1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2313
The First Battalion and Second Battalion of the Special Operations Regiment stationed on Ganghwa Island, as well as the North Sea Fleet of the Navy, were actually ready to go to Seoul before Li Yan arrived at Ganghwa Island.Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun have been standing still, just waiting to reach an agreement with North Korea.

As for whether it is Li Yan or the rebellious party in Seoul who are coming to negotiate terms, it is not the focus of their attention. As long as they can give enough benefits, it is not impossible to negotiate cooperation with another party.But so far, Haihan has invested a lot of resources in Li Yi. If a newcomer wants to replace this position, the benefits that need to be paid to Hai Han are probably not just the few things Li Yi promised.

But the strange thing is that although the situation in Seoul has gradually calmed down, no one has come forward to negotiate with Haihan, as if the thousands of Haihan soldiers on Ganghwa Island are all air.

Since no one came to negotiate, Li Yi became the only next door.However, this next family does not know the real situation in Seoul, and Shanghai Han has been using various methods during this month to keep him in anxiety, so after arriving in Ganghwa Island, he did not bargain any more, and it was almost as it was. He agreed to the terms of exchange proposed by Haihan.

Now that the benefits are obtained, the things to be done will not be ambiguous. This is one of the fundamental principles that Haihan has maintained a good international reputation for many years.Whether it's negotiations or the use of force, it's time for the Haihan Army to perform.

Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun had reached a consensus before Li Yi came back. They believed that the strength gap between the two sides was obvious. The rebellious party in Seoul should not have the courage to challenge the Haihan Army. Even if there is an armed conflict, it should not turn into a war between the two countries. war between.

Of course, since the opponent has already made up his mind to rebel, it may be difficult to make him surrender obediently with verbal intimidation and pressure.The Haihan army must have something real to deter these daring guys.

In addition, it is also necessary to let Li Yan and his supporters see clearly who is the person who has the real power to determine the future direction of North Korea, and completely dispel some unrealistic thoughts in their hearts.

This time, the Beihai Fleet dispatched eight warships, one large, seven small, and more than [-] troop carriers and comprehensive supply ships, as well as a dozen civilian ships belonging to Haihan temporarily requisitioned on Ganghwa Island and the lower reaches of the Han River.This fleet sailed up the mighty Han River upstream, and its momentum was quite astonishing.The last time a similar scene happened, it probably dates back to the year before last when Wang Tom led a fleet into the Han River and directly approached the city, forcing Li Yu to sign a treaty of alliance with Haihan outside Seoul.

The relationship between Haihan and North Korea also changed fundamentally after that forced intrusion.Two years later, almost the same situation happened again on the Han River. The difference was that this time there was Li Yi, the successor to the throne, in the fleet. country.

"I have been on your country's warships many times in the past year or so, but this is actually the first time I have actually participated in a war."

Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Yan confessed his inner excitement to Tom Wang.The only thing that is wrong is that the destination of this expedition is the capital of the country.But as long as he can successfully regain the kingship, Li Yi will not care so much.

Wang Tom replied: "When the new fleet of your country's navy is formed in the future, the son will definitely have the opportunity to go to other places."

Li Yan nodded and said: "Sooner or later, the accounts in the north must be settled."

What the two said naturally refers to North Korea's strong neighbors in the north, the Manchus.Although the north has become much quieter after the war last year, the grievances and grievances of the past ten years will definitely not be wiped out.

When Li Yan was in Sanya, he had many exchanges with Haihan's high-level officials, and he knew very well that Haihan was determined to suppress the Manchus, and if Haihan wanted to attack the Manchus, he must also participate with North Korea.Although the military strength of North Korea is not yet able to compete with the Qing army on the frontal battlefield, it will not be a big problem to fight and assist and be responsible for the logistics.

Li Yan has seen the powerful force of the Haihan Army many times during his study abroad, and he will naturally imagine that his own army will have similar strength in the future.If conditions permit, he also wants to come to a royal conquest and personally lead the army to the north for revenge.

