Chapter 1358
Fighting Lushunkou Again
Chapter 1358 Fighting Lushunkou Again
Not to mention the frantic scene in Dengzhou after receiving the news of the Haihan fleet's attack, the fleet turned north after sailing past the coast near Guxian Town, heading for the Liaodong Peninsula.The straight-line distance from here to Lushunkou is only more than 70 nautical miles. With the fleet maintaining a speed of around [-] knots, it only takes more than ten hours to reach the destination.
In the past year, Haihan had sent fleets several times to clean up the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, making it almost impossible for Hou Jin's armed sailboats to station there, and had no choice but to hand over control of the coastline.However, this is not the ultimate goal of Haihan. The military still hopes to occupy a piece of land in Liaodong and establish a stronghold as soon as possible, and then form a check on Houjin from this direction, so as to relieve the external pressure facing Ming Dynasty.
The existence of the Ming regime is beneficial to the development of Haihan, and this is the consensus reached by the senior management of Haihan long ago.Although Haihan and Ming have been having territorial disputes in recent years, and even had several armed conflicts, the relationship between the two countries is really not that friendly.But based on the starting point of the supremacy of interests and the same root and family, the Haihan senior management does not want Daming to be wiped out by wild boar skins outside the pass in a few years, just like in the original history.To share a little pressure for Daming within the scope of his ability, and to accomplish his own strategic goals by the way, this is Haihan's attitude in the coming period.
Although Daming may not be willing to cooperate with Haihan's "painstaking efforts", Haihan's senior management did not consider Daming's attitude too much when planning these strategic goals.This can be said to be contempt, but it is also a relatively sober judgment. It is impossible for Da Ming to ignore that Hai Han has occupied a large amount of his own territory in a way that looks like an invasion. It cannot be exchanged for Daming's strategic cooperation.So Haihan simply didn't expect to get any help from Daming, but just carried out the development plan step by step according to his own rhythm.
Haihan chose to set off in the afternoon, so that after a night of sailing, he would arrive at the destination in the early morning. Most of the soldiers could get enough rest time on the way, and they could go into combat immediately after arriving at the place.
When morning came, the ships sounded their bugles for the first time, waking the soldiers from their slumber.They have about an hour to deal with eating, drinking and lazing, and then they will start to organize their equipment and prepare for the next battle at Lushunkou.
This is not a new task for some of them. Every time the Haihan army comes to Liaodong, Lushunkou at the southernmost point is the first stop they will inevitably visit.The landing at Lushunkou has also become a routine task for the army to complete every time.
It is not that the post-golden army stationed here has tried to prevent Haihan from landing, but under the condition of severely insufficient shore fire protection, the defensive measures they can take are also extremely limited.After suffering several losses under the bombardment of the Haihan naval guns, the Hou Jin army no longer tried to resist the enemy at sea, but retracted the defense line to the inland, and no longer prevented the Haihan army from landing.Although this seemed to increase the risk of defense, the Houjin army realized that Haihan's attack was only a superficial effort, and even if they won the victory, they would not stay in the local area, so they accepted this offensive and defensive posture with peace of mind.
Because of the terrain, every time the Haihan Fleet approached the Liaodong Peninsula from the southern sea, it was often spotted by the Later Jin Army from a high place first, so when the fleet arrived at Lushunkou, the enemy troops would also prepare in advance. There will be no surprise effect.This operation was no exception. When the Haihan Fleet was still a few nautical miles away from the coast at the southern end of Lushunkou, the sentinels of the Houjin Army had already discovered their traces, and before they arrived at Lushunkou Bay, the warning signal had already been sent. Arrived at the stronghold on the north shore of Lushunkou Harbor.
Of course, Haihan knew this too, but the fleet's long-range firepower had an absolute advantage, so Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun didn't care whether the Houjin army on the shore would take resistance.The fleet controlled the entry and exit channels of Lushunkou Harbor without encountering the slightest resistance, and then dispatched several troop carriers with ease. Under the cover of the battleships, they attempted to land from the Tigertail Peninsula on the southeast side of the harbor.
