Chapter 1449
Battle Report and International Relations
Chapter 1449 Battle Report and International Relations
The soldier who accompanied Liu Shang was very considerate, and handed him some refreshing medicine in time, so that he could rub some on the human body, so as to avoid being dizzy by the bloody smell of the nose.Although Liu Shang didn't like the smell of this drug very much, it was better than smelling the disgusting bloody smell all the time, so he could only endure it temporarily.
It was the first time in his life that Liu Shang saw such a burial of a thousand people's pit, and the visual impact was still quite strong.However, he does not have any sympathy for these dead Houjin soldiers. Whether it is from the standpoint of Daming or Haihan, Houjin can be regarded as a deadly enemy with no possibility of compromise, and the Houjin army is defeated more and more. The greater the tragic casualties, the greater the benefits to Liu Shang's homeland and the new master he is currently serving.If possible, Liu Shang would even hope that the plain would be full of burial pits, and all the hides of the Houjin wild boar would be buried in the ground.
When Liu Shang came to visit, one of the burial pits had been excavated, and there were several people standing beside the pit, in twos and twos, throwing the corpse of Hou Jinbing, which had been transported by a trolley, into the pit.Most of these corpses lost their heads. It was Chen Yixin who ordered to cut off all the heads of the gangsters.He didn't want to use the head to scare people, but to leave it to Shen Zhixiang's troops, and let them use these heads with obvious appearance to appeal to the Ministry of War and the imperial court.
At present, more than 200 headless corpses have been thrown into the bottom of the pit, and a small hill has been piled up at the bottom of the pit.Seeing this, Liu Shang had a strange idea in his heart. If Haihan followed the example of the gourd and built such a base near the capital in Bohai Bay, would he be able to directly threaten the safety of the capital?
This kind of thinking is naturally unreasonable, and it is not even a deduction. The degree of military security near the capital is by no means as fragile as Hai Han thinks.The military collisions between Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin often involved the input of tens of thousands of troops, but Haihan's single military operation can use 3000 to [-] people, which is already breaking the sky.And from Haihan's point of view, he doesn't intend to intensify the relationship with Daming at this stage. For this reason, even the attack on Liaodong has specially recruited the puppet troops of Dongjiang Town, and the Haihan fleet rarely goes deep into Bohai Bay. Activities in the waters close to Gyeonggi, these measures are to try to prevent Daming from being too afraid of the existence of Haihan, so as not to affect the prospects for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in the future.
Liu Shang, who lives in a sensitive department, actually has some understanding of Haihan's policy, but he subconsciously still sets Haihan and Daming against each other, and believes that conflicts between the two countries will be the main theme of future relations.This is actually a departure from the view of the Executive Committee. The high-level leaders headed by Tao Donglai actually hope to establish formal diplomatic relations and in-depth cooperation with Daming. For this reason, it does not matter if Haihan suffers a little bit. As long as Daming can open the door to commerce and immigration in the future, no amount of initial investment is worth it.
Liu Shang believed that the Daming court would not compromise with Haihan on the issue of the ownership of territory and population. After all, at least [-] to [-]% of the existing territory of the so-called Haihan Kingdom belonged to the territory of Ming Dynasty, and the nationals also had quite high The proportions are all immigrants introduced from Daming over the years.To put it bluntly, this so-called country is completely parasitic attachments on Daming, relying on the nutrients of Daming to grow itself.It is not that there are no discerning people in the hall of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they can clearly see the interests involved. Now they are busy dealing with more difficult internal and external troubles, and they can't deal with Haihan. How can they turn a blind eye to Haihan's past? As if nothing happened.
This difference of opinion is actually caused by the difference in the status. The information that Liu Shang and the executive committee executives can control are not at the same level, and naturally they have different visions.Liu Shang's focus is still on specific interests and grievances, but Haihan has been in power for hundreds of years, so he naturally knows that politics is not a rigid dogma, but can take everything. A special deal that comes out to haggle.No matter how proud the royal family of Daming and the court are, it is only a form of political capital. When encountering an opponent like Haihan who has already understood it, Daming wants to put on the air of the heaven and the kingdom.
