Chapter 1332 - Desperate
Judging from the social atmosphere of Haihan's battle against the Spanish fleet at home, Liu Shang believes that the Haihan people did not have much panic about the outbreak of war, but regarded it as an opportunity to show their national strength. The Haihan Navy and the coastal defense batteries worked together to defeat the invading enemy fleet in full view of the public, which greatly encouraged the people, and Liu Shang had even seen young students organizing petitions for the official expedition to the Spanish fleet's nest to retaliate by military means.
If at the beginning, when he heard that there was an enemy attack, Liu Shang still had the mentality of some melon-eating masses, and by the way, he could see what loopholes there were in Haihan's defense line, and he could also provide some help for the Ming army to recover this place in the future. But after witnessing the battle process with his own eyes, Liu Shang already understood where Haihan had the confidence to be fearless. A fleet as powerful as Spain had not even touched the mud of Victory Harbor before it had already fled, and if it were to be replaced by the Ming naval division in its position to fight against the Haihan Navy, I am afraid that the chances of the main force escaping from the battlefield would be very slim, right?
Liu Shang suddenly felt that the Liangguang government had let go of Haihan's various behaviors over the years, perhaps not only because of its short-handed manpower, but because it was very clear that military means were not only useless to Haihan, but could easily stimulate its backlash. Sanya can defend against foreign invasions, but many cities in the Liangguang region may not.
In addition to the land on the edge of the Pearl River east of Guangzhou City, Haihan has now built a port town called Haizhu Town on the south bank of the Pearl River facing the sandbar of Guangzhou City. The Haihan people built a two-mile-long wharf on the riverbank, as well as supporting facilities such as commercial inns and warehouses, and these wharves indisputably became the designated docking points for various merchants, shipping companies and other institutions under the Haihan name. Although it is separated from Guangzhou City by a river, it has not affected the rapid prosperity of Haizhu Town in just one or two years.
Of course, Haihan sent here by sea not only all kinds of goods, but also all kinds of people with different functions, including not only businessmen, but also many intelligence officers with similar identities to Liu Shang, and a considerable number of paramilitary personnel.
Haihan and Li Jifeng, a wealthy businessman in Guangdong, have been operating for several years, and the geographical scope of the business has stepped out of the two regions, and has successively established trade routes and freight channels in Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places, and has built a large number of branches in various places. The Golden Shield Escort employs a large number of armed men in a legal name, and a considerable percentage of them are even equipped with standard muskets provided by Haihan.
As far as Liu Shang knew, the Liangguang government was not ignorant of these situations, but deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb and turned a blind eye, which can be said to be a laissez-faire for Haihan to do whatever he wanted. According to the statistics of the intelligence department, there are about 2,000 armed personnel deployed in various places along the Pearl River alone, and if these people are organized, they will be able to live out the strength of two infantry reinforced battalions. If necessary, Liu Shang thought that they would only need half a day to prepare and launch an attack on the city of Guangzhou.
Liu Shang didn't think that Haihan's small actions could really threaten the security of Guangzhou's city defense at that time, but he felt that the inaction shown by the local government in this regard was a serious dereliction of duty, but at this time, when he thought about it, he would inevitably break out in a cold sweat. If these armed men have the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army, or if these so-called dart divisions are another identity of the Haihan soldiers, then even if the 2,000 Haihan Army will not be able to capture Guangzhou City for a while and a half, it will be enough to block the defenders inside from leaving the city.
In such an environment where Hai Han is monitored by his face, it is normal for the two Guangxi government offices to leak the news if they make any move near Guangzhou, and they do not dare to make any attempt to use force to expel Hai Han.
Doubts about the military strength of the Ming Dynasty became more and more frequent, and Liu Shang felt less and less confident about his mission to come to Haihan to lurk.
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Judging from the social atmosphere of Haihan's battle against the Spanish fleet at home, Liu Shang believes that the Haihan people did not have much panic about the outbreak of war, but regarded it as an opportunity to show their national strength. The Haihan Navy and the coastal defense batteries worked together to defeat the invading enemy fleet in full view of the public, which greatly encouraged the people, and Liu Shang had even seen young students organizing petitions for the official expedition to the Spanish fleet's nest to retaliate by military means.
If at the beginning, when he heard that there was an enemy attack, Liu Shang still had the mentality of some melon-eating masses, and by the way, he could see what loopholes there were in Haihan's defense line, and he could also provide some help for the Ming army to recover this place in the future. But after witnessing the battle process with his own eyes, Liu Shang already understood where Haihan had the confidence to be fearless. A fleet as powerful as Spain had not even touched the mud of Victory Harbor before it had already fled, and if it were to be replaced by the Ming naval division in its position to fight against the Haihan Navy, I am afraid that the chances of the main force escaping from the battlefield would be very slim, right?
Liu Shang suddenly felt that the Liangguang government had let go of Haihan's various behaviors over the years, perhaps not only because of its short-handed manpower, but because it was very clear that military means were not only useless to Haihan, but could easily stimulate its backlash. Sanya can defend against foreign invasions, but many cities in the Liangguang region may not.
In addition to the land on the edge of the Pearl River east of Guangzhou City, Haihan has now built a port town called Haizhu Town on the south bank of the Pearl River facing the sandbar of Guangzhou City. The Haihan people built a two-mile-long wharf on the riverbank, as well as supporting facilities such as commercial inns and warehouses, and these wharves indisputably became the designated docking points for various merchants, shipping companies and other institutions under the Haihan name. Although it is separated from Guangzhou City by a river, it has not affected the rapid prosperity of Haizhu Town in just one or two years.