In the past several operations to land at Lushunkou, without exception, Haihan first took control of the Huhuwei Peninsula and established a beachhead here before proceeding to the next step.This method of tactics seems simple and rude, but it is not easy to crack.Before and after the Jin army tried to send infantry to the Tiger Tail Peninsula to prevent the Haihan army from landing, but under the fire of the battleship, no matter how strong the infantry was, it could only become cannon fodder.
Moreover, the Hou Jin army also discovered that the individual weapons equipped by the Haihan army were far sharper than the blunderbuss in the Ming army. They wanted to rely on the tactics used to deal with the Ming army in the past, but they could not restrain the weapons of the Haihan army at all. The sharp rotation shooting tactics played in a panic.Regardless of infantry or cavalry, the Hou Jin army has tried, but the result is the same, and it is impossible to rush forward to start a hand-to-hand combat.After trying a few more times, Hou Jinjun gave up on this idea, and simply retreated into the stronghold, allowing Haihan to toss about on the coastline.They knew that Hai Han's side would retreat after four or five days at most, so they were not in a hurry to take the initiative to attack.
This time, as usual, the Hou Jin army gave up the defense of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, allowing the troop carrier to land easily and complete the landing and occupation.Several soldiers jumped into the waist-deep water, pulled the cable up to the shore, and after fixing the boat, the gangway was lowered on the boat, allowing the soldiers to transfer various supplies to land.
Different from the previous operations, when the Shandong headquarters planned this cleaning operation, it had already decided to capture the Jinzhou Zhongzuo city that belonged to the Ming army on the north side of the harbor, and wipe out the troops stationed at Lushunkou. The post-golden army in the area, in order to prepare for the capture of this area after the beginning of spring.The Huowei peninsula will serve as the logistics position for this operation, stacking various war supplies and housing hundreds of war horses for the cavalry battalion.
Since he didn't just shoot two shots and run away, Haihan's preparations this time were more adequate than before. The troop transport ships continuously transported soldiers ashore, and a large number of marching tents were quickly set up on the Tiger's Tail Peninsula.All kinds of materials are also being hoisted from the ship to the shore continuously. This land-sea mixed force has more than [-] troops. The ammunition and supplies that so many people will consume during the battle are not a small amount, and only Haihan has this kind of transportation. In just a few days, the preparation and transportation arrangements of the materials were completed.
Haihan was not in a hurry to launch an offensive to the Houjin stronghold opposite the harbor, but spent most of the day completing unloading and building the camp on the Tigertail Peninsula.This kind of action also made the Hou Jin army quite puzzled. In the past, the Haihan army would launch an offensive soon after landing here. After two or three days of tug-of-war, the Haihan people would withdraw on their own, but this The situation seems to be a little different this time.
The commander stationed by Hou Jin in the local area is named Mutbu, which means "capable" in his language.Mutbu's official position was Jiala Ezhen. He commanded five Niulu under his command, and each Niulu had 300 soldiers, each led by Niulu Ezhen.However, not all the more than 1000 people commanded by Mutbu were Jurchen bannermen, and they were divided into three identities: Aha, armored men, and bannermen.The highest-ranking bannerman is naturally the Jurchens, and the lower-ranking armored men are actually descendants, and there are all ethnic groups and tribes in the Northeast.The lowest level of aha is equivalent to slaves, mainly composed of Liaodong Han and Koreans.
The elite among the bannermen is called the Bala soldiers, which are composed of the strongest fighters provided by each Niulu to provide seventeen individual soldiers.But these soldiers belonged directly to the Baya Latuzhangjing of each banner, and Mutbu, Jiala Ezhen, could only command dozens of Bayala soldiers assigned to him by Ttuzhangjing.This special unit is similar to the special warfare battalion and cavalry battalion in the Haihan Army. You won't find too many opportunities to display your personal abilities.
Mutbu was transferred from Fuzhou Wei in the first half of this year, and the predecessor he replaced died in the shelling of the Haihan fleet on the Lushunkou side.Since the Haihan people began to visit the Liaodong Peninsula at the end of last year, the Houjin Army stationed at Lushunkou is undoubtedly the most severely damaged army in the entire Liaodong Peninsula. Every time the Haihan fleet arrives, it will always cause at least three-digit casualties here. During this period, Niulu Ezhen and Jiala Ezhen died in battle many times.
