Chapter 1306 The new look of Haikou

Facing a powerful opponent like Haihan, just relying on more troops, high morale or clever command may not be able to recover the disadvantages in weapons and equipment. This kind of attempt will only produce results more often than not.

Still desperate, otherwise the Westerners, who also have armed sailing ships and powerful artillery, would not behave in a humble manner in front of the Haihan people. Even if Liu Shang had no military skills before, he watched the Haihan army's sea combat drills a few days ago, and he has

A knowledgeable officer was explaining the whole process beside him. Now he at least understands the combat methods of the Haihan Army better than ordinary people. At this time, he can ask some more in-depth questions to Yu Xiaobao.

Although Liu Shang didn't agree with Xiaobao's answer, he really couldn't think of a reason to refute it. The gap in military strength between Haihan and other countries was clearly there. Anyone with a discerning eye could see it clearly. Past battle examples

This has been proven time and time again. Judging from the content of the military exercises seen in Danzhou this time, it seems that the gap in military force between various countries and Haihan has not narrowed, but is getting wider.

Lu Ting, another officer on the inspection team, also took the initiative to join the discussion: "Director Yu is right. The advantages of our Haihan Army are indeed mainly reflected in weapons and equipment, but I want to say one more thing that really plays a decisive role.

Yes, it is an advanced tactical system built on this basis. We have radio stations that can transmit messages thousands of miles away, and telescopes that can increase the observation range, so we have an efficient command system; we have steam warships with amazing speeds, and a navy

The new tactics used by the fleet are also developed around the maneuverability of steam warships; only with guns and artillery that can shoot far and accurately can we eliminate the old metal armor and allow the infantry to perform combat missions on the battlefield more flexibly.

.And the improvement of tactics has in turn maximized the performance of equipment, which makes the Haihan Army's combat effectiveness far superior to that of other countries' armies."

Liu Shang chewed Lu Ting's remarks carefully and asked thoughtfully: "Brother Lu means that the strength of the Haihan Army is not only the excellent performance of its weapons, but more importantly, its correct tactics and ability to fight in battle."

Make full use of these equipment. Then I would like to take the liberty to ask, if this is the case, why export weapons and tactics to Annan and other countries? Aren't you afraid that they will learn their true skills, become ambitious in the future, and bite Haihan back?"

Lu Ting responded: "The answer to this question is very simple. Annan bought our weapons and ammunition and learned our fighting methods, but they can't make these weapons and equipment on their own. They can equip them as much as we give them, and

Of course, the weapons sold to them will not be as good as their own use. One of the purposes of displaying advanced weapons in military exercises is to tell these countries that the weapons and equipment they can buy are not the best. If you think you can buy them for your own use,

If you can equip a group of troops with the weapons you have received and you can challenge Haihan, then you'd better weigh your own weight first."

"In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the amount of arms and equipment sold to foreign countries every year is carefully calculated by relevant departments. The weapons and ammunition these countries can buy from our country are only enough for normal training and daily defense. If they really want to launch a war,

They have to temporarily order ammunition from our country." Yu Xiaobao also informed Liu Shang without any scruples about some of the control measures adopted by Haihan in the arms trade.

Sure enough, the Haihan people are still cunning! Liu Shang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these Haihan people who are as smart as ghosts can't think of the problems he can think of? Haihan's arms trade seems to be prosperous, but in fact it is under strict control

Under control, it seems that the Haihan people are not just focused on money, but do have a longer-term vision. The fact that the Haihan State was able to become the military overlord of the South China Sea in just a few years is by no means a fluke.

However, Liu Shang still does not think that other countries in the region are really convinced of Haihan's strength. The deferential attitude they show is more likely just an attitude of last resort. After all, they have not dealt with Haihan well before.

All the armed forces in the country have been beaten one by one, and they have suffered more or less. The most serious ones, such as Shiba Zhi and his ilk, were attacked by the Haihan Army from thousands of miles away and were completely killed.

.For the neighboring countries, their attitude towards Haihan is mostly limited in "respect" and mostly in "fear".

To be honest, if there were no hidden dangers in Sanya, Liu Shang would actually be happy to stay in Danzhou for a few more days and have some opportunities to communicate with these foreigners. He would like to know what countries other than the Ming Dynasty think of Haihan.

