Chapter 363 South and North War 28 Jeju Island Disturbance
"The Nanyang Brigade was reorganized into three regiments and five battalions of the Nanyang Garrison. Here are the establishment plan, officer and non-commissioned officer assignment plan and related training plan... please review." Zheng Zhilong, an intern staff officer of the old battalion staff department, said. After the military salute, a stack of documents was handed to Yin Feng.
Yin Feng looked at him a few more times. He felt that he was too young. Although many men in this era got married and had children at the age of 16. Although Zheng Zhilong was strong and energetic, he still looked like a boy. This The sea hero of another time and space is now working as an intern staff officer under Yin Feng. Because his academic performance is average and he has not graduated yet. Although this guy has good grades in military training subjects, he can only do some odd jobs as an intern staff officer.
To be honest, this kid doesn't like to study things in books. He has been doing nothing since he was a child. His persistence in the Chinese Military Academy is due to the discipline of the military academy and Zheng Zhilong's strong character who is unwilling to be inferior to others.
For now, Zheng Zhilong is posing as a standard soldier, with his back straight and straight. But his flexibly moving eyes reveal his restless nature.
Yin Feng looked at the document, nodded, waved to Zheng Zhilong, and called his nickname: "First officer, come and sit down. I have something to say."
Yin Feng was secretly proud of himself: It feels good to treat a great hero of the generation as his younger brother.
"Yes, the ship owner...oh, your prince..."
"Forget it. People from the Chinese Army, just ask me to lead..."
"Yes, Mr. President." Zheng Zhilong quickly sat down next to Yin Feng and said with a smile: "What do you want me to do?" His eyes were full of eager anticipation.
Yin Feng smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Your internship period has been more than a year and a half. Your grades are basically qualified. If it weren't for your average classroom performance, I would have approved your graduation long ago."
Zheng Zhilong blushed and immediately smiled nonchalantly: "I feel that class is boring. I'd rather follow the president to lead the war to be more interesting..."
Yin Feng couldn't help but laugh: "Your grades in the interpretation class are really good. It can be seen that as long as you take the class seriously, your grades will not be bad..." When Yin Feng said this, he suddenly thought: Zheng Zhilong in his previous life just relied on his Portuguese skills. He started his career as a Dutch translator. It seems that this guy's good foreign language scores are a gift from his talent. "Okay. I do have something I want you to do here. You know about the company's third fleet to Europe."
"I know. My old uncle is also going to go to Europe with the ship."
"Yes. I want you to be the captain of the escort team. The navy fleet escort is responsible for the ships dispatched by the Third Fleet. However, you have to go with the ship as the general person in charge of fleet safety."
Zheng Zhilong's eyes widened: "Go to Europe. Go to the land of the red-haired barbarians. This..." He was a little **.
"In addition to being responsible for the safety of the fleet, you also have another task..." Yin Feng opened a map of Europe on the table: "This time I am going to Europe. In addition to going to the Hongmao Yi's hometown to sign a peace treaty with them... Oh, there is something about this Li Jin, go and do it. You don’t need to worry about it...because your foreign language skills are good. This time, try to travel to as many places in Europe as possible to collect some talents and bring them back. As for what kind of talents, Li Jin, the director of the company’s foreign affairs bureau, will give you some in a moment. Document reference; one more thing. European countries are currently at war. They are fighting each other non-stop. Various strategies, tactics and weapons will continue to be updated. You must investigate this situation when you go to Europe this time."
Zheng Zhilong was fascinated by what he heard. He said loudly: "I understand. I am going to learn Western battle techniques. President, I am willing to go. I will definitely complete this errand for you." As long as it is related to war, Zheng Zhilong will do it. Very interesting: he is only sixteen years old after all.
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After Zheng Zhilong left, Xu Hongji, who had been drafting the manuscript next to him, raised his head and said: "Ship, oh, this prince, this slutty nephew Zheng Yiguan, doesn't seem to be someone who has lived under others for a long time. You let him go to Europe. He is not a good person." yes……"
Yin Feng stood up and pushed open the porthole of the cabin. He smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry about this. This official is not an ordinary person. Let him go to Europe this time to broaden his horizons. His future may be limitless. But .This all depends on his own understanding. Moreover, Chinese companies need such pioneering talents."
"Pioneering... talents." Xu Hongji shook his head after hearing this and sighed. He handed the drafted manuscript to Yin Feng: "You can see if this statement is feasible when negotiating with the court."
Yin Feng looked at it and said with a crooked mouth: "North Korea is just a vassal state. We, the Chinese Empire, want a piece of land from it. There is much to say. We occupy Jeju Island. Just tell the imperial envoy."
Xu Hongji said in embarrassment: "The imperial court has its own system. The Joseon State is the closest vassal state to the imperial court today. I heard that the Korean army has recently been mobilized to fight against the Jurchens. At this time of year, the imperial court will not sit back and watch us seize Jeju Island."
"Wrong. It should be called Tamluo County. Let's do this. When I return to Taiwan, I will issue an order to establish Tamluo County as the Ryukyu garrison and move those military prisoners there. Mr. Xu, you will go to Zhenjiang to replace Zeng Shan and The main purpose of the court negotiations is to impose a sea ban and break the soil to seal the king. There is no need to make any more concessions. The rights and interests of Susong and other places must not be given up. Yan Siqi's fifth division is about to move north to the south of the Yangtze River. With their backing, Mr. Xu, I am counting on you. It can buy the company one year so that we can shift our strategic goals domestically."
