Chapter 1514 Testing each other

Although Mei Shengchuan was the Minister of War and not the Minister of Household Affairs, he also understood that to rebuild the Han-dominated area in Liaodong, it was far from enough to rely on military garrison. Can Haihan settle enough people in the Jinzhou area and reorganize society?

Production and providing logistical support for the garrison here are the basis for whether they can achieve long-term rule here. After all, in the field of logistical supply, anyone with a discerning eye can see Haihan's obvious shortcomings, and it is impossible to rely on long-term

Thousands of miles of maritime supply lines support the military operations of the Liaodong garrison.

Haihan's achievements in this regard indeed exceeded Mei Shengchuan's expectations. Moving the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town from Pidao back to Liaodong was undoubtedly a bold and effective arrangement. The soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town were originally from Liaodong.

The adaptability here is much better than that of immigrants from other places, and after returning home, they may be more grateful to Haihan than to Ming Dynasty.

According to the civil affairs officer in the resettlement area, Haihan is currently responsible for more than half of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these immigrants. Although the relief money will need to be repaid in the form of taxes and labor in the future, it ultimately gives these immigrants a way out.

.The current situation in Dongjiang Town seems to be on the verge of disintegration. In the future, it is not impossible for Haihan to directly recruit troops in Liaodong. Once Haihan also achieves actual rule over the Jinzhou area at the civil affairs level, then Daming wants to

It is impossible to take back the place from Haihan - just like the territories in the south that were occupied by Haihan.

Although Mei Shengchuan felt that there was a big problem with this situation, he also knew that Ming Dynasty was currently unable to intervene in Liaodong affairs. Even if Ming Dynasty knew about Haihan's various transgressions in Liaodong, there would be nothing he could do. Although Haihan has stated

It can be verbally acknowledged that the Ming Dynasty still has sovereignty over this area, but the reality is cruel. Sovereignty does not equal the right to rule. It is probably difficult for this area, which is the Haihan occupied area, to change ownership again.

But thinking on the bright side, at least Haihan did not have any obvious hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. It was much better to let Haihan occupy Liaodong than to let this area fall under the rule of the Later Jin Dynasty. Moreover, both Hao Wanqing and Sha Xi made it clear that they would

Long-term military pressure was exerted on Hou Jin in the direction of Liaodong in order to share the worries of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the current situation, Haihan's occupation of Liaodong would have some practical benefits for the Ming Dynasty. If Haihan were driven away, the Ming Dynasty would also

Failure to defend Liaodong will actually make it easier for the future. Of course, this is just a hypothesis. After all, it is not as simple as trying to drive Haihan away from Liaodong.

What makes Mei Shengchuan feel most helpless is that Haihan seems to have no intention of concealing his intentions and measures, so he generously arranged for him to go see him. If he is not too worried, he is determined that it will be difficult for Ming Dynasty to do this.

There are no countermeasures, and there is no scruple about it at all. Obviously, with the sophistication of the Haihan people, the latter situation is only possible.

Mei Shengchuan originally wanted to see if Shen's uncle and nephew had any other ideas after meeting with the generals of Dongjiang Town, but he didn't even see Shen Zhixiang after coming for a few days, and Shen Shikui didn't know when he would come from Pidao.

, he is isolated and helpless in Liaodong, and he has no access to first-hand intelligence information, so it is difficult for him to take the initiative in the negotiation process.

However, two days after Sha Xi announced to him that North Korea would send an envoy to participate in the talks, another new news came. Shen Zhixiang from Dongjiang Town would return to Liaodong with the North Korean envoy. Only then did Mei Shengchuan understand that Sha Xi

False news was released a few days ago that Shen Zhixiang was performing tasks on the front line, but his real destination was North Korea.

As for Shen Zhixiang's purpose of going to North Korea, Mei Shengchuan boldly guessed that it must be related to Haihan's invitation to North Korea to send people to Liaodong for talks. Shen Zhixiang was most likely to act as a lobbyist. Of course, he never guessed that Haihan sent people to Liaodong for talks.

An almost full fleet went to North Korea to show off its force, and then succeeded in convincing the North Koreans to proceed with the next step of peace talks.

On June 6, 1636, the Northern Fleet of the Navy finally returned from North Korea and arrived at Port Arthur, Liaodong. This time, North Korea sent a minister with a higher rank than Luo Xian as a negotiator.

Kim Sang-heon, who is famous for negotiating peace in the later Jin Dynasty.

