Chapter 688 International Situation

Although Haihan had an absolute advantage in terms of force, it was still difficult to completely avoid casualties during the battle. Fortunately, the level of casualties was acceptable. Currently, only two soldiers died in the battle, and others were injured to varying degrees.

There were more than 30 injured people. However, when evaluated in a battle environment with a scale of 1,000 people, this casualty rate is actually quite low. You must know that the casualty rate of the other side of the battle is much higher than this number. The bodies that were collected after the war

There are more than 140 people, and there are more than 400 lightly and seriously injured people. Due to limited medical conditions, it is basically impossible for those seriously injured people to receive timely treatment like the militia soldiers, and most of them will be treated in the next one or two days.

One after another people died in the sky.

In addition to these wounded numbers, the militia army will probably execute a group of fugitives from the hard labor camp and the accomplices of Heishandong here, and then escort the remaining prisoners back to the Shilu mining area in batches. As for the village of Heishandong, Qiao Zhiya has seen it

He does not intend to directly destroy the environment here in the future. He believes that those Lidong Miao villages who are willing to rely on Haihan can be moved here and then carry out agricultural development in the surrounding mountain plains. Of course, these works do not need to be done by

He will handle it, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture will take over and handle the follow-up matters.

After visiting the wounded, Qiao Zhiya returned to his tent and began drafting a battle report to be sent back to Sanya.

"... There is still a big gap between Li Dong in the Qiongzhong area and our army in terms of combat effectiveness. If short-term combat supplies can be guaranteed, preemptive strikes can be considered to decisively launch military strikes against local forces that refuse to obey. Another Annan

The Second Battalion showed excellent adaptability to the mountain combat environment during the battle, and it is recommended to use it as the main force to pacify the Qiongzhong area."

At the end of the message, Qiao Zhiya attached some of his views on this mission. As a member of the military, there is no doubt that he is also a staunch militant, so he has been slow to comment on the executive committee's response to the Qiongzhong area.

In the past, every time the military proposed to use force to solve the problem of parts of Qiongzhong that were unwilling to be brought under the jurisdiction of Haihan, someone would stand up and oppose it for various reasons, and in the end it could not be resolved. And this

From a certain perspective, the riots that occurred in the Cishilu mining area can actually be regarded as one of the consequences of the Executive Committee's long delay in handling the Qiongzhong plan.

Starting from the next day, the Annan 2nd Battalion led by Qiao Zhiya used Heishandong as a stronghold and launched attacks on several Lidongs in the surrounding areas. These Lidongs usually followed Heishandong, and they also participated in the Shilu riots.

Among them, naturally, they could not escape the wave of liquidation afterwards. However, the strength of these Lidong caves was relatively weak, and the difficulty of attacking them was not too great. It did not cause too much trouble to deal with it. It only took two days.

The militia army captured the other three Lidongs one by one and captured a large number of people.

Qiao Zhiya did some calculations. Taking into account the fugitives and Li people captured in this operation, the number of prisoners in the hard labor camp should increase instead of falling. However, the Li people captured this time are obviously not suitable to be detained together, and they must be returned.

Give some away.

On October 2, the armed raids on Heishandong and surrounding areas basically came to an end. The militia army and a large team of more than 2,000 prisoners began to return to Shilu in a mighty manner. However, these prisoners were not all of Li Dong.

population, there are still some people who were lucky enough to escape this wave of raids. Qiao Zhiya ordered the Li Miao company that coordinated this operation to stay in the village of Heishandong for another month to prevent the resistance from resurrecting again.

The Li riot that broke out in Shilu did cause relatively large losses to the production of the mining area, but on the other hand, this incident also forced the executive committee to face the unresolved security risks in Qiongzhong head-on, and took measures.

Military means were used to attack the hostile civilian forces. To a certain extent, this riot can be said to have accelerated the process of Haihan's unification of the entire Hainan Island, and it also affected Haihan's future policy preference for resolving the hostile civilian forces.

