Chapter 2093
Chapter 2093
Chapter 2093
For a professional soldier like Takahashi Minami who devotes all his attention to the army, only leading troops to fight can make him feel truly excited and fulfilled.As for whether the opponent is a Spaniard, a Liaodong Manchu, or a Japanese, it doesn't really make much difference to him. Since he has been recognized as an enemy by the executive committee, he has fulfilled his duty by defeating the opponent on the battlefield.
As for whether there are other deeper political considerations in the military action against the Hirado clan, it is not a question that Takahashi Minami will ponder. He is very clear about his identity, and Qian Tiandun has taught him to concentrate on leading Soldiers, don't focus on issues that should not be considered by soldiers.
Now that the Ministry of National Defense is not afraid of his Japanese identity and is ready to hand over this combat mission to himself, Takahashi Nan thinks this is also an excellent opportunity to prove his loyalty to Haihan.
Gao Qiaonan took over the errand from Qian Tiandun, and then returned to the regiment headquarters to convene his officers to hold a mobilization meeting to convey the latest arrangements of the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense.Officers above the company level and the staff department of the regiment headquarters will participate in the formulation of this combat plan, and the preparation and mobilization of various combat materials will also start at the same time.
However, before formulating a combat plan, officers still need to provide more detailed intelligence information from the fleet that went to the local area to perform reconnaissance missions.There is another thing that has to be prepared in advance, which is to determine the frontline supply base. The reconnaissance fleet chose Seogwipo as the supply port before. In theory, the local area can also provide the same service for Haihan's armed fleet, but it must be Just say hello to North Korean officials first.After all, the scale of the Haihan army that will depart from the Datong River to the area in the next combat mission will inevitably be much larger than the reconnaissance fleet sent there earlier.
In addition to Haihan's own troops, Haihan's allies will also be notified of this operation. Based on the principle of voluntary participation, allies can choose whether to participate or not.
Haihan's allies sent troops to participate in the two large-scale overseas military operations last year.In the operation to conquer the west at the beginning of the year and the operation to aid Korea in the middle of the year, the Portuguese, Annan and Fujian Ming armies all sent armed forces of different sizes to participate in the operations. All the forces have more or less gained certain benefits after the war.
Whether in Manila or post-war North Korea, these participants have obtained permission to trade locally, thus adding at least two more destinations to their overseas trade routes.Moreover, with the big tree of Haihan as a shelter from the wind and rain, the allies have to face much fewer difficulties when building commercial institutions in the local area.
Will these allies be interested in participating in military operations against Hirado?Regarding this issue, the Executive Committee has generally consulted the opinions of the diplomatic envoys stationed in Haihan in Sanya.
First of all, the Xu family in Fujian must do their part to participate in related actions, because the matter of the Hirado domain has already involved Xu Xinsu's mortal enemy Shibazhi, which makes him unable to stand by and watch.To put it more seriously, even if Haihan doesn't launch military means this time, Xu Xinsu will definitely try to eliminate the remnants of the Eighteen Zhis who are faintly showing signs of making a comeback, and may even apply for assistance from Haihan and others.
The response from Fujian was exactly the same. Xu Xinsu said that he could send [-] sailors and [-] warships to participate in Haihan's military operations against Hirado.As long as the Haihan military finalizes the action plan, the Fujian navy will definitely cooperate fully.The positive attitude shown by the Fujian side even surpassed the two military operations last year. It can be seen that Xu Xinsu still has a deep obsession with the [-]th Party, and must be eliminated quickly.
And the troops that An Nanguo sent to North Korea to participate in the war last year have basically withdrawn to the south. After all, there are opponents such as Siam, Champa, and Ming Dynasty who have not dealt with it very much around Annan Guo. From time to time, armed conflicts will occur on the land and sea borders. The surrounding environment made it impossible for Annan to deploy his small number of elite troops in distant overseas countries for a long time.
