Chapter 1364
The Beginning of the War
Chapter 1364 The Beginning of the War
The content of the loot harvested from Zhongzuo City was quickly spread to the headquarters by the sea. After listening to the report, Qian Tiandun and others were a little dumbfounded.Although they didn't have too much expectation for the loot before the war, the harvest is really too shabby. A few thousand catties of food may be a lot for the Houjin garrison, but in Haihan's view, it is just Just enough for a boat.Due to the long preparation period, Haihan currently has sufficient food reserves in Shandong. In fact, it is not short of several thousand catties. In addition, the sea voyage between Shandong and Liaodong is also very short. This harvest can only be said to be better than nothing.
"I suddenly understood why Hou Jin was desperately trying to enter the customs." Wang Tom sighed: "These people are too poor. In comparison, Daming is really rich. If you don't rob you, rob someone!"
"Fighting with Hou Jin, the rate of return is really a bit low." Although Qian Tiandun is not a businessman, he can't help but feel a little bit emotional about the current situation: "At least today's battle is over, and we are losing money." But it's a big loss!"
The scale of Haihan's troops fighting today is actually not too large. Three infantry companies, one artillery company and one cavalry company are the main force of the battle, plus a few logistics support personnel, there are only more than a thousand people actually participating in the battle.In terms of the scale of Haihan's military operations over the years, this is only a very ordinary battle.
But the problem is that in today's battle, the special warfare battalion has used a large number of new-style continuous-fire rifles as the main weapon. Although this rifle is powerful enough to allow the infantry to fight against the cavalry, the value of the ammunition consumed by the combat method is not one small amount.Based on the current production capacity of the Sanya military factory, it will take more than a month of production to replenish the ammunition consumed in today's battle. Using this as a standard, the value of this batch of ammunition is considerable.What Haihan seized in Zhongzuo city was probably less than one-tenth of the value of these ammunition, so Qian Tiandun was at a loss.
However, Harukon, who just returned to the headquarters, has a different opinion on this: "Food is worthless, but horses are valuable! Do you know how many horses were captured today? 260 three! This is almost as fast as the cavalry battalion. There are enough horses! If we fight this kind of battle a few more times, my cavalry battalion will be able to upgrade the cavalry regiment!"
"It's useless if you don't have so many qualified cavalry just because you have horses!" Tom Wang immediately poured cold water on Haru Gong: "Besides, your cavalry equipment is so expensive, and it's not easy to be approved for expansion."
What Wang Tom said is indeed an objective fact. The individual equipment standard of the cavalry battalion is probably the highest in the Haihan army, even far exceeding other elite troops such as the special warfare battalion.The cost of fully arming a cavalry is at least four to five times that of ordinary infantry, and this ratio will further increase during combat.Even if Haihan has sufficient military expenditures, high-level officials will still consider the cost-effectiveness factor when arranging the establishment of arms, and only keep the elite troops that cost a lot of money to a small establishment.This is also one of the reasons why the cavalry has remained at the battalion level since its establishment for many years.
Harukon also knew that Wang Tom's words were not pleasant but true. The cavalry battalion had been limited in scale because of its high maintenance costs and limited military use. No expansion possible.Especially after this fight with the Houjin cavalry, Harugong found a way to solve the cost of cavalry formation-the proportion of cavalry in the Houjin army is quite high. If you rob their horses for your own use, then the military budget of the cavalry A considerable part can be saved for training cavalry to expand.
But Harugong is also a thoughtful person, and he didn't express his true thoughts at the moment.Although everyone is a comrade-in-arms who share life and death, they are also competitors in their careers.Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom commanded the elite troops of the navy and the army infantry respectively. The military expenditure of these two companies was much higher than that of the cavalry battalion.The cost of cavalry horses is the focus of attacks every year, but it seems that the next year is expected to change this dilemma that has lasted for many years.