Yes, this may serve as a reference for Ming Dynasty to adjust its relationship with Haihan in the future.

However, Liu Shang didn't have much hope for this possibility, because he knew that some of the big shots above were actually very dissatisfied with the situation Haihan had achieved in the South China Sea, thinking that it was just a new emerging force that had replaced Shibazhi.

The armed maritime merchant organization is not much different from the bandits who dominate the mountains. As long as the Ming Dynasty quells the civil strife and stabilizes the north, and frees up its hands, it can drive the Haihan people out of the southern coastal areas like flies. But

After Liu Shang visited Hainan Island himself, he could confirm that the situation here is not that easy to change. Today, the Haihan Kingdom rules hundreds of thousands of people, has a complete bureaucracy and a powerful army, and is a truly significant country.

The regional powers above want to drive Haihan out of this area, unless the imperial court is determined to fight a big war with the power of the whole country.

To launch a war in the Lingnan area that has been riddled with holes by Haihan, the preparation work may not be much worse than the war itself. Haihan has countless connections and ears in Lingnan officialdom, and the court's orders may still be

Before execution begins, the Haihan people will get wind of it first. It's hard to say who will act faster by then.

The more he knew, the colder his heart became. Before Liu Shang came to Hainan Island, he was ambitious and believed that he would be able to find a way to expel the Haihan people. But the longer he stayed, the more he realized that he had thought too much.

Simple. Not to mention driving away the Haihan people, even if you want to curb the continuous expansion of the Haihan Kingdom, it is difficult to reach the sky. In time, after the thousands of miles of South China Sea are firmly controlled by Haihan, I am afraid that they will go north to compete in the Central Plains.

Although these Haihan officials never mentioned attacking the Ming Dynasty, they did not show any awe when talking about the Ming Dynasty. They completely regarded the Ming Dynasty as a neighboring country like Annan and other countries. If one day the Haihan government would

When the committee announced that they would go north to attack the Ming Dynasty, these people probably wouldn't hesitate much. After all, they no longer regarded themselves as Ming people.

Liu Shang originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but when he saw Zhang Qianzhi coming to the deck, he wisely shut his mouth. Although he now knew that the person Zhang Qianzhi was monitoring along the way was not him, at least

He is not the main target, but whenever he sees Zhang Qianzhi appearing in front of him, he can't help but feel a chill on his back. In front of Zhang Qianzhi, Liu Shang always feels that he is the prey being targeted by hunters. If he doesn't hide his tail well,

, he will be picked out and killed by this hunter at any time.

Zhang Qianzhi did not pay attention to him. This time, he arrested a group of officials and foreign contacts in Danzhou for betraying state secrets. It was considered another great achievement of the Ministry of Security. After the dust settled,

He will inevitably get another commendation order.

Yu Xiaobao naturally also knew that Zhang Qianzhi had made great contributions in this operation. When he saw him coming to the deck for some air, he took the initiative to congratulate him and said: "You have made great achievements again this time. You will probably arrive in Haikou. The commendation telegram from Fort Victory

It will be sent over.”

Zhang Qianzhi said with a smile: "Actually, the person who deserves the most credit this time is not me, but Director Zhang. Otherwise, this case would not have been handled so smoothly. However, since the matter occurred in Danzhou, Victory Fort may not give him credit anymore.

Already."

Although most of the people arrested this time were operating on the ground in Danzhou, Zhang Xin actually did not have much responsibility as a local official, and it was precisely because he noticed some abnormal conditions in the areas under his control that he took the initiative to contact them.

The Ministry of Security investigated and finally dug out these people. Although the arrested Haihan officials had acted to betray intelligence, they had controlled the confidential information they had access to in advance, so there were no serious consequences.

However, these people who committed the crime will probably never have a chance to get out of the hard labor camp alive.

This case will not affect Zhang Xin's status in Danzhou, but the impact will not be very good after all. So as Zhang Qianzhi said, the executive committee will probably not have any public reward measures for Zhang Xin. At most, it will be a small reward.

The merits and demerits balance out, so Zhang Xin will not be held responsible for his leadership.

Yu Xiaobao said: "Speaking of which, what is going on in this case? If it is not confidential, can you tell us about it?"

