Of course, the production line of arquebuses will not stop, and even if it is not sold to North Vietnam, it is a very cost-effective deal to sell this weapon to the Ming Dynasty. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)-The arquebus of the Ming Military Department costs 20 taels, and Xu Xinsu, who needs to raise his own military expenses to purchase equipment, is of course more willing to buy high-quality and low-price Haihan goods - in fact, when the second batch of students from Fujian arrived at Shengli Port, they also brought Xu Xinsu's new order, 1,000 27-type arquebuses.

Xu Xinsu, who has a lot of money, has always been a cash 'trade', and even has several local tyrants who shipped silver first and then negotiated orders. If you want to pinch the goods from North Vietnam, you can quickly complete the order from Fujian. The so-called stoppage of work was just an excuse for the "door" of the Ministry of Military Industry to North Vietnam.

As a result, the North Vietnamese side soon received new news from Haihan, and this time it had nothing to do with the invitation to send troops, and it was the "Haihan Military Industry" that informed them that due to the need for technological upgrading, the production of arquebuses would be suspended for a period of time, and as for whether it would be a month, two months, or a year and a half, it would depend on the progress of the work of the "relevant departments." In other words, until the end of this so-called "technological upgrade", North Vietnam will not be able to procure rifles from Haihan for the time being.

As for the sale of artillery, there will also be a small "adjustment"; in the short term, there will be no small-caliber army artillery for sale, and the only thing that can be bought is a long-bodied city defense gun -- although this thing is also very powerful, its mobility is basically zero, and it is far less flexible and practical than army artillery on the battlefield.

These two adjustments made the North Vietnamese court fully feel the "malice" from Shengli Port, and of course they also understood what this statement of the Haihan people meant, after all, they had just rejected the invitation to cooperate with the Haihan to send troops not long ago, and it seemed that the Haihan people were quite dissatisfied with this reply.

North Vietnam now has a new army of about 2,000 men, but it is unlikely that these 2,000 will be able to defeat the rebels in the south. As soon as Hai Han's arms exports were cut off, the expansion plan of the North Vietnamese New Army would immediately come to a standstill.

Do you want to protest against the Haihan people? But the reasons given by the Haihan people are also reasonable, and there is no way to blame them. The most terrible thing is that North Vietnam is still using rice and population to 'trade' weapons in the way of purchasing weapons, and there is really no confidence at all, if the Haihan people say that they will buy it with silver, then the North Vietnamese side can really only stare dryly. Moreover, these powerful people have all benefited more or less from the 'trade' with the Haihan 'privately', and no one wants to go out of this way to 'negotiate' with the Haihan people -- this time the interruption of the supply of weapons is just that, and if even the 'fine' salt and other good things are stopped 'trading' next time, then who will bear this pot?

So for this matter, the elites of Thang Long Mansion quarreled for several days, and the topic of contention was no longer to accuse Haihan of his behavior, but to consider how to resolve this difference of opinion from a practical point of view.

In the end, Thang Long's attitude softened somewhat, and it was willing to cooperate with the military operations led by the Haihan on a certain scale, but Thang Long was unwilling to let go of the specific proportion of military spending - this was no longer a matter of political attitude and integrity, but a real inability to come up with money. Of course, after they made this soft statement, the Hai Han Executive Committee also reciprocated politely, saying that it would resume the supply of weapons to the North Vietnamese court in the near future.

After weighing the pros and cons, the Hai Han military finally came up with a relatively compromise plan of action: the North Vietnamese side gathered troops on the front line of Heng Son and Zhengjiang, made a posture of raising troops for the southern expedition, and tried its best to attract South Vietnam to transfer troops to the 'engagement' theater. The Haihan side, on the other hand, would seize the appropriate opportunity to move south from the port of victory directly to the rear coastal ports of South Vietnam to strike at its maritime trade.

The North Vietnamese forces played the role of attracting firepower in this plan, but in reality they did not need to launch a major offensive, as long as the play was 'realistic' so that the South Vietnamese army could focus on that side. Of course, if the North Vietnamese military has the spare strength to deal with South Vietnam on its own, then it can also be a good try.

