Chapter 1840
Chapter 1840
Chapter 1840
"Master Jin, there is good news! I just received the battle report from the front. The main force of the Qing army left your country yesterday and fled back to the mountains on the north bank of the Yalu River!"
Although this result was already clearly foreshadowed in the battle report a few days ago, it still made Jin Shangxian very excited to finally get confirmation from Qian Tiandun.This means that since the detection of Qing’s bad intentions last year, North Korea’s nearly year-long passive situation has finally come to an end, and the monarchs, ministers and people who have been shrouded in the cloud of war can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Jin Shangxian hurriedly bowed his hands and thanked him: "This victory was not easy to come by. Thanks to your country's military assistance, we were able to drive the enemy out of the country and keep our country safe. I, Jin, thank you for His Majesty the King and the people of this country first. This kindness!"
Qian Tiandun responded with a smile: "When we signed the covenant with your country last year, we had already promised that we would provide military protection for your country when necessary. Sending troops to expel the Qing army this time is also fulfilling our country's responsibility as an ally. That's all, Lord Jin is too polite!"
When Kim Sang-heon heard this, he almost wanted to roll his eyes at the other party. When North Korea applied for military aid to Haihan, the high-ranking officials of Haihan were not so easy to talk to.After the coalition forces arrived in North Korea, they asked for more conditions. Not only did they need money and food, but they also needed North Korea to provide a large amount of labor and a piece of land permanently assigned to the Haihan garrison. They even wanted the command of the North Korean army. Take over together.
If it weren't for the faction headed by Kim Sang-heon who insisted on fighting to solve the problem, the king might have retreated before the war because of the harsh conditions proposed by Haehan.Later, the Haihan army deliberately let the Qing army enter the Yalu River, causing the northern border towns to fall one after another. Tens of thousands of Korean people were imprisoned. Thousands of Korean soldiers were killed and injured, and the economic losses were even more difficult to estimate.Although Haihan also explained that such an arrangement was part of the battle plan, in order to lure the enemy deep into the country and use the depth of the Korean territory to attack the Qing army more effectively, but Kim Sang-heon knew that the patience of the ruling and opposition parties was almost exhausted. If it wasn't for the fact that the battle situation had changed from the Daning River, he probably had to bear the blame for the successive defeats and was punished by the king and imprisoned.
The coalition forces defeated the Qing army with an almost overwhelming advantage on the banks of the Datong River, killed and wounded thousands of enemies, and forced them to retreat despite difficulties. They had to give up going south and choose to turn around and withdraw their troops. Kim Sang-heon has retained his status and right to speak in domestic official circles.
Now that the Qing army has been expelled from the country, there should be no chance of a comeback. The overall situation of the anti-Qing war has been decided. The next thing for the North Korean authorities is to calm the people, approve military achievements, rebuild the towns destroyed by the war, and Post-war liquidation and disposal in various fields.
For North Korea, the problems exposed in this war are far more than the weak combat effectiveness of the army. The operation of the entire national combat readiness system is almost in a state of semi-failure. Make various requests and slowly start to enter the state.Among them, there are not only the level of training, equipment, and combat of the Korean army itself, but also some of the evil results of political struggles caused by the disunity of opinions among the upper echelons of North Korea. There are even some officials who secretly communicated with the Qing Dynasty early on. Before the war, he betrayed North Korea's internal affairs and combat readiness information to the enemy.
Haehan also mentioned these issues to the North Korean court and Kim Sang-heon directly or tactfully during the war. After being reminded, Kim Sang-heon also realized that these situations were by no means trivial. They must be dealt with one by one.
Of course, it is also a good arrangement to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and competitors in the officialdom and take more power into his own hands.This is not Kim Sang-heon's wishful thinking. Both Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom specifically mentioned this matter to him, saying that Haehan will try his best to support his various decisions in North Korea's official circles, so as to ensure that the cooperation between the two countries can be close. seamless.Now that the coalition forces have defeated the Qing army, the influence of Haihan people's words is naturally greater than before. As long as they show their support for Kim Sang-heon, many things will be much easier in the future.
