Chapter 2105

In fact, the North Korean court made such a decision, which was partly out of desperation. Haehan's request at the beginning was only for North Korea to provide Seogwipo as a temporary supply port, and it was only intended to be used briefly for a few days. Such a request naturally required

The North Koreans could not refuse, so they could only ask Jeju Mu to cooperate as much as possible.

Although they knew that Haihan's reconnaissance operation against Japan was most likely to prepare for a subsequent war, North Korea was very optimistic that a war would not break out in the near future. Unexpectedly, just a few days later, Wang Tom informed Seoul that

Due to changes in the situation, the naval fleet stationed in Daedong River will go south to perform military missions. During this period, Seogwipo Port will be needed as a logistics center. The estimated period is thirty to sixty days.

Haihan's notice did not leave North Korea the option of rejecting it. Although North Korea had no intention of going to war with Japan, it could not persuade Haihan to cancel this decision. The only good thing is that Haihan's current expropriation requirements gave a relatively clear statement.

The time limit does not seem to be the intention to use such an excuse to occupy Seogwipo.

However, after last year's war, North Korea's top leaders have become accustomed to the Haehan Army's practice of requisitioning domestic resources for combat operations, and the hard-line officials headed by Kim Sang-heon also believe that Haehan's help can be used to defeat Japan.

It will help to make this old enemy give up the idea of ​​launching another attack on North Korea in the future. If the Haihan Army can kill more Japanese during the operation, it can be regarded as retaliation in disguise for the old grudge of Japan's invasion of North Korea.

Although the local officials in Seogwipo were quite critical of such an arrangement, in the face of the imperial court's strict orders and Haehan's warships, they had no choice but to compromise and accept.

Soon the government announced that the Seogwipo area had entered a state of war. The area within a radius of 20 miles of the port was classified as a military control area. People were prohibited from leaving this area for any reason, and any unapproved ships were not allowed to go to sea.

No one is allowed in and no one is allowed out, so as to prevent any leaks before the combat operation begins and prevent the enemy across the sea from being prepared in advance.

The Haehan vanguard troops who arrived here early were responsible for organizing and directing the martial law work in the area. The few local government officials in Seogwipo were all organized and assigned to several patrol teams to serve as guides and microphones.

The army is about to attack, and a small place like Seogwipo cannot prepare all the supplies it needs. So starting from the second day after Seogwipo implemented military control, cargo ships from the Taedong River base began to arrive one after another,

A large amount of combat supplies were unloaded at this small port.

Many private houses near the port have been requisitioned by the government and used as temporary material warehouses. People here who usually make a living by fishing or farming began to build large military tents under the command of Haihan soldiers to prepare for the subsequent entry into the West.

Prepare personnel and materials for returning to Pu.

According to the battle plan formulated by the Datong River Base, most of the warships and troop carriers of the North Sea Fleet stationed at the Datong River Base will be dispatched this time. The naval force invested will be about 1,500 people. The army will dispatch

The two combined infantry battalions under the special operations group have about 2,000 troops. In addition to more than 1,000 logistics personnel, a total of nearly 5,000 people will be involved in this combat operation, almost evacuating the entire Datong.

Jiang base.

This is only the scale of the troops dispatched by the Northern Route Army. If the East China Sea Fleet in the south is added, the entire operation will require about 8,000 troops. It is definitely a large-scale military operation for Haihan.

In large-scale military operations like this in the past, the Haihan Army often had relatively clear interests in the process, such as gaining control of a certain place through war, or plundering local wealth and population during the operation.

, in order to offset the huge military expenditures consumed by combat operations, these purposes will be determined during the stage of formulating combat plans.

However, the attack on the Hirado Domain did not have a relatively clear goal. It only determined that it would reduce military expenditures by quickly resolving the battle and try to avoid falling into a long-term battle. He knew that the Fujian Ming army participating in the operation must

He was very happy to carry out lucrative tasks such as looting and looting, but he was a little worried that the Ming army would lose control in the process and affect Haihan's quick battle plan.

On the fourth day after Seogwipo was designated as a military control zone, Chan Tien-don finally arrived here after a long journey. Two battalions of army combat troops, divided into more than a dozen troop transport ships, also arrived at Seogwipo with him.