Liu Shang can't imagine some top-secret situations that the Executive Committee knows or even have not happened yet. Naturally, it is impossible for him to look at the relationship between the two countries from the same height, and it is impossible to draw diametrically opposite conclusions.And according to his conclusion, the military's use of military force will further increase the rift between Haihan and Daming, and may even lead to excessive fear in Daming, which may have a counterproductive effect on the will of the Executive Committee.
But since the boss gave him the task of compiling the battle report, it can only be conceived according to the military's wishes.In fact, Liu Shang doesn't quite understand now, whether he wants this Haihan to go to war with Daming, or to continue to coexist peacefully.
If there is a war, even if Daming has a superior territory and strength, it will be difficult to eliminate the Haihan army who can come and go freely at sea. It is difficult to have a chance of completely defeating Haihan.However, if we followed the ideas of the Haihan Executive Committee, the two sides established diplomatic relations and then Haihan entered Daming to engage in business and immigration activities, then Daming would be poached several times faster than now.At that time, the invisible losses that Haihan will cause to Daming through various blood-sucking methods may not necessarily be less than the direct war.
Of course, Liu Shang also quickly realized that these two possibilities are actually the same way. In any case, Daming will be the one who suffers and suffers.In the face of such a terrifying opponent as Haihan, it is indeed difficult for Daming to have a chance to gain the upper hand.For Daming, the only thing that is fortunate is that Haihan did not intend to use war to plunder Daming. The method adopted by the Executive Committee was more subtle and made it more difficult for Daming to resist.
"Mr. Liu, it is indeed a bit bloody here. Do you want to go around?" The accompanying soldiers saw that Liu Shang's face was not very good-looking, and thought he was uncomfortable because of this bloody scene, so he kindly asked Suggest.
Only then did Liu Shang recover from his thoughts, and forced a smile on his face: "It's alright, let's take a look."
Part of the reason for his bad face was because he thought of the bright and dark prospects, and the other part was because of the bloody scene in front of him.Looking at the corpses of these Houjin soldiers like slaughtered animals, several masked butchers cut off their heads with knives, and then the beheaded migrant workers lifted the headless corpses and threw them into the burial pit. There is an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach.And the hills of people's heads that are gradually piled up next to it are definitely a terrifying landscape that people can't forget after seeing it.
Liu Shang calmed down a little, and said to the soldiers who led the way, "Apart from here, where else can I see?"
The soldier replied: "The corpses of the enemy's senior officers killed in the battle, as well as the captured flags and weapons, are all stored in another place. Is Director Liu going to take a look?"
"Okay, little brother Lao will lead the way." Liu Shang really couldn't bear to stay beside this burial pit for a long time, and he didn't want to blame himself. It was enough to know the general situation.
A moment later, Liu Shang saw another scene in a tent somewhere in the Haihan camp.The bodies of several Houjin officers who were killed in the battle were stored in thin-skin coffins. There were no civilians in the area for dozens of miles near Lushun, let alone a coffin shop. I don't know where the logistics department got the coffins. Liu Shang couldn't help but be amazed when he saw it.
Liu Shang glanced at the corpses and asked curiously: "I heard that Yang Guli, the general of the enemy army, also died on the battlefield this time. This person seems to be the brother-in-law of the thief chieftain Tai Chi. , which corpse here is him?"
The soldier explained: "We also searched carefully after the war, but did not find Yanguli's body. It must have been taken away by his personal soldiers after being shot. The chiefs also regretted this."
Liu Shang replied regretfully: "If you can bring this old man's body back to the Phi Dao Army, maybe Shen Shikui can be promoted to three ranks and directly enter the military department to be a servant in the hall, even if he is a marquis, it is not impossible. "
For a person with a prominent identity like Yanguli, the later Jin Army would naturally not abandon his body on the battlefield. Therefore, although Morgan was sure that he would kill him at that time, he still failed to grab his body.Although this matter can also allow the Pi Dao Army to report the merits in the name of Dongjiang Town, but after all, there is no evidence, and only after Houjin's side broke the news on his own can he get the award.It's just that Jin's position in the future, how can they admit that their generals were killed by the enemy on the battlefield, and they have to find ways to fool the past with excuses such as sudden illness and death in order to save their face.