After reaching an agreement to establish diplomatic relations and establish trade relations with North Korea, most of An Nanguo's troops have withdrawn, and now the personnel remaining in the north are officials, businessmen, and a small number of officers who are in the Haihan Army as military observers. An Nanguo is willing to participate in this operation, but he has no ability to send troops for the time being.It would be too much of a fuss to transfer troops from Annan's country to participate in the operation again. Afterwards, there may not be enough benefits from the local area as a reward for Annan's army.
The Portuguese still have several armed warships still stationed in North Korea's ports, in their words, to protect the commercial interests of the Kingdom of Portugal in North Korea.But Haihan knew very well that this was just an excuse used by the Portuguese, and their purpose was probably to seek a piece of territory in North Korea through the operation method of Macau.However, the Koreans are relatively wary of the Westerners. Although the Portuguese also contributed a lot in the aid operation last year, they did not obtain a semi-permanent military base like Haihan, but only got a trade agreement. that power.
The Portuguese have always been happy to participate in Haihan's overseas military operations, but Japan is probably an inconvenient target for them.The Portuguese still have an operating business house in Nagasaki, and several Portuguese merchant ships still go to Japan's ports for trade every year.If Portugal joins the war, it is likely that the trade relationship with Japan will come to an end, and sending troops to join the war may not be worth the candle.
Thomas, Haihan's envoy in Sanya, was indeed very vague on the matter, saying that the matter might need to be coordinated with the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Macau, and then they had to review whether the combat troops in the north had met the conditions for going to war.In addition, before the start of the war, they had to try to notify the Portuguese nationals in Nagasaki and Hirado to evacuate in advance to avoid being involved in the war.Listing all these conditions clearly means that they don't really want to send troops, but the Portuguese will definitely not directly reject Haihan's invitation, so they can only achieve their goal through tactical detours.
The executive committee did not show any dissatisfaction with the Portuguese's ambiguous attitude. After all, the Portuguese did not know that their short-sighted behavior would not help them maintain their trading qualifications in Japan. According to the original history, the Tokugawa shogunate completely banned the Portuguese from entering Japan. Japan should be what will happen in the next year or two.At that time, the Portuguese will look back at the decision at this time, and they will probably regret their past soft-heartedness.
After such a round of inquiries, the only one who was really willing and able to send troops was Shibazhi's old enemy Xu Xinsu.However, this result was basically within the expectations of the Haihan military, so it cannot be said that there was any disappointment.
As an old partner who completely copied the Haihan military system, the Fujian Ming Army can be regarded as one of the few allied forces that can maintain a tacit understanding with the Haihan Army on the battlefield. It is relatively easy to cooperate with the Haihan Army to perform combat missions.In the past few years, the two armies have sent troops jointly no less than ten times, and they have accumulated rich practical experience in this regard.Xu Xinsu made it very clear that as long as there is a war against Shibazhi, the Fujian Ming Army is willing to cooperate with the Haihan Army at any time.
At this time, the reconnaissance fleet in Japan had completed its operations in Nagasaki and was heading west to the waters of the Goto Islands again.
Amakusa Shiro also stayed in Nagasaki for three days. During this period, in addition to having contact with the Portuguese business house, he also entered the city of Nagasaki to learn more about the local trade situation and some information related to the Hirado Clan.However, Amakusa Shiro and Yuan Zhi did not know at this time that the senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense fabricated a telegram drafted by them, allowing the Executive Committee to decide to launch military operations against the Hirado Domain in a very short period of time.
According to their action plan, before returning to Jeju Island, the fleet will conduct a more detailed reconnaissance of the Wudao Islands area to confirm whether there is an armed fleet hiding in the dark.After Hirado discovered the two shipyards and armed warships, they also became more and more worried that the Goto Islands, which were originally the nest of Japanese pirates, had been secretly controlled by the Hirado Clan, and some maritime forces were stationed here to avoid the attention of the outside world. .
However, there are quite a few small harbors for mooring along the coast of the Five Islands, and it is not easy to search this area.After discussion between Amakusa Shiro and Yuan Zhi, it was decided that the two scout ships would divide into two routes, and search the island coastlines of the Goto Islands from east and west respectively, and then meet at the scheduled location after completion.The key targets of the search are the two islands with the largest area and the longest coastline, Zhongtong Island and Fujiang Island.
