Chapter 1809 Population Transport

Regarding how to manage a refugee camp, Liu Shang, who has received special training in Haihan and has practical work experience in Sanya, Shandong and Liaodong, obviously has more say than the Portuguese. Troubles like refugee fights,

Liu Shang has personally handled dozens of cases, ranging in size from large to small. The incident that bumped into his hands today can only be regarded as an ordinary incident. Since it was a conflict over food distribution, wait for these new arrivals.

After being hungry for two days, the refugees learned the importance of obeying the rules.

As for whether some people will be dissatisfied with the government, Liu Shang is actually not worried. He himself spent some time in an immigration camp when he first arrived in Sanya, and he knows very well the feeling of uneasiness in a strange environment.

, and for these refugees, there is an obvious fact, that is, the new rulers have stronger power than the Ming and Qing Dynasties. I believe these refugees should know very well whether they can go against the government with such strength.

The focus of Liu Shang's work is to use various propaganda methods to continuously brainwash these refugees, instill in them Haihan-style ideology, and make them understand what kind of environment they are in and what they should do.

How to integrate into this new society - or to put it more bluntly, how to contribute to the new rulers in exchange for better living conditions.

Of course, the power in Liu Shang's hands is no longer limited to propaganda. He also has the right to handle security, diplomacy, trade and other matters involved in civil affairs management. This makes him more comfortable at work.

You can follow your own ideas more often without spending time asking for instructions and coordination with other departments.

The refugee camp on Guanglu Island is a temporary facility, and the supporting management personnel are basically from the military. It is not as fully equipped as the one in Lushun. The limited manpower of the civil affairs department basically has to take on multiple jobs. After Liu Shang came, the island

Only then can we have a senior official who can direct various tasks across borders.

Liu Shang dealt with the chaos in the refugee camp at once, and wanted to invite Simang back to continue drinking and chatting, but Simang waved his hand and declined Liu Shang's invitation: "We will continue to go to sea tomorrow, so we must hurry up tonight."

Have a good sleep while on shore, and we’ll chat next time we come over.”

Ximang is determined to take advantage of this period of time when the Haihan people are too busy to lead his fleet to conduct more operations on the Liaodong Peninsula. Otherwise, there will be no such store after passing this village. He plans to complete the supplies tonight and then go there early tomorrow morning.

Leave Guanglu Island and continue the previous looting activities.

Liu Shang saw that the other party was not interested in talking anymore, so he did not force himself immediately, so he asked someone to arrange for Simang to rest. The conditions on the island were limited, and most of the Portuguese crew could only spend the night in tents after landing ashore. However, senior officers like Simang,

Liu Shang specially arranged a house for him to live in, which was regarded as a special courtesy for his allies.

As soon as it got dark the next day, the Portuguese crew members gathered at the dock and boarded the ship. As the highest-ranking official on the island, Liu Shang arrived at the port on time to symbolically see off the Portuguese fleet. If the Portuguese's actions went smoothly,

Then they will probably send the next batch of refugees kidnapped from near the coast to the Yalu River Estuary in four or five days, transfer them to the Haihan Navy, and then carry out the next supply there. The next time the Portuguese fleet comes to Guanglu Island

, it will be about ten days later.

Two hours after the Portuguese fleet set off, more than 300 refugees were gathered at the dock and began to board the ship. They had completed identification and registration yesterday, and Liu Shang arranged for these refugees to be transported back to Jinzhou for resettlement as soon as possible. Refugee transfer

The faster it is, the higher the operating efficiency of the refugee camp on the island is. This is also an intuitive criterion for measuring Liu Shang's political performance, and he is naturally very concerned about it.

Based on the current frequency and effectiveness of the Portuguese operations, at least three to four thousand Han refugees can be brought back from the Qing-controlled areas in a month. This number greatly exceeds the normal recruitment level of immigrants in the two colonies of Shandong and Liaodong. It is very important for Haihan refugees.

To be able to acquire these people without spending any money can be said to be a very cost-effective deal.

However, this method of population transport is not a long-term solution. The Qing Dynasty will definitely not sit back and watch the Portuguese continue to harass near the coast. As for whether to send more troops to resist, or to strengthen the walls and clear the country and move the people near the coast collectively to the deep inland

, no matter which method is used, it will make it more difficult for the Portuguese to plunder people from the Liaodong coast. Therefore, in the long run, if the Portuguese only rely on this method of action, which is a hammer here and a stick here and there, what can be obtained

The number of refugees will definitely show a gradual downward trend, and it will be difficult to maintain the current level for a long time.

