Chapter 3555
Perhaps realizing the hidden value of Li Dechang's intelligence work in Phuket, Li Dagui's proposal successfully won Roger's support, and Roger generously allowed him to select a group of students from local institutions of higher learning in Sing Tao and pass the security Join the newly established Indian Ocean Intelligence Station through the Ministry's official recruitment channels.
Although the teaching staff in Xingdao cannot be compared with that in Hainan, under Luo Jie and Tan Juren's many years of management, they have slowly built up two institutions of higher learning.
One is the Xingdao Administrative College, which specializes in training grassroots officials for the Xingdao Region. Its school system and teaching materials follow the mature plans of the Sanya Administrative College. In recent years, it has successively trained several batches of administrators for the Xingdao Region. officials.
The other is the Sing Tao Military Academy, with Roger as its honorary principal, which specializes in training army and naval officers for the local garrison. It is said that the key personnel of the famous Sing Tao Foreign Legion will also receive professional training at Sing Tao Military Academy.
The number of students enrolled in these two institutions of higher learning is extremely limited, and students often have already determined their employment destination when they enroll. Therefore, Roger allows Li Dagui to select people from these two places, which is considered to be a special treatment.
However, Roger also made a request to Li Dagui, that is, in addition to reporting to the executive committee and the superior agency of the Ministry of Security, the Indian Ocean Intelligence Station must also maintain contact with the Singtao Region Management Committee and provide valuable information. intelligence.
Although the words are not very straightforward, the meaning is very clear. The Ministry of Security's agency in Star Island under the leadership of Li Dagui has always operated according to this rule. While being loyal to the Executive Committee, it must also remain loyal to the actual ruler of Star Island.
So if the executive committee and the local governing body have different opinions or even conflict, how should Li Dagui choose his side?
Roger and Li Dagui both tacitly never mentioned this possibility. Fortunately, such a situation has never happened in Xingdao in the past twenty years.
At least so far, there is no doubt about the loyalty of the governing body of Sing Tao to the Executive Committee. Even if Roger's vision for the future development of Sing Tao and the Executive Committee may have different opinions, it is far from the level of conflict. .
Therefore, Roger hopes that this kind of cooperation can be extended to the Indian Ocean region, and that the agencies stationed by the Ministry of Security will monitor the movements of the special operations divisions for him.
This is not because Roger lacks trust in Qian Tiandun, but because Xingdao is currently busy with important affairs on the other side and needs to invest a lot of resources, especially military resources. Regarding the plan to cooperate with the special operations division to open up the Indian Ocean region, the intensity of cooperation can only be reduced first. At least the joint dispatch of troops to perform combat missions has to be suspended.
However, the materials, immigration, logistics services, etc. promised to be supplied by Xingdao in the original plan must still be implemented by Xingdao to meet the needs of the special operations division to maintain operations and consolidate its rule in the local area, and at the same time, it also provides Xingdao with local territory. A certain proportion of shares will be used to earn back these initial investments through future long-term gains.
Since Xingdao has been providing money and effort, Roger does not want all this assistance to become the private property of Qian Tiandun and the special warfare division. He must have reliable sources to confirm that Xingdao's interests in the Indian Ocean will not be damaged. The security department run by Li Dagui and his son Li Dechang happened to be an excellent help.
After sending Li Dagui away, Roger summoned Luo Shenghuai and Luo Shengding and told them: "This expedition is the first time that you two brothers have independently commanded such a large-scale military operation. Remember to act with caution in unfamiliar environments and don't be greedy for credit. Be adventurous. Especially during sea voyages, be sure to pay attention to changes in weather and sea conditions and listen to the opinions of the fleet navigator. ”
"There may not be strong enemies in the area, but it does not rule out that there will be targets that require us to carry out strike measures. We still need to be prepared for battle. This trip is a long way, and you will not be able to obtain supplies from the rear at any time. You must arrange supplies reasonably to avoid Excessive consumption.”
"This time, we have specially equipped the fleet with a few more radios as backup. Remember to keep in touch with the base camp by telegraph. If you have any doubts, send a telegram back at any time to inform you of the situation." The two brothers nodded respectfully and agreed, not daring to do so. Half impatient.
Roger asked again: "Do you have any questions?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and the eldest brother Luo Shenghuai asked: "Father, what should we do if we encounter friendly forces after arriving at the target area?"
Roger said: "Do you still want me to teach you? Take the initiative to show your flag, get in touch with friendly forces, confirm your identity, and then continue to perform the mission."
Luo Shengding said: "Father, what eldest brother means is that if the attitude of friendly forces towards us is not so friendly, what should we do?"
Roger said: "Don't worry, although we can't say that our relationship with the Luzon Region is very good, we won't fall out over this matter. Moreover, all exploration operations have been reported to the Executive Committee, and no one should dare to mess around. .”
The "expedition" that Roger refers to is sending troops to explore the unclaimed continent in the south.
The unclaimed continent in the south, which is rich in mineral resources, is definitely one of Haihan's goals that he must win. However, due to its remote location, Haihan has only slowly gained the navigation capabilities to explore the area in recent years, but it is still far from large-scale development.
Luzon and Xingdao are the two overseas regions closest to the Southern Continent, so they both intend to compete first and want to win the first place in establishing a colony there, so as to claim credit from the Executive Committee and exchange for more resources. Develop the local area.
Roger has been planning this for two years. Since this plan requires a large investment of resources and the dispatch of an armed fleet, the expansion plan in the Indian Ocean was suspended after occupying several islands at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.
This year's operation to send troops to Ceylon Island, Xingdao has no longer directly participated, and concentrated resources to prepare for the operation to explore the southern continent.
However, as the Executive Committee has continued to pay attention to the progress of the Japanese Civil War in recent months, many official matters have been postponed because the Executive Committee went to the local area to watch the battle. As a result, the exploration operations in Luzon and Star Island have also been delayed in approval. Roger can only Make preparations first and wait patiently for the opportunity to come.
At this time, the executive committee's approval was finally notified to Xingdao via telegram, and the action that had been prepared for two years could finally be implemented.
At first, Roger wanted to lead the expedition himself, but the Special Operations Division sent troops to Ceylon Island on its own, which made him realize that the expansion plan in the Indian Ocean direction could not be shelved, so he finally decided to sit on Star Island and send his two sons to take charge. command this expedition.
The two brothers Luo Shenghuai and Luo Shengding are currently serving in the 9th Lu Division, but due to the special environment of Xingdao, they are no strangers to the navy. In fact, just a few years ago, the two brothers went to Sanya to learn related subjects of navigation and amphibious warfare.