Chapter 2314
Chapter 2314
Chapter 2314
"Ten bags of rice, totaling eight hundred catties." Mei Baiji reported the count aloud while making records in the notebook in front of him.
Every ten bags of rice will be written with a stroke, and the page in front of him has already written two orthographic characters, a total of [-] catties of rice.There is a dark green word "Army" on these brown burlap rice bags, indicating that the rice is all military rations.
The rice is not locally produced in North Korea, but the high-quality rice purchased from the land of fish and rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It was packed in Zhoushan and shipped to the Datong River Base. During this operation, it was shipped all the way to Ganghwa Island, and then transferred to this place outside Seoul. Haihan stronghold.
After such a circle, the value of this rice is not low, and the shipping cost alone is estimated to be enough to buy another quarter of its quantity in the place of origin.However, this cost is not a problem for Haihan, who is rich and powerful. What's more, this expedition to Seoul has been approved by Li Yan, and all related expenses will be reimbursed by the North Korean side, which naturally includes the food and freight. Inside.
Now that someone pays the bill, the standard for the use of various combat materials will definitely be slightly relaxed.For the military ration rice alone, a small hundred thousand catties was transported over this time, which was basically prepared according to a month's wartime consumption.
Of course, no matter whether it was Li Yan or Haihan, no one thought that the rebels in Seoul could hold out for a month after the Haihan army approached the city.Whether it will take three days, five days, or seven days to break the city depends purely on the sense of urgency of the Haihan army.
And Mei Baiji, who had been counting on the Haihan army to evacuate here, was finally retained and worked part-time as a temporary warehouse manager, responsible for counting the many supplies that had just been transported here.
This job is not complicated for him, but it is just responsible for recording the data on the spot. As for the specific matters of counting and inspecting the materials, his servants can do it himself, and he doesn't need to do it himself.
This kind of work reminded Mei Baiji of when he was working in a commercial company many years ago. He had worked as a warehouse manager for a period of time. What he did at that time was almost the same. He never thought that he would still be working in a foreign country today. Back to old business.
When Mei Baiji was doing this job back then, his income was only two taels of silver a month, but now it has increased dozens of times, and now the Haihan Army keeps him here as a part-time job, and the salary is calculated according to the wartime treatment. At least double that too.Of course, all expenses, including his salary, will be borne by the North Korean side afterwards.
However, Mei Baiji doesn't care much about the treatment during the war, because he also knows very well that as long as the Haihan army arrives, the chaos in Seoul will not last long. The days when he can enjoy the extra salary increase are only about ten and a half days That's all.It doesn't matter if it's money or not, he just hopes that this chaos will end soon.
Fu Li is still the person in charge of this stronghold in name, but now that the military has taken over this place as the frontline headquarters, he, like Mei Baiji, can only listen to the command of the military for the time being.
In the early years, Fu Li had actually planned to join the army, but later, by accident, he joined the judiciary as an errand, so this idea was shelved.But I didn't expect that many years later, I would be able to realize my dream of joining the army in overseas battlefields, and I would still fight next to senior generals like Wang Tom Qian Tiandun.
Of course, even so, Fu Li is not qualified to directly participate in the affairs of the combat command, and can only serve as a consultant who is more familiar with the local situation in Seoul, and together with Mei Baiji, provide information for the staff to formulate an action plan.
After Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun arrived at the stronghold, they immediately listened to Fu Li's explanation of the current situation in Seoul.However, since the military did not make a special deployment for this work before, the surveillance of Seoul was limited to the area from Sungnye Gate to the bank of the Han River, and the situation in other surrounding areas of Seoul was not known.
Based on the limited information, Wang Tom made a judgment on the situation: the turmoil in the city has basically subsided, but the various forces involved in the rebellion may not have reached a consensus on the change of power.The rebellious army did not start a dialogue with Hai Han, and did not dare to show a confrontational attitude, probably because their internal opinions have not yet been unified.
If the rebellious party in Seoul wants to mobilize troops from areas other than Gyeonggi-do to consolidate existing achievements, it must have sufficient logistical material support capabilities and financial support, and no matter which of these two conditions, Wang Tom It is believed that even a rebellious party is difficult to achieve.Of course, looking at it the other way around, armies from other regions would face the same problem if they wanted to enter King Qin near Seoul.
