1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1943
Regarding how Haihan provided military assistance to An Nanguo back then, Li Xi had done his homework seriously.Before he applied to Haihan to send troops to rescue him, he had learned about Haihan's past precedents in dealing with such matters, and the most famous of them was naturally a series of wars in which he sent troops to assist An Nanguo to quell the chaos a few years ago.

At that time, An Nanguo was caught in the civil war between the North and the South. The Zheng family in the north chose to invite Haihan, a foreign aid, to join the war under the passive and unfavorable situation. For this, they provided Haihan with a very generous reward, not only economically. The granting of military subsidies also includes conditions in terms of population and land.

Before and after the Annan Civil War, tens of thousands of war refugees and prisoners of war were successively absorbed by Haihan as immigrants, and many natural ports were drawn up on the coastline of Annan State to be operated by Haihan, because the black soil that contained coal was developed by Haihan Hong Kong was also assigned to Haihan by An Nanguo as one of the military aid remuneration during that period.

Therefore, the Black Earth Port is theoretically within the territory of Annan Country, but the actual control right is in Haihan's hands.When Annan handed over the land, he should have been very clear about Haihan's purpose, but at that time Haihan had already invested a lot of resources in infrastructure development in Heitu Port, and it was absolutely impossible for Annan to return this place to Annan, and it was impossible for Annan to argue with Haihan for this. Han tore his face, so he could only pinch his nose and hand over Heitu Port to Hai Han as a favor.

If you compare it with Annan at that time, the current situation in North Korea seems to be better. It neither opened immigration to Haihan nor ceded a large amount of land.The Datong River base is the only area that has been handed over to Haihan, but this is also a necessary measure taken in consideration of the actual needs of the Haihan army to fight in North Korea. The practice at hand is not the same.

Although Annan paid a higher price, the rewards and trust he got correspondingly far exceeded that of North Korea. In terms of international trade, he also joined the system built by Haihan, and quickly tasted the sweetness from it.It is less than ten years since the end of the Annan Civil War, but this country already has the image of the most powerful country in the Indochina Peninsula.

After Li Xi came to Haihan Country, he could always feel the influence of An Nanguo in Haihan.In Sanya, in addition to a considerable proportion of Annan immigrants, there are also a large number of Annan businessmen and students studying abroad. It is said that the number of Annan students who make a special trip to Haihan every year to study has remained at three digits for a long time. This is obviously an issue that North Korea cannot match. Compared with the data, there is no need to compare the transaction volume of business and trade.

The period when An Nanguo unilaterally sacrificed interests in exchange for Hai Han's assistance has passed. Although Hai Han is still following the lead, An Nan's benefits from the alliance are far greater than what he paid.Especially in the expansion of influence overseas, under the cover of Haihan, the leading brother, Annan has become more active in international affairs in recent years.This year, Annan sent troops to participate in the two large-scale combat operations that Haihan launched in the South China Sea and North Korea. It seems that he has become Haihan's right-hand man.

Regarding Haihan's sudden proposal to modify the itinerary and let Li Wei go to visit the coal mine in An Nanguo, Li Xi thinks this arrangement is good. He thinks that going to the field to see how Haihan operates such a large-scale industry in other countries may be helpful. Let North Korea deal with similar situations more calmly in the future.In fact, he doesn't really believe that Haihan can be satisfied with the current cooperation conditions agreed with North Korea, and North Korea is too dependent on Haihan at the moment, and even pins its country's development prospects on this cooperative relationship to a certain extent. The fact that the Haihan people don't increase the price is really inconsistent with their shrewdness.

After listening to Li Xi's answer, Li Min thought deeply. If Haihan wants to take over the iron mines, coal mines, or ports that were discovered in North Korea in the future, how should North Korea deal with this situation? ?Reject this unreasonable request with righteousness, or compromise like Annan and use it as a condition to get more support from Haihan?
If such a situation really happened, he thought that his father would probably choose to reject Haihan's request. After all, when Haihan sent troops this year, he asked North Korea for immigration and was rejected once. As for the others Not to mention resources.

