Chapter 1416
Liaodong Prepares for Battle
Chapter 1416 Liaodong Prepares for Battle
Occupying a geographical advantage with fewer enemies and more enemies is one of the tactics that the Haihan army is best at. After further gaining the bonus of weapon performance, the process of converting the advantage into victory appears to be relatively smooth.The more than 20 people who participated in this battle were all the elite of the Haihan Army, and the weapons they used were also the most advanced models of the military. It was naturally no problem to ambush the Houjin army of 400 people.
Morgan was not busy ordering the pursuit or counting the results, but first counted his own personnel to confirm whether anyone was injured or killed in the battle.However, during the entire battle, the positions of the Haihan ambush were outside the killing radius of the Houjin long-range weapons, and it was difficult for the opponent's infantry to rush to the top of the mountain against the intensive firepower, so the Haihan side kept zero casualties in this battle. of war damage.The only soldier who was slightly injured was the Golden Infantry who lost his balance and fell down the hill just after getting up and shooting, but fortunately there was snow, so he only injured one arm, but it was not serious.
This kind of victory naturally relieved Morgan a lot. The combatants were all elites in the army, and the loss of any one person would be a big loss to the military.Even if the special operations battalion is not directly under Morgan, he does not want these soldiers to suffer too much risk because of their combat plans.
This is the difference in the combat style brought about by the different commanding styles of the generals. Gao Qiaonan will let the infantry directly face the impact of the cavalry when attacking Lushun, while Morgan prefers to hide in the dark and use the ultimate move against the enemy.If Takahashi Nan was commanding this ambush, then he would probably deploy his troops into a more three-dimensional firepower network, in order to kill the enemy faster and more, instead of all shrinking in ambush on the top of the mountain to protect himself Safety.
For a special operations battalion that is good at fighting tough battles, the number of battle losses is not the less the better, but it depends on whether the final battle result has achieved the established battle goal.But the training of snipers under Morgan is not easy. In addition to the combat goals, a very important part of his consideration is to ensure that the combatants can retreat completely.
After confirming the safety of his own personnel, Morgan ordered an inventory of the results of the battle.As for the prisoners of war, Morgan didn't think much of it. After all, all those who could escape with good arms and legs had already escaped, and those who could not escape were almost all because they were shot and lost their ability to move, and these ordinary post-gold soldiers were to Haihan. There is no value in the treatment at all, and of course it is impossible to let them go, so making up the knife has become a fun part after the battle.
The body count continued until the afternoon. Near this hill, the Houjin Army paid a total of nearly [-] lives in the past two or three days. The number of casualties was not small during the truce.Morgan can command too few people, and it is too troublesome to gather all these corpses. Although it is a bit inhumane, in this situation, the corpses can only be abandoned in the wilderness and become food for the beasts.
Morgan also saw the unfulfilled eyes and expressions of his subordinates.But he didn't plan to stay here any longer.In this battle, the casualties of the opponent were so great that even if they were to attack here again, they would have to go back to the Golden State Camp to move rescue soldiers, and when they came again, there would definitely not be only so many hundreds of people.This time I went to the snow field for [-] miles. I'm afraid that I won't be back in three or four days. Morgan didn't want to wait here.
Of course, after making such a fuss, the benefit to Haihan is not just killing a group of enemies. At least in the past few days, Houjin should no longer have patrols in the nearby area.And Haihan can seize this rare opportunity to conduct more detailed reconnaissance and terrain mapping of the nearby area, so that the updated military map can be used in the spring offensive.
Naturally, Morgan would not ignore this, so he had already sent someone on horseback to report to Takahashi South at the rear.Regarding the combat needs of the large force, the special operations battalion must be more familiar with it. It is more secure to hand over this reconnaissance mission to Gao Qiaonan to organize and implement, and Morgan does not want to overtake the special operations battalion.
After Morgan handed over to Gaoqiaonan, he led the team down south to the mountains, and then the guide took a different road back to Fort Lvshun.Although this errand didn't take too long, it was quite an experience for these snipers who lived in the south all the year round.If conditions permit, Morgan actually hopes to take this group of people to fight guerrillas in Liaodong for a while, so that they can adapt to the environment here as soon as possible.
