Chapter 921 Heading south to Ambrosia

There are still military exercises scheduled during the combined fleet's docking at Vung Tau Port. However, considering that Saigon Bay is a sensitive area at the border between Champa and Nam, the Haihan military did not arrange maritime projects at this stage when formulating the exercise plan.

, but placed the Marine Corps’ landing and penetration drill here.

The planned target area for the exercise is Tinh Son, located 20 miles north of Vung Tau Port and located inland. There used to be some mountain people living in this area, but after the opening of Vung Tau Port, the nearby residents basically moved to the port.

Since then, the area has been working for Haihan, and the place has gradually returned to its original natural state. Being used as a training ground can also avoid the trouble of leaking military secrets and disturbing the people.

Haihan and Annan each dispatched 300 soldiers to participate in the exercise of this project. In the early morning, the participants rowed boats from Vung Tau Port to the north across the bay, landed on the coast about three miles away from Tingshan, and then divided into several groups.

The team marched towards the mountainous area. Each team formed by a mixture of the two armies needed to find their destination within a mountainous area of ​​approximately twenty miles based on the randomly assigned map, and bring back pre-arranged tokens.

Considering that many field military exercises with different contents have been held along the way, in the last joint military exercise, the command headquarters did not set up other artificial obstacles for the soldiers. It was basically a test of the leadership of first-level officers in the grassroots squads.

The team's ability to implement field directional marches and teamwork capabilities. But this does not mean that the difficulty of this exercise will be reduced. In fact, it has not stopped raining since the combined fleet arrived at Vung Tau Port. According to the day before the exercise

According to actual measurement results, the total amount of precipitation within 24 hours has reached the level of moderate to heavy rain. Marching into the mountains under such weather conditions is really a chore.

The field military exercise held in Dinh Son actually ended in just one day. However, due to the rainy exercise, a large number of participating troops became sick afterwards, which forced Yan Chujie to temporarily postpone his stay in Vung Tau Port.

It was extended for two days. Fortunately, the headquarters and local authorities were prepared for this, so the situation was not worsened.

On the morning of October 5th, the Annan soldiers who had just finished their morning exercises on the pier suddenly discovered that several warships flying the Champa flag were slowly sailing into Vung Tau Port. The officers leading the team did not dare to neglect and gathered their men.

Get on the ship and wait for orders, while sending someone to report to Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha had already received the notification from Haihan before, and was not too surprised when he heard the news. He just asked the people on the dock to strengthen surveillance and not to act rashly. He did not quite believe the Haihan people's claims of occupying the city.

I always feel that there is something fishy about joining the military exercise temporarily. Otherwise, how could the Champa people just arrive at the last stop of the Annan fleet to join the South China Sea exercise hosted by Haihan.

However, Zheng Zha is not worried about his own safety. Even if Haihan is unwilling to help Annan deal with Champa, he will definitely not stand on Champa's side and go against Annan. After all, Haihan has more interests in Annan than this neighbor.

Much more. And this matter is not necessarily bad news for Annan, because Zheng Zha will go south with the Haihan Fleet next, and there is still a lot of time to observe the performance of the Champa Navy up close. This is definitely a good news.

This is a rare opportunity in recent years, and it is much more intuitive than the text reports I received in the past.

Although Annam, Champa and Haihan all have in-depth military cooperation, in the Vung Tau Port, both sides adhere to the concept of "the king does not see the king" and will not take the initiative to contact the other party. This is a bitter experience for Yan Chujie, who

This coordination task was particularly troublesome, as it had to take into account the attitudes and emotions of both parties without having too much of an impact on the original exercise plan. It was not until October 5 that the communication between the three parties finally came to an end.

On October 8, the Annan fleet set off from Vung Tau Port and returned north along the coastline of Indochina Peninsula to its base. The only ones left in Vung Tau Port to continue operating with Haihan were Zheng Zha's team, a warship and a group of soldiers.

A comprehensive supply ship. This team will fully participate in Haihan's South China Sea cruise and visit Haihan's territory in the South China Sea, the Ambuna Islands, according to the original plan.

