Chapter 2926

Harugong was silent for a long time before saying: "Our direction is not as competitive as in the west. Besides, we have been waiting for it for so many years, so there is no need to be too hasty. I still insist that a steady and steady approach is the most suitable path for us."

The "west" mentioned by Harugong naturally refers to the Annan and Xingdao garrisons located on the west side of the South China Sea. Since they are separated by the entire South China Sea, they are unlikely to compete with the Luzon Region in the direction of external expansion.

relations, and the two companies have stated at the Cam Ranh Port meeting that their goal is to the west in the direction of the Indian Ocean.

So in fact, in the Pacific direction, the Luzon region has no competitors, and this is one of the reasons why the Manila authorities have stayed put for many years. Anyway, there is no pressure from competition, so they should first accumulate strength and wait patiently for the right time to come.

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But Qiu Yuan obviously did not agree with Harugong's caution. He shook his head and sighed: "Old Ha, we were too cautious at the beginning. We felt that it was not safe and sure, so we missed the window period for development. Wait.

It has taken almost twenty years to finally wait for a new round of opportunities, but we can’t miss it again!”

After Haihan captured Manila, Qiu Yuan and others focused their main energy on maintaining local social stability. The garrison with limited strength did not pursue the Spanish while they were victorious, but stayed in Luzon to clean up the remaining Spanish forces.

Destroy the tribal armed forces that resisted Haihan's rule.

Although the Manila authorities later tried to organize an armed fleet to attack Cebu Port and other places in the southern part of the Philippine Islands, due to limited troop strength, they were unable to divide their troops and station them locally, and could only end it hastily after defeating their opponents. At this time, the Executive Committee

The focus of the society's development has shifted to the mainland, and the Manila authorities have been unable to win more support from the country, thus missing the window period mentioned by Qiu Yuan.

Looking back at the decisions made during that period, it is actually difficult to say whether their choices at that time were wrong or right.

If a more radical strategy had been chosen at that time, with the troops prioritized to pursue the Spanish while they were victorious, quickly expanding the area of ​​control to the southern part of the Philippine Islands, and driving the Spanish to the south of the Celebes Sea, then the Executive Committee would indeed

It is possible that they will invest more resources in the Luzon region because they have controlled the entire Philippine Islands in a short period of time.

With the input of resources, the Luzon Region may embark on a completely different development path and become one of the most important overseas regions under Haihan's rule.

But this is just a possibility that has never happened. The Manila garrison at that time was not familiar with the environment of the Philippine Islands. With limited troops, the result of dividing the troops and advancing rashly was probably to focus on one and lose the other, making it difficult to achieve the expected strategic goals.

.The Spanish may even seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the colonial points that have neglected their precautions.

If that happens, not to mention seeking domestic support, Qiu Yuan and others will have to take the blame, and maybe even the consul and garrison commander of the Luzon region will have to be replaced.

The relatively conservative strategy did miss the window period for rapid expansion, but it also ensured the stability of the Luzon Region in the past two decades. Although they have no great achievements or faults, their status in the Luzon Region is also very important.

Stable, each now owns a fairly substantial family property, enough to ensure prosperity for several generations.

Of course, they are still obsessed with the goal that has never been achieved, otherwise they would not have responded so actively to Qian Tiandun's call and actively joined this plan.

Xiao Liang also spoke at this time: "The three of us are all in our fifties. If we say we have any lofty goals in this life, we don't have many. We can take advantage of the opportunity to take action before retirement and fight more for future generations.

Once we have some strength, that will probably be our upper limit. Lao Ha, if you are really worried about the combat effectiveness of the troops, then it is not a big deal for us to ask Feng Annan to borrow troops."

Haru Gong said: "According to what you said, Feng Annan and Roger intend to compete with each other. At this juncture, do you still have the strength to lend us troops?"

Xiao Liangdao: "Your second son is serving in Camlan Port. I must have told you something about the situation in Annan, right? Although the Eighth Lu Division and our Fourth Lu Division are at the same level, they have much more troops than us.

Based on our relationship with Feng Annan, if necessary, we should not have much problem asking him to borrow two infantry battalions and some navy."

The Eighth Army Division and the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet are the permanent troops of the Hai Han Army in Annan. The various units under their jurisdiction are stationed in many coastal areas controlled by Hai Han in Annan. In Heitu Port, Do Son Peninsula, and Da Nang

, Quy Nhon Port, Cam Ranh Port, Vung Tau Port and other places have garrison bases of the Haihan Army.

Precisely because the garrison locations are numerous and scattered, Feng Annan also has sufficient reasons to expand the size of the establishment. Almost all the troops at all levels under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Lu Division have strengthened their establishment, with about one-third more troops than ordinary troops.

Harugong's second son, Ha Jianzhong, is a colonel commander of the Eighth Army Division and is stationed at the Cam Ranh Port base. Qiu Yuan's son Qiu Zhiguo also serves as a civil affairs officer in Cam Ranh Port. Both of them agreed to send their sons to Cam Ranh Port.

In addition to avoiding suspicion, one of the important reasons for arranging to work for Annan was because they had a good personal relationship with Feng Annan and could safely leave their son to his care.

Correspondingly, Feng Anan also sent his son Feng Xingbang to serve in Manila, and now he is the combat staff officer of the Fourth Army Division. Although he is one level lower than Ha Jianzhong who was the regiment leader, as long as the war starts, arrangements can be made

It was not difficult for him to be promoted due to his military exploits.

It was precisely because of such an interest relationship that Xiao Liang was determined to borrow troops from Feng Annan across the sea.

Of course, if they really want to borrow troops, the Luzon region will still have to bear the corresponding military expenditures and material consumption, and will also owe Feng Annan a huge favor, so unless it is a last resort, borrowing troops is probably just a no-brainer.

It's just an alternative emergency plan that can be easily activated.

Of course, Harugong was not ignorant of the situation of Annan's garrison. He just wanted to persuade them not to pin their hopes on the intervention of external forces. However, seeing that he could not persuade the two of them, Harugong had no choice but to compromise.

Currently, the troops that can participate in combat operations at the Cavite base include three infantry regiments under the Fourth Army Division and an independently organized cavalry battalion, with a total strength of approximately 5,000 people.

The Navy has a fully-equipped fleet on standby, including two Majesty-class warships, eight Expedition-class warships, 16 Exploration-class warships, 26 Yugong-class comprehensive supply ships, and 12

A Sailfish-class fast reconnaissance ship, and twenty Barracuda-class troop transport ships.

However, this is just a seemingly powerful lineup on paper. In fact, most of the ships have been in service for more than ten years, and some of them are even older ships that are more than twenty years old. Their combat effectiveness will definitely not be comparable to those of new models that have been subsequently improved.

Comparable to ships.

Among the ship orders submitted by Xiao Liang to the Ministry of National Defense, although they were all customized with the latest models, the fastest delivery date was one year later. Obviously, they could not be counted on for the time being. The Manila authorities, who were in a hurry, could only

I made do with these old boats first.
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