But without Yanguli, the corpses of these other unfortunate ghosts are not ordinary people, including the corpse of Jiala'erzhen Ertenyi, plus Erhe and Mu who were killed by Haihan before. Tebu, since last winter, Haihan has killed three Jialaerzhen in Liaodong.As for the lower level Niu Lu Ezhen, at least a dozen have died.This record has already surpassed the record of killing the enemy accumulated by Daming in recent years. When Dongjiang Town handed over this result to the Ministry of War, it will also shock the court.
As for the flags, weapons and other items of the Houjin Army, in Liu Shang's opinion, there is nothing outstanding, not to mention the comparison of these things with Haihan, even if they are far worse than Daming.After all, Houjin used to be a tribal civilization that existed only in the name of Jianzhou Jurchen, and there was still a big gap between it and the farming civilization of Middle Earth.These spoils of war can also be used as physical evidence, which can be used in Dongjiang Town to prove to the Ming court the authenticity of the victory over the Jin army in Liaodong.
What to do in Dongjiang Town is that Haihan has carefully discussed with him and has paved the way step by step. Now he only needs to report physical evidence to Daming.After reading these things, Liu Shang applied to Chen Yixin to see the commander of the Phi Dao Army to understand the next process of repaying merit to Daming.
The reason why Liu Shang wanted to learn about these things was because the battle report submitted to Sanya Victory Fort would also mention the impact of this battle on Dongjiang Town and Daming, and this was one of the focuses of the Executive Committee.Haihan's support and sponsorship for Dongjiang Town for two consecutive years may have to rely on this Liaodong battle report to get returns.
After Chen Yixin listened to Liu Shang's report, even if he was granted the authority to decide his own way of working, he could have unrestricted contact with necessary personnel in the Liaodong occupied area, so that he could collect the information needed to write the battle report.To this end, Chen Yixin also specially allocated a war horse to Liu Shang, so that he could travel between various parts of the occupied area.
Liu Shang was also a clerk. After leading the horse, he walked outside the racecourse for two laps. After getting familiar with the horse's temperament, he immediately rode to Jijiabao where the Phi Island Army was stationed to find Shen Zhixiang.
Although Shen Zhixiang had met Liu Shang, he did not have a clear understanding of Liu Shang's official position, but since he saw that the other party came with Chen Yixin's warrant, he was naturally very polite, and he knew everything about Liu Shang's questions. , is inexhaustible.He knew that for Haihan, Dongjiang Town had no secrets worth keeping, and the best way to hold Haihan's thigh tightly was to try to satisfy Haihan's needs.
Whether it was the Haihan Army sending troops to Liaodong to fight Houjin in the name of Dongjiang Town, or letting Dongjiang Town come forward to report their merits to the court to facilitate their actions in Liaodong, as long as it was what Haihan wanted to do, Shen Zhixiang would try his best to accomplish it.As for Haihan officials wanting to know the process of retribution, of course, he will explain without reservation.
"After Mao Shuai's death, most of Dongjiang Town went the way of Shandong Dusi to report their merits to the Ministry of War. However, in the past few years, there was chaos in Shandong, and Dongjiang Town was not at all concerned. Even supplies and military salaries were cut off, so I no longer counted on that. What can I do for you?" Shen Zhixiang sighed: "Fortunately, your army helped us after coming to Liaodong, otherwise the situation on Epi Island would not be able to last until now."
Liu Shang heard that he was a little off topic, so he coughed dryly: "General Shen, let's talk about retribution first."
Shen Zhixiang nodded, thinking that I didn't take the opportunity to show my loyalty to Haihan, how could I be impatient, but said calmly, "Secretary Liu reminded me. After I cooperated with Haihan, Dongjiang Town, I managed to find someone in Gyeonggi to spend money to get through, and now I can send documents directly to the Ministry of War, and I don’t need to go around in big circles.”
Liu Shang asked curiously, "Is this what General Shen wanted to do, or is it our arrangement?"
Shen Zhixiang didn't dare to hide it, and answered honestly: "The commander of your army made a verbal suggestion. After I discussed it with my uncle, I thought it was feasible, so I did it."
