After Zhao Xin returned to Beihai Town, he held a meeting with Wang Zhong and others the next night. The meeting was attended by not only members of the negotiation team, but also relevant personnel from the staff department, civil affairs and surveying and mapping departments.
Negotiating with the Li Dynasty is not just about winning or losing at the negotiation table, but also involves many issues such as the re-demarcation of the border between the two sides, garrisoning troops, the Tumen River channel, and how to deal with the people of the Li Dynasty who are reclaiming wasteland across the border. The actual operation is extremely complicated.
, it would be impossible to complete within a year and a half.
The 29-member committee of Beihai Town had previously made a resolution, that is, those Li Dynasty people from Hunchun who were crossing the border to reclaim wasteland would either be forcibly repatriated or sent to Siberia according to Zhao Xin's plan. Anyway, they must not be allowed to stay on the north bank of the Tumen River.
, otherwise one day they will say that this is theirs and that is theirs.
The reason why everyone made this decision is based on historical lessons. The so-called toad smashes you in the foot, but it will kill you and disgust you to death.
In the mid-to-late 19th century in another time and space, the Li Dynasty encountered extremely serious natural disasters. A large number of refugees crossed the Tumen River and sneaked into the rich and empty Hunchun area in the north of the Yangtze River to cultivate crops and settle there. Gradually, a large number of people were formed in the north of the Yangtze River.
settlement area.
In November of the seventh year of Guangxu (1881), the Manchu Qing Dynasty ordered the Li Dynasty to "return" the illegal settlers within one year, but most of the settlers of the Li Dynasty refused to return to the country. Unexpectedly, in the ninth year of Guangxu's reign, Zhongcheng Mansion
The cross-border settlers suddenly wrote to the envoy of Zhongcheng Prefecture, saying that the north bank of the Tumen River was not Chinese territory, but the land of the Li Dynasty.
In the subsequent "Yiyou" border negotiations, the Li Dynasty envoys even said that the dividing line between the two countries was the "Tumen" farther north and not the Tumen River; in fact, even they themselves knew how absurd this statement was.
After the boundary negotiations, the negotiator Li Chongxia reported his true understanding of the "Liangjiang Theory" to King Gaozong of North Korea in the form of a "separate note". Due to Li Chongxia's explanation and the fact that no strong evidence could be found, the North Korean side had to give up on its own.
The "Two Rivers Theory" came into being.
However, after 1897, the "Korean Empire" created with the support of the Japanese ignored the results of the border negotiations between the two countries and once again threw out the "Tumen" instead of the Tumen River, which triggered the so-called "international war".
The "Island Issue" has been raging into the twenty-first century.
Regarding the future boundary demarcation with the Li Dynasty, Zhao Xin's attitude is to adhere to the principle that the western section of the border remains unchanged and the middle and eastern sections are pushed southward.
To put it simply, the western section still uses the center line of the main stream of the Yalu River as the boundary; in the middle section, the source of the Tumen River and the Yalu River is no longer used as the watershed between the two countries, but should be pushed southward to the tributaries of the Yalu River to build ditches.
A line on the south bank of the tributary Hongdan River. This means that in the future, whether it is Changbai Mountain, Xiaobai Mountain, or even the source of Sanchi, it will no longer have anything to do with the Li Dynasty; in the eastern section, the Maoshan area is all recovered, and the main peak of Luoduan Mountain is in the north
As a watershed, Yongda City, Wen City, Meguizhen City and Xunzhen City in the north were taken back.
As a result, the Tumen River was divided into several sections in the middle and lower reaches, and Maoshan and the four northern cities became the enclave of Beihai Town on the south bank of the Tumen River.
Wang Zhong, Liu Taigong and others raised their concerns. They felt that if they did this, the Li Dynasty might be driven crazy, and the two sides would definitely have constant friction on the border in the future. Even Shen Jingdan also pointed out that doing this would definitely affect the
future border trade between the two sides.
Zhao Xin explained to everyone present nonchalantly: "The iron ore reserves in Maoshan are extremely high and must be controlled by us. This is a goal that has been determined many years ago. As for taking back the four northern cities, it is to teach them a lesson and at the same time let them
They have no time to covet the territory on the north bank. The Li Dynasty spent fifty years appropriating the south bank of the lower reaches of the Tumen River, and we can use twenty years to create an established fact. As long as we ourselves are not corrupt, they will never dare to launch military provocations.
