Chapter 1884
Zhongzuosuocheng Military Exercise
Chapter 1884 Zhongzuosuocheng Military Exercise
Xu Xinsu's statement is no exaggeration. If Haihan hadn't intervened in the situation in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong might have killed Xu Xinsu and then went ashore to clean up his crimes.At that time, due to the situation, Haihan will probably also decide to make friends with Zheng Zhilong, then there will be no Xu family who is covering the sky with one hand in Fujian today.
However, the actual situation is actually more complicated than what Xu Xinsu said. Haihan sent troops to interfere in the situation in Fujian not only because of the dispute between Shibazhi and Xu Xinsu, but more importantly, there was support from Western colonial countries behind Shibazhi. If Han wants to fight for control of the Fujian Strait, he cannot let Shibazhi really form a climate, and sending troops is imperative.As for choosing Xu Xinsu as the object of support, it was more or less a matter of convenience, but the later development of the situation proved that Haihan's investment was extremely cost-effective. After just a few years, he had a loyal ally and a powerful allied army in the territory of Ming Dynasty .
Xu Xinsu has worked hard to study how the Haihan people made their fortunes, continued to expand, and developed step by step to where they are today.He knew that there were some things he could not imitate, such as the many black technologies in the hands of Haihan people that were difficult to copy, but the military field had the lowest threshold, and Haihan could provide the greatest support.
Now even if Shibazhi came back to Fujian from the dead, Xu Xinsu would no longer feel nervous about it. He didn't even need Haihan's assistance. Eighteen Zhi of the Fujian Strait.
Although Xu Xinsu invested heavily in the military, the rewards are also quite generous.It is precisely because Xu Xinsu has continuously allocated huge military expenditures to the troops under his command to improve their equipment and training levels, and even spend a lot of money to send them overseas to participate in military operations led by Haihan. Even the imperial court has nothing to do with it.
After Li Wei landed on Xiamen Island, he soon saw this center left city that Xu Xinsu was so proud of.Although Li Luo's military knowledge is very limited, it is not difficult for him to see that the defense line of this city is similar to that of the Datong River base in his own country and the Zhangzhou city defense that he has seen before. The defense line of the city wall is not a straight line, but Concave and convex, in a zigzag distribution.
According to Xu Xinsu's explanation, this is a Haihan-style defense line construction method. The purpose is to allow the defenders to form cross-defensive firepower when encountering a siege, so as to increase the efficiency of killing the enemy.However, the height and thickness of the city walls of Zhongzuosuo City is still far behind that of Zhangzhou City.As for the Datongjiang base, due to the limited construction period, there was no time to build the entire city wall. Most of the areas just used trenches as bunkers for combatants, and the protection ability was actually not as good as the Zhongzuo city.
Although the scale of the city defense fortifications varies, Li Mo can indeed see the obvious Haihan style from them.After they boarded the city wall, Li Luo noticed that the words "Hai Han Military Industry" were chiseled on the cannon deployed on the top of the city, followed by a string of symbols that Li Luo could not understand.This shows that it comes from the arsenal in Sanya, and it is an authentic Haihan made-this is more advanced than the second-hand Spanish goods that Shi Diwen sold to the Ming Army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Zhoushan.
The guns and cannons equipped by the Ming army in Fujian were all made in Haihan, which made Li Wei very envious.Before he went abroad, he had heard from Shen Jingzhen, the judge of Cao Cao, that North Korea had planned to purchase a large number of weapons from Haihan, but the budget was limited, and it was impossible to buy many.If the weapons and equipment are not in place, the formation and training of the new army will be greatly affected, and the time to form combat effectiveness will be even more delayed.However, it is said that Haihan Bank can provide special loans, but let North Korea take the mineral deposits as collateral. However, when Li Luo left North Korea, the negotiation has not yet reached a result, so it is not known whether this road will work.
But Xu Xinsu's family property is rich, so buying weapons from Haihan certainly doesn't have to be so embarrassing.In fact, most of the time, it was Haihan who took the initiative to control the number of weapons sold to Fujian out of safety considerations, not whether Xu Xinsu could afford them or not.
