Chapter 1315 Emergency Military Information
Yu Xiaobao's approach is somewhat ambiguous. After all, Liu Shang was recruited from the private sector by the Propaganda Department. However, the Youth League has a special status in the Haihan officialdom. It is equivalent to a training system for young key officials. Therefore, the Executive Committee gives the Youth League more privileges, such as mobilizing suitable personnel from other departments to serve in the Youth League. One of them. For grassroots officials like Liu Shang who have not officially joined the job, since Xiaobao personally sent a letter to apply for transfer, generally speaking, the relevant units will not reject it, not to mention that his transfer application was sent directly to Ning Qi, as long as Ning Qi signed it , other officials of the Propaganda Department naturally had no words.
After completing these two things, Yu Xiaobao took out another letter of introduction and handed it to Liu Shangdao: "Your previous induction training has not been completed yet, so you have to go back and complete the required procedures first. You can take this later Send a letter of introduction to the previous training center, and they will arrange new courses for you. After you complete it, you can report to the Youth League with the completion certificate issued there. Do you understand?”
Liu Shang quickly took it with both hands and thanked him repeatedly. He knew the conversation had come to an end and quickly stood up to leave. Yu Xiaobao had a lot of things on his hands and didn't intend to keep him any longer, so he nodded and let him leave on his own.
After Liu Shang came out, he saw that the soldier who brought him in was still waiting outside. He knew that this was probably a requirement of the security system, so that "miscellaneous personnel" like himself would not stay around in the Victory Fort after finishing their work. , it only adds to the trouble.
Liu Shang immediately followed him back to the entrance and exit of the gate. After walking a few steps, he saw someone riding a two-wheeled vehicle in front of him. The bell on the front of the vehicle rang repeatedly to warn passers-by to get out of the way. The soldier leading the way quickly pulled Liu Shang to the side of the road. The man and the car sped past them without slowing down. Liu Shang had been in Sanya for a while and realized that this bicycle was called a "bicycle". The rider needed to step on the pedals to drive the body forward. However, it was said that its craftsmanship was complicated and the cost was high. Only a small number of people in the upper class of society can afford such high-end toys.
However, in addition to the upper echelons of society, there is another type of person who can obtain an officially issued bicycle, and that is the messenger. This kind of messenger is not an errand who walks around the streets to deliver letters to ordinary people, but is a communication staff who specializes in delivering urgent information between various yamen. Certain written messages could not be delivered quickly by telephone or telegraph, so a messenger on a bicycle was needed to complete the task.
The cyclist who just passed by Liu Shang wore a conspicuous red armband on his arm, which showed his identity as a messenger. Otherwise, if he was riding at such a fast speed in the Victory Fort, he would have been killed long ago. He was intercepted by guards who could be seen everywhere. Liu Shang secretly wondered if he was in such a hurry to deliver the letter. Could it be that something big was about to happen? However, he did not dare to inquire about this information at will, so he could only follow the leading soldiers and silently left the Victory Fort.
The bicycle rode until it reached the door of the Ministry of National Defense before it braked and stopped. The courier put a bicycle on its bicycle and said to the soldiers standing guard at the door: "The urgent military information from Victory Port must be reported to the staff immediately!"
The soldiers on guard did not dare to neglect and immediately took him in. After a while, the Ministry of National Defense became busy, and the staff began to notify senior military officers to gather in preparation for an emergency meeting. At this time, the Minister of Defense Yan Chujie was still handling arms sales in Danzhou. The person currently staying in Sanya to preside over military affairs was Tao Donglai, the head of the Executive Committee. Someone immediately notified Tao Donglai and asked him to come. The Ministry of National Defense attended the meeting.
Tao Donglai quickly rushed to the Ministry of National Defense. After listening to the report, he learned that the urgent military information he received had just arrived at Victory Port by a merchant ship. After knowing the content of the information, the officials in charge of docking intelligence at the port did not dare at all. If there is any delay, quickly send someone to ride to Fort Victory to deliver the message.
Among the intelligence agencies deployed overseas, very few of them have radio stations, so most of the intelligence can only be transmitted by sea shipping. Although the timeliness will be much worse, it is also a common practice in this era. However, in this way, if there is an emergency military situation, Haihan will have much less time to respond.