Because the Qiongzhong area is located in the hinterland of Hainan Island and has mostly mountainous terrain, the Ming government's rule over this area was more of a formality. Many places still belonged to the owners of the caves, and the village owners acted as local emperors. Here

Previously, the Executive Committee was not willing to use force to resolve the jurisdictional issue in the Qiongzhong area. First, military means would cost a lot and the short-term returns were very limited. Second, the Executive Committee did not want to intensify the situation in a favorable development situation.

The conflict with the Li and Miao people makes me unhappy.

However, with the success of this military expedition against Heishandong, solving the Qiongzhong problem by force has become a feasible option, and the combat environment that senior officials have been worried about does not seem to be an insurmountable problem. Especially for those who are good at mountain warfare

For the Annan militia, they did not even need much time to adapt to the environment, and they could quickly enter the combat state, and they also showed tactical proficiency in the battle that satisfied the military brass.

Of course, the one who is most delighted with this victory is the Ministry of Security. After half a year of tracing and arresting, Zhao Ye’s case can finally be successfully concluded. During the past six months, the field personnel of the Ministry of Security have

Half of them have been busy inside and outside Danzhou, trying to arrest Zhao Ye as soon as possible. However, it was the military that finally achieved this goal. The main body of the Security Department only played a role of assistance and miscellaneous work. But in Shilu

Lin Nan and Li Qingyang, who are handling the matter, will not blame the military for stealing their limelight in this matter. On the contrary, they are very grateful that the military is finally willing to take action. Otherwise, Zhao Ye has been hiding in the mountainous area and this case will not come out.

The case will continue to be delayed without being able to be closed. Originally, the Ministry of Security had merit in handling the Danzhou assassination case in March, but the case could not be closed because the main criminal escaped. This merit has been pending. This time, when the two return to Sanya

, waiting for them will most likely be a commendation order issued by the Executive Committee.

At the same time, good news came back from Fujian. Under the constant persuasion of Qian Tiandun and others, Xu Xinsu finally agreed to temporarily hand over part of Kinmen Island to Haihan as the residence of the military advisory group. Of course, this right of use is not allowed.

It is just a matter of building a few rows of barracks and a training ground. It is an exclusive area where fortresses, coastal defense batteries and military docks can be built, and Haihan will have extraterritoriality in this area. This is basically the same as Haihan in Annan.

The treatment is the same.

The reason why Qian Tiandun insisted on setting aside a piece of land to camp on Kinmen Island is because the next strategy currently being considered by the military is to attack the Penghu Islands, and Kinmen Island is the place with the shortest voyage between the coast of Fujian and Penghu.

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The Penghu Islands are still the home base of Shiba Zhi. Although Shiba Zhi lost miserably in several consecutive battles, they can still gain certain profits by controlling the strait waterways by virtue of Penghu's geographical location.

, and thus continue to survive, which is obviously a situation that Haihan does not want to see.

So far, Shibazhi has not retaliated against the Fujian army or Haihan, but it has not made any further attempts at peace talks. Qian Tiandun believes that Shibazhi is regenerating its strength and is also waiting for the Dutch to come up with a clear solution.

Attitude - Since the Battle of Nanri Island, the Dutch have remained silent, neither openly declaring war on Ming Dynasty and Haihan, nor explaining their future attitude to Shibazhi.

Of course, the Dutch also have their own difficulties, but they can't explain it to Shibazhi, because the instructions from Batavia are for them to keep silent, not to take the initiative to stir up trouble, and wait for the results of the negotiations with the Haihan people to come out. But

The envoys sent by the East India Company to Sanya were still staying at the Guest House in Victory Port at this time. Although the negotiations between the two parties had been going on for dozens of days, the progress made was still almost zero, and Van Longen and Van Deweghe

Neither Gen nor Su Keyi were willing to return to Batavia empty-handed, so they dragged it all the way.

Schneider has already let go of this matter, and Yu Xiaobao is still responsible for negotiating with the Dutch. However, after a long tug-of-war of negotiations, neither party is interested in any more meaningless negotiations on some detailed issues.

When we meet every day, we talk about the past and present more. We talk about everything in the world, and we spend more time wasting our time than negotiating.