Harugong was worried that the opponent would set up an ambush at night to counterattack, so he asked the scouts of the Jin army to follow the retreat and return to the center left city before dark. The news brought back by the scouts also reassured the generals temporarily. People marched all the way north quickly, without any intention of stopping at all. It seemed that they planned to flee to the Jinzhou Weicheng, a hundred miles away to the north, where there should be thousands of soldiers and horses stationed there, who could provide shelter.
Zhongzuo City has been lacking in repairs during the post-Jin occupation. After Haihan took over here, it still takes time to restore some functional buildings in the city and return them to normal operation.After the southern city gate was bombarded dozens of times, the door panel was already full of cracks and crumbling, and it would be impossible not to replace it.Takahashi Nan simply asked people to take down the two city gates and chop them up as firewood.As for the defense at the city gate, temporary fortifications were temporarily built using the traditional method of repelling horses in Luzhai and adding barbed wire. Although it is not as reliable as the city gate, there are long-range fire protection on the top and bottom of the city tower, and ordinary small groups of enemy troops can't even think about attacking. into the city.
In fact, there are many vacant houses outside the city of Zhongzuo, which were built by Han people who used to live here. However, after Houjin occupied this place, these Han people either fled overseas or became slaves of Houjin. It was taken over by the Hou Jin army who came here.Many of Mutbu's subordinates who were originally stationed here usually live outside the city, and only enter the city to avoid fighting during wartime.However, Haihan has no plans to resettle civilians here in the near future, so it is estimated that these houses will have to be vacant for at least a whole winter.
Suddenly, the bugle sounded from the top of the city. Seeing the double-colored flag of Haihan slowly rising above the top of the city, the soldiers stopped what they were doing and raised their hands to salute. Gao Qiaonan was also one of them.This flag-raising ceremony symbolizes that Haihan has officially entered the Liaodong Peninsula, and it is another big step Haihan has taken in the Northeast Asian waters.
But this time, the enemy that Haihan had to face was no longer as easy to deal with as the Ming Dynasty who had no time to look around. The Later Jin regime can be said to be the most powerful armed force in Northeast Asia in this era, and it is extremely belligerent.In addition, most of the high-ranking officials in Shanghai and Han are of Han nationality, and they have an indelible complex about this period of history, and they will never accept the peace that came from the compromise with Hou Jin.The war between Haihan and the Houjin regime is just the beginning.
Although the strength of the Haihan army is strong, it is far away from the mainland and its strength is limited. Therefore, it is impossible to fight a war of annihilation in a short period of time.What can be done in the near future is to establish a stronghold at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, continuously bloodletting Houjin from the sea, and contain Houjin's strategic trend of going south along the west coast of Bohai Bay to invade Daming.
The biggest beneficiary of this strategy is actually not Haihan, but Daming who is in internal and external difficulties.Compared with Haihan, who acts with standards, the real trouble Daming is currently facing is Houjin, who is eyeing him outside the customs.If Haihan didn't act, then Daming would perish due to internal and external chaos in less than ten years.However, if Haihan can pull out the bottom line and form a check on Houjin in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula, then Daming's life will be much easier, and there will even be room for troops to quell the domestic peasant army wars.
Haihan doesn't expect Da Ming to solve the internal and external troubles in one go, because then Da Ming may be the next target to deal with, and it will be his turn. As long as he can help Da Ming solve part of the pressure, this huge empire will not be left behind by the barbarians. Civilization is destroyed, even if the goal is achieved.As for the replacement of Ming Dynasty, most of the high-level people in Haihan actually do not have a strong will for this direction of development. A complete change of dynasty means that tens of thousands of lives will be taken away in the war, although the rulers did not What is the idea of the Holy Mother, but for the time being, no one wants to launch a war against Ming Dynasty.
After nightfall, the soldiers of the Special Operations Battalion who had settled in Zhongzuo City finally had their first hot meal of the day. The main course was freshly baked braised horse meat.Although due to the rush of time, it was still a little short of heat, but for the soldiers who were already hungry after a day of fierce fighting, this was already an excellent delicacy.