The next day, the new combined fleet, joined by six Champa naval sailing ships, also successively sailed out of Vung Tau Port and sailed to the port of Annan, four hundred nautical miles away. Although the Annan fleet withdrew from the combined fleet, the new fleet arrived at Cam Ranh Port.

With the addition of the Haihan Nanhai Fleet and the joining of the Champa Fleet, the size of the entire fleet has increased instead of decreasing. It has still reached the scale of fifty ships, and there are also two Majesty-class warships stationed in the entire NH.

The region can be regarded as a very powerful maritime force.

Yan Chujie and Mu Xiabai each led a flagship and divided the entire fleet into two teams. By the way, they intentionally or unintentionally separated the navies of Annan and Champa. The entire combined fleet was not traveling very fast, and the headquarters was worried about this.

The voyage was planned for four days, and even at the speed of a traditional sailing ship, it was basically possible to complete the voyage. During this period, the combined fleet also practiced various tracking, counter-tracking, combined attack and siege, and sea area searches in maritime operations.

and other projects, so that the fleet, which has had few military operations in the past year, can better adapt to the conditions in the South China Sea, and also warm up for the upcoming military operations in the South China Sea.

Although Zheng Zha brought two ships with him, he actually stayed on Yan Chujie's flagship so that he could observe the operation of Haihan Command up close. After Haihan started the exercise, he discovered that at this time

The training intensity seems to have increased a lot compared to the previous voyage from Da Nang to Vung Tau Port. In other words, the Haihan Fleet seems to have started to get serious at this stage.

The Champa fleet, which had just joined the Vung Tau Port, obviously could not adapt to such a rhythm, and could only undertake some tasks of cleaning up the rear or liaising in the middle during the exercise. Zheng Zha couldn't help but regret that he should have gritted his teeth and asked the court to spend more military expenditures.

If the Annan fleet can participate in the second half of the exercise, it should gain a lot.,

It is indeed very difficult for the Champa Fleet, which participated in the joint military exercise for the first time, to keep up with the SH-Han fleet in action. Although most of their officers have been trained in the Hai-Han fleet, they are really

When operating with the Haihan Fleet, I realized that the huge gap in combat level between the two sides could not be bridged by equipping them with the same ships and weapons. It was not difficult for Fan Ji, the commander-in-chief of Champa, to imagine what would happen if his family and

When Hai and Han confront each other at sea, what will the battle become?

Four days later, the leading force of the combined fleet arrived at the port on the east coast of the main island of Ambuna. After more than two years of construction, the port here is much more complete than when it was captured from the Dutch. However,

It is still a bit difficult to receive such a large fleet. Fortunately, Roger, who is stationed here, has been notified by the military in early September and has sufficient time to make preparations locally. Otherwise, this fleet will not be able to say anything.

Staying at Ambuna Port or even docking will be a big problem.

"I haven't had such a lively life here for a long time. For a person like me who can't stand loneliness, I never imagined that I would be the owner of this place for two full years." At the reception banquet held for the United Fleet, Roger said

He sighed and said: "I originally thought that I would come here to take over Lao Mu for at least half a year and then move south. I didn't expect to stay here for two years. If I had known this, I shouldn't have applied to be transferred back after the Taiwan campaign last year.

Staying in FJ, I will go north to play ZJ with them this year. If not, at least when Tom Wang went to play Miyako Island some time ago, I could also have some soup with him."

Yan Chujie smiled and said: "Don't talk like an idler. You haven't been idle in the past two years, have you? Lao Tao specially told me this time to take a good look at the multinational troops you trained on Amborna Island. If it is true

If you brag so well in your report, then the establishment of the South China Sea Special Warfare Battalion will be awarded to you."

Roger said seriously: "What do you mean by bragging? Am I, Roger, the kind of person who talks nonsense? Mr. Tao's worries are really unnecessary. If you inspect the goods later, you will know that this trip to the South China Sea was not in vain!"

After Roger took over Ambrosia Island, training special operations forces based in the South China Sea became one of his main tasks. There was the successful example of Qian Tiandun in the front, and the senior officers who guarded the peaceful area were in Wuzhan.

