Chapter 1862 The future is bright
Takahashi Minami's words had a strong hint, but he didn't make it too clear. Andao Shi vaguely felt that this might be a rare opportunity, and his heartbeat accelerated accordingly. Although he had cooperated with the troops commanded by Takahashi Minami in the final stage of the previous anti-Qing war, he had never experienced being named and lectured like this. Being able to be favored by General Haihan of Takahashi Minami's level because of his outstanding military qualities can be regarded as a great honor for Korean soldiers like An Daoshi.
Then Takahashi Minami continued to say: "Our army is going to provide your military with several places to study abroad, and the personnel will be selected from among the North Korean soldiers who are currently the first choice at the Datong River base. But I believe you also know that because the places are limited , so some people with special status and background will be selected first, and it will be difficult for everyone here to get such a spot.”
When An Daoshi heard this, he subconsciously looked around and saw other people looking at each other like this. Several of the people he knew were indeed from the same civilian background as him. It seemed that the reason why Takahashi Nan named them to stay was not just because of their military qualities.
"If you are not interested in this, you can leave now." Takahashi Minami said while observing everyone's reactions: "This matter is entirely voluntary, and we will not force anyone. But for those who choose to stay, I I hope everyone can keep their mouths shut! ”
Andao Shi knew that since it was Haihan who selected them as candidates for inspection, there must be other conditions for whether they would be selected, and these conditions were obviously not suitable to be announced in public. If you choose to stay, it means keeping relevant secrets for the Haihan people, and there may be some unfavorable conditions for North Korea.
Andao Shi didn't know what others thought, but he was unwilling to give up such an opportunity directly. If he could get a place to study abroad, he would be closer to being promoted to an official position in the future, and he really wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of country could build such a powerful army.
Everyone present may have their own considerations, but in the end no one took the initiative to leave. They all chose to stay and listen to the conditions given by Takahashi Minami.
Takahashi Minami seemed to be very satisfied with the effect. He nodded and said: "Since everyone has chosen to stay, it means that our vision in selecting people is correct. The people we selected are all motivated people! What I will say next , if you have any objections after listening, please do not make it known, so as not to affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.”
Since Takahashi Minami was the first to say hello, everyone was now almost certain that the conditions offered by Haihan would be harmful to North Korea's interests. However, these people are not senior military officers. In addition, North Korea does implement civilian management of the army. The officers do not have much real power. Even if they are asked to betray national interests, it is impossible to talk about it. At present, these troops in North Korea are given to Haihan. As cannon fodder, others may not be willing to take over!
"As long as you meet the qualification standards in the following military training, you will be included in the list of trainees drawn up by our army and get the opportunity to study abroad." Takahashi Minami said in a deep voice: "After you return to China after completing your studies, , will continue to receive the support of our country, so that you can get opportunities to perform on the battlefield, rise smoothly in the officialdom, and move more smoothly than others!"
"Then some people may want to ask, of course it is impossible for Haihan to make such an arrangement for no reason. What kind of reward is he ultimately trying to get from you?" Takahashi Nan deliberately stopped talking when he said this.
An Daoshi's heart trembled when he heard this, and he secretly thought that this was the point. He immediately raised his ears to listen to Takahashi Minami's next speech, but what he heard was completely beyond his expectation.
If Takahashi Minami asked them to act as undercover agents for Haihan, provide him with North Korean military intelligence, or even ask them to give up their Korean nationality and join Haihan, Andosi would not be surprised. After all, he is not a big shot. With his background and no military power, the only person who can be useful to Haihan is probably himself.
But Takahashi Nan did not make a request like this: "What Haihan wants in return is for you to become a staunch defender of the relationship between the two countries in the future and ensure that the military cooperation between the two countries can be maintained stably in the long term."
An Daoshi waited for a long time with his ears raised, but there was nothing more to say. At that moment, he couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his hearing. When he looked at others, he also saw a blank look on his face. Apparently he didn't quite understand what Takahashi Minami said. the intention of the words.
In fact, they understood every word and sentence that Takahashi Minami said, but wouldn't this kind of official-sounding speech be treated as if he didn't say anything? If it were not to maintain the relationship between the two countries, why would Haihan provide military assistance such as personnel training? And if they are here to learn the military skills taught by Haihan, it is not just to be able to compete with Haihan's army in future military operations. Is it a tacit cooperation? It would be a waste of expression for Takahashi Minami to stage such a show just for this well-known purpose.
Takahashi Minami saw everyone's reactions before continuing: "I know you can't quite understand what I said now. You will have time to think about it slowly in the future. You just need to keep one thing in mind. , whether you are receiving training now and studying abroad in the future, or you have mastered military power in the future and can lead thousands of troops to fight on the battlefield, don’t forget who gave you the opportunity and who is your real backer. If one day you feel that! Once you are successful and famous, you don’t need Haihan’s help anymore, so no matter how you climb up, you will fall down too!”
After listening to these words, Andao Shi suddenly realized that Haihan did not want nothing, but the goal he wanted was extremely far away and not particularly clear. According to Andoshi's understanding, Haihan intends to support this group of people to rise to power to ensure that North Korea's military will still develop in the direction arranged by Haihan in the future.
Although Andao Shi's understanding is a bit one-sided, he is generally on the right track. Since the beginning of diplomatic contact with North Korea, the Haihan military has been trying to win over North Korean generals in order to achieve the purpose of controlling North Korea's armed forces in disguise. But this attempt did not go smoothly. North Korea's system of civilians running the army and separation of soldiers and generals gave military generals little opportunity to get ahead, and it was unlikely that someone would be promoted through the existing system. To put it simply, if the Haihan military wants to support another Xu Xinsu in North Korea, it is basically impossible to achieve it under the current official system.