Considering the difficult economic situation in South Vietnam, the Military Commission finally "magnanimously" stated that the Haihan military expenditure this time only needs to be borne by the North Vietnamese side 30%. Of course, the Central Military Commission did not intend to keep it all on its own head -- there was no reason to come back empty-handed after such a long sea battle. And from past experience, such attacks on trading ports tend to be quite lucrative.

Although the two sides have reached a preliminary agreement on this plan, it is not something that can be achieved overnight when it is put into practice. In this era, the time required to prepare for a major war is often a year and a half or even several years, and the North Vietnamese have not slowed down for half a year after the end of the war at the beginning of the year, thanks to the victory, and the situation is even more miserable if they are defeated. Although only the North Vietnamese army was required to cooperate in the drama this time, the large-scale troop movement still required a considerable amount of materials, and the requisition and transportation of these troops and materials could not be completed in a short time. In this day and age, there are very few armies that can complete the preparation for expeditionary combat in a few days, like the Haihan militia, even in the world.

According to the North Vietnamese military's estimates, in order to deceive the South Vietnamese, it was necessary to mobilize at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops on the front line. At present, there are about 15,000 permanent troops stationed on the Hengshan defense line of Zhengjiang and Hengshan, which means that at least more than 5,000 troops must be transferred from the north. Although the North Vietnamese army had significantly improved its supply to the front line with several cargo ships from the Black Soil Port Shipyard, the movement of a large number of troops would still place a significant burden on the supply lines. Fortunately, the Black Earth Port Management Committee has said that it can dispatch a few ships to help North Vietnam transport troops and supplies during the military operation, which can basically solve their shortcomings in transportation.

The preparations on the Haihan side could not be completed in a short period of time, and the army was fortunately, because it maintained a relatively high level of training in peacetime, it only needed to assemble before the war and conduct a week-long special training before the war. What is more troublesome is the newly established navy, because the existing warships are all newly "handed over" not long ago, the crew and ships are basically still in the run-in period, and the "Expedition," which is the flagship of the navy, has not even completed outfitting, so it is indeed a bit inappropriate to pull it out to fight. Therefore, after deliberations, the Central Military Commission put the current battle plan for implementation at the end of July, so that the navy's preparations can be more adequate.

As for the coordination of other materials and personnel, since they already have the experience of the previous expeditions, the various relevant units have already 'explored' a set of relatively efficient working methods, and there is no longer even a need for the Executive Committee to sit and coordinate.

Of course, in the month before that, the military will not be idle, in addition to strengthening training, there is also a corresponding field reconnaissance plan. Since the opening of the Black Soil Port colony in North Vietnam last year, more than 10,000 North Vietnamese have been transported to Victory Port, most of whom have already acquired naturalized nationality, and the rest are either South Vietnamese prisoners who have been used as military expenses to pay off their debts, or new immigrants who have not yet passed the quarantine observation period.

Among these North Vietnamese immigrants who have obtained the naturalization of Hai Han, a considerable number of young men have chosen to join the Hai Han militia to serve in the army, navy, and police, and many new recruits are from North Vietnam. It is not difficult for the military to pick out a special operations team of Annamite nationality from among them.

As for the officers leading the team, after weighing it up again and again, the military decided to 'hand' over this important task to Qian Tiandun, who had been stationed in Annam and was most familiar with the situation in Annam. Compared with other competitors, Qian Tiandun's advantages are too obvious: he was born as a scout, his professionalism is undoubted, he has been stationed in the local area for a long time, and his reputation among the Haihan army is also very high -- but all the militia of Annan nationality, even if they have never seen it, know that the "Chief Qian" of the Haihan People's League stationed in Annan is a remarkable figure, and all the troops deployed by the Haihan People's League in Annan are under the command of this Chief Qian.