After constant conversations, the three East India Company envoys also discovered that this young man's knowledge definitely exceeded their expectations. Although Yu Xiaobao claimed that the farthest place he had been to was Guangzhou, his knowledge seemed to be nothing at all.

No less than these old fur seals who have been running around on the sea all year round. Especially for those distant places, such as India, the Arabian Peninsula and the further continent of Europa, this young Haihan official seems to have some knowledge.

Obviously this is not a clean thing.

When talking about the current state of war between the two sides today, Yu Xiaobao's remarks once again surprised the Dutch envoys: "I can only express my incomprehension that you have been using war as a threat. Is it possible that in Europa?

When all countries are in a mess, does your country still have enough energy to invest a large amount of maritime weapons in the Far East? Your country's parliament should pay more attention to the war with the Spanish at this time, rather than fighting for a small island with no production in the Far East.

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Of course, Yu Xiaobao's words were not thought up by himself, but came from the guidance of Schneider and Ning Qi. Historically, the Netherlands had been under the rule of Spain since the early 16th century. By 1568, the Netherlands broke out

The Eighty Years' War against Spain. When the United Republic of the Netherlands was proclaimed in The Hague in 1581, the first article of the declaration was to abolish the Spanish king's right to rule the provinces of the Netherlands.

Of course, the independence of the Netherlands is not something that just a few people declare verbally. The historical Dutch War of Independence lasted from 1568 to 1648. It took eighty years to gain independence recognized by the Spanish royal family. During this period, the price paid

It was really not small. As one of the major powers on the European continent at that time, Spain was significantly stronger and had always been in an advantageous position in the war against the Netherlands. This situation remained until 1621, when Spain was involved in the Thirty Years' War.

Only then did new changes begin.

The period from 1621 to 1648 can be said to be the most intense period of fighting between the Netherlands and Spain. The battlefields between the two sides were not limited to Europe. The battles between the two sides were also ongoing in the American colonies and the Far East. In the past few days,

The East India Company occupied Damuan Port in southern Taiwan and blocked the Ming Dynasty shipping route to Manila, which was one of its methods. Later, the Spanish also sent a fleet to occupy Jilong Port in Taipei in an attempt to cut off the

The shipping routes between the Netherlands and Ryukyu, Japan, North Korea and other places are also a countermeasure.

Which one is weaker than Haihan compared with Spain? There is basically no need to discuss this issue. Although Spain faces many problems and is trapped in the quagmire of war, it is still a powerful empire after all, far from being isolated in a corner like Haihan currently.

The local power is comparable. Moreover, the war between Spain and the Netherlands can be said to be of a life-and-death nature. It is far from being comparable to the regional territorial dispute between the East India Company and Haihan. The Executive Committee sees this very clearly.

And they believe that the top management of the East India Company also understands very well. In the fight with Haihan, the East India Company is not 100% sure of winning, and it is very likely that the Spanish will take advantage of it. The Executive Committee believes that this can be regarded as

A weakness of the East India Company.

After talking for so many days, Schneider thought it was time to wake up the other party and make them realize who had the initiative, so he instructed Yu Xiaobao to make such a statement.

"The war between us and the Spanish is another matter that you don't need to worry about." After listening to Su Keyi's translation, Fan Longgen suppressed his inner surprise and said deliberately with a blank expression.

Every time I return to Batavia, I can get the latest war situation in Europe, but for these countries in the Far East, very few people know about the war happening thousands of miles away, let alone understand it.

The origin and meaning of this. Yu Xiaobao’s few words seem to have revealed the reality that the Dutch least want to face at the moment.

"We indeed have no intention of intervening in the war between your country and Spain, but..." Yu Xiaobao recalled Schneider's words as he spoke, trying his best to imitate his tone: "...if the East India Company repeatedly uses war as a threat,

Then when necessary, we may also unite with other forces with similar interests, just like you united with Shibazhi."

"No, you will not cooperate with the Spaniards. They are a group of greedy liars and thugs who do nothing but exploit others." This time Su Keyi did not translate first, but responded directly to Yu Xiaobao.

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