Chapter 1436
Offense and Defense Conversion
Chapter 1436 Offense and Defense Conversion
Although Haihan's external expansion is mainly islands in most cases, there have been achievements in conquering fortresses and even large cities in the past war history. The largest city is the Haihan intervention in Annan. During the civil war, he assisted the northern court to break through the city of Hue, which was known as the No. [-] hero city in the Indo-China Peninsula.Compared with the city with three inner and outer moats and tall stone walls, the Jinzhou Fortress facing the Haihan Army is indeed not a particularly powerful fortification.
However, compared to the weak South Vietnamese armed forces at that time, the strength of the Houjin army stationed in the Jinzhou fortress line at this time was obviously much stronger.Not only did they have thousands of cavalry with rich combat experience, but they also had firearms and corresponding defensive tactics brought by the Ming army who defected to Houjin. These factors greatly increased the defense strength of this line of defense.
This fortress line runs east-west across the narrowest section of the Jinzhou Isthmus. There are two main forts in between, and three smaller fortresses are adjacent to it. Between these five forts, there are soils about [-] meters high. The walls are connected, and the entire line of defense stretches for miles.And to cross this line of defense, either by sea or only through two main forts.It is precisely because of the existence of this line of defense that it is almost impossible for the Han people who have been relocated to escape from the north again. Therefore, after Haihan took the southern part of Jinzhou, he found that this place was as desolate as a no-man’s land.
If they just wanted to find a breakthrough point in this line of defense, it would not be difficult for Haihan, but what Qian Tiandun and others wanted was more than just tearing down a wall.The reason why this war takes such a long time to prepare, and it is necessary to mobilize a large number of troops to the northeast to fight the lion and the rabbit, in addition to the reason why the Ministry of Defense must ensure the victory of the war, there is another important reason is that the military hopes to pass this This operation was to eliminate as much as possible the living forces of the Jin Army deployed in the Liaodong Peninsula area.
The military believes that it is necessary to give Houjin another heavy blow to ensure that during the next armistice period, Houjin will not send troops to harass Haihan from time to time.And such a victory will also help Daming complete a bottom-up salary draw abroad, so that Houjin has to slow down his offensive against Daming and return his attention to the Liaodong Peninsula.
To create such a fighter plane, it is necessary to gather a large number of troops in Houjin. The Jinzhou Isthmus is undoubtedly an excellent location. The battlefield here is relatively narrow, which is extremely beneficial for the Haihan Army, which has strong firepower and poor maneuverability. Moreover, the east and west sides of the Jinzhou Isthmus are bordered by the sea, which is almost equivalent to handing over the sea frontier on both sides to the Haihan Navy. If necessary, Haihan can even directly cross this line of defense from the sea and deploy troops to the north to complete the landing.Therefore, the Golden State fortress line has never been a problem for Haihan. The real problem is how to eliminate as many enemies as possible in this place.
Start the war into Liaodong in winter, and then deliberately leave a winter preparation period for Houjin, so that he has enough time to complete the gathering of troops, and then rush north to attack the Jinzhou fortress line of defense before they launch a counterattack. Blocking it here is convenient for focusing fire and eliminating it. This is the whole plan of the Ministry of Defense.
This battle plan has undergone numerous adjustments and revisions from preparation to implementation, and the final result can be said to be very ideal, basically consistent with the false battlefield situation when the Ministry of Defense formulated the battle plan.Up to now, Hou Jin did not seem to have discovered or thought of Haihan's real purpose, and was trying his best to reinforce this line of defense, trying to block Haihan from the area south of the Jinzhou Isthmus.
"If you were the commander on the opposite side, with your current conditions, how would you guard this line of defense?" Qian Tiandun asked Chen Yixin a question while observing the fortress line in the distance.
Chen Yixin put down the binoculars and thought for a while before answering: "If you want to defend this line of defense, I'm afraid that no matter how many people are not enough to die. In my opinion, sticking to this place and fighting our army recklessly can only be a dead end, but If we deepen the battlefield and make full use of the cavalry's mobility advantages, we will still have the opportunity to fight against our army for a long time. After all, our army has only a few thousand troops, and it is impossible to be stationed in Liaodong for a long time. The biggest shortcoming of our army is now."
