Chapter 2348

From Haihan's point of view, the Ming Dynasty still lacked sufficient awareness of the danger of its own situation, and did not regard the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a huge threat to the annihilation of the country. It also believed that the purpose of the Manchu Qing troops was just to plunder the Ming Dynasty's wealth and

Population, after obtaining these, they will automatically exit the customs.

Perhaps this was indeed the case in the early years, but with the ebb and flow of strength, the Manchu Qing's ambitions would not stop at robbery. They would seize more land from the Ming Dynasty, and even replace the Ming Dynasty's rule over the Central Plains.

Gradually became the target of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

But at least at this stage, in the Ming Dynasty, Haihan is still regarded as a greater threat than the Manchus. Haihan needs money, money, technology, an invincible army, and brilliant people.

In the past ten years, many places have been occupied from the coast of the Ming Dynasty through plunder and robbery.

The most important thing is that the Haihan Kingdom is also a Han government, and its language, culture, and living habits are similar to those of the Ming Dynasty. If it one day replaces the dominance of the Ming Dynasty, it seems that it will be easier to gain recognition from the people and will not be treated as an alien race.

Based on this view, Ming Dynasty has always been very vigilant towards Haihan. Even in the past two years, due to internal and external difficulties, it had to establish a so-called military alliance with Haihan. The diplomatic relations between the two countries are still far away.

It is far from reaching a state of normalization.

Even though the war that took place in Korea last year has fully proved that the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army is far superior to that of the Qing Army, as long as the Haihan Army is invited to take action, even Korea with weak military strength can defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty still cannot

Like North Korea, we are willing to humble ourselves and ask for military assistance from Haihan.

Taking money to order weapons and equipment from Haihan is the best that Ming Dynasty can do at this stage. As for further military cooperation, Ming Dynasty still does not think it is necessary.

Of course, this attitude is not entirely out of arrogance. Korea's requesting Haihan to send troops to defend the enemy is not something that can be done in just one sentence, and the price paid for this is not a secret. Suppose that Ming Dynasty wants to invite Haihan to send troops to defend the enemy.

If the Han Dynasty sends troops to attack the Qing army in the same way, I am afraid that the cost will be several times that of North Korea. Moreover, if some important checkpoints and geographical points are to be guarded by the Haihan army, it is likely to change.

The act of luring the wolf into the house is just like the Jinzhou area now occupied by Haihan. It can never be taken back smoothly again.

The Ming Dynasty's various fears about Haihan were not groundless, so it has never taken a more proactive attitude in military cooperation. It's not that Yue Yongshou didn't know the inside story, he just deliberately concealed it so as not to anger Chen Yixin. But these

The information was not completely secret to Haihan. Naturally, relevant information could be obtained through other channels. Haihan was by no means ignorant of Daming's mentality of worrying about gains and losses.

It is still unknown whether the emergence of the Qing army's musketeers will bring greater pressure to the Ming Dynasty and force the Ming Dynasty to change its attitude towards Haihan. The information provided by Chen Yixin to Yue Yongshou must have been sent back to the Ming Dynasty in a memorial a few days later.

It's hard to say how Ming Dynasty will understand Haihan's belated warning. If someone deliberately misinterprets Haihan's intentions, Chen Yixin's good intentions may backfire and be regarded as intentional coercion.

Of course, Ming Dynasty may wake up to a certain point when it can no longer hold on and request formal military assistance from Haihan, but the price it will have to pay at that time will be difficult to compare with what it is now.

When Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun ended their snow-walking operation and led their troops back to the Taedong River base, they received an action report about North Korea sending troops to raid the Hirado Domain.

"The Koreans acted very quickly this time!" Qian Tiandun was quite surprised at the time it took to receive the battle report. In his opinion, the Koreans should not have acted so quickly.

Wang Tom quickly scanned the battle report and understood what was going on: "The North Koreans did not choose to send troops from Seoul, but gathered troops from the nearby Jeollanam Province and Gyeongsangnam Province. And the place they attacked was not

Hirado Island, but the Goto Islands, that’s why the battle report came out so quickly.”

If North Korea wants to organize troops to go on an expedition from near Seoul, the round-trip voyage will have to be increased by at least 1,500 miles, and the combat readiness materials required for this will also increase a lot. The expected benefits from this operation will inevitably be

A big discount. After discussing with the ministers, Li Zhi decided to adjust the action plan and dispatch troops directly from the southern coast, which is closer to the Hirado Domain of Japan. On the one hand, troops can be dispatched as quickly as possible, and on the other hand, during the operation

The required supplies will also be saved a lot.