Liu Shang believed that this method of obtaining population could actually flourish more, allowing the Haihan army stationed in Jinzhou and even Zhifu Port in Shandong to participate. The coast from Jinzhou to the mouth of the Yalu River is nearly 500 miles long, and the Qing army

If we want to build a comprehensive defense, we can only give up invading North Korea and deploy the main force to this coastal area for passive defense. This is also a way to solve the North Korean crisis.

Before coming to Guanglu Island, Liu Shang went to meet Chen Yixin and boldly mentioned his idea. However, although Chen Yixin expressed approval of his idea at the time, he had no intention of adopting it and was mysterious.

He said to him, "North Korea's problem is not that simple." He didn't quite understand what Chen Yixin meant at the time, but after chatting with Xi Mang last night, Liu Shang realized that Haihan had sent heavy troops into North Korea to help it resist.

The matter of the Qing army may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.

If it were an ordinary Haihan official, he would not spend too much time thinking about matters that were not within his field of duties, and would just wait for the military to announce the news. But Liu Shang himself is an intelligence officer, and through

It is almost his subconscious reaction to analyze various information to deduce the situation. Since he has the opportunity to learn about the changes in the situation in the region, he will naturally use this as a basis to deduce the development direction of the international situation in the Liaodong region.

According to Simang, about half of the population acquired by the Portuguese fleet from the Liaodong coast will be sent to a seaside port recently designated by Haihan in Korea to be resettled and used as a construction force there. Such an arrangement has obviously been made.

The long-term plan is to turn the selected location into a colony and military stronghold like Zhifu Port and Port Arthur.

Haihan has already operated construction projects like this many times in other areas and has relatively mature operational experience. Liu Shang has no doubt that in a year or two there will be an additional port town managed by Haihan in the local area.

, what he cares about is that Haihan established the local port based on the current special situation-the Qing army is pressing down on the border, and North Korea, in order to protect itself, has come up with various conditions to ask Haihan to send troops to rescue, and this is located south of the Yalu River Estuary.

A large piece of land was also given to Haihan for operation in the name of a naval base.

Then the question arises, if the Qing army did not cross the Yalu River in the end, or even did not start a war at all under the military pressure exerted by Haihan, would North Korea still fulfill the conditions that it gritted its teeth and agreed to in order to ask Haihan to send troops for assistance?

, for example, allocate a piece of land on your own territory for Haihan to build a permanent military base.

Although North Korea and Haihan secretly concluded a military alliance last year, Liu Shang believes that there is still the possibility of North Korea going back on its word. After all, if there is no longer a war, North Korea may not be willing to accept Haihan stationing troops on its own land. I think.

When Haihan was stationed in Annan, he was treated with real swords and guns. If North Korea did not fight a dozen of them, the North Koreans might not be truly grateful to Haihan.

Of course, Liu Shang didn't know how sensitive the senior officials of Haihan were about "aiding North Korea". For some special reasons, this group of people from another time and space did not believe that North Korea would be grateful for the military assistance they provided. They must

Only when the situation on the peninsula is under its own control will it feel at ease. Therefore, regarding the attitude of stationing troops and dealing with the Qing army, the Haihan military has been adjusting its deployment and plans, intending to make North Korea suffer for a while before taking action to turn the tide and ensure that North Korea

All the promised conditions can be fulfilled.

Although Liu Shang did not know the plans of senior generals such as Wang Tom, he deduced based on the limited information at hand and the attitudes of all parties that Haihan might not be prepared to use some relatively easy-to-implement methods to force the Qing army from the Yalu River.

Instead of withdrawing troops, he wanted to use this opportunity to gain more benefits from North Korea. Judging from the conclusion alone, his speculation was actually infinitely close to the objective facts. If Wang Tom and others knew about it, I am afraid there would be consequences for the general.

He had the idea of ​​recruiting into the staff, rather than letting such excellent minds go to waste in the refugee camps.