However, the premise of everything is that Li Yi can regain power immediately, otherwise the plan to form a new army may stall, and the Northern Expedition will be even more hopeless.

"If you encounter our navy on the river later, please allow General Wang to handle it as appropriate." Li Yan made a request to Wang Tom in a calm tone.

The warships of the North Korean navy are old, the soldiers lack combat experience, and their combat power is very limited. They were directly sent by the coalition forces to be in charge of logistics during last year's war, and they are not even qualified to participate in front-line operations.After seeing the combat methods of the Haihan Navy, North Korea naturally took it as an example and planned to form a new army based on the Haihan warship.Only because of funding and training, there is little progress so far. Some sailors are still receiving training at the Taedong River base, waiting for Haihan to deliver the first batch of warships to North Korea.

Li Yan knew that the strength of his country's navy was too weak to pose a substantial threat to the Haihan Navy, so he asked Wang Tom not to take too aggressive measures against the North Korean warships on the Han River.

Tom Wang glanced at Li Yan, and replied in a deep voice: "It's been a month since the accident happened, and no warship stationed in Seoul came to Ganghwa Island to explain the situation. I don't think it is necessary for the prince to protect these people anymore. If you can't break it, you can't stand it. If some of them are dealt with, they will be cleaned up. If you want to clean up these people after the crown prince takes power, it will not be so simple."

Li Yan remained silent, he knew Tom Wang was right, but he still had a hard time accepting it.

With such a big incident in Seoul, the navy troops stationed on the Han River did not report the situation to Haihan for support, which is already a good example.At least this naval force is completely gone. If it is still active on the Han River at this time, it must be a rebel army.

Tom Wang had already suggested to him before, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Haihan army to suppress the rebellion, to deal with those stumbling blocks that would hinder his smooth governance in the future.Obviously Wang Tom wants to regard all the North Korean troops still operating in the vicinity of Seoul as rebels, especially the navy that can come and go freely.

At this time, when dealing with these rebels, if they were killed, they would be killed. Anyway, it was the Haihan army who did it, and Li Yi didn't need to get blood on his hands.But if it is left to be dealt with later, other variables or resistance may arise. Even if Li Yan wants to kill him, he may not be able to kill him.

"We have a saying in Haihan, that is, if the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come." Tom Wang turned his eyes to the river in front of him again: "Your Majesty, you can think about this truth."

This sentence is no stranger to Li Yi. He heard it said more than once when he was studying in Sanya, but he had never thought about its meaning before.At this moment, when Tom Wang mentioned this sentence again, he suddenly felt different.

what is oldIn the Lee Joseon that lasted for more than 200 years, everything can be classified as "old".what's newMany concepts from Haihan are brand new things compared to North Korea.

The father and son Li Yan and Li Yan wanted to follow the example of Haihan to make North Korea stronger, but they didn't intend to make radical changes, so the effect would naturally be greatly reduced.

Of course, this is not just the responsibility of their father and son. There are many vested interests who do not want the status quo to change, let alone give up their own interests and let a group of outsiders decide to redistribute them.

Some people are worried about this, and some people can't hold back anymore and come forward to fight.Haihan wanted to clear the roadblocks in a stormy way, but Li Yi was still worried that his movements would break his pots and pans.

Later, Li Yi relayed Wang Tom's words to his subordinates, civil and military, and wanted to hear their opinions.

An Daoshi said: "I thought that those who participated in the rebellion this time could be killed! Those who still try to resist at this time, it is not a pity to die! The people of Haihan are willing to do the work for you, so why not do it?"

Pu Hongye said: "Your Majesty led me to travel across the ocean to study in Haihan. Why? Isn't it just to promote the new policy in the country in the future and strengthen the national power? My minister agrees with General Wang. Since he has decided to do something, he should implement it. Use thunderous means to clear the way for the son to rule in advance!"

Li Xuan knew that the civil and military duo under him had always disagreed, so he planned to listen to the opinions of the pros and cons for reference, but today these two people unexpectedly agreed with each other.