To achieve cross-regional deployment of troops like the Haihan Army in a short period of time, most of the peers in this era cannot do it, let alone the already weak North Korean Army.Wang Tom believes that even if the rebel party has made preparations for this for a long time, it will be difficult to gather a large enough force near Seoul to resist Haihan's intervention.
Take a step back and say that even if the rebellious party really mobilized tens of thousands of troops to ambush in Seoul, I am afraid that it will be dragged down by its own logistics system before the Haihan army appears.
What Wang Tom was worried about was not how the rebels inside and outside the city would resist, but what the political situation in North Korea would be like next.Getting rid of all stumbling blocks, this strategy sounded very happy when it was proposed, but it was only to put pressure on Li Yan, and the specific implementation process still had to consider all aspects of the problem.
All military strikes ultimately serve political purposes.The goal Haihan wants to achieve is to help Li Yi, who is pro-Haehan, take power, and take this opportunity to clean up those unsafe forces in North Korea's upper class.
So who are the targets that will receive special care from the Haihan Army next?Li Yan gave a part of the list, but Tom Wang and Qian Tiandun had already read it carefully, and the officials on the list were not too high in rank and position, and those big figures who really had the ability to influence the government were not included in this list.
"Li Yan still has some reservations. As far as the people on this list are concerned, no one has the strength to cause the current situation!"
The temporary meeting in the stronghold did not involve Li Yan, and he was left on the warship by the river for safety reasons, so there was nothing taboo about Wang Tom's speech.
"I can't bear to smash the pots and pans!" Qian Tiandun was also slightly dissatisfied with Li Yan's conservative attitude.
The military's opinion had already been clearly stated to Li Yi when he was in Jianghua Island, and he hoped that he would take this opportunity to remove all the opposition in the DPRK and clear the way for future governance.However, for some reason, Li Yan did not do things to the extent that Hai Han expected, and he still had some reservations in the list given.
Wang Tom said: "What Li Yan is unwilling to do and dare not do, we can only do it."
"Li Yan's mind is smart enough, but his courage is still a bit lacking. I'm worried that there will be many problems that I can't see now if this country is handed over to him in the future." Qian Tiandun said it very tactfully, but in fact there is only one meaning, I just don't like Li Yan.
Li Yi's personal conditions are actually good, otherwise Wang Tom would not have selected him as Haihan's key training object last year, but he has always fallen short of Haihan's requirements in some respects, and lacks what the ruler needs. Tough and decisive.
Wang Tom sighed: "At the beginning, he should have stayed at the Datongjiang base for a year or two before sending him to Sanya. Maybe the situation would be different."
Wang Tom agrees with Qian Tiandun, and thinks that Li Yi's main problem is that his character has not been tempered enough, so he will show indecision and not strong enough at certain times.To rectify this problem, the best way is probably to let Li Yan enlist in the army for a period of time, and hone it in the barracks.
But the problem is that there is not so much time.Both Haihan people and North Koreans are full of urgency to change the status quo in North Korea.Although the starting points and interest demands of the two sides are completely different, the goals are relatively consistent. A North Korea that is stronger than the current state will be more in line with the interests of both sides.
To achieve this goal, the country must be governed by a ruler who fully accepts Haihan's ideas. The consensus reached by the two parties on the candidate is Li Yi, and the shorter the transition period for training, the better.But being too eager will inevitably fail to achieve perfection, and now Li Yi's shortcomings have begun to be exposed.
Haihan hopes that the future ruler of North Korea can maintain a tacit understanding with him on major decisions, but the current Li Yi is not doing well in this regard. It seems that the only way to completely solve Li Yi's problems is to send him into the army But there is obviously not enough time to do it now.
After the civil strife is settled, Haihan is not prepared to let him continue to be in power no matter whether Li Zhen is still alive or not. Since someone rebelled under his nose, it means that his ruling power is seriously flawed. It will be more convenient for Han to intervene in North Korea's political situation in the future.However, after Li Yan ascended the throne, he naturally had no way to go to the Haihan Army for long-term training, so this seemed to be an unsolvable situation.