"You are very reasonable, and we can't solve these two shortcomings in a short time." Qian Tiandun admitted this fact, but his tone was not heavy: "But from the current situation , Houjin's generals haven't figured out this key. Of course, this is mainly because they have no information about our army at all, and they don't know the composition of our troops."
Haihan's military advantage over Houjin is not only in weapon equipment and tactical system, but military intelligence is also an extremely important factor.Haihan has a lot of information about Houjin's military composition, main generals, internal situation, etc., but Houjin's understanding of Haihan is extremely limited, especially after Haihan entered Shandong, smugglers from Shandong to Liaodong were in Haihan. Han's intentional control attack almost disappeared, and it is even more difficult for Houjin to obtain relevant information about Haihan.
For Hou Jin, Haihan's army structure, combat purpose, and deployment situation are almost all a mystery. To win an opponent who is much stronger than himself on the battlefield blindfolded, this possibility is even more changed. very little.And Haihan has even done corresponding training to ordinary soldiers, that is, if they are captured by the enemy on the battlefield, how to confuse the enemy to protect themselves by providing false information.Now that the battle has been fought, Hou Jin has been able to determine that the weapons and equipment are far less advanced than his opponents, and other aspects are basically still in a state of being shielded, which naturally cannot catch Haihan's shortcomings.
Of course, it is impossible to keep this situation hidden forever. With the increase in the number of battles between the two sides, the other side can naturally get a glimpse of Haihan's combat habits, and then deduce the real situation.Therefore, this spring offensive must also complete the combat plan formulated by the Ministry of Defense before the opponent wakes up.
The gate of the fortress called Jijiabao in the distance was closed. It seemed that Jin had no intention of sending someone out to drive out the Haihan Army symbolically. battle.
"These barbarian soldiers fought on Xuan Da's side so that the Ming army did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field. They probably never thought that they would have such a miserable day!" No matter what, the current situation does have an inexplicable sense of relief. Even Chen Yixin, who didn't have much affection for Daming, couldn't help but sigh.
Mr. Yang Ming Wang Shouren once said: "Although Daming is big, the most important places are all around. If these four places are lost, Daming will perish."
The four places mentioned by Wang Yangming are Xuanda Jiliao, namely Xuanfu, Datong, Jizhou and Liaodong.Now that Liaodong has been lost, the three places of Xuandaji will be attacked by Houjin and Mongolia in the south every year, and it is not once or twice that they invade the territory of Daming and directly threaten the capital.In the early years of Ming Dynasty, it was still possible to carry it head-on, but in the past two years, as the domestic peasant army has become more and more violent, its ability to fight externally has also been greatly affected. They did not dare to go out of the city to fight, so they could only hold on to the fortified city and retreat on their own after the enemy had looted enough.
Under this situation, the arrogance of the Jin army became more and more arrogant, while the fighting will of the Ming army was not as good as each year.It's just that the generals of the Later Jin Army never thought that the enemy who suddenly appeared on the Liaodong Peninsula could suppress them to the same situation as the Ming Army.This kind of change in the offensive and defensive situation is probably by no means what the post-Jin generals want to see.
According to the information obtained from the previous interrogation by the prisoners of war, the Jijiabao facing the special warfare battalion is one of the two large fortresses on the defense line, which can accommodate about 2000 people.As the main force of the troops participating in the spring offensive, the Special Operations Battalion naturally had to take on the tough task, and this fortress was tentatively designated as the target of the Special Operations Battalion.
However, Qian Tiandun was not in a hurry. The artillery units that cooperated with the special operations battalion would come from the rear today to rendezvous, and they could set up a position here tomorrow at the latest, and then focus on bombarding the fortress.
