Chapter 790 Army Mission
The military's military budget is undoubtedly the highlight of this year-end meeting, because Changshilu Heavy Industrial Zone, which accounted for the bulk of Haihan's fiscal expenditures in the past two years, has gradually been put into operation and has relatively stable output. This makes Haihan The financial budget has also been slightly relaxed. If this were not the case, even if the military could make extraordinary efforts, it would be difficult to seize the share of the fiscal budget that was destined to be allocated to the industrial sector.
As for newly opened overseas colonies like Kaohsiung Port, due to the large amount of external funds, materials and labor injected by investment attraction methods, Haihan's own burden is not particularly large, and there is no need to include it in the financial plan for the coming year. Scheduling too much budget spending.
Taking a closer look, there are currently no other projects that will take up a large amount of budget and must be implemented as soon as possible to compete with the military's proposal, which also greatly reduces the difficulty of the military's proposal being passed. However, this does not mean that the military will get the steam fleet they dream of in the coming year. Due to the large number of hull structural changes involved, the shipbuilding period will be longer than that of sail-powered ships of the same type, and will be largely affected by production. Effects of steam engine supply efficiency on industrial sectors. In addition, it also takes a long time to launch outfitting, train technicians to operate and maintain marine steam engines, and allow sailors to adapt to the tactical improvements of the new ship.
According to the military's estimates, it would be relatively smooth to launch all the ships in the new fleet within 1634, but the real combat effectiveness may not be achieved until all these warships are put into service for a period of time. If the military intends to expand its control area as quickly as possible to the north, then it probably cannot be expected that this fleet will be put to use in time. At that time, it will most likely still be necessary to mobilize ships from other fleets to the Fujian Strait, so that new ships entering service can replace them to garrison in relatively safe areas. Of course, the military will not take the initiative to announce the dirty tricks in this to everyone, so as not to give evidence to the opposition.
"A whole fleet, this is the best condition I can get for the navy. You shouldn't have anything to be picky about, right?" Returning to the Military Commission's office, Yan Chujie asked Wang Tom with high spirits. This is probably the largest military budget that the Military Commission has applied for for the Navy from the Executive Committee since the establishment of the Navy. The figures on the account are almost enough to build two sailing fleets of the same size. From a pessimistic perspective, the navy will not be able to apply for so much military expenditure at one time in the next one or two years or even longer.
Tom Wang shrugged and said: "Who could have expected that things would go so smoothly? I was already prepared to compromise with the executive committee and build half or a third of the fleet first, and then build the rest when we have the military funds. If I had known better In this way, we can definitely make the budget a little more relaxed.”
"The number is too large, and the executive committee will not approve it." Yan Chujie shook his head and rejected Wang Tom's idea. As a member of the executive committee, he has a relatively clear understanding of the value orientation of the executive committee: "Yes. As far as the Executive Committee is concerned, the recovery benefits of allocating funds to the military to build an army are not obvious, and the recovery period of the investment cost will be very long. If the number we apply for is too large, the Executive Committee will probably divide it into phases. Come to review the fees, it is unlikely to be approved in one go.”
Yan Chujie slowly leaned back on the chair, found a relatively comfortable position, and continued: "But after helping the Navy win so much military spending this year, the Army will definitely have to tighten its spending. Waiting for Gu Wei, Qian Tiandun and the others will inevitably blame me again when they know the news.”
Since the separation of arms, the military's land and sea battles have never stopped. Of course, this kind of competition for resources often only exists within the military system and is not publicized to the outside world. There is no tit-for-tat confrontation between the military and the opposition at the year-end conference. It's just that when the total military budget is limited, if one side gets too much, the other side will naturally be compressed. The Military Commission obviously attaches more importance to the development of the Navy in the coming year. This kind of "favoritism" may be regarded as an unfair performance by the Military Commission in the eyes of army generals.
