Chapter 1658: Attack on Manila (8)
The extent to which the Haihan army used maps in military operations was basically unparalleled in this era, and Haihan also established a special database for this purpose. In particular, the charts of the Age of Discovery, which were particularly valuable, were far more detailed than the information held by the Western colonial powers. Haihan's rise to prominence as a maritime power in the South China Sea and the Far East in just a few years is due in part to these invaluable maps.
The Haihan Navy has always relied heavily on maps, and this trend has naturally spread to the army, especially in an unfamiliar area like Manila, where maps are an indispensable tool. Takahashi's command style is in the same vein as his immediate boss Qian Tiandun, so he naturally will not ignore the role of the map, and the deployment of troops is based on this as the main reference.
The area to the south of the city is inhabited by Han Chinese immigrants and local natives, as well as a few estates built by wealthy Spaniards outside the city, and there are many commercial establishments such as Chaosheng Commercial Inn, all of which have been built one after another in the past few decades. This was a very unfavorable constraint for the defenders, who were longer than the phalanx. For the attackers, the biggest problem is probably the unfamiliarity with this area, although there is a map as a reference, it still needs to be guided by someone familiar with the local situation.
One of the functions of these personnel sent to Manila in advance by the Military Intelligence Department was to act as field guides for the large army attacking here, and even if they did not know the specific deployment of the Spanish defenders, their familiarity with the local environment was enough to make the Haihan army attacking this area suffer a lot less.
Fang Peng hurriedly stepped forward and pointed out to Gaoqiao South that there were several high points on the map with a wide field of vision, open areas where troops could be gathered, and several paths leading from this city to the south gate of Manila. As for the headquarters of the Spanish defenders outside the city and the storage place of weapons and ammunition, Fang Peng believed that it should be the official requisitioning of a manor belonging to a wealthy Spanish merchant near the city gate. These key information are by no means clear to the commander by looking at the map, and he really needs the help of an internal executive like Fang Peng. After discussing with several of his officers, Takahashi began to dispatch troops to assign combat missions.
During this period, Ran Tianlu was finally idle, and after confirming his identity, the military did not ask him to participate in the next operation like Fang Peng and others, but let him choose whether to stay in the merchant inn or retreat to the rear. Ran Tianlu said in his heart that the battle situation was favorable to Haihan at this time, and if he wanted to withdraw, he would not choose to withdraw at this time, and besides, there were still a lot of valuable goods in this trading inn, and he still wanted to hand over the batch of things that Father Blanco had transported to the chief, so as to earn a great contribution for himself, and he could not take the initiative to give up the opportunity at this time.
Ran Tianlu wants to stay here as an intelligence officer of the Security Bureau, and naturally no one will object. Although the merchant inn has been temporarily requisitioned by Gaoqiao Nan as a headquarters, the military will not forcibly drive the original master away for this reason, not to mention that this master is not an outsider, speaking of which are colleagues who work for the executive committee, this time the war can go so smoothly, of course, there is also a credit to Ran Tianlu.
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The extent to which the Haihan army used maps in military operations was basically unparalleled in this era, and Haihan also established a special database for this purpose. In particular, the charts of the Age of Discovery, which were particularly valuable, were far more detailed than the information held by the Western colonial powers. Haihan's rise to prominence as a maritime power in the South China Sea and the Far East in just a few years is due in part to these invaluable maps.
The Haihan Navy has always relied heavily on maps, and this trend has naturally spread to the army, especially in an unfamiliar area like Manila, where maps are an indispensable tool. Takahashi's command style is in the same vein as his immediate boss Qian Tiandun, so he naturally will not ignore the role of the map, and the deployment of troops is based on this as the main reference.
The area to the south of the city is inhabited by Han Chinese immigrants and local natives, as well as a few estates built by wealthy Spaniards outside the city, and there are many commercial establishments such as Chaosheng Commercial Inn, all of which have been built one after another in the past few decades. This was a very unfavorable constraint for the defenders, who were longer than the phalanx. For the attackers, the biggest problem is probably the unfamiliarity with this area, although there is a map as a reference, it still needs to be guided by someone familiar with the local situation.
