Red Alert 1895

Chapter 275: Mercenary (medium)

"Actually, mercenaries still have many benefits. I have seen the battle reports on the frontline these days. It said that when our troops were sweeping westward, many indigenous tribes adopted guerrilla warfare tactics against us. Once they When our troops advance on a large scale, they will take the initiative to hide in the mountains. It will be very difficult for us to go into the mountains to exterminate them. Once our large troops enter the mountains, it will be very difficult for us. It is very difficult to be their opponent. Once in the mountains, our various firepower advantages will begin to be weakened, and those indigenous guerrillas are more suitable for fighting in the mountains. And our troops are suitable for large-scale field battles. On the contrary, it is not suitable for this kind of guerrilla warfare. Therefore, we face a big problem."

Everyone was silent, because now these aboriginals have also learned to be shrewd. They will not come to fight recklessly when they encounter Taiwan's large troops, but choose to fight in the mountains. And they are locals, familiar with the mountain environment, and they have an advantage, they are familiar with the animals here. But once Taiwan's army reaches the mountain, its firepower advantage will be weakened, and even there are many wild animals, poisonous snakes and other ferocious animals in the mountain. Often these troops who are not adapted to mountain combat will face losses when they go to the tropical rainforest. And then everyone is unable to move forward, and it is difficult to make progress in the tropical rainforest. This situation has also come to a stalemate, so the effect of mopping up troops is getting worse and worse.

Wang Guorui also had a headache, because he faced the same result as the Japanese invaders back then, that is, it seemed that the army had a lot, but actually faced a very unfavorable consequence. That's when the enemy advances and retreats, once the large-scale troops get there. They immediately hid in the tropical rainforest, and the large army had nothing to do with them. The tropical rainforest is their best cover, and Taiwan cannot rush in to fight. As for sending small troops, these small troops are not very proficient in tropical rainforest warfare, and they will not be the native opponents by then.

So now these situations of cleaning up the indigenous people have reached an impasse. If this deadlock is not broken, then the next step will definitely be to face a very huge problem. If the aborigines are not cleaned up, I am afraid that the safety of the immigrants cannot be guaranteed, which is also very difficult.

"There is no good way to clean up these natives. Unless we send special forces, but there are not many special forces. We can only let them go at ease. Then we might as well form mercenaries, and then spend some money to let the mercenaries To do this kind of thing. Moreover, the cost of hiring these mercenaries is lower than those of regular troops, and the risk is also small. If we send large-scale troops, we have to bear a lot of troubles such as their logistics supplies, This combination actually costs a lot. But mercenaries are different. We only need to give them a sum equivalent to 80% or even 60% of our own expenses, and then let them come instead of us. Clean up the natives. Then all the wealth of the natives can be given to them. Anyway, we have robbed a lot of the wealth of the natives. We don’t look down on the rest of the wealth, but those mercenaries may not be. We can let them go directly Take it over. Then we can also let them obtain this wealth. Then they must consume, and then consume part of the material circulation channels to recover part of it through taxation, and the rest can also stimulate the economy.”

"Of course. There is another biggest advantage, that is, after the mercenaries die, we don't need to pay pensions. They die when they die. They are fighting for money, that is, there must be people who die for money. Awareness. We don’t need pensions, so we save a lot of money. And we don’t force soldiers to fight. This is also very good for the stability of the people. Anyway, these guys are also a bunch of scum, and they will be more important if they die. The stability and harmony of our society is helpful. Instead of letting them harm their own people, it is better to harm those enemies, so that we can take advantage of it later.”

Hearing what Tanya said. Immediately someone asked: "Mrs. Tanya, do you mean to consume them through fighting?"

"Not all. In fact, mercenaries also have a great advantage, that is, they can reduce a lot of political risks. For example, if you use a country's regular army, you must pass the parliament in Western countries, but the approval of the parliament must go through the head of government. There is nothing that can be kept secret. In addition, the use of a country’s regular army represents a political behavior of a country, and it means that the relationship between this country has reached the final step. Once too many political issues are involved, it is easy for foreign countries to intervene, or to make up their minds. But mercenaries are different. We only need to spend 60 to 80% of the military expenditure equivalent to the same effect, and we can do it Instead of completing some small-scale battles for us, and without going through too many parliaments and other institutions, we can then fight. Even if the battle fails, we can categorically deny it and then shirk it to those mercenary companies. Let them take the blame for us, and it won't affect diplomatic relations at the national level. So, mercenaries are a political issue, not all just to eliminate those bastards."