The various intelligences received by Haihan's military and security departments are divided into four levels: red, orange, yellow, and blue according to their severity. The urgent intelligence brought back by a merchant ship this time belongs to this category. A red level that requires immediate response. The last emergency that was classified as a red alert by the Ministry of Defense was the Battle of Star Island a few months ago. However, Xingdao directly sent a telegram back to warn the police. Although Sanya was far away, it could receive accurate information from the front line as soon as possible. The timeliness was much better than the intelligence sent back this time.
Tao Donglai looked carefully at the piece of paper in front of him, which was no larger than the size of his palm. It was filled with densely written small characters, and the content inside really shocked him.
The person who sent this secret report was a merchant ship returning to Sanya from Manila Port on Luzon Island. Although the ship was nominally the property of a certain Ming businessman, the crew were actually members of the Haihan Security Department and the military. The purpose of the previous trip to Manila was also to complete the handover of information with intelligence personnel lurking there. The intelligence they obtained from the local area this time shows that the Manila authorities are most likely preparing to launch a raid against the Sanya Port. A fleet of armed sailing ships has completed its assembly at the Manila Port, and the launch time may be in the near future.
After receiving the news, the ship canceled all local trade and itinerary arrangements and immediately returned to Sanya to report the news. Although Haihan launched many foreign wars, the capital Sanya never suffered large-scale armed attacks after it was built as a port city. Intelligence officers on the ship knew that the incident was serious and marked it as a red alert level.
There has been no fighting in the Sanya area for many years. The last time was probably when the traversers were attacked by a group of pirates shortly after they landed in Victory Port. However, they failed to succeed under the attack of the traversers. Some of the pirate prisoners captured by the time-travelers at that time later became generals in the Haihan Army. For example, Gao Qiaonan, the current commander of the Haihan Special War Battalion, was one of the pirate prisoners at that time. Since then, there has been no emergency military situation in the Sanya area. In the past two years, even the venue for annual military exercises has been moved to the Beibu Gulf area, so that the Sanya area can enjoy a calmer and more stable trade environment. . Of course, this does not mean that Haihan has relaxed its defense deployment in the Sanya area. Whether it is Victory Port or Sanya Port, the continuous coastal defense forts on the hillside at the entrance of the harbor are not just decorations. In the past year or two, the forts have The erected coastal defense artillery has also gradually completed iterative replacement. Even Haihan's own navy cannot guarantee that it can smoothly enter and leave the harbor under such coastal defense artillery fire. The Haihan Ministry of National Defense can safely deploy its powerful fleet thousands of miles away. The sea defense capabilities of the forts in Sanya are also one of the reasons why it has the confidence to do so.
If the enemy comes from the sea and wants to use the tactics of armed fleets to attack the harbor, then Haihan's coastal defense artillery will probably leave them with a very unforgettable lesson. Moreover, Sanya is not without a navy stationed. The naval port located on the east coast of Victory Port is stationed with a fully-equipped naval fleet all year round. Although only a few of its warships are equipped with steam equipment as auxiliary propulsion devices, the overall The combat effectiveness is still the first among naval establishments. The Ministry of National Defense believes that this fleet can handle at least twice its own armed sailing ships in a naval battle. If the battlefield is set at home and the fleet can more easily obtain supplies of combat materials and personnel, then this number can probably be at least doubled. One or two times.
If the war situation becomes tense, the naval fleets stationed in Haikou and Danzhou can rush back to Sanya within two days to join the war. Together, there are more than 20 naval combat ships in these two places, large and small, with the same combat effectiveness. Not to be underestimated. If all the naval forces deployed on Hainan Island are gathered together, it will not be a big problem to deal with the navy of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Spanish in Manila are also unique in naval warfare, they have to compete with the Haihan fleet at home. A naval battle would probably be an extremely difficult task.
Therefore, although the secret report claimed that it had obtained relatively certain evidence and could basically determine that the target of this fleet was Hainan Island under Haihan's rule, Tao Donglai did not feel particularly nervous about this. He was convinced that Sanya's defense capabilities , coupled with knowing the news in advance, this is enough to withstand the Spanish offensive.