However, the spring offensive was scheduled to start in early March, and now it was almost the end of January, leaving only 30 to [-] days for Haihan to prepare for the battle in Liaodong.At this time, Qian Tiandun, Chen Yixin, Harugong and other generals are still busy in Shandong to raise supplies and dispatch transportation capacity. Only he is in charge of Liaodong, so there are still many things that need to be organized and directed by him.
When Morgan returned to Port Arthur, he couldn't take a rest, so he immediately convened a meeting of his medical staff to understand the situation of epidemic control.Fortunately, after strengthening isolation measures and supplemented by drug treatment, the epidemic that was raging in Lushun Fort was finally brought under control. The incidence rate in recent days has shown a significant downward trend. Some patients have recovered and returned to the team, and only a few are sick More serious people were transported to Shandong for more comprehensive treatment.
It has to be said that the cold climate in Liaodong still plays a role in suppressing the outbreak to a certain extent. Otherwise, even if Morgan has various means, it may be difficult to stop the rapid spread of the epidemic in the military.However, taking this opportunity, Morgan could train the medical staff who arrived in Liaodong in advance, so that they can adapt to the environment here as soon as possible, so as not to be in a hurry after the start of the spring offensive.
Although the epidemic has been effectively controlled, the isolation measures in Port Arthur are still continuing. Liu Shang and Qin Wei, who were transferred from Shandong, can only stay in the tent most of the time, writing and reading letters for the soldiers.However, when it was time for dinner that day, none of the doctors came back for dinner. Liu Shang couldn't help but feel very surprised. After asking the soldiers who delivered the meals, he found out that it was Morgan who had called everyone to a meeting after returning.
Liu Shang didn't know where Morgan was away from Lushun Fort these days, but he could roughly think of some situations. After all, the news of the war against Houjin after the beginning of the spring had spread. Morgan was not in the Fort these few days. That is naturally to go to the front to observe the enemy's situation.However, Liu Shang certainly couldn't have imagined that the chief who was supposed to be in charge of medical affairs would be so itchy, so he quietly led his troops to the front line to fight Jin Jun a few times.
On the second day when Morgan returned to Fort Lushun, he lifted part of the previous isolation measures. Except for the camp where the sick patient lived, normal order was restored in other places, and Liu Shang and Qin Wei were finally free and could come and go on their own. Lushun Fort camp.
Liu Shang's habit is to thoroughly understand the surrounding environment every time he goes, but this time he came to Lushun Fort and was banned for a few days due to the local epidemic, and his heart was already suffocating.After regaining his freedom, Liu Shang invited Tan Wei to relax outside the fort.Although Qin Wei felt that there were no fancy landscapes nearby, he was also a little bored these days and wanted to go out for a walk, so he agreed to Liu Shang's invitation.
Sun Zhen, who was originally in charge of receiving them, is still on the front line, but the military still sent two soldiers to follow them as a means of protection.Although there are no Houjin armed activities nearby, all kinds of carnivorous beasts are not uncommon, and armed personnel with live ammunition follow, which can increase the safety factor to some extent.
Liu Shang doesn't care about this. His mind for collecting intelligence has gradually faded, and his curiosity is more brought about by years of professional habits.Since he came to the most northerly control area of Haihan, he naturally wanted to know more about Haihan's operation and preparations here.
After Haihan occupied Lushun Fort, apart from repairing the badly damaged gates, they did not carry out large-scale renovations to the city walls and other defense facilities.The limited manpower has been invested in infrastructure projects, building barracks, warehouses, horse sheds, digging reservoirs, sewers, etc. in the fort, and many projects are still unfinished today.For example, Liu Shang and others did not have decent barracks to live here, and could only live in tents temporarily.
Liu Shang has lived in many places under the jurisdiction of Haihan, and he naturally understands Haihan's dedication to infrastructure projects, so he is not surprised that the military did not pursue Hou Jin after taking advantage of the victory, but stopped to build construction projects. .And this steady and steady development strategy is also one of the terrifying aspects of Haihan. The colonies occupied by Haihan in various parts of the Far East are quite scattered, but I have never heard of any place that has been occupied by Haihan and is still under control. Repeated alternation of power.
