In Haihan's northward operation, war is not the response chosen by the command, and in the case of choice, Haihan will also try to avoid direct armed conflict with the local Ming army, but the current situation is that Weihaiwei has regarded the transit Haihan fleet as a potential threat, and has assisted in the investigation and notification to all the guards on the adjacent coast, including Qishan. August 1 Chinese ≤. Once the Yantaishan outpost of Qishan has fallen, the nature of this incident can probably no longer be explained by "misunderstanding".

Of course, there are still some ways to save the current situation, such as the trick used by Haihan in both Hainan and Zhejiang, under the pretext of "assisting the government to suppress pirates", sending armed forces to forcibly occupy the territory. When he went north to Zhejiang to attack Shipu Port, Haihan once claimed to be assisting the government to suppress bandits after capturing Shipu Qianhu City, and coerced Ma Ling of Shipu Qianhu to accept such an arrangement, and by the way, he also threw the pot to Haihan's intended target, the Zhoushan Boat Gang.

But now, if you want to use this routine again, there is an intractable problem, that is, where does this "bandit" come from. In the early years, when this trick was used in Qiongbei, a special combat battalion was sent to play the role of pirates, and in the early stage, he also defeated the Daming Naval Division stationed in Qiongbei and captured most of the cities in Qiongbei, including Danzhou, creating a real sense of urgency. Afterwards, Haihan also acted in a full set, and also staged a complete offensive and defensive battle in Qiongbei, so that the Guangdong government knew that there was fraud, but afterwards it could not produce any actual evidence to overturn the statement given by Haihan.

The subsequent military operation in Shipu Port, Zhejiang, was also an actual culprit object such as the Zhoushan Boat Gang, which made the whole plan reasonable. However, there are not many people living here in Zhifu Bay, and the appearance of pirates is an extremely unreasonable thing, so this old routine is probably difficult to come in handy here.

If Takahashi Nan directly used force to scare back the troops sent by Qishan, the command would not be worried about the combat effectiveness of the company he led, but in this way, it might not end well in the future.

"This means that if we want to temporarily block Zhifu Bay, we will inevitably have a conflict with Qishan, right?" Harugong had already realized the crux of the problem and asked directly.

Tom nodded and said, "That's right, so we need to make a choice now." ”

Chen Yixin said: "If we don't fight with Qishan now, our movements in Zhifu Bay will be exposed, right? Even if Gaoqiao South guards the fortress of Yantai Mountain, Qishan Institute will find a way to enter this area from the sea." Unless we are determined to wipe out the Ming army and sailors on the Shandong Peninsula, it is only a matter of time before they change the sky in this place. ”

Tom Wang asked, "Then what is your attitude?"

Chen Yixin said: "I think we should deal with the current situation in a peaceful way as much as possible, the occupation of Yantai Mountain is very limited for us, and it is impossible to completely hide our whereabouts through this means, it is better to clean up the place and return it to the Ming army, and then clear up the relationship." We are just southern businessmen who came to Shandong to set up a business inn and help the victims by the way, and we have nothing to do with what happened to Yantai Mountain. ”

"I agree with Xiao Chen. Sun Changmi also added: "Fighting against the Ming army, there will be no suspense about the outcome of the battle, but considering that we have to be stationed here for a long time, it is actually no good to have too much trouble with the local government, it is better to wash the white as soon as possible, so as not to be difficult to carry out work in the local area in the future." ”

The work that Sun Changmi refers to naturally refers to the commercial and immigration functions that Haihan's overseas bases will have, and these related affairs often require a certain degree of cooperation from the local government to be carried out. Although it was not difficult for the Haihan troops to go north to defeat the garrisons of several guards, once a large-scale armed conflict broke out, it would easily cause irreversible damage to the reputation of the Haihan in this area. At that time, the people thought that Haihan was a rebel army in turmoil, so where did they dare to take the initiative to come to Zhifu Island to defect.