Qian Tiandun knew that the artillery unit going north this time also specially brought artillery newly developed by Haihan Ordnance Industry. It is said that this kind of artillery has passed the test firing test on Hainan Island. Combat performance in high latitudes.Of course, with the current temperature that is getting warmer, it is definitely impossible to achieve the effect of the limit test, but it is the most suitable use to use it to blast the city to see its power.After all, how to shoot on the shooting range is a test shot. Only by shooting real targets on the battlefield can the actual combat performance of the artillery be identified.
Although Houjin's current attitude is that he can't retreat, Qian Tiandun is convinced that as long as he can open a gap in this defense line with cannons, then Houjin will definitely choose to attack instead of waiting for Haihan to continue to cross the gap. Open the bigger.
On the gatehouse of Jijiabao, Qian Tiandun's opponent was also looking at the Haihan military camp on the plain in the distance, discussing similar issues.
"Erhe, the Haihan Army has been stationed here for a day, but they haven't launched an attack on us. What do you think is the reason?" Yanguli put his hands behind his back, as if he wanted to test his subordinates.
Erhe stood behind Yanguli and responded cautiously: "Probably the Haihan people are still waiting for a suitable time."
"Oh? What kind of timing do you think?" Yanguoli continued to ask.
Erhe actually didn't know what to do, but since his boss asked about it, he could only bite the bullet and answer: "The Haihan people make good use of artillery in battle, maybe they are waiting for the artillery to be in place."
Erhe didn't know that he was blind and mistaken for more than half of it. It is indeed impossible for the Haihan Army to send precious infantry to the front line to fight a hand-to-hand siege battle. The main reason for being stationed here is indeed that To wait for the artillery unit to be in place.
Yanguli said: "Actually, my opinion is similar to yours, but how can we stop the Haihan people from using artillery to bombard the city when we stay in the city?"
Erhe heard what Yanguli meant, he now needs to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds, but he dare not refuse to accept this, so he can only answer with gritted teeth: "I am willing to lead my own army out of the city to rush out of the city to kill the enemy, and clear the way for the Duke. !"
Yang Guli saw Erhe's knowledge and interest, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Erhe, Dajinguo needs warriors like you to charge into the battle, but it's not now, when their artillery is pushed to the front, they will start to set up. When the artillery positions are in place, you will lead your troops out of the city to rush to kill. If you can break the artillery array of the Haihan Army, I will personally ask Azigbel for you!"
Hearing this, Erhe didn't have a happy expression on his face. At this time, he went out of the city to kill Haihan's camp, basically playing the role of a death squad.Although there will be some defensive loopholes when the opponent sets up artillery, God knows whether these loopholes are deliberately made by the Haihans to lure the enemy.The scene of being blown up by a mine last time when launching a cavalry charge is still vivid in my mind. Erhe didn't want to be bombed into the sky during the charge.
But the problem is that he doesn't have the right to choose to refuse now. As a culprit, he can only obey the military order, even if the military order is to let him die.If he doesn't do this, it's hard for his clan to continue to live a stable life in the future, and it's even hard to say that they will be treated as officials and slaves.He could only exchange his own life for the stability of the tribe, and Erhe could only accept such an exchange.
Erhe responded to Yanguli's order with a sullen face. He thought that he had recovered a life from Azige a few days ago. Even if this matter was over, he did not expect that the time to extend his life would only be a few days. Just days.Yanguli's order basically sentenced him to death.Erhe knew that Yanguli would not really pin his hopes of a comeback on himself. The reason why he sent himself out of the city to rush to kill was mostly just to see the Haihan people's coping strategies.If you can find out the truth of Haihan, and even successfully cause some trouble for the other party, then it is not a big deal for a high-ranking general like Yanguli to sacrifice some lives.
The Haihan Artillery Force arrived at the special operations camp's camp before sunset, but this scene should not be seen in the direction of Jijiabao.Dozens of carts, drawn by packhorses, slowly entered the battalion, followed by a larger number of flatbeds to transport the ammunition for the artillery.A few of these guns were covered with oil cloth, and they were new-style guns that were shipped from Hainan Island on a special trip this time.