However, Hou Jin did not find an effective solution to this situation. After all, the Hou Jin court focused all its attention on the direction of Shanhaiguan, and took Daming as its main opponent. The bloodletting act of the last knife did not attract much attention. After all, the triple-digit casualties were seen in the general environment, and it was just a painless effect on Hou Jin.On the contrary, the Haihan Fleet's continuous attack on the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula caused Hou Jin a headache. He could only withdraw all his limited maritime armed ships to inland rivers, or transfer them to the Bohai Bay to avoid Haihan's suppression. .
The court of the Later Jin Dynasty believed that as long as the Haihan people did not set up a long-term stronghold in the Liaodong Peninsula, then even if this bloodletting style of combat continued, it would not affect the overall situation.Therefore, in response to Haihan's repeated provocations, Houjin only strengthened the defense of the Jinzhou Zhongleft City, from the initial few hundred people to the current thousands led by Mutbu.If the family members and slaves doing farm work are added, the population of Hou Jin stationed in this area has exceeded 3000.Ironically, after the Haihan army has been sweeping around for a year, the number of Houjin people living here has actually increased a lot compared to when they first came.
Of course, even if this number is doubled or even several times, it will not shake the determination of Haihan's senior management to take Lushunkou and even the Jinzhou Peninsula.
When Mutbu led the order to come here, the order he got was to stick to the center and left the city, instead of fighting the Haihan people in the wilderness.Although he didn't quite understand the arrangement of his superiors, why he had to let the troops perform the task of defending the city, which he was not good at, but thinking about the predecessors who died in this place and the former predecessors, Mutbu decided to follow the orders of his superiors.
Although it is a task of defending the city, not everyone stays in the city behind closed doors.According to the previous practice, Mutbu also deployed multiple outposts around Lushunkou. This arrangement is not to try to prevent the Haihan people from landing at Lushunkou, but to provide timely early warning so that the stronghold can know Haihan In order to use the corresponding defensive measures.
As in previous times, after hearing the news of the appearance of the Haihan fleet, Mutbu only left a small number of scattered scouts on the periphery to monitor the port of Lushunkou to confirm that the Haihan people would not have any surprises here. pattern.
Mutbu did not immediately order the entire city to be under martial law, but only ordered all combatants to return to the team and wait for Haihan to make a move before deciding on the next countermeasures.And the opponent's performance seems to be nothing new. After landing on the Tiger Tail Peninsula, they began to build camps without haste, as if preparing to fight a protracted war locally.
Mutbu felt relieved after hearing the relevant reports. Now the weather is getting colder, and winter is only one step away. When there is a few heavy snowfalls, these Han Chinese living in canvas tents may not know how they died. .Looking at the weather conditions this year, it is colder earlier than in previous years, maybe it will start to snow in ten days and a half months.Of course, maybe before the heavy snow appeared, the Haihan people would retreat on their own.
However, Mutbu did not take his opponents lightly. He knew that every time the Haihan army came to Lushunkou, they would have armed conflicts with the local garrison, and they would have to fight several battles before withdrawing, and this time should be no exception.Prior to this, Mutbu had already fought against the Haihan Army once, and he also roughly knew the tactics of the Haihan Army. If he was not careful, he would easily be caught by the Haihan people and kill him.
Mutbu will not send troops to attack the Huwei Peninsula. Such an approach has been proven to be futile. The most effective and safest way is to stick to the stronghold and wait for the Haihan army to attack.And placing one or two cavalry outside the city prevents the opponent from concentrating on the siege battle.After a few days of delay like this, the Haihan people will retreat in spite of the difficulties.
This tactic has proven effective several times in the past year, and it has now become the standard tactic for the Houjin army to deal with the Haihan army.Mutbu didn't want to make any changes to this mature tactic, and still followed the past method, ordering two Niulu Ezhen, and asked them to lead their cavalry to ambush on the north and south sides of the city.