And the drills that Xu Xinsu's troops conducted next were exactly the same as those of the Haihan Army. The formations in the combat state were seven or eight points similar to what Li Wei had seen at the Datongjiang Base.If he changed to the outfit of the Shanghai Han Army and played the conspicuous red and blue two-color flag, Li Lu felt that he might really be able to bluff his opponents on the battlefield.
Li Lu actually wanted to find some faults in this military exercise to prove that the gap between the Fujian Ming army and the Korean army was not that big, but he soon realized that this kind of thinking was futile. Xu Xinsu formed and trained them according to the standards of the Haihan army, and had many opportunities to fight side by side with the Haihan army. Their actual combat effectiveness is far better than that of ordinary Ming troops, let alone facing The Qing army cavalry almost had no resistance to the North Korean army.The performance of this Ming army in the exercise is indeed worthy of their title of "Little Haihan Army".
This reminded Li Luo of a Chinese proverb he heard during his visit to Zhoushan Island: money is not everything, but money is absolutely impossible.Xu Xinsu was able to build a strong army by spending a lot of money, but it was difficult for North Korea to effectively improve the combat effectiveness of its own army because of lack of money.Even if your heart is higher than the sky, you still have to talk about money in the end. If you don't have real money, don't think about dreaming of strengthening the country all day long. Daydreaming is almost the same.
Everyone wants to emulate Haihan's successful model, and wants to have an armed force as powerful as Haihan Army, but only a very small number of people are really qualified to realize this vision.Based on North Korea's current conditions, there are only two ways to raise military expenses as soon as possible. One is to exchange minerals and natural resources for special loans provided by Haihan Bank, and the other is to follow Annan's practice and directly exchange population and land for military expenditures. Weapons and other military resources.
Judging from the current situation, North Korea is unwilling to easily sell its population and land to Haihan. The second way is probably impossible, so the only way left is to mortgage resources.However, Li Wei does not know how much weapons and equipment he can exchange from Haihan with this as a transaction condition. Even the most optimistic estimate at present, the size of the North Korean new army will not exceed 5000.
When Li Mo was in Zhoushan, he also had brief contact with the generals of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He also heard that many military leaders wanted to emulate Xu Xinsu's fortune history, and strengthen their own armed forces while controlling local trade. Li Wei felt that the military leaders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had a clear gap with Xu Xinsu in terms of vision. It is no wonder that Xu Xinsu was able to control a province in just a few years, but it was difficult for his colleagues in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to find one. The breakthrough point of the momentum.
The most obvious difference is that Xu Xinsu has become one of Haihan's allies a few years ago, and although the military leaders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have open and secret trade contacts with Haihan, they have never dared to be as explicit as Xu Xinsu. Choose a faction and a stance.This kind of caution also resulted in them only getting the weapons and equipment that Haihan sold at a high price, but they were unable to gain Haihan's trust and wider support like Xu Xinsu.Just buying some guns and cannons can only improve the superficial combat power of the troops, and the senior officers that Xu Xinsu sends to Haihan in batches every year, and the troops sent overseas to cooperate with the Haihan army, are the Fujian Ming army. Powerful for real reasons.
In fact, many people understand the truth of this, but there are very few people who can really do it.North Korea is now also working in this direction, and after the Anti-Qing War, the relationship with Haihan has risen to a new level.How much Li Min can see and learn during this study abroad, and what kind of ideas he can bring back to North Korea, may all have a great influence on North Korea's future development in the military field.
After watching the one-hour drill, Li Wei and Xu Xinsu were invited to inspect the garrison of the Central Left Army participating in the drill.This small detail reminded Li Wei that Qian Tiandun had made the same arrangement after watching the Haihan army's military drill in Datong River earlier. It seems that the Fujian Ming army imitated the Haihan military system thoroughly. The non-combat content of the army was also copied, so it is no wonder that its combat effectiveness is the closest to that of the Haihan Army.
After inspecting the troops, the two returned to Zhongzuo City together, where there was still an explanation meeting waiting for Li Lu.And this group of military officers studying abroad from North Korea were also allowed to enter the venue to listen to lectures.