Gao Qiaonan's food is basically the same as that of the soldiers, but he can also enjoy a special dish, which is the horse meat sashimi specially made for him by the cooking team.Although he has been a naturalized Haihan for many years, he still retains some of the eating habits formed in his hometown, and eating some raw meat is one of them.
Sliced horse leg meat and grilled horse tongue served in a rough porcelain bowl, with a small dish of minced garlic soy sauce, is the special dish of Takahashi Minami.Due to the extremely strict control of military horses in Haihan, Gao Qiaonan rarely had the opportunity to taste horse meat again after enlisting in the army. Serve some meals of fresh horsemeat.
After eating, Gao Qiaonan patrolled around the city, checking whether there were any loopholes in the light and dark sentries and gates.When you come to the city wall on the south gate and look out, you can see the lights of Lushunkou Harbor a few miles away coming through the night, which is the beachhead established by the Haihan Fleet on the shore.
Seeing the lights on the coast, Gao Qiaonan suddenly felt very relieved. He knew that although he was thousands of miles away from Haihan, he was not fighting alone. He had an unparalleled and powerful country as his backing, supporting his troops in the sea. Combat missions are performed here.Even if it was only two or three years ago, he would never have dared to imagine that musketeer infantry could fight against large cavalry in the plains, and still achieve such a big victory today.After this battle, Takahashi Nan admired the advanced military technology mastered by the chiefs. If Qian Tiandun ordered to go straight to Houjin Jingcheng tomorrow morning, he probably would not have any doubts about such an order .
Of course, Gao Qiaonan also knew that his boss would not issue such a radical order. At the pre-war preparation meeting before departure, several senior officials had already announced Haihan's initial strategy in the Liaodong area.Haihan's goal is to seize Lushunkou, and expand the controlled area northward as much as possible in the next year or two, striving to include the peninsula south of the Jinzhou Isthmus into Haihan's territory.With this control area, we will gradually expand Haihan's influence in the Yellow Sea, and strive to make Houjin Wuxia go south to invade Daming.
But even if it is to start a long-term war with Hou Jin, there is no option for a large-scale all-out war in Haihan's current war preparation plan.Considering the actual difficulties in troop deployment and logistical supply, it is unlikely that Haihan will deploy a large-scale army here for a long time in the future. Jin's war is likely to be in a state of small and medium-scale armed conflict for a long time.
Compared with large-scale battles, Gao Qiaonan personally prefers small and medium-scale armed conflicts. This is the situation that the Special Operations Battalion is best at handling.During this year, he has carefully studied the map near Lushunkou, and he has also designed many battle plans. If the Hou Jin army wants to retake Lushunkou, then there is no need to worry about being out of battle in the next period. beated.
Early the next morning, tons of goods began to be unloaded from the supply ship moored in the harbor, and dozens of large flat carriages took turns to transport these supplies such as weapons, ammunition, food, medicinal materials and winter clothes into Zhongzuo City.To be precise, it should be called "Lushun Fort" now. Last night, the headquarters had confirmed this new name to replace the previous name given to this place by Ming Dynasty.
In addition to the ready-made fortifications of Lushun Fort, Haihan will also build a naval camp in Lushunkou Harbor to echo the land Lushun Fort.Therefore, both the army and the navy have no way to rest these days, and they have to temporarily act as construction teams to seize the time to build various infrastructures here.
The combat plan originally drawn up by several senior military officials allowed a very generous amount of time for the operation. It was originally planned to take about ten days to clear the area, but they did not expect that the combat process was much smoother than expected. It only took In one day, the main force of Hou Jin stationed in the Lushun area has been wiped out.When the surplus came out, several commanders decided to seize the time to build a large-scale construction project, and first set up the sea and land strongholds on the side of Lushunkou.
Fortunately, active-duty Army units have been trained in basic civil engineering and are no strangers to things like building camps and forts.Although the navy is not good at this, there are no technical obstacles to acting as a labor force to log and transport supplies.Several high-ranking officials went into battle personally as project commanders, supervising the soldiers building armed strongholds in this coastal area.