(End of this chapter)
The soldier who accompanied Liu Shang was very considerate, and handed him some refreshing medicine in time, so that he could rub some on the human body, so as to avoid being dizzy by the bloody smell of the nose.Although Liu Shang didn't like the smell of this drug very much, it was better than smelling the disgusting bloody smell all the time, so he could only endure it temporarily.
It was the first time in his life that Liu Shang saw such a burial of a thousand people's pit, and the visual impact was still quite strong.However, he does not have any sympathy for these dead Houjin soldiers. Whether it is from the standpoint of Daming or Haihan, Houjin can be regarded as a deadly enemy with no possibility of compromise, and the Houjin army is defeated more and more. The greater the tragic casualties, the greater the benefits to Liu Shang's homeland and the new master he is currently serving.If possible, Liu Shang would even hope that the plain would be full of burial pits, and all the hides of the Houjin wild boar would be buried in the ground.
When Liu Shang came to visit, one of the burial pits had been excavated, and there were several people standing beside the pit, in twos and twos, throwing the corpse of Hou Jinbing, which had been transported by a trolley, into the pit.Most of these corpses lost their heads. It was Chen Yixin who ordered to cut off all the heads of the gangsters.He didn't want to use the head to scare people, but to leave it to Shen Zhixiang's troops, and let them use these heads with obvious appearance to appeal to the Ministry of War and the imperial court.
At present, more than 200 headless corpses have been thrown into the bottom of the pit, and a small hill has been piled up at the bottom of the pit.Seeing this, Liu Shang had a strange idea in his heart. If Haihan followed the example of the gourd and built such a base near the capital in Bohai Bay, would he be able to directly threaten the safety of the capital?
This kind of thinking is naturally unreasonable, and it is not even a deduction. The degree of military security near the capital is by no means as fragile as Hai Han thinks.The military collisions between Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin often involved the input of tens of thousands of troops, but Haihan's single military operation can use 3000 to [-] people, which is already breaking the sky.And from Haihan's point of view, he doesn't intend to intensify the relationship with Daming at this stage. For this reason, even the attack on Liaodong has specially recruited the puppet troops of Dongjiang Town, and the Haihan fleet rarely goes deep into Bohai Bay. Activities in the waters close to Gyeonggi, these measures are to try to prevent Daming from being too afraid of the existence of Haihan, so as not to affect the prospects for the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in the future.
Liu Shang, who lives in a sensitive department, actually has some understanding of Haihan's policy, but he subconsciously still sets Haihan and Daming against each other, and believes that conflicts between the two countries will be the main theme of future relations.This is actually a departure from the view of the Executive Committee. The high-level leaders headed by Tao Donglai actually hope to establish formal diplomatic relations and in-depth cooperation with Daming. For this reason, it does not matter if Haihan suffers a little bit. As long as Daming can open the door to commerce and immigration in the future, no amount of initial investment is worth it.
Liu Shang believed that the Daming court would not compromise with Haihan on the issue of the ownership of territory and population. After all, at least [-] to [-]% of the existing territory of the so-called Haihan Kingdom belonged to the territory of Ming Dynasty, and the nationals also had quite high The proportions are all immigrants introduced from Daming over the years.To put it bluntly, this so-called country is completely parasitic attachments on Daming, relying on the nutrients of Daming to grow itself.It is not that there are no discerning people in the hall of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they can clearly see the interests involved. Now they are busy dealing with more difficult internal and external troubles, and they can't deal with Haihan. How can they turn a blind eye to Haihan's past? As if nothing happened.
This difference of opinion is actually caused by the difference in the status. The information that Liu Shang and the executive committee executives can control are not at the same level, and naturally they have different visions.Liu Shang's focus is still on specific interests and grievances, but Haihan has been in power for hundreds of years, so he naturally knows that politics is not a rigid dogma, but can take everything. A special deal that comes out to haggle.No matter how proud the royal family of Daming and the court are, it is only a form of political capital. When encountering an opponent like Haihan who has already understood it, Daming wants to put on the air of the heaven and the kingdom.