"You don't have to ask me, I'm bringing cavalry, and whether the Ming army is closed or not is not blocked, it doesn't have much impact on my people. Harugong was very proud and did not directly express his position on this issue. Although the scale of the cavalry battalion is not large, it may indeed be regarded as the strongest armed force and combat effectiveness on the boundary of Dengzhou, and the Ming army has not even recovered to full strength at present, and it is not possible to muster enough cavalry to target and restrict the cavalry battalion of Haihan in a short period of time. From this point of view, Harugong's judgment is very accurate, and he is notoriously deaf to what is going on outside the window, whether other departments will be affected by this, that is not something he needs to consider.

At this time, Qian Tiandun and Hao Wanqing, who went to climb Lao Ye Mountain early in the morning, also came back, and after listening to the briefing, Hao Wanqing decisively stood on Chen Yixin's faction: "My people have not yet begun to be sent out, if they are opposed to the Ming army and the local government at this time, then my people will be in trouble when they go out." If the military feels the need to fight, then it's better to find a way to delay it for another two days until I send people out. ”

"What do you think of Old Qian?" Wang Tom naturally would not ignore Qian Tiandun's existence, after all, part of the 6th Army of this northbound army was based on the special operations battalion commanded by Qian Tiandun, and a company now stationed in Yantai was a member of the special operations battalion, so Qian Tiandun's opinion would directly affect the trend of this matter.

Qian Tiandun has brought soldiers outside for so many years, and there are no fewer battles, and the significance and role of the war are more profound than others, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said without hurry: "In fact, how to decide, just think about the purpose of our coming to Shandong." Will the defeat of the Ming army at the Qishan Institute be of great benefit or disadvantage to us? Will solving the problem we are currently facing be able to solve the problem we are currently facing? I don't think I need to make a careful analysis. War is a means of solving problems, but if we know that this means will not solve problems, is it necessary to resort to such thankless means?"

Wang Tom smiled: "I really can't imagine that the person with the most achievements in war among us would use such a thankless term to describe the means of force, to be honest, I thought you would definitely insist on using force to suppress the other party." ”

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "This kind of battle, there is no point in fighting, it is better to think about how to appease the emotions of Qishan Suo, and not let the local government have too much hostility towards us." ”

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In Haihan's northward operation, war is not the way the command chooses to deal with it, and in the case of choice, Haihan will also try to avoid direct armed conflict with the local Ming army, but the current situation is that Weihaiwei has regarded the transit Haihan fleet as a potential threat, and has assisted in the investigation and notification to all the guards on the adjacent coast, including Qishan. Once the Yantai Mountain outpost of Qishan has fallen, the nature of this incident can probably no longer be explained by "misunderstanding".

Of course, there are still some ways to save the current situation, such as the trick used by Haihan in both Hainan and Zhejiang, under the pretext of "assisting the government to suppress pirates", sending armed forces to forcibly occupy the territory. When he went north to Zhejiang to attack Shipu Port, Haihan once claimed to be assisting the government to suppress bandits after capturing Shipu Qianhu City, and coerced Ma Ling of Shipu Qianhu to accept such an arrangement, and by the way, he also threw the pot to Haihan's intended target, the Zhoushan Boat Gang.

But now, if you want to use this routine again, there is an intractable problem, that is, where does this "bandit" come from. In the early years, when this trick was used in Qiongbei, a special combat battalion was sent to play the role of pirates, and in the early stage, he also defeated the Daming Naval Division stationed in Qiongbei and captured most of the cities in Qiongbei, including Danzhou, creating a real sense of urgency. Afterwards, Haihan also acted in a full set, and also staged a complete offensive and defensive battle in Qiongbei, so that the Guangdong government knew that there was fraud, but afterwards it could not produce any actual evidence to overturn the statement given by Haihan.

The subsequent military operation in Shipu Port, Zhejiang, was also an actual culprit object such as the Zhoushan Boat Gang, which made the whole plan reasonable. However, there are not many people living here in Zhifu Bay, and the appearance of pirates is an extremely unreasonable thing, so this old routine is probably difficult to come in handy here.

If Takahashi Nan directly used force to scare back the troops sent by Qishan, the command would not be worried about the combat effectiveness of the company he led, but in this way, it might not end well in the future.