After enduring several days of turbulence on the scout ship, Yuan Zhi finally turned his attention to a bay on the northern coast of Fujiang Island.
In fact, this bay passed by once when they came here, but there was nothing unusual that attracted their attention at that time. Looking at this bay from the sea, they could clearly see the coastline covered with reefs in the bay. It didn't look like a suitable place for a ship to anchor at all, so they didn't stop here.
But when he turned to this place again on the return trip, Yuan Zhi discovered through the binoculars that a large sailboat sailed into this bay, and then disappeared without a trace from his sight.
Yuan Zhi knew that this was of course not some kind of trickery, but that there was something hidden in this unremarkable bay.If he hadn't seen a boat sailing in, he probably wouldn't have imagined that this place is not as simple as it looks from the outside.
But the channel width of this bay is less than [-] meters wide. If a scout ship were to enter here, its whereabouts would inevitably be exposed in broad daylight.If there is the target Yuan Zhi is looking for, it will definitely startle the snake.With such a narrow channel and the unknown environment inside, Yuan Zhi did not dare to enter in the dark at night.
In desperation, Yuan Zhi could only consider the relatively easy landing and reconnaissance.The terrain on the east side of this bay is relatively flat, but there are stretches of farmland in this area, and it is easy to expose whereabouts when landing.On the west side of the bay is a mountainous area near the sea, almost all of which are no-man's land, but the coastline is jagged with strange rocks, and there are hidden reefs underwater, so the risk of swimming ashore is very high.
In the end, Yuan Zhi had no choice but to leave this place first, go to a fishing village ten miles away, and send people ashore at night to get a local fishing boat back.Then, the next day, Yuan Zhi personally led the team dressed as local fishermen, and drove a small sampan slowly into the bay.
The entrance of this bay is in the north. When the fishing boat sailed into the bay from the entrance channel, Yuan Zhi knew that he was deceived by the appearance of this place.This bay is not as small as it looks from the outside. Hidden behind the mountain to the west of the entrance is a bay with an area of at least five thousand acres.
And that's not all. After the fishing boat sailed into this hidden bay, Yuan Zhi found that there was a winding channel leading to the east. There was also a large bay there, and there seemed to be some special facilities on the coast. .
When the distance was a little closer, Yuan Zhi found that there were clearly several shipyards lined up together, and several sailboats with different construction progress were under construction in each shipyard.
Yuan Zhi was no stranger to the appearance of these ships, and he had seen them once near Hirado Port.If Amakusa Shiro is here, he can probably confirm more definitely that this is the standard warship he has seen in the two shipyards on Hirado Island.And the shipyard hidden in this harbor seems to have a larger construction scale than the two places in Hirado.
When Yuan Zhi tried to get closer to the shipyard, he found that this was not the entire waters of the bay, and there was another bay extending inland southwest of the shipyard.Judging from the color of the sea water, it should be the mouth of a certain river.And in this deepest hidden bay, Yuan Zhi finally saw the port and pier, as well as the scene that made his heart beat faster.
In addition to the usual large and small fishing boats, there are also several Chinese warships of the same shape and tonnage neatly moored at the dock.Yuan Zhi suppressed his ecstasy and roughly counted. There are as many as eight warships parked here alone. In addition, there are four ships under construction in the dock. It seems that this place should be a An extremely important military base.
If you look down from a height, this bay with complex topography is actually S-shaped, and the part that can be seen outside the bay may actually only account for about one-tenth of the entire bay.Without going inside, it is hard to imagine how big this bay is.
Taking advantage of the fact that the fishing boat did not attract the attention of the locals, Yuan Zhi hurriedly sailed back with his men.If they were blocked in this bay, even if there were hundreds of warships in the sea outside, it would be difficult to rush in to rescue them immediately.
Fortunately, their luck was not bad, they withdrew to the sea smoothly and rejoined the scout ship.And such a major discovery can basically confirm that Fukue Island is indeed under the direct control of the Hirado Domain.