On the one hand, because Haihan is powerful in force, it is difficult for the original owner to take it back. On the other hand, Haihan can complete the infrastructure construction in a very short time, stabilize the basic situation, and allow the army and immigrants to live in the local area. Get on your feet quickly.
However, this approach has obviously encountered difficulties in Lushun, Liaodong, because this place has been occupied by Houjin in the past few years, all the local Han residents who can escape have escaped, and all those who have not escaped have been captured by Houjin. Slaves moved out of this place, so after the occupation by Haihan, they faced a serious shortage of labor.The special operations battalion had to deal with the Jin army, and at the same time, it had to allocate manpower to organize production and construction. Naturally, the efficiency was not high.
Although the road from Lushun Fort to the port has been repaired, there are still a lot of projects to be built in Lushun Fort. The next month will be the spring offensive, and there will definitely be more Haihan troops assembled by then. So far, with the current reception capacity of Lushun Fort, it may be difficult to play the role of a logistics base.
Liu Shang and Qin Wei chatted while walking slowly around Lushun Fort.Liu Shang noticed that there seemed to be a lot of horizontal and vertical plots on the ground outside the fort, but it seemed that he did not intend to plot arable land, so he casually asked the soldiers who followed him: "There are so many plots here. The stake is for the record, is it to demarcate the boundary?"
The soldier did not doubt that he was there, nodded and replied: "These places are where barracks will be built next. The boundary circled by wooden stakes is a row of houses."
Liu Shang asked, "But the barracks in Port Arthur have not yet been built, so where do we need to deploy manpower to complete this project?"
The soldier is just an ordinary soldier, and he has no access to this information at all. He can only shake his head and say that he does not know.At this time, Qin Wei took over the conversation: "I know a thing or two about this matter. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has assembled a group of immigrants on Zhifu Island. If it wasn't for the outbreak, they should have been transported to Lushun to start work. Now The quarantine ban is lifted, and this batch of manpower will surely be sent from Shandong soon.”
Liu Shang nodded and said, "So that's the case, I just don't know how many people there are and enough for the construction here."
Qin Wei replied: "As far as I know, there are at least a thousand, and after the spring, at least three to four thousand people will be transported from the direction of Phi Island to settle here in Lushun. The labor force should be enough, it just depends on how the various departments cooperate. arranged."
Although Qin Wei was only a civilian officer in charge of political propaganda, Haihan's occupied area in Shandong was originally under military control, so the information he gave was quite credible.
Liu Shang added: "Then to launch an offensive after the spring, it must not be enough to rely on the special operations battalion and the Shandong garrison. The Ministry of National Defense has to transfer troops from the south."
Tan Wei said: "Of course, didn't the Northern Fleet of the Navy go south to Zhejiang before winter? When they return to the north, they will bring some of the participating troops this time. However, the Shandong garrison and special operations battalion should still be the main force. After all, having stayed in the north for such a long time, the troops from the south must be better able to adapt to the environment of Liaodong than the troops from the south.”
Liu Shang wanted to ask again how many troops the military had prepared for this operation, but he felt that this kind of question was too sensitive, and it was easy to make Tan Wei suspicious, and he swallowed it again.He just thought to himself that this time Haihan seems to be mobilizing a large army to fight in Liaodong. As a result, Shandong, Zhejiang, and even Fuguang, Haihan's garrison troops may be weakened to varying degrees. I don't know when the time comes. The Daming local government may have the courage to take this opportunity to retake the area originally under the Daming rule.
However, Liu Shang thought about it, that the officials in the coastal states and counties of Fuguang and Guangxi have long been in tune with Haihan, and there is no need to expect them to turn against Haihan for Daming, but it seems that there is still such a possibility in Zhejiang and Shandong.It's just that the Haihan people are fighting all the way from the south to the north, and they are very powerful along the Daming coast. I don't know if the officials of those two provinces have the courage to challenge Haihan.
The goal of the Haihan Spring Offensive is to win the peninsula south of Jinzhou. If this situation is achieved, it will certainly be able to delay the pace of Jinnan's invasion of Daming, but the control of the entire Bohai Bay will be completely handed over. In Haihan's hands, he didn't know whether this was a blessing or a curse for Daming.