Qian Tiandun called the commanders of the artillery unit together and held a combat meeting overnight, explaining to them the status of the target and the tactics he wanted to implement.These artillery units were transferred from several places, and they had no experience in cooperating together before, so Qian Tiandun had to let the officers unify their thoughts before the war, so that they could exert their due strength on the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)
Although Haihan's external expansion is mainly islands in most cases, there have been achievements in conquering fortresses and even large cities in the past war history. The largest city is the Haihan intervention in Annan. During the civil war, he assisted the northern court to break through the city of Hue, which was known as the No. [-] hero city in the Indo-China Peninsula.Compared with the city with three inner and outer moats and tall stone walls, the Jinzhou Fortress facing the Haihan Army is indeed not a particularly powerful fortification.
However, compared to the weak South Vietnamese armed forces at that time, the strength of the Houjin army stationed in the Jinzhou fortress line at this time was obviously much stronger.Not only did they have thousands of cavalry with rich combat experience, but they also had firearms and corresponding defensive tactics brought by the Ming army who defected to Houjin. These factors greatly increased the defense strength of this line of defense.
This fortress line runs east-west across the narrowest section of the Jinzhou Isthmus. There are two main forts in between, and three smaller fortresses are adjacent to it. Between these five forts, there are soils about [-] meters high. The walls are connected, and the entire line of defense stretches for miles.And to cross this line of defense, either by sea or only through two main forts.It is precisely because of the existence of this line of defense that it is almost impossible for the Han people who have been relocated to escape from the north again. Therefore, after Haihan took the southern part of Jinzhou, he found that this place was as desolate as a no-man’s land.
If they just wanted to find a breakthrough point in this line of defense, it would not be difficult for Haihan, but what Qian Tiandun and others wanted was more than just tearing down a wall.The reason why this war takes such a long time to prepare, and it is necessary to mobilize a large number of troops to the northeast to fight the lion and the rabbit, in addition to the reason why the Ministry of Defense must ensure the victory of the war, there is another important reason is that the military hopes to pass this This operation was to eliminate as much as possible the living forces of the Jin Army deployed in the Liaodong Peninsula area.
The military believes that it is necessary to give Houjin another heavy blow to ensure that during the next armistice period, Houjin will not send troops to harass Haihan from time to time.And such a victory will also help Daming complete a bottom-up salary draw abroad, so that Houjin has to slow down his offensive against Daming and return his attention to the Liaodong Peninsula.
To create such a fighter plane, it is necessary to gather a large number of troops in Houjin. The Jinzhou Isthmus is undoubtedly an excellent location. The battlefield here is relatively narrow, which is extremely beneficial for the Haihan Army, which has strong firepower and poor maneuverability. Moreover, the east and west sides of the Jinzhou Isthmus are bordered by the sea, which is almost equivalent to handing over the sea frontier on both sides to the Haihan Navy. If necessary, Haihan can even directly cross this line of defense from the sea and deploy troops to the north to complete the landing.Therefore, the Golden State fortress line has never been a problem for Haihan. The real problem is how to eliminate as many enemies as possible in this place.
Start the war into Liaodong in winter, and then deliberately leave a winter preparation period for Houjin, so that he has enough time to complete the gathering of troops, and then rush north to attack the Jinzhou fortress line of defense before they launch a counterattack. Blocking it here is convenient for focusing fire and eliminating it. This is the whole plan of the Ministry of Defense.
This battle plan has undergone numerous adjustments and revisions from preparation to implementation, and the final result can be said to be very ideal, basically consistent with the false battlefield situation when the Ministry of Defense formulated the battle plan.Up to now, Hou Jin did not seem to have discovered or thought of Haihan's real purpose, and was trying his best to reinforce this line of defense, trying to block Haihan from the area south of the Jinzhou Isthmus.
"If you were the commander on the opposite side, with your current conditions, how would you guard this line of defense?" Qian Tiandun asked Chen Yixin a question while observing the fortress line in the distance.
Chen Yixin put down the binoculars and thought for a while before answering: "If you want to defend this line of defense, I'm afraid that no matter how many people are not enough to die. In my opinion, sticking to this place and fighting our army recklessly can only be a dead end, but If we deepen the battlefield and make full use of the cavalry's mobility advantages, we will still have the opportunity to fight against our army for a long time. After all, our army has only a few thousand troops, and it is impossible to be stationed in Liaodong for a long time. The biggest shortcoming of our army is now."
