Chapter 3199
The troops from various regions in the north have finished their appearance, and then it is the turn of the garrison troops in the surrounding areas of the South China Sea to appear.
The garrison troops in the Guangdong and Guangdong areas are mainly composed of the Army's Second Division and the Guangdong and Guangxi fleets stationed at the Pearl River Estuary.
Among these two forces, the Second Lu Division is not very famous. It is worth mentioning that the predecessor of the Guangdong and Guangxi fleets was the armed fleet that fought against the Shibazhi pirate gang in the waters of the Pearl River Estuary.
Chen Yixin, now the consul of the Northern Region, was stationed at Dawanshan Island at the Pearl River Estuary. He commanded the troops stationed on the island to defeat the pirate Liu Xiang's attack, which earned him the appreciation of the top military officials.
After the pirate forces of Shibazhi were driven out of the Guangdong and Guangxi waters, the trade route from Sanya to the Pearl River Basin was able to stabilize, which was of great significance to the early development of Haihan.
Nowadays, the fleet of Guangdong and Guangxi, which has sufficient military expenditures, is naturally different from what it used to be. It has more than a hundred large and small ships. In addition to being responsible for the defense of the coastal areas of Guangdong and Guangxi, it also takes care of the Pearl River, Moyang River, Zhanjiang, Nanliu River, Dafeng River, Rongjiang River, etc. Routine patrols of inland waterways.
It's a pity that today's military parade is arranged in Victory Square, and the Guangdong and Guangxi fleets have no chance to display their sophisticated equipment here. They can only send a sea infantry company to participate in the military parade.
This was closely followed by the garrison from Annan, which was also Haihan's earliest overseas garrison. Its history can even be traced back to three months after crossing that year, when Haihan sent a colonization fleet to arrive at Annan's black earth port.
Nowadays, it is commonplace for Haihan to station troops in other countries, but among many countries, the scale of Haihan's garrison in Annan and the number of military bases are still second to none.
On the long coastline of Annan Kingdom from north to south, large natural ports such as Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, and Toutun all have Hai Han military bases. The Tushan Peninsula on the northern coast has a large army base jointly built and shared by the two countries.
The Eighth Army Division and the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet stationed in Annan had also participated in Haihan's operations at the northern end of the Malacca Strait.
Now it was the turn of the Portuguese on the viewing platform to feel uncomfortable. After all, they established their stronghold in Annan much earlier than the Haihan people. Logically speaking, their foundation should be much stronger than those who came later.
However, Haihan entered Annam in the form of military aid and took the upper-level route, quickly squeezing Portugal out of Annan. If Portugal hadn't changed its position in time and concluded an alliance with Haihan, it might not even be able to drink the soup.
Then came the Xingdao region, which is located further south. In addition to the local Lu Ninth Division and the Third Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet, there was originally another biggest attraction, which was the special warfare division known as the Haihan Victory Army, created by the famous general Qian Tiandun.
The special operations division is currently stationed in the Strait of Malacca, operating together with the garrison troops in Sing Tao and Annan.
However, the special operations division maintained a sense of mystery as always. Even on such a major occasion as today, Qian Tiandun and Gao Qiaonan did not appear, and only sent a company to participate in the military parade in a symbolic manner.
It is said that they did not come to Hangzhou at all, which made many people who hoped to take this opportunity to see the famous generals feel disappointed.
If they hadn't seen the Iron Fist flag of the Special Operations Division, many people would have thought that this unit did not participate in this military parade.
As for Haihan's actions in the Strait of Malacca, Portugal and the Netherlands are the most nervous.
In particular, the Portuguese, who have controlled the Strait of Malacca for nearly a hundred years, certainly do not want to be replaced by Haihan. But if he wants to stop Haihan, he lacks the courage to do so. The best example of the consequences of confronting the Haihan people is right in front of us - at the end of the special operations division, there are four prison cars filled with prisoners of war. It is said that these prisoners of war are British pirates who caused many maritime robberies north of the Strait of Malacca.
Yes, that's right. After Haihan launched a crackdown on pirates and investigated a series of robberies that occurred at the beginning of the year, it was finally confirmed that the mastermind behind it was the British. The Star Island authorities have already sent official documents to notify surrounding countries of this result.
Regardless of whether this is the case or not, the British are definitely taking the blame.
This would have been a good thing for Portugal. After all, from a global perspective, Britain is also a strong competitor.
But the problem is that after Haihan finished fighting the pirates, the troops involved in the operation showed no signs of returning to the country. Instead, they began to build camps and ports on several islands in the northern Strait of Malacca without stopping.
The Sing Tao authorities quickly announced that in order to maintain maritime security in the area, Haihan would station naval forces in Penang, Langkawi and Phuket.
In this way, Haihan has actually formed control over both ends of the strait and can block the strait channel at any time, and the city of Malacca in the middle of the strait has become a decoration.
Simang and Thomas looked at the prison cars slowly passing through the square with complicated expressions. Whether the prisoners of war in those prison cars were British or not was not important to them. What was important was that Haihan took this opportunity to achieve a strategic goal. I am afraid that control of the Malacca Strait will soon change hands.
But at this time, tens of thousands of people around the square burst into cheers again. In fact, most of them didn't know where these prisoners of war came from or which battle they obtained. But since the troops escorting the prisoners of war were special operations divisions known as the victorious army, everything seemed very reasonable.
The presence of prisoners of war means that Haihan's army has won battles overseas, and victory means that Haihan's territory is likely to be expanded again.
Anyone who is slightly familiar with the history of Haihan's family can immediately think of such a causal relationship, and the people's cheers originated from this.
This company is not the only one that has added a prisoner offering component to the military parade. The Luzon Region, which came next, also arranged the same session.
Moreover, the Luzon Region escorted a larger number of prisoners of war to Hangzhou for public display this time, more than a hundred of them, all of whom were Spaniards whose identities had been confirmed and were not adulterated at all.
In the military operation launched in the Philippine Islands at the end of last year, the Luzon Region deployed most of its armed forces, which lasted for three months. In the end, it basically achieved the goal of driving the Spanish out of the central area of the Philippine Islands.
Although the process was a bit bumpy, the result was quite satisfactory. This has more than doubled the actual control area of the Luzon Region, and greatly damaged the vitality of Spain's colonies in the South China Sea.
Zheng Agui couldn't help but feel excited as he looked at the roaring crowds of people around the square. The hardships endured on the battlefield a few months ago and the dangers experienced all turned into the cheers that surrounded everyone at this moment.
He knew that at this time, he was a great hero in the eyes of these people, and he couldn't help but hold the rifle in his hand tighter.
(End of chapter)