(End of this chapter)
Occupying a geographical advantage with fewer enemies and more enemies is one of the tactics that the Haihan army is best at. After further gaining the bonus of weapon performance, the process of converting the advantage into victory appears to be relatively smooth.The more than 20 people who participated in this battle were all the elite of the Haihan Army, and the weapons they used were also the most advanced models of the military. It was naturally no problem to ambush the Houjin army of 400 people.
Morgan was not busy ordering the pursuit or counting the results, but first counted his own personnel to confirm whether anyone was injured or killed in the battle.However, during the entire battle, the positions of the Haihan ambush were outside the killing radius of the Houjin long-range weapons, and it was difficult for the opponent's infantry to rush to the top of the mountain against the intensive firepower, so the Haihan side kept zero casualties in this battle. of war damage.The only soldier who was slightly injured was the Golden Infantry who lost his balance and fell down the hill just after getting up and shooting, but fortunately there was snow, so he only injured one arm, but it was not serious.
This kind of victory naturally relieved Morgan a lot. The combatants were all elites in the army, and the loss of any one person would be a big loss to the military.Even if the special operations battalion is not directly under Morgan, he does not want these soldiers to suffer too much risk because of their combat plans.
This is the difference in the combat style brought about by the different commanding styles of the generals. Gao Qiaonan will let the infantry directly face the impact of the cavalry when attacking Lushun, while Morgan prefers to hide in the dark and use the ultimate move against the enemy.If Takahashi Nan was commanding this ambush, then he would probably deploy his troops into a more three-dimensional firepower network, in order to kill the enemy faster and more, instead of all shrinking in ambush on the top of the mountain to protect himself Safety.
For a special operations battalion that is good at fighting tough battles, the number of battle losses is not the less the better, but it depends on whether the final battle result has achieved the established battle goal.But the training of snipers under Morgan is not easy. In addition to the combat goals, a very important part of his consideration is to ensure that the combatants can retreat completely.
After confirming the safety of his own personnel, Morgan ordered an inventory of the results of the battle.As for the prisoners of war, Morgan didn't think much of it. After all, all those who could escape with good arms and legs had already escaped, and those who could not escape were almost all because they were shot and lost their ability to move, and these ordinary post-gold soldiers were to Haihan. There is no value in the treatment at all, and of course it is impossible to let them go, so making up the knife has become a fun part after the battle.
The body count continued until the afternoon. Near this hill, the Houjin Army paid a total of nearly [-] lives in the past two or three days. The number of casualties was not small during the truce.Morgan can command too few people, and it is too troublesome to gather all these corpses. Although it is a bit inhumane, in this situation, the corpses can only be abandoned in the wilderness and become food for the beasts.
Morgan also saw the unfulfilled eyes and expressions of his subordinates.But he didn't plan to stay here any longer.In this battle, the casualties of the opponent were so great that even if they were to attack here again, they would have to go back to the Golden State Camp to move rescue soldiers, and when they came again, there would definitely not be only so many hundreds of people.This time I went to the snow field for [-] miles. I'm afraid that I won't be back in three or four days. Morgan didn't want to wait here.
Of course, after making such a fuss, the benefit to Haihan is not just killing a group of enemies. At least in the past few days, Houjin should no longer have patrols in the nearby area.And Haihan can seize this rare opportunity to conduct more detailed reconnaissance and terrain mapping of the nearby area, so that the updated military map can be used in the spring offensive.
Naturally, Morgan would not ignore this, so he had already sent someone on horseback to report to Takahashi South at the rear.Regarding the combat needs of the large force, the special operations battalion must be more familiar with it. It is more secure to hand over this reconnaissance mission to Gao Qiaonan to organize and implement, and Morgan does not want to overtake the special operations battalion.
After Morgan handed over to Gaoqiaonan, he led the team down south to the mountains, and then the guide took a different road back to Fort Lvshun.Although this errand didn't take too long, it was quite an experience for these snipers who lived in the south all the year round.If conditions permit, Morgan actually hopes to take this group of people to fight guerrillas in Liaodong for a while, so that they can adapt to the environment here as soon as possible.
