Chapter 1231 The possibility of war
Tan Juren had not seriously considered the issue of military defense before, but after Roger said this, he realized that the strength of the local garrison was still a bit weak, and it was unrealistic to protect the entire Star Island. Moreover, most of the defenses built on the island are concentrated near the ports in the south of the island, and defense measures in the north of the island basically rely on infrequent patrols. If someone really plans to take action against Star Island, then the uninhabited land in the north of the island is indeed an excellent target.
"If...I mean if," Tan Juren emphasized his starting point: "There are foreign militants infiltrating from the Johor Strait in the north of the island, can we come up with any effective defense methods? If these people want to mix up Can we detect them in time if we get close enough?”
Roger smiled bitterly and said: "You may not believe it, but at this time, the advantage of having few local people has become apparent. As long as there are new faces nearby, they can basically be discovered at the first time. As for the arrest operation, that's fine. Depending on the number of opponents found, we have corresponding action plans.”
Not everyone can get into the immigrant villages built by Haihan in the colony. First of all, most of these immigrants have obtained Haihan nationality and have a certain understanding of Haihan's various systems. Even if they are not familiar with each other, They are familiar with each other, but outsiders who want to blend into this group will be quickly exposed because of their unfamiliarity with the Haihan social system. The sparse local population naturally makes it easier for strangers to be noticed. If you want to sneak into the village to inquire about information, you will only fall into a trap.
Tan Juren was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then understood what Roger meant. If this place was a busy port like Sanya, it would be much easier to arrange for a few spies to sneak in. Although Sanya's various anti-espionage measures are considered very effective, there will still be spies from various countries in various capacities. Sneaking in as a cover. There are very few foreign merchant ships and civilian ships that usually dock at Star Island, and sailors and crews are also restricted in their activities, with no chance to sneak in. People who want to do this kind of thing can only choose the northern part of Star Island where Haihan cannot guard against, but the risk of exposure from there is not much lower than infiltrating head-on.
Tan Juren continued to ask: "Then if... the situation is more serious, for example, a large group of armed personnel land from the north and launch a direct attack, can we prevent it?"
After hearing this question, Roger had a subtle expression on his face: "Are you... afraid?"
"I'm afraid I won't come here!" Tan Juren's tone was very firm. He naturally considered the risks of coming here before going south. After all, the geographical location of this place is very important. It is one of the necessary waterways connecting the two oceans. For this place Haihan's family is definitely not the only one who is interested. The possibility of war breaking out is an objective reality. However, he believes that this risk is worth taking. After all, those who have been promoted quickly in the past few years have basically been promoted quickly through external employment and accumulated military exploits, and this is the purpose of his coming to Nanhai.
Roger was noncommittal about his statement and nodded: "That's the best. But you can rest assured that with the strength of Johor, even the whole country cannot arm ten thousand people. There are some who can send ships to Star Island in batches." Two or three thousand people are enough to break through the island's defenses."
Tan Juren said: "Be lenient if you anticipate the enemy. Didn't you say before that the British may be secretly selling weapons to Johor to help them arm their army. Will this bring greater military pressure to us?"
Roger shook his head and said: "The amount of arms that the British can sell to Johor will not be too large, because Europe is still in a mess, and these European countries do not have excess arms to transport to the Far East on the other side of the world for sale. In this Under the premise, the weapons and ammunition they can provide to Johor will not be very abundant. The musketeers trained in Johor will not have many opportunities for live ammunition training. You have also practiced rifles, so you should understand the importance of live ammunition training. "
Live-fire training is of course very important. Not to mention novices who have just started to touch guns, even veterans of the Haihan Army must use regular live-fire training to maintain their proficiency in combat skills. Live-fire training during preparations for war is even more essential. link. As for elites in the military, such as snipers, their shooting skills are built using a large amount of ammunition. Although Tan Juren is not a soldier, he still has this basic common sense.