If the local people did not have a clear understanding of what it meant to be classified as a military control zone before, then with the arrival of the Haihan Army, the local wartime atmosphere really improved.

Shiploads of Haehan soldiers landed at the small Seogwipo Port and settled in the camp that had not yet been completely set up. Due to insufficient accommodation, some houses in nearby villages and towns were also requisitioned as temporary barracks.

Platoon units were temporarily stationed in these places. However, it is hard to say whether this measure was because Haihan did not have enough tents available, or whether the military intended to use this to arrange troops to station troops in nearby villages and towns to implement military control.

Two days after Qian Tiandun arrived in Seogwipo, the fleet that went to Hirado for a reconnaissance mission finally returned. Commander Yuan Zhi and Amakusa Shiro heard that Qian Tiandun had arrived, and they immediately rushed to Seogwipo without taking a rest.

Rush to the headquarters to see you.

During the reconnaissance process, Yuan Zhi had also reported the progress of the operation to the rear several times through the radio. However, it was not so convenient to transmit information through the radio. Many details still had to be reported face-to-face for the superiors to clarify the situation.

The most important information discovered by the reconnaissance force in Hirado was that it found the place where the opponent secretly manufactured weapons and warships. This was also the main reason why the military leaders decided to launch a military attack on Hirado as soon as possible. If it had not been discovered that this

Without conclusive evidence in this regard, the military may still have difficulty making up its mind to fight this cross-sea battle.

In addition, the reconnaissance force confirmed the fact that there were descendants of Zheng Zhilong in the local area, and thus determined that the Eighteen Zhiyu Party was operating the Hirado Domain as a sanctuary. This news was not a big surprise to Haihan.

But Fujian obviously does not want this situation to continue. Even if someone uses Zheng Zhilong's name to revive Shibazhi, this must be stopped.

However, in addition to the information that has been reported, Qian Tiandun is also very concerned about possible local variables, such as the actual strength of the Hirado Domain and the number of troops stationed at Hirado Port, and whether the shogunate will impose any sanctions on the Hirado Domain under attack.

Helping hands, as well as the armed forces controlled by the Eighteen Zhiyu Party who have been hiding in secret, etc.

These issues that Qian Tiandun was concerned about had been given instructions to Amakusa Shiro before the reconnaissance force set off, so Amakusa Shiro also consciously explored these issues during the local reconnaissance, but the results were not necessarily satisfactory.

Meet Qian Tiandun’s requirements.

"I made inquiries in many places in Hirado, and found out that the size of the Hirado Domain's armed forces was about 1,500, of which nearly one-third were sailors. There were about a hundred cavalrymen, and these people were from the Hirado Domain.

Among the elite samurai, these cavalry samurai were probably the only ones qualified to equip armor. In addition, it is said that the Hirado Domain had begun to equip its troops with muskets ten years ago with the help of the Portuguese and the Dutch, but they used

The weapon is very primitive, it is a matchlock gun that even has a trigger, and the number in the field is very small."

"Beginning about four or five years ago, the armed level of the Hirado Domain seems to have slowly begun to improve. First, there are more armors and steel weapons. Second, the establishment has increased from the level of a thousand people to the current scale. I think this is related to

The time when Shibazhi was defeated and fled to Penghu coincided with it. Perhaps from that time on, Shibazhi had been trying to develop Hirado into a base for a comeback and provide economic and military assistance to the Matsuura clan of Hirado Domain. If there was

Given sufficient time to mobilize before the war, the Hirado clan could probably organize a peasant army of two to three thousand people."

"But from the Battle of Penghu to the Battle of Miyakojima, how many members of the Shiba Shiba fled to Hirado? I was unable to find out detailed information. However, judging from the reputation of the Tagawa family in the local area, the remaining members of the Shiba Shiba should be

The Tagawa family, who was related by marriage to Zheng Zhilong, was the target of support, and Zheng Zhilong's descendant Tagawa Nanzaemon was likely to become the new loyal target of these people. When Tagawa Nanzaemon came of age and took over as the head of the family, probably

These people will naturally become his retainers, and maybe the Tagawa clan will directly replace the Matsura clan and become the new master of the Hirado clan."