However, the spring offensive was scheduled to start in early March, and now it was almost the end of January, leaving only 30 to [-] days for Haihan to prepare for the battle in Liaodong.At this time, Qian Tiandun, Chen Yixin, Harugong and other generals are still busy in Shandong to raise supplies and dispatch transportation capacity. Only he is in charge of Liaodong, so there are still many things that need to be organized and directed by him.
When Morgan returned to Port Arthur, he couldn't take a rest, so he immediately convened a meeting of his medical staff to understand the situation of epidemic control.Fortunately, after strengthening isolation measures and supplemented by drug treatment, the epidemic that was raging in Lushun Fort was finally brought under control. The incidence rate in recent days has shown a significant downward trend. Some patients have recovered and returned to the team, and only a few are sick More serious people were transported to Shandong for more comprehensive treatment.
It has to be said that the cold climate in Liaodong still plays a role in suppressing the outbreak to a certain extent. Otherwise, even if Morgan has various means, it may be difficult to stop the rapid spread of the epidemic in the military.However, taking this opportunity, Morgan could train the medical staff who arrived in Liaodong in advance, so that they can adapt to the environment here as soon as possible, so as not to be in a hurry after the start of the spring offensive.
Although the epidemic has been effectively controlled, the isolation measures in Port Arthur are still continuing. Liu Shang and Qin Wei, who were transferred from Shandong, can only stay in the tent most of the time, writing and reading letters for the soldiers.However, when it was time for dinner that day, none of the doctors came back for dinner. Liu Shang couldn't help but feel very surprised. After asking the soldiers who delivered the meals, he found out that it was Morgan who had called everyone to a meeting after returning.
Liu Shang didn't know where Morgan was away from Lushun Fort these days, but he could roughly think of some situations. After all, the news of the war against Houjin after the beginning of the spring had spread. Morgan was not in the Fort these few days. That is naturally to go to the front to observe the enemy's situation.However, Liu Shang certainly couldn't have imagined that the chief who was supposed to be in charge of medical affairs would be so itchy, so he quietly led his troops to the front line to fight Jin Jun a few times.
On the second day when Morgan returned to Fort Lushun, he lifted part of the previous isolation measures. Except for the camp where the sick patient lived, normal order was restored in other places, and Liu Shang and Qin Wei were finally free and could come and go on their own. Lushun Fort camp.
Liu Shang's habit is to thoroughly understand the surrounding environment every time he goes, but this time he came to Lushun Fort and was banned for a few days due to the local epidemic, and his heart was already suffocating.After regaining his freedom, Liu Shang invited Tan Wei to relax outside the fort.Although Qin Wei felt that there were no fancy landscapes nearby, he was also a little bored these days and wanted to go out for a walk, so he agreed to Liu Shang's invitation.
Sun Zhen, who was originally in charge of receiving them, is still on the front line, but the military still sent two soldiers to follow them as a means of protection.Although there are no Houjin armed activities nearby, all kinds of carnivorous beasts are not uncommon, and armed personnel with live ammunition follow, which can increase the safety factor to some extent.
Liu Shang doesn't care about this. His mind for collecting intelligence has gradually faded, and his curiosity is more brought about by years of professional habits.Since he came to the most northerly control area of Haihan, he naturally wanted to know more about Haihan's operation and preparations here.
After Haihan occupied Lushun Fort, apart from repairing the badly damaged gates, they did not carry out large-scale renovations to the city walls and other defense facilities.The limited manpower has been invested in infrastructure projects, building barracks, warehouses, horse sheds, digging reservoirs, sewers, etc. in the fort, and many projects are still unfinished today.For example, Liu Shang and others did not have decent barracks to live here, and could only live in tents temporarily.
Liu Shang has lived in many places under the jurisdiction of Haihan, and he naturally understands Haihan's dedication to infrastructure projects, so he is not surprised that the military did not pursue Hou Jin after taking advantage of the victory, but stopped to build construction projects. .And this steady and steady development strategy is also one of the terrifying aspects of Haihan. The colonies occupied by Haihan in various parts of the Far East are quite scattered, but I have never heard of any place that has been occupied by Haihan and is still under control. Repeated alternation of power.