Wang Tom responded: "There is nothing we can do about it. After all, there are no major land combat missions in the near future. The Army only needs to maintain its current establishment size."
In fact, after the Annan Civil War ended, apart from using a large number of army forces to attack the northern part of Hainan Island, the Haihan Militia basically never carried out large-scale combat missions on the mainland. Most of the combat locations are on various islands, and the troops invested are also very limited. Even when they attacked Penghu in May this year, the Army only took over the simple task of cleaning the battlefield and eliminating the remaining enemies in the final stage of the war. Before the end of the year, Qian Tiandun led his troops to land on Taiwan Island twice to perform reconnaissance missions, and basically encountered no major troubles that required the deployment of large army units.
When it is temporarily unable to put more resources to use, the Army will inevitably "give" more resources to the currently popular Navy. Even if the army generals are dissatisfied with this point, they really can't find any reason to refute it.
Among the army's relatively well-paid troops, in addition to the Guards stationed in Sanya, they are probably the island-defending troops of Ambuna Island in the South China Sea located on the edge of the Haihan territory and the mountain special operations troops currently stationed in Penghu. These two armies, one guarding Haihan's southern gate and the other guarding the important waterway in the north, are important bridgeheads for Haihan's future development strategy from south to north. Because they are too far away from the base camp, once a war breaks out in these two places, they will not be able to receive assistance from the base camp in a short period of time. Therefore, they have relatively high requirements on the independent combat capabilities of the troops stationed there. The Military Commission is almost always responsive to the needs of the troops in these two places. Regardless of the weapons and equipment or the commanders and fighters, the configuration is basically the best.
Of course, the most supportive policy is to give these two places the authority to recruit and train soldiers on their own. Subject to approval from the base camp, the garrison can recruit soldiers from immigrants who have moved into the local area. After completing training, they can directly join the local army to serve. In this way, there is no need to recruit soldiers from the base camp, and the new soldiers' ability to adapt to the local area will be much better than those transferred from other places. In addition, the garrison can also recruit military training students from outside. Of course, this kind of training is a paid service, and it is expensive. The garrison can use this to subsidize the expenses required for daily operations.
Since the training period for army recruits is much shorter than that of the navy, and they are not as dependent on transportation as the navy to function, if necessary, the army's detonation speed will be several times that of the navy, so whether it is Neither the Executive Committee nor the Military Commission is willing to maintain a large number of useless troops in peacetime. Although the establishment of the Army has been continuously expanding in the past few years, the size of the Army is basically maintained at a relatively low level as measured by the population of the areas under Haihan's rule. Unless Haihan is determined to start conquering the mainland, or if he wants to establish a new large-scale colony in an area further away from the base camp, and there is an actual demand for the size of the army, then it is possible to accelerate the expansion of troops.
At Magong Port in Penghu, 1,200 kilometers away from Sanya, the militia troops stationed here have not received the content of this year’s year-end conference resolution on military affairs. The soldiers' focus is on another thing, that is, the first batch of locally trained recruits have completed their initial training, and the qualified recruits will now officially enter the establishment and serve.
Sun Zhen waved his left hand lightly and held the gun belt tightly with his right hand, keeping the rifle close to his back and shoulder blades. He raised his head and looked straight ahead. Following the drumbeats in his ears, he and his companions walked through the chairman's office in neat steps. in front of the stage. He has completed similar queue marches countless times in the past three months. The distance traveled is at least two to three hundred miles, and every movement has formed a conditioned reflex in his body. As long as he heard the familiar drumbeat, he didn't even have to turn his head to glance at his companions, and he could maintain the same speed as the entire queue. Compared with when he was just training, where he would occasionally have the same hands and feet, he was now at least at a qualified level in the subjects of walking in unison.