With Johor's current conditions, high-end weapons can only rely on foreign supplies, which will inevitably make it difficult for the number of advanced arms and combat skill proficiency to reach a qualified level - at least in Haihan's eyes, it is definitely unqualified. Without a large advantage in terms of military strength, Roger believed that even if Johor had some troops equipped with muskets and artillery, it would be difficult to cause real trouble to the Haihan Army on the frontal battlefield.
"It's a pity that no one was arrested. Otherwise, after a trial, we might know when they planned to launch the attack!" When Tan Juren said this, he also punched his fist angrily. Although this kind of reconnaissance and infiltration will not cause much actual trouble for Haihan, having flies flying around is not a pleasant thing after all. Especially at this time, the emergency military situation will obviously affect Tan Juren's work arrangements at hand.
"Although this test was broken by us, no one can guarantee that they will stop here, so I plan to set up four to five outposts near the Strait of Johor to monitor the local area. In case anything happens, We can also get early warning information as early as possible," Roger said of his response strategy.
Before Tan Juren had time to express his position, Luo Jie changed the subject and said, "We also need some cooperation from you in preparing for war."
Tan Juren sighed and said, "Then what can I do to help?"
"Manpower!" Roger made this request without any surprise: "I need some manpower to coordinate with the setting up of the outpost."
"Send people over to set up outposts?" Tan Juren asked subconsciously.
"That's not necessary. Building semi-permanent buildings is too easy to attract attention. If the other party notices, they will deliberately avoid the place where we set up the outpost, so I plan to let the soldiers set up tents for the time being." Roger explained: "I need some The manpower is intended to be used to transport supplies to the outpost. If the supplies are sent by boat, I am worried that if the other side arranges secret surveillance, our outpost will be discovered. "Haihan's base on the island is still far away from the Johor Strait to the north. It's quite far away, more than thirty miles in the nearest place, and about fifty miles in the far place. Setting up an outpost at such a distance naturally depends on the logistics support of the base. Since the troops stationed on the island are limited, leaving the task of transporting supplies to the military would be a waste of resources. The correct answer is to dispatch the people to complete the task.
This request was reasonable and Tan Juren could not find a reason to refute it. Moreover, what Roger meant was that these manpower could not be drawn from the migrant workers who were currently building port fortifications under the command of the military, but should continue to be drawn from Tan Juren's side. There is a large area of virgin forest between the base and the Strait of Johor, and wild animals will inevitably appear in the area. This job cannot be left to the old, weak, women and children.
"Then do as you wish!" Tan Juren responded feebly. In the face of foreign enemies, of course we should no longer argue with Roger about personnel allocation at this time, but should take countermeasures as soon as possible to eliminate hidden dangers. Although Tan Juren is not afraid of the outbreak of war locally, if these measures can effectively reduce his own risks, then he has no reason to oppose Roger's arrangements.
After the two people roughly agreed on the response strategy, they immediately put it into practice. Roger transferred five squads from the army, formed five squads into squad units, and deployed them to the north near the coastline of the Strait of Johor. These deployment points have been studied by Roger in advance and are considered ideal landing points. Although it is impossible to monitor the entire Strait of Johor, blocking a few key areas to monitor the opponent's movements should be considered the most effective response strategy at present. .
Dozens of Tan Juren's migrant workers were removed at a one-to-one ratio to assist the soldiers in transporting heavy supplies to deployment points. After that, they have to deliver supplies to various outposts every three to five days. In this way, there is still a lot of time to stay and continue working on the expansion site of the immigration village, and Tan Juren's resentment has been reduced a lot.
Although the clouds of war seem to be hanging over Xingdao, Tan Juren does not want it to affect local infrastructure work. Even if war does break out at some point in the future, it is impossible for foreign enemies to take away control of Star Island. At least in his opinion, the trouble Johor can cause to Star Island will be very limited. Of course, this kind of confidence also comes from Roger's calmness, and he can see that Roger seems to have been waiting for such an opportunity to use force. Now that someone wants to come to his door, Roger will naturally not miss the performance easily. opportunity.