Sha Xi held a reception banquet for Kim Sang-heon at Lushun Fort. By the way, he also celebrated the triumphant return of Tom Wang, Shen Zhixiang and his entourage. Their operations in North Korea were relatively smooth, except for the ammunition consumed in the military exercise on the Han River.

Basically there are no other big losses.

Accompanying Kim Sang-hyun are several young North Korean military attachés. They will be stationed in Liaodong as military observers for several months. During this period, they will go to the northern front to observe the combat situation between the coalition forces and Hou Jin, and they will also receive naval training.

Free military training provided by Han. Of course, this kind of military assistance must first sign a cooperation agreement with Haihan before it can be implemented. However, after Haihan’s army demonstrated its strong strength and Shen Zhixiang’s desperate advocacy, the North Korean king and senior officials have already

It was basically determined that Haehan would be an opportunity for Kim to enslave Korea after it broke away. Let Kim Sang-hyun lead a team to Liaodong for inspection just to implement this view, and then he could confidently and boldly cooperate with Haehan.

Of course, there is another important reason that prompted this trip, that is, Wang Tom claimed to the North Koreans that the Ming Dynasty would also send senior officials to participate in the subsequent cooperation talks. Even if the North Koreans could not trust Haihan, they still had a high level of confidence in the Ming Dynasty.

Trust level, so Kim Sang-hyun was sent to take action, at least at the official level, to show how much North Korea attaches importance to this.

Naturally, Mei Shengchuan was invited to attend the reception banquet, and Sha Xi introduced both parties in a very grand manner. Mei Shengchuan and Jin Sangxian were a little surprised when they heard that the other party also came to Liaodong to discuss cooperation in the fight against gold. After all, the two countries

In the past relationship, this kind of thing should not be hidden from each other. As the suzerain state, Ming Dynasty did not notify North Korea, and North Korea, as a vassal state, also did not report its plans to Ming Dynasty. This is a bit embarrassing.

However, with the eloquent Sha Xi as the intermediary, this embarrassment was resolved relatively easily: "The Ming Dynasty and North Korea have always been friendly neighbors, and now they should join forces to defeat the same enemies. As for the military disadvantages, our country can

I will make up for this shortcoming for you. As long as we are in the Three Kingdoms Alliance, do we still need to be afraid of those barbarians in the north? I can assure you that as long as we work together with our country, we can defeat them in three to five years at most.

Disappeared from Liaodong region."

Sha Xi’s words are not bragging, but there will be certain practical difficulties in realizing them. If we want to eliminate Hou Jin within three to five years, we must at least have tens of thousands of troops from both Ming and North Korea, and Haihan will take the lead.

It's up to him to direct this national war. If we just rely on Haihan to send troops and the other two families wait and see, then in three to five years, Houjin's vitality will be severely damaged at most, but it is impossible to destroy the country. But let

It would not be easy for these two countries to hand over the command of their armies to Haihan.

Of course, Sha Xi didn't really intend to help the military win such special powers. He just wanted to use this kind of rhetoric to make representatives of Ming and North Korea realize that Hou Jin was not invincible, and all they lacked was

Haihan is an ally with strong military strength. As long as the three countries can form a military alliance, resisting Houjin's invasion or even destroying it is a goal that can be achieved by working together.

After Sha Xi finished speaking, he winked at Shen Zhixiang. The latter understood it and immediately took over the conversation: "Master Mei, Master Jin, the last general has led his troops to fight in Liaodong for several months. During this period, he has been cooperating with the Haihan Army, fighting big and small battles."

Many battles have been fought, but none of them have been lost! The lost Jinzhou was able to be recovered, thanks to the help of the Haihan Kingdom. If we want to relieve the worries of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, we should put pressure on the enemy in Liaodong.

Make it difficult for him to be distracted. This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only a small number of soldiers and horses are needed to cooperate with the Haihan Army, and it can become a bone-piercing nail nailed to the Jinren's body!"

Wang Tom also said: "The areas ruled by Hou Jin are all in bitter cold areas. Their population and products cannot be compared with those of Ming and North Korea. Even if they fight for national power, they will be exhausted. Now that our army has joined us, everyone is still

What is there to worry about? I know what you are worried about. When you go to the front line and see the situation on the battlefield, you will understand that what we say is not exaggerated at all, and can even be said to be very modest."

