1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2332
An Daoshi was one of the North Korean military attaches favored by Haihan military officials during his study abroad in Sanya.Whether it was his performance during the training period or the excellent results he achieved in the final martial arts competition, An Daoshi was considered an outstanding figure among this group of North Korean students studying abroad.

For foreign military students with outstanding qualifications like this, the Haihan military will generally strengthen ideological propaganda, so that they can maintain enough awe of Haihan, recognize Haihan's international status and influence, and deal with it. Positions and approaches in international affairs.Of course, it would be great if he could be cultivated into a loyal fan of Haihan.

Although the effect of doing so will be relatively slow, the impact can last for a long time.In the past, Haihan has been using this secret method to train military attaches sent by Annan, Fujian Xu and other allies to study abroad, and it has achieved quite good results.

Most of the military officers sent by these allies to study abroad will be appointed as commanders of combat troops after returning to China after studying abroad, and they will have real military power in their hands. Haihan's influence can last long in the troops they command.

Because of this common experience, many military officers naturally started to embrace the Solidarity Party.Moreover, most of these military officers sent to study abroad are in their youth and have a strong desire to make contributions. The practice of continuous military expansion outside the country like Haihan is just right for them. .Leading the army to fight overseas with the Haihan Army has thus become a popular task with the most intense competition.

Although An Daoshi has not yet had a real opportunity to lead troops, he has learned about many overseas wars organized by Haihan during his study abroad in Sanya. The coalition led by Haihan to fight in North Korea last year was just one example.In An Daoshi's view, perhaps at some point in the future, he will also lead the North Korean army to participate in similar combat operations.

But before that, he knew that he had to lie dormant for a while, and wait for Li Yi, who had just ascended the throne, to assign him military power, so that he would have the opportunity to show his strength.

Andaoshi's current task is to assist the Haihan army to gradually take over the city defense, and arrange for the troops who have been replaced to disarm, gather the personnel for surveillance, and prepare to accept the investigation led by the Haihan army.

This errand seemed simple, but it was not easy to do. With his seniority and official position, it would not be easy to get the gods from all walks of life to disarm and hand over the command power obediently.If the Haihan Army hadn't participated in the whole process, it would have been difficult for An Daoshi to make those officers with backgrounds obey the current arrangement.This also made him more aware of the importance of obtaining military power, otherwise he would not be able to bluff people with his qualifications of studying in Haihan, let alone have enough confidence to fight with others when performing tasks.

However, Li Yi did not forget that An Daoshi was still under his command, and soon gave An Daoshi a new position, directly promoting him to the rank of Imperial Guard Battalion to take over the defense of the royal city.And Shen Xueyi, the eldest son of Shen Jingzhen, who was the judge of Bingcao, was appointed as General Hu Wei and took over the city defense of Seoul.

According to the official system of the Korean state, these two positions are official positions of the first rank, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of military commanders' careers. In terms of the current ranks of An Daoshi and Shen Xueyi, they are actually far from reaching these two important positions.However, there are not many military officers that Li Yan can trust at present, and he is eager to replace the generals in charge of military power in Seoul, so he can only act in a hurry and appoint his own direct descendants to take over these positions.

As for the resulting chaos in the official system, Li Yan can't take care of that much for the time being. After the situation has stabilized, he will see how to find a reason to remove the requirements for the rank of officials in these two positions.

Although An Daoshi got this important appointment, he was not overwhelmed by the sudden arrangement.He knew that this appointment was just an emergency measure, and it didn't mean that he had become a first-rank official in the court, so he didn't get carried away because of it.What's more, the Imperial Guards in Seoul have been disarmed and awaiting inspection, and he is only a bare-handed commander who has taken up this job, and basically has no soldiers at his disposal.

This situation may have to continue for a few days. Only when the troops mobilized from other places to Seoul arrive, can they select personnel to replace the original Guards.Before that, the functions related to the Imperial Guard had to be carried out by the Haihan Army, and An Daoshi had to continue to perform tasks with the Haihante Corps.

Not long after An Daoshi received the appointment, Gao Qiaonan came to find him and showed him another secret letter of appointment.

"Master An, congratulations!" After Gao Qiaonan handed over the letter of appointment to An Daoshi, he congratulated him: "It seems that we will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Andaoshi was a little dazed at this time, even more surprised than when he received the appointment from the Guards Battalion before, because this letter of appointment did not come from Li Yan, but from an organization he had never heard of before - the Joint Operations Command , the position is a combat staff officer.Moreover, the person who sent the letter of appointment was not an official of the country, but Gao Qiaonan, a well-known Haihan general. This also made Andaoshi very confused. Is this an institution of his own country, or an institution subordinate to the Haihan Army?

If this is the institution to which the Haihan Army belongs, it seems unreasonable how he would be appointed to serve in this institution.

The one who could answer Andaoshi's question was, of course, Takahashi Minami who personally sent the letter of appointment.After listening to An Daoshi's question, Gao Qiaonan gave a simple explanation: "Master An, this is a newly established yamen, and its function is to command the combat operations of your country's army. In order to facilitate communication and cooperation, both countries will send military attaches Serve in this command, and you are the person appointed by the king of your country."

Only then did An Daoshi understand the significance of this special appointment, but he still had other questions: "Since it is a command organization jointly established by the two countries, why is this letter of appointment sent by General Takahashi? Logically speaking, it should not be Is it right that the imperial court appoints me?"

Takahashi South Road: "This organization is independent from the imperial court of your country, and is directly responsible to His Majesty the King. The appointment and dismissal of its personnel are also issued in the name of this organization. As for why I sent this letter of appointment, that is It’s because I’m the first officer of this organization, and I don’t have anyone under my command for the time being, so I can only make a trip myself.”

Andaoshi was surprised again after hearing this answer. He thought that this newly established organization was still in the planning stage, but he didn't expect that it would already start to operate when only the top leader was confirmed.

But the setup of this institution is obviously very strange. Not only is it independent of the imperial court, but the top leader is also a Haihan. How can we be loyal to the king and the country?

Of course, with Gao Qiaonan's reputation and ability, An Daoshi had no doubts about his qualifications to be his boss in this organization. It was already a great honor to work with such a legendary general.It's just that Gao Qiaonan, as a general of Haihan, is obviously unlikely to pledge allegiance to North Korea. Whether this will affect the operation of this organization also makes An Daoshi somewhat puzzled.

An Daoshi hesitated for a moment, but continued to ask: "General Takahashi, is the Joint Operations Command under the command of the Haihan Army or our country?"

Takahashi Nandao: "Master An's understanding is still a little narrow. The main purpose of setting up this organization is to allow the participating troops of both sides to cooperate in joint operations in the future and accept unified command and dispatch, so as to improve the operations of the coalition forces. Capability. The command represents the common interests of the two countries, and there is no such thing as taking orders from anyone.”

An Daoshi apologized: "I am stupid, the general has taught you well, you have been taught!"

The real purpose of Haehan's proposal to establish the Joint Operations Command is far more than simply seeking command power in wartime. However, in the current period, in order to make the North Korean side accept the necessity of establishing this agency, whether it is facing the king or For military officers like An Daoshi, Haihan tried his best not to take the initiative to mention the actual control and position of this organization, so as to avoid stimulating the North Koreans and creating resistance.

As for the appointment of personnel, the Haihan Army also put a lot of thought into letting Takahashi-nan be named as the head of this organization first. With his reputation, naturally no general in North Korea could compete with him for this position.In the future, if the special operations group is transferred to other places to garrison, this position will be transferred to other garrison generals. In short, it will always be kept in the hands of the Haihan Army.

As for the candidates from the North Korean side, the corresponding scope will not be too large. Li Yi's promotion order for An Daoshi has just been issued, and Haihan's side also took advantage of the trend to delineate An Daoshi as the No. 1 selected by the North Korean side.The reason is very simple, since Li Yan wants to reuse Andorite, then absorbing Andorshi to serve in the Joint Operations Command can effectively increase Li's trust in this organization.

Of course, if you can take this opportunity to sell a big favor to An Daoshi, that would be an even better harvest.After all, if you join this organization, you will definitely have military merits in future joint combat operations, which is a good thing to say.Even if An Daoshi is ignorant at this time and doesn't understand the way of doing it, after another year or two, after he tastes the sweetness, he will naturally be grateful for Haihan Army's vigorous promotion at the beginning of the establishment of this organization.

An Daoshi continued to ask: "May I ask General Takahashi, besides this, are there any other Chinese military officers who will join this organization?"

The appointment of relevant personnel will be made public in the future. Gao Qiaonan did not intend to hide him, and told the truth: "The candidates that have been confirmed so far are Mr. An and Mr. Shen Xueyi, and there will definitely be more people in the future. Come in, if Mr. An has any good candidates to recommend, you might as well tell us."

The purpose of appointing Shen Xueyi is actually the same as that of La An Daoshi. Behind Shen Xueyi is Shen Jingzhen, the military judge. He is currently one of the few high-ranking officials who can gain the trust of Li Yi. This arrangement is also to win over as many Li Yi as possible. support.

Although An Daoshi didn't know about Haihan's behind-the-scenes plans, but he heard that there were other North Korean military officers joining this organization, so he finally felt a little relieved at the moment.

With the gradual advancement of anti-insurgency measures, Seoul has finally begun to slowly restore normal order.Ten days after Li Yan ascended the throne, Seoul lifted the curfew and reopened the authority to enter and exit the city, and the people were no longer subject to movement restrictions.The chaos that happened in Seoul before this has finally come to an end.

The imperial court also announced the results of the investigation at this time. Cui Mingji, the former leader of the government, was negligent in employing people, which led to Manchu assassins infiltrating the palace and assassinating the former king Li Jing. Afterwards, they failed to arrest the assassins in time. Instead, the closure of the city led to chaos. Intensified, and later even planned to take advantage of the chaos to launch a coup to seize the throne. Fortunately, the Haihan army supported the king's son and returned to King Jingqin in time to stop Cui Mingji's rebellious act.

Now Cui Mingji and his henchmen have all been punished for their crimes. As for the revenge of the assassination of the former king, it will be charged to Man Qing, and the liquidation will be done in the future.

During the period, Jin Shangxian and others who made great contributions to maintaining the court were promoted after the quelling of the rebellion, and Liu Cao and various government offices had many new faces.

The various garrison units that failed to respond in time during the chaos were also punished accordingly. A large number of military attaches and generals were resigned from their posts and demoted to civilians, replaced by a group of young officers who returned from studying in Haihan.The various units originally stationed in Seoul were also disarmed and transferred to various parts of the country for reorganization. The armed forces such as the Fifth Army Battalion and the Inner Third Office were all replaced.

Such a large-scale exchange of blood can be carried out smoothly without major disturbances. Both the government and the public understand that this has a direct relationship with the nearly [-] Haihan soldiers stationed in Seoul during this period.

This time, the Haihan soldiers who defended the king's son returned to Seoul to quell the chaos easily broke through the city defenses and took control of Seoul without even firing a single shot, which shows how powerful the Haihan army is in Seoul.With these thousands of Haihan troops stationed inside and outside Seoul, no one dared to openly resist the various decrees issued by the new king Li Yi.

After dealing with this series of affairs and returning Seoul to a normal state, Li Yan announced the funeral for the late king and handled the big funeral.

Li Yan's coffin was buried in the Li family's mausoleum north of Seoul. However, due to the sudden incident, Li Zhen, who was in his prime, had not yet built his own tomb. It was only after Li Zhen returned to Seoul that he organized manpower to build it day and night. A mausoleum.There has been no funeral during this period, and waiting for the mausoleum to be completed is also one of the reasons.

However, due to the financial constraints of the imperial court and the short construction period, the scale and grade of this mausoleum are really limited. In the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that it is only at the level of a local gentry.All of this still left Li Xuan stretched thin, and almost couldn't make up the relevant funds. Later, it was Haihan's side who sponsored another sum of money in the name of Haihan Bank, and the funeral was completed in a splendid manner.

(End of this chapter)