However, Liu Shang did not use these brains to find a way out for himself in the military direction. It was more about his personal talents and interests. How Haihan wanted to fight the Qing army and how to deal with North Korea was, to him,

In fact, there is no direct impact, and it is impossible to say how much benefit he can get from it, but if he can get rid of the fog and find the truth, it will be a great sense of accomplishment for him.

Liu Shang believes that if he follows his own speculation, Haihan will choose to "let the war break out" rather than "prevent the war from breaking out" in handling the Korean crisis. How beneficial will this choice be to Haihan? From Liu Shang's perspective

The location is still difficult to see clearly. There are only two things he can think of at the moment. One is to use the war to extract more benefits from North Korea, including but not limited to providing military supplies and personnel, and allowing Haihan to establish a military base and station troops in North Korea.

, to obtain the command authority of the North Korean army to a certain extent, and take this opportunity to support a group of spokesmen in North Korea, allowing North Korea to fully open its trade rights, etc.; second, let North Korea consume the Qing army and hold back the main force of the Qing army.

Weakening the strength of the Qing Dynasty will provide better external conditions for Haihan's future expansion in this region, and by the way, it can also gain a breathing space for the Ming Dynasty.

However, it is difficult to confirm the reliability of Liu Shang's speculations with the available information. He can only wait for news released by the military to confirm whether the top management will continue to focus on Jinzhou or tilt it towards North Korea. Of course

In terms of his current position, it is natural to hope that Haihan can continue to focus on Jinzhou, but considering the current trends of the army, this possibility does not seem too high.

Three days later, the Portuguese fleet cruising at sea chose to land on the coast about 120 miles away from Guanglu Island. Simang personally led more than 400 soldiers to Dazheng Town, which was more than 10 miles away from the coastline, to prepare for this attack.

Start with a town with a permanent population of more than 2,000 people.

However, Ximang's luck was not very good this time. Due to the lack of prior reconnaissance, the Portuguese ran into a group of Qing troops south of Dazheng Town who had just arrived here to set up defenses. This Qing army consisted of five Niulu.

Led by a Jia La E Zhen, the number of troops exceeded 1,500, of which about one-fifth were cavalry. After discovering traces of the Portuguese, the Qing army quickly gathered about two Niu Lu troops from the town.

The total strength of the militia soldiers exceeds 2,000.

Simang soon realized that the situation was not good and immediately organized a retreat. However, this time the Qing army did not seem to intend to just drive the Portuguese away. The commander of the army, Jia La'e, really believed that his own forces had an absolute advantage, so he thought

Try to keep the Portuguese on shore.

So the two sides started a battle on the plain south of Dazheng Town. The Qing army, which had the advantage of mobility, put all the cavalry on the battlefield from the beginning, and went around to the south to block the Portuguese's retreat to the seaside, while the infantry

It was a frontal advance, trying to defeat the Portuguese musket array.

However, the Qing army soon discovered that they had thought of things too simply. Although the Portuguese were caught in the blockade, they did not lose their position. They still formed a neat musket array and defeated the attempted attackers with clear-paced volley fire.

to their first warriors.

After confirming that the opponent was the Portuguese army that had been causing trouble recently, the commander of the Qing army immediately adjusted his combat strategy. He no longer used infantrymen armed with swords and guns to launch meaningless charges against the opponent's musket array. Instead, he let the army

Under the cover of dozens of large shields and door panels temporarily recruited from the town, the musketeers and archers slowly advanced towards the enemy and fired.

Although the Portuguese, who had almost no cover, had certain advantages in terms of weapon performance, it was not enough to completely suppress the Qing army's offensive and keep the fighting distance at a relatively safe position. The Qing army wrapped their shields and door panels with cotton.

Being hit, the lethality of the Portuguese muskets was greatly reduced. Simang saw that the situation was not good. If the fighting continued, the fighting distance between the two sides would get closer and closer, entering the opponent's range. At that time, he did not dare to fight anymore and quickly ordered to continue south.

retreat.

The Qing cavalry responsible for cutting off the Portuguese's retreat was not idle at this time. They charged back and forth and launched feint attacks to disrupt the Portuguese's combat rhythm. At the same time, they continuously fired bows and arrows from horseback to harass. Although the hit rate of such projectiles was basically only

They could let it go, but under repeated attacks by hundreds of cavalry, the Portuguese inevitably began to suffer battle losses.
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