One of the functions of these personnel sent to Manila in advance by the Military Intelligence Department was to act as field guides for the large army attacking here, and even if they did not know the specific deployment of the Spanish defenders, their familiarity with the local environment was enough to make the Haihan army attacking this area suffer a lot less.
Fang Peng hurriedly stepped forward and pointed out to Gaoqiao South that there were several high points on the map with a wide field of vision, open areas where troops could be gathered, and several paths leading from this city to the south gate of Manila. As for the headquarters of the Spanish defenders outside the city and the storage place of weapons and ammunition, Fang Peng believed that it should be the official requisitioning of a manor belonging to a wealthy Spanish merchant near the city gate. These key information are by no means clear to the commander by looking at the map, and he really needs the help of an internal executive like Fang Peng. After discussing with several of his officers, Takahashi began to dispatch troops to assign combat missions.
During this period, Ran Tianlu was finally idle, and after confirming his identity, the military did not ask him to participate in the next operation like Fang Peng and others, but let him choose whether to stay in the merchant inn or retreat to the rear. Ran Tianlu said in his heart that the battle situation was favorable to Haihan at this time, and if he wanted to withdraw, he would not choose to withdraw at this time, and besides, there were still a lot of valuable goods in this trading inn, and he still wanted to hand over the batch of things that Father Blanco had transported to the chief, so as to earn a great contribution for himself, and he could not take the initiative to give up the opportunity at this time.
Ran Tianlu wants to stay here as an intelligence officer of the Security Bureau, and naturally no one will object. Although the merchant inn has been temporarily requisitioned by Gaoqiao Nan as a headquarters, the military will not forcibly drive the original master away for this reason, not to mention that this master is not an outsider, speaking of which are colleagues who work for the executive committee, this time the war can go so smoothly, of course, there is also a credit to Ran Tianlu. The extent to which the Haihan army used maps in military operations was basically unparalleled in this era, and Haihan also established a special database for this purpose. In particular, the charts of the Age of Discovery, which were particularly valuable, were far more detailed than the information held by the Western colonial powers. Haihan's rise to prominence as a maritime power in the South China Sea and the Far East in just a few years is due in part to these invaluable maps.
The Haihan Navy has always relied heavily on maps, and this trend has naturally spread to the army, especially in an unfamiliar area like Manila, where maps are an indispensable tool. Takahashi's command style is in the same vein as his immediate boss Qian Tiandun, so he naturally will not ignore the role of the map, and the deployment of troops is based on this as the main reference.
The area to the south of the city is inhabited by Han Chinese immigrants and local natives, as well as a few estates built by wealthy Spaniards outside the city, and there are many commercial establishments such as Chaosheng Commercial Inn, all of which have been built one after another in the past few decades. This was a very unfavorable constraint for the defenders, who were longer than the phalanx. For the attackers, the biggest problem is probably the unfamiliarity with this area, although there is a map as a reference, it still needs to be guided by someone familiar with the local situation.
One of the functions of these personnel sent to Manila in advance by the Military Intelligence Department was to act as field guides for the large army attacking here, and even if they did not know the specific deployment of the Spanish defenders, their familiarity with the local environment was enough to make the Haihan army attacking this area suffer a lot less.
Fang Peng hurriedly stepped forward and pointed out to Gaoqiao South that there were several high points on the map with a wide field of vision, open areas where troops could be gathered, and several paths leading from this city to the south gate of Manila. As for the headquarters of the Spanish defenders outside the city and the storage place of weapons and ammunition, Fang Peng believed that it should be the official requisitioning of a manor belonging to a wealthy Spanish merchant near the city gate. These key information are by no means clear to the commander by looking at the map, and he really needs the help of an internal executive like Fang Peng. After discussing with several of his officers, Takahashi began to dispatch troops to assign combat missions.