Li Yan was about to say something when he heard a cannon fire outside, which made him swallow the words that came to his lips.

When he returned to the deck with An Pu and the others, the cannon fire had stopped.In fact, it only rang once from the beginning to the end, which at least shows that no real battle took place.

"It's a ship of your country's navy. I ordered the firing to drive it away." Tom Wang explained the reason for the firing just now in an understatement.

On the river in the distance, two warships were trying to get close to the river, lest they be treated as targets by this fleet.Li Yan could see clearly that the two ships were indeed owned by the navy.However, Tom Wang was obviously not interested in wasting time on this little shrimp, he just fired and drove away without taking any further action.

Li Yan did not question the purpose of the two ships cruising on the river. Since the Haihan people already regard all the naval forces operating in the Seoul area as rebels, it is useless to say more at this time, and he has no power to interfere with the Haihan army. action.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, you won't be able to fight on the river." Wang Tom's tone was very calm: "The warships of the navy have no chance to connect to the side. If you want to fight head-on with our army, there is only one dead end."

Li Yan had no doubts about Wang Tom's words. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and the navy had no way to confront him head-on.It's just that seeing Tom Wang is so determined, it still makes Li Yan feel a little uncomfortable.

In Wang Tom's view, this is just a fly flying in front of him, just wave his hand to drive away.Li Yan also understood that it was because his own navy was difficult to create a threat to the Haihan army, so he was so underestimated.

"It's such a waste, what's the use of keeping it!" Li Yan felt annoyed in his heart, and suddenly felt that it would not be a bad thing to use Hai Han's hands to remove these useless wastes that cost the state treasury.

In fact, all the ships on the river that saw this fleet were taking the initiative to give way, leaving a channel in the middle of the river for them to pass.As Wang Tom said, no one would try to challenge this fleet on the river.

It is not the first time Tom Wang has come to Seoul. From the year before last to this year, he has come here at least seven or eight times in three years, but the purpose of coming to Seoul this time is different from the past. He wants to become the conqueror of this city .Not only did he force the North Koreans to sign the alliance under the city like the first time he came here, he has made up his mind that he must take this opportunity to teach the North Koreans some lessons and let them learn to be in awe.

Just like when it first came to Seoul the year before last, the fleet docked without hindrance.Those naval warships stationed there did not know where they hid, and there were only a few civilian ships on the river bank that hadn't had time to leave here.

As for the army in Seoul, of course they dare not go out of the city to prevent the Haihan army from landing on the river bank.A slap couldn't be made, so there was no battle as Li Yan expected. The vanguard of the special warfare battalion landed here smoothly without encountering any resistance.

However, this is not surprising to the Haihan army. There are always towers outside Seoul watching the mobilization of soldiers and horses inside and outside the city.The day before, the Haihan army had let the convoy escorting the military supplies come to Seoul first, just to be sure that the rebels had no plans to go out of the city to fight.

Li Yan went down the diving board to the shore and took a deep breath.He has never been away from Seoul for such a long time in his life, and when he came back here again to breathe the air of his hometown, he naturally felt a sense of closeness in his heart.

There are many more warehouses near Jiang'an, and it can be seen that the shipping trade here has increased a lot in the past year.As for where these new trade volumes come from, Li Yan certainly knows well.

Then he noticed the tower in the distance, which was so conspicuous in the bungalows outside the city that it could be seen from miles away.

When Li Yan left Seoul, Haihan's stronghold outside the city was still under construction. At that time, the tower had just started construction, and it was not as prominent as it is today. Therefore, Li Yan didn't know that Haihan had built such a building outside the city. A special building.

He quickly got the answer, it was not a newly built pagoda, but a tower built in the Haihan stronghold.

Li Yan also learned some military knowledge during his study abroad, so he can roughly think of the purpose of the Haihan people in building this special building without others explaining it.

Thinking that the capital of his country is under Haihan's surveillance all the time, this makes Li Yan feel very uncomfortable.But at this moment, he really needed the information Haihan collected through this tower, which really made him feel very contradictory.

(End of this chapter)