Xu Hongji smiled bitterly and nodded: "I understand: negotiating with the imperial court is to delay time and wait for changes." He suddenly remembered something: "Ship owner, why don't you take advantage of the crisis in Liaodong and attack the imperial court first."
Yin Feng glanced at Xu Hongji and smiled strangely. Xu Hongji couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: he had never felt that Yin Feng looked so gloomy and uncertain at this moment.
Although Yin Feng never took the Ming Dynasty court seriously, Xu Hongji and other literati did not care about the court where they came from. This behavior was very disapproving to him. However, the scribes of this era meant loyalty to the emperor. I understand. Most of them don’t understand what a nation is. Yin Feng then shook his head: "Mr. Xu, you can go to Jiangnan now. You will be in charge of the general affairs and civil affairs in Jiangnan..."
Yin Feng received two pieces of information from a communication ship on the sea in Batavia: One was about the North Korean envoy's complaint in Beijing, saying that the Chinese company had seized Jeju Island, expelled North Korean officials, and kidnapped North Korean people. China came forward to recover Jeju Island for him.
Second, the imperial army gathered in Liaodong. Mutinies occurred frequently due to lack of pay, and the attack was delayed.
In the original history, Nurhaci did not begin to occupy the city in Liaodong until after the Battle of Sarhu. Previously, he had broken the city, plundered it, and then withdrew from the border. But now the Ming Dynasty army is due to a Chinese company's anti-sea ban war. .Making the imperial court extremely weak, there are almost no rats in the treasury. Although the water transportation to the south of the Yangtze River has been restored, half of the wealth land in the south of the Yangtze River is still under the control of the Zhonghua Company. Therefore, the money in the Taicang warehouse is basically put into the treasury. It was proposed and distributed to various places for urgent use. The Liaodong army's pay was insufficient anyway. And as reinforcements gathered from various places, the demand for food and pay increased sharply every day.
As the Ming army was unable to launch an offensive, Nurhachi had already begun to build cities and garrison in Kaiyuan and other places. This further forced the Ming court to desperately urge the frontline generals to send troops to fight as soon as possible. However, the frontline generals frequently complained of missing items. Delay the launch of the attack.
The first assistant, Fang Congzhe, suggested to Emperor Wanli that in order to prevent the veterans of the division from becoming exhausted and the lack of food and pay leading to low morale of the soldiers, please order Korea to send troops to assist in the war.
In fact, there are constant party disputes in North Korea today. The internal political situation is chaotic; the Haedong vassal country followed the Ming Dynasty in everything: maritime bans, imperial examinations, party disputes, and emphasizing civility over military affairs. If you follow the example, you will be ignored. Jeju Island was originally It was a place of exile for losers in North Korea's domestic political struggle. Now this place has been robbed by pirates. The party struggle in North Korea has become more lively.
Therefore, after receiving the will of the Celestial Kingdom, two groups of North Korean civilians and military generals discussed it over and over again and decided to send troops to assist in the war. However, they had to bargain a lot before doing so. Only then did the North Korean envoys complain.
When Yin Feng made his triumphant return from Nanyang, the streets of Taiwan and Hong Kong were empty. Once again, a grand triumphal ceremony was staged. Under the arrangement of Zeng Qi, there were villages and communities of the Pingpu tribe, Gaoshan tribe, etc. on Taiwan Island, generals at all levels of the Chinese Army, and military academy students. , workers and craftsmen from various factories, as well as farmers from all over the country, all came together to crown Yin Feng as king at the dock’s triumphal ceremony.
Yin Feng accepted the support without hesitation. He sat on the high platform and accepted everyone's kneeling and the salute of the soldiers.
The next day, he received a guest as a king: Na Zhangfa, the head of North Korea's Ministry of National Rites.
The North Korean envoy was a dwarf in his forties. As soon as he entered the company's meeting hall, he was scolded by Zeng Qi: You, North Korea, are just a vassal state of the Celestial Dynasty. My king and your king are equals. As an envoy, why don't you kneel down? .
Luo Zhangfa originally planned to scare these pirates on behalf of the king, and then pull the flag and pull the tiger skin in the name of the Ming Dynasty to let Yin Feng return to Jeju Island. Unexpectedly, before he could even explain his purpose, he was killed by a group of black-clothed men. The guard beat him out. He was so angry that he immediately came to the dock, jumped on a ship of the Korean Navy in Jeolla Province, weighed anchor and left the harbor, and went to North Korea.
Everyone in the meeting hall laughed. No one took the North Korean envoy seriously.
Yin Feng suddenly thought of something. He turned back to Zeng Shan who had just returned to Taiwan and said: "Urge the Fifth Division and the First Division to come to Taiwan to assemble quickly. Order the fleet to prepare to mobilize three battleships and attached battleships. Go north to Ryukyu."
Zeng Qi frowned and asked, "You said the North Korean Congress would take action against us."
Yin Feng smiled: "Turtle boats like theirs may be fine for offshore operations. They can run to the open sea and can't even block a salvo from our battleship. Forget it. I want to attack North Korea."
Also present were Chen Dong, Lu Shitou, Mai Dahai and others. Missionary Lu Ruohan and Chinese Jesuit priest You Wenhui were also present. They were all surprised. No one expected that Yin Fengfeng would be interested in North Korea.
Zeng Qi sighed: "Xian son-in-law, we have just finished the battle in Nanyang. Do we need to take a rest before talking about it?"