Lu Ting hurriedly answered: "Then Rong, who is humble, should avoid it first."

Liu Shang really wanted to stay and hear the inside story, but Lu Ting had already expressed his opinion. It would be a bit unwise for him to stay regardless. When he was about to leave, Zhang Qianzhi took the initiative and said: "This matter

Actually, there isn’t much classified content, so it doesn’t hurt to talk about it, and you can also listen to it.”

It turns out that these Haihan officials began to receive various benefits secretly from several Ming merchants in the past year. At first, they just asked them to facilitate trade procedures, or provide them with some things that were not secret, but were important to them.

For the businessmen, it was news of commercial value. But later on, when the benefits were much greater, the other party asked them to provide some information on the military and political affairs of Haihan. At this time, even if these officials felt regretful, the other party had already mastered them.

There are many excuses for receiving benefits, so they can no longer stay away from it.

Zhang Xin accidentally learned that the financial situation of these officials was somewhat abnormal, so he secretly notified the Ministry of Security and asked them to investigate. As a result, the investigation revealed the hidden case. However, the investigators were also very patient.

He kept waiting for the opponents of these officials to appear, and judged that they would contact and complete the intelligence transaction in Danzhou, so he arranged a Hongmen Banquet to catch them all.

"So the people who contacted them to buy information were from Ming Dynasty?" Yu Xiaobao couldn't help but ask after hearing this.

"After the preliminary review last night, they were all members of the Jinyiwei." Zhang Qianzhi said of this yamen that made people talk about it in the Ming Dynasty, but there was no excitement on his face: "The Jinyiwei still comes to send people off every year, and there is nothing new. I

Leave the person to Wang Baisuo and let him interrogate him slowly to see if he can dig out some deeper informants."

Liu Shang felt that when Zhang Qianzhi said this, his eyes seemed to be staring at him intentionally or unintentionally. However, he did not dare to speak out on such a topic, so he could only stand and act as an audience.

Jin Yiwei, as the intelligence department of the Ming Dynasty, cannot sit idly by for the Haihan Kingdom on the coast of the South China Sea, but the various intelligence work carried out against Haihan has actually been ineffective. Although Jin Yiwei insists on sending some people to sneak into Hainan every year disguised as various identities

Island, trying to create some trouble for Haihan while collecting intelligence. However, since the Danzhou assassination and the Shilu Mine riot that year, the Haihan Security Department has become a key task to clean up Jinyiwei's lurking personnel. Jinyiwei every year

Even if they send people here, Haihan can catch some people every year. Both sides come up with unique tricks and battles of wits and courage. However, Haihan Security Department has the advantage of home field and takes advantage more often.

For Zhang Qianzhi, catching a few Jinyiwei disguised as businessmen is not a big deal. The key is to see whether more valuable information can be mined from them. With just a few shrimps, it is not enough to let Zhang Qianzhi

He went to interrogate himself, so after handing it over to Wang Baisuo, he and the inspection team took a boat to Haikou, where the Ministry of Security's office in the Qiongbei region was located.

Zhang Qianzhi said that these overt and covert fights in the intelligence field were ordinary, but Liu Shang was secretly frightened when he heard it. Although he was not a member of Jinyiwei, the purpose of coming to Hainan Island was similar to that of these people who were arrested. If

One day, I was captured by Zhang Qianzhi's department. I don't know if I can survive Haihan's torture.

With this uneasy mood, Liu Shang seemed very worried and taciturn on the way to Haikou. However, others thought that he was not fully recovered and was mentally weak, but no one related his condition to him.

The experiences in Danzhou are linked together.

There is a voyage of more than 80 nautical miles from Danzhou to Haikou. The inspection team was not in a hurry, so they traveled slowly and leisurely. It was not until midnight that they arrived at the mouth of the Nandu River on the coastline of Haikou City. The city built after Haihan took over this place is located on the west bank of the Nandu River.

On the Linhai Plain. In fact, the original Qiongzhou Fucheng is also here. However, the land in the city is very expensive and is not suitable for large-scale commercial development. Therefore, the new city was chosen to the north of the original Fucheng and is connected with the newly built Haikou Port.

It can be said that it is another port city after Sanya.
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