Although the troops drawn from the local area are definitely not as effective as the elite troops in Seoul, Li Zhi considered that the Hirado Domain was only attacked by the Haihan Army with thunderous means half a year ago, and it should not have recovered its strength so quickly, so he sent troops from the south.

The troops should be competent enough to perform this task.

There is indeed nothing wrong with Li Zhi's judgment, but when he sent troops to the southern region, the generals who led the troops still had a lot of fear of the Hirado Domain. In the end, they did not attack Hirado Island directly, but chose to use a relatively stronger defensive force.

The weak Goto Islands area is the primary target.

The North Korean army fought cautiously, but did not encounter much local resistance. It took ten days to successfully complete the plunder of the Goto Islands. However, the results of the operation were not very satisfactory.

Less than a thousand people were captured in the area. Basically, all the fish that slipped through the net after the last raid by the Haihan Army were fished out.

After completing the looting of the Goto Islands, the North Korean fleet did not enter Hirado Island again, but withdrew directly. The Japanese captured there have been transported to Seoul in accordance with Haihan's request, and it is estimated that they will be transported back to Seoul again.

The handover with Haehan will be completed on Ganghwa Island in a few days.

Qian Tiandun shook his head repeatedly and said: "We asked them to attack Hirado Island, but they withdrew after grabbing the Five Islands. How much oil and water can there be on those islands? How much money can we get if we just rob so many people?"

The North Koreans are making loud noises but not raining, and I don’t know if they can grab this little stuff to cover the cost of sending troops.”

Wang Tom said: "Li Zhen is not a fool. Even if this operation is a loss, it is still a loss and a profit for him."

Qian Tiandun moved slightly and said: "You mean that the North Koreans compromised this action and it was actually Li Zhi's decision?"

"At least he should be informed." Wang Tom reminded: "Don't forget, Li Zhi also specially sent Shen Xueyi to command this operation. Even if the generals in the south don't know Li Zhi's original intention of arranging this operation, Shen Xueyi is

Could it be that the imperial envoy he sent to supervise the battle would turn a blind eye to such small movements of paddling?"

After Wang Tom said this, Qian Tiandun immediately understood what he meant. Whether this operation can capture a large number of people as the Haihan people expected may not be that important to Li Zhi, but as long as the operation is successful,

, for Li Zhi who has just ascended the throne, it can greatly enhance his personal prestige.

When North Korea suffered from the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, Li Zhi was not yet born. However, Li Zhi learned from his father when he was very young about the shadow that this humiliating history had on North Korea. During his reign, Li Zhi also hoped that

One day we can retaliate against Japan, but because our national strength is so weak that we don't have the courage to turn against Japan, we can only continue to maintain superficial diplomatic relations.

Li Zhi had only been on the throne for more than a month, and he had already taken action against Japan, his old enemy, and was able to achieve good results. For him, the benefits of this operation were far more than compensating for the use of prisoners.

Haihan just borrowed money.

Although the Hirado Domain was looted by the Kaihan Army half a year ago, the Hirado Navy was once the number one in Japan. If the Kaihan Army had not cleaned up the cleanup at that time, it would have been a direct attack on Hirado Island.

This is a very risky move. As for the Goto Islands, which are relatively easy to attack, they can be used for stability. Anyway, the Goto Islands are also the territory of the Hirado Domain. After the attack, there is nothing wrong with claiming to send troops to clean up the Hirado Domain.

Even if everyone knows that the attack on the Hirado Domain is guaranteed by Kaihan, as long as the battle report is released and the prisoners are transported back to the country, no one can question Li Zhen's wisdom and prowess. After all, this is a feat that no king in the past has been able to achieve.

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As for whether this kind of action will anger the Japanese shogunate and provoke war retaliation, that is actually not something Li Zhi needs to worry about. If such a situation really occurs, Haihan will definitely stand in the way. After all, senior officials of Haihan have attacked Li Zhi more than once.

He expressed his position openly in front of him, worrying that he could not find a suitable excuse to start a war with Japan.

After careful consideration, it seems reasonable that this action against the Hirado Domain will turn out as shown in the battle report.