Tan Juren was committed to abiding by his duties and not dictating areas that he did not understand. Therefore, he did not express too many opinions on the military's arrangements after learning about the situation, because he knew very well that talking nonsense would easily expose his own shortcomings. , the best solution is to leave professional matters to professional people. Of course, if you look at it the other way around, if something goes wrong, you can avoid taking a lot of responsibility if you don't get involved.
In this unhurried pace, Han Zhengshan finally concluded his induction training. Although he himself felt that the process was not too smooth and he was not proficient enough in the various militia-related training skills that were taught intensively in such a short period of time, Marcus finally allowed him to pass the assessment.
However, all the young people on the island have been assigned other tasks, and it is temporarily impossible to select suitable personnel to organize militia training, so Han Zhengshan currently does not have any pressure in this regard. He really wanted to find an opportunity to treat Marcus to a meal and thank him for taking care of him during the training, but there were no hotels and restaurants for business on the island. Even he had to go to the collective cafeteria to eat, and he could only Give up this idea for now and talk about it later when you have the opportunity.
Putting on a brand new black uniform, fastening his armed belt, and patting the holster on his waist, Han Zhengshan let out a sigh of relief. His wandering journey since leaving Hangzhou finally came to an end here. From this moment on, Han Zhengshan completely bid farewell to his past identity. Whether he was a former headhunter in Hangzhou or a prisoner in a hard labor camp, nothing will affect his future future. Haihan Guoxingdao Colonial Sheriff Han Zhengshan will be his identity in the future.
The office space assigned to Han Zhengshan was naturally far inferior to the Shengligang Police Station where he once worked as an intern. The Xingdao Police Station was just a small courtyard. To the north was the main building where Han Zhengshan tried cases and processed documents, and to the east was the main building where Han Zhengshan tried cases and processed documents. The wing room is a room for storing documents and police equipment, while the west wing is divided into several cells for temporary detention of prisoners. Half of the reverse-seating rooms on both sides of the south entrance are windows for receiving people and handling general affairs, while the other half is the police dormitory.
Han Zhengshan currently has only seven people under his command, all of whom were transferred from Sanya. However, two of them had been working for more than half a year before coming here, so it is not as if all eight of them were novices. Of course, with Han Zhengshan’s experience as a head catcher, no one within the Police Department would regard him as a novice. Otherwise, it would not be his turn as a rookie to be the Sheriff of the Star Island Colony. .
Since Xingdao has always implemented a strict military management system before this, and the population is small and composed of only soldiers and immigrants, the public security situation here can be said to be quite good. It was so good that after Han Zhengshan took office, he and the military When the party handed over the affairs, there were no unfinished cases. Even though he had been in the government office for so many years before coming to Haihan, he had never seen or even heard of any county government office that could handle the mess so cleanly.
For Han Zhengshan personally, this is naturally a good thing and saves countless troubles. However, in this way, it would be more troublesome for him to handle some cases to establish his prestige in the early days of taking office, and to do things such as the three hot spots for new officials. Moreover, he had only been with his boss Tan Juren for a short period of time, and he was still not sure about his boss's temperament. If people didn't want to read such high-sounding superficial articles, it would be self-defeating.
Han Zhengshan thought over and over again and decided to take the initiative to visit Tan Juren and ask him for instructions on the next work arrangements. If Tan Juren hopes that he can perform well after taking office, then he can arrange methods next to see if he can catch a few examples among the immigrants to establish their authority.
Han Zhengshan did not find Tan Juren at his official residence. After asking, he found out that his boss had personally gone to the resettlement village construction site to supervise the work. Han Zhengshan was ready to go there immediately, but after thinking a little more carefully, he went back to the police station and asked a few of his subordinates to accompany them, and went to the immigration village in the name of patrol.
(End of chapter)