1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2158
Haehan's intelligence department also doesn't know much about the possible power struggle in North Korea, and can only speculate that the attempted attack on Li Yi was related to the succession to the throne.

In theory, the three princes of North Korea have the opportunity to inherit the throne, and each has some supporters behind them, but King Li Zhen has long selected his eldest son Li Yan as the first successor.Haihan believed that cultivating and supporting Li Yi to take power in the future would help maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea in the future, so he promoted Li Yi to study in Sanya at any cost.

And if the forces of the Hirado clan intervene in the power struggle in North Korea, it will certainly not be good news for Haihan.Moreover, their previous actions failed to succeed, so it is hard to say whether similar attack plans will be launched in the future.

Judging from the post-war review based on confessions and evidence, although the coalition forces' operation was a complete victory, because they failed to capture the key figures of the enemy, the actual results did not achieve the desired results. It left a glimmer of life for the enemy.

Of course, this is not to say that the Hirado clan will make a comeback soon. The local area has been completely destroyed, basically cutting off the economic lifeline of the Hirado clan. If they want to save money to form an armed force But it is difficult.Without the trading port, relying on the little tax paid by the local people for farming and fishing, I am afraid that in another ten or eight years, they will not be able to raise enough military expenses.

Qian Tiandun pointed out in the telegram that the only remaining method for the Hirado clan to make money quickly is probably the military manufacturing technology they have mastered.If the Hirado clan transforms into a professional arms dealer, it may gain some external support.It is not enough to simply block the sea channel between Hirado and the Qing Dynasty. They may still sell weapons to Ming and other places, and even other forces in Japan may become their customers.

To put it simply, it is believed that the hidden dangers of the Hirado domain still exist, and perhaps a cross-sea operation will have to be launched in the future.Therefore, this "root eradication operation" actually failed to achieve the effect of eradicating weeds.

At the same time, Qian Tiandun also put forward a remedial suggestion. The intelligence department should try to send intelligence personnel to the Kyushu area to monitor the development of the Hirado Domain for a long time. In the past, Haihan had serious loopholes in this link, so it gave This created room for the Eighteen Zhiyu Party to develop calmly in the local area.

Of course, how to conduct intelligence work against Japan is not a measure that can be determined by a few of their generals leading troops overseas. Such an important project must be reported to Sanya for discussion and implementation by the Executive Committee, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Security. The specific implementation of the plan may require the cooperation of more departments.

After Shi Diwen put down the message, he couldn't help sighing deeply. When he returned to Zhoushan, he was optimistic that although this operation could not completely wipe out the opponent, at least it had cut off the possibility of the opponent's comeback.However, the survey results from the north believe that the effect of the action is far from meeting expectations. In the long run, the Hirado Clan and the Eighteen Shibayu Party will still exist in the form of hidden dangers.

"If I knew this was the case, I shouldn't be in a hurry to withdraw. I should go and screen the Kyushu side!"

Shi Diwen was a little annoyed by this unsatisfactory result, but in fact he also knew very well in his heart that the Haihan Army's combat method, which relies heavily on logistics, is not suitable for overseas combat missions with a long period of time.If the operation of the coalition forces is to continue, and even further expand the scope of operations, the pressure on logistical support will increase exponentially.

However, the area and depth of Kyushu Island are far from comparable to Hirado Island. If you go deep into Kyushu to pursue the remnants of the Hirado Clan, it is equivalent to voluntarily giving up the advantage of the Haihan Army in terms of sea mobility. Self-defeating martial arts.Moreover, the positions of the forces in other places on the island are unclear. If the Hirado Fan persuaded other forces to resist the invasion of the Haihan Army, it would also make it difficult for the Haihan Army to move after landing in Kyushu.

For Haihan, once this kind of war consumes too much material and troops, it may not be a cost-effective result even if the war is won in the end.

At that time, the coalition forces stopped at the Hirado Strait and chose to withdraw troops. On the one hand, the headquarters believed that the main armed forces of the Hirado domain had been eliminated, weakening its strength to the lowest level in history, and basically achieved the combat goal; Thousands of people were transported away from Hirado Island, but the logistical support could no longer hold up, and it was difficult to provide enough supplies for the coalition forces to continue their siege on Kyushu Island.

