Chapter 2150
Not everyone at the celebration banquet was smiling at this victory. It was difficult for Japanese officers like Takahashi Minami to show their excitement. During the war, he almost perfectly commanded the troops to complete various combat missions, and played a vital role in the coalition's capture of Hirado. However, leading an army to fight back to his homeland, completely destroying a prosperous port city, and kidnapping all the innocent people involved, it was impossible for him to remain unmoved by this.
Takahashi Minami can only remind himself repeatedly that he has forgotten his past identity and that going to Japan is his mission and task as General Haihan. All of this is to make Haihan Kingdom stronger - Haihan is who he is now and future hometown.
Of course, although he could convince himself theoretically, people are not grass and trees, and no one can be ruthless. Even if Takahashi Minami is an iron-blooded soldier, he will still have some special feelings about this action deep in his heart. It was difficult for him to show sincere happiness like others, and the only person who could truly empathize with his emotions was Shiro Amakusa, who also served in the special operations group.
Counting the pre-war reconnaissance operations, Amakusa Shiro made two trips to Hirado. He was probably the person who stayed in Hirado the longest during this operation, so he had the deepest experience of the differences in the local situation before and after the war broke out. .
"If other places are burned, they will be burned. But for those temples, I heard that many of them were built hundreds of years ago. It's a pity to just burn down." Amakusa Shiro sat next to Takahashi Minami, drinking wine. While talking about your feelings.
Takahashi Nan said: "Even the local monks have been captured this time, why are they still keeping the temple? They said not to leave any grass behind, so of course they have to be burned down! I heard that the prisoners of war were executed a few days ago The corpses are what these monks are asked to do. They collect the corpses and save a dragon, so they can be put to use.”
Takahashi Minami himself is not a Buddhist, but he is quite open-minded about these things. Although those temples with hundreds of years of history are gone, at least the lives of the monks have been saved, and they have not suffered any abuse. This is what they can do during the war. The level is already considered pretty good. And he knew very well the purpose of kidnapping people from the local area. When these monks were in Hirado, they could chant sutras, worship Buddha, and enjoy the incense money offered by believers. But when they arrived in Haihan, they would not have such a leisurely life. You have to work to support yourself, and collecting the corpses of prisoners of war is just the beginning.
Amakusa Shiro said: "You are right, people make the best use of their talents and things. If the people are gone, the things left behind will not be of much use. Instead, they will be burned cleanly!"
Having said that, the expression on Amakusa Shiro's face did not become lighter. He and Takahashi Minami are both from Kyushu. Although they have been naturalized as Haihan for many years, they still feel complicated when they lead the army back to the local area to carry out destructive operations. On the one hand, I lament the backwardness of the local area compared to Haihan, and on the other hand, I am very glad that I can become a naturalized Haihan, otherwise I would probably still be just a ronin samurai wandering in Kyushu to this day.
Takahashi Minami picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Amakusa Shiro: "Now we are Haihan soldiers, and our lives must be loyal to the Haihan Kingdom. Regarding this, we must not forget it at any time! Remember, remember!"
The higher Gao Qiaonan's position and the greater his power, the more he understands the Hainan senior officials' principles for appointing naturalized officials. The first choice is the local people of Hainan Island including the Han, Li and Miao ethnic groups, followed by Immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, and then immigrants from neighboring countries such as Japan, Annan, Korea, Ryukyu, and Champa.
Experiences like his and Shiro Amakusa's were only due to the severe lack of military personnel in Kaihan's early days, so he had the opportunity to escape from the prisoner of war camp, step by step, relying on life and death on the battlefield in exchange for military merit, and slowly climbed up to where he is today. Today's location. Now that Haihan's army has a relatively complete personnel training system, it is unlikely that people will be selected from prisoners of war again.
For example, among the thousands of prisoners of war captured from Hirado this time, only a handful of craftsmen who had mastered military technology and had a clean background were pardoned, while none of the combatants were spared and were all classified as hard labor. There may be some talents among them, but in the current environment, it is impossible to get the chance to change their destiny.