The keynote speaker of this briefing was Xu Yuzhuo, the only acquaintance of Li Mo in the local area, and the content was the strategic significance and international environment of the Fujian Strait.A large nautical map from Liaodong to Hainan Island is hung on the wall, and the locations of Zhangzhou and Zhongzuo are clearly marked on it, so that the audience can know where they are at a glance.
The reason for arranging such an explanation session is because Xu Xinsu hoped to let the son of Joseon understand that Fujian is not just a military ally of Haihan, Fujian also plays a very important role in the international trade system built by Haihan. Role.
"...It is not difficult to see from the map that the sea lanes from Haihan to the north of Daming, as well as North Korea, Japan and other countries, all need to pass through the coastal waters of Fujian. Whether the Fujian Strait is safe or not is directly related to the interests of many countries. Therefore, the Fujian Navy has always been one of Haihan's key aid targets."
Xu Yuzhuo's explanation made Li Wei's thoughts suddenly clear a lot. Haihan's emphasis on the coastal waters of Fujian will indeed affect their attitude towards the Fujian Ming Army led by Xu Xinsu.It's like the Haihan army wants to take military action against the Qing Dynasty in the Liaodong area, and to a certain extent, it also needs logistical support from North Korea, so it chose to conclude an alliance with North Korea.
However, judging from the markings on the map, Haihan did not bet all his treasures on the Ming army in Fujian. They also deployed near Taiwan Island on the opposite side of the strait. Taiwan Island has Kaohsiung Port and Jilong Port in the south and north, As well as the Magong Port on the Penghu Islands, there are Haihan garrisons. Even if there are any changes in Fujian, the garrisons in these places will be able to protect the safety of the channel in the strait.
Of course, the location of the Dutch Dayuan Port, which is sandwiched between the ports of Haihan, is very embarrassing. It used to be the window of the Dutch East India Company's trade with China, but now the trade share of Dayuan Port is almost They were all robbed by Haihan, and the local area has basically lost the opportunity to make money through trade, and can only be operated as an ordinary colony.
But for Li Lu, his focus is rather strange. He inspected the voyage from Seoul to Sanya and the location of Zhangzhou intuitively from the chart, and judged that almost two-thirds of the voyage has been completed.However, considering that the subsequent voyage may have several stops on the way, it is still difficult to judge the time required.
Then Li Lu noticed that the big island marked as Haihan Kingdom seemed to be much smaller than his own country. If he hadn't experienced so many things himself, it would be hard for him to imagine that such a small country in the South China Sea would have the ability to Overseas occupies so many places and can carry out military intervention thousands of miles away from its homeland, affecting the international situation in the region.
But after personally experiencing the changes in the situation in Northeast Asia in recent years, Li Luo also understands that a large country does not mean a strong country. Otherwise, with the size of the Ming Dynasty, how could it be overwhelmed by the small Jurchen tribe, and even Liaodong was lost? , and is now in a situation of being passively beaten all year round.The rise of Haihan also gave Li Wei the hope of the prosperity of the small country.
At this time, Xu Yuzhuo has already talked about the content of the Fujian Ming army's expeditions with the Haihan army, from the north to the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula, and from the south to Manila Bay on Luzon Island. .
This topic really aroused Li Wei's attention again, and he listened with relish to Xu Yuzhuo's detailed account of his experience of fighting side by side with the Haihan Army over the years.Although he is not a soldier, he is still at a young age after all, and he has just experienced a Great Patriotic War, so he is the most enthusiastic about such topics.
However, Li Luo was just listening to the excitement, and the amount of information received by North Korean military officers such as An Daoshi was much larger than that of Li Luo.They are well aware of how much it costs a country to launch a foreign war. With the frequency of Haihan's foreign wars, it is hard to imagine that this is a small country with a population of only more than 30.And the terrible winning rate of its undefeated foreign wars is even more shocking. Although they have all seen the battle of the Haihan Army on the Datongjiang Base and other battlefields, it is still difficult to imagine how the Haihan Army can maintain it with limited troops. Such a high attack frequency and undefeated record.
Thinking that the Fujian Ming Army was trained with Haihan's assistance, and that a large number of Fujian military officers, including Xu Yuzhuo, had gone to Haihan to study abroad for military training, An Daoshi and others' expectations for their overseas careers increased a bit.
