At the request of the North Vietnamese military, the location of the Hai Han militia was also changed from the previous position of the coalition forces to the north bank of the Zhengjiang River, so as to strengthen the defensive strength of the Zhengjiang front. Although the supply line has been extended by dozens of miles as a result, with the assistance of more than a dozen seaborne ships, it is not too troublesome to transport supplies from the port of Yong'an in the rear. With a voyage of fifty or sixty nautical miles, the sailboat can run a round trip on the same day under normal weather, and the transportation volume can fully meet the material consumption of the Haihan militia.

Of course, this level of transportation is only enough to meet the consumption of the Haihan militia itself, but in addition to the two thousand Haihan people on the defense line of the Yangtze River, there are tens of thousands of North Vietnamese troops and more than 10,000 South Vietnamese prisoners. Every day, a huge amount of materials will be consumed, and the pressure on the logistics supply of the North Vietnamese army can be described as considerable. The North Vietnamese military did not have the strong maritime capacity of Hai Han, and most of the materials could only be transported by land and sections, and the efficiency was completely incomparable to that of sea transportation.

The North Vietnamese army is also very conflicted now, on the one hand, they really want to send off the Haihan people as soon as possible, after all, these uncles are stationed here for one more day, and they have to calculate the combat expenses for one more day, which is converted into about 10,000 taels of silver. Moreover, all kinds of supplies must be given priority to the Hai Han militia, and the food is higher than that of ordinary officers of the North Vietnamese Army, and all military movements also need to be approved by the coalition command, so it is really troublesome to raise these uncles.

But on the other hand, they were worried that after the withdrawal of the Haihan people, South Vietnam would immediately launch a counteroffensive, and without the cover of the Haihan people's artillery fire, it was difficult to say whether their own musket troops with only 1,000 men would be able to hold up the scene. It's not difficult to ask the Haihan people to leave now, but next time you encounter a passive situation, it's probably not so easy to ask someone to help.

The North Vietnamese generals led by Zheng Bai really wanted to continue to fight south, but the problem was that the objective conditions did not allow the North Vietnamese army to do so. In addition to the need for time for the army to recuperate after a long battle, there were also supplies and prisoners to deal with the troubles, and most importantly, the Haihan people did not seem to have the will to continue the attack south for the time being. If the Haihan people don't want to move, then the chances of winning this battle are not great.

The lesson of the South Vietnamese army being intercepted and killed on the north bank of the Zhengjiang River is still vividly remembered, and the North Vietnamese army is now fully aware of the power of hot weapons in the volley. If the offensive does not go well after the battle, and then wants to withdraw to the north shore to defend it, then it is necessary to have a gunboat fleet of Haihan people to cover from the river to ensure safety.

Zheng Bai and the others expected it to be good, Haihan has indeed begun to prepare to call it a day and go home. At this point in the war, the strategic goals that can be achieved have basically been achieved, and the goals that cannot be completed, such as the annihilation of the musket troops of South Vietnam, cannot be rushed. Black Earth Harbor and Shengli Harbor are now basically relying on militia reserves to maintain law and order defense, and most of the people in the military police department who can fight have also come out this time, and the defense force of the two places can be called the weakest period in history, and it is already good luck that nothing has happened for so many days.

The Executive Committee, after learning that the Great War was over, also decided that, in addition to the small number of military advisers stationed on the front line of the struggle for the river, the large forces of the militia and the people requisitioned in the two places should withdraw to their garrisons as soon as possible after the completion of the rest.

In addition to continuing to monitor the movements of South Vietnam and guiding the North Vietnamese Army to build various fortifications on the north bank of the Zhengjiang River, the personnel stationed on the front line of the Zhengjiang River also had to consult with the North Vietnamese Army's top brass on follow-up matters such as counting the results of the battle, calculating the military expenditure for the battle, and so on. According to the estimates of the Military Police Department, there are still a lot of things to be done between the two sides after the war, especially when it comes to the calculation of military spending, and both sides will certainly put aside their previous attitude of sincere cooperation and desperately pick on each other's statistics.