But what Li Luo didn't know was that after he went abroad, North Korea was already in trouble due to economic reasons, and even the various government offices of the imperial court were unable to operate due to lack of funds.At this time, Haihan took the initiative to provide loans to North Korea, but there were also a series of exchange conditions correspondingly, including these problems that Li Luo was worried about.In order to ensure the stability of the domestic political situation, King Li Ji has made compromises in some aspects.

"No matter what, if you can communicate more with that Lord Bai during this temporary itinerary, you should gain something." Li Lu decided not to think about things that haven't happened yet, since the current arrangement is also beneficial to him On the other side, then think on the good side first, so as not to put yourself in a state of anxiety early.

Haihan's ships and personnel going to Heitu Port generally don't need to report to Annan again, but when discussing the itinerary the next day, Qiao Zhiya proposed to add another inspection site that needs to be notified to Annan in advance, which is Tu on the coast of the Red River Delta. mountain peninsula.

Tushan Peninsula is one of the earliest footholds of Haihan on the Annan coastline. As early as during the Annan Civil War, one of the military aid projects provided by Haihan was to train new soldiers for the Qing capital king Zheng Bing near the Tushan Peninsula. military.Haihan, on the other hand, used the natural terrain of the Tushan Peninsula to set up a small military base with a military port, and this base has been preserved ever since.

Today, this base is still one of the main bases of the Haihan military in Annan. Annan Kingdom also has a camp at the border of the peninsula and the mainland, which is specially used to train recruits.Now, almost all the recruits recruited every year in the north of Annan Kingdom complete basic training in this camp, and many of the instructors who train these Annan soldiers are Haihan soldiers from the Tushan Peninsula base.

The reason why Qiao Zhiya proposed to add this station is mainly to let the North Koreans understand how the military cooperation system promoted by Haihan in the South China Sea is actually working.North Korea has sent a group of military officers to study in Sanya this time, and they are definitely looking forward to the prospect of future cooperation. It is a good opportunity to let Li Wei see the excellent model with his own eyes.

Bai Kesi also thought that this arrangement was of practical significance, so he also persuaded Li Mo to accept the adjustment of the itinerary, and spend an extra day or two to go to Tushan Peninsula to investigate the various military assistance provided by Haihan to Annan in the local area.Moreover, Changhua can notify Annan in advance by telegram, and let the top person there arrange a meeting with Li Min to help North Korea expand its diplomatic circle in the South China Sea.

In fact, there is no need for so many reasons. Li Wei heard that the local area was a military base jointly built by Haihan and Annan, so he was already interested in taking a look.Before going abroad, he made a special trip to the Datongjiang base. In addition to seeing the battle positions that successfully blocked the Qing army, he also wanted to see what the Haihan army and other alliance troops were stationed like.As for how Haihan trained the army for An Nanguo so that he had the ability to go on an expedition to North Korea, Li Wei was naturally very curious about it. Now that he has the opportunity to witness it with his own eyes, he must not let it go easily.

Li Luo agreed to this arrangement, and the rest was simple.The route between Changhua and the northern coast of Annan is very stable. Generally, ships departing from Changhua will choose whether to stop at Bailongwei Island halfway, depending on the itinerary and sea conditions, and then go to Tushan Peninsula or Heitu Port.However, Haihan’s official itinerary for North Koreans is to go to Tushan Peninsula via Bailongwei Island, and then go north to Heitu Port. After completing the inspection, return directly to Danzhou. The whole round trip will take about six to seven days.

After making the decision, he immediately notified Tushan Peninsula by telegram and asked him to notify Annan officials of this arrangement as soon as possible.Although Li Lu's visit should not be regarded as an official visit on behalf of the DPRK, Annan will definitely make corresponding arrangements after receiving the news. Annan has always been interested in trade exchanges.

After completing the local tour of Changhua, Li Mo and his party left Changhua Port by boat and headed for the northwest sea.The only person left in the entourage is Zhang Qianzhi. He must thoroughly investigate the incidents that occurred in Changhua during the buffer time of these few days, and take corresponding measures to eliminate subsequent hidden dangers. .

The local investigation work in Changhua has basically come to an end. Zhang Qianzhi even used his authority to have Sanya and Yinggehai also carry out a co-investigation to confirm whether the group of people pursued him all the way from the place where Li Wei had settled down before. to Changhua, but unfortunately did not collect any useful information.