Although no one dares to make irresponsible remarks about Takahashi Nan's ethnic issues, he himself knows that status is hard-won, so he is always vigilant not to lose his way. Of course, deep down in his heart, his first allegiance is still to his benefactor Qian Tiandun rather than the executive committee. However, this kind of selfishness must not be exposed to outsiders. Otherwise, not only will he be unlucky, but he may also bring trouble for Qian Tiandun. Big trouble.
The attention and support given by the Executive Committee are naturally indispensable conditions for the Special Forces Group to develop from the initial number of a hundred or so people to the current establishment. However, as a sharp knife of the Haihan Army, the Special Operations Group must not It is really very hard not to be stationed overseas all year round because of outstanding military strength, but also to carry out large-scale defense adjustments every one or two years or even shorter.
In addition to the purpose of carrying out combat missions, Takahashi Minami also understood that the Executive Committee did not allow the special operations group to be stationed in one place permanently because of security considerations. If such an ace unit with outstanding combat effectiveness is stationed in a certain place for a long time and forms a local separatist power, or even a more serious situation occurs, it will be very troublesome to eliminate its influence, and the Executive Committee does not want to This was used to test how high Qian Tiandun's loyalty could be. Therefore, in terms of national security, allowing special operations groups to change their garrison locations from time to time can indeed avoid a lot of trouble.
The two of them didn't chat for a while, but there was a long line of officers who took the initiative to propose a toast. The two of them had to stop talking and deal with the "siege" of their colleagues. Although this celebration banquet failed to purchase much good wine from the local area, it was only for ordinary soldiers. Among the supplies brought by the fleet, there were still some good things specially provided by the officers, such as the ones produced in Haihan. "Sanya Special Brew". Although the amount was not much, it was enough for the officers to have a fierce fight at the wine table.
The day after the celebration banquet, another group of Haehan sailing ships arrived in Seogwipo to transport materials and personnel. Both Yu Chengli and Gonzalez were notified, asking them to arrange as soon as possible to send their supplies to the port for loading, and then these ships would go south to Zhoushan with the East China Sea Fleet. Although this time was a full ten days later than Haihanjun's earliest promise, considering that it was finally fulfilled, they could not complain about it anymore.
"Yin Changxing, the fleet will leave Seogwipo for Zhoushan in the next two days. Have you made a decision?" Yu Chengli specially called Yin Changxing to confirm his attitude in person again.
Yin Changxing has made a lot of money from fishery trading in the past few days. He has a clearer understanding of Haihan's financial resources and is increasingly looking forward to the prospect of making big money in Haihan Kingdom. Moreover, these days, he has also made an agreement with his family that he will go to Haihan Country to work hard for a few years. If conditions permit, he can successfully naturalize in Haihan Country, and then slowly bring his family over to enjoy the blessings.
"Boss Yu, the villain has made his decision and can set off at any time." Yin Changxing responded respectfully: "I hope Boss Yu can take more care of me in the future!"
"Easy to talk about. By the way, your monk friend who works in the immigration camp, will he leave?" Yu Chengli thought of Monk Xiunian and asked casually.
"Let's go. If he doesn't leave, he can't stay in Seogwipo and become a monk. He will eventually have to live somewhere else." Yin Changxing quickly agreed on Xiunian's behalf. In fact, Xiunian received the notice a little earlier than Yin Changxing. He received the news directly from logistics officer He Wenguang. The reason why He Wenguang took the initiative to inform him was also very simple. Xiunian had done a good job in his position during this period. The remaining Japanese in the local area would eventually be sent to Zhoushan for resettlement, and he would definitely not be released back to Japan. , then if Xiunian does not plan to stay in Seogwipo, perhaps going to Zhoushan is the best way out. In this way, he can at least continue to do his current job and assist the authorities in resettling these Japanese people.
Xiunian knew that she had no other choice, so she could only accept this arrangement calmly. However, if he still engages in similar management work after going to Zhoushan, then his status as a monk will be a bit embarrassing. Perhaps my status as a monk should come to an end here.
Two days later, the East China Sea Fleet completed its rest and headed south, accompanied by more than 20 merchant ships that came specially to carry back the spoils of war. Since most of the various materials seized in Hirado this time need to be sold at a discount, they are first shipped to Zhoushan, which has better trading conditions, so that they can find buyers in the local market.