No one is happy to take on this troublesome matter, especially the gang of people in the military and police department, who are not willing to come forward to deal with those trivial matters. Feng Annan and Mu Shabai had spent more time with the North Vietnamese military and were the most suitable candidates for this task, but they immediately said that they did not work hard in mathematics when they were studying, and they were not suitable for statistical and accounting work.

As soon as these two guys retreated, only Qian Tiandun, the senior military and police personnel stationed in North Vietnam, was left in charge. There was no way to push it, Qian Tiandun had no choice but to admit it, but he didn't forget to drag people into the water and left Xie Chun from the shipping department as an assistant. Xie Chun was still a little reluctant, but when he heard Qian Tiandun say that the special operations company would stay here in Zhengjiang for a period of time to do special training on the surface, he immediately changed his mind and agreed to stay, of course, on the condition that he could also participate in the training plan, even if he could not enter the establishment of the military police department, Xie Chun also wanted to seize an opportunity to live a soldier's addiction. What's more, the existence of the special operations company is clearly the prototype of the elite unit of the military and police department in the future, and it is also a rare qualification to be able to mix with this group of people.

On 10 February, after handing over positions with the North Vietnamese army, the first fleet to return left the east coast of Vietnam with hundreds of fighters and civilians belonging to the base camp and set out on their way home. The next day, another fleet of ships also set off with the fighters belonging to the Black Earth Port, and returned north along the coastline to the Black Earth Port. At this point, the cross-sea expedition of the crossing group, which lasted more than 20 days, finally came to an end.

The retreat of the Haihan people also made the North Vietnamese army secretly relieved, this gang of uncles came to fight for less than a month, and the materials consumed were at least six or seven times the number of North Vietnamese troops. It's okay if the treatment of the soldiers is better, after all, they are people who want to go into battle and work hard, but the people of the Haihan people are better fed and dressed better than the soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army, which makes many people feel unbalanced. There are even many people sent by the North Vietnamese conquest who have been inquiring privately for a long time how to join the banner of the Haihan people and live a "good life without worrying about food and clothing".

As for the issue of the difference in treatment, there is nothing that has the deepest experience of the auxiliary army unit led by Zheng Ting, which was trained by the military advisers of Haihan. During the Tu Son training camp, the North Vietnamese trainees, led by Trần Dinh, had many opportunities to eat and live with the Hai Han military advisers and observe the daily training of the Hai Han militia. From that time on, Zheng Ting and others realized the huge gap in military strength between the two sides.

This gap is not only reflected in the performance of weapons, but also in the way of training, management, treatment of soldiers, and views on combat and war. Taking the treatment as an example, the salary of the Haihan militia is about three times that of the ordinary soldiers in North Vietnam, and it is on par with the officers of the 100 general rank, while these militiamen stationed in the Tu Son training camp also have additional garrison allowances, training allowances, and so on.

In addition to high salaries, these Haihan militiamen can also receive farmland distributed by the Haihan Executive Committee when they return to the local area after completing three to five years of military service. In contrast, the North Vietnamese soldiers are not so good-fated, most of the North Vietnamese soldiers have been set a life trajectory since they joined the army, and their fate can only be one way to the dark, either die on the battlefield, or be disabled and withdrawn, and there are very few soldiers who can really mix until they are old and frail and then retire. Moreover, in addition to receiving a meager retirement pension, these personnel who have been cleared out of the army will not have any other resettlement measures, which are completely incomparable with Haihan.

In the calculation of military merits, the way of the Hai Han militia is also much more practical than that of the North Vietnamese Army, as long as the combatants have completed the predetermined combat mission, then they can record the collective military merits according to the size of the merits, instead of the primitive and clumsy method of counting the heads adopted by the North Vietnamese. In addition to the meritorious service, the Haihan people are said to have a kind of "Medal of Honor", which is specially awarded to soldiers who are brave in battle and have made great contributions, and even become local officials with medals after retirement, which is unimaginable in the North Vietnamese Army, even if the military merits are high, they are only limited to the military system.