Liu Shang can't imagine some top-secret situations that the Executive Committee knows or even have not happened yet. Naturally, it is impossible for him to look at the relationship between the two countries from the same height, and it is impossible to draw diametrically opposite conclusions.And according to his conclusion, the military's use of military force will further increase the rift between Haihan and Daming, and may even lead to excessive fear in Daming, which may have a counterproductive effect on the will of the Executive Committee.
But since the boss gave him the task of compiling the battle report, it can only be conceived according to the military's wishes.In fact, Liu Shang doesn't quite understand now, whether he wants this Haihan to go to war with Daming, or to continue to coexist peacefully.
If there is a war, even if Daming has a superior territory and strength, it will be difficult to eliminate the Haihan army who can come and go freely at sea. It is difficult to have a chance of completely defeating Haihan.However, if we followed the ideas of the Haihan Executive Committee, the two sides established diplomatic relations and then Haihan entered Daming to engage in business and immigration activities, then Daming would be poached several times faster than now.At that time, the invisible losses that Haihan will cause to Daming through various blood-sucking methods may not necessarily be less than the direct war.
Of course, Liu Shang also quickly realized that these two possibilities are actually the same way. In any case, Daming will be the one who suffers and suffers.In the face of such a terrifying opponent as Haihan, it is indeed difficult for Daming to have a chance to gain the upper hand.For Daming, the only thing that is fortunate is that Haihan did not intend to use war to plunder Daming. The method adopted by the Executive Committee was more subtle and made it more difficult for Daming to resist.
"Mr. Liu, it is indeed a bit bloody here. Do you want to go around?" The accompanying soldiers saw that Liu Shang's face was not very good-looking, and thought he was uncomfortable because of this bloody scene, so he kindly asked Suggest.
Only then did Liu Shang recover from his thoughts, and forced a smile on his face: "It's alright, let's take a look."
Part of the reason for his bad face was because he thought of the bright and dark prospects, and the other part was because of the bloody scene in front of him.Looking at the corpses of these Houjin soldiers like slaughtered animals, several masked butchers cut off their heads with knives, and then the beheaded migrant workers lifted the headless corpses and threw them into the burial pit. There is an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach.And the hills of people's heads that are gradually piled up next to it are definitely a terrifying landscape that people can't forget after seeing it.
Liu Shang calmed down a little, and said to the soldiers who led the way, "Apart from here, where else can I see?"
The soldier replied: "The corpses of the enemy's senior officers killed in the battle, as well as the captured flags and weapons, are all stored in another place. Is Director Liu going to take a look?"
"Okay, little brother Lao will lead the way." Liu Shang really couldn't bear to stay beside this burial pit for a long time, and he didn't want to blame himself. It was enough to know the general situation.
A moment later, Liu Shang saw another scene in a tent somewhere in the Haihan camp.The bodies of several Houjin officers who were killed in the battle were stored in thin-skin coffins. There were no civilians in the area for dozens of miles near Lushun, let alone a coffin shop. I don't know where the logistics department got the coffins. Liu Shang couldn't help but be amazed when he saw it.
Liu Shang glanced at the corpses and asked curiously: "I heard that Yang Guli, the general of the enemy army, also died on the battlefield this time. This person seems to be the brother-in-law of the thief chieftain Tai Chi. , which corpse here is him?"
The soldier explained: "We also searched carefully after the war, but did not find Yanguli's body. It must have been taken away by his personal soldiers after being shot. The chiefs also regretted this."
Liu Shang replied regretfully: "If you can bring this old man's body back to the Phi Dao Army, maybe Shen Shikui can be promoted to three ranks and directly enter the military department to be a servant in the hall, even if he is a marquis, it is not impossible. "
For a person with a prominent identity like Yanguli, the later Jin Army would naturally not abandon his body on the battlefield. Therefore, although Morgan was sure that he would kill him at that time, he still failed to grab his body.Although this matter can also allow the Pi Dao Army to report the merits in the name of Dongjiang Town, but after all, there is no evidence, and only after Houjin's side broke the news on his own can he get the award.It's just that Jin's position in the future, how can they admit that their generals were killed by the enemy on the battlefield, and they have to find ways to fool the past with excuses such as sudden illness and death in order to save their face.
