bay in Annan.
There is a small port hidden in the bay at the southern end of the island. This place used to be the settlement of Annan fishermen three years ago, but now the fishermen have long been moved to other places, and this has become the location of the Annan Military Region's overseas training base. The training base of the Black Tu Port Special Operations Battalion, which is famous for its combat power within the Haihan Militia, is located here. Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Halong Bay. It is located about 20 nautical miles southwest of Black To Port and only more than 10 nautical miles from Do Son Base to the west. It is almost exactly in the middle of Black To Port and Do Son Base. This island with an area of 146 square kilometers is almost entirely covered with mountains and jungles. There is a large area of karst terrain on the island, and except for a small number of fishermen who settled here in the early days, there are no human traces at all.
After Qian Tiandun inspected the natural environment here, he used it as a field training base for the special operations battalion and carried out corresponding development and construction. The military camp on the island can station a battalion of troops and has all kinds of living facilities. With the help of the natural conditions here, soldiers can practice various tactics in the mountain jungle environment. Last year, Qian Tiandun even asked soldiers to build a 300-meter-long city wall on the island. It was also divided into several sections of different heights and thicknesses. The city gates, city towers, city defense trenches and other city defense facilities were also modeled. Sample sites were set up to practice siege operations in different environments.
Similar training facilities have actually been built at the Army Training Base in Luhuitou, Sanya, but it was a little later than the city wall on Cat Ba Island. In terms of training content, Qian Tiandun is often ahead of Gu Wei. In addition to the fact that due to limited conditions, the militia forces in Annan were unable to regularly practice infantry and artillery coordination tactics, Qian Tiandun used almost all the training knowledge he knew here to train special operations forces to the same standards. to build this army.
As for formation shooting, which the militia musketeers are best at, Qian Tiandun did not invest much energy in training this combat skill. Because in his view, as industrialization continues to move forward, the technological advancement of individual weapons is only a matter of time. As the loading process of ammunition becomes simpler and simpler, the firing frequency will be significantly increased, coupled with the accuracy of weapon shooting, With the improvement of weapons of mass destruction and the maturity of weapons of mass destruction, the "backward" tactic of lining up to shoot the party will be eliminated from the militia within a few years.
By then, infantry assault tactics similar to the "three-three system" will gradually become the mainstream of basic tactics. What Qian Tiandun did was to let his troops receive some training methods in skirmishing combat in advance and master some basic tactics. For this reason, the individual weapons issued to the soldiers of the Anant War Camp are short-barreled large-caliber flintlock rifles that are more conducive to skirmishing combat. Although this weapon has a slightly shorter range than the rifles equipped by other troops, it is shorter. The shorter gun body is more conducive to soldiers' activities in various complex environments, and the enlarged caliber ensures the rifle's ability to kill with one shot at close range.
In addition, almost all new military equipment manufactured by Sanya Military Products Research Institute are first put on actual trial here. For example, field backpacks imitating Maxgear, 511 and other classic styles, various self-heating field rations, new canvas military boots, etc. Soldiers in special operations battalions are almost the first users. In addition, new individual weapons manufactured by the Sanya Arsenal will also be sent here, and the soldiers of the special operations battalion will give their opinions after trying them out. Therefore, the individual equipment level of the special operations battalion is almost the highest level combat unit in the entire Haihan Militia.
Although Annan's militia army has not carried out any large-scale combat missions in the past year or so, Qian Tiandun has never relaxed its efforts to expand its establishment and train its troops. The personal abilities of the soldiers in the special operations battalion are very strong, because Qian Tiandun trained each of them as grassroots non-commissioned officers, not ordinary soldiers. Over time, when the Haihan Militia expands its army, these people can be immediately promoted to grassroots officers. As long as there are sufficient soldiers, the army's establishment can easily expand five to ten times in a short period of time.
Due to the intense training, the soldiers also needed a lot of food. A livestock farm was even built on the island for this purpose, and boats were arranged to go out to sea for fishing every day to satisfy the soldiers' appetite. Although most of these soldiers are from Annan and are not strictly of Han descent, in Qian Tiandun's view, this does not matter. Most of these young people are from the lower classes and have simple natures. As long as they are treated in a reasonable way, Consciousness instillation can easily make them feel loyal.
For this reason, at the beginning of the year, Qian Tiandun specially selected a group of grassroots officers to return to Sanya to participate in a training class for young cadres jointly organized by multiple departments, which was the class attended by Yu Xiaobao and Fu Li. Now these people have returned from their studies and established the core organization of the "Haihan Youth League" in the militia.
Qian Tiandun himself has been there, and of course he understands how much appeal an official organization of this political nature can have. The officers or cadres who will be promoted in the future will definitely come from the Youth League. Being able to join the Youth League, for these young people with simple consciousness, they don't have so many thoughts. It is simply a symbol of loyalty to the Executive Committee. Only those who have joined the Youth League can proudly declare themselves loyal warriors of the Executive Committee.
In addition to daily training, the most training these soldiers receive is political study. The recruitment stage may even exceed the time of literacy courses. After the establishment of the Youth League organization, the soldiers' thinking became more single-minded, and any idea that questioned the decisions of the Military Commission and the Executive Committee would be regarded as heresy. They will carry out the orders issued by the officers without hesitation and embark on the battlefield with the concept of fighting for the Executive Committee. Qian Tiandun believes that this is the war machine that the Executive Committee needs most in the future.
"Report! Urgent call from base camp!"
With a shout, Qian Tiandun came back from his thoughts and stretched out a hand. Adjutant Gao Qiaonan immediately handed the telegram respectfully to his hand. Qian Tiandun tore off the seal on the telegram and opened it. The content of the telegram was very long. It took Qian Tiandun almost ten minutes to read it. However, when he folded the telegram again, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. smile.
"It seems that we will have an opportunity to perform on the battlefield in the second half of the year!" Qian Tiandun said softly.
Takahashi Nan looked happy and said: "Has the Executive Committee already decided to take action against Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, and we will be the first main force to attack." Qian Tiandun nodded and responded: "It's just that the task will be a little difficult."
As early as more than two months ago, when Qian Tiandun returned to Sanya to report on his work, he already knew the decision of the executive committee. However, at that time, the Executive Committee had only made a decision, but had not come up with a clear action plan. Although Takahashi Nan is a naturalized citizen, Qian Tiandun also knows that this Japanese dwarf has long regarded him as his retainer, and his personal loyalty to him even exceeds the level of the executive committee, so he does not I didn't hide it from him and told him the relevant situation very early.
(End of chapter)