Of course, the most important reason is that they agreed at the time that the Hirado Domain was over. Even if Tagawasuke was released, he would not be able to restore the former glory of Hirado Port from the ruins.Based on this understanding, the Haihan Army decisively stopped its operations, chose to take away all the local population and destroy Hirado Port.

Although Shi Diwen felt very regretful, he did not really regret the decision he made at that time.It's just that after such a conclusion is reported back to Sanya, I'm afraid it will disappoint the leaders of the Executive Committee.

In the reply to the Datongjiang base, Shi Diwen expressed his point of view. He believes that the current negative conclusions are only speculations based on limited information, and there is no actual evidence to prove that the Hirado clan has the ability to Turn around within three to five years.Therefore, although the Hirado clan is still a major hidden danger in theory, the threat it can pose to Haihan is actually quite limited, and there is no need to be too nervous or overreact to this.

At the same time, Shi Diwen also pointed out that the role played by the remaining forces of the Hirado clan is not necessarily negative. At least its existence allows the northern naval forces, including the East China Sea Fleet, to be in a state of combat readiness, whether it is to expand the establishment Or to replace with new equipment, there are more sufficient reasons.

However, regarding this point, Shi Diwen mentioned it rather cryptically. He believed that even if Qian Tiandun couldn't taste it, Wang Tom, who was the commander of the navy, would definitely be able to understand it.

The practice of holding bandits in self-respect is definitely a taboo for the generals stationed overseas, but if there are no enemies in the surrounding area that can threaten Haihan, how much attention will the Executive Committee attach to overseas troops? Woolen cloth?If these generals want to apply for military expenses, expand their staff, and install the latest weapons and equipment, they will probably be subject to greater restrictions.

Not only that, the troops stationed in overseas colonies generally find opportunities to carry out combat operations every one or half a year. The scale may not be large, but it is enough to prove the necessity of the garrison.

Of course, there will be some special exceptions. For example, the special operations group under Qian Tiandun's command is a special case in the army.This elite force does not have a fixed location, usually where there will be a large-scale military operation, the special operations group will be transferred there to station.Therefore, there is also a saying in the army that the place where the Fant battle group is stationed is the front line.

Based on this special function of fighting tough battles, the special operations group really does not need to use some means to show its role. The military expenditure is guaranteed by the Executive Committee. The weapons and equipment are all the most advanced models in the army. The expansion is also a green light all the way.As long as Qian Tiandun applied for a report, it would usually be approved by the executive committee very quickly.

Therefore, Shi Diwen believes that although Qian Tiandun presided over the investigation work carefully, the conclusions he drew are too straightforward. It may be more reasonable to maintain the establishment of overseas troops to maintain the security of various colonial areas.

And Wang Tom has spent much more time in Sanya than Qian Tiandun, and he must be familiar with certain official rules. With him mentioning Qian Tiandun at the Datongjiang base, Shi Diwen believes that the final investigation report will be better than that of Qian Tiandun. The current one received is more appropriate.

After Shi Diwen dealt with this matter, the next step was to review the resettlement plan for Japanese immigrants submitted by the civil affairs department.After discussing this issue in a previous meeting, Shi Diwen handed over the matter to the Civil Affairs Department for planning. After three days, the specific implementation plan has been submitted.

According to the planning of the Civil Affairs Department, the group of Japanese immigrants assigned to Zhoushan will be resettled in [-] places under the colonial area, of which three villages and towns are located on Zhoushan Island.Considering that Zhoushan Island has a strong capacity to accommodate, about [-] Japanese immigrants will be resettled in the three local settlements, and the rest will be scattered to other islands in the colonial area.

This distribution method of unequal number of people has been discussed before, and the purpose of relocating more people in some places is also to maximize the receiving capacity of the resettlement sites and the best of these newly trained Japanese civil affairs personnel.

Baiquan Town, Zhoushan Island, which will be responsible for receiving [-] immigrants, is the resettlement site with the largest number of people in this distribution plan.What Shi Diwen was slightly interested in was that the Japanese civil affairs officer in charge of this place was a Japanese monk named Xiu Nian, and his immigration rating was "Class B Superior", which is already very high for ordinary immigrants. evaluated.