"You are very reasonable, and we can't solve these two shortcomings in a short time." Qian Tiandun admitted this fact, but his tone was not heavy: "But from the current situation , Houjin's generals haven't figured out this key. Of course, this is mainly because they have no information about our army at all, and they don't know the composition of our troops."
Haihan's military advantage over Houjin is not only in weapon equipment and tactical system, but military intelligence is also an extremely important factor.Haihan has a lot of information about Houjin's military composition, main generals, internal situation, etc., but Houjin's understanding of Haihan is extremely limited, especially after Haihan entered Shandong, smugglers from Shandong to Liaodong were in Haihan. Han's intentional control attack almost disappeared, and it is even more difficult for Houjin to obtain relevant information about Haihan.
For Hou Jin, Haihan's army structure, combat purpose, and deployment situation are almost all a mystery. To win an opponent who is much stronger than himself on the battlefield blindfolded, this possibility is even more changed. very little.And Haihan has even done corresponding training to ordinary soldiers, that is, if they are captured by the enemy on the battlefield, how to confuse the enemy to protect themselves by providing false information.Now that the battle has been fought, Hou Jin has been able to determine that the weapons and equipment are far less advanced than his opponents, and other aspects are basically still in a state of being shielded, which naturally cannot catch Haihan's shortcomings.
Of course, it is impossible to keep this situation hidden forever. With the increase in the number of battles between the two sides, the other side can naturally get a glimpse of Haihan's combat habits, and then deduce the real situation.Therefore, this spring offensive must also complete the combat plan formulated by the Ministry of Defense before the opponent wakes up.
The gate of the fortress called Jijiabao in the distance was closed. It seemed that Jin had no intention of sending someone out to drive out the Haihan Army symbolically. battle.
"These barbarian soldiers fought on Xuan Da's side so that the Ming army did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field. They probably never thought that they would have such a miserable day!" No matter what, the current situation does have an inexplicable sense of relief. Even Chen Yixin, who didn't have much affection for Daming, couldn't help but sigh.
Mr. Yang Ming Wang Shouren once said: "Although Daming is big, the most important places are all around. If these four places are lost, Daming will perish."
The four places mentioned by Wang Yangming are Xuanda Jiliao, namely Xuanfu, Datong, Jizhou and Liaodong.Now that Liaodong has been lost, the three places of Xuandaji will be attacked by Houjin and Mongolia in the south every year, and it is not once or twice that they invade the territory of Daming and directly threaten the capital.In the early years of Ming Dynasty, it was still possible to carry it head-on, but in the past two years, as the domestic peasant army has become more and more violent, its ability to fight externally has also been greatly affected. They did not dare to go out of the city to fight, so they could only hold on to the fortified city and retreat on their own after the enemy had looted enough.
Under this situation, the arrogance of the Jin army became more and more arrogant, while the fighting will of the Ming army was not as good as each year.It's just that the generals of the Later Jin Army never thought that the enemy who suddenly appeared on the Liaodong Peninsula could suppress them to the same situation as the Ming Army.This kind of change in the offensive and defensive situation is probably by no means what the post-Jin generals want to see.
According to the information obtained from the previous interrogation by the prisoners of war, the Jijiabao facing the special warfare battalion is one of the two large fortresses on the defense line, which can accommodate about 2000 people.As the main force of the troops participating in the spring offensive, the Special Operations Battalion naturally had to take on the tough task, and this fortress was tentatively designated as the target of the Special Operations Battalion.
However, Qian Tiandun was not in a hurry. The artillery units that cooperated with the special operations battalion would come from the rear today to rendezvous, and they could set up a position here tomorrow at the latest, and then focus on bombarding the fortress.