On the one hand, because Haihan is powerful in force, it is difficult for the original owner to take it back. On the other hand, Haihan can complete the infrastructure construction in a very short time, stabilize the basic situation, and allow the army and immigrants to live in the local area. Get on your feet quickly.
However, this approach has obviously encountered difficulties in Lushun, Liaodong, because this place has been occupied by Houjin in the past few years, all the local Han residents who can escape have escaped, and all those who have not escaped have been captured by Houjin. Slaves moved out of this place, so after the occupation by Haihan, they faced a serious shortage of labor.The special operations battalion had to deal with the Jin army, and at the same time, it had to allocate manpower to organize production and construction. Naturally, the efficiency was not high.
Although the road from Lushun Fort to the port has been repaired, there are still a lot of projects to be built in Lushun Fort. The next month will be the spring offensive, and there will definitely be more Haihan troops assembled by then. So far, with the current reception capacity of Lushun Fort, it may be difficult to play the role of a logistics base.
Liu Shang and Qin Wei chatted while walking slowly around Lushun Fort.Liu Shang noticed that there seemed to be a lot of horizontal and vertical plots on the ground outside the fort, but it seemed that he did not intend to plot arable land, so he casually asked the soldiers who followed him: "There are so many plots here. The stake is for the record, is it to demarcate the boundary?"
The soldier did not doubt that he was there, nodded and replied: "These places are where barracks will be built next. The boundary circled by wooden stakes is a row of houses."
Liu Shang asked, "But the barracks in Port Arthur have not yet been built, so where do we need to deploy manpower to complete this project?"
The soldier is just an ordinary soldier, and he has no access to this information at all. He can only shake his head and say that he does not know.At this time, Qin Wei took over the conversation: "I know a thing or two about this matter. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has assembled a group of immigrants on Zhifu Island. If it wasn't for the outbreak, they should have been transported to Lushun to start work. Now The quarantine ban is lifted, and this batch of manpower will surely be sent from Shandong soon.”
Liu Shang nodded and said, "So that's the case, I just don't know how many people there are and enough for the construction here."
Qin Wei replied: "As far as I know, there are at least a thousand, and after the spring, at least three to four thousand people will be transported from the direction of Phi Island to settle here in Lushun. The labor force should be enough, it just depends on how the various departments cooperate. arranged."
Although Qin Wei was only a civilian officer in charge of political propaganda, Haihan's occupied area in Shandong was originally under military control, so the information he gave was quite credible.
Liu Shang added: "Then to launch an offensive after the spring, it must not be enough to rely on the special operations battalion and the Shandong garrison. The Ministry of National Defense has to transfer troops from the south."
Tan Wei said: "Of course, didn't the Northern Fleet of the Navy go south to Zhejiang before winter? When they return to the north, they will bring some of the participating troops this time. However, the Shandong garrison and special operations battalion should still be the main force. After all, having stayed in the north for such a long time, the troops from the south must be better able to adapt to the environment of Liaodong than the troops from the south.”
Liu Shang wanted to ask again how many troops the military had prepared for this operation, but he felt that this kind of question was too sensitive, and it was easy to make Tan Wei suspicious, and he swallowed it again.He just thought to himself that this time Haihan seems to be mobilizing a large army to fight in Liaodong. As a result, Shandong, Zhejiang, and even Fuguang, Haihan's garrison troops may be weakened to varying degrees. I don't know when the time comes. The Daming local government may have the courage to take this opportunity to retake the area originally under the Daming rule.
However, Liu Shang thought about it, that the officials in the coastal states and counties of Fuguang and Guangxi have long been in tune with Haihan, and there is no need to expect them to turn against Haihan for Daming, but it seems that there is still such a possibility in Zhejiang and Shandong.It's just that the Haihan people are fighting all the way from the south to the north, and they are very powerful along the Daming coast. I don't know if the officials of those two provinces have the courage to challenge Haihan.
The goal of the Haihan Spring Offensive is to win the peninsula south of Jinzhou. If this situation is achieved, it will certainly be able to delay the pace of Jinnan's invasion of Daming, but the control of the entire Bohai Bay will be completely handed over. In Haihan's hands, he didn't know whether this was a blessing or a curse for Daming.
(End of this chapter)