(End of this chapter)
For a professional soldier like Takahashi Minami who devotes all his attention to the army, only leading troops to fight can make him feel truly excited and fulfilled.As for whether the opponent is a Spaniard, a Liaodong Manchu, or a Japanese, it doesn't really make much difference to him. Since he has been recognized as an enemy by the executive committee, he has fulfilled his duty by defeating the opponent on the battlefield.
As for whether there are other deeper political considerations in the military action against the Hirado clan, it is not a question that Takahashi Minami will ponder. He is very clear about his identity, and Qian Tiandun has taught him to concentrate on leading Soldiers, don't focus on issues that should not be considered by soldiers.
Now that the Ministry of National Defense is not afraid of his Japanese identity and is ready to hand over this combat mission to himself, Takahashi Nan thinks this is also an excellent opportunity to prove his loyalty to Haihan.
Gao Qiaonan took over the errand from Qian Tiandun, and then returned to the regiment headquarters to convene his officers to hold a mobilization meeting to convey the latest arrangements of the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense.Officers above the company level and the staff department of the regiment headquarters will participate in the formulation of this combat plan, and the preparation and mobilization of various combat materials will also start at the same time.
However, before formulating a combat plan, officers still need to provide more detailed intelligence information from the fleet that went to the local area to perform reconnaissance missions.There is another thing that has to be prepared in advance, which is to determine the frontline supply base. The reconnaissance fleet chose Seogwipo as the supply port before. In theory, the local area can also provide the same service for Haihan's armed fleet, but it must be Just say hello to North Korean officials first.After all, the scale of the Haihan army that will depart from the Datong River to the area in the next combat mission will inevitably be much larger than the reconnaissance fleet sent there earlier.
In addition to Haihan's own troops, Haihan's allies will also be notified of this operation. Based on the principle of voluntary participation, allies can choose whether to participate or not.
Haihan's allies sent troops to participate in the two large-scale overseas military operations last year.In the operation to conquer the west at the beginning of the year and the operation to aid Korea in the middle of the year, the Portuguese, Annan and Fujian Ming armies all sent armed forces of different sizes to participate in the operations. All the forces have more or less gained certain benefits after the war.
Whether in Manila or post-war North Korea, these participants have obtained permission to trade locally, thus adding at least two more destinations to their overseas trade routes.Moreover, with the big tree of Haihan as a shelter from the wind and rain, the allies have to face much fewer difficulties when building commercial institutions in the local area.
Will these allies be interested in participating in military operations against Hirado?Regarding this issue, the Executive Committee has generally consulted the opinions of the diplomatic envoys stationed in Haihan in Sanya.
First of all, the Xu family in Fujian must do their part to participate in related actions, because the matter of the Hirado domain has already involved Xu Xinsu's mortal enemy Shibazhi, which makes him unable to stand by and watch.To put it more seriously, even if Haihan doesn't launch military means this time, Xu Xinsu will definitely try to eliminate the remnants of the Eighteen Zhis who are faintly showing signs of making a comeback, and may even apply for assistance from Haihan and others.
The response from Fujian was exactly the same. Xu Xinsu said that he could send [-] sailors and [-] warships to participate in Haihan's military operations against Hirado.As long as the Haihan military finalizes the action plan, the Fujian navy will definitely cooperate fully.The positive attitude shown by the Fujian side even surpassed the two military operations last year. It can be seen that Xu Xinsu still has a deep obsession with the [-]th Party, and must be eliminated quickly.
And the troops that An Nanguo sent to North Korea to participate in the war last year have basically withdrawn to the south. After all, there are opponents such as Siam, Champa, and Ming Dynasty who have not dealt with it very much around Annan Guo. From time to time, armed conflicts will occur on the land and sea borders. The surrounding environment made it impossible for Annan to deploy his small number of elite troops in distant overseas countries for a long time.