Furthermore, when the Northern Navy advances to Shengjing, they can only rely on us for trade. The abolition of the vassal system in the future will also be a good thing for the Li Dynasty. The heavy burden of tribute is gone. Whether it is border trade on the Yalu River or the Tumen River
The border trade is not even the tip of a finger to us, but it is very important to them. As long as the output of weapons and steel products is controlled, they will not be able to make any money out of it!"
It is now the end of 1793, and the entire Northeastern land has once again entered a period of tranquility covered by thousands of miles of ice. In sharp contrast to the quarrels on the negotiating table, the Northern Navy's wars in South Asia and Borneo are in full swing.
First of all, in India, the British siege of local governance that started in June was originally just the prelude to the Eastern battlefield of the "French Revolutionary War" in another time and space. This war that spread to the East lasted for nine years.
In 2000, the warring parties fought in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the East Indies, and finally ended with the Treaty of Amiens.
The result was that the British gained Sri Lanka, and Tipu Sultan, who lost the support of the French, died in street fighting in the "Fourth Anglo-Malaysian War". As for Europe, everyone on earth knows that Napoleon became the first in France.
The Republic's first ruling took a big step towards becoming the European hegemon.
However, in this time and space, due to the official end of Beihai Town, the war over local governance has lasted for four months and has not ended. However, the French have changed from the protagonist to the foil.
It was already mid-August when Ding Guofeng arrived in India. His arrival made Cornwallis, the governor of the British East India Company, extremely nervous.
As a rear admiral, Cornwallis knew very well that the British Navy was very weak in the Bay of Bengal; in the fleet responsible for the blockade mission, the "Minerva" frigate was the only active warship, and the other four were all merchant ships. Bullying and bullying
The French and Dutch were no problem for him, but facing the five menacing ships of the Northern Navy, Cornwallis really did not have the courage to challenge them.
Fortunately, the previous naval blockade was successful. After three French supply ships were captured, they no longer dared to come back. Now his only worry is that the North Navy will provide support to local governance from land.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cornwallis quickly sent an envoy to Pazayarai. After meeting Ding Guofeng, the other party stated that the British East India Company had no intention of entering a hostile state with Beihai Town.
I hope to maintain a good relationship. Even if they take over local governance, they will still respect and ensure the rights and interests of Beihai Town in Pazayarai, and even give away 100 square kilometers of land.
Ding Guofeng said in his heart, "Go to hell, I'm just here to cause trouble for you guys! In fact, based on his character and temper, if Zhao Xin hadn't handed over the details in advance, he would have dared to directly destroy the British fleet, and then
Then go and bombard the port of Calcutta.
Upon learning of the arrival of the Northern Fleet, French commander Colonel Prosperde Clement was overjoyed. He thought that the fleet had also brought ground troops, so he personally brought people over to contact him. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Pazayarai,
I was greatly disappointed when I discovered that only 300 soldiers from the Northern Navy had arrived.
Ding Guofeng's explanation for this is that the North Korean navy's war in West Java is currently at a critical juncture and will be decided in another month. It is really impossible to dispatch troops at the moment. I hope the French will persist. This time I brought two thousand
Send out artillery shells and six 12-pound cannons, and assist you with thirty artillerymen. You will send people over at night to take them all away. In addition, all weapons and ammunition this time are half-price, which is regarded as friendly support.
He finally said hypocritically, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, persistence is victory.
Colonel Clement, the commander of the French army, said to himself that what you said is really easy. He has less than 2,000 troops under his command, but there are 10,000 British troops outside the city!
What he didn't know was that Zhao Xin had already reached a secret agreement with Louis XVI's sister, Lady Elizabeth, and the former Governor-General Leclerc. In the future, local governance would belong to Louis Charles and be loyal to him. This time, he wanted to take advantage of the British siege.
Opportunity to kill all those die-hard republicans.
The problem is that Pazayarai is not a big place. If thousands of people came, both the British and the French would definitely find out. It was because the thousands of servants that Ding Guofeng took away from Bacheng were all in Malacca at that time.
Hidden and waiting in the dense forest outside, as long as he calls, he will immediately board the boat and set off, and he can arrive in less than a week.
Clement had no choice but to go back angrily. But for him, it would be great to have weapons and ammunition support now. Especially the 12-pound artillery shells of the Northern Navy, which played a big role in the previous offensive and defensive battles.
The British troops outside the city suffered enough.
