ebookland Chapter 715 Batavia
Chapter 715 Batavia
"Of course, with the cooperation of the naval fleet."
This guy added another prerequisite for himself.
"There should be something left unsaid, and that is the premise that Western powers do not interfere."
Hearing Li Shaoyi's words, the boy also laughed. There are many troops stationed in Southeast Asia by Western countries. Although they are not elite troops, if they all stand on the side of the Windmill Country, our more than 2,000 people will not be able to do much.
"The Marshal is right. In fact, in Batavia, the only one who can interfere with us is the Windsor Empire. The Gallic Empire and the Stars and Stripes are too far away. They won't interfere too much with our actions. Moreover, the Windmill Kingdom has made a lot of profits in recent years. Those two countries also have their own ideas."
This trip to Southeast Asia is not a purely military operation, so all aspects of political diplomacy also need to be analyzed. After all, Qian Ruiguo has studied abroad in Europe, so he is also familiar with these things.
"I can't guarantee that the Western powers won't get involved. I can only do my best to prevent them from getting involved. And your soldiers, be prepared to sacrifice."
Li Shaoyi didn't say anything else. When doing anything, we must think of the worst possible outcome. This time, our trip south is definitely not just an ordinary diplomatic visit as we said. It is very likely that a military conflict will occur. In a foreign country thousands of miles away, the only thing we can trust is the guns in our hands.
"Please rest assured, Marshal. All Marines below me will resolutely obey all your orders!"
Qian Ruiguo stood up straight, which was also a military order to Li Shaoyi. There are no cowards under our command. Although there are not many of them, if a real fight breaks out, no one will retreat.
Li Shaoyi was very much in agreement with this result. He asked his men to arrange for Qian Ruiguo to rest, and to have dinner together tonight and introduce Qian Ruiguo to everyone.
During the dinner that night, Qian Ruiguo originally wanted to not drink at all, but the people from various troops knew that this guy was going to follow the Marshal south, so we have no such opportunity. You kid will be very famous in the future, so you must drink this wine.
Faced with the toasts from a group of seniors in the army, Qian Ruiguo knew that he could not avoid it. He had originally planned to fly back immediately after dinner, but now it seems that he can only sleep on the plane. Although there is no compulsory drinking in the army, these people are all your seniors. If you don't even drink the wine from your seniors, it will more or less leave some room for gossip in the army.
At around eleven o'clock in the evening, Qian Ruiguo was carried onto the plane by his men. No one knew how much he had drunk that night. But then again, everyone got to know this young man while drinking. Otherwise, who would be willing to hand over the command to him?
"This young man is good. Although he is young, he is truly upright during the conversation. Unless he dies, there is no need to worry about the safety of our Marshal."
Zhang Haiguang said with a big tongue. He originally wanted to fight for it. As the first person in the security group, he was also qualified to lead the troops south. Who knew that Li Shaoyi wanted to set up the Marine Corps, so this guy immediately backed off.
For many pure army generals, the Marine Corps feels like a mixture of both, being both navy and army, so when these people heard that they were going to serve in the Marine Corps, they decided not to go one by one.
How much is this position now? Although he is in the security group, he has tens of thousands of people under him, which is very impressive.
But there are only a few thousand vacancies in the Marine Corps, and half of them are in training camps. Doesn't this mean a tenfold reduction?
"Come on, forget it. Who said before that the Marshal must be protected by you? Nothing can be done without you."
Zhao Tiezhu immediately started to sabotage him, and Zhang Haiguang shrank his neck speechlessly, pretending he didn't hear anything.
After this night, Li Shaoyi went on a series of market trips in the north. Even his meals were eaten in the car or on the plane every day, otherwise he would not be able to finish the trip.
As the commander of the 72nd Army, Li Shaoyi had to treat all units equally, including the security regiments. Although it was just a cursory inspection, Li Shaoyi knew that all units had prepared for his inspection for a long time and had shed countless sweat on the training ground. Therefore, even if he only stayed in one place for half a day, he had to go there, otherwise he would not be motivated in the future.
Li Shaoyi had no experience in leading troops, but he understood one thing: if your subordinates had carefully prepared for something for a long time, and you didn't go, the next time you asked them to prepare the same thing, the results would probably be greatly reduced.
All the people who accompanied Li Shaoyi on the trip have already gathered in Pujiang. After inspecting the situation in the rear, Li Shaoyi flew directly to Pujiang. Almost all the people were there.
After discussing with Deng Jiugong, Li Shaoyi adjusted the visiting fleet and personnel.
It was just a draft before, but now it is finalized.
One 10,000-ton heavy cruiser, two 6,000-ton light cruisers, and four 2,000-ton destroyers.
Plus two submarines, that's all the combat ships.
Two 10,000-ton Liberty ships served as supply ships.
When Li Shaoyi was inspecting in the north, the warships had already practiced temporary replenishment at sea, and there were basically no major mistakes. Of course, their proficiency still needs to be improved.
Originally, Deng Jiugong wanted to accompany him personally, but the domestic navy also had various things to do. Li Shaoyi had also listened to his reports before, so this time he would mainly bring young people.
Ding Hanhai!
A young member of the Fifth Fleet Navy, he is currently the captain of a light cruiser.
This time, he served as the fleet commander, which can be said to have set a precedent.
Only a person with a system like Li Shaoyi can let his young generals come to gain experience. If it were someone else, they would not have the courage to do so and would definitely let Deng Jiugong go.
Originally, Chief of Staff Du of the Navy was also good, but after observing for a period of time, Li Shaoyi realized that Chief of Staff Du’s main role was as a steward. It was okay for him to do some miscellaneous tasks, but if he were to lead the navy to fight, it would be a problem.
Li Shaoyi believed in Deng Jiugong's judgment. Since you said Ding Hanhai was fine, then let him be the commander of the fleet heading south...