What the Haihan military can do is to slowly support a group of young officers in North Korea with the help of the military cooperation agreement reached by the two countries, so that they can gain real power in the military. A few years later, these officers with real power became high-ranking generals, and their political stances tended to favor Haihan. Naturally, the military relations between the two countries were relatively stable.
This kind of long-term investment will certainly not yield immediate results, but for Haihan it is the most secure solution for controlling North Korea's military power in the future. In addition to their outstanding military qualities, the currently selected group of North Korean officers also have their civilian origins as one of the criteria being considered. These people do not have a powerful background and have no preset political stance. They will not be quickly involved in struggles between officialdom factions, which makes it easier for Haihan to influence them and carry out ideological transformation at an early stage. As for how to ensure that these people continue to be obedient when they take office in the future, the method is actually very simple - this is the first batch of long-term support targets recruited by the Haihan military in North Korea, but it will certainly not be the last batch. In the future, among every batch of North Korean soldiers trained by Haihan, several Andosi will appear and repeat today's secret conversation in a secret location.
This group of officers will have many opportunities to unite in the North Korean officialdom in the future, and Haihan will also provide combat opportunities for them to accumulate military exploits and gain rapid promotion. But if anyone among the first group of people supported wants to break away from Haihan's control, then the others present today, as well as the North Korean soldiers who will be recruited into this plan after them, may become their opponents.
When these pro-Sea Han faction officers in the army reach a certain scale, they can begin to exert influence on North Korea's official system. By then, more than half of the new army trained by Haihan will be in their hands. With guns, they will naturally speak tough, and there is no chance of changing North Korea's political situation.
Naturally, Andoshi and others could not imagine Haihan's long-term plan at the moment. Although they vaguely felt that things were not that simple, who could resist the benefits offered by Takahashi Minami? If they can get Haihan's support, they will definitely be promoted much faster in the future than they are now. And holding military power and strategizing, isn't it their biggest goal since joining the army?
What's more, Takahashi Minami didn't mention that he wanted them to do anything for Haihan now, which also made An Daoshi and others feel no guilt about accepting Haihan's support. At least from the current point of view, this is not a betrayal of the country. The wrong approach of the nation, and if the Haihan people wanted to conquer North Korea, it seemed that they did not need to use such troublesome methods.
So after Takahashi Nan repeatedly confirmed, all the remaining Korean soldiers decided to cooperate with Haihan without exception. Adoshi was originally worried that Haihan would ask them to sign a written agreement as a means to control them in the future, but Takahashi Minami said that this matter only requires a verbal agreement. Soldiers should do what they say, and there is no need to make those extraneous things. means.
Takahashi Minami's magnanimity further won the goodwill of Andoshi and others. He thought to himself that maybe he had taken the matter too seriously. There should be no malicious intent in this move by the Haihan people. Perhaps it was just as Takahashi Minami said before, It just needs to ensure that the military cooperation between the two countries can be maintained for a long time.
"Now that everyone has made up their minds, I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the future. I, Takahashi Minami, am here to wish you all a bright future!"
An Daoshi and others did not dare to neglect and quickly thanked him.
Takahashi Minami continued: "Although you will all be supported by Haihan from now on, I will not go easy on you in this training. Everyone, put on your equipment and set off back to the camp. ! ”
Andoshi picked up his backpack and rifle from the ground, and suddenly felt that his steps were much lighter. If what Takahashi Nan said can be fulfilled, then he will soon become one of the officers studying in Haihan Kingdom, and this is definitely a very rare treatment in the Korean army.
Andao Shi ran quite well on this day's return cross-country march. Before arriving at the base, he had already caught up with several groups of people who had set out in front. Although this rapid advance caused him to leave his team far behind and unable to obtain a good team ranking, he successfully won the first place in the individual performance of the training competition that day.
Since that day, An Daoshi felt that the attention he received in daily training seemed to be different. Even in the tactics courses where Qian Tiandun served as the instructor, he would often be taken out to answer questions, vaguely trying to He made himself an outstanding cadet among the officers in training.
But in fact, Andoshi's military quality, especially his commanding ability, may not be as good as those students who come from a family of generals and have been exposed to military training in the military since they were young. Some people inevitably start to dislike him. At this time, Haihan's previous arrangement began to show its effect, and several other people who were recruited at the same time as Andao Shi began to silently rally to support him, forming a confrontation with those officer trainees with backgrounds.
If Andao Shi had always been cautious in the military in the past and did not dare to provoke these officers with backgrounds, then now that he has Haihan as his backer, he seems much more calm when facing such conflicts. There were several private fights between the students, and Andoshi and his gang were the final winners. Although each was beaten fifty times by the instructor in the end, the punishment did not cause Andoshi and the others any real suffering. Moreover, he made special excuses to transfer students who had conflicts with him to other places.
In the student military skills competition held in September, Andoshi continued to perform beyond his level. Not only did he take the lead in the armed cross-country event, but his total score in ten military subjects actually got the highest score in the entire training camp. The first among two thousand students was personally selected by Qian Tiandun, and he was publicly included in the list of those who would go to Haihan to study abroad.
The competitions in these military subjects are all completed on the training ground. Relatively speaking, it fairly reflects the individual combat strength of the trainees. Naturally, there is no controversy about such rewards. But for Ando-seok, this means that his life trajectory has changed. From now on, he is no longer just an ordinary North Korean officer, but a senior military talent sent by the North Korean government to Haihan for further study. , it is very likely that he will become one of the generals of North Korea in the future.
(End of chapter)