Moreover, there is currently no more suitable candidate in North Korea than Li Yi. Although Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun are not very satisfied with his performance, it is still within the tolerable range.It's just that the follow-up training of Li Yi may need to make some fine-tuning, so that Hai Han's will can be more firmly reflected in him.
At this time, new news was sent from the tower. Many people appeared on the top of Sungnye Gate. It was obviously the arrival of the Haihan Army that attracted their attention.
The North Korean refugees near the stronghold have been driven by the Haihan Army to the riverside for resettlement, and then two battalions of the Special Operations Regiment began to set up camp in this area.Of course, a lot of private houses near the stronghold were temporarily requisitioned, but no one dared to complain, and there were no twists and turns during the period.
But such a big movement is bound to attract the attention of the defenders on the city wall, so the news that the Haihan army has arrived outside the city will soon spread locally.Even if the rebellious party has controlled the situation in the city, I believe they will not be able to stop the spread of this news.
As for the rebellious party's reaction after this, whether to jump over the wall in a hurry, or try to start negotiations, Haihan has not been able to make a clear judgment on this, and can only prepare for the battle and wait for the situation to change.
If the people in the city intend to do nothing and continue to delay, then the Haihan Army does not mind using force to resolve the current situation.In fact, waiting for Li Yan to come back before taking action is to use force to solve the problem. Even if the people in the city want to solve the problem through negotiation, they may eventually resort to force.
Most of the targets of liquidation given by Li Yan were only middle-level officials, and these people were obviously only partisans, and they were unlikely to be the real masterminds who planned the rebellion.Of course, Li Yi has his own reasons for doing this, but Hai Han doesn't want this matter to end in a hurry, so there is a need for further expansion of this list.
If Li Yan doesn't want to be included in this list, Haihan Army can only make up for it.
Wang Tom said: "Then let's count from the beginning, who should lose their heads!"
The design of official positions in North Korea is also divided into nine ranks with reference to the Ming Dynasty. From the first rank to the ninth rank, there are [-] levels in total. Among them, the third rank is divided into two levels. Shangguan, who is qualified to wear a red robe to discuss matters with the king in the court, is a real big shot.On the list given by Li Yan, there are very few names of the hall officials, which is obviously not so logical.
Under the king is the administration of government, which is jointly in charge of three first-rank officials, the leader and the left and right. This yamen also has the left and right approval of the first rank, the left and right counselors of the second rank, and the fourth-rank Sheren, and the fifth-rank inspector. , and other official positions such as the official record of the eighth rank.
Under the deliberations are the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, workers, and criminals, which are equivalent to the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty. The counselors, counselors, Zhenglang of the fifth rank, Zuo Lang of the sixth rank, etc.
The Sixian Mansion and the Sijianyuan, which are responsible for supervising remonstrance, are another major power department. Although the heads of these two courts are only Cong Erpin, they are not under the jurisdiction of the Yizheng and the Six Ministries, and are directly responsible to the king. So it has a lot of influence.
Military institutions are composed of five military battalions, inner three halls, training institutes, town care camps, arresting robber halls, and dragon and tiger camps.North Korea implements the rule of the army by civilians, the soldiers will be separated, there will be no fixed generals and no fixed soldiers, and the size of the standing army is very limited.After last year's war ended, Li Jing accepted Haihan's suggestion and planned to form a new army with stronger combat effectiveness.
At present, except for Shen Jingzhen, the military judge, almost all the civil servants are in the city. Although the military officers include military officials such as soldiers and horses, navy commanders and other high-ranking officials, due to the unique military system of the Korean state, they have not been received. With the order from the imperial court, it is difficult to mobilize a large number of troops to return to King Jingqin.
Of course, there is an opportunity to solve this point. After Li Yi returned to North Korea, he issued an order to various counties and garrisons in the name of Wang Shizi, asking them to terminate their ties with the rebellious party and no longer accept people from the rebellious party. The rebellion in Seoul, and assisted himself to quell the rebellion.