Sun Zhen arrived at Magong Port on September 11th. After listening to the policy propaganda of the Haihan Militia that day, he decided to join the army. Over the next three months, he was exposed to a whole new world, and the training he received here allowed him to redefine the military he knew. Before coming to Penghu, Sun Zhen thought that all armies in the world were probably like the Ming army. They were in a mess and had low combat effectiveness. They could only bully the common people who were unable to resist. However, the Haihan militia was obviously different.
This army, which is loyal to the Haihan Executive Committee rather than a certain big shot, has strict and perfect military discipline. Although the daily training is very difficult, the treatment in the army is like paradise compared to the days when he was a refugee and displaced. This kind of collective life is also an atmosphere that Sun Zhen likes very much. Although he is often "bullied" by veteran instructors under various excuses, whenever the training is over and he sits around listening to the instructors talk about their previous combat experiences in various places, Sun Zhen will feel excited and can't wait to participate with the veterans. Those wars.
Sun Zhen didn't know that the veterans' stories were not told casually. Although these stories were true, this practice was one of the targeted propaganda methods of the military's political department. Just like the internal affairs meeting every night to learn military discipline and receive literacy education, this is a subtle transformation of the recruits' outlook on life. Through these means, the recruits will gradually develop a unified understanding of their identity and mission in their minds, develop a sense of identification and belonging to the Haihan group, and then slowly develop a loyal mentality.
The collective life in the military will effectively strengthen and amplify these effects through the group effect. According to the operational experience of the past few years, three months of recruit training is enough for the vast majority of people to integrate into the collective of the Haihan Militia, and Be proud of this invincible force. Perhaps this period of time is not enough for them to purely master personal combat skills, but their sense of identity will enable them to have a more active participation attitude in future training and mission execution. The most important thing is that when they embark on the journey On the battlefield, under the combined effects of conditioned reflexes, sense of honor, obedience and blood, you will better execute the combat instructions issued by the commander.
This comprehensive effect achieved by multiple means is difficult for the traditional feudal army to completely imitate. Although Haihan would assist Ming militaries or some private armed forces in training soldiers, due to institutional differences, even these imitators could adopt the establishment of Haihan militia, equip Haihan weapons, and implement Haihan's training methods and even some combat tactics. , the gap in actual combat effectiveness between the two sides is still insurmountable.
Sun Zhen witnessed this process personally. His group of recruits began training almost at the same time as the commissioned trainees sent to Penghu from the outside world. The recruits were almost all civilians with no military experience, but many of the commissioned trainees were He has a background in martial arts and is even an active soldier in the Ming Dynasty. His personal combat effectiveness far exceeds that of a rookie like Sun Zhen, and his acceptance of various military training subjects is much faster.
But after several months of training, Sun Zhen found that the gap between the two sides was closing at a rapid speed, especially in terms of collective combat capabilities. The Haihan Militia and its opponents were not at the same level at all. In the combat exercise for the graduation assessment, Sun Zhen's recruit company defeated the coalition composed of commissioned trainees with a 2-0 advantage. Whether playing the offensive or defensive side, the recruit company's performance was even better, even on the scene. Qian Tiandun, who was watching the battle, also praised the recruit company.
However, the veteran instructors were very indifferent to this. In their words, if they can't defeat a group of stragglers, then none of these recruits are qualified to join the special operations battalion. At most, they can serve as ordinary soldiers in other units of the militia. Just one soldier.
Although they are not very clear about the situation of other militia units, Sun Zhen and others are very much looking forward to serving in this legendary unit. Of course, this is not only a sense of collective honor that is invincible, but also because recruits have heard that this unit has the most opportunities for meritorious service and the fastest promotion. If you are lucky, you can be promoted to company commander in two or three years. If you perform well enough, you might be able to be promoted to the position of battalion commander in less than five years like senior Minami Takahashi. Although that position is still out of reach for the new recruits, everyone remembers the lesson they received on the day they entered camp - soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. Reasonable ambitions are allowed here, and as long as they are willing to fight for it, everyone will get the opportunity to become a high-ranking commander.
(End of chapter)