During this period, Ran Tianlu was finally idle, and after confirming his identity, the military did not ask him to participate in the next operation like Fang Peng and others, but let him choose whether to stay in the merchant inn or retreat to the rear. Ran Tianlu said in his heart that the battle situation was favorable to Haihan at this time, and if he wanted to withdraw, he would not choose to withdraw at this time, and besides, there were still a lot of valuable goods in this trading inn, and he still wanted to hand over the batch of things that Father Blanco had transported to the chief, so as to earn a great contribution for himself, and he could not take the initiative to give up the opportunity at this time.
Ran Tianlu wants to stay here as an intelligence officer of the Security Bureau, and naturally no one will object. Although the merchant inn has been temporarily requisitioned by Gaoqiao Nan as a headquarters, the military will not forcibly drive the original master away for this reason, not to mention that this master is not an outsider, speaking of which are colleagues who work for the executive committee, this time the war can go so smoothly, of course, there is also a credit to Ran Tianlu. The extent to which the Haihan army used maps in military operations was basically unparalleled in this era, and Haihan also established a special database for this purpose. In particular, the charts of the Age of Discovery, which were particularly valuable, were far more detailed than the information held by the Western colonial powers. Haihan's rise to prominence as a maritime power in the South China Sea and the Far East in just a few years is due in part to these invaluable maps.
The Haihan Navy has always relied heavily on maps, and this trend has naturally spread to the army, especially in an unfamiliar area like Manila, where maps are an indispensable tool. Takahashi's command style is in the same vein as his immediate boss Qian Tiandun, so he naturally will not ignore the role of the map, and the deployment of troops is based on this as the main reference.
The area to the south of the city is inhabited by Han Chinese immigrants and local natives, as well as a few estates built by wealthy Spaniards outside the city, and there are many commercial establishments such as Chaosheng Commercial Inn, all of which have been built one after another in the past few decades. This was a very unfavorable constraint for the defenders, who were longer than the phalanx. For the attackers, the biggest problem is probably the unfamiliarity with this area, although there is a map as a reference, it still needs to be guided by someone familiar with the local situation.
One of the functions of these personnel sent to Manila in advance by the Military Intelligence Department was to act as field guides for the large army attacking here, and even if they did not know the specific deployment of the Spanish defenders, their familiarity with the local environment was enough to make the Haihan army attacking this area suffer a lot less.
Fang Peng hurriedly stepped forward and pointed out to Gaoqiao South that there were several high points on the map with a wide field of vision, open areas where troops could be gathered, and several paths leading from this city to the south gate of Manila. As for the headquarters of the Spanish defenders outside the city and the storage place of weapons and ammunition, Fang Peng believed that it should be the official requisitioning of a manor belonging to a wealthy Spanish merchant near the city gate. These key information are by no means clear to the commander by looking at the map, and he really needs the help of an internal executive like Fang Peng. After discussing with several of his officers, Takahashi began to dispatch troops to assign combat missions.
During this period, Ran Tianlu was finally idle, and after confirming his identity, the military did not ask him to participate in the next operation like Fang Peng and others, but let him choose whether to stay in the merchant inn or retreat to the rear. Ran Tianlu said in his heart that the battle situation was favorable to Haihan at this time, and if he wanted to withdraw, he would not choose to withdraw at this time, and besides, there were still a lot of valuable goods in this trading inn, and he still wanted to hand over the batch of things that Father Blanco had transported to the chief, so as to earn a great contribution for himself, and he could not take the initiative to give up the opportunity at this time.
Ran Tianlu wants to stay here as an intelligence officer of the Security Bureau, and naturally no one will object. Although the merchant inn has been temporarily requisitioned by Gaoqiao Nan as a headquarters, the military will not forcibly drive the original master away for this reason, not to mention that this master is not an outsider, speaking of which are colleagues who work for the executive committee, this time the war can go so smoothly, of course, there is also a credit to Ran Tianlu.
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