(End of this chapter)
Xu Xinsu's statement is no exaggeration. If Haihan hadn't intervened in the situation in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong might have killed Xu Xinsu and then went ashore to clean up his crimes.At that time, due to the situation, Haihan will probably also decide to make friends with Zheng Zhilong, then there will be no Xu family who is covering the sky with one hand in Fujian today.
However, the actual situation is actually more complicated than what Xu Xinsu said. Haihan sent troops to interfere in the situation in Fujian not only because of the dispute between Shibazhi and Xu Xinsu, but more importantly, there was support from Western colonial countries behind Shibazhi. If Han wants to fight for control of the Fujian Strait, he cannot let Shibazhi really form a climate, and sending troops is imperative.As for choosing Xu Xinsu as the object of support, it was more or less a matter of convenience, but the later development of the situation proved that Haihan's investment was extremely cost-effective. After just a few years, he had a loyal ally and a powerful allied army in the territory of Ming Dynasty .
Xu Xinsu has worked hard to study how the Haihan people made their fortunes, continued to expand, and developed step by step to where they are today.He knew that there were some things he could not imitate, such as the many black technologies in the hands of Haihan people that were difficult to copy, but the military field had the lowest threshold, and Haihan could provide the greatest support.
Now even if Shibazhi came back to Fujian from the dead, Xu Xinsu would no longer feel nervous about it. He didn't even need Haihan's assistance. Eighteen Zhi of the Fujian Strait.
Although Xu Xinsu invested heavily in the military, the rewards are also quite generous.It is precisely because Xu Xinsu has continuously allocated huge military expenditures to the troops under his command to improve their equipment and training levels, and even spend a lot of money to send them overseas to participate in military operations led by Haihan. Even the imperial court has nothing to do with it.
After Li Wei landed on Xiamen Island, he soon saw this center left city that Xu Xinsu was so proud of.Although Li Luo's military knowledge is very limited, it is not difficult for him to see that the defense line of this city is similar to that of the Datong River base in his own country and the Zhangzhou city defense that he has seen before. The defense line of the city wall is not a straight line, but Concave and convex, in a zigzag distribution.
According to Xu Xinsu's explanation, this is a Haihan-style defense line construction method. The purpose is to allow the defenders to form cross-defensive firepower when encountering a siege, so as to increase the efficiency of killing the enemy.However, the height and thickness of the city walls of Zhongzuosuo City is still far behind that of Zhangzhou City.As for the Datongjiang base, due to the limited construction period, there was no time to build the entire city wall. Most of the areas just used trenches as bunkers for combatants, and the protection ability was actually not as good as the Zhongzuo city.
Although the scale of the city defense fortifications varies, Li Mo can indeed see the obvious Haihan style from them.After they boarded the city wall, Li Luo noticed that the words "Hai Han Military Industry" were chiseled on the cannon deployed on the top of the city, followed by a string of symbols that Li Luo could not understand.This shows that it comes from the arsenal in Sanya, and it is an authentic Haihan made-this is more advanced than the second-hand Spanish goods that Shi Diwen sold to the Ming Army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Zhoushan.
The guns and cannons equipped by the Ming army in Fujian were all made in Haihan, which made Li Wei very envious.Before he went abroad, he had heard from Shen Jingzhen, the judge of Cao Cao, that North Korea had planned to purchase a large number of weapons from Haihan, but the budget was limited, and it was impossible to buy many.If the weapons and equipment are not in place, the formation and training of the new army will be greatly affected, and the time to form combat effectiveness will be even more delayed.However, it is said that Haihan Bank can provide special loans, but let North Korea take the mineral deposits as collateral. However, when Li Luo left North Korea, the negotiation has not yet reached a result, so it is not known whether this road will work.
But Xu Xinsu's family property is rich, so buying weapons from Haihan certainly doesn't have to be so embarrassing.In fact, most of the time, it was Haihan who took the initiative to control the number of weapons sold to Fujian out of safety considerations, not whether Xu Xinsu could afford them or not.
