Chapter 2104

If it weren't for the fact that most of the elite troops under his command were going to participate in this military operation against the Hirado Domain, and someone had to be stationed in the rear areas of Fujian to ensure stability and provide logistical support for the outgoing army, then the leading commander would probably not be Xu Yuzhuo.

Instead, Xu Xinsu personally led the troops to the expedition.

Xu Yuzhuo came north to Zhoushan to meet with Shi Diwen in advance this time, and also brought some personal requests from Xu Xinsu: "My father hopes that this operation can completely eradicate the Eighteen Zhiyu Party and all related personnel, so that they will not stay as before."

future trouble."

"I'm afraid this will be difficult." Shi Diwen replied calmly: "Even if we can have enough troops to surround Hirado Island from the sea before the war begins, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will escape. You know

It is so close to Kyushu that people with good water skills can even swim directly from Hirado to Kyushu. Unless we can get the Tokugawa shogunate to help us arrest people, it will be difficult to achieve the effect Master Xu requires."

In fact, let alone seeking help from the Tokugawa Shogunate, the premise mentioned by Shi Diwen is difficult to achieve. The island of Hirado Island covers an area of ​​more than 160 square kilometers. To surround such an island from the sea, one or two hundred ships are far away.

Not enough. The narrowest part of the Hirado Strait is even less than one mile. It is indeed difficult to prevent people from escaping to the Kyushu region in the east after the war begins.

Both Haihan and Fujian will send heavy troops to participate in this operation. From a strategic point of view, it is not difficult to defeat the Hirado Domain militarily, and it may even be suspected of killing a chicken with a knife. But to meet the conditions proposed by Xu Xinsu, then

It is beyond human power, and even if we deploy additional troops, it will be difficult to achieve.

Xu Yuzhuo said: "My father also knows that there are many difficulties involved, but our Fujian Navy will fight with all our strength and try not to leave any chance for our opponents to escape."

Shi Diwen didn't understand the intention of the other party to express his determination, but he would not be affected by this simple provocation and changed the topic to the current material preparation and logistical support.

"We have initially stocked tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, a batch of medicinal materials and medical supplies, and spare weapon parts for maintenance at this port. When the naval fleet arrives here, they can be loaded onto the ship immediately. If General Xu needs anything else, he might as well

If you mention it, it will be very quick for us to organize procurement from the nearby Ningbo Prefecture."

Shi Diwen did not take the initiative to raise the cost issue, but Xu Yuzhuo could not be ignorant and immediately stated that he would bear the relevant material procurement costs. The Fujian Xu family relied heavily on Haihan, and of course they could not let Haihan pay for it.

For these expenses, even if the naval fleet ships food and grass supplies from Fujian on its own, it may not use the materials officially purchased by Haihan at all, so it will still have to spend money to buy these materials.

However, this is not the first time that the two sides have jointly sent troops overseas, and they have some experience in coordinating material supplies. Therefore, the generals of both sides only need to express their attitudes on this issue, and the remaining specific connection work will be implemented by the quartermaster.

The real focus of the discussion between the two sides is the combat plan for this operation. Two five-foot-square maps have been hung on the wall of this conference room. One is a map of the East China Sea, which has been clearly marked.

The distance from the seaport to the Goto Islands is 1,400 miles. The other map shows the areas including the Goto Islands, Hirado Island, and the west coast of Kyushu, which are also marked in red.

Various target locations including Hirado Port.

This was not the first time that Xu Yuzhuo saw such a very detailed map at a combat readiness meeting led by Haihan. Apart from admiration, he had always wanted to understand how such an accurate map was made. After all, even Haihan

Even if we sent people to do field surveying and mapping, it would be impossible to draw such a detailed map in such a short period of time.

However, this is one of Haihan's most important military secrets, and Shi Diwen will naturally not explain the origin of these maps to him. The purpose of displaying these detailed maps in front of allies is to enable allies to better obey Haihan's plans.

Combat plans clearly specify the goals and tasks assigned to them.

"The voyage from Zhoushan to Hirado is 1,500 miles long. If the battle lasts for a long time, it will put a lot of pressure on our logistics supplies. So before this, we have finalized a distance relatively close to the destination.

