Wei Jianyuan's purpose is very clear. Since Wang Xianguang's family has this network, he might as well try to use it. If it really comes to pass, it will definitely be a big achievement to be able to win the rank of third-rank minister.
Although Wei Jianyuan is only a small county magistrate of Yuhang, this is not because he is too ambitious and blind. Haihan has conquered the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, and there are many high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty who have chosen to join Haihan overtly or covertly.
Even if these officials are thinking of changing sides, of course they need someone to pave the way and build a bridge before taking action.
Senior officials of the fourth rank, such as Qu Yutong, the prefect of Ningbo, were able to win many special preferential treatment because they joined Haihan early. If it had been a few years later and the situation in Zhejiang had changed drastically, and a large number of third- and fourth-grade civil and military officials had rushed to defect to Haihan, the value of the united front would have been much worse.
And as the strength gap between Haihan and Ming Dynasty becomes increasingly different, scenes like this of jumping off a ship to escape will only appear more and more frequently. Even if they haven't jumped ship yet, there is a high probability that they will secretly arrange an escape route for themselves.
Many people are still staying on the half-sunken ship of the Ming Dynasty. Just because there is no suitable time and conditions, they are afraid of drowning in the water if they jump off. But if there is a boat next to you and there is a chance of escape, you may not be able to remain firm all the time.
It's just that from Wang Xianguang's perspective, he probably can't see changes in the situation at this level, nor can he imagine the pros and cons of senior officials. All Wei Jianyuan can do is to show him a clear path, but whether he can seize this opportunity ultimately depends on the Wang family's own choice.
At this time, the content discussed by the executive committee in another hall was much more important than the relatives of high-ranking officials who instigated Wang Xianguang's rebellion.
This time when we went to Yuhang to observe the military exercise, not all eight members of the executive committee were present. Ning Qi inspected cultural and educational institutions in Hangzhou; Yuan Qiuye went to neighboring Huzhou to inspect local agricultural operations; Qiao Zhiya went into the valley to supervise the local hydropower station project in Jiande County.
Therefore, there are only five people meeting here at this time: Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Schneider, Shi Diwen, and Chen Yixin. The topic they discussed was the most important confrontation strategy at the moment.
"Over in the capital, Ming has clearly rejected the solution we proposed. I think it is time to take action to teach Ming some lessons!"
There was only one reason why Shi Diwen called everyone to a meeting overnight, and that was to inform the rest of the executive committee that the military was ready to immediately launch a military attack on Ming Dynasty.
Ming's attitude is basically expected. After all, if it really agrees to the compensation conditions proposed by Haihan, it will be tantamount to losing power and humiliating the country. It will cause an extremely serious blow to the prestige of the Ming court, and the extent may be no less than Lose a war.
The only solution that Ming Dynasty may accept is for the two sides to sit down and negotiate and let diplomats slowly negotiate the terms.
But Haihan had no intention of raising this matter high and put it down gently. The troops in the Northern Region and the East China Sea Region have long been in a state of preparation for war, and their arrows are ready. At this time, it is no longer possible to follow the rhythm of the Ming Dynasty.
As for the decision to use force, in fact, before the military exercise, the executive committee had basically reached a consensus. Even Ning Qi, who had always been anti-war, rarely stood on the same position as the main war faction this time.
Seeing that no one expressed any objection, Shi Diwen shared the military's current combat plan with everyone.
The East China Sea region sent troops in two ways. The land route started from Huzhou and invaded the Jianghuai River along the channel between the northern foot of Mogan Mountain and Taihu Lake, marching into the Yangtze River Basin. The water route sent troops from Zhoushan, and the fleet sailed upstream along the Yangtze River to attack important coastal towns.
The same goal of these two armies was Nanjing, the administrative center of the Ming Dynasty in the south. In the northern region, the troops were divided into three routes. The land route sent troops from Liaodong and Shandong respectively to attack the capital from the north and south along the Bohai Bay. The sea route sent troops to Dagukou to attack Tianjin Wei. The land route served as a containment, while the main attack on the capital was the troops landing by sea.
As for Fuguang and other southern areas, because they are too far away from the core area of the Ming Dynasty, even if troops are sent to attack the Ming Dynasty, the impact will be very limited. Therefore, Shi Diwen did not include them in the battle plan formulated, but only informed the local garrison that they could Take action as appropriate to contain Ming's military power in the south.
After listening to Shi Diwen's introduction, Tao Donglai looked at Chen Yixin: "The troops in the Northern Region are divided into three groups. If you don't take command over there, can such a complicated battle plan be completed smoothly?"
Chen Yixin responded: "I plan to set off after lunch tomorrow and rush back before starting the action."
"Is it too late?" Tao Donglai was still a little worried.
Chen Yixin nodded affirmatively and said: "It's enough time. Lao Shi has already arranged a fast boat and is waiting in Hangzhou. He will leave Hangzhou Bay early the day after tomorrow. Then he will transfer to a big ship and go north. It will take him two and a half days to reach Dengzhou Zhifu Port. Lao Shi The scheduled launch time is April 15th, and I can get back at least three or four days in advance.”
Chen Yixin's trip south this time was very hurried, and he only stayed in the Donghai Region for about ten days in total. If he hadn't been elected to the executive committee this year and had many official duties that needed to be handed over in person, he probably wouldn't have come to Hangzhou to show off and then rush back.
Fortunately, the preparations for the northern region have already reached the stage of preparation, and Chen Yixin can launch an offensive immediately after returning.
As for the movements of the Ming army, so far, there has been no news of the mobilization of major Ming army forces.
This is not because the Ming court was calm, but more likely due to the slow response and the Ming army's inability to mobilize and deploy in a short period of time.
With the Ming army's usual style, even if they receive an imperial edict to defend the capital, they still need money and food for departure. As long as any one of them is not in place, the troops' departure will be far away.
The Ming court may have realized that the crisis of war is about to come again, but it is still difficult to mobilize troops to deploy defenses around the capital in a short time. At least it is unlikely that more Ming troops will be gathered from all over the country to the Gyeonggi region before Haihan takes action.
This means that the Haihan Army may be able to penetrate the outer defenses of the Gyeonggi region and reach the capital in a very short time with only minimal expenditure.
Chen Yixin was very optimistic about this: "The operation plan stipulates a month's operation time, but I think it is entirely possible to end this operation this month. As long as our army arrives in the capital, I think Mingting will soon start again Surrender.”
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "If you can solve the problem as soon as possible in the north, then I won't have to attack hard in the south."
This is true, but in Shi Diwen's battle plan, he plans to devote more than 50% of the troops in the East China Sea Region to this battle, which shows that he has actually been prepared for an all-out attack.