Chapter 1907: Fighting to catch up
If they had not had contact with coalition personnel for a period of time at the Datongjiang base, these North Korean officers probably would not have immediately thought of such a distant thing. At that time, soldiers from several other countries participating in the Korean War all used the Taedong River base as their base camp. Although they were all friendly forces in the same camp, soldiers from various countries still subconsciously competed with their counterparts in daily training exercises and mission executions.
Soldiers all believe in respecting the strong. Although the Haihan Kingdom is small, its military strength is unmatched, so all allies follow the Haihan Army. As for those other than the Haihan Army, they would naturally have to fight hard to compete. However, in this competition, the Korean army was not even qualified to participate. After all, among the armies of various countries stationed at the Datong River base, the strength of the Korean army was undoubtedly ranked last.
To be honest, North Korean officers like Ahn Do-seok couldn't help but feel envious when they saw the ships, weapons and equipment, and comprehensive logistics supplies of several other foreign armies. They also wanted to have such combat conditions, but North Korea was not a rich country after all. The anti-Qing War had already drained the national treasury, and it was impossible to spend more military expenditures in a short period of time to redress the army on a large scale. Sending officer students to Haehan and trying to learn Haehan's basic tactics is the ultimate that North Korea can achieve in the military field.
But it wasn't until they actually arrived at their destination that Andosi and his colleagues realized how big the gap between the two sides was at the starting line. Other countries have regularly sent officers to Haihan for further training as a fixed measure for military construction. This has been going on for several years and they have long been familiar with it. However, North Korea has just stepped into this circle and everything is still being explored. But the assessment standards set by the Haihan people will not be lowered because of North Korea's late arrival. If they do not do well enough, North Korea will undoubtedly be looked down upon.
Face comes second. After the coalition command organization led by Haihan is established next year, this kind of competition under the table will gradually be linked to actual national interests. At that time, countries with strong military strength will inevitably have more say, and the strong will naturally enjoy the benefits first, while the weak will have to follow behind to enjoy the soup.
If North Korea wants to escape this prospect, it will be important to see how the first batch of trainees who come to Sanya for military training perform. If there aren't a few decent figures among them, they may not have the right to speak next year.
An Daoshi subconsciously looked at the other soldiers watching the assessment from the sidelines. At first, he thought those people were Haihan soldiers, but later he found something was wrong. The training uniforms they wore were slightly different from the military uniforms of Haihan soldiers. , and he looked quite excited while watching. He must be a foreign military student who came to Sanya for further study like himself. In other words, they are very likely to be competitors in the future.
Although it was known that Haihan was providing military training like this to many countries at the same time, the next batch of students had already arrived before the previous batch of students graduated and left Sanya. Such frequency still made Andoshi feel that the competition was quite stressful. North Korea currently does not have the conditions to send personnel to study in Sanya as frequently as other countries. Maybe they have trained several groups of students, and the next batch of people in North Korea do not yet know where they are. The military gap will only widen in the long run. But what to do to change this situation, Andoshi still has no clue at the moment.
The graduation examination of this group of foreign military cadets has concluded successfully. They may be allowed to spend a short vacation in Sanya to rest and recuperate, and then they will return home. Some of them have been here for more than a year, and it's a relief to finally be able to leave this environment.
Before leaving, Yan Chujie summoned the North Korean students together and handed them over to Gu Wei: "Instructor Gu will be responsible for all your subsequent training arrangements. If any of you plan to flatter the instructor, then now You’re good to go.”
After saying that, Yan Chujie turned sideways and stretched out his hand to shake Gu Wei's hand and said, "I leave it to you!"
Gu Wei said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, if there is a weakling among these people, I will inform the North Korean Crown Prince and ask him to come and take him away in person!"
Gu Wei deliberately said these words loudly so that the North Koreans present could hear them clearly. He obviously did not intend to leave a way out for them. When An Daoshi heard this, he secretly tensed up, thinking that this ancient instructor was so strict. He didn't know whether he was saying harsh words to scare people, or he was really strict, but he had to be careful in dealing with it.