Hearing is false and seeing is believing. No matter how much you say, nothing can match what you see with your own eyes. People who have ever doubted Haihan's military strength will basically dispel their doubts after seeing the combat situation of Haihan Army on the spot.

, Wang Tom believes that Mei Shengchuan and Kim Sang-heon will not be exceptions.

Mei Shengchuan and Jin Shangxian have both witnessed the drills of the Haihan Army in different places. Of course, they also know that this army is terrifyingly powerful, but what kind of performance it will have on the battlefield? The information they have is only

It is just a narration from others. No matter how vivid the oral or written expression is, it will never be as strong as the impact of witnessing it on the spot. So no matter how much you say, it is better to take these foreign high-ranking officials to the battlefield.

Once, let them understand how big the advantage the Haihan Army had in fighting Houjin.

This arrangement was originally planned by the military. Since Haihan advanced into Liaodong, military observers and inspection teams of various statuses have gone to the front line almost every month to observe the battle between Haihan and Hou Jin.

Situation. Now we have to arrange for ministers from Ming Dynasty and North Korea to take a look, which is something that the military is familiar with.

The only one who feels that this process is a bit too fast is probably Sha Xi. His negotiation task failed to achieve the expected goal well. If the two ministers are just sent to the front line, then the military should take over the follow-up matters.

When Bai Kesi needs to come forward, many agreements that should be finalized in advance may have to be negotiated slowly. This may be regarded as Shaxi's dereliction of duty.

The issues that Mei Shengchuan and Jin Sangxian considered were not limited to Haihan's attitude. They actually still had some doubts about the other party's true purpose of appearing in Liaodong. After all, the two countries had not communicated in advance about forming an alliance with Haihan.

If Haihan hadn't arranged this tripartite meeting, this matter would probably have been hidden from each other for a long time.

So there was a very strange atmosphere at this reception banquet. Haihan officials wanted to persuade the ministers of the other two countries to accept the alliance proposal, while the ministers of Ming and North Korea focused on testing each other.

In terms of attitude, they kept talking to each other, trying to find out the other party's true attitude towards the alliance.

Comparing the two countries, North Korea's willingness to form an alliance is stronger. After all, there was no conflict of interest with Haihan in the past, and the alliance has obvious benefits for North Korea. In addition, the North Koreans also want their country to have

A powerful army. What the Ming Dynasty could not give North Korea, but the Haihan people seemed to be able to do it, and they did not ask North Korea to betray the Ming Dynasty, so it was logical to choose this partner.

Because Daming has many unresolved territorial sovereignty issues with Haihan, there are obstacles in cooperation that are difficult to solve. If Daming wants to get Haihan's help, it must hold its nose and admit Haihan's interests in the south, and

This was not a condition that the Ming court was willing to accept. Moreover, the Ming court's opinions on the war in the north were not unified. Some people suggested negotiating a peace with their opponents. Some people believed that Hou Jin's annual visits to the south were not enough to affect the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

There are not many ministers who regard means as the only way to solve the problem in the north, and even the Ministry of War is not necessarily a war party.

As a result, a difficult problem arose. The allied force plan to break the gold that Haihan strongly advocated was not the only solution in the eyes of the Ming court. After all, it was still eight years before Chongzhen was hanged in Meishan.

, the big shots in the court could not foresee that the life of this dynasty had entered a countdown state, and still believed that the Ming Dynasty could survive the difficulties. The plan provided by the Haihan people also had certain risks for the Ming Dynasty. After all, it is easy to ask God to send someone away.

Unfortunately, Haihan never returned an inch of the land he occupied in the Ming Dynasty. If he was allowed to lead his troops to fight in the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult to send him out again in the future.

Because of this, Mei Shengchuan has always been tight-lipped and has not easily agreed to Haihan's various proposals. But now that North Korea has joined, Mei Shengchuan has to consider the possible situation after the alliance between North Korea and Haihan.

By then, Haihan can obtain supplies and manpower from North Korea, and there will be no need to get help from the Ming Dynasty. In this way, Haihan's "invasion" of Liaodong will be even more unscrupulous, and the Ming Dynasty will most likely completely lose influence in Liaodong.

opportunities for the future direction of the situation.

What made Mei Shengchuan even more alarmed was that North Korea kept the alliance secret and never informed the Ming Dynasty. Kim Sang-heon said that he had only recently started discussing an alliance with Haihan, which sounded to him like a perfunctory excuse.

That's it, it's simply not believable.
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