"This means that if we want to temporarily block Zhifu Bay, we will inevitably have a conflict with Qishan, right?" Harugong had already realized the crux of the problem and asked directly.

Tom nodded and said, "That's right, so we need to make a choice now." ”

Chen Yixin said: "If we don't fight with Qishan now, our movements in Zhifu Bay will be exposed, right? Even if Gaoqiao South guards the fortress of Yantai Mountain, Qishan Institute will find a way to enter this area from the sea." Unless we are determined to wipe out the Ming army and sailors on the Shandong Peninsula, it is only a matter of time before they change the sky in this place. ”

Tom Wang asked, "Then what is your attitude?"

Chen Yixin said: "I think we should deal with the current situation in a peaceful way as much as possible, the occupation of Yantai Mountain is very limited for us, and it is impossible to completely hide our whereabouts through this means, it is better to clean up the place and return it to the Ming army, and then clear up the relationship." We are just southern businessmen who came to Shandong to set up a business inn and help the victims by the way, and we have nothing to do with what happened to Yantai Mountain. ”

"I agree with Xiao Chen. Sun Changmi also added: "Fighting against the Ming army, there will be no suspense about the outcome of the battle, but considering that we have to be stationed here for a long time, it is actually no good to have too much trouble with the local government, it is better to wash the white as soon as possible, so as not to be difficult to carry out work in the local area in the future." ”

The work that Sun Changmi refers to naturally refers to the commercial and immigration functions that Haihan's overseas bases will have, and these related affairs often require a certain degree of cooperation from the local government to be carried out. Although it was not difficult for the Haihan troops to go north to defeat the garrisons of several guards, once a large-scale armed conflict broke out, it would easily cause irreversible damage to the reputation of the Haihan in this area. At that time, the people thought that Haihan was a rebel army in turmoil, so where did they dare to take the initiative to come to Zhifu Island to defect.

"You don't have to ask me, I'm bringing cavalry, and whether the Ming army is closed or not is not blocked, it doesn't have much impact on my people. Harugong was very proud and did not directly express his position on this issue. Although the scale of the cavalry battalion is not large, it may indeed be regarded as the strongest armed force and combat effectiveness on the boundary of Dengzhou, and the Ming army has not even recovered to full strength at present, and it is not possible to muster enough cavalry to target and restrict the cavalry battalion of Haihan in a short period of time. From this point of view, Harugong's judgment is very accurate, and he is notoriously deaf to what is going on outside the window, whether other departments will be affected by this, that is not something he needs to consider.

At this time, Qian Tiandun and Hao Wanqing, who went to climb Lao Ye Mountain early in the morning, also came back, and after listening to the briefing, Hao Wanqing decisively stood on Chen Yixin's faction: "My people have not yet begun to be sent out, if they are opposed to the Ming army and the local government at this time, then my people will be in trouble when they go out." If the military feels the need to fight, then it's better to find a way to delay it for another two days until I send people out. ”

"What do you think of Old Qian?" Wang Tom naturally would not ignore Qian Tiandun's existence, after all, part of the 6th Army of this northbound army was based on the special operations battalion commanded by Qian Tiandun, and a company now stationed in Yantai was a member of the special operations battalion, so Qian Tiandun's opinion would directly affect the trend of this matter.

Qian Tiandun has brought soldiers outside for so many years, and there are no fewer battles, and the significance and role of the war are more profound than others, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said without hurry: "In fact, how to decide, just think about the purpose of our coming to Shandong." Will the defeat of the Ming army at the Qishan Institute be of great benefit or disadvantage to us? Will solving the problem we are currently facing be able to solve the problem we are currently facing? I don't think I need to make a careful analysis. War is a means of solving problems, but if we know that this means will not solve problems, is it necessary to resort to such thankless means?"

Wang Tom smiled: "I really can't imagine that the person with the most achievements in war among us would use such a thankless term to describe the means of force, to be honest, I thought you would definitely insist on using force to suppress the other party." ”

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "This kind of battle, there is no point in fighting, it is better to think about how to appease the emotions of Qishan Suo, and not let the local government have too much hostility towards us." ”

(End of chapter)