Chapter 3197
The diplomatic strategy used by Haihan in Northeast Asia in recent years is very clear: stop war, but not promote peace.
Fierce wars have broken out between Korea and Japan, between Korea and Qing Dynasty, between Ming and Qing Dynasties, and between tomorrow and tomorrow. There have been long-term hatreds that are difficult to resolve.
In addition to North Korea, the other three countries also have war records with Haihan.
Without the deterrence exerted by Haihan, the wars between these countries in Northeast Asia would probably continue like tides and never stop.
If war breaks out frequently in this area, it will not be a good thing for Haihan, who is bent on rapid economic development, but Haihan has no intention of resolving the old grudges between the parties.
It is the most beneficial situation for Haihan to maintain the current international relations in Northeast Asia and continue to be hostile to each other.
Sending Japanese soldiers to areas belonging to North Korea such as Jeju Island and Busan Port, and transferring Korean soldiers to the Sasebo base for duty, are all attempts to make the most of this international situation.
And as far as the matter of "hugging the thighs" is concerned, the practices of local vassal states such as Japan are considered unique, but the degree is far inferior to that of North Korea.
What North Korea pursues is the true "serious doctrine". To put it simply, it will fall in whichever direction the wind blows, and whoever is stronger will be recognized as the father.
When the Ming Dynasty was strong, it was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. When it could not defeat Japan, it paid tribute to Japan. When the Manchu and Qing Dynasties came, they also beat the Ming Dynasty. When North Korea saw that the situation was not good, it changed its status to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
When Haihan appeared on the stage and defeated all the powerful people around North Korea, North Korea immediately abandoned its previous suzerainty and rushed forward without hesitation to hug Haihan's thigh.
Both the current king Li Xie and Li Hao, who was fighting against Li Xie in the north, both had the experience of studying abroad in Haihan, and they both succeeded in taking the throne after receiving the support of Haihan.
So for them, as long as they hold Haihan close, they can maintain their position of power. To put it more seriously, this is even the only way for North Korea to keep its country and not be destroyed by neighboring powers.
North Korea showed its loyalty in a more direct way. It sent two troops as a vassal state all the way to Hangzhou to participate in this military parade.
However, the backers behind the two imperial courts of North Korea were the Donghai Region and the Northern Region respectively, so these two troops did not appear together, but followed the rear of the troop formations of these two regions respectively.
Shi Diwen introduced to everyone that all members of this infantry company serving the southern Korean court had received several months of combat training in Zhoushan, and after becoming an army, they were sent to the Sasebo base to station for a long time.
As for the other North Korean company following the troops being reviewed in the Northern Region, it was natural that Chen Yixin, the governor of the region, would introduce the situation.
This unit serving the northern imperial court was trained at the Datong River base, and was then sent to serve in the Liaodong region. It changed its station locations many times in three years, almost all of them on the border between Haihan, North Korea and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. .
In terms of combat effectiveness, this company in the north may be slightly stronger. After all, when they were stationed at the border, they had several armed conflicts with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The results were more victories than defeats, and their combat effectiveness has been tested in actual combat.
Of course, if you want to compare it with the regular army in the northern region, then the quality of this auxiliary army will definitely not be enough. The military strength of the Northern Region was created by Qian Tiandun, Wang Tom and others. A considerable number of the key officers of the Sixth Division of the Army and the Northern Fleet stationed locally are former special forces, Marine Corps and other elite troops who stayed in the area. Naturally, there is no need to say much about their strength.
The territory of the Northern Region was almost fought out through battles one after another. To this day, the local garrison is still in a state of war readiness all year round.
In terms of actual combat experience, it is difficult to find troops that can match it in the entire Haihan Army. Its performance is compared horizontally with the entire Haihan Army, and it must be among the best.
As soon as the troops from the Northern Region appeared, the square immediately became more murderous. The person who felt this most deeply was probably the Ming Dynasty envoy Yue Shizong.
Although he did not personally go to the frontline battlefield where the Ming Army and the Haihan Army fought, he did read a lot of relevant battle reports when he was in the capital.
In the records of the Ming army's battles with Haihan in the Bohai Bay area, almost all of them were on the defensive side. Although the battle reports inevitably contain some elements that embellish one's own performance, few places can be defended for more than two days under the offensive of the Haihan Army. Basically, they collapse at the first touch of battle.
In the early years, the Haihan Army landed in Hejian Prefecture and broke through the Three Guards of Tianjin in one day. The tens of thousands of troops near the capital had a strength advantage, but they could not even stop an infantry regiment of the Haihan Army on the battlefield.
It was not until after several serious losses on the battlefield that the Ming Dynasty finally understood that the defeat of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was not a coincidence, but that they really could not defeat Haihan. Even the stronger Manchu and Qing Dynasties were beaten into obedience. How could the Ming Dynasty withstand Haihan's offensive.
Therefore, in the armistice agreement signed by the two countries, Haihan asked Ming to cede control of the coastal areas, but Ming could only hold his nose and admit it.
Yue Shizong looked at the Northern Army slowly advancing on Victory Square with complicated emotions. On the one hand, he envied Haihan for having such a powerful military force. If Haihan had not intervened in the northern war in time, the Ming Dynasty would have been defeated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
But on the other hand, he also knew very well that the presence of the Haihan Army in the north was not to help the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, they were one of the main reasons why the Ming Dynasty failed to recover. The Haihan and the Manchus just arrived at the same destination by different routes, with the goal of invading the Ming Dynasty's territory.
Yue Shizong turned his head and looked at the viewing platform where the Executive Committee was seated. He could see the proud expressions of the senior officials of Haihan.
The Ming Dynasty lacked the military strength to compete with it, so it would be difficult to be on an equal footing with the other party during negotiations. What's more, the other party has already taken advantage of Daming regarding this assassination case, so there really is no reason for it.
Yue Shizong's goal was to persuade Haihan to put the follow-up matters of the assassination on the negotiation table to avoid further deterioration of the situation, but he actually had no idea what price Daming would have to pay for this.
The only thing that is certain is that the Haihan Executive Committee, which is known for its shrewdness, will never miss such a good opportunity to rip off Daming.
Whether he plans to ask for land, pay compensation, or put forward other conditions, Yue Shizong can't think of it for a while, but if he rejects the conditions proposed by Haihan on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, then these troops showing force in Victory Square at this time may soon be Will appear on the battlefield between the two countries.
(End of chapter)