The nearest supply port." When Shi Diwen said this, he raised his hand and pointed in the west direction of the Goto Islands and said: "The Seogwipo Port in the south of Jeju Island has been temporarily requisitioned by our army as the main supply for this operation.

Port. This port is only 400 miles away from the Goto Islands and more than 500 miles away from Hirado Island. It only takes about four days for a supply ship to go back and forth, which can basically meet combat needs. Our army has now begun to transport various materials to this port.

At that time, the North Sea Fleet heading south from the Korean Peninsula will first go to Seogwipo and wait for us to set off from Zhoushan before cooperating with us."

Logistics and supplies must be arranged properly before setting off for an expedition. This is a major feature of the Haihan Army's overseas operations, and Xu Yuzhuo is no stranger to this. He looked at the location of Seogwipo in the direction Shi Diwen pointed.

It is indeed much closer than going from Zhoushan Island. North Korea is willing to donate the area as a temporary military port. It is probably the result of Haihan's pressure on it.

"Will North Korea... send troops to participate in this operation?" Since North Korea was mentioned, Xu Yuzhuo also asked about it. Of course, he did not have any hope for North Korea to send troops. He had already seen the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army in the war to aid Korea last year.

, it would be a blessing not to be held back, but fighting side by side is something we never dare to hope for.

Sure enough, Shi Diwen shook his head and said: "North Korea suffered a heavy blow last year, and now it is temporarily unable to deploy troops to fight overseas, so for this operation they are only responsible for providing ports and some supplies, and will not directly participate in front-line combat missions.

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Hearing Shi Diwen's explanation, Xu Yuzhuo breathed a sigh of relief. If the North Koreans also went with him, he would have to distract himself from taking care of them, which would affect his own combat effectiveness.

Shi Diwen continued: "At present, our army's reconnaissance force has discovered at least one harbor suspected of being a secret stronghold of Shibazhi on the Wudao Islands, and has discovered several docks where warships are being built. So we are preparing to attack

At the same time as Hirado, some troops will be allocated to destroy this local stronghold."

Xu Yuzhuo heard Xiange and knew what he meant, and asked proactively: "How about giving this place to my navy?"

Shi Diwen said: "The harbor is narrow and the naval fleet may not be able to form a large-scale attack, so my personal suggestion is to deploy some warships to block the channels in and out of the harbor, and then send your infantry ashore to clear out the local

enemy."

This time, there were more than a thousand musketry infantry accompanying the Fujian Navy. Under normal circumstances, using such a force should be more than enough to clear the local stronghold. And according to the information sent back by the reconnaissance force, there is no fort or the like in that place.

Coastal fortifications are built, so there should be little pressure on the infantry to complete the landing there.

In order to reassure Xu Yuzhuo about this arrangement, Shi Diwen added: "When launching the landing, our army will also send warships to provide cover to ensure that the infantry can land safely ashore."

Xu Yuzhuo had seen the Haihan Army's landing operations more than once, and he also had some understanding of its tactics of using ship-based artillery fire to cover infantry landings. If a Haihan warship provided fire cover from the shore, the landing would be safer.

There will also be an increase.

Of course, this is actually just an insurance measure for stability. In fact, neither Shi Diwen nor Xu Yuzhuo believed that the local enemies could make anti-landing defense deployments in advance. Once the musketeers and infantry landed and assembled, how could they deal with the local

It will be easier if you have armed personnel. Even if the opponent has a certain number of muskets in their hands, they are only civilian armed forces after all, and it is difficult to compete with well-trained professional troops on the frontal battlefield.

Haihan's combat plan still focused on Hirado Island as the primary target, but the secret strongholds on the Goto Islands also had to be wiped out as soon as possible. Xu Yuzhuo had no objection to this arrangement.

Shi Diwen then pointed to Hirado Island and said: "According to the situation we currently have, the targets on Hirado Island are mainly concentrated in the northern part of the island, so we plan to divide our troops into two groups and cut off Hirado from the east.

The main channel of the strait, and the other way is from the west, landing at Furue Bay and Hoshika Bay to the west of Hirado Domain to cut off their retreat."

"Then what is the mission of our naval fleet?" Seeing that the main event was finally reached, Xu Yuzhuo asked eagerly.

"Go north from the eastern coast of Hirado Island, cut off the Hirado Strait, and ensure that no sails from Hirado Port can reach the sea!" Shi Diwen gave the task that Xu Yuzhuo was looking forward to.