However, in addition to the officers leading the team, the military also had to try to find a reasonable identity cover for this reconnaissance team -- after all, the target of this reconnaissance was the most prosperous port cities in South Vietnam, not an uninhabited desert island, and if the identity was discovered, it would inevitably bring trouble to the subsequent military operations.

After all, Hoi An, south of Hue province, was a very important maritime trading port in South Vietnam at this time, and there were a large number of foreign maritime merchants in the local area who frequently entered and exited, and it was not easy to attract attention to use the caravan as a cover for reconnaissance. However, if you want to disguise yourself as a caravan, it is best to find an old driver in this industry to be the leader. The military quickly decided on the candidates, but it was not convenient for them to come forward directly, so they could only be 'handed over' to other ministries and 'departments' to do it.

The old driver selected by the military is one of the shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa", and has long traveled between Daming and Annam, Angkor, Siam and other places of maritime merchant Zhan Gui. Zhan Gui's maritime route is different from that of "Fu Ruifeng", Xu Xinsu and others, and he is almost a simple maritime transportation as his main business, not a combination of sea and land. Since he got on the line with the Haihan people last year, Zhan Gui quickly realized that this big 'leg' was worth hugging, and then took charge of the salt business in the area south of Hue Province, including the area around the Cham city country specially designated by the Haihan people.

Zhan Gui often goes in and out of Shengli Port, and he is naturally aware of the rapid development situation that changes here every month. He has spent most of his life adrift at sea, and he has a relatively light view of nationality, ethnicity, and other issues, so he is not disgusted by the way the Haihan people engaged in this "extralegal place" in Shengli Port, but feels that there is a lot to be done. Therefore, when Shengli Port first started to attract investment in the business district, he was also the first batch of maritime merchants to invest in enclosure here, and moved his one-room concubine and children from Guangzhou to Shengli Port to settle down. Later, when the Guangzhou Office organized the "Qiong Lianfa", Zhan Gui was also the first batch of businessmen who signed up to participate. If you put aside the "Fu Ruifeng", which is deeply entangled with the Haihan, Zhan Gui can also be regarded as one of the few "Haihan factions" among the Ming merchants.

Zhan Gui has a residence in the front and back yards of Shengli Harbor as his place to stay. On weekdays, the concubine is in charge of the accounts, plus a shopkeeper and a few men who take care of the business, and most of the materials sold are luxury goods such as rare wood, precious stones, rhino horns, and ivory from Champa and other places.

On this day, Zhan Gui returned home after handling the ship's affairs at the port, and as soon as he entered the big 'gate', he saw the concubine come out, and said in a low voice: "Master, Mr. Ning, Mr. Shi of the Executive Committee, and a Haihan military master are here together!"

Zhan Gui said: "Then why don't you let someone go to the dock to inform me? How can you keep your guests waiting?"

"It's okay, it just so happens that a few of us have time, so let's help your 'girl' tutor her homework. As he spoke, Schneider also walked outside the house and answered from a distance.

"Mr. Shi is really polite!" Zhan Gui hurriedly stepped forward to make a move, and asked the concubine to prepare some food, and glanced at the room by the way, and saw that in addition to Ning Qi, there was also the military master that the concubine said - Yan Chujie, the first person in the Haihan military, was there. Zhan Gui suddenly beat a little drum in his heart, he knew these big people, and he usually occasionally had a 'deal', but there had never been a situation where the three of them visited the 'door' together.

Zhan Gui couldn't guess what the situation was for a while, so he had to enter the house with Schneider first, and then let the little 'girl' hurry back to the room. The 'girl' born to Zhan Gui and his concubine is eight years old this year, and she is currently studying at Shengli Port Primary School, and she can be regarded as a student of Ningqi.

"Is it a little 'girl' who is undisciplined in the school? Mr. Ning must not be taboo about anything, he will be punished, how can this child be taught to be disciplined if he is not punished!" Zhan Gui could only find a topic to talk about without knowing the intentions of these three people.