(End of this chapter)
Not to mention the frantic scene in Dengzhou after receiving the news of the Haihan fleet's attack, the fleet turned north after sailing past the coast near Guxian Town, heading for the Liaodong Peninsula.The straight-line distance from here to Lushunkou is only more than 70 nautical miles. With the fleet maintaining a speed of around [-] knots, it only takes more than ten hours to reach the destination.
In the past year, Haihan had sent fleets several times to clean up the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, making it almost impossible for Hou Jin's armed sailboats to station there, and had no choice but to hand over control of the coastline.However, this is not the ultimate goal of Haihan. The military still hopes to occupy a piece of land in Liaodong and establish a stronghold as soon as possible, and then form a check on Houjin from this direction, so as to relieve the external pressure facing Ming Dynasty.
The existence of the Ming regime is beneficial to the development of Haihan, and this is the consensus reached by the senior management of Haihan long ago.Although Haihan and Ming have been having territorial disputes in recent years, and even had several armed conflicts, the relationship between the two countries is really not that friendly.But based on the starting point of the supremacy of interests and the same root and family, the Haihan senior management does not want Daming to be wiped out by wild boar skins outside the pass in a few years, just like in the original history.To share a little pressure for Daming within the scope of his ability, and to accomplish his own strategic goals by the way, this is Haihan's attitude in the coming period.
Although Daming may not be willing to cooperate with Haihan's "painstaking efforts", Haihan's senior management did not consider Daming's attitude too much when planning these strategic goals.This can be said to be contempt, but it is also a relatively sober judgment. It is impossible for Da Ming to ignore that Hai Han has occupied a large amount of his own territory in a way that looks like an invasion. It cannot be exchanged for Daming's strategic cooperation.So Haihan simply didn't expect to get any help from Daming, but just carried out the development plan step by step according to his own rhythm.
Haihan chose to set off in the afternoon, so that after a night of sailing, he would arrive at the destination in the early morning. Most of the soldiers could get enough rest time on the way, and they could go into combat immediately after arriving at the place.
When morning came, the ships sounded their bugles for the first time, waking the soldiers from their slumber.They have about an hour to deal with eating, drinking and lazing, and then they will start to organize their equipment and prepare for the next battle at Lushunkou.
This is not a new task for some of them. Every time the Haihan army comes to Liaodong, Lushunkou at the southernmost point is the first stop they will inevitably visit.The landing at Lushunkou has also become a routine task for the army to complete every time.
It is not that the post-golden army stationed here has tried to prevent Haihan from landing, but under the condition of severely insufficient shore fire protection, the defensive measures they can take are also extremely limited.After suffering several losses under the bombardment of the Haihan naval guns, the Hou Jin army no longer tried to resist the enemy at sea, but retracted the defense line to the inland, and no longer prevented the Haihan army from landing.Although this seemed to increase the risk of defense, the Houjin army realized that Haihan's attack was only a superficial effort, and even if they won the victory, they would not stay in the local area, so they accepted this offensive and defensive posture with peace of mind.
Because of the terrain, every time the Haihan Fleet approached the Liaodong Peninsula from the southern sea, it was often spotted by the Later Jin Army from a high place first, so when the fleet arrived at Lushunkou, the enemy troops would also prepare in advance. There will be no surprise effect.This operation was no exception. When the Haihan Fleet was still a few nautical miles away from the coast at the southern end of Lushunkou, the sentinels of the Houjin Army had already discovered their traces, and before they arrived at Lushunkou Bay, the warning signal had already been sent. Arrived at the stronghold on the north shore of Lushunkou Harbor.
Of course, Haihan knew this too, but the fleet's long-range firepower had an absolute advantage, so Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun didn't care whether the Houjin army on the shore would take resistance.The fleet controlled the entry and exit channels of Lushunkou Harbor without encountering the slightest resistance, and then dispatched several troop carriers with ease. Under the cover of the battleships, they attempted to land from the Tigertail Peninsula on the southeast side of the harbor.