When it is possible to fight, personally training a special operations force has become one of the means to consolidate one's status. As long as it can be recognized by the Military Commission and obtain an official establishment, this semi-private army will become legal.

They can even be transferred to other places with the officers, just like Qian Tiandun's Annan Special War Battalion was transferred to FJ and then north to ZJ with him.

Of course, in order to avoid the emergence of local warlords, the Military Commission still has restrictions on the size of this kind of private army named special operations forces. In principle, it will not exceed the establishment of a battalion, and will not be stationed in the same place for more than 100 people.

Three years. In this way, even if the commander has some evil ideas, this small number of troops will not be enough to form a cancer in the local area.

It has been a year since Roger came to the Ambrosia Islands to organize and train this unit. However, so far it is still organized as a local militia. Although the weapons and equipment are no different from those of the regular army, it has not been able to obtain the Military Commission.

Officially recognized by Roger, this is still an informal civilian armed force, which has many inconveniences in operations, and it is impossible to move to other places with Roger. Therefore, Roger must first transfer the members of this unit before he moves.

The establishment must be applied for, otherwise one day the Military Commission will issue a transfer order and the troops who have been trained so hard will not be able to take them away, and they will be completely used to make wedding dresses for others.

"Let's put aside the military matters for now. I am here to take on the tasks of multiple departments." Yan Chujie quickly changed the topic: "The executive committee needs to know more about the current development status of Ambona Island. In the past two days, you

Show me around the island first."

"No problem, even if you don't mention it, I will arrange it." Roger said readily: "In the past two years, I have not only trained the army, but also the construction and development of the island. On paper.

If things can’t be reflected, I still have to let you see the results of my work with your own eyes.”

When Haihan captured the island in 1631, there were only a few small plantations and a small fishing port. The island's production was not even enough to feed the local residents. For several months each year

We still have to rely on supplies shipped from Batavia to maintain our lives. After Roger took over here, the relevant departments began to arrange infrastructure, investment and other development projects, trying to build this place into a support point for Haihan's future South China Sea strategy. Even if there is no

It is not necessary to build a large port, but it can at least become a nearby relay point for supply.

After Roger took over here, in addition to attracting investment and developing cash crop plantations, he also developed a relatively unique trading project locally, that is, the slave trade. Western colonists continued to transport goods from Batavia and other places.

They brought slaves here and exchanged their population for goods produced by Haihan and Daming. Due to its special geographical location, Ambona Island also enjoys some policy preferences in foreign trade. It can make profits through re-export trade and use them to build the local area.

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Part of the slave population imported from the Ambuna Port was transported back to Sanya for redistribution, while the other part stayed locally as a labor force. Some of the lucky ones were selected to serve in the multinational army formed by Roger. The reason why it is said

These people are lucky because they can get the opportunity to apply for Haihan citizenship soon after joining the army, which is at least half a year to a year earlier than their compatriots who stayed on the plantations as migrant workers. And enlisting in the army is basically

This means that their future lives are guaranteed, and this starting point is much higher than that of ordinary naturalized citizens.

After Haihan transported several batches of Han immigrants from HN Island to Amborna Island in the early stages of construction, the subsequent population import basically relied on the slave trade. Therefore, the population structure of the island has also changed significantly in the past two years.

The Han people accounted for the majority of the total population, but the proportion gradually decreased. Today, among the more than 5,000 permanent residents on the island, the Han people only account for about 40%. The remaining population is like a world exposition, with people of different skin colors and beliefs.

The species live together. According to statistics from the civil affairs department, the population of Amborna Island currently comes from more than ten countries, and its complexity ranks first in the Haihan area.

Of course, such a complex population structure also brings many problems. The differences in language, culture, and customs make the integration of islanders face many difficulties. However, more than half of the foreign population is imported into the local area as slaves. Before obtaining naturalized citizenship

, they have no personal rights at all. The competent authorities can force these people to live and eat together, and use hard means to change their original lifestyle to adapt to the social system under Haihan's leadership.
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