Chapter 2496

What Chen Yixin could think of, in fact, others would also think of. When the Liaolu Colonial Region was preparing to build an airport in advance, Shi Diwen, who managed the Donghai Colonial Region, also began to consider the possibility of using airplanes as a means of transportation in the future.

Compared with the Liaolu region in the north, the area under Shi Diwen's rule is obviously more scattered. Jeju Island and Sasebo Bay are both overseas enclaves. It is difficult to implement timely and effective management across the vast East China Sea. Even though he has always been diligent in his work,

, it would be good to visit these places twice a year.

But if there are more efficient means of transportation in the future, perhaps the efficiency of managing these overseas enclaves will be different. So almost at the same time, Shi Diwen also launched a plan to build an airport. And he is a subordinate

Construction started in the three places at the same time, creating one more airport than the Liaolu Region in the north.

At the same time, Shi Diwen also specially asked people to follow up on the development of the aviation project in Sanya, and also sent a large sum of money to the Aviation Research Institute, which meant that after the project was completed, he would be one of the first batch to purchase it.

Mass production model people.

In the spring of 1653, Haihan made a request to the Ming Dynasty to conduct a new round of negotiations on the division of spheres of influence between the two countries, and the venue was Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

Haihan attaches great importance to this negotiation. Two senior military and political officials, Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie, went to Hangzhou to attend the talks in person.

With such a posture, the conditions that Haihan wanted to put forward were naturally not simple. Tao Donglai put forward straight to the point during the meeting, demanding that the Ming Dynasty divide the river and rule it, and all the areas south of the Yangtze River under the Ming Dynasty be allocated to Haihan.

Naturally, the lion's request could not be recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and Haihan's conditions were directly rejected. However, Haihan had made up his mind at this time. This meeting was not so much a negotiation as a showdown with the Ming Dynasty.

If Ming agrees to the conditions, peace may be maintained for another ten years, but as long as Ming refuses, a full-scale war will inevitably break out.

The meeting lasted only three days, and both parties broke up on bad terms. However, Haihan had already anticipated the outcome, and Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie were not disappointed.

After the talks, they did not return to the south, but stayed in Ningbo, which had become the boundary between Haihan and Han Dynasty, and personally directed the preparations for the war.

The Ming Dynasty was not unaware of Haihan's changes, but the problem was that the military strength of the two sides was too far apart. Even if it was prepared for Haihan's upcoming military attack, it would still be difficult to withstand the fierce offensive of Haihan's army. About

Local officials knew this, the court knew it, and Emperor Chongzhen also knew it.

But if they want to surrender directly, they are unwilling to do so, and they still have to resist. Many people are still lucky, thinking that although Haihan has said harsh words, he may not actually launch a full-scale attack. If they resist

Maybe after the Haihan people attacked several state capitals, they felt that the cost was too high and they would retreat on their own.

But what the Ming Dynasty didn't know was that as the time-travelers gradually aged, more and more people lost the patience to continue waiting for the decline of the Ming Dynasty. Taking over the world with arms has gradually become the consensus of Haihan's senior officials. Many people want to do it in their lifetime.

Seeing Haihan become the Eastern Empire in the true sense, seizing control of the East Asian continent and completing the replacement of the Ming Dynasty is a milestone goal for the time travelers.

Under such a general trend, the use of force to seize the Ming Dynasty's territory has become Haihan's top priority. For this reason, the Executive Committee even suspended almost all external expansion plans and mobilized armed forces originally deployed in various places to the mainland

Nearby, even the garrison troops from the Philippines and Xingdao regions were transferred north in large numbers to take charge of the combat mission from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions to the inland.

After half a year of preparations, the Haihan Army launched an offensive in the autumn of the same year. The war did not break out in a few areas in the south as the Ming Dynasty thought, but showed a comprehensive victory from the beginning.

War broke out in all coastal provinces except Jiangsu at almost the same time. At the same time, Haihan Navy troops headed by the East China Sea Fleet sailed in from the mouth of the Yangtze River, launched operations upstream, and transported land forces to attack cities along the river.

The city of Hangzhou, which was used as the venue for negotiations between the two countries in the first half of the year, was lost only four days after the war began. The troops under Shi Diwen used heavy artillery to open the gate of Hangzhou, and the Ming army defending the city only made symbolic attacks.

After resistance, officials from the Sansi Yamen came forward to ask for surrender.

Many cities in the south that were on the front line of the war were not even as good as Hangzhou. As soon as the Haihan army arrived at the city, they chose to surrender on their own.

This is also one of the results of Haihan's infiltration through various channels for many years. The local officials in these cities know that there is no hope of resistance, and it is difficult to refuse the olive branch offered by Haihan - as long as they can ensure a peaceful transition in the local area, then in

After Haihan takes over the area, they will still hold official positions in official institutions.

Although he can no longer be the magistrate of the prefecture and county, he can still continue to be an official under a different name, and the salary given by Haihan is even more than that of the Ming Dynasty, and he can save his own life, so why not do it?

The Ming Dynasty probably never expected that as soon as the war started, various places were in despair. The city of Nanjing, which the Ming Dynasty regarded as the political and economic center of the south, only survived for five days before it declared its fall after Haihan's troops came to the city.

After losing Nanjing, Chongzhen and the court officials truly realized the seriousness of the situation. Although the Haihan fleet had not been seen in the capital at this time, the Haihan fleet had been present at Dagukou for many days, but no landing had been carried out.

, obviously also waiting for the opportunity to launch - or waiting for Ming Dynasty to make a statement.

But at this time, there were different opinions in the Ming Dynasty. The peace-seeking faction believed that the situation was over, and Haihan should be allowed to cease fighting first. Preserving the country was more important than anything else. The main war faction believed that Haihan had not invaded too far inland for many years.

Maybe this time he will take advantage and retreat on his own.

Chongzhen was hesitant, and the timing was delayed again and again. By the end of 1653, the Ming Dynasty had lost nearly half of its territory in Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places. Although the situation in the north was better, Haihan in Liaodong and Shandong directions

The army has been keeping an eye on it, and Ming Dynasty did not dare to send troops south for reinforcements. It could only watch helplessly how many more states and counties were captured by Haihan in the daily battle reports.

At this time, various parts of the Ming Dynasty saw that the momentum was already tilted towards Haihan, and people started to raise troops to respond. After all, if you surrendered only after fighting at the door, you could only be regarded as a surrender. But by raising troops in advance, you can also occupy the name of the rebel army. In the future, you will be in Haihan.

The Han side can also get an opportunity to reward them based on their merits.
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