In the past several operations to land at Lushunkou, without exception, Haihan first took control of the Huhuwei Peninsula and established a beachhead here before proceeding to the next step.This method of tactics seems simple and rude, but it is not easy to crack.Before and after the Jin army tried to send infantry to the Tiger Tail Peninsula to prevent the Haihan army from landing, but under the fire of the battleship, no matter how strong the infantry was, it could only become cannon fodder.
Moreover, the Hou Jin army also discovered that the individual weapons equipped by the Haihan army were far sharper than the blunderbuss in the Ming army. They wanted to rely on the tactics used to deal with the Ming army in the past, but they could not restrain the weapons of the Haihan army at all. The sharp rotation shooting tactics played in a panic.Regardless of infantry or cavalry, the Hou Jin army has tried, but the result is the same, and it is impossible to rush forward to start a hand-to-hand combat.After trying a few more times, Hou Jinjun gave up on this idea, and simply retreated into the stronghold, allowing Haihan to toss about on the coastline.They knew that Hai Han's side would retreat after four or five days at most, so they were not in a hurry to take the initiative to attack.
This time, as usual, the Hou Jin army gave up the defense of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, allowing the troop carrier to land easily and complete the landing and occupation.Several soldiers jumped into the waist-deep water, pulled the cable up to the shore, and after fixing the boat, the gangway was lowered on the boat, allowing the soldiers to transfer various supplies to land.
Different from the previous operations, when the Shandong headquarters planned this cleaning operation, it had already decided to capture the Jinzhou Zhongzuo city that belonged to the Ming army on the north side of the harbor, and wipe out the troops stationed at Lushunkou. The post-golden army in the area, in order to prepare for the capture of this area after the beginning of spring.The Huowei peninsula will serve as the logistics position for this operation, stacking various war supplies and housing hundreds of war horses for the cavalry battalion.
Since he didn't just shoot two shots and run away, Haihan's preparations this time were more adequate than before. The troop transport ships continuously transported soldiers ashore, and a large number of marching tents were quickly set up on the Tiger's Tail Peninsula.All kinds of materials are also being hoisted from the ship to the shore continuously. This land-sea mixed force has more than [-] troops. The ammunition and supplies that so many people will consume during the battle are not a small amount, and only Haihan has this kind of transportation. In just a few days, the preparation and transportation arrangements of the materials were completed.
Haihan was not in a hurry to launch an offensive to the Houjin stronghold opposite the harbor, but spent most of the day completing unloading and building the camp on the Tigertail Peninsula.This kind of action also made the Hou Jin army quite puzzled. In the past, the Haihan army would launch an offensive soon after landing here. After two or three days of tug-of-war, the Haihan people would withdraw on their own, but this The situation seems to be a little different this time.
The commander stationed by Hou Jin in the local area is named Mutbu, which means "capable" in his language.Mutbu's official position was Jiala Ezhen. He commanded five Niulu under his command, and each Niulu had 300 soldiers, each led by Niulu Ezhen.However, not all the more than 1000 people commanded by Mutbu were Jurchen bannermen, and they were divided into three identities: Aha, armored men, and bannermen.The highest-ranking bannerman is naturally the Jurchens, and the lower-ranking armored men are actually descendants, and there are all ethnic groups and tribes in the Northeast.The lowest level of aha is equivalent to slaves, mainly composed of Liaodong Han and Koreans.
The elite among the bannermen is called the Bala soldiers, which are composed of the strongest fighters provided by each Niulu to provide seventeen individual soldiers.But these soldiers belonged directly to the Baya Latuzhangjing of each banner, and Mutbu, Jiala Ezhen, could only command dozens of Bayala soldiers assigned to him by Ttuzhangjing.This special unit is similar to the special warfare battalion and cavalry battalion in the Haihan Army. You won't find too many opportunities to display your personal abilities.
Mutbu was transferred from Fuzhou Wei in the first half of this year, and the predecessor he replaced died in the shelling of the Haihan fleet on the Lushunkou side.Since the Haihan people began to visit the Liaodong Peninsula at the end of last year, the Houjin Army stationed at Lushunkou is undoubtedly the most severely damaged army in the entire Liaodong Peninsula. Every time the Haihan fleet arrives, it will always cause at least three-digit casualties here. During this period, Niulu Ezhen and Jiala Ezhen died in battle many times.