However, because several other colonial areas and military bases sent ships to Seogwipo earlier, the prisoners of war with the lowest labor cost had long been divided up, leaving only less than a thousand ordinary refugees in Zhoushan.
Shi Diwen had no complaints about this. He knew that all the good things could never be taken advantage of by his family. The job of selling off the spoils and cashing them in was a huge source of profit. It was also natural to divert more people from other places. In the end, I was able to bring back 1,800 people. Even if the quality was poor, it was still better than nothing.
"Master Xiunian, look at these warships of the Haihan Kingdom... they are so... so powerful!" Yin Changxing stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the Haihan warships on the surrounding sea, and his voice was so excited that his voice trembled.
This was the first time Yin Changxing boarded Haihan's sailing ship. Even if it was just a civilian ship, it was a new experience for him. The East China Sea Fleet surrounding the surrounding sea made him temporarily forget the uneasiness of leaving his hometown. When he went fishing a few days ago, he also saw these Haihan warships docked near Seogwipo Port from a distance, but compared with the dynamic scene in front of him, the visual impact was still very different.
In contrast, Xiunian, who had been pulled from Hirado to Seogwipo by the Haihan troop transport ship before, was much calmer. In Hirado, he witnessed the tragic scene of the Haihan fleet bombarding Hirado Port and experienced several In the chaos of thousands of people being escorted onto the ship, seeing the formation of the East China Sea Fleet at this moment actually gave me a rather calm feeling.
"Maybe in a year and a half, it will no longer be the country of Haihan, but our country." Xiunian calmly put forward a bold hypothesis.
Yin Changxing's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Is it really possible? I heard from Boss Yu that it is not easy to naturalize Haihan. Some people have been in Haihan for several years and have not been able to naturalize!"
For Yin Changxing, he actually does not have a strong sense of belonging to his nationality. Jeju Island has been affiliated to several regimes such as Tamna, Goryeo, Yuan, and Joseon in the past hundreds of years. People living in a relatively closed environment do not have a strong concept of nationality. But if he could become a citizen of a powerful country like Haihan, then Yin Changxing would certainly be happy.
In fact, Xiunian's situation is similar. At this time, Japan had just ended the Warring States Period. Local autonomy and separatism were very common. The shogunate's power to restrict local control was very limited, and the people did not have a strong sense of nationality. feel. When the Hirado Domain was attacked by Kaihan, Hizen Province did not organize any form of rescue. Such a comparison makes the powerful Kaihan naturally more attractive.
But for them, what they can currently feel is only Haihan's military strength, and they cannot yet imagine the true power of this country. However, this does not prevent them from looking forward to a better future. For example, after becoming Haihan citizens, they will be protected by this armed fleet.
The voyage from Seogwipo, Jeju Island, to Dinghai Port, Zhoushan is about 1,200 miles. Since there were dozens of civilian ships in the fleet, the speed was also slowed down a lot. It took a full five days on the road to enter. Zhoushan Islands waters.
Zhoushan had received a telegram notification before this, so the relevant departments specially prepared a rather grand ceremony at Dinghai Port to welcome the triumphal return of the East China Sea Fleet. On the one hand, it brings glory to the faces of the officers and men of the East China Sea Fleet, and on the other hand, it also opens the eyes of these new immigrants who have just arrived in Zhoushan.
Sure enough, the roar of gongs and drums and the blast of firecrackers on the pier caused the refugees to rush onto the deck to watch. Some people in the crowd even cheered after being told that this was their final stop.
Seeing such a scene, Yin Changxing could not hide his excitement: "Master Xiunian, it seems that the people here also welcome our arrival!"
"They are welcoming the Haihan Army, please wake up!" Xiunian was a little dumbfounded by Yin Changxing's pretentiousness, so she had to wake him up.
Yin Changxing grinned and said: "It doesn't matter, now we are in the same group as the Haihan Army! When they welcome the Haihan Army, they are also welcoming us!"
Xiunian thought about it and realized that this seemed to make sense, so she nodded in agreement. She felt that her obsession was a bit heavier, but she was not as open-minded as Yin Changxing.
(End of chapter)