After reaching an agreement to establish diplomatic relations and establish trade relations with North Korea, most of An Nanguo's troops have withdrawn, and now the personnel remaining in the north are officials, businessmen, and a small number of officers who are in the Haihan Army as military observers. An Nanguo is willing to participate in this operation, but he has no ability to send troops for the time being.It would be too much of a fuss to transfer troops from Annan's country to participate in the operation again. Afterwards, there may not be enough benefits from the local area as a reward for Annan's army.
The Portuguese still have several armed warships still stationed in North Korea's ports, in their words, to protect the commercial interests of the Kingdom of Portugal in North Korea.But Haihan knew very well that this was just an excuse used by the Portuguese, and their purpose was probably to seek a piece of territory in North Korea through the operation method of Macau.However, the Koreans are relatively wary of the Westerners. Although the Portuguese also contributed a lot in the aid operation last year, they did not obtain a semi-permanent military base like Haihan, but only got a trade agreement. that power.
The Portuguese have always been happy to participate in Haihan's overseas military operations, but Japan is probably an inconvenient target for them.The Portuguese still have an operating business house in Nagasaki, and several Portuguese merchant ships still go to Japan's ports for trade every year.If Portugal joins the war, it is likely that the trade relationship with Japan will come to an end, and sending troops to join the war may not be worth the candle.
Thomas, Haihan's envoy in Sanya, was indeed very vague on the matter, saying that the matter might need to be coordinated with the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Macau, and then they had to review whether the combat troops in the north had met the conditions for going to war.In addition, before the start of the war, they had to try to notify the Portuguese nationals in Nagasaki and Hirado to evacuate in advance to avoid being involved in the war.Listing all these conditions clearly means that they don't really want to send troops, but the Portuguese will definitely not directly reject Haihan's invitation, so they can only achieve their goal through tactical detours.
The executive committee did not show any dissatisfaction with the Portuguese's ambiguous attitude. After all, the Portuguese did not know that their short-sighted behavior would not help them maintain their trading qualifications in Japan. According to the original history, the Tokugawa shogunate completely banned the Portuguese from entering Japan. Japan should be what will happen in the next year or two.At that time, the Portuguese will look back at the decision at this time, and they will probably regret their past soft-heartedness.
After such a round of inquiries, the only one who was really willing and able to send troops was Shibazhi's old enemy Xu Xinsu.However, this result was basically within the expectations of the Haihan military, so it cannot be said that there was any disappointment.
As an old partner who completely copied the Haihan military system, the Fujian Ming Army can be regarded as one of the few allied forces that can maintain a tacit understanding with the Haihan Army on the battlefield. It is relatively easy to cooperate with the Haihan Army to perform combat missions.In the past few years, the two armies have sent troops jointly no less than ten times, and they have accumulated rich practical experience in this regard.Xu Xinsu made it very clear that as long as there is a war against Shibazhi, the Fujian Ming Army is willing to cooperate with the Haihan Army at any time.
At this time, the reconnaissance fleet in Japan had completed its operations in Nagasaki and was heading west to the waters of the Goto Islands again.
Amakusa Shiro also stayed in Nagasaki for three days. During this period, in addition to having contact with the Portuguese business house, he also entered the city of Nagasaki to learn more about the local trade situation and some information related to the Hirado Clan.However, Amakusa Shiro and Yuan Zhi did not know at this time that the senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense fabricated a telegram drafted by them, allowing the Executive Committee to decide to launch military operations against the Hirado Domain in a very short period of time.
According to their action plan, before returning to Jeju Island, the fleet will conduct a more detailed reconnaissance of the Wudao Islands area to confirm whether there is an armed fleet hiding in the dark.After Hirado discovered the two shipyards and armed warships, they also became more and more worried that the Goto Islands, which were originally the nest of Japanese pirates, had been secretly controlled by the Hirado Clan, and some maritime forces were stationed here to avoid the attention of the outside world. .
However, there are quite a few small harbors for mooring along the coast of the Five Islands, and it is not easy to search this area.After discussion between Amakusa Shiro and Yuan Zhi, it was decided that the two scout ships would divide into two routes, and search the island coastlines of the Goto Islands from east and west respectively, and then meet at the scheduled location after completion.The key targets of the search are the two islands with the largest area and the longest coastline, Zhongtong Island and Fujiang Island.