So at this stage, Kim Sang-heon still has a lot of things to rely on Haihan's support, and he will naturally not show any inappropriate emotions in front of Haihan's senior officials.Even though Qian Tiandun's wording made him feel a little uncomfortable, he still put on an expression of "Yes, yes, you are right" with a smile on his face.As long as Haehan can help him secure a position of less than one person and more than [-] people in North Korea, it is not too much for Kim Sang-heon to make concessions to Haehan on some non-principle issues and to cooperate with his request. big question.
Qian Tiandun said: "Now that the war has come to an end, I would like to ask Lord Jin to arrange an interview with the king of your country regarding the settlement of military expenses after the war, the long-term arrangements for the Datongjiang base, and the future military cooperation plan."
Jin Shangxian quickly responded: "I still need to ask His Majesty for instructions after I return to Seoul. It may take General Qian to wait for a few days. As soon as there is news, I will inform the general as soon as possible."
Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "We can't wait too long for this matter. Sanya needs to confirm the relevant information as soon as possible, so as to make arrangements for the deployment of the troops participating in the war. In addition, several generals of the coalition army also want to start diplomatic relations with the king of your country. We will discuss the matter. Mr. Jin, this is a condition that was agreed before the war, and I believe you have not forgotten it."
How could Kim Sang-heon have forgotten this? He was the one who represented North Korea and reached a cooperation agreement with the coalition forces. But now that the war is over, as an important minister of North Korea, he must consider the benefits of the future from the standpoint of his own country. Let everything run according to Haihan's arrangement.
Similar to Annan, Portugal, and the local armies of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, why these forces are willing to join the coalition forces organized by Haihan and send troops from thousands of miles to defend North Korea against foreign enemies, Kim Sang-heon is not ignorant of their purpose.During the contact before the war, these parties had already made rough requests to him through Haihan.
The requirements of the other parties in the coalition for North Korea are combined to open ports for trade after the war, allow their merchant ships to enter the country, and enjoy the same preferential conditions as Haihan in terms of trade.Of course, after seeing the scale of construction of the Datongjiang base, these companies may have other ideas after the war, and may even ask North Korea to garrison troops.
Jin Shangxian didn't have much aversion to the establishment of diplomatic relations and the requirements of commerce and trade. According to the information he learned, Sanya, the capital of Haihan, was the leading trading port in the South China Sea. Only by conducting trade with the region can Haihan have enough financial resources to rise to the corner of the South China Sea at an extremely fast speed.
The information that Kim Sang-heon knows is naturally one-sided, but it can also be used as a reference for North Korea to find a way to become a powerful country. If transnational trade can bring prosperity to North Korea, then it is not a bad thing to allow the trade requirements of these countries.But this kind of development path must be under the management of North Korea, not the self-assessment of these countries. Therefore, even if the conditions put forward by the coalition parties will be agreed in the end, Kim Sang-heon also hopes to be able to grasp the initiative.Anyway, this is not the time to wait for foreign reinforcements to come to rescue the situation. If we delay for a while, it will no longer be the North Korean side that is anxious.
On the banks of the Yalu River in the north, after three days and two nights of pursuit, the Qing army finally resorted to the tactic of cutting off their tails to survive, but almost all the [-] Qing soldiers who stayed in North Korea died in battle.During the last confrontation between the two sides, the already exhausted Qing army did not cause too much trouble for the Haihan army. Progressively advance the front.Although the Qing army built temporary positions and some bunkers, facing the Haihan chasing troops who had just been thrown into the battlefield, they still failed to survive for half a day before being declared annihilated.
The Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the two companies of the Marine Corps, which were in charge of chasing the Qing army, confirmed that the main force of the Qing army had crossed the river and returned to the Qing-controlled area in Liaodong, and then handed over the task of cleaning the battlefield to the North Korean army who came later. , and then return to Yizhou in the lower reaches of the Yalu River, and join the 4000st Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the coalition forces stationed here for rest.At this time, the coalition forces in Uiju already had more than [-] troops. There was no need to worry that the Qing army would still have the strength to launch a second wave of offensive. On the other hand, Qing army strongholds such as Jiulian City were extremely nervous.