The Zheng clan, which started by relying on the army, is a good example, and although Zheng Zheng, the king of the Qing capital, actually controls the North Vietnamese regime, it is precisely because of the military background of the Zheng clan that it cannot be recognized by the civilian system and the privileged class in Annam, so it has been unable to correct itself, and can only manipulate the government in the name of "regent", and cannot sit on the throne with confidence.

Whether this practice of the Haihan people was right or wrong, the officers of the North Vietnamese did not dare to draw conclusions, but the combat effectiveness of the Haihan militia was indeed fully demonstrated in this battle. Originally, after the first few battles, the North Vietnamese officers were still a little complacent, thinking that they had done a good job, and even if they were replaced by the Haihan militia, they probably couldn't do better, but the last two days of fighting were really eye-opening for them.

Compared with the achievements made by the Central Association in the early stage of building the positions of the coalition forces, the killing efficiency of the Hai Han militia in the tail stage can only be described by words such as ferocious and invincible in the eyes of the North Vietnamese officers.

Moreover, these officers also understood that such a record was the guns used by the Haihan, who could not be trained by themselves in any case, and the performance was much better than that sold to the North Vietnamese, and there was a large gap between the weapons of the two sides in terms of loading efficiency, accuracy, and range. As for the tactical gap, it was even greater, the North Vietnamese officers had all seen the drills of the Hai Han militia, and the tactics used were completely different from those learned by the North Vietnamese training troops, and the density of fire and the frequency of firing were also incomparable to those of arquebuses. In addition, the ability of the Haihan militia in the construction of fortifications in this actual battle is enough to scare these students stupidly, if they want to deal with such fortifications as the coalition positions, even the North Vietnamese trained troops equipped with muskets and artillery do not dare to say that they can have half a chance of victory.

If there is any advantage on the part of the North Vietnamese, then it is probably the number of combat troops. Even the blind can see how precious these militia soldiers are, every time a soldier is wounded or killed in battle, the faces of the Haihan officers are very ugly, and this is a scene that is absolutely not seen in the North Vietnamese army. The North Vietnamese officers saw this very clearly, and knew that this must be due to the fact that the scale of the Hai Han militia was too small, and the Hai Han people would not be able to afford to lose if there were a lot of casualties. Of course, what they didn't expect was that the Haihan people had almost emptied their homes for this battle, and more than seventy percent of the combatants were sent to the front line, and the valuable Cheng Dù of the combatants was far beyond their imagination.

On 14 February, the expeditionary fleet returning to Shengli Harbor slowly sailed into the harbor under the guidance of two Yazhou Shuizhai warships. After confirming the time of the return of the fleet, the Executive Committee notified all units to have a half-day holiday, and organized the people to go to the port to meet the triumphant return of the expeditionary force, and also arranged a series of follow-up labor contents.

Nearly 4,000 people flocked to the port to welcome the return of the Haihan militia. The relevant departments also prepared manpower early to create a scene of gongs and drums, colorful flags fluttering, and all the people welcoming the victory of the soldiers in the port.

In the midst of applause, Yan Chujie, the commander-in-chief of the operation, took the lead in stepping down the gangway and saluted the executive committee members waiting on the dock before shaking hands with everyone one by one.

"Hard work!" Tao Donglai tightly held Yan Chujie's hand and said: "This operation has been completed very beautifully!

"You have also worked hard, if it weren't for you watching the house, we wouldn't be able to fight outside with confidence. Yan Chujie also cooperated and exchanged a few words.

Then it was some of the trophies of this combat operation that were unloaded onto the shore, and this means of greatly boosting the morale of the people would certainly not be missed by the Executive Committee and the Military Police Department. If you just tell the people that they have won the war, then the people may have doubts in their hearts, but after showing the evidence, this doubt will be swept away, so that they can be sure that the Haihan militia has really won a big victory overseas.