(End of this chapter)
The content of the loot harvested from Zhongzuo City was quickly spread to the headquarters by the sea. After listening to the report, Qian Tiandun and others were a little dumbfounded.Although they didn't have too much expectation for the loot before the war, the harvest is really too shabby. A few thousand catties of food may be a lot for the Houjin garrison, but in Haihan's view, it is just Just enough for a boat.Due to the long preparation period, Haihan currently has sufficient food reserves in Shandong. In fact, it is not short of several thousand catties. In addition, the sea voyage between Shandong and Liaodong is also very short. This harvest can only be said to be better than nothing.
"I suddenly understood why Hou Jin was desperately trying to enter the customs." Wang Tom sighed: "These people are too poor. In comparison, Daming is really rich. If you don't rob you, rob someone!"
"Fighting with Hou Jin, the rate of return is really a bit low." Although Qian Tiandun is not a businessman, he can't help but feel a little bit emotional about the current situation: "At least today's battle is over, and we are losing money." But it's a big loss!"
The scale of Haihan's troops fighting today is actually not too large. Three infantry companies, one artillery company and one cavalry company are the main force of the battle, plus a few logistics support personnel, there are only more than a thousand people actually participating in the battle.In terms of the scale of Haihan's military operations over the years, this is only a very ordinary battle.
But the problem is that in today's battle, the special warfare battalion has used a large number of new-style continuous-fire rifles as the main weapon. Although this rifle is powerful enough to allow the infantry to fight against the cavalry, the value of the ammunition consumed by the combat method is not one small amount.Based on the current production capacity of the Sanya military factory, it will take more than a month of production to replenish the ammunition consumed in today's battle. Using this as a standard, the value of this batch of ammunition is considerable.What Haihan seized in Zhongzuo city was probably less than one-tenth of the value of these ammunition, so Qian Tiandun was at a loss.
However, Harukon, who just returned to the headquarters, has a different opinion on this: "Food is worthless, but horses are valuable! Do you know how many horses were captured today? 260 three! This is almost as fast as the cavalry battalion. There are enough horses! If we fight this kind of battle a few more times, my cavalry battalion will be able to upgrade the cavalry regiment!"
"It's useless if you don't have so many qualified cavalry just because you have horses!" Tom Wang immediately poured cold water on Haru Gong: "Besides, your cavalry equipment is so expensive, and it's not easy to be approved for expansion."
What Wang Tom said is indeed an objective fact. The individual equipment standard of the cavalry battalion is probably the highest in the Haihan army, even far exceeding other elite troops such as the special warfare battalion.The cost of fully arming a cavalry is at least four to five times that of ordinary infantry, and this ratio will further increase during combat.Even if Haihan has sufficient military expenditures, high-level officials will still consider the cost-effectiveness factor when arranging the establishment of arms, and only keep the elite troops that cost a lot of money to a small establishment.This is also one of the reasons why the cavalry has remained at the battalion level since its establishment for many years.
Harukon also knew that Wang Tom's words were not pleasant but true. The cavalry battalion had been limited in scale because of its high maintenance costs and limited military use. No expansion possible.Especially after this fight with the Houjin cavalry, Harugong found a way to solve the cost of cavalry formation-the proportion of cavalry in the Houjin army is quite high. If you rob their horses for your own use, then the military budget of the cavalry A considerable part can be saved for training cavalry to expand.
But Harugong is also a thoughtful person, and he didn't express his true thoughts at the moment.Although everyone is a comrade-in-arms who share life and death, they are also competitors in their careers.Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom commanded the elite troops of the navy and the army infantry respectively. The military expenditure of these two companies was much higher than that of the cavalry battalion.The cost of cavalry horses is the focus of attacks every year, but it seems that the next year is expected to change this dilemma that has lasted for many years.