After Qian Tiandun figured out the reason, he was not angry. Instead, he commented with a smile: "Li Zhi went to Sanya to study for a year, and he really learned something!"

Wang Tom said: "It's okay for Li Zhi to be clever with us, as long as he clearly remembers how he got the throne."

Although Li Zhi was the heir designated by the late King Li Zhu, in the event of a sudden palace coup in North Korea, if Haehan hadn't protected him and returned to Seoul to seize power, it's doubtful whether he would have been able to take the throne.

Easy to say.

From a certain point of view, the main reason why Li Zhen was able to successfully ascend the throne may not be that he was the designated successor of the late king, but that Haihan chose to support him as the king of Korea. If Haihan had been among his two brothers at that time,

If someone is selected as the new king, then Li Zhi will probably have to go into exile overseas and serve as a backup for Haihan to control the throne of North Korea.

Even now, if Li Zhen's actions endanger Haihan's interests in North Korea, Haihan still has enough ability to change the candidate for the throne. Haihan does not need to say this, Li Zhen himself should be very clear.

Wang Tom said: "Since we haven't captured many prisoners, I don't think there is any need to hold a handover ceremony. Later I will say hello to the North Koreans and ask them to send them to the Datong River themselves."

Qian Tiandun said: "Did the current situation of the Hirado clan be mentioned in the battle report?"

Wang Tom understood what Qian Tiandun was concerned about, and immediately handed the battle report to him: "You'd better take a look for yourself!"

Qian Tiandun spent some time reading the battle report. There was not much valuable information, especially the current situation of the Hirado Domain that he was concerned about, which was almost not mentioned in the battle report.

"North Koreans are still not professional enough!" Qian Tiandun shook his head, secretly giving this battle report a failing grade.

In the first half of the year, the Kaihan Army carried out an all-round attack on the Hirado Domain, not only annihilating the main armed forces of the Hirado Domain, destroying the workshops where the Hirado Domain made weapons and warships, and taking away a large number of people.

, during the retreat, they burned down the entire Hirado city with a fire. It can be said that they did not spare any effort.

However, Tagawa Nanzaemon, the descendant of Zheng Zhilong who the lords of the Hirado Domain, Tagawasuke and Kaihan, wanted to catch, has never been caught. In theory, there is still the possibility of making a comeback. After half a year, the social order of the Hirado Domain has been restored.

At some point, whether Tagawasuke has returned to Hirado Island and continues to preside over the overall situation, this is information that the Haihan Army is very concerned about. If the North Korean army follows Haihan's suggestion and invades Hirado Island, then this information will not be difficult to collect, and even

It is possible to catch important people like Tagawasuke.

The North Koreans obviously did not understand Haihan's need for such intelligence information, so they did not reflect it in the battle report. In fact, as long as the prisoners are carefully interrogated, they can more or less get some information.

Wang Tom said: "We will review it ourselves when someone sends it over. But don't have high expectations. People on the Goto Islands may not know the situation on Hirado Island."

Although the distance between Hirado Island and the Goto Islands is not too far, it is hundreds of miles from Hirado Castle to the Goto Islands. Ordinary people certainly do not frequently travel between the two places. These were captured by the North Koreans

prisoners, perhaps the only information we know is that Hirado was looted by the Haihan Army in the first half of the year.

Qian Tiandun was silent for a long time, and then said: "If no information can be found through the investigation, it is best to arrange a reconnaissance operation and send people to see the actual situation on Hirado Island."

"This is possible." Wang Tom nodded to express his agreement with this suggestion.

The reason why they are so concerned about the situation in Hirado is that firstly, they want to eliminate the Eighteen Shiba Yu Party and prevent this hidden danger from continuing to cause trouble for Haihan in the future; secondly, they want to completely eliminate the weapons and equipment manufacturing capabilities of the Hirado Domain to prevent Hirado from following the Manchurian clan.

Qing colluded to cause trouble.

Originally, they wanted to use the power of the North Koreans to achieve their goals, so that they would not have to take action themselves. But now it seems that the way the North Koreans act is obviously unreliable. It is impossible to rely on them to get things done. If necessary, they still have to

The Kaihan Army can only take action on its own. If necessary, it may even have to send out another large-scale force and use force to completely destroy the existence of the Hirado Domain.

However, Operation Snow has just ended, and enough time needs to be left for the troops to rest and recuperate. There is no need to rush to turn the guns and aim at the next target.
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