And the drills that Xu Xinsu's troops conducted next were exactly the same as those of the Haihan Army. The formations in the combat state were seven or eight points similar to what Li Wei had seen at the Datongjiang Base.If he changed to the outfit of the Shanghai Han Army and played the conspicuous red and blue two-color flag, Li Lu felt that he might really be able to bluff his opponents on the battlefield.
Li Lu actually wanted to find some faults in this military exercise to prove that the gap between the Fujian Ming army and the Korean army was not that big, but he soon realized that this kind of thinking was futile. Xu Xinsu formed and trained them according to the standards of the Haihan army, and had many opportunities to fight side by side with the Haihan army. Their actual combat effectiveness is far better than that of ordinary Ming troops, let alone facing The Qing army cavalry almost had no resistance to the North Korean army.The performance of this Ming army in the exercise is indeed worthy of their title of "Little Haihan Army".
This reminded Li Luo of a Chinese proverb he heard during his visit to Zhoushan Island: money is not everything, but money is absolutely impossible.Xu Xinsu was able to build a strong army by spending a lot of money, but it was difficult for North Korea to effectively improve the combat effectiveness of its own army because of lack of money.Even if your heart is higher than the sky, you still have to talk about money in the end. If you don't have real money, don't think about dreaming of strengthening the country all day long. Daydreaming is almost the same.
Everyone wants to emulate Haihan's successful model, and wants to have an armed force as powerful as Haihan Army, but only a very small number of people are really qualified to realize this vision.Based on North Korea's current conditions, there are only two ways to raise military expenses as soon as possible. One is to exchange minerals and natural resources for special loans provided by Haihan Bank, and the other is to follow Annan's practice and directly exchange population and land for military expenditures. Weapons and other military resources.
Judging from the current situation, North Korea is unwilling to easily sell its population and land to Haihan. The second way is probably impossible, so the only way left is to mortgage resources.However, Li Wei does not know how much weapons and equipment he can exchange from Haihan with this as a transaction condition. Even the most optimistic estimate at present, the size of the North Korean new army will not exceed 5000.
When Li Mo was in Zhoushan, he also had brief contact with the generals of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He also heard that many military leaders wanted to emulate Xu Xinsu's fortune history, and strengthen their own armed forces while controlling local trade. Li Wei felt that the military leaders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had a clear gap with Xu Xinsu in terms of vision. It is no wonder that Xu Xinsu was able to control a province in just a few years, but it was difficult for his colleagues in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to find one. The breakthrough point of the momentum.
The most obvious difference is that Xu Xinsu has become one of Haihan's allies a few years ago, and although the military leaders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have open and secret trade contacts with Haihan, they have never dared to be as explicit as Xu Xinsu. Choose a faction and a stance.This kind of caution also resulted in them only getting the weapons and equipment that Haihan sold at a high price, but they were unable to gain Haihan's trust and wider support like Xu Xinsu.Just buying some guns and cannons can only improve the superficial combat power of the troops, and the senior officers that Xu Xinsu sends to Haihan in batches every year, and the troops sent overseas to cooperate with the Haihan army, are the Fujian Ming army. Powerful for real reasons.
In fact, many people understand the truth of this, but there are very few people who can really do it.North Korea is now also working in this direction, and after the Anti-Qing War, the relationship with Haihan has risen to a new level.How much Li Min can see and learn during this study abroad, and what kind of ideas he can bring back to North Korea, may all have a great influence on North Korea's future development in the military field.
After watching the one-hour drill, Li Wei and Xu Xinsu were invited to inspect the garrison of the Central Left Army participating in the drill.This small detail reminded Li Wei that Qian Tiandun had made the same arrangement after watching the Haihan army's military drill in Datong River earlier. It seems that the Fujian Ming army imitated the Haihan military system thoroughly. The non-combat content of the army was also copied, so it is no wonder that its combat effectiveness is the closest to that of the Haihan Army.
After inspecting the troops, the two returned to Zhongzuo City together, where there was still an explanation meeting waiting for Li Lu.And this group of military officers studying abroad from North Korea were also allowed to enter the venue to listen to lectures.