Harugong was worried that the opponent would set up an ambush at night to counterattack, so he asked the scouts of the Jin army to follow the retreat and return to the center left city before dark. The news brought back by the scouts also reassured the generals temporarily. People marched all the way north quickly, without any intention of stopping at all. It seemed that they planned to flee to the Jinzhou Weicheng, a hundred miles away to the north, where there should be thousands of soldiers and horses stationed there, who could provide shelter.
Zhongzuo City has been lacking in repairs during the post-Jin occupation. After Haihan took over here, it still takes time to restore some functional buildings in the city and return them to normal operation.After the southern city gate was bombarded dozens of times, the door panel was already full of cracks and crumbling, and it would be impossible not to replace it.Takahashi Nan simply asked people to take down the two city gates and chop them up as firewood.As for the defense at the city gate, temporary fortifications were temporarily built using the traditional method of repelling horses in Luzhai and adding barbed wire. Although it is not as reliable as the city gate, there are long-range fire protection on the top and bottom of the city tower, and ordinary small groups of enemy troops can't even think about attacking. into the city.
In fact, there are many vacant houses outside the city of Zhongzuo, which were built by Han people who used to live here. However, after Houjin occupied this place, these Han people either fled overseas or became slaves of Houjin. It was taken over by the Hou Jin army who came here.Many of Mutbu's subordinates who were originally stationed here usually live outside the city, and only enter the city to avoid fighting during wartime.However, Haihan has no plans to resettle civilians here in the near future, so it is estimated that these houses will have to be vacant for at least a whole winter.
Suddenly, the bugle sounded from the top of the city. Seeing the double-colored flag of Haihan slowly rising above the top of the city, the soldiers stopped what they were doing and raised their hands to salute. Gao Qiaonan was also one of them.This flag-raising ceremony symbolizes that Haihan has officially entered the Liaodong Peninsula, and it is another big step Haihan has taken in the Northeast Asian waters.
But this time, the enemy that Haihan had to face was no longer as easy to deal with as the Ming Dynasty who had no time to look around. The Later Jin regime can be said to be the most powerful armed force in Northeast Asia in this era, and it is extremely belligerent.In addition, most of the high-ranking officials in Shanghai and Han are of Han nationality, and they have an indelible complex about this period of history, and they will never accept the peace that came from the compromise with Hou Jin.The war between Haihan and the Houjin regime is just the beginning.
Although the strength of the Haihan army is strong, it is far away from the mainland and its strength is limited. Therefore, it is impossible to fight a war of annihilation in a short period of time.What can be done in the near future is to establish a stronghold at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, continuously bloodletting Houjin from the sea, and contain Houjin's strategic trend of going south along the west coast of Bohai Bay to invade Daming.
The biggest beneficiary of this strategy is actually not Haihan, but Daming who is in internal and external difficulties.Compared with Haihan, who acts with standards, the real trouble Daming is currently facing is Houjin, who is eyeing him outside the customs.If Haihan didn't act, then Daming would perish due to internal and external chaos in less than ten years.However, if Haihan can pull out the bottom line and form a check on Houjin in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula, then Daming's life will be much easier, and there will even be room for troops to quell the domestic peasant army wars.
Haihan doesn't expect Da Ming to solve the internal and external troubles in one go, because then Da Ming may be the next target to deal with, and it will be his turn. As long as he can help Da Ming solve part of the pressure, this huge empire will not be left behind by the barbarians. Civilization is destroyed, even if the goal is achieved.As for the replacement of Ming Dynasty, most of the high-level people in Haihan actually do not have a strong will for this direction of development. A complete change of dynasty means that tens of thousands of lives will be taken away in the war, although the rulers did not What is the idea of the Holy Mother, but for the time being, no one wants to launch a war against Ming Dynasty.
After nightfall, the soldiers of the Special Operations Battalion who had settled in Zhongzuo City finally had their first hot meal of the day. The main course was freshly baked braised horse meat.Although due to the rush of time, it was still a little short of heat, but for the soldiers who were already hungry after a day of fierce fighting, this was already an excellent delicacy.
