Chapter 2541
Although Ha Jianyi's trip to Hangzhou was a temporary mission, he still obtained some relevant information before departure, and read it many times during the journey. He already had an idea of the garrison situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in his mind. A general understanding.
According to Haihan's current temporary administrative plan, most areas in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui are included in the jurisdiction of the Donghai Region. But in fact, the military strength possessed by the Donghai Region is not enough to take over such a vast area in a short period of time, so currently only a few large cities such as Hangzhou have established Haihan troops stationed there. In most places, the former Daming Guards are still armed to maintain local defense, and the Haihan Army gradually reorganizes and reorganizes them. The entire handover process may even last several years.
Since Shi Diwen has moved the administrative seat of the Donghai Region to Hangzhou, and this will become the new capital of the Haihan Kingdom in the future, the troops currently stationed in Hangzhou are the elite of the Donghai Region. Shi Diwen is responsible for The 7th Army Division, the direct line unit brought out.
Responsible for the defense of Hangzhou City and surrounding areas are two regiments under the Army's 7th Division, as well as a guard battalion stationed in the city that is responsible for Shi Diwen's security affairs.
In addition, the Marine Corps under the East China Sea Fleet also has a battalion stationed near the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal east of Hangzhou, responsible for protecting local shipping safety.
At present, Haihan's garrison strength in the entire Hangzhou area is maintained at about 4,000 people. If necessary, reinforcements can be quickly obtained from Ningbo. It only takes more than a day for the garrison at the Zhoushan base to arrive in Hangzhou by boat.
The base in the south of Hangzhou that Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo visited today is the main headquarters of the two infantry regiments responsible for Hangzhou city defense. The second lieutenant officer who led them into the base briefly introduced the situation of the base to them on the way to the headquarters.
This base used to be the main camp of the Ming army stationed in Hangzhou before Haihan took over. After Haihan's army entered Hangzhou, some of the local Ming army had been sent home, and the remaining selected personnel were dispersed and accepted by Haihan. Reorganization and transformation of the army.
"Those people who are being trained are the soldiers of the Ming Army in the past." When passing by the training ground, the second lieutenant pointed at the troops being trained over there.
When Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo heard this, they turned around and saw that the trainees were undergoing the most basic formation training. They were constantly changing their movements in accordance with the whistle instructions, and occasionally the instructor's scolding voice could be heard.
Selecting personnel with good qualifications from the surrendered troops for reorganization and training will undoubtedly be more effective than recruiting new recruits. This is also the successful experience of the Haihan Army in the past. Due to taking over a large area of territory from the Qianming Dynasty in a short period of time, Haihan still has a huge demand gap in his current military strength. Concentrating on transforming Qianming's troops is probably the fastest way to achieve results.
However, the army during the Ming Dynasty had too many problems, and the quality of the soldiers was also uneven. In many places, old, weak and disabled soldiers were used to fill the number. Given the Haihan Army's requirements for soldiers, it is certainly impossible to accept them all. The number of personnel who can stay and receive reorganization training is probably only about one-fifth of the original Ming army establishment. Although the military quality and reliability of these people are far from meeting the requirements of the Haihan Army, at least their physical conditions are acceptable and they can withstand a certain intensity of military training.
The second lieutenant brought the two of them to the base headquarters and introduced them to the commander on duty today, Dai Chengrong, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 7th Army Division. Among the relevant information that Ha Jianyi saw on his way to Hangzhou, there was an introduction to Commander Dai, and he knew that Commander Dai's experience was quite legendary.
Dai Chengrong was not born in the traditional Haihan ruling area, but came from a salt merchant family in Yangzhou. His father Dai Yingda was a representative figure of Yangzhou Hui-born salt merchants. At that time, Haihan had a fierce conflict with Yangzhou salt merchants to compete for the salt market, and finally reached a cooperation agreement with Huizhou salt merchants, of which Dai Yingda was a key figure.
Although Dai Chengrong was still very young at that time, he had been entrusted with an important task by his family and was appointed as the commander of the Daijiazhuang Musketeers. Later, after the situation in Yangzhou stabilized, Dai Chengrong went to Zhoushan to receive formal military training. It didn't matter if he went there. After Dai Chengrong saw the true strength of the Haihan Army in Zhoushan, he decisively decided to join the army and become a member of the Haihan Army.
Dai Chengrong knew that he had a special background and it was not easy to gain Haihan's trust, so he worked extra hard after joining the army. Whether training or performing combat tasks, he always rushed to the front. As he went back and forth, he gradually gained promotion by accumulating military merit and qualifications.
Later, during the battle between Haihan and the Qing Dynasty, Dai Chengrong was also transferred to Liaodong to participate in the battles, and made many military exploits. After returning to Zhejiang, he also got the opportunity to study at the Military Academy in Sanya. After returning from training in Sanya, he was promoted to regiment leader by Shi Diwen. He had three battalions under his command, totaling more than 1,600 people. During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, this was almost equivalent to the level of a guard commander.
There are indeed many people in the Haihan Army who were born in the Ming Dynasty, and many senior officers are even naturalized citizens from the Ming Dynasty. However, people like Dai Chengrong, who came from a wealthy business family, are mixed with well-known wealthy children in the Haihan Army. Not so common.
After Ha Jianyi read Dai Chengrong's resume, he was deeply impressed by him. But when he met him today, he found that he did not look like the rough and decisive man he had imagined. He looked more like a civilian officer.
Dai Chengrong acted very cautiously. After hearing from his subordinates the identities and intentions of Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo, he carefully checked their letters of introduction and officer IDs, then invited them to sit down and asked the orderlies to serve hot tea.
Dai Chengrong didn't know much about Ha Jianyi's background, but he knew Wang Anguo's identity very well. The advance fleet commanded by Wang Tom was prepared in Zhoushan, so the fleet headquarters was also located in Dinghai Port. Although Dai Chengrong did not know Wang Anguo, he knew that he was the son of Navy Commander Wang Tom, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him.
Ha Jianyi's identity was a senior staff officer of the Ministry of National Defense and an "imperial envoy" sent by Sanya to Hangzhou to inspect military affairs. Dai Chengrong thought that he was so young and came with Wang Anguo, so his identity was not simple. He had been to Sanya before and knew that the place was full of royal relatives. It was impossible to say that this young man had a background that he could not afford to offend, so he had to deal with it carefully. So even though the two young officers were three ranks lower than Dai Chengrong, Dai Chengrong did not put on the airs of his superiors and patiently chatted with them.
(End of chapter)