Chapter 2952
For people in Sanya, the battle locations mentioned in the newspapers were three thousand miles away. Most outsiders' understanding of the battle situation in Luzon could only come from official sources provided by Haihan.
The information published through newspapers and other channels has basically been screened by the officials. It is not unusually difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of the full picture of the war.
However, the information held by the senior officials of the Haihan Executive Committee is far more than this, and only these few people are truly in control of the course of the war.
But precisely because of this, the big shots are not particularly satisfied with the battle situation in Luzon. Although the war situation was favorable to Haihan, the performance of some of the participating troops was disappointing.
"The Luzon Region spent two years building the Subic Battalion, but it performed like this on the battlefield? It boasted so well when it originally applied for military funding, what about carefully selecting soldiers, and what about cooperation with indigenous tribes? A model, everyone, can this army really be called a regular army? ”
Gu Kai mercilessly trashed the Subic camp at the Executive Committee's briefing on the war situation, without any regard for the Luzon region's face. Of course, his target may not be Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang who are in charge of the Luzon region, but the Ministry of National Defense, which bears some responsibility for this.
Yan Chujie's face didn't look good either. When the Luzon Region wanted to form a Subic battalion composed mainly of indigenous soldiers, the Ministry of National Defense also took a lot of pressure for this.
In order to turn those indigenous young people into qualified soldiers, the military had to invest more resources in the training process. Not only must military skills be taught to them, but cultural classes must also be arranged to implement literacy education. In the process, these soldiers must be instilled with the idea of loyalty to the country and obedience to orders. The number of instructors equipped for this purpose is three times that of ordinary troops.
But the Subic Battalion caused such a big mess in its first battle. After the situation was reported, everyone was dumbfounded. After all, such collective and serious violations of military discipline have rarely been seen in the Haihan Army in recent years. .
"We will thoroughly investigate and deal with the problems of Subic Battalion after the war. But now, we cannot withdraw Subic Battalion from the front line. This force needs to continue to complete their combat missions."
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Yan Chujie did not refute Gu Kai's point of view. He knew that he would definitely not be able to argue with his colleague who was a litigant, and he did not want to waste the meeting time on meaningless arguments.
However, Gu Kai's target of attack was not just Subic Camp thousands of miles away. He raised a page of paper in his hand and said: "I compiled the military budgets submitted by the Ministry of National Defense in the past three years. Regarding recruitment, The projects for foreign soldiers are increasing every year, and the budget is getting bigger year by year. However, the performance of Subic Battalion proves that foreign soldiers are not reliable, and even in our military system, it is difficult to guarantee that they can be transformed. Become a qualified soldier.”
"So I suggest that the Ministry of National Defense should cut the budget of related projects and re-examine its feasibility. There should also be stricter restrictions on the recruitment, training and distribution of foreign soldiers."
Yan Chujie shook his head and said: "The environment of the Luzon Region is quite special. The Han population is already limited. If the source of soldiers is not expanded, it will be difficult to meet the army's recruitment needs. Moreover, the jurisdiction of the Luzon Region will be limited by this operation. After growing greatly, it is imperative to expand the army, and the recruitment of indigenous soldiers will continue.”
"As for the reliability of foreign soldiers, I think the performance of the Subic Battalion is not representative. We all know that there are many foreign officers like Takahashi Minami and Takemori in the Haihan Army. Their abilities, experience, and The loyalty to the Executive Committee is impeccable. Your point of view is not fair to these soldiers who have contributed to the country.”
Gu Kai sneered and said: "The Subic camp is not representative. Are the few naturalized generals representative? Judging from the relevant budget of the Ministry of National Defense, the training cost and probability of success of foreign soldiers are far from enough." Compared with Han soldiers, isn’t this a huge waste of treasury funds? ”
At this time, Tao Donglai needs to stand up and smooth things over: "You don't have to argue. Regarding the issue of Camp Subic, the Ministry of National Defense will issue an investigation report and handling opinions as soon as possible. Let us not forget that this is the first time a military force has set foot in Camp Subic." If we want to talk about the proportion of foreign soldiers among the troops on the battlefield, there is not only one unit in our army where foreign soldiers make up the majority. For example, the 9th Lu Division of Xingdao and the Third Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet also have many foreign soldiers! " When it came to Star Island, Bai Kesi changed the topic and said: "Roger has always been eager to fight. Why is it that Luzon has already taken action, but there is still no movement on Star Island? What is the Ministry of National Defense's plan?"
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Yan Chujie explained: "Roger is not staying still, he wants to wait for Qian Tiandun to take the troops south and act together."
Bai Kesi suddenly said: "Roger is planning to tie up with Qian Tiandun's special operations division so that he can have greater authority to act, right?"
Yan Chujie did not respond directly, but the implication was very clear: "Military resources have been leaning towards the north in recent years. We have placed many restrictions on Roger. It is time to loosen his restrictions."
Among Haihan's troops stationed in the South China Sea, it is recognized that the most capable troops are Roger's troops. However, since Haihan had been focusing on occupying the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty in the past few years and did not have many resources to support the garrison in the South China Sea, Roger's scope of activities was basically limited to the vicinity of the Strait of Malacca.
Later, Roger took advantage of the loophole and created a special force such as the Foreign Legion to participate in other countries' wars as a mercenary force. However, because it affected Haihan's international relations, the Ministry of Defense also imposed restrictions.
However, the arrival of Qian Tiandun gave Roger hope of breaking the situation. The special operations division has always been extremely autonomous in its actions. As long as the Xingdao troops can be tied to it, their actions will no longer be restricted by Sanya.
During the previous meeting at Cam Ranh Port, Roger had already expressed his intention to Yan Chujie, but at that time Feng Annan used Annan's resources to win over Qian Tiandun, leaving Roger unable to do anything. But as long as Haihan wants to open up a situation in the Indian Ocean, Qian Tiandun's troops will enter Xingdao's territory sooner or later, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before the two forces cooperate.
"Then why haven't Qian Tiandun's troops moved yet?" Bai Kesi asked.
"Waiting for the ship." Yan Chujie explained: "Qian Tiandun hopes to equip the special warfare division with a fleet to facilitate subsequent operations in the South China Sea."
"But didn't he say before that Feng Anan would let his naval fleet cooperate with the special operations division?" Bai Kesi asked in confusion.
Yan Chujie said: "It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. After all, other people's things are not so convenient!"
Bai Kesi was somewhat dissatisfied with this: "At this time, if we have to transfer warships from other places to him, it will be difficult to complete the running-in in a short time, right?"
Yan Chujie said: "Annan and Xingdao both have our armed fleets, so what he wants is not necessarily warships. For the special warfare division, troop transports and supply ships are the most important tools."
(End of chapter)