Chapter 2810
Although Bai Letong is only a layman about the military, he also knows that the delivery method mentioned by Chen Yixin is not simple. It relies heavily on the navy and maritime transport capacity, and also requires the army to have certain amphibious warfare capabilities. .
There were no outsiders present, so Bai Letong asked his question frankly: "I heard that most of the northern soldiers are not good at water. Will it be difficult to complete this kind of amphibious mission?"
Chen Yixin smiled and said: "You are talking about traditional armies such as the Ming Army and the Qing Army. The Haihan Army does not have these problems. Most of the various military operations we carried out in Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula began with amphibious operations. . In addition, you may not know that the Marine Corps has been stationed in the Northern Region since its establishment. Therefore, amphibious operations are only one of the necessary combat skills for the troops in the Northern Region, regardless of training level. The actual combat experience is no less than that of the southern troops.”
The Northern Region has invested a large amount of resources in the construction of Dengzhou City and transformed it into a large military base in order to achieve the deterrent effects described by Chen Yixin. But for the garrison here to truly become an armed force capable of rapid delivery, in addition to hardware facilities such as garrison bases, port terminals, and troop transport ships, the most important thing is of course the combat capability of the troops themselves.
The Marine Corps, which was personally organized and commanded by Wang Tom, was stationed in the northern region for a long time and was responsible for attacking the Qing army in the east of Liaodong. Later, some of them followed Tom Wang to North America, and some of them were taken over by the Ministry of National Defense and transferred to other places to be stationed. However, most of the soldiers who came from the north chose to stay and serve in the Northern Region.
The Marine Corps is an elite force selected from the military, and its military quality greatly exceeds that of ordinary troops. Most of these veterans who have served in the Marine Corps have now been promoted to officers, forming the backbone of various forces in the Northern Region. Amphibious warfare has also become a kind of inheritance and has become a required military subject for the northern troops.
As for what Bai Letong said, "Northern soldiers are not good at water", it is indeed no longer a shortcoming of the northern troops' combat capabilities. At least compared to Haihan's main opponents in this area, the northern troops have overwhelming strength. Advantages.
Bai Kesi is not a military general, but because he is in charge of military affairs, he has a very close relationship with the military. Everywhere he visited during his northern tour, garrison troops arranged military parades and drills, and it was no exception when he arrived at a military base like Dengzhou City.
Before Chen Yixin and his party landed, the garrison in Dengzhou City had already completed its assembly and was waiting for review at the school ground. After they arrived at the school grounds, the military parade began immediately.
The garrison troops were divided into ten marching formations according to their organization and arms types, and marched slowly in front of the viewing platform. Sun Bing, commander of the Dengzhou base, stood behind Bai Kesi and explained to him the numbers and combat achievements of these troops.
Sun Bing can be regarded as a representative of generals from the Marine Corps. When Wang Tom established this unit, Sun Bing was appointed as the commander of the first company, and participated in a series of military operations of the Haihan Army in the Liaodong region in the 1930s. It can be said that he has outstanding military exploits.
By the time Tom Wang left for North America in 1652, Sun Bing had already served as the commander of the Marine Corps. Wang Tom also asked Sun Bing if he was willing to go overseas. However, he was born in Liaodong and settled in Shandong. After serving in the army for many years, he was no longer interested in fighting overseas, so he chose to stay and serve in Shandong.
Chen Yixin knew Sun Bing's abilities very well, so he also provided him with extremely high treatment and made him responsible for the training and command of the garrison in the Dengzhou area. After the Dengzhou City reconstruction project was completed, Chen Yixin established the Dengzhou Base Command and officially appointed Sun Bing as the commander.
The command authority of this headquarters is not limited to the garrison in Dengzhou City, but includes the entire Luqi Division centered on the Dengzhou base, as well as all militia forces in Dengzhou. The scope of its radiated theater extends far beyond Dengzhou itself, but covers the troop projection area mentioned by Chen Yixin previously.
"One regiment and one battalion of the Fifth Army Division were formerly the troops that first landed on Zhifu Island in 1634. They participated in our army's previous battles in Shandong and Liaodong, as well as the Battle of Datong River in Korea against the Qing army in 1637... ""The Engineer Battalion of the Fifth Army Division has participated in the construction of major military projects such as the Jinzhou Isthmus defense fortifications, Lushun Port Military Terminal, Qingdao Port Military Terminal, and Dengzhou Base over the years..."
"The Artillery Battalion of the Fifth Army Division, whose predecessor unit once killed the enemy chief Yanguli during the spring offensive in 1636 and contributed greatly to our army's capture of the Jinzhou Isthmus, has now been equipped with multi-caliber Type 48 field artillery..."
"The cavalry battalion of the Fifth Army Division currently has more than 700 horses. The defense areas it is currently responsible for are mainly in the direction of Qingzhou and Laizhou..."
Sun Bing was familiar with the situation of these troops. Bai Kesi nodded while listening, expressing his affirmation of the garrison's training work.
Bai Letong was a layman watching the fun. He didn't know much about the weapons, equipment and war history of these troops, but he could also see that the tall figures of these northern soldiers were indeed significantly different from the capable southern soldiers. .
A phalanx of soldiers walking at the end of the review team caught Bai Letong's attention. Its clothing was obviously different from that of the Haihan Army. To be precise, there were several different styles of military uniforms in one phalanx, which was different from the ones in front. Those neat and uniform square formations formed a sharp contrast.
Just when he was curious, Sun Bing was already explaining the origin of this special phalanx. It turned out that this phalanx was composed of foreign students trained at the Dengzhou base, and the personnel composition was relatively complex.
There were militia officers from various parts of Denglai and Denglai states, soldiers from the northern court of North Korea, and some from the tribal armed forces supported by Haihan in Liaodong.
Strictly speaking, the armed forces of these people are not regular armies. The purpose of Haihan's training is mostly due to geopolitical considerations, rather than to train them into a professional army with strong combat capabilities, so he trained them The requirements will also be different from those of the Haihan Army.
Of course, according to the tradition of the Haihan Army, if talents with special talents are found among them, they will definitely try to recruit and train them. It would be best if they can be naturalized.
"Does these people train here for free or do they have to pay?" Bai Letong curiously asked Chen Pingliao next to him.
Chen Pingliao responded: "This depends on the situation. Those who have tried every means to beg us to come, such as students from North Korea, must first pay tuition before they can come. Those who were recruited by us on our own initiative can be rewarded depending on the situation. There are even some military pay during the training period, and some people are sponsored by the sponsors in exchange for training opportunities. For example, those militiamen were mostly members of local militias, and clans or local gentry paid to send them. Get trained.”
(End of chapter)