Chapter 117: Big construction

He Yanliang wiped out the guerrillas of Brazil and was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the First Guards Brigade. On the day the promotion order was issued, all soldiers of the First Guards Brigade departed from Porto Alegre under the order of Li Mingyuan and arrived in the first batch of retired two days later Soldier settlement-Santa Maria,
Santa Maria is located in the middle of Rio Grande do Sul, far from hostile countries such as Santa Catarina and Uruguay under Brazilian control. It is in the heart of the area occupied by the Chinese Independent Army and is the planned rear base of Li Mingyuan.
The main force of the raiding force is stationed in the Santa Maria area. The first retired troops were also placed in the rural area around Santa Maria, plus the 4,000 First Guard Brigade soldiers who were ordered to come. There are more than 20,000 Chinese. In Rio Grande do Sul, there are seven or eight cities like Santa Maria, but Santa Maria is second only to Porto Alegre in terms of resettlement. .
Porto Alegre is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul and the temporary headquarters of the Chinese Independence Army. A large number of Chinese soldiers and retired soldiers are placed in Porto Alegre. While taking advantage of the geographical advantages of Porto Alegre offshore, a large number of The main force of the field army is also to prevent the naval offensive of the Brazilian army.
In the Paraguayan war, the Chinese Independent Army seized a total of three iron armored ships. One of the damaged iron armored ships was repaired briefly. After removing one of the turrets, most of the combat capabilities have been restored. The other two iron armored ships formed the main battleship. The captive Brazilian navy instructed Chinese soldiers to conduct operational training at the port. There is still a long way to go before the maritime combat power can be officially formed.
Maritime operations are different from water operations. Captive Brazilian naval soldiers can operate artillery against unpredictable enemies when fighting in Paraguay. However, the Brazilian navy will not have enough space for movement on the vast sea, and will not act like a live target. The Chinese Independent Army was allowed to attack. Therefore, when the maritime power lost to the Brazilian Navy, it was dangerous to establish the headquarters in Porto Alegre.
Fearing that the Brazilian army would attack Porto Alegre by sea, Liu Pu and others persuaded Li Mingyuan to move the headquarters to Santa Maria, but Li Mingyuan rejected their proposal.
Porto Alegre is a rare and excellent port in Rio Grande do Sul. It is the only channel for the Chinese independent army to communicate with the outside world. If the main force moves backward, the remaining troops will be unable to resist the Brazilian army with ironclad ships.
Brazil has a population of nearly 10 million and is the most populous country in South America. The loss of more than 100,000 troops in the Paraguayan war will temporarily lose its ability to fight back on the ground. However, Brazil ’s maritime power with a population of nearly 10 million still cannot be underestimated. Two large iron armored ships plus a large number of gunboats and sailing warships. If the United Kingdom joins in and encourages Brazil to attack from the sea and then capture the port of Porto Alegre, the Chinese Independence Army will not only lose the best port, but also the Brazilian Navy. Blocked on land,
The maritime passage is blocked, and all the hostile countries are on the land. There is no input from Chinese immigrants and trade material exchanges in overseas countries. The Chinese independent army has fought thousands of miles to fight and the combat power has not been used. Therefore, Li Mingyuan tried his best. The proposal was not to choose a seemingly sound, but dangerous, proposal, but to use the port of Porto Alegre as a temporary headquarters to alert the Brazilian army of maritime attacks.
Liu Pu, Sun Bin, and others, as Li Mingyuan's counselors, may provide useful suggestions to Li Mingyuan in the traditional wartimes, but as they have not accepted the influence of modern sea power theory, they will not think of the power of the navy for a modern war. The decisive significance of Liu Pu and others did not see the disadvantages of the Chinese independent army moving backwards. Li Mingyuan did not ignore the suggestions made by them, but instead agreed to set up the headquarters in Porto Alegre. Retired soldiers also have a large amount of supplies and a rifle and bullet production line dismantled and transported from Peru. The production line was built in Santa Maria as a production and construction base in the rear.
The construction of the base is inseparable from a large amount of human and material support. In order to complete the construction of the military factory and put it into production at an early date, Li Mingyuan transferred 3,000 Brazilian prisoners of war to He Yanliang for use, and the remaining nearly 20,000 Brazilian prisoners were concentrated in the port of Porto Alegre. , Responsible for the construction of fortifications in the port area.
After receiving 3,000 Brazilian prisoners of war from the commanding officer, He Yanliang asked, "I have 10,000 retired soldiers plus 3,000 prisoners of war. The construction and production of the military factory can be completed within the time specified by Shizi, but after completing the plan of the military factory How are these prisoners of war arranged? Should they be resolved on the spot? "
"The Chief Brigade has misunderstood that these prisoners of war are not only used to build the military factory, Shizi and other tasks are left to them to do."
The ordering officer said that he took out a drawing from his arms and handed it to He Yanliang. "This is a small fortification designed by the staff on the basis of Shizi's proposal. After the construction of the military factory is completed, 3,000 prisoners of war and some retired soldiers will be transferred to the building. In the work of the small fortress, Captain He, this is a task that Shizi personally explained. You must complete it seriously. "
He Yanliang studied military theoretical knowledge in the wounded team for half a year, and could understand the ordinary fortification drawings, but the drawings passed to him by the officer made him confused. The structure of the fortifications was very simple. The construction area of ​​the fort is less than three or four meters long. What role can such a small fort play?
"Mrs. Wu, what's the use of the fortress on the blueprint? Why can't I understand?"
"Commissioner He couldn't understand it and it was normal. There were some fortresses on the drawings, and the fortresses built by foreigners were different in peacetime."
The staff officer put the drawing on a table and pointed at the bottom of the drawing, "General fortresses are often built around the city to form a defensive point for the defense of the city, but the small fortress you are building this time is different ~ www.mtlnovel. com ~ They will be arranged in various areas in the wild according to the specific location selected by the staff, and form a fortress group covering the entire Santa Maria area. "
"Santa Maria is not small, and the small fortresses built in the wild are not enough to defend, and is not scattered throughout the area to let the enemy break through?" He Yanliang asked.
"No, each small fortress will choose to hide in high slopes, mountains and forests. The main structure of the fortress goes underground. The surface of the fortress retains the original appearance of the construction site to ensure that the enemy cannot find it. The tunnels are connected. Even if a fortress is exposed, the garrison in the fortress can retreat through the tunnel and block the tunnel to the fortress to prevent the enemy from finding other entrances to the fortress. "
"Using tunnels to connect various small fortresses, even if the enemy occupies the area on the ground of Santa Maria, our army can use the tunnels dug in advance to concentrate near the enemy, burst into the enemy camp at night, and wipe out the enemy who entered Santa Maria. military."
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