Starting from July 28, the troops of the British East India Company arrived at the outskirts of the city and established positions on Red Hill overlooking the entire city. After the surrender request was rejected, the British 71st and 74th
A detachment of infantry regiments launched a feint attack and occupied positions south of the town on July 30.
The plan of the British commander, Colonel Braithwaite, was to use the northeast corner with weaker defenses and drier ground as the main attack direction. The first thing he had to do was to build forts in the west and north of the city.
Heavy rain hampered his plan. During this period, the French used their own 24-pounder cannon and the 12-pounder cannon provided by Beihai Town to bombard the British, causing heavy losses to the British construction workers.
On August 12, Colonel Clement concentrated all the twelve 12-pound guns sold to them by Beihai Town to the north of the city, and carried out continuous attacks on the British army's fortifications and trenches. Even the British General
Engineer Lieutenant Colonel George Moore also died under gunfire.
The artillery shells used by artillery in various European countries during this period were similar, mainly solid bullets, grape bullets, canned shotgun shells, and various split projectiles. As for the most talked about "explosive bullets", due to the darkness of these years
Gunpowder does not yet have high explosive power, so its effect is only a shock rather than a fragmentation effect, and its range is only a few hundred meters.
The shells used by the Beihai Town 12-pounder gun are different. The entire round shell of the shell is made of steel. The purpose of this is to make the shell wall thinner and carry more shotshells and explosive powder.
A manually adjusted time fuse is installed on the top, and the explosive charge is located at the bottom of the shell. When fired, the time fuse located at the top of the shell is triggered, and then transmitted to the explosive at the bottom of the fuse. After detonation, the steel shell is broken and the shotshell is released.
To put it bluntly, this thing is actually an imitation of the "shrapnel" improved by the British in another time and space in 1852. The early model of this artillery shell was invented nine years ago by a Royal Artillery lieutenant named "Shrapnel", and historically
It was not officially used by the British army until the war in Suriname in 1804.
On the other side, although the British army suffered heavy losses, the commander, Colonel Raithwaite, had long been mentally prepared. The fort had to be built anyway. The lives of the Indian mercenaries were not valuable anyway. On August 21, a large number of indigenous mercenaries
Despite the fierce artillery fire from the French, the main battery known as the "Royal Battery" was finally built successfully. The next morning, the British 24-pounder long gun fired back at the French army.
In the history of another time and space, as soon as the British army's two forts outside the city showed their strength, the French could not withstand it that day and simply surrendered the next day. In this time and space, as two thousand rounds of artillery shells from Beihai Town were transported
Entering local governance, the miserable situation of the British army is far from over.
In the next ten days or so, eighteen artillery groups composed of French and Northern Navy artillery showed great power. They bombarded two British forts and at the same time carried out intensive shelling on the British outer positions.
The number of British casualties expanded from more than 400 to more than 1,000.
The British commander, Colonel Braithwaite, was already in a difficult position. He was very ambitious before setting off. It would be too embarrassing to go back in despair, so he could only grit his teeth and ask Madras for help.
Support more artillery.
While Ding Guofeng was always paying attention to the progress of the war in local governance, he sent a message to Tipu Sultan through Prince Ali, who could already communicate in Mandarin, that he planned to ask the other party to send troops in one month.
Tipu Sultan wanted this very much. He knew that the "Third Anglo-Malaysian War" that ended last year made him feel humiliated and indignant. When he learned from his son that the Northern Navy would send a large number of troops to attack the British, he immediately
General mobilization began, in which the 3,000 new army troops trained by Beihai Town for Mysore would be his main force against the British.
Through this battle, he intended to recover all the four regions of Malabar, Salem, Bellary and Anantapur that had been ceded to the British.
On the other side, the Governor's Palace of Bombay, located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Mysore, learned of Tipu Sultan's movements and immediately sent a ship to inform Madras, and then contacted the Marathas in the north to prepare for sending troops; while Madeira
After the Sri Lankan Governor-General learned of the situation a few days later, he also sent an envoy to contact Hyderabad and request the other side to send troops.
Cornwallis, who was in Calcutta, was shocked when he heard the news. He was keenly aware that Mysore's imminent move must have something to do with the town of North Sea, and the long-term failure of local governance was also an important reason. He immediately took a boat to Madeira
Si supervises the battle and orders Colonel Braithwaite to take over the local government before the end of September.
By this time, in addition to the warring British East India Company and French India, the three major Deccan regimes and Beihai Town were gearing up, and a war that would spread to the entire South Asian subcontinent was imminent.