Gao Qiaonan's food is basically the same as that of the soldiers, but he can also enjoy a special dish, which is the horse meat sashimi specially made for him by the cooking team.Although he has been a naturalized Haihan for many years, he still retains some of the eating habits formed in his hometown, and eating some raw meat is one of them.
Sliced horse leg meat and grilled horse tongue served in a rough porcelain bowl, with a small dish of minced garlic soy sauce, is the special dish of Takahashi Minami.Due to the extremely strict control of military horses in Haihan, Gao Qiaonan rarely had the opportunity to taste horse meat again after enlisting in the army. Serve some meals of fresh horsemeat.
After eating, Gao Qiaonan patrolled around the city, checking whether there were any loopholes in the light and dark sentries and gates.When you come to the city wall on the south gate and look out, you can see the lights of Lushunkou Harbor a few miles away coming through the night, which is the beachhead established by the Haihan Fleet on the shore.
Seeing the lights on the coast, Gao Qiaonan suddenly felt very relieved. He knew that although he was thousands of miles away from Haihan, he was not fighting alone. He had an unparalleled and powerful country as his backing, supporting his troops in the sea. Combat missions are performed here.Even if it was only two or three years ago, he would never have dared to imagine that musketeer infantry could fight against large cavalry in the plains, and still achieve such a big victory today.After this battle, Takahashi Nan admired the advanced military technology mastered by the chiefs. If Qian Tiandun ordered to go straight to Houjin Jingcheng tomorrow morning, he probably would not have any doubts about such an order .
Of course, Gao Qiaonan also knew that his boss would not issue such a radical order. At the pre-war preparation meeting before departure, several senior officials had already announced Haihan's initial strategy in the Liaodong area.Haihan's goal is to seize Lushunkou, and expand the controlled area northward as much as possible in the next year or two, striving to include the peninsula south of the Jinzhou Isthmus into Haihan's territory.With this control area, we will gradually expand Haihan's influence in the Yellow Sea, and strive to make Houjin Wuxia go south to invade Daming.
But even if it is to start a long-term war with Hou Jin, there is no option for a large-scale all-out war in Haihan's current war preparation plan.Considering the actual difficulties in troop deployment and logistical supply, it is unlikely that Haihan will deploy a large-scale army here for a long time in the future. Jin's war is likely to be in a state of small and medium-scale armed conflict for a long time.
Compared with large-scale battles, Gao Qiaonan personally prefers small and medium-scale armed conflicts. This is the situation that the Special Operations Battalion is best at handling.During this year, he has carefully studied the map near Lushunkou, and he has also designed many battle plans. If the Hou Jin army wants to retake Lushunkou, then there is no need to worry about being out of battle in the next period. beated.
Early the next morning, tons of goods began to be unloaded from the supply ship moored in the harbor, and dozens of large flat carriages took turns to transport these supplies such as weapons, ammunition, food, medicinal materials and winter clothes into Zhongzuo City.To be precise, it should be called "Lushun Fort" now. Last night, the headquarters had confirmed this new name to replace the previous name given to this place by Ming Dynasty.
In addition to the ready-made fortifications of Lushun Fort, Haihan will also build a naval camp in Lushunkou Harbor to echo the land Lushun Fort.Therefore, both the army and the navy have no way to rest these days, and they have to temporarily act as construction teams to seize the time to build various infrastructures here.
The combat plan originally drawn up by several senior military officials allowed a very generous amount of time for the operation. It was originally planned to take about ten days to clear the area, but they did not expect that the combat process was much smoother than expected. It only took In one day, the main force of Hou Jin stationed in the Lushun area has been wiped out.When the surplus came out, several commanders decided to seize the time to build a large-scale construction project, and first set up the sea and land strongholds on the side of Lushunkou.
Fortunately, active-duty Army units have been trained in basic civil engineering and are no strangers to things like building camps and forts.Although the navy is not good at this, there are no technical obstacles to acting as a labor force to log and transport supplies.Several high-ranking officials went into battle personally as project commanders, supervising the soldiers building armed strongholds in this coastal area.
(End of this chapter)