Chapter 2928
It is a problem that can be thought of by young combat staff, but how could it not be thought of by a few old foxes who have been in charge of the Luzon Region for many years. After inspecting the garrison's training, they convened a meeting with senior military officers at the headquarters. First, they pointed out the problems existing in the training, and second, they discussed with the officers what needs to be done in the next implementation phase. Specific measures and action goals.
All senior officers from the army and navy were present, and Feng Xingbang and Huan also attended the meeting as combat advisers. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time Feng Xingbang has participated in a meeting with these three senior officials present at the same time since he came to Manila to take office.
Qiu Yuan is the chief executive of the Luzon Region, and Harugong is already a retired general in name. Neither of them is suitable to host the meeting, so this task is left to Xiao Liang.
Xiao Liang was also unambiguous and pointed out the problems that still exist in the training: "In order to be able to carry out operations smoothly, the Ministry of National Defense has provided us with a batch of new types of weapons and equipment to replace old equipment. But from today Judging from the results of the training, we believe that the troops’ mastery of the new equipment is still far from ideal, and it may even affect their performance on the battlefield. Yu Tiezhu, tell me what you think!”
As one of the first batch of soldiers to enlist after the establishment of the Haihan Army, after nearly thirty years of military career, Yu Tiezhu has long lost the traces of the Yulin Bay fishermen, replaced by the unique courage and perseverance of a soldier.
After the Battle of Manila that year, Yu Tiezhu was promoted to major battalion commander and appointed as the commander of the Manila garrison. After staying here for more than ten years, Yu Tiezhu was promoted from battalion commander to commander of the Fourth Lu Division.
Although the situation in Luzon has been peaceful in recent years and no major wars have broken out, Yu Tiezhu is different from young people like Juan and Feng Xingbang who grew up in the peaceful period. He joined the army in 1627 and participated in the Battle of Manila in 1637. , has participated in dozens of large and small battles, has rich combat experience, and has a clear understanding of war.
Yu Tiezhu seemed to have expected that he would be called out, and responded in a deep voice: "The weapons and equipment issued by the Ministry of National Defense this time are mostly new models produced in the past ten years, and their structure and performance have changed significantly. Soldiers Their adaptation time is too short, and it is true that they cannot fully exert the combat effectiveness of the new weapons. In addition, we are still in the exploratory stage regarding the new tactics and methods required to use the new equipment, and it will take more time to truly form combat effectiveness. "
After Yu Tiezhu explained the difficulty, he changed the topic and said: "Our army has always practiced through combat, testing new equipment and new tactics through actual combat. So in my opinion, the current problems caused by replacing new equipment are only temporary. The impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops is also very limited. Actual combat is the best training ground. I am confident that I can lead the troops and complete the tasks assigned by the Executive Committee!”
Xiao Liang was very satisfied with Tiezhu's response. He turned his head to Haru and said respectfully: "Old Ha, what do you think?"
It was actually Harugong who was worried about the replacement of weapons and equipment, and Xiao Liang took the initiative to raise the issue on his behalf, naturally hoping to show him the confidence of his soldiers. And Yu Tiezhu's response was really watertight, admitting the problem, showing determination, and taking the initiative to take responsibility.
Harugong nodded and said: "It's a good idea to use battle as training! Then I hope you can implement this confidence into action and prove the ability of the Fourth Lu Division with actual results!"
It is certainly the tradition of the Haihan Army to use combat as a substitute for training, but from another perspective, if the preparations for war can be made more complete, wouldn't it be better than rushing into battle? It's just that the situation forces the Luzon Region to take the lead in military operations in the South China Sea, so it is difficult to give the troops enough time to adapt to new equipment.
Now that the matter has come to this point, it will not help if Harugong continues to sing the opposite tune. On the contrary, it may affect the confidence of the troops, so we can only express our support for this. When Xiao Liang saw that Harugong ignored the question, he nodded to the next person: "Fang Peng, come and tell us about the intelligence information we currently have."
Fang Peng is also a senior figure in the garrison. As early as twenty years ago, he was an undercover agent sent by the Military Intelligence Bureau to Manila City. At that time, he used his identity as the leader of the guard of Chaosheng Commercial Store as a cover, and played a big role in the Haihan Army's battle to break the city. It was precisely because of that that he could become the head of the Manila Military Intelligence Bureau in the future. meritorious deeds achieved.
Fang Peng stood up and walked to the map of the South China Sea hanging on the wall and began to explain the situation to everyone.
At present, Haihan has achieved relatively stable rule in the northern part of the Philippine Islands, with Luzon Island as the core, and has completely expelled Spanish colonial forces from this area.
However, the area actually controlled by Haihan was still concentrated on Luzon Island. Outside of Luzon Island, only a few small colonies were established in the central areas of the Philippine Islands.
This relatively conservative development trend is formed under the long-term effect of a variety of factors.
Han immigrants who moved to the South China Sea often preferred to settle somewhere closer to their hometown. In this direction, excluding Taiwan Island and Hainan Island, Luzon Island was the area closest to the East Asian continent under Haihan rule, and historically A large number of Han people have settled there, and now the Han people are in power. This undoubtedly makes Luzon Island the first choice for new immigrants in the South China Sea.
Although Luzon is an island, its territory is very vast, with an area equivalent to three Hainan Islands, and the land resources available for development are very abundant. Even if millions of people settle here, there is more than enough land. Under such conditions, naturally not many people would be willing to settle on the completely undeveloped islands further south.
For the Manila authorities, the cost of developing Luzon Island is not the same as that of developing other southern islands. Without the support of real money from the Executive Committee, the organization’s expansion to the south will not only not be profitable, but will also cause problems. This creates a huge burden on local finances.
In recent years, the patrol operations of the garrison troops in the central and southern areas of the Philippine Islands have mostly been a mere formality. The military did not have enough budget to carry out large-scale cross-regional military operations, and the Spaniards would move immigrants inland in a timely manner to avoid the limelight of the Haihan Army. The two sides maintained a strange tacit understanding.
However, this does not mean that the Military Intelligence Bureau is also following suit. After years of intelligence collection, the current Spanish colonial settlements in the central and southern Philippines are basically one-way and transparent to Haihan. The Military Intelligence Bureau has corresponding files on the local population size, industrial structure, geographical environment, and armed forces. This intelligence information will become extremely important reference materials when the garrison staff formulates operational plans.
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