Chapter 155: The Great Plan
It turned out that Poland wanted to occupy the three Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and had to face the defense of the upper echelons of the region and the troubles caused by religious differences. But now the invasion of Soviet troops has destroyed the local ruling class and the original Orthodox Church, creating a power vacuum throughout the Baltic region.www.biquge.info
Originally, Koval was still hesitant to completely eliminate the local national independence elements, which was very easy to arouse the resistance of the local people, but now the Soviet army has done this, which has really helped Poland a lot.
Poland is now able to rule the region without internal resistance after defeating the Soviet army, and it is justified and has a certain degree of legal rationality. And Catholicism in Poland can also take the opportunity to spread to this area, and the people at the top will rebel because of the different churches, but the ordinary people at the bottom will not care about this, and they all believe in God anyway.
Once the Baltic states were religiously united with Poland, the region would be able to fully integrate into Poland.
In order to speed up the spread of Catholicism in the region and deepen the local people's identification with Poland, Koval had an even larger plan.
On the evening of 28 May, Locke and the main officers of the 1st Battalion were discussing future plans.
"In front is Utaina, an important Soviet stronghold in Lithuania, and behind Utena is Daugavpils, the capital of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet government. According to the intelligence detected by our troops, the last Soviet troops retreated from Utena to Daugavpils after eliminating General Zukauskas. So there are only about one or two thousand people in the Utena region at the moment. Kanas said.
"One or two thousand people, then we will directly destroy them, with four 105mm cannons, these small towns will not be able to stop us." Alex said excitedly.
"I know very well the combat effectiveness of the first battalion, but the troops of the other two battalions used to be militia and had no formal training, so we asked the first battalion to send some officers to help the troops of the other two battalions improve their combat effectiveness. The battle of Utena was the best moment to temper the combat effectiveness of the second and third battalions. Koval said.
"I'm afraid that everyone is reluctant to be transferred, and it is difficult to train anything in such a short period of time." Parker said.
"The officers of the first battalion are promoted to the second battalion and the third battalion, the squad leader is the deputy platoon commander, the platoon commander is the deputy company commander, and you are responsible for the training of the troops. In the battle of Utana, when that unit fought well, I converted the trained officers into full-fledged ones. Koval said calmly.
"Sir, what about those former officers?" A platoon commander asked.
"I will be in charge of the training of the whole army, the three-three system, machine-gun coordination, assault tactics, these we have practiced in battle, is it difficult that you do not have the confidence to defeat those officers? If you can't compare to them, what are you talking about promotions! All of you have to train with the soldiers, and only by sharing weal and woe can you gain everyone's respect and true obedience. Koval said firmly.
"Yes, sir." The officers below all replied excitedly.
Koval negotiated the names of the men to be transferred from each unit, and the meeting ended, leaving only a few important officers.
"Sir, aren't we in too much of a hurry to do this!" Parker reminded quietly.
"Do you think I'm fighting for power for myself?" Koval said solemnly: "I transferred the officers to the past, in order to improve the army's combat as soon as possible, if those two battalions are still the same, how can they keep up with the pace of the previous battalion." If you start a war, you will die, should I let my soldiers go to the battlefield to die without qualified training? ”
"Sir, I didn't mean that!"
If the original officer behaves better than the officer transferred from the first battalion, it proves that he is a qualified officer and can shoulder his responsibilities, and his position will naturally not move." Koval explained.
"Thomas Harlem, I'm afraid General Vilko will think we're targeting him." Kanas said.
"Do you think I'm just looking for an excuse to replace him?" "Do you think I'm putting on a show when I'm helping the local townsfolk clear the rubble?
If our army wants to be recognized by the local population, it must be done in such a way that they can feel that we are different from the Soviet army. At the same time, it is a grind for our army. ”
In fact, in Koval's plan, an important task of the army is to build infrastructure.
The six-year war has destroyed the infrastructure of the entire Baltic region and even the whole of Eastern Europe, severely restricting the economic development of the region.
After the armistice between Poland and Soviet Russia, a large number of soldiers will definitely be discharged, and at this time they will be organized to take charge of the infrastructure of the country, which will not only be faster, but will also be able to strengthen control over the Baltic region. The Polish army did not appear among the local population as a conqueror, but as a common builder, and was easily accepted by the locals.
Where did the people of the locals, when they saw that all the new roads, houses, and even entire cities were built by the Poles, to remember their dilapidated homeland?
In the three Baltic states, there were many unclaimed lands, such as the land of the Russian nobles who fled or were killed, the land of the families who participated in the Soviet army, and the land of the dead.
In the process of building the infrastructure, Koval was able to use the land for the greater benefit of the government.
If you think about real estate in China in the 21st century, you can see how much interest lies in land.
It turned out that Koval had been thinking about how to promote the industrialization of Poland like Soviet Russia. If millions of Ukrainian peasants were starved to death, as was the case with Soviet Russia, Polish public opinion and the international environment would not support it, and the government would quickly collapse. So where does the capital for industrialization come from?
It is necessary to collect it from the people by a more covert means, so that the sheep are sheared so that the sheep do not feel pain. Infrastructure and real estate are the most appropriate tools.
This has the added benefit of being a team of veterans who are effectively a reserve army, ready to pick up their weapons and go into battle. This will also become an important weight for Koval to influence the situation in Poland. At the same time, workers also represent the votes. Mastering the working class was important not only for Koval's political career, but also for guarding against the color revolutions of the Soviet Union in the east. (To be continued.) )