However, Wang Tom, who rushed to the command of the Yalu River, did not want to fight anymore. After more than three months of fighting, the number of casualties of the Haihan Army did not seem to be large, but considering that the troops participating in the battle were all elites in the army, the value of individual soldiers was far away. Compared with ordinary troops, Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun were unwilling to pay too much in this kind of mercenary war, so they decisively ended the war after driving the Qing army across the Yalu River.
Of course, the North Korean side must still hope that Haihan will continue the battle. It is best to directly launch a war of annihilation to the enemy on the other side of the Yalu River to solve the problem once and for all.But since Haihan is not willing to fight anymore, and they can't afford more money to make Haihan's army continue to work hard, they can only accept this result at the moment.
According to the agreement reached with the North Korean military, Haihan will leave some military advisers on the bank of the Yalu River to guide and train the North Korean army that has taken over the lost ground, and assist them in establishing surface forces on the Yalu River, so as to avoid the next time the Qing army has a similar attack When moving, the border guards don't even have the power to protect themselves.
In addition, the North Korean military has also clearly expressed its intention to purchase several exploration-class warships from Haihan, but considering North Korea's financial situation after the war, it is probably unlikely to buy it in full at one time.Several North Korean generals reported to Tom Wang every day, and they all brought their own food and drinks, hoping to get some preferential terms in the procurement of arms and equipment through him—for example, goods first and payment later.
Naturally, this trick won't work with Wang Tom. Although he is a military officer, he has seen too many situations in the Southern and Northern Expeditions over the years, and he has seen through the intentions of these North Korean military officers early on.Although the direct credit that the North Koreans want is impossible, Wang Tom introduced another compromise method to solve the problem of insufficient military budget, which is to apply for a special loan from Haihan Bank in the name of the North Korean government.
The operation of Haihan Bank to provide special loans to foreign arms buyers is not new. This transaction method has been established as early as a few years ago, and it has also greatly promoted the scale of Haihan's export of arms and equipment.For example, Matalam and the Netherlands purchased a large amount of Haihan weapons and equipment last year, and part of the transaction funds came from loans provided by Haihan Bank.
Of course, not everyone can apply for this kind of loan. Haihan Bank and other relevant departments have their own set of criteria to evaluate whether the applicant has such qualifications, and there are often certain additional conditions, such as political and diplomatic commitments, or Mortgage of property or land, etc.
Wang Tom told these North Korean military attaches that Haihan Bank could provide funds for the purchase of warships to North Korea, but only if North Korea allowed Haihan Bank to enter the business and promised a reasonable repayment time.
North Korean military attaches did not understand the real function and role of institutions like Haihan Bank in the economic field. According to Wang Tom’s explanation, they simply understood it as a bank bank. Since they can provide North Korea with funds to buy weapons, of course they would not I would mind if this kind of Haihan official organization came to North Korea to open some semicolons.As for the impact of Haihan Bank's entry into North Korea, whether it will be good or bad for North Korea's long-term development, they don't understand and don't want to understand these issues.What North Korea needs at the moment is a powerful army that can defend the country, and to do this, it must have enough funds to purchase more advanced weapons and equipment. Haihan Bank can help them achieve this goal. One reason is enough.
However, this kind of thing is not something that the military officers can make a decision on, and they can only use their influence to explain the necessity of doing so to the king.Otherwise, after the Haihan army withdraws from the Yalu River, this place will soon become an undefended border again.
Wang Tom stayed in Yizhou for ten days, and after confirming that the situation on the border had stabilized, he went south by boat and returned to Datongjiang base.Next, he will go to Seoul with Qian Tiandun to meet with the king of North Korea and other high-level people, and start consultations on a series of issues that the two sides need to deal with next.The war is over, and their battlefield has to be shifted from the field to the negotiating table, using the previous results to win more favorable conditions for Haihan.
Originally, this kind of matter should be sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it is obvious that their current reputation and influence in North Korea are more suitable to complete this task, and Sanya has not expressed any objection to this.