(End of this chapter)
"Ten bags of rice, totaling eight hundred catties." Mei Baiji reported the count aloud while making records in the notebook in front of him.
Every ten bags of rice will be written with a stroke, and the page in front of him has already written two orthographic characters, a total of [-] catties of rice.There is a dark green word "Army" on these brown burlap rice bags, indicating that the rice is all military rations.
The rice is not locally produced in North Korea, but the high-quality rice purchased from the land of fish and rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It was packed in Zhoushan and shipped to the Datong River Base. During this operation, it was shipped all the way to Ganghwa Island, and then transferred to this place outside Seoul. Haihan stronghold.
After such a circle, the value of this rice is not low, and the shipping cost alone is estimated to be enough to buy another quarter of its quantity in the place of origin.However, this cost is not a problem for Haihan, who is rich and powerful. What's more, this expedition to Seoul has been approved by Li Yan, and all related expenses will be reimbursed by the North Korean side, which naturally includes the food and freight. Inside.
Now that someone pays the bill, the standard for the use of various combat materials will definitely be slightly relaxed.For the military ration rice alone, a small hundred thousand catties was transported over this time, which was basically prepared according to a month's wartime consumption.
Of course, no matter whether it was Li Yan or Haihan, no one thought that the rebels in Seoul could hold out for a month after the Haihan army approached the city.Whether it will take three days, five days, or seven days to break the city depends purely on the sense of urgency of the Haihan army.
And Mei Baiji, who had been counting on the Haihan army to evacuate here, was finally retained and worked part-time as a temporary warehouse manager, responsible for counting the many supplies that had just been transported here.
This job is not complicated for him, but it is just responsible for recording the data on the spot. As for the specific matters of counting and inspecting the materials, his servants can do it himself, and he doesn't need to do it himself.
This kind of work reminded Mei Baiji of when he was working in a commercial company many years ago. He had worked as a warehouse manager for a period of time. What he did at that time was almost the same. He never thought that he would still be working in a foreign country today. Back to old business.
When Mei Baiji was doing this job back then, his income was only two taels of silver a month, but now it has increased dozens of times, and now the Haihan Army keeps him here as a part-time job, and the salary is calculated according to the wartime treatment. At least double that too.Of course, all expenses, including his salary, will be borne by the North Korean side afterwards.
However, Mei Baiji doesn't care much about the treatment during the war, because he also knows very well that as long as the Haihan army arrives, the chaos in Seoul will not last long. The days when he can enjoy the extra salary increase are only about ten and a half days That's all.It doesn't matter if it's money or not, he just hopes that this chaos will end soon.
Fu Li is still the person in charge of this stronghold in name, but now that the military has taken over this place as the frontline headquarters, he, like Mei Baiji, can only listen to the command of the military for the time being.
In the early years, Fu Li had actually planned to join the army, but later, by accident, he joined the judiciary as an errand, so this idea was shelved.But I didn't expect that many years later, I would be able to realize my dream of joining the army in overseas battlefields, and I would still fight next to senior generals like Wang Tom Qian Tiandun.
Of course, even so, Fu Li is not qualified to directly participate in the affairs of the combat command, and can only serve as a consultant who is more familiar with the local situation in Seoul, and together with Mei Baiji, provide information for the staff to formulate an action plan.
After Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun arrived at the stronghold, they immediately listened to Fu Li's explanation of the current situation in Seoul.However, since the military did not make a special deployment for this work before, the surveillance of Seoul was limited to the area from Sungnye Gate to the bank of the Han River, and the situation in other surrounding areas of Seoul was not known.
Based on the limited information, Wang Tom made a judgment on the situation: the turmoil in the city has basically subsided, but the various forces involved in the rebellion may not have reached a consensus on the change of power.The rebellious army did not start a dialogue with Hai Han, and did not dare to show a confrontational attitude, probably because their internal opinions have not yet been unified.
If the rebellious party in Seoul wants to mobilize troops from areas other than Gyeonggi-do to consolidate existing achievements, it must have sufficient logistical material support capabilities and financial support, and no matter which of these two conditions, Wang Tom It is believed that even a rebellious party is difficult to achieve.Of course, looking at it the other way around, armies from other regions would face the same problem if they wanted to enter King Qin near Seoul.