Changhua conducted a two-day large-scale investigation, and basically found out the movements of this group of people after they arrived in Changhua.According to Zhang Qianzhi's information, this group of people should have come to Changhua with a mission, but the follow-up actions were temporarily planned here, so there were many loopholes in the details, and they were not fully completed during the Changhua period. The measures to conceal their whereabouts left many clues for investigators to confirm their purpose.

As for where the group will go after fleeing Changhua by boat after their failed operation, Zhang Qianzhi believes that they will choose to go to Danzhou to continue their unfinished tasks.So he sent a telegram early to Wang Baisuo, the person in charge of the Ministry of Security in Danzhou, asking the other party to strengthen the inspection of the personnel of the ships arriving in Hong Kong recently, and also sent the information he had to Danzhou by telegram.

The investigation measures deployed by Zhang Qianzhi are quite comprehensive, but it is hard for him to think that the opponent who seems to be full of loopholes actually possesses certain anti-reconnaissance capabilities.Although Xue Zheng and his gang exposed their whereabouts in Changhua, it was indeed due to the rush of time and insufficient preparation.After leaving Changhua, Xue Zheng was already thinking about how to deal with the follow-up and investigation that Haihan might take, and took corresponding measures to eliminate the risks he was taking.

Xue Zheng didn't go directly to Danzhou Port, but went around Danzhou in a detour to the north, and landed at a seaside more than [-] miles northeast of Danzhou.After landing, they did not go directly to Danzhou. Instead, they walked south for about [-] miles to a place called Dongcheng Town inland, where they bought two carriages and several healthy horses, and then pretended to be As a group of merchants and attendants who purchased food crops, they swaggered to Danzhou City in the west.

"If the Haihan people want to investigate the matter of Changhua, they will definitely find the port in the end. It is not difficult to know that we are coming by boat. Maybe we will take investigation measures in Danzhou port, so if we want to enter Danzhou, we can't If you walk away from the water, you must do the opposite."

On the carriage to Danzhou, Xue Zheng explained to several cronies why he had to spend an extra day to complete this round-the-clock itinerary.

A close friend said: "The boss has a clever plan, and the Haihan people naturally did not expect this festival... But whether they are too careful in doing so, maybe nothing happened in Changhua, and no one will investigate what happened to the three cars of coke. Something happened."

Xue Zheng shook his head and said, "You underestimate the abilities of the Haihan people! How could they manage such a big situation in just a few years, how can their shrewdness be measured by common sense. Think about the people who were sent here by the yamen of the Ming Dynasty. There are countless spies and assassins, but most of them were pulled out by Haihan without making a sound. You don’t think it’s a loophole, and you want to get away with it by chance, and then you don’t know how you will die!”

Another subordinate asked: "Boss, if the Haihan people notice something is wrong, will they link it to the North Koreans?"

Xue Zheng sighed and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about. If the Haihan people realize that our actions in Changhua are aimed at the North Koreans, it is very likely that they will change the itinerary in the future. Maybe North Korea will not be allowed to People have come to Danzhou, even if they come, stricter protection measures may be taken, making it impossible for us to start."

Someone came up with an idea: "The rifles equipped in the Haihan army are very powerful. It is said that they can kill people a hundred feet away. If I can get a few, I will attack them from a distance. They will not be able to defend against them."

Xue Zheng sneered and said: "Do you think that thing is daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, and you can buy it with money? Haihan has strict control over ordnance. If guns are lost in the army, the person involved will be sent to a hard labor camp... ...Besides, although the rifle is powerful, not everyone can use it well. Just like you, Guo San, who have never practiced Guan Dao, and now you are given a Guan Dao to fight the enemy, you may not be able to make it smoothly .”

Guo San smiled and said: "The boss is right, my small body can only play with short knives, so Guan Dao is afraid that he will smash himself to the ground first."

Xue Zheng recalled that at the gate of Changhua Workshop, he had planned to wound people and seize guns. Now that he thinks about it carefully, even if he was lucky enough to snatch a few rifles, how could the gang under him ever use them? .

(End of this chapter)