In addition to the captured South Vietnamese weapons, armor, military flags, etc., there were also more than 200 South Vietnamese prisoners tied in long strings, and the transportation capacity was limited, so they could only symbolically transport a few prisoners back for display purposes. In addition, more than 20 wooden boxes were specially opened to show the people the real money and silver inside, some of which were indeed property seized from the enemy by the Hai Han militia during the battle, but most of them were actually the down payment of military expenses paid by the North Vietnamese regime to Hai Han.

According to the prior agreement between the two sides, after Haihan's army arrived at Vinh An Port, North Vietnam paid 50,000 taels of silver to Haihan as military expenses. After the battle for the river, before the Hai Han militia left, the North Vietnamese side paid another 50,000 taels of military expenses according to the agreement. As for how much the final payment can be recovered, and what kind of payment method or price offset method will be used, it can only be done by Qian Tiandun and others to slowly negotiate with the other party.

But not counting the final payment, just recovering this money has already offset the cost of this time, and there is still a huge surplus. According to the current approximate calculation of the Military Police Department, the total time spent on the expedition is 27 days, and the cost of materials and personnel expenses is about 32,000 to 36,000 yuan. If you include the pensions and rewards for the casualties and combat models after the war, it will be about 45,000 yuan at most, and you will earn half of it, which is really a high-paid mercenary. No matter how much can be recovered after that, it will be a net profit for the crossing group.

Moreover, after this operation, the North Vietnamese military realized the power of the hot weapon unit, and inevitably tightened its belt to continue to purchase weapons from the crossing group, and hired military advisers to train new troops. The economic and political benefits that can be brought by the follow-up of this operation are still difficult to estimate for the time being, but they will certainly be enough to make the executive committee members laugh from ear to ear.

As soon as this real money was unveiled, no one doubted the authenticity of this victory of the Haihan militia. The crowd shouted loudly and applauded, and the excitement was no less than that of the previous military parade in Victory Port. With such combat effectiveness, the people no longer have to worry about the pirates that appeared on the coast of Hainan in previous years.

Luo Shengdong was also hot-eyed, and finally waited until Yan Chujie finished shaking hands with the executive committee members, and he immediately leaned over: "Mr. Yan, there is such a good thing to make a fortune, why don't you bring the little brother along? Even if you want to guard this victory port, the little brother can also divide a few ships to go to Annan with Mr. Yan to help in the war!"

Next to him, Ning Qi smiled and said: "Luo Shengdong, you are not small, as an official of the imperial court, you dare to start a war with another country privately!"

Luo Shengdong said disapprerovingly: "Mr. Ning, I am just going to sea to suppress bandits, and I am just fulfilling the mission of the officers and soldiers of the Navy! Whether it is a war with other countries, how can those officials above who don't know anything know!"

Yan Chujie stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Luo Qian, don't worry, when did you let you work in vain? You are optimistic about Shengli Port for us, so you will naturally have a reward for you." ”

Yan Chujie raised his hand and pointed to the back and said: "See, more than 200 captives, they are still alive, whether you take them to report their merits, or fill up unsolved cases in the local area, you can do anything, and these people will be handed over to you to deal with." ”

Luo Shengdong didn't expect Yan Chujie to have such an arrangement, and he hesitated for a while: "This ...... I'm afraid it's not right, right?"

"Too little?" Yan Chujie misunderstood what he meant: "You can report how much you want, this time we have captured more than 10,000 people in the local area, and we will definitely transport many prisoners of war one after another, at least enough to escort you to the garrison." ”

Yan Chujie's words frightened Luo Shengdong so much that he almost didn't stand and captured more than 10,000 people? What kind of battle did this militia fight when it went out? Besides, even if Yan Chujie was willing to give it to others, Luo Shengdong would not dare to accept it casually, he had been promoted two levels in less than a year from last year to now, and he was already a popular figure in the entire Qiongzhou garrison