To achieve cross-regional deployment of troops like the Haihan Army in a short period of time, most of the peers in this era cannot do it, let alone the already weak North Korean Army.Wang Tom believes that even if the rebel party has made preparations for this for a long time, it will be difficult to gather a large enough force near Seoul to resist Haihan's intervention.
Take a step back and say that even if the rebellious party really mobilized tens of thousands of troops to ambush in Seoul, I am afraid that it will be dragged down by its own logistics system before the Haihan army appears.
What Wang Tom was worried about was not how the rebels inside and outside the city would resist, but what the political situation in North Korea would be like next.Getting rid of all stumbling blocks, this strategy sounded very happy when it was proposed, but it was only to put pressure on Li Yan, and the specific implementation process still had to consider all aspects of the problem.
All military strikes ultimately serve political purposes.The goal Haihan wants to achieve is to help Li Yi, who is pro-Haehan, take power, and take this opportunity to clean up those unsafe forces in North Korea's upper class.
So who are the targets that will receive special care from the Haihan Army next?Li Yan gave a part of the list, but Tom Wang and Qian Tiandun had already read it carefully, and the officials on the list were not too high in rank and position, and those big figures who really had the ability to influence the government were not included in this list.
"Li Yan still has some reservations. As far as the people on this list are concerned, no one has the strength to cause the current situation!"
The temporary meeting in the stronghold did not involve Li Yan, and he was left on the warship by the river for safety reasons, so there was nothing taboo about Wang Tom's speech.
"I can't bear to smash the pots and pans!" Qian Tiandun was also slightly dissatisfied with Li Yan's conservative attitude.
The military's opinion had already been clearly stated to Li Yi when he was in Jianghua Island, and he hoped that he would take this opportunity to remove all the opposition in the DPRK and clear the way for future governance.However, for some reason, Li Yan did not do things to the extent that Hai Han expected, and he still had some reservations in the list given.
Wang Tom said: "What Li Yan is unwilling to do and dare not do, we can only do it."
"Li Yan's mind is smart enough, but his courage is still a bit lacking. I'm worried that there will be many problems that I can't see now if this country is handed over to him in the future." Qian Tiandun said it very tactfully, but in fact there is only one meaning, I just don't like Li Yan.
Li Yi's personal conditions are actually good, otherwise Wang Tom would not have selected him as Haihan's key training object last year, but he has always fallen short of Haihan's requirements in some respects, and lacks what the ruler needs. Tough and decisive.
Wang Tom sighed: "At the beginning, he should have stayed at the Datongjiang base for a year or two before sending him to Sanya. Maybe the situation would be different."
Wang Tom agrees with Qian Tiandun, and thinks that Li Yi's main problem is that his character has not been tempered enough, so he will show indecision and not strong enough at certain times.To rectify this problem, the best way is probably to let Li Yan enlist in the army for a period of time, and hone it in the barracks.
But the problem is that there is not so much time.Both Haihan people and North Koreans are full of urgency to change the status quo in North Korea.Although the starting points and interest demands of the two sides are completely different, the goals are relatively consistent. A North Korea that is stronger than the current state will be more in line with the interests of both sides.
To achieve this goal, the country must be governed by a ruler who fully accepts Haihan's ideas. The consensus reached by the two parties on the candidate is Li Yi, and the shorter the transition period for training, the better.But being too eager will inevitably fail to achieve perfection, and now Li Yi's shortcomings have begun to be exposed.
Haihan hopes that the future ruler of North Korea can maintain a tacit understanding with him on major decisions, but the current Li Yi is not doing well in this regard. It seems that the only way to completely solve Li Yi's problems is to send him into the army But there is obviously not enough time to do it now.
After the civil strife is settled, Haihan is not prepared to let him continue to be in power no matter whether Li Zhen is still alive or not. Since someone rebelled under his nose, it means that his ruling power is seriously flawed. It will be more convenient for Han to intervene in North Korea's political situation in the future.However, after Li Yan ascended the throne, he naturally had no way to go to the Haihan Army for long-term training, so this seemed to be an unsolvable situation.