When Wang Guorui heard Tan Ya's words, he immediately knew that what Tan Ya said was the same as that of the later US emperors. In the United States, if the US wants to mobilize the army, it is not the president who can have the final say. It must be approved by Congress. However, Congress is composed of different factions, which will inevitably hinder him. And this democratic system has a fatal shortcoming: the efficiency is too slow, and everything is arguing and wrangling, and it is impossible to solve it quickly. It doesn't matter if it is like this in peacetime, but it will be troublesome once it comes to a critical moment. Especially when rescuing soldiers is like fighting a fire, if the time is delayed in order to use arms, the fighter plane will have been delayed long ago. Therefore, mercenaries came into being. If necessary, mercenaries can be used to intervene in foreign small-scale battles, and then it can be achieved without going through parliament and other institutions. This will not only reduce the political process a lot, but also will not delay the opportunity of the war. Even if it fails, it can be passed on to the mercenary company, and then let them take the blame, without affecting the relationship between countries.

"Well, since this is the case, Mr. Wang, I have a suggestion!" said a staff officer.

"Song Yang, tell me!" Wang Guorui said.

The original Nanyang Military Region has been disbanded, and Song Yang, the combat director of the original Nanyang Military Region, is preparing to wait for a position to be assigned, and this time he participated in the negotiation as a senior counselor.

"Master Wang, since mercenaries have such benefits, we might as well try to explore them first. However, although we use them, we have to reserve a hand. First of all, we must prohibit those mercenaries from having too many people. We first It is necessary to prohibit a mercenary company from having more than 150 people, which is the total number of a company. The total number of a mercenary company cannot exceed one company, so that we can prevent them from being too large to threaten us.”

"Secondly, we need to send an officer as a supervisor. Depending on the scale, we can send a non-commissioned officer or a second lieutenant officer to supervise those mercenary teams. On the one hand, we can guide them to conduct militarized training, and on the other hand, they can also exercise Our officers. The most important thing is that we are also acting as military supervisors. If they dare to mess around, we will definitely know at any time."

"Thirdly, we must limit the weapons they can have. We must limit their use of various weapons. For example, mortars and other artillery are not allowed to be owned by them. As for grenades, the number of them cannot be More than one-twentieth of the number of mercenaries. The number of submachine guns that can be owned cannot exceed one-tenth of the number of mercenaries, and mercenaries are prohibited from using machine guns to fight.”

"Fourth, all mercenaries are not allowed to walk around the city with guns except during combat. We might as well set up some mercenary bases, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, and let them rent our bases for training and stationing. Even Once their weapons enter the base, they must be handed over to our special custodians for safekeeping, and they can only be obtained before going to battle. And their mercenary training nights must be approved by us, and they must Supervision and guidance by our people. We must restrict these mercenaries in many ways, and we cannot let them mess around."

"Finally, we might as well make a constraint on the organization to which the mercenaries belong. We can stipulate that the mercenary troops are managed by civilian organizations, and businessmen cannot invest in mercenaries, and businessmen cannot own the ownership of mercenary troops. Mercenaries belong to the private sector. Cooperative self-governing organizations, their leaders can be elected by themselves, and then the benefits they get must be distributed through their internal democratic discussions. And this kind of non-governmental organization, no businessman can own ownership. In this way, those businessmen cannot It can control the mercenary troops in terms of ownership, so that the mercenary troops can only rely on themselves to fight, and cannot obtain too much additional capital support, limiting their scale and various forces."

And everyone heard that Song Yang has so many restrictions, and they all thought silently, because after going through such a heavy restriction, the danger can be said to be reduced to the minimum.

And Wang Guorui couldn't help but be surprised, this Song Yang is actually a talent, and he thought of so many items in such a short time, they are all good! (to be continued)