Yan Chujie had worked with Gu Wei for many years, so he naturally knew that Gu Wei's cruel words were actually in response to his previous joke, to scare these Koreans, lest they really start to fart at Gu Wei. Although Gu Wei has very strict requirements for students, it has never happened before that a political figure from a country can take the students back in person. After all, this has to take into account the international impact and will not make other countries' politicians look bad. .
However, Yan Chujie is not particularly optimistic about the prospects of this group of North Korean trainees. Firstly, because North Korea's military strength is well known to be weak, it is unlikely that the military quality of these North Korean officers will be greatly improved during the training period; secondly, due to the development of North Korea, Although the message back mentioned several overseas military officers who were listed as key targets for observation, it was based on their background as the main screening criteria and did not mention any particularly outstanding characters among this group of people.
The main purpose of the Haihan military in asking North Korea to send these trainees to Sanya is, of course, not only to train military personnel for them, but more importantly, to support a group of pro-Haihan young officers in the North Korean army. These people are returning to the country at the age of fighting, and they understand the new combat methods advocated by Haihan. In addition, they will receive secret support from Haihan in the later period. They will surely be able to quickly rise to the top in the Korean army - these are all factors Effective means that have been proven in other countries over the years.
After years of practice, Haihan's military output has developed a relatively mature operating routine, which is to open the window in the name of military assistance, and then engage in arms trade and personnel training. After winning the trust of the other party, it will slowly support its interests through these channels. Spokesperson. After it controls a certain amount of military power in the country, Haihan's military output will be more stable.
And it is through this method that Haihan's military allies are increasing year by year. Haihan can influence and mobilize more military forces than just his own army. For example, this year's joint operations by the Allied Forces in Manila and North Korea will continue in the future. It is also very likely to appear in more places.
For Haihan's allies, sending troops to fight with Haihan is basically a guaranteed win. In addition to training troops, they can also participate in dividends after the war, which is definitely a good deal. After tasting the sweetness once, they will often actively participate in military operations organized by Haihan. Nowadays, all the participants in the Manila War were allowed to set up official institutions in the local enclosures. After the Anti-Qing War, all the participants in the war also reached an agreement with North Korean officials to open up trade areas. The benefits that can be obtained through these methods far exceed the consumption of combat, and these allies gradually understand why Haihan has maintained a very high frequency of external wars.
With big brothers taking the lead to guarantee the bottom line in these wars, all countries are naturally happy to participate in this kind of collective activity where there is profit without compensation - the premise is that the troops they send to participate in the war must be equipped with Haihan's weapons and adopt Haihan's combat methods. It is best to also Can seamlessly integrate into Haihan's command system.
This is of course a reasonable condition. After all, they have to fight side by side on the battlefield, so the tactics cannot be too different. If you want to play this game, you must abide by the game rules set by Haihan, so spending money to introduce Haihan's weapons and equipment and receiving military training from Haihan become an admission to truly join the Haihan Military Alliance at this stage. Vouchers.
North Korea is still in the stage of raising money to buy market tickets. Although it has purchased some Haihan weapons since last year, tried to form a new army, and dispatched the first batch of officer cadets to Sanya, in Haihan's view, this is still Not nearly enough. These conditions can only show North Korea's current pro-Haehan stance, but if it wants to join the cake-sharing team, North Korea's current strength is still far behind. Because of these objective reasons, the Haihan military does not have high hopes for this group of North Korean officers studying abroad. Yan Chujie believes that it may have to wait until North Korea sends two or three more groups of officers to Sanya before this set of training methods can truly take effect. To produce results - by then the first batch of officers who have completed training and returned to North Korea should have served as actual generals in the military, and may have accumulated a certain amount of military exploits. Real talents may then surface.