Moreover, there is currently no more suitable candidate in North Korea than Li Yi. Although Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun are not very satisfied with his performance, it is still within the tolerable range.It's just that the follow-up training of Li Yi may need to make some fine-tuning, so that Hai Han's will can be more firmly reflected in him.
At this time, new news was sent from the tower. Many people appeared on the top of Sungnye Gate. It was obviously the arrival of the Haihan Army that attracted their attention.
The North Korean refugees near the stronghold have been driven by the Haihan Army to the riverside for resettlement, and then two battalions of the Special Operations Regiment began to set up camp in this area.Of course, a lot of private houses near the stronghold were temporarily requisitioned, but no one dared to complain, and there were no twists and turns during the period.
But such a big movement is bound to attract the attention of the defenders on the city wall, so the news that the Haihan army has arrived outside the city will soon spread locally.Even if the rebellious party has controlled the situation in the city, I believe they will not be able to stop the spread of this news.
As for the rebellious party's reaction after this, whether to jump over the wall in a hurry, or try to start negotiations, Haihan has not been able to make a clear judgment on this, and can only prepare for the battle and wait for the situation to change.
If the people in the city intend to do nothing and continue to delay, then the Haihan Army does not mind using force to resolve the current situation.In fact, waiting for Li Yan to come back before taking action is to use force to solve the problem. Even if the people in the city want to solve the problem through negotiation, they may eventually resort to force.
Most of the targets of liquidation given by Li Yan were only middle-level officials, and these people were obviously only partisans, and they were unlikely to be the real masterminds who planned the rebellion.Of course, Li Yi has his own reasons for doing this, but Hai Han doesn't want this matter to end in a hurry, so there is a need for further expansion of this list.
If Li Yan doesn't want to be included in this list, Haihan Army can only make up for it.
Wang Tom said: "Then let's count from the beginning, who should lose their heads!"
The design of official positions in North Korea is also divided into nine ranks with reference to the Ming Dynasty. From the first rank to the ninth rank, there are [-] levels in total. Among them, the third rank is divided into two levels. Shangguan, who is qualified to wear a red robe to discuss matters with the king in the court, is a real big shot.On the list given by Li Yan, there are very few names of the hall officials, which is obviously not so logical.
Under the king is the administration of government, which is jointly in charge of three first-rank officials, the leader and the left and right. This yamen also has the left and right approval of the first rank, the left and right counselors of the second rank, and the fourth-rank Sheren, and the fifth-rank inspector. , and other official positions such as the official record of the eighth rank.
Under the deliberations are the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, workers, and criminals, which are equivalent to the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty. The counselors, counselors, Zhenglang of the fifth rank, Zuo Lang of the sixth rank, etc.
The Sixian Mansion and the Sijianyuan, which are responsible for supervising remonstrance, are another major power department. Although the heads of these two courts are only Cong Erpin, they are not under the jurisdiction of the Yizheng and the Six Ministries, and are directly responsible to the king. So it has a lot of influence.
Military institutions are composed of five military battalions, inner three halls, training institutes, town care camps, arresting robber halls, and dragon and tiger camps.North Korea implements the rule of the army by civilians, the soldiers will be separated, there will be no fixed generals and no fixed soldiers, and the size of the standing army is very limited.After last year's war ended, Li Jing accepted Haihan's suggestion and planned to form a new army with stronger combat effectiveness.
At present, except for Shen Jingzhen, the military judge, almost all the civil servants are in the city. Although the military officers include military officials such as soldiers and horses, navy commanders and other high-ranking officials, due to the unique military system of the Korean state, they have not been received. With the order from the imperial court, it is difficult to mobilize a large number of troops to return to King Jingqin.
Of course, there is an opportunity to solve this point. After Li Yi returned to North Korea, he issued an order to various counties and garrisons in the name of Wang Shizi, asking them to terminate their ties with the rebellious party and no longer accept people from the rebellious party. The rebellion in Seoul, and assisted himself to quell the rebellion.
(End of this chapter)