The keynote speaker of this briefing was Xu Yuzhuo, the only acquaintance of Li Mo in the local area, and the content was the strategic significance and international environment of the Fujian Strait.A large nautical map from Liaodong to Hainan Island is hung on the wall, and the locations of Zhangzhou and Zhongzuo are clearly marked on it, so that the audience can know where they are at a glance.
The reason for arranging such an explanation session is because Xu Xinsu hoped to let the son of Joseon understand that Fujian is not just a military ally of Haihan, Fujian also plays a very important role in the international trade system built by Haihan. Role.
"...It is not difficult to see from the map that the sea lanes from Haihan to the north of Daming, as well as North Korea, Japan and other countries, all need to pass through the coastal waters of Fujian. Whether the Fujian Strait is safe or not is directly related to the interests of many countries. Therefore, the Fujian Navy has always been one of Haihan's key aid targets."
Xu Yuzhuo's explanation made Li Wei's thoughts suddenly clear a lot. Haihan's emphasis on the coastal waters of Fujian will indeed affect their attitude towards the Fujian Ming Army led by Xu Xinsu.It's like the Haihan army wants to take military action against the Qing Dynasty in the Liaodong area, and to a certain extent, it also needs logistical support from North Korea, so it chose to conclude an alliance with North Korea.
However, judging from the markings on the map, Haihan did not bet all his treasures on the Ming army in Fujian. They also deployed near Taiwan Island on the opposite side of the strait. Taiwan Island has Kaohsiung Port and Jilong Port in the south and north, As well as the Magong Port on the Penghu Islands, there are Haihan garrisons. Even if there are any changes in Fujian, the garrisons in these places will be able to protect the safety of the channel in the strait.
Of course, the location of the Dutch Dayuan Port, which is sandwiched between the ports of Haihan, is very embarrassing. It used to be the window of the Dutch East India Company's trade with China, but now the trade share of Dayuan Port is almost They were all robbed by Haihan, and the local area has basically lost the opportunity to make money through trade, and can only be operated as an ordinary colony.
But for Li Lu, his focus is rather strange. He inspected the voyage from Seoul to Sanya and the location of Zhangzhou intuitively from the chart, and judged that almost two-thirds of the voyage has been completed.However, considering that the subsequent voyage may have several stops on the way, it is still difficult to judge the time required.
Then Li Lu noticed that the big island marked as Haihan Kingdom seemed to be much smaller than his own country. If he hadn't experienced so many things himself, it would be hard for him to imagine that such a small country in the South China Sea would have the ability to Overseas occupies so many places and can carry out military intervention thousands of miles away from its homeland, affecting the international situation in the region.
But after personally experiencing the changes in the situation in Northeast Asia in recent years, Li Luo also understands that a large country does not mean a strong country. Otherwise, with the size of the Ming Dynasty, how could it be overwhelmed by the small Jurchen tribe, and even Liaodong was lost? , and is now in a situation of being passively beaten all year round.The rise of Haihan also gave Li Wei the hope of the prosperity of the small country.
At this time, Xu Yuzhuo has already talked about the content of the Fujian Ming army's expeditions with the Haihan army, from the north to the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula, and from the south to Manila Bay on Luzon Island. .
This topic really aroused Li Wei's attention again, and he listened with relish to Xu Yuzhuo's detailed account of his experience of fighting side by side with the Haihan Army over the years.Although he is not a soldier, he is still at a young age after all, and he has just experienced a Great Patriotic War, so he is the most enthusiastic about such topics.
However, Li Luo was just listening to the excitement, and the amount of information received by North Korean military officers such as An Daoshi was much larger than that of Li Luo.They are well aware of how much it costs a country to launch a foreign war. With the frequency of Haihan's foreign wars, it is hard to imagine that this is a small country with a population of only more than 30.And the terrible winning rate of its undefeated foreign wars is even more shocking. Although they have all seen the battle of the Haihan Army on the Datongjiang Base and other battlefields, it is still difficult to imagine how the Haihan Army can maintain it with limited troops. Such a high attack frequency and undefeated record.
Thinking that the Fujian Ming Army was trained with Haihan's assistance, and that a large number of Fujian military officers, including Xu Yuzhuo, had gone to Haihan to study abroad for military training, An Daoshi and others' expectations for their overseas careers increased a bit.
(End of this chapter)