Of course, Haihan sent here by sea not only all kinds of goods, but also all kinds of people with different functions, including not only businessmen, but also many intelligence officers with similar identities to Liu Shang, and a considerable number of paramilitary personnel.
Haihan and Li Jifeng, a wealthy businessman in Guangdong, have been operating for several years, and the geographical scope of the business has stepped out of the two regions, and has successively established trade routes and freight channels in Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places, and has built a large number of branches in various places. The Golden Shield Escort employs a large number of armed men in a legal name, and a considerable percentage of them are even equipped with standard muskets provided by Haihan.
As far as Liu Shang knew, the Liangguang government was not ignorant of these situations, but deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb and turned a blind eye, which can be said to be a laissez-faire for Haihan to do whatever he wanted. According to the statistics of the intelligence department, there are about 2,000 armed personnel deployed in various places along the Pearl River alone, and if these people are organized, they will be able to live out the strength of two infantry reinforced battalions. If necessary, Liu Shang thought that they would only need half a day to prepare and launch an attack on the city of Guangzhou.
Liu Shang didn't think that Haihan's small actions could really threaten the security of Guangzhou's city defense at that time, but he felt that the inaction shown by the local government in this regard was a serious dereliction of duty, but at this time, when he thought about it, he would inevitably break out in a cold sweat. If these armed men have the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army, or if these so-called dart divisions are another identity of the Haihan soldiers, then even if the 2,000 Haihan Army will not be able to capture Guangzhou City for a while and a half, it will be enough to block the defenders inside from leaving the city.
In such an environment where Hai Han is monitored by his face, it is normal for the two Guangxi government offices to leak the news if they make any move near Guangzhou, and they do not dare to make any attempt to use force to expel Hai Han.
Doubts about the military strength of the Ming Dynasty became more and more frequent, and Liu Shang felt less and less confident about his mission to come to Haihan to lurk. Judging from the social atmosphere of Haihan's battle against the Spanish fleet at home, Liu Shang believes that the Haihan people did not have much panic about the outbreak of war, but regarded it as an opportunity to show their national strength. The Haihan Navy and the coastal defense batteries worked together to defeat the invading enemy fleet in full view of the public, which greatly encouraged the people, and Liu Shang had even seen young students organizing petitions for the official expedition to the Spanish fleet's nest to retaliate by military means.
If at the beginning, when he heard that there was an enemy attack, Liu Shang still had the mentality of some melon-eating masses, and by the way, he could see what loopholes there were in Haihan's defense line, and he could also provide some help for the Ming army to recover this place in the future. But after witnessing the battle process with his own eyes, Liu Shang already understood where Haihan had the confidence to be fearless. A fleet as powerful as Spain had not even touched the mud of Victory Harbor before it had already fled, and if it were to be replaced by the Ming naval division in its position to fight against the Haihan Navy, I am afraid that the chances of the main force escaping from the battlefield would be very slim, right?
Liu Shang suddenly felt that the Liangguang government had let go of Haihan's various behaviors over the years, perhaps not only because of its short-handed manpower, but because it was very clear that military means were not only useless to Haihan, but could easily stimulate its backlash. Sanya can defend against foreign invasions, but many cities in the Liangguang region may not.
In addition to the land on the edge of the Pearl River east of Guangzhou City, Haihan has now built a port town called Haizhu Town on the south bank of the Pearl River facing the sandbar of Guangzhou City. The Haihan people built a two-mile-long wharf on the riverbank, as well as supporting facilities such as commercial inns and warehouses, and these wharves indisputably became the designated docking points for various merchants, shipping companies and other institutions under the Haihan name. Although it is separated from Guangzhou City by a river, it has not affected the rapid prosperity of Haizhu Town in just one or two years.
Of course, Haihan sent here by sea not only all kinds of goods, but also all kinds of people with different functions, including not only businessmen, but also many intelligence officers with similar identities to Liu Shang, and a considerable number of paramilitary personnel.
Haihan and Li Jifeng, a wealthy businessman in Guangdong, have been operating for several years, and the geographical scope of the business has stepped out of the two regions, and has successively established trade routes and freight channels in Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places, and has built a large number of branches in various places. The Golden Shield Escort employs a large number of armed men in a legal name, and a considerable percentage of them are even equipped with standard muskets provided by Haihan.
As far as Liu Shang knew, the Liangguang government was not ignorant of these situations, but deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb and turned a blind eye, which can be said to be a laissez-faire for Haihan to do whatever he wanted. According to the statistics of the intelligence department, there are about 2,000 armed personnel deployed in various places along the Pearl River alone, and if these people are organized, they will be able to live out the strength of two infantry reinforced battalions. If necessary, Liu Shang thought that they would only need half a day to prepare and launch an attack on the city of Guangzhou.
Liu Shang didn't think that Haihan's small actions could really threaten the security of Guangzhou's city defense at that time, but he felt that the inaction shown by the local government in this regard was a serious dereliction of duty, but at this time, when he thought about it, he would inevitably break out in a cold sweat. If these armed men have the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army, or if these so-called dart divisions are another identity of the Haihan soldiers, then even if the 2,000 Haihan Army will not be able to capture Guangzhou City for a while and a half, it will be enough to block the defenders inside from leaving the city.
In such an environment where Hai Han is monitored by his face, it is normal for the two Guangxi government offices to leak the news if they make any move near Guangzhou, and they do not dare to make any attempt to use force to expel Hai Han.
Doubts about the military strength of the Ming Dynasty became more and more frequent, and Liu Shang felt less and less confident about his mission to come to Haihan to lurk.
(End of chapter)