Yan Chujie currently only hopes that this group of North Korean officer trainees can successfully complete the training course and prove the feasibility of this cooperation method to North Korean officials. As for whether one or two powerful figures like Takahashi Minami and Takemori will emerge among them, Yan Chujie anyway I am not optimistic about this.
If the North Korean officers knew the true thoughts of Minister Yan, it might arouse their bloodshed. After all, as a soldier, no one wants to be underestimated by outsiders, even if the other party is a stronger Haihan person. However, Yan Chujie is only responsible for playing the good role, and others will be responsible for playing the bad role.
As soon as Yan Chujie walked away, Gu Wei lowered his face and asked the students who had just been spectators to line up and assemble. Sure enough, An Daoshi's previous guess was correct. The other soldiers wearing gray training uniforms watching the graduation examination were all students like them. Fourteen North Koreans plus other students, the number is almost the same as that of the group that just graduated.
"Stand at attention!"
Following Gu Wei's order, everyone quickly stood up straight. They had all been exposed to Haihan's training methods before coming to Sanya, and they also understood the meaning of simple commands such as "stand at attention" and "take a rest."
"Relax! Let me say a few words!"
Gu Wei's eyes swept across the faces of the students one by one and said, "Minister Yan also said before that you are all elite soldiers in your respective countries. What Minister Yan said is correct, but I want to remind you, It’s better to put down this idea immediately when you get here. Who can tell me what is the fundamental reason for you to come here? ”
Gu Wei stopped, pointed at the soldier in front of him and asked him to answer his question. The soldier responded: "It's because Haihan Kingdom has a strong military, and you can learn skills here!"
Gu Wei didn't answer, and took two more steps forward, stopping right in front of Andao Shi: "What do you think?"
An Daoshi responded: "It's to learn skills to protect the home and country!"
Gu Wei shook his head repeatedly and said: "Wrong, wrong, wrong, you don't understand why you come to Sanya to study! Let me tell you the correct answer, it's because you are not! Excellent! You don't know how to be a Excellent commanders, you don’t know how to train soldiers into an iron army, and you don’t know how to deal with those seemingly powerful enemies. You are not elites at all. In my opinion, you are just a bunch of recruits who know nothing! ”
Gu Wei's words were quite harsh, and his spittle had already sprayed on Andao Shi's face. An Daoshi's face turned red from suppressing his emotions. If the instructor in front of him was not his instructor, he would probably fall out immediately.
"I know you must be dissatisfied after hearing this, but this is the fact. The country selected you and sent you here, and spent a lot of money to hire us to teach you advanced military theories and combat skills. If you want to learn real skills here, , then put aside your self-proclaimed elite status and start as a recruit here!”
"I don't care what your past positions were, how many military exploits you had, and what your family background is. Even if you were a general before coming here, you must obey orders when you enter this place! If you think you can't do it, I'll give you a chance now. Leave here immediately! But if you choose to stay, be prepared to endure hardship! Not for a day or two, but until you finish your graduation exam and leave here!”
"Want to be an excellent soldier? If you can't even complete the courses here, then I can only suggest retiring early and going home. This line of work is not suitable for you!" Gu Wei glanced at Andao Shi, who was blushing, and slowly said Step forward: "If you feel unconvinced, let your results speak for itself! When you graduate, you can receive the award from Minister Yan personally. It's not too late to pat your chest and say you are an elite!"
After Gu Wei finished his lecture, he announced his disbandment. But these words were obviously quite irritating. Especially the North Korean students who had just arrived at the base felt quite humiliated. However, they definitely cannot choose to leave. The military orders are overwhelming. If they retreat, they will have no way to explain themselves after returning home. Besides, if they had backed down right after they arrived, how could North Korean soldiers be able to straighten their backs and face soldiers from other countries in the future?
"You're here, let's do a good job!" An Daoshi saw that his colleagues' faces were a little unhappy, and he didn't know what to say to boost their morale. He could only comfort their emotions with simple words.
(End of chapter)