However, this does not mean that Haihan can sit back and relax. If the opponent's attack target is not Sanya, or if Sanya finds it difficult to attack and then turns to other ports on Hainan Island to launch an offensive, then it must be guarded against. Although major ports such as Danzhou and Haikou also have shore defenses, they are certainly not as strong as the defenses in Sanya. If the enemy takes advantage of the chaos and makes a sneak attack, something might really happen.
When Tao Dong came to the venue, the staff of the Ministry of National Defense and some senior officers of the Navy were already waiting there. However, there were still some senior officers of the Navy at the Victory Port Naval Base, and they would not be able to get there even if they were notified within a short time. .
Tao Dong took a look at the people present. They were basically all naturalized officers. Apart from himself, only Johnson, who had been stationed in Sanya all year round, attended the meeting. This is also a problem that the Haihan military is currently facing. Almost all time travelers in the military are generals. Nowadays, most of them are stationed in various overseas colonies. Unknowingly, the senior people who stay behind in the local area are The officers gradually became mainly naturalized personnel.
The loyalty and abilities of these people are not a big problem. The vast majority of senior naturalized officers have accumulated rich combat experience in previous foreign wars in recent years, and almost all of them have settled down in Haihan, which can be regarded as a permanent settlement. Rooted. Moreover, when serving as a sergeant in a victorious army like Haihan, the possibility of having second thoughts is very small. Almost all officers understand that they have caught up with a good era. Haihan is at the time of opening up its territory and expanding its territory. As long as they work hard Fighting for the country, whether it is to be among the founding heroes or to become a prince, is a promising prospect in the future.
Therefore, as long as there is any hint of war, the officers' reaction is quite positive. No one will be afraid of war at this time, because everyone knows their own strength. As long as the war starts, it is almost an opportunity to improve the record and meritorious service. Performing combat missions is basically equivalent to accumulating military merit. As long as there is a motivated military attache, everyone will naturally compete for the first place at this time.
However, Tao Donglai still hopes that at least one time traveler can command the navy locally to deal with the war that may come in the near future. The generals of the Haihan Navy were originally formed with the North American Gang as the main body, because this group of people understands both navigation and military affairs, and the candidates in the Time Travel Group who are proficient in these two fields are extremely limited, so Wang Tom and others naturally He became a general in command of the navy.
However, as Haihan's territory has continued to expand in recent years, the locations of these North American gang members have also undergone great changes. At present, both Tom Wang and Morgan are traveling to Shandong, where they guard the northern route all year round and wait for opportunities to attack the Liaodong region. Shi Diwen is based in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, guarding the important transit point of the north-south route. Roger, on the other hand, is on Star Island at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, thousands of miles to the south, guarding the chokepoint connecting the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. There are only two people left on Hainan Island. One is Johnson, who has switched to a civilian job to focus on medical and health affairs. The other is Qiao Zhiya, the director of Changshilu Industrial Zone. Although he is also the supreme commander of the local armed forces, he In fact, he has been away from combat missions for several years.
Of course, Tao Donglai himself could also go to sea and command the navy. Although he was not as professional as Wang Tom and others, he at least knew the basic tactics relatively well. He also had mature routines on how to deal with armed ships at sea in the 17th century. It's just that if he goes to command operations at sea, then someone must be in Sanya to take charge of the overall situation, and this candidate is probably only Yan Chujie of the Ministry of National Defense.
"Send a telegram to Danzhou in the name of the Ministry of National Defense, asking Minister Yan to complete the local work handover as soon as possible and rush back to Sanya." After reading the secret report, Tao Donglai felt that this matter was careless, so he recalled Yan Chujie as soon as possible, at least You can also discuss countermeasures with multiple people. As for Danzhou's arms sales affairs, Schneider and Baikes are in charge, so there is no need to worry about any problems.
After issuing this order, Tao Donglai explained to everyone the reason for convening the emergency meeting. Although most of the people here who received the short notice guessed that some action might be taken, they did not expect that a foreign enemy planned to attack Hainan Island, and Haihan was in a rare position on the passive defensive side.
(End of chapter)