Shi Diwen had a little impression of Xiu Nian. He remembered that when he inspected the temporary immigrant camp in Seogwipo, there seemed to be such a monk helping to maintain the order of the camp. After arriving in Zhoushan, he could get such a high evaluation. Man is still a material to be made.

Shi Diwen didn't think there was anything wrong with Xiu Nian's special background. In his opinion, the status of a monk only means that Xiu Nian is a practitioner, but Haihan's law does not stipulate that practitioners cannot serve the government .In fact, as long as he is capable and willing to serve Haihan, these backgrounds are just minor issues that can be ignored.

Shi Diwen looked through the resettlement plan roughly, and thought there was no major problem, so he quickly signed it and asked the secretary to return it to the civil affairs department to start implementation as soon as possible.After these Japanese immigrants left Hirado, Haihan had consumed too much funds and food, and Shi Diwen didn't want to continue to support them for nothing.The sooner you settle in place, the sooner you can start production.

"Xiu Nian, pack your personal belongings and report to the camp!"

Xiu Nian hurriedly stood up and responded, he knew that it was about to start assigning a real place to stay.

The five-day training period flew by, and regardless of whether the immigrants were ready or not, they had to face the next round of arrangements.

Xiu Nian didn't know where she would be assigned, but the civil affairs official who was in charge of training more than a dozen of them inadvertently let her go, and Xiu Nian's placement should not be bad.So facing the upcoming assignment, Xiu Nian was not nervous.

All the Japanese immigrants in the immigration camp were notified, and they lined up in square formations on the playground to wait for the notification according to the training queue of the past few days.Although the standing posture is not very neat, and there are still large and small bags in the hands, but at least they can listen to the instructor's whistle and line up on their own. This training is not in vain.

When Xiu Nian came out from Guangming Temple, he didn't bring any luggage, he only brought a change of clothes, wrapped in a piece of square cloth, it was all his belongings.However, he has been living in the temple, so he can only wear monk robes all the year round, and he doesn't pay much attention to material life, so he doesn't feel that his outfit is shabby.

Not long after, the civil affairs officer came with a roster, and announced to everyone with a tin horn: "The person whose name I have called should go out!"

When it comes to names, because these Japanese immigrants are all civilians, and Japanese civilians in this era almost have no surnames, in order to facilitate registration and management, the civil affairs department gave these Japanese Chinese names again.

Of course, it is troublesome for thousands of people to name one by one, but the civil affairs department has long been prepared for this, and let them draw lots to decide on their own during the registration process.Dozens of commonly used surnames are contained in one basket, and hundreds of commonly used characters are contained in the other basket, and any names caught will be registered accordingly, saving time and trouble.

Xiu Nian was also a commoner without a surname before he became a monk, but after he became a monk, he used his Buddhist name as his name. He has long been used to it, so he is one of the very few Japanese immigrants who did not get their names by lottery.Xiu Nian has been on the mend for a long time, and even if she becomes vulgar in the future, she will still use this name, and Haihan's civil affairs officials have not raised any objections to this.

"Zhao Shui... Zhou Qi... Wang Ding... Ma Wei..."

The civil affairs officials began to roll their names according to the roster, and the immigrants who were called responded with a "arrival" and went out with their luggage and stood at the designated place to gather.Some people who have not yet adapted to their new name will inevitably be unresponsive, and they will not answer until they are called several times, and they will inevitably be kicked as a punishment.

After counting a group of people, the civil affairs officials stopped and told them to go to the gate of the immigration camp immediately and leave with the officer leading the group.Each batch of migrants is accompanied by a small contingent of soldiers to ensure that the resettlement process will not be complicated.Immigrants who are resettled to areas other than Zhoushan still need to go to the pier to board a boat again.

Xiu Nian waited for a long time, seeing that more than half of the people had left here, but still hadn't read her name, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy at the moment.He didn't know that the order of the civil affairs officials' roll call was far first and then near, so those who were placed on Zhoushan Island were all placed at the back.

(End of this chapter)