(End of this chapter)
"Master Jin, there is good news! I just received the battle report from the front. The main force of the Qing army left your country yesterday and fled back to the mountains on the north bank of the Yalu River!"
Although this result was already clearly foreshadowed in the battle report a few days ago, it still made Jin Shangxian very excited to finally get confirmation from Qian Tiandun.This means that since the detection of Qing’s bad intentions last year, North Korea’s nearly year-long passive situation has finally come to an end, and the monarchs, ministers and people who have been shrouded in the cloud of war can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Jin Shangxian hurriedly bowed his hands and thanked him: "This victory was not easy to come by. Thanks to your country's military assistance, we were able to drive the enemy out of the country and keep our country safe. I, Jin, thank you for His Majesty the King and the people of this country first. This kindness!"
Qian Tiandun responded with a smile: "When we signed the covenant with your country last year, we had already promised that we would provide military protection for your country when necessary. Sending troops to expel the Qing army this time is also fulfilling our country's responsibility as an ally. That's all, Lord Jin is too polite!"
When Kim Sang-heon heard this, he almost wanted to roll his eyes at the other party. When North Korea applied for military aid to Haihan, the high-ranking officials of Haihan were not so easy to talk to.After the coalition forces arrived in North Korea, they asked for more conditions. Not only did they need money and food, but they also needed North Korea to provide a large amount of labor and a piece of land permanently assigned to the Haihan garrison. They even wanted the command of the North Korean army. Take over together.
If it weren't for the faction headed by Kim Sang-heon who insisted on fighting to solve the problem, the king might have retreated before the war because of the harsh conditions proposed by Haehan.Later, the Haihan army deliberately let the Qing army enter the Yalu River, causing the northern border towns to fall one after another. Tens of thousands of Korean people were imprisoned. Thousands of Korean soldiers were killed and injured, and the economic losses were even more difficult to estimate.Although Haihan also explained that such an arrangement was part of the battle plan, in order to lure the enemy deep into the country and use the depth of the Korean territory to attack the Qing army more effectively, but Kim Sang-heon knew that the patience of the ruling and opposition parties was almost exhausted. If it wasn't for the fact that the battle situation had changed from the Daning River, he probably had to bear the blame for the successive defeats and was punished by the king and imprisoned.
The coalition forces defeated the Qing army with an almost overwhelming advantage on the banks of the Datong River, killed and wounded thousands of enemies, and forced them to retreat despite difficulties. They had to give up going south and choose to turn around and withdraw their troops. Kim Sang-heon has retained his status and right to speak in domestic official circles.
Now that the Qing army has been expelled from the country, there should be no chance of a comeback. The overall situation of the anti-Qing war has been decided. The next thing for the North Korean authorities is to calm the people, approve military achievements, rebuild the towns destroyed by the war, and Post-war liquidation and disposal in various fields.
For North Korea, the problems exposed in this war are far more than the weak combat effectiveness of the army. The operation of the entire national combat readiness system is almost in a state of semi-failure. Make various requests and slowly start to enter the state.Among them, there are not only the level of training, equipment, and combat of the Korean army itself, but also some of the evil results of political struggles caused by the disunity of opinions among the upper echelons of North Korea. There are even some officials who secretly communicated with the Qing Dynasty early on. Before the war, he betrayed North Korea's internal affairs and combat readiness information to the enemy.
Haehan also mentioned these issues to the North Korean court and Kim Sang-heon directly or tactfully during the war. After being reminded, Kim Sang-heon also realized that these situations were by no means trivial. They must be dealt with one by one.
Of course, it is also a good arrangement to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and competitors in the officialdom and take more power into his own hands.This is not Kim Sang-heon's wishful thinking. Both Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom specifically mentioned this matter to him, saying that Haehan will try his best to support his various decisions in North Korea's official circles, so as to ensure that the cooperation between the two countries can be close. seamless.Now that the coalition forces have defeated the Qing army, the influence of Haihan people's words is naturally greater than before. As long as they show their support for Kim Sang-heon, many things will be much easier in the future.
