1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3225
Wei Jianyuan's purpose is very clear. Since Wang Xianguang's family has such a network, he might as well try to use it.If something really happens, it will definitely be a big credit to be able to win the third-rank minister.

Although Wei Jianyuan is only a small Yuhang county magistrate, it's not that he is so ambitious and elusive. Haihan has invaded the coastal areas of Daming over the years, and there are quite a few high-ranking officials of Daming who choose to leave Haihan openly and secretly.

And even if these officials are thinking of changing camps, before taking action, of course, someone needs to pave the way and build a bridge.

Qu Yutong, the prefect of Ningbo, was a senior official of the fourth grade, and he had joined Haihan early in order to win a lot of special treatment.If a few years later, when the situation in Zhejiang changed drastically, and a large number of civil and military officials of the third and fourth ranks rushed to join Haihan, the value of the united front would probably be much lower.

And as the contrast in strength between Haihan and Daming becomes increasingly disparate, scenes like this jumping off the boat and escaping will only appear more and more frequently.Even if they didn't jump ship for the time being, seven or eight out of ten would secretly arrange a retreat for themselves.

Many people still stayed on the half-sinking boat of Daming, just because they didn't have the right timing and conditions, jumping down in a daze was afraid they would drown in the water.But if there is a boat next to it, and there is a chance of escape, it may not be able to remain firm all the time.

It's just that from Wang Xianguang's perspective, he probably can't see the situation change at this level, and he can't imagine the pros and cons of senior officials.All Wei Jianyuan can do is to show him the way, but whether he can seize this opportunity depends on the Wang family's own choice in the end.

At this time, what the executive committee was discussing in another hall was much more important than the relatives of high-ranking officials who instigated Wang Xianguang's rebellion.

This time I went to Yuhang to observe the military exercise, but not all the eight members of the Executive Committee went north.Ning Qi inspected cultural and educational institutions in Hangzhou; Yuan Qiuye went to nearby Huzhou to inspect the local agricultural operations; Qiao Zhiya got into a ravine and supervised the local hydropower station project in Jiande County.

Therefore, only Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Schneider, Shi Diwen, and Chen Yixin were meeting here at this time.And the topic they discussed was the most important confrontation strategy at the moment.

"Over there in the capital, Daming has clearly rejected the solution we proposed. I think it's time to take action and teach Daming some lessons!"

There was only one reason why Shi Diwen convened a meeting overnight, and that was to inform the other members of the Executive Committee that the military was ready to launch an immediate military strike against Ming Dynasty.

Daming's attitude was basically expected. After all, if he really agreed to the compensation conditions proposed by Haihan, it would be tantamount to losing power and humiliating the country. It would deal an extremely serious blow to the Ming court's prestige, and the degree might be no less than losing a war.

The only possible solution that Ming could accept was for the two sides to sit down and negotiate, allowing the diplomats to slowly negotiate terms.

But Hai Han didn't intend to hold this matter high and put it down gently.The troops in the northern region and the East China Sea region have already entered the state of preparation for battle, and their arrows are on the line. At this time, it is impossible to follow the rhythm of Ming Dynasty.

As for the decision to use force, in fact, before the military exercise, the executive committee had basically reached a consensus. Even Ning Qi, who had always been against the war, rarely stood on the same position as the main combat faction this time.

Seeing that no one expressed any objection, Shi Diwen shared with everyone the military's current combat plan.

The East China Sea region sent troops to two routes. The land route departed from Huzhou, entered the Jianghuai River along the passage between the northern foot of Mogan Mountain and Taihu Lake, and marched into the Yangtze River Basin;

The same goal of the two armies is Nanjing, the administrative center of Ming Dynasty in the south.

In the northern region, troops were divided into three groups. The land route sent troops from Liaodong and Shandong to attack Gyeonggi from north to south along the Bohai Bay, and the sea route landed at Dagukou to attack Tianjin Wei.The land route served as containment, and the main attack on the capital was the troops that landed by sea.

As for Fuguang and other southern regions, because they are too far away from the core area of ​​Ming Dynasty, even if troops are sent to attack Ming Dynasty, the impact will be very limited. Therefore, Shi Diwen did not include it in the battle plan, but notified the local garrison to take actions as appropriate to contain Ming Dynasty's military power in the south.

After Tao Donglai listened to Shi Diwen's introduction, his eyes turned to Chen Yixin: "The northern region will divide the troops into three groups. If you don't take command over there, can such a complicated battle plan be successfully completed?"

Chen Yixin responded, "I'm planning to leave tomorrow after lunch, and hurry back before starting to act."

"Is it too late?" Tao Donglai was still a little worried.

Chen Yixin nodded with certainty and said: "In time. Lao Shi has already transferred a fast boat to wait in Hangzhou. He will leave Hangzhou Bay early in the morning the day after tomorrow. Then he will transfer to a larger ship and go north. It will take two and a half days to reach Zhifu Port in Dengzhou. Lao Shi's scheduled launch is on April [-]th, and I can go back at least three or four days in advance."

Chen Yixin's trip to the south this time can be described as very hasty, and he only stayed in the East China Sea region for about ten days in total.If he hadn't been elected to the executive committee this year, he would have to hand over many official duties face to face, and he probably wouldn't have come to Hangzhou for a flash and then rushed back.

Fortunately, the preparations for war in the northern region had already reached the stage of gaining momentum, and Chen Yixin could launch an offensive immediately after returning.

As for the movement of the Ming army, so far, no news of the mobilization of a large number of Ming troops has been received.

This was not because the Ming court could hold their breath, but more likely because of the slow response and the inability of the Ming army to deploy in a short period of time.

As the Ming army has always been, even if it received an imperial decree to defend the capital, it still needed the money and food needed for the march.As long as one of them is not in place, the deployment of the troops will be indefinitely.

The Ming court may have realized that the crisis of war is coming again, but it is still difficult to mobilize troops to deploy defenses around the capital in a short time.At least it is unlikely to gather more Ming troops from all over the country to the Gyeonggi area before Haihan takes action.

This means that the Haihan Army may be able to penetrate the outer defenses of the Gyeonggi area with minimal consumption and reach the capital in a short period of time.

Chen Yixin was quite optimistic about this: "The operation plan set a one-month operation time, but I think it is entirely possible to end this operation this month. As long as our army arrives in the capital, I think the Ming court will soon surrender again."

Shi Diwen smiled and said: "If you can solve the problem as soon as possible in the north, then I won't have to fight hard in the south."

That's true, but in Shi Diwen's battle plan, he intends to devote more than [-]% of the troops in the East China Sea Region to this battle, which shows that he has actually made preparations for an all-out attack.

(End of this chapter)