But without Yanguli, the corpses of these other unfortunate ghosts are not ordinary people, including the corpse of Jiala'erzhen Ertenyi, plus Erhe and Mu who were killed by Haihan before. Tebu, since last winter, Haihan has killed three Jialaerzhen in Liaodong.As for the lower level Niu Lu Ezhen, at least a dozen have died.This record has already surpassed the record of killing the enemy accumulated by Daming in recent years. When Dongjiang Town handed over this result to the Ministry of War, it will also shock the court.
As for the flags, weapons and other items of the Houjin Army, in Liu Shang's opinion, there is nothing outstanding, not to mention the comparison of these things with Haihan, even if they are far worse than Daming.After all, Houjin used to be a tribal civilization that existed only in the name of Jianzhou Jurchen, and there was still a big gap between it and the farming civilization of Middle Earth.These spoils of war can also be used as physical evidence, which can be used in Dongjiang Town to prove to the Ming court the authenticity of the victory over the Jin army in Liaodong.
What to do in Dongjiang Town is that Haihan has carefully discussed with him and has paved the way step by step. Now he only needs to report physical evidence to Daming.After reading these things, Liu Shang applied to Chen Yixin to see the commander of the Phi Dao Army to understand the next process of repaying merit to Daming.
The reason why Liu Shang wanted to learn about these things was because the battle report submitted to Sanya Victory Fort would also mention the impact of this battle on Dongjiang Town and Daming, and this was one of the focuses of the Executive Committee.Haihan's support and sponsorship for Dongjiang Town for two consecutive years may have to rely on this Liaodong battle report to get returns.
After Chen Yixin listened to Liu Shang's report, even if he was granted the authority to decide his own way of working, he could have unrestricted contact with necessary personnel in the Liaodong occupied area, so that he could collect the information needed to write the battle report.To this end, Chen Yixin also specially allocated a war horse to Liu Shang, so that he could travel between various parts of the occupied area.
Liu Shang was also a clerk. After leading the horse, he walked outside the racecourse for two laps. After getting familiar with the horse's temperament, he immediately rode to Jijiabao where the Phi Island Army was stationed to find Shen Zhixiang.
Although Shen Zhixiang had met Liu Shang, he did not have a clear understanding of Liu Shang's official position, but since he saw that the other party came with Chen Yixin's warrant, he was naturally very polite, and he knew everything about Liu Shang's questions. , is inexhaustible.He knew that for Haihan, Dongjiang Town had no secrets worth keeping, and the best way to hold Haihan's thigh tightly was to try to satisfy Haihan's needs.
Whether it was the Haihan Army sending troops to Liaodong to fight Houjin in the name of Dongjiang Town, or letting Dongjiang Town come forward to report their merits to the court to facilitate their actions in Liaodong, as long as it was what Haihan wanted to do, Shen Zhixiang would try his best to accomplish it.As for Haihan officials wanting to know the process of retribution, of course, he will explain without reservation.
"After Mao Shuai's death, most of Dongjiang Town went the way of Shandong Dusi to report their merits to the Ministry of War. However, in the past few years, there was chaos in Shandong, and Dongjiang Town was not at all concerned. Even supplies and military salaries were cut off, so I no longer counted on that. What can I do for you?" Shen Zhixiang sighed: "Fortunately, your army helped us after coming to Liaodong, otherwise the situation on Epi Island would not be able to last until now."
Liu Shang heard that he was a little off topic, so he coughed dryly: "General Shen, let's talk about retribution first."
Shen Zhixiang nodded, thinking that I didn't take the opportunity to show my loyalty to Haihan, how could I be impatient, but said calmly, "Secretary Liu reminded me. After I cooperated with Haihan, Dongjiang Town, I managed to find someone in Gyeonggi to spend money to get through, and now I can send documents directly to the Ministry of War, and I don’t need to go around in big circles.”
Liu Shang asked curiously, "Is this what General Shen wanted to do, or is it our arrangement?"
Shen Zhixiang didn't dare to hide it, and answered honestly: "The commander of your army made a verbal suggestion. After I discussed it with my uncle, I thought it was feasible, so I did it."
(End of this chapter)