So at this stage, Kim Sang-heon still has a lot of things to rely on Haihan's support, and he will naturally not show any inappropriate emotions in front of Haihan's senior officials.Even though Qian Tiandun's wording made him feel a little uncomfortable, he still put on an expression of "Yes, yes, you are right" with a smile on his face.As long as Haehan can help him secure a position of less than one person and more than [-] people in North Korea, it is not too much for Kim Sang-heon to make concessions to Haehan on some non-principle issues and to cooperate with his request. big question.
Qian Tiandun said: "Now that the war has come to an end, I would like to ask Lord Jin to arrange an interview with the king of your country regarding the settlement of military expenses after the war, the long-term arrangements for the Datongjiang base, and the future military cooperation plan."
Jin Shangxian quickly responded: "I still need to ask His Majesty for instructions after I return to Seoul. It may take General Qian to wait for a few days. As soon as there is news, I will inform the general as soon as possible."
Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "We can't wait too long for this matter. Sanya needs to confirm the relevant information as soon as possible, so as to make arrangements for the deployment of the troops participating in the war. In addition, several generals of the coalition army also want to start diplomatic relations with the king of your country. We will discuss the matter. Mr. Jin, this is a condition that was agreed before the war, and I believe you have not forgotten it."
How could Kim Sang-heon have forgotten this? He was the one who represented North Korea and reached a cooperation agreement with the coalition forces. But now that the war is over, as an important minister of North Korea, he must consider the benefits of the future from the standpoint of his own country. Let everything run according to Haihan's arrangement.
Similar to Annan, Portugal, and the local armies of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, why these forces are willing to join the coalition forces organized by Haihan and send troops from thousands of miles to defend North Korea against foreign enemies, Kim Sang-heon is not ignorant of their purpose.During the contact before the war, these parties had already made rough requests to him through Haihan.
The requirements of the other parties in the coalition for North Korea are combined to open ports for trade after the war, allow their merchant ships to enter the country, and enjoy the same preferential conditions as Haihan in terms of trade.Of course, after seeing the scale of construction of the Datongjiang base, these companies may have other ideas after the war, and may even ask North Korea to garrison troops.
Jin Shangxian didn't have much aversion to the establishment of diplomatic relations and the requirements of commerce and trade. According to the information he learned, Sanya, the capital of Haihan, was the leading trading port in the South China Sea. Only by conducting trade with the region can Haihan have enough financial resources to rise to the corner of the South China Sea at an extremely fast speed.
The information that Kim Sang-heon knows is naturally one-sided, but it can also be used as a reference for North Korea to find a way to become a powerful country. If transnational trade can bring prosperity to North Korea, then it is not a bad thing to allow the trade requirements of these countries.But this kind of development path must be under the management of North Korea, not the self-assessment of these countries. Therefore, even if the conditions put forward by the coalition parties will be agreed in the end, Kim Sang-heon also hopes to be able to grasp the initiative.Anyway, this is not the time to wait for foreign reinforcements to come to rescue the situation. If we delay for a while, it will no longer be the North Korean side that is anxious.
On the banks of the Yalu River in the north, after three days and two nights of pursuit, the Qing army finally resorted to the tactic of cutting off their tails to survive, but almost all the [-] Qing soldiers who stayed in North Korea died in battle.During the last confrontation between the two sides, the already exhausted Qing army did not cause too much trouble for the Haihan army. Progressively advance the front.Although the Qing army built temporary positions and some bunkers, facing the Haihan chasing troops who had just been thrown into the battlefield, they still failed to survive for half a day before being declared annihilated.
The Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the two companies of the Marine Corps, which were in charge of chasing the Qing army, confirmed that the main force of the Qing army had crossed the river and returned to the Qing-controlled area in Liaodong, and then handed over the task of cleaning the battlefield to the North Korean army who came later. , and then return to Yizhou in the lower reaches of the Yalu River, and join the 4000st Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the coalition forces stationed here for rest.At this time, the coalition forces in Uiju already had more than [-] troops. There was no need to worry that the Qing army would still have the strength to launch a second wave of offensive. On the other hand, Qing army strongholds such as Jiulian City were extremely nervous.