Qian Tiandun knew that the artillery unit going north this time also specially brought artillery newly developed by Haihan Ordnance Industry. It is said that this kind of artillery has passed the test firing test on Hainan Island. Combat performance in high latitudes.Of course, with the current temperature that is getting warmer, it is definitely impossible to achieve the effect of the limit test, but it is the most suitable use to use it to blast the city to see its power.After all, how to shoot on the shooting range is a test shot. Only by shooting real targets on the battlefield can the actual combat performance of the artillery be identified.
Although Houjin's current attitude is that he can't retreat, Qian Tiandun is convinced that as long as he can open a gap in this defense line with cannons, then Houjin will definitely choose to attack instead of waiting for Haihan to continue to cross the gap. Open the bigger.
On the gatehouse of Jijiabao, Qian Tiandun's opponent was also looking at the Haihan military camp on the plain in the distance, discussing similar issues.
"Erhe, the Haihan Army has been stationed here for a day, but they haven't launched an attack on us. What do you think is the reason?" Yanguli put his hands behind his back, as if he wanted to test his subordinates.
Erhe stood behind Yanguli and responded cautiously: "Probably the Haihan people are still waiting for a suitable time."
"Oh? What kind of timing do you think?" Yanguoli continued to ask.
Erhe actually didn't know what to do, but since his boss asked about it, he could only bite the bullet and answer: "The Haihan people make good use of artillery in battle, maybe they are waiting for the artillery to be in place."
Erhe didn't know that he was blind and mistaken for more than half of it. It is indeed impossible for the Haihan Army to send precious infantry to the front line to fight a hand-to-hand siege battle. The main reason for being stationed here is indeed that To wait for the artillery unit to be in place.
Yanguli said: "Actually, my opinion is similar to yours, but how can we stop the Haihan people from using artillery to bombard the city when we stay in the city?"
Erhe heard what Yanguli meant, he now needs to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds, but he dare not refuse to accept this, so he can only answer with gritted teeth: "I am willing to lead my own army out of the city to rush out of the city to kill the enemy, and clear the way for the Duke. !"
Yang Guli saw Erhe's knowledge and interest, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Erhe, Dajinguo needs warriors like you to charge into the battle, but it's not now, when their artillery is pushed to the front, they will start to set up. When the artillery positions are in place, you will lead your troops out of the city to rush to kill. If you can break the artillery array of the Haihan Army, I will personally ask Azigbel for you!"
Hearing this, Erhe didn't have a happy expression on his face. At this time, he went out of the city to kill Haihan's camp, basically playing the role of a death squad.Although there will be some defensive loopholes when the opponent sets up artillery, God knows whether these loopholes are deliberately made by the Haihans to lure the enemy.The scene of being blown up by a mine last time when launching a cavalry charge is still vivid in my mind. Erhe didn't want to be bombed into the sky during the charge.
But the problem is that he doesn't have the right to choose to refuse now. As a culprit, he can only obey the military order, even if the military order is to let him die.If he doesn't do this, it's hard for his clan to continue to live a stable life in the future, and it's even hard to say that they will be treated as officials and slaves.He could only exchange his own life for the stability of the tribe, and Erhe could only accept such an exchange.
Erhe responded to Yanguli's order with a sullen face. He thought that he had recovered a life from Azige a few days ago. Even if this matter was over, he did not expect that the time to extend his life would only be a few days. Just days.Yanguli's order basically sentenced him to death.Erhe knew that Yanguli would not really pin his hopes of a comeback on himself. The reason why he sent himself out of the city to rush to kill was mostly just to see the Haihan people's coping strategies.If you can find out the truth of Haihan, and even successfully cause some trouble for the other party, then it is not a big deal for a high-ranking general like Yanguli to sacrifice some lives.
The Haihan Artillery Force arrived at the special operations camp's camp before sunset, but this scene should not be seen in the direction of Jijiabao.Dozens of carts, drawn by packhorses, slowly entered the battalion, followed by a larger number of flatbeds to transport the ammunition for the artillery.A few of these guns were covered with oil cloth, and they were new-style guns that were shipped from Hainan Island on a special trip this time.
Qian Tiandun called the commanders of the artillery unit together and held a combat meeting overnight, explaining to them the status of