After enduring several days of turbulence on the scout ship, Yuan Zhi finally turned his attention to a bay on the northern coast of Fujiang Island.
In fact, this bay passed by once when they came here, but there was nothing unusual that attracted their attention at that time. Looking at this bay from the sea, they could clearly see the coastline covered with reefs in the bay. It didn't look like a suitable place for a ship to anchor at all, so they didn't stop here.
But when he turned to this place again on the return trip, Yuan Zhi discovered through the binoculars that a large sailboat sailed into this bay, and then disappeared without a trace from his sight.
Yuan Zhi knew that this was of course not some kind of trickery, but that there was something hidden in this unremarkable bay.If he hadn't seen a boat sailing in, he probably wouldn't have imagined that this place is not as simple as it looks from the outside.
But the channel width of this bay is less than [-] meters wide. If a scout ship were to enter here, its whereabouts would inevitably be exposed in broad daylight.If there is the target Yuan Zhi is looking for, it will definitely startle the snake.With such a narrow channel and the unknown environment inside, Yuan Zhi did not dare to enter in the dark at night.
In desperation, Yuan Zhi could only consider the relatively easy landing and reconnaissance.The terrain on the east side of this bay is relatively flat, but there are stretches of farmland in this area, and it is easy to expose whereabouts when landing.On the west side of the bay is a mountainous area near the sea, almost all of which are no-man's land, but the coastline is jagged with strange rocks, and there are hidden reefs underwater, so the risk of swimming ashore is very high.
In the end, Yuan Zhi had no choice but to leave this place first, go to a fishing village ten miles away, and send people ashore at night to get a local fishing boat back.Then, the next day, Yuan Zhi personally led the team dressed as local fishermen, and drove a small sampan slowly into the bay.
The entrance of this bay is in the north. When the fishing boat sailed into the bay from the entrance channel, Yuan Zhi knew that he was deceived by the appearance of this place.This bay is not as small as it looks from the outside. Hidden behind the mountain to the west of the entrance is a bay with an area of at least five thousand acres.
And that's not all. After the fishing boat sailed into this hidden bay, Yuan Zhi found that there was a winding channel leading to the east. There was also a large bay there, and there seemed to be some special facilities on the coast. .
When the distance was a little closer, Yuan Zhi found that there were clearly several shipyards lined up together, and several sailboats with different construction progress were under construction in each shipyard.
Yuan Zhi was no stranger to the appearance of these ships, and he had seen them once near Hirado Port.If Amakusa Shiro is here, he can probably confirm more definitely that this is the standard warship he has seen in the two shipyards on Hirado Island.And the shipyard hidden in this harbor seems to have a larger construction scale than the two places in Hirado.
When Yuan Zhi tried to get closer to the shipyard, he found that this was not the entire waters of the bay, and there was another bay extending inland southwest of the shipyard.Judging from the color of the sea water, it should be the mouth of a certain river.And in this deepest hidden bay, Yuan Zhi finally saw the port and pier, as well as the scene that made his heart beat faster.
In addition to the usual large and small fishing boats, there are also several Chinese warships of the same shape and tonnage neatly moored at the dock.Yuan Zhi suppressed his ecstasy and roughly counted. There are as many as eight warships parked here alone. In addition, there are four ships under construction in the dock. It seems that this place should be a An extremely important military base.
If you look down from a height, this bay with complex topography is actually S-shaped, and the part that can be seen outside the bay may actually only account for about one-tenth of the entire bay.Without going inside, it is hard to imagine how big this bay is.
Taking advantage of the fact that the fishing boat did not attract the attention of the locals, Yuan Zhi hurriedly sailed back with his men.If they were blocked in this bay, even if there were hundreds of warships in the sea outside, it would be difficult to rush in to rescue them immediately.
Fortunately, their luck was not bad, they withdrew to the sea smoothly and rejoined the scout ship.And such a major discovery can basically confirm that Fukue Island is indeed under the direct control of the Hirado Domain.
(End of this chapter)