However, Wang Tom, who rushed to the command of the Yalu River, did not want to fight anymore. After more than three months of fighting, the number of casualties of the Haihan Army did not seem to be large, but considering that the troops participating in the battle were all elites in the army, the value of individual soldiers was far away. Compared with ordinary troops, Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun were unwilling to pay too much in this kind of mercenary war, so they decisively ended the war after driving the Qing army across the Yalu River.
Of course, the North Korean side must still hope that Haihan will continue the battle. It is best to directly launch a war of annihilation to the enemy on the other side of the Yalu River to solve the problem once and for all.But since Haihan is not willing to fight anymore, and they can't afford more money to make Haihan's army continue to work hard, they can only accept this result at the moment.
According to the agreement reached with the North Korean military, Haihan will leave some military advisers on the bank of the Yalu River to guide and train the North Korean army that has taken over the lost ground, and assist them in establishing surface forces on the Yalu River, so as to avoid the next time the Qing army has a similar attack When moving, the border guards don't even have the power to protect themselves.
In addition, the North Korean military has also clearly expressed its intention to purchase several exploration-class warships from Haihan, but considering North Korea's financial situation after the war, it is probably unlikely to buy it in full at one time.Several North Korean generals reported to Tom Wang every day, and they all brought their own food and drinks, hoping to get some preferential terms in the procurement of arms and equipment through him—for example, goods first and payment later.
Naturally, this trick won't work with Wang Tom. Although he is a military officer, he has seen too many situations in the Southern and Northern Expeditions over the years, and he has seen through the intentions of these North Korean military officers early on.Although the direct credit that the North Koreans want is impossible, Wang Tom introduced another compromise method to solve the problem of insufficient military budget, which is to apply for a special loan from Haihan Bank in the name of the North Korean government.
The operation of Haihan Bank to provide special loans to foreign arms buyers is not new. This transaction method has been established as early as a few years ago, and it has also greatly promoted the scale of Haihan's export of arms and equipment.For example, Matalam and the Netherlands purchased a large amount of Haihan weapons and equipment last year, and part of the transaction funds came from loans provided by Haihan Bank.
Of course, not everyone can apply for this kind of loan. Haihan Bank and other relevant departments have their own set of criteria to evaluate whether the applicant has such qualifications, and there are often certain additional conditions, such as political and diplomatic commitments, or Mortgage of property or land, etc.
Wang Tom told these North Korean military attaches that Haihan Bank could provide funds for the purchase of warships to North Korea, but only if North Korea allowed Haihan Bank to enter the business and promised a reasonable repayment time.
North Korean military attaches did not understand the real function and role of institutions like Haihan Bank in the economic field. According to Wang Tom’s explanation, they simply understood it as a bank bank. Since they can provide North Korea with funds to buy weapons, of course they would not I would mind if this kind of Haihan official organization came to North Korea to open some semicolons.As for the impact of Haihan Bank's entry into North Korea, whether it will be good or bad for North Korea's long-term development, they don't understand and don't want to understand these issues.What North Korea needs at the moment is a powerful army that can defend the country, and to do this, it must have enough funds to purchase more advanced weapons and equipment. Haihan Bank can help them achieve this goal. One reason is enough.
However, this kind of thing is not something that the military officers can make a decision on, and they can only use their influence to explain the necessity of doing so to the king.Otherwise, after the Haihan army withdraws from the Yalu River, this place will soon become an undefended border again.
Wang Tom stayed in Yizhou for ten days, and after confirming that the situation on the border had stabilized, he went south by boat and returned to Datongjiang base.Next, he will go to Seoul with Qian Tiandun to meet with the king of North Korea and other high-level people, and start consultations on a series of issues that the two sides need to deal with next.The war is over, and their battlefield has to be shifted from the field to the negotiating table, using the previous results to win more favorable conditions for Haihan.
Originally, this kind of matter should be sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it is obvious that their current reputation and influence in North Korea are more suitable to complete this task, and Sanya has not expressed any objection to this.
(End of this chapter)