However, Hou Jin did not find an effective solution to this situation. After all, the Hou Jin court focused all its attention on the direction of Shanhaiguan, and took Daming as its main opponent. The bloodletting act of the last knife did not attract much attention. After all, the triple-digit casualties were seen in the general environment, and it was just a painless effect on Hou Jin.On the contrary, the Haihan Fleet's continuous attack on the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula caused Hou Jin a headache. He could only withdraw all his limited maritime armed ships to inland rivers, or transfer them to the Bohai Bay to avoid Haihan's suppression. .
The court of the Later Jin Dynasty believed that as long as the Haihan people did not set up a long-term stronghold in the Liaodong Peninsula, then even if this bloodletting style of combat continued, it would not affect the overall situation.Therefore, in response to Haihan's repeated provocations, Houjin only strengthened the defense of the Jinzhou Zhongleft City, from the initial few hundred people to the current thousands led by Mutbu.If the family members and slaves doing farm work are added, the population of Hou Jin stationed in this area has exceeded 3000.Ironically, after the Haihan army has been sweeping around for a year, the number of Houjin people living here has actually increased a lot compared to when they first came.
Of course, even if this number is doubled or even several times, it will not shake the determination of Haihan's senior management to take Lushunkou and even the Jinzhou Peninsula.
When Mutbu led the order to come here, the order he got was to stick to the center and left the city, instead of fighting the Haihan people in the wilderness.Although he didn't quite understand the arrangement of his superiors, why he had to let the troops perform the task of defending the city, which he was not good at, but thinking about the predecessors who died in this place and the former predecessors, Mutbu decided to follow the orders of his superiors.
Although it is a task of defending the city, not everyone stays in the city behind closed doors.According to the previous practice, Mutbu also deployed multiple outposts around Lushunkou. This arrangement is not to try to prevent the Haihan people from landing at Lushunkou, but to provide timely early warning so that the stronghold can know Haihan In order to use the corresponding defensive measures.
As in previous times, after hearing the news of the appearance of the Haihan fleet, Mutbu only left a small number of scattered scouts on the periphery to monitor the port of Lushunkou to confirm that the Haihan people would not have any surprises here. pattern.
Mutbu did not immediately order the entire city to be under martial law, but only ordered all combatants to return to the team and wait for Haihan to make a move before deciding on the next countermeasures.And the opponent's performance seems to be nothing new. After landing on the Tiger Tail Peninsula, they began to build camps without haste, as if preparing to fight a protracted war locally.
Mutbu felt relieved after hearing the relevant reports. Now the weather is getting colder, and winter is only one step away. When there is a few heavy snowfalls, these Han Chinese living in canvas tents may not know how they died. .Looking at the weather conditions this year, it is colder earlier than in previous years, maybe it will start to snow in ten days and a half months.Of course, maybe before the heavy snow appeared, the Haihan people would retreat on their own.
However, Mutbu did not take his opponents lightly. He knew that every time the Haihan army came to Lushunkou, they would have armed conflicts with the local garrison, and they would have to fight several battles before withdrawing, and this time should be no exception.Prior to this, Mutbu had already fought against the Haihan Army once, and he also roughly knew the tactics of the Haihan Army. If he was not careful, he would easily be caught by the Haihan people and kill him.
Mutbu will not send troops to attack the Huwei Peninsula. Such an approach has been proven to be futile. The most effective and safest way is to stick to the stronghold and wait for the Haihan army to attack.And placing one or two cavalry outside the city prevents the opponent from concentrating on the siege battle.After a few days of delay like this, the Haihan people will retreat in spite of the difficulties.
This tactic has proven effective several times in the past year, and it has now become the standard tactic for the Houjin army to deal with the Haihan army.Mutbu didn't want to make any changes to this mature tactic, and still followed the past method, ordering two Niulu Ezhen, and asked them to lead their cavalry to ambush on the north and south sides of the city.
(End of this chapter)