In view of the actual situation of Hirado Island, the coalition forces can probably only try their best to form an encirclement in the northern part of the island and implement a multi-point combat method. They block the waterway from the east, attack Hirado Port, and secretly cross Chencang from the west to implement the landing. Then they attack from both sides and attack from both sides.

All the most important prosperous areas on Hirado Island are under control, and then the enemies of Hirado Castle will be slowly eliminated.

However, the combat plan is ultimately a unilateral plan. What difficulties will be encountered during the specific implementation and what degree of resistance will be encountered? There are too many situations that cannot be predicted at the moment, so they must fully discuss the plan now and try their best to

Try to avoid some unfavorable factors as much as possible.

The combat mission Shi Diwen explained was only two or three sentences long, but the specific implementation required careful study by both armies. And this mission does not mean that if it is handed over to the Fujian Navy, the Haihan Army will not participate in the Eastern Front at all.

In fact, the Haihan Army will also appear on the Eastern Front battlefield in order to control the battle process in a timely manner.

If you follow Haihan's combat process, you may even need to make a battlefield sandbox for tactical deductions. But this time Sanya's request is to make a quick decision and try to solve Japan's hidden dangers before summer, so it is too late to make a sandbox. The two armies

The staff officers could only use the maps at hand to formulate detailed action plans.

This process is not as exciting as killing the enemy on the battlefield, but is very boring. Everyone has to calculate in detail the troops required for each combat link, the approximate time and materials consumed, and the remedial measures and alternatives if an emergency occurs.

In short, there are many details that need to be discussed, and the cooperation between the two militaries needs to be confirmed repeatedly.

This is one of the main reasons why Xu Yuzhuo brought his command team to meet up in advance. It takes a lot of time and energy to discuss the battle plan. It would be too stressful to wait until the large forces set off before discussing the battle plan with Haihan.

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This combat meeting lasted for several hours as soon as it started. By the time it came to an end, the moon was shining brightly and it was already midnight.

Shi Diwen sympathized with everyone's hard work and had asked the kitchen to prepare midnight snacks. Xu Yuzhuo asked while eating: "I forgot to ask the general, who is leading the troops going south from North Korea?"

"General Qian will serve as the operational commander of the troops in the north." Shi Diwen said calmly: "His special operations group will also participate in this mission."

"The rich general will lead the army to attack. It seems that the landing on the island will be easier this time." After hearing this, Xu Yuzhuo did not forget to say a few words of flattery.

Xu Yuzhuo is no stranger to the strength of Qian Tiandun and his special forces. In terms of field combat capabilities in mountainous areas, they should be regarded as the most powerful troops he has ever seen, and whether they are defending cities or attacking fortresses, they are also

They all have quite outstanding achievements. According to the existing data, most of the areas on Hirado Island are mountainous and dense forests, which is a perfect fit for Qian Tiandun's troops. It is justifiable for him to participate in this mission.

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The Ministry of National Defense believes that although this combat mission is launched from the sea, considering that the opponent's ship armed force is limited, the decisive battle should still be carried out on land, and the navy is mainly responsible for transportation, delivery and blockade tasks, so the army will

It would be more reasonable to serve as the main attacking force.

It is precisely because of the opinions of the Ministry of National Defense that Wang Tom is responsible for dispatching logistics in the rear and assisting Qian Tiandun. Of course, if the battle situation does not go well, Wang Tom will also lead the reserve troops to rush to rescue in time, but this possibility should not be

After all, there is still a big gap between the opponent's strength and the special forces, and there is almost no chance of a comeback.

On the second day after Xu Yuzhuo arrived at Zhujiajian Island, several warships from the Datong River base arrived in Seogwipo. Disembarking from the ship were not only the Haihan soldiers with live ammunition, but also the special envoys sent by the North Korean court to inform the place.

Officials say this place has been temporarily taken over by the Haihan military.

This notice really confused the local officials. They had just sent away a fleet of the Haihan military fleet a few days ago. There was even the son of military judge Shen Jingzhen in the fleet. However, the explanation given to them at the time was that Seogwipo was designated as

It was used as a temporary supply port. But unexpectedly, just a few days later, the imperial court issued a new order and directly allocated this place to the Haihan people.
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