1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Shi Diwen walked slowly to the huge map hanging on the wall, thinking about whether the current combat plan still needs to be strengthened.

According to the previous agreement between him and Chen Yixin, the East China Sea Region and the Northern Region will send troops at the same time to open up battlefields in North China Shuntianfu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions respectively.

Although the Fuguang area in the south is not included in their joint troop deployment plan, if the situation develops to the point where the war begins, Ming can only mobilize all troops to deal with the main battlefield. I believe that the counterparts in the south will not miss this easy way to expand the territory Opportunity.

Given the disparity in strength between the two armies, the suspense in this battle is not victory or defeat, but how much meat Haihan can take from Daming.

As for whether this war will become a war of destroying the country of Ming Dynasty, Shi Diwen does not have such big ambitions yet.

Even though Shi Diwen was very sure of the final victory, he didn't think that he could accomplish all his achievements in one battle, and that this round of battle would destroy Ming Dynasty.

The depth of the Ming Dynasty's territory is too large, and it is still an insurmountable obstacle for the Haihan Army, which is extremely dependent on logistics supplies.Moreover, with Haihan's current strength, it is still difficult to completely occupy the vast hinterland of Ming Dynasty.

Chen Yixin, who was standing side by side with him, was also staring at the map on the wall, but he was a little surprised with Shi Diwen wherever he looked.

"We are mobilizing troops on Daming's side, and the actions of the Special Warfare Division in the direction of the South China Sea will probably be greatly affected by this."

Hearing the concerns expressed by Chen Yixin, Shi Diwen responded: "There is a lot of voice in the South China Sea asking the Executive Committee to provide support, but in my opinion there are still some elements of performance. While crying bitterly, while constantly advancing the front line , which is exactly what they are good at!"

Shi Diwen knew that Chen Yixin was worried about Qian Tiandun. After all, he had a friendship with Qian Tiandun as a teacher and apprentice. Now he can become the governor of the northern region and even join the executive committee, which has a great relationship with Qian Tiandun's many years of support. Relationship.

The purpose of Qian Tiandun's trip to the South China Sea was to use troops abroad, so he did not hesitate to give up his foundation of operating in the north for many years.However, if Haihan and Ming Dynasty go to war, resources will definitely be given priority to the battlefield on the mainland, and military operations in the South China Sea will inevitably be affected.

Haihan's recent extremely heated internal and external development direction disputes, the main promoters behind the scenes are several military leaders in the South China Sea.As a bigwig in the military, Shi Diwen would not speak out against these colleagues, but as the consul of the East China Sea Region, he is of course more willing to work in the direction of Daming.

As soon as the Hangzhou assassination incident came out, this was simply the perfect reason to start a war, and the effect was a hundred times better than those propaganda methods in the South China Sea.Shi Diwen advocated retaliating against Daming by military means, and quickly won the support of the Executive Committee.

But he didn't think that the military operations in the South China Sea would stop there. After all, there were almost no local opponents who could fight Haihan's arm.

Elite troops like special warfare divisions only need to deal with some unformed indigenous armed forces, isn't that easy to catch?Facing enemies of this level, Shi Diwen is convinced that they are fully capable of pushing all the way, and there should be no need for the executive committee to give them special care.

However, Chen Yixin sighed and said, "It would be great if Big Brother Qian could wait a year or two longer in the north... He shouldn't be absent from such a major battle as the attack on the capital."

Only then did Shi Diwen understand the knot in his heart, and said with a smile: "What a free and easy person Lao Qian is, do you think he would care about this? Besides, even if he didn't participate in the battle to attack the capital, could it be possible that his military exploits can be less? got his share?"

After Chen Yixin mentioned this point, he felt relieved a lot at the moment, and replied with a smile: "Brother Qian used to say that I don't have to be responsible for success, I must be responsible for success, and that's probably what it means!"

While Haihan is secretly preparing for the battle, other activities are still in full swing.Among them, the one that attracted the most attention from the outside world was Haihan's military exercise to demonstrate the performance of weapons.

The organization of this military exercise is naturally the responsibility of the East China Sea Garrison as the landlord.The practice field was set up in the abandoned residence of a thousand households in Yuhang County, west of Hangzhou City.

The Ming Army troops who defended Hangzhou were once stationed here, but the building has long been in disrepair and has long since lost its former glory.After Haihan took over Yuhang, he also felt that there was no value for repairing this place, so he simply abandoned it.

And such a place will be selected as a military exercise site, firstly because it is far away from populated areas, and the exercise will not disturb the people; secondly, the abandoned garrison here is actually a small fortress, which can be used as an attack target. Demonstrate weapon performance.

This military exercise is not open to the public, and a temporary military restricted zone has been set up two miles outside the exercise site. Only Haihan's internal staff and invited foreign envoys can watch it.

The number of foreign envoys invited this time is much larger than the previous arms sales meeting. Almost all foreign envoys who came to Hangzhou to participate in the National Day celebration received invitation letters from Haihan.

The only exception is Yue Shizong, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty who is still regarded as a "hostile figure".

Although Yue Shizong's ban on going out has been lifted, and Haihan allowed him to leave Hangzhou, he still chooses to stay. One is to avoid taking the blame for returning to China at this time, and the other is to try his best to use diplomatic means to prevent Haihan from using troops against Daming.

However, he soon discovered that his sense of existence seemed to have suddenly dropped to a level of near transparency. No matter which yamen he visited Haihan, he was refused to be interviewed. Those Haihan officials who had dealings with him in the past also regarded him as a stranger now. People are not accepted at all.

Even if he went to visit envoys from other countries, he would still get rejected.Everyone respects him at a respectful distance, and it seems that no country is willing to participate in the dispute between Daming and Haihan.

Haihan's attitude of refusing to communicate made Yue Shizong even more anxious.The senior officials of the Executive Committee have already expressed their attitude to him before. If this matter cannot be properly resolved, then the two countries can only resolve their differences on the battlefield.

And the so-called proper solution is to put forward several harsh conditions that are basically impossible for Ming Dynasty to accept.

Yue Shizong realized that the relationship between the two countries had slipped to the brink of war, but the court probably hadn't realized this risk.He has written several memorials in a row, and ordered people to send them to the capital urgently by [-] miles.

But even so, it may still be unable to keep up with Shanghai Han's rhythm.In particular, Haihan invited envoys from various countries to visit the military exercise, but Daming alone missed the invitation, which made Yue Shizong even more frightened.

He had already thought of the worst possibility, that is, Haihan declared war on Ming to the envoys of various countries after the military exercise.The troops participating in the military exercise will also go directly to the battlefield.