"From what I learned in Nagasaki, the Tokugawa shogunate has become increasingly unfavorable to the Hirado clan in recent years due to differences in the implementation of the lock-down order and conflicts of interest in competing for foreign trade shares, and has been trying to

Let the destination of foreign merchants be changed to Nagasaki Port, which is controlled by the shogunate. If trouble occurs in the Hirado Domain, the Tokugawa shogunate will probably stand aside and watch. I believe that even if the shogunate is willing to send troops, it will be difficult to organize enough troops in a short period of time.

They formed an organized force and crossed the sea to rescue Hirado Port."

"I believe that if we focus the attack target of this operation on Hirado Port and catch the opponent by surprise, then we should not encounter too strong resistance, and it will be easy to completely capture the area within three days.

However, if a long-term occupation is to be implemented, the local products may not be able to support the large-scale garrison. In addition, Hirado Port is too small to be further developed. I believe that if a base is to be established in Japan, it should be on the west coast of Kyushu.

Sasebo Bay is more suitable because there are not many indigenous people there, so it will be easier to clean up."

Amakusa Shiro's report was very detailed. After talking about the topics that Qian Tianton was concerned about, he also told the story of his landing operations in Hirado Port and Nagasaki Port. He talked about it for more than an hour before it ended.

After he finished speaking, Yuan Zhi then began to report on various information collected by the navy during this reconnaissance operation, including the hydrological conditions of several planned landing attack locations, the voyage distance between various attack targets, and the methods for launching a landing battle.

Difficulty, etc. Considering the strength of the opponent, the navy was not the main force in this operation, so the purpose of Yuan Zhi's mission was relatively simple, which was to find a suitable place to send the army ashore.

After completing this reconnaissance operation, the Navy has another goal, which is to clean up the standard warships secretly built by its opponents and ensure that the warships that have been launched will not sneak away from Haihan's nose after the war begins.

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This task is actually not too difficult for the navy. Putting aside the number of warships and firepower output levels, it is difficult for these warships to form combat effectiveness in their short service time. Even with the advanced training of the Haihan Navy

The system, from the launch of a new ship, to the deployment of crews into service, to the completion of running-in and initial formation of qualified combat effectiveness, will take at least about half a year.

Almost all of the warships that Amakusa Shiro saw during the local landing reconnaissance were recently launched. These ships may not even have time to recruit enough sailors before the war begins, let alone form combat effectiveness. Of course, if Haihan did not discover them

If it is allowed to develop freely for another year or two, it will be difficult to say. But under the current situation, if the Haihan Navy wants to destroy the opponent's unformed surface armed force, it should not take too much effort.

After listening to the reports of the two men, Qian Tiandun asked questions again to confirm some details. In Qian Tiandun's view, the focus of this operation was not whether it could defeat the opponent, but how to defeat the opponent at the minimum cost.

Complete the military strike as quickly as possible, and then capture and exterminate the Shiba Shiyu Party locally. Considering the size of Hirado Island and the extensive sea routes, the latter may be more difficult to implement.

He has two battalions of infantry at his disposal, so attacking the city is definitely not a problem, but if this force is spread over an island of more than 100 square kilometers to capture fugitives, it will still be a drop in the bucket. Although the troops sent by Zhejiang

The message stated that the Fujian side had dispatched more than a thousand infantrymen to participate in the operation, but these Ming troops were responsible for cleaning up the Goto Islands, so it was difficult to expect them to participate in the combat operations on Hirado Island as soon as possible.

For the current plan, we can only try our best to deploy a blockade after landing in the northern part of Hirado Island to seal all the land routes escaping south from Hirado Port. Qian Tiandun roughly estimates that the number of troops required for this deployment is

It requires about one battalion. If all the land forces are used, it will probably affect the combat operations in the area near Hirado Port. Therefore, depending on the battle progress and battlefield situation, it may be necessary to mobilize part of the navy to land and carry out the blockade mission.

Although the map Qian Tiandun has in hand contains relatively detailed topography, considering that these data are from hundreds of years later, the development and construction of human activities during that period must have caused certain changes to the local natural environment, so he still has to talk to Amakusa Shiro again.

Carefully check the details in the battle plan to avoid making wrong deployments.
Chapter completed!