Ning Qi said with a smile: "Boss Zhan, although your 'girl' academic performance is not very good, you still do quite well in terms of discipline. This should be the result of Boss Zhan's usual discipline, and I am ready to appoint her as the squad leader. ”

Zhan Gui hurriedly responded: "Mr. Ning loves the little 'girl' so much, this is ......"

"Boss Zhan, there is no need to shirk this kind of trivial matter. If the child behaves well, we as teachers will definitely give her more opportunities to express herself. Ning Qi said with a smile.

Zhan Gui always felt that Ning Qi's words seemed to have something extraneous, so he heard Schneider next to him also speak: "Boss Zhan, you have obtained a good name for the child! Zhan Zheying, stand to win, tsk, I don't think it's difficult to be a squad leader, it's not difficult to become a cadre in our Haihan organ when you grow up!"

What does "cadre" mean, Zhan Gui, who is stationed in Shengli Port, knows very well that the three people in front of him are the big cadres among the Haihan people, and being able to become a cadre in the Haihan system is almost equivalent to being an official and entering the official career - but there will be no official recognition from the Ming Dynasty. Zhan Gui has also seen a few 'female' cadres among the Haihan people, such as the 'female' cadre surnamed Cai of the "Haihan Bank", who has a fierce face anytime and anywhere, and Zhan Gui trembles every time he sees her, hiding his face and walking away, lest he will be scolded by her if she catches something wrong.

Zhan Gui said with a smile: "Mr. Shi said that he was joking, in the next businessman, he didn't dare to have such delusions." ”

"The child is still young, so if he doesn't become a cadre in the future, that's another story. But Boss Zhan, you have always worked with us very happily, and if you want to earn a good future for your child, I think it will be no problem. Yan Chujie, who had been sitting without speaking, finally spoke.

When Zhan Gui heard this, he seemed to understand something, and immediately took the initiative to ask: "Dare to ask the three, but what needs to be sent?"

"I can't say what to send, but there's something I really want you to do us a little bit like. Yan Chujie saw that he took the initiative to ask, so he stopped going around in circles and began to return to the topic: "We are going to send a fleet to Hue Province and Hoi An in the near future, you are familiar with the local environment, so I want you to lead this team, what do you think?"

Zhan Gui is also an extremely 'shrewd' person, and when Yan Chujie said this, he already understood six or seven points. At the beginning of the year, the Hai Han militia sent troops to help the North Vietnamese court in the war, which was well known in Victory Port, and the thousands of South Vietnamese prisoners sent in the following months also proved the results of the propaganda of the Executive Committee. Since the Hai Han militia had fought a war with South Vietnam, there was certainly no reason for it to establish trade relations with South Vietnam so soon, and the so-called idea of sending a fleet to go around was more likely to send troops to go around -- otherwise I am afraid that this would not have come out of Yan Chujie's mouth.

As the largest maritime trading port in South Vietnam, Zhan Gui has been to Hoi An no less than twenty or thirty times, and normally he will go about twice a year on average - he even married a concubine and bought a property there. Just after the battle a few months ago, Zhan Guidu went to Hoi An once. But if Zhan Gui was to go there with an army instead of a caravan, it was indeed a big psychological obstacle.

Rao is Zhan Gui is usually a well-spoken person, and he couldn't help but stammer a little at this time: "I don't know...... Board...... Be...... Be...... Going to ......"

"It's just for you to lead a team around the local area, there is no other meaning, and there will be no war. Yan Chujie explained with a smile.

Before Zhan Gui could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Yan Chujie say again: "...... Fight until you come back from that place with our people. Zhan Gui was stunned and said, "This ...... What do you mean by asking the people with the militia to find out the situation, and then send a large army to attack Hoi An Port?" Yan Chujie did not deny Zhan Gui's speculation. Anyway, it had already been decided to drag Zhan Gui into the water, so there was no need to worry too much about him leaking the militia's battle plan - 10,000 steps back, even if it did, it would be difficult for South Vietnam to organize a decent surface force to resist within a month. If they really plan to do this, it will simply be adding experience points to Tom Wang's navy for free.