1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2673
The choice given by Wang Anguo is certainly not ideal for North Korea.Li Yan hopes to have the opportunity to train troops in actual combat, but it is definitely not to send troops across the ocean to fight in unfamiliar areas thousands of miles away for a long time.Not only will the army be completely out of the control of the imperial court, but the military expenditure will also skyrocket accordingly.

Of course, the most important thing is that once the domestic situation changes, Li Yan will lose an elite weapon to use.Although he has been in the country for more than ten years, he has ruled such a country where court coups are commonplace. Li Yi has never felt that the throne under his buttocks is stable. One of the purposes of investing a lot of resources in forming a new army is of course also for The purpose of preventing domestic changes.If one of the elite navy is taken away, it will inevitably leave room for domestic careerists to operate, and that is not a situation that Li Yan wants to see.

But it is rare to have such an opportunity for dialogue, and it is not easy for Li Yan to speak too harshly, so he can only express his intentions tactfully: "Two generals, our country's military strength is limited, and if we send elites to go overseas, it will inevitably affect our country's strength It’s safe, maybe find a place closer, which is more in line with the national conditions of the country.”

Li Yan's answer was also expected by Shi Wang and Wang Anguo. Wang Anguo said with a smile: "Your Majesty's worries are also reasonable, so why not follow the previous arrangement and complete the follow-up tasks of this joint military exercise first. If there is a chance, let your country’s army go overseas.”

Li Yan sighed: "It seems that this is the only way to go."

Although Li Xuan's heart is higher than the sky, he can only accept the reality helplessly, and Hai Han's arrangement shall prevail.

According to the joint military exercise plan agreed by the two countries, in addition to conducting exercises at the mouth of the Han River, the fleets of the two sides actually have follow-up arrangements.After the Haihan mission finishes its visit to North Korea, it will go to Japan.The accompanying East China Sea Fleet will also act with the mission in addition to the troops that will stay to complete the defense change.

Of course, North Korea will not miss such an opportunity to show off its power in front of its old opponents. It will also transfer some troops from the naval forces participating in the joint military exercise to follow the Haihan Mission to Japan in the name of training.

Of course, since this approach has a strong political meaning, the Tokugawa shogunate will certainly not turn a blind eye to it, so the North Korean side does not plan to arrange diplomatic activities with Japan during this operation, lest there will be people who take the initiative to hit a wall embarrassing situation.

Li Xuan turned around and said to An Daoshi: "The next task is General Lao An."

An Daoshi bowed and said: "I obey the order."

Although this trip was not a combat mission in the traditional sense, Li Yan decided to send his capable generals to take command to ensure that there would be no mistakes in this trip.

An Daoshi has commanded various military operations overseas many times in recent years. It can be said that he is the most experienced general in the North Korean army at this time. In addition, he has always maintained a good personal relationship with the senior officials of the Haihan military. He led the team It can also avoid many problems caused by poor communication.

And Daoshi's understanding of this mission is also different from Li Yi's. Li Yi is more concerned about the political significance of this trip, but An Daoshi is very aware of the military value of this trip to Japan with the Haihan Fleet.

If the North Korean warship went to patrol the major ports in southeastern Japan alone, it would definitely be regarded as an act of war. If the two countries started a war, North Korea would not be able to win against Japan in the away game.But this time, with Haihan helping to cover, the North Korean army can easily go to those key areas to collect local environmental intelligence.The value of these first-hand military information is even difficult to measure with money.

After the day's landing operation ended, the joint military exercise between the two countries held at the mouth of the Han River was also considered to have come to an end.Li Yan was not in a hurry to return to Seoul, but held a banquet in the palace on Ganghwa Island to entertain the civil and military officials of Haihan.

The negotiating tasks of the Haihan mission to North Korea have basically been completed, and there are still some details that need to be implemented. Its own official agency in Seoul will coordinate and follow up, but there is no need for the mission to be responsible.According to the itinerary, the mission will leave Seoul next, so the banquet this night is actually a practice for the mission.

When Tao Hongfang made a toast on behalf of the Haihan Mission, he used a lot of words to describe the friendly relationship between the two countries without hesitation, and called this joint military exercise a perfect embodiment of "the unbreakable military alliance between the two countries".The trade agreements that have just been signed in the Seoul negotiations and have not yet begun to be implemented are described by him as "another major achievement of the economic cooperation between the two countries."

These rhetoric are intended to elevate North Korea to an equal status with Haihan, which is very useful to Li Yi and his ministers.Although in these cooperations, Haihan seems to have taken more benefits, but since the suzerain country has given enough face, then North Korea has nothing to complain about.

Now that Haihan's side showed a positive attitude, Li Yan naturally couldn't lag behind, and immediately said that he would start implementing the agreements agreed between the two parties as soon as possible.Brothers and friends respect each other, and the scene is harmonious.

As an official of the mission, Zhu Zian was also invited to the dinner, but he was not a prominent figure in the mission, so he sat in the back row, next to Ning Zijing and Bai Letong who had no intention of socializing.

Zhu Zian's mentality at this time is different from before. Even if the North Korean monarch and ministers regard him as transparent, he doesn't think there is any problem.And now that they are getting acquainted with these high-ranking Haihan officials' children of similar age, they will no longer be as cautious as before, and they can chat casually if they have anything to do.

Zhu Zian asked in a low voice: "It's over here, so we're going to Japan next?"

Bai Letong shook his head and said, "It's not that fast, I should go to Busan Port first."

Regarding the mission's itinerary, only a few people knew the details, and it was only at this time that Zhu Zian learned of the next destination from Bai Letong.

Studying North Korea's geography these days, Zhu Zian also knew something about Busan Port.This port, located at the southern tip of the Korean peninsula, can be regarded as one of the most important trading ports in North Korea.Across a strait less than a hundred miles wide to the south is Japan's Tsushima Island.More than half of the trade between North Korea and Japan is completed in Busan Port.

In the past ten years or so, this traditional trading port has developed by leaps and bounds. The reason is very simple, that is, the capital from Haihan began to enter and operate here.

In terms of accomplishments in maritime trade and port operations, Haihan said he was second, and no one would dare to admit that he was number one.After the rich and powerful Haihan business organization entered this area, it quickly set an example for the businessmen of Japan and Japan, letting them realize what is professionalism.

(End of this chapter)