Chapter 2542
Dai Chengrong had previously read the letter of introduction presented by Ha Jianyi and knew the purpose of the other party's visit to this base, so he took the initiative to explain the deployment of the Second Regiment to Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo.
Currently, the three battalions under the Second Regiment implement a rotation system. One battalion is on combat duty, one battalion is resting, and the third battalion is for daily training and rotates every day. The Second Regiment is responsible for controlling the defense of water and land gates, transportation arteries, and official institutions throughout Hangzhou City. In addition to the base in the south of the city, there is also a headquarters in the city, located next to the Yamen of the Management Committee. In case of emergencies, Shi Diwen can personally take command.
The Qingchun Gate that Ha Jianyi took when entering the city in the morning, and the Fengshan Gate that he just took when leaving the city from the south, are also the defense areas of the Second Regiment. Although it was basically just a matter of maintaining traffic order, at least one platoon of troops was deployed at each city gate.
Of course, these deployments and daily tasks sound simple, but there are still many details that need to be paid attention to during actual execution. Regardless of the number of people or materials entering and exiting Hangzhou every day, it is much busier than where the Second Regiment stayed before. Therefore, the army also specially conducted relevant training to let the soldiers master the skills of traffic diversion, so that these key Nodes can be kept as open as possible.
However, judging from Ha Jianyi's experience when he entered the city in the morning, the performance of the Second Regiment in diverting traffic was far from up to standard. The flow of people and vehicles that were congested at the city gate early in the morning was not properly resolved. , causing Ha Jianyi and others to be blocked for a long time when entering the city.
But what Ha Jianyi is concerned about is not these small matters of people's livelihood, but the current equipment and training situation of the Hangzhou garrison.
"I just saw former Ming soldiers training outside. Can Commander Dai introduce the situation in this regard?" Ha Jianyi took the initiative to ask about what he was interested in.
Dai Chengrong did not expect that Ha Jianyi would ask about this matter. He hesitated for a moment before answering: "As for the local reorganization work of former Ming soldiers, I only started to take over after I was transferred to Hangzhou last year..."
Since Haihan had done a lot of preparation work before, no large-scale war broke out during the takeover of Hangzhou, so the process was relatively peaceful. The Ming army stationed in Hangzhou also marched to the sea almost without any resistance. The Han army surrendered.
After Dai Chengrong's Second Regiment took over the city defense, they concentrated all the disarmed Ming army personnel in the camp in the south of the city and classified these personnel. After all personnel are identified, they can choose to accept demobilization or stay for the next step of reorganization.
Those who accept severance can receive varying amounts of severance pay according to their military rank, and then leave Hangzhou and return to their hometowns. Those who choose to stay will undergo further screening, and the Haihan Army will select those who are physically qualified for reorganization and training. Those who are eliminated will also be dismissed.
Similar work is not only carried out in Hangzhou. Other cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions where the Haihan Army took over defense are also dealing with the former Ming troops in this way. According to the information available to Dai Chengrong, thousands of former Ming soldiers were demobilized one after another in Hangzhou alone.
"The personnel who are selected to stay for training are basically based on physical condition. Those who are in poor health are basically dismissed directly." Dai Chengrong's statement was exactly the same as that of the second lieutenant who led the way before.
Ha Jianyi asked: "How did the Ming army officers arrange it?"
Dai Chengrong responded: "We are also asking for personal opinions first. If you don't want to serve us, as long as you have not participated in military operations against our country before, you can get your severance pay and leave. If you want to stay in the military and continue to serve, then You have to pass the assessment first, which not only checks your physical condition, but also tests your basic military qualities, and weeds out those who are just pretending to be qualified." Ha Jianyi nodded and said, "Can I borrow the relevant list?" < br>
Dai Chengrong called the adjutant, gave him a few instructions, and asked him to get the relevant information.
The order Ha Jianyi received before setting off was actually very general and did not have any specific content. However, it also gave him room to perform. Since he was inspecting local military affairs, he had the right to ask about everything. . The transformation and reorganization of former Ming soldiers was not a military secret, so he did not have to worry about the confidentiality involved in investigating the matter.
Not long after, Dai Chengrong's adjutant sent a book. Dai Chengrong introduced that this was the list of former Ming officers who were currently training in the army. Ha Jianyi opened it and soon found some problems.
The information recorded in the directory is the most basic personal information, such as name, age, place of origin, previous position, resume, etc. Some individuals with outstanding abilities will indicate "good at commanding cavalry", "mastering artillery sighting technology", etc., and even There is also the former Ming Navy commander who was specially hired because he was "familiar with the water conditions of the Qiantang River".
However, these are not unusual. The Haihan Army has a tradition of using various special talents. For example, there are many seemingly weak scholars in the research institutes under the Ministry of National Defense. They may not even be able to carry a rifle, but These people are good at calculations and are responsible for formulating the firing tables of various artillery. Haihan's artillery troops have to rely on them to display their combat effectiveness. This special skill cannot be learned by ordinary people.
Ha Jianyi was naturally not surprised by this. What he paid attention to was the place of origin of these officers.
After Ha Jianyi flipped through two or three pages, he quickly discovered that at least half of the officers on the roster were from the Yangzhou area. This was nothing unusual at first, but considering that Dai Chengrong was born in a salt merchant family in Yangzhou, Ha Jianyi felt that this might not be just a coincidence.
"Commander Dai, can you explain why so many of the retained officers are from Yangzhou?" Ha Jianyi's establishment is not in Hangzhou, so he didn't have to worry about offending Dai Chengrong, so he just asked the question in his mind. come out.
The look on Dai Chengrong's face was obviously hesitant, which made Ha Jianyi even more certain that his doubts were not a coincidence.
Dai Chengrong responded: "To be honest, we will check the family background of former Ming officers when retaining them, but if their hometown is too far away from Hangzhou or outside our control, it will be difficult to verify. As for Yangzhou... …It just so happens that in my hometown, there are some special channels that can be used to verify this personal information, so among the officers who are finally retained, the proportion of Yangzhou origins will be higher.”
Dai Chengrong's words were reasonable, but Ha Jianyi always felt that things were not that simple. He tapped his fingers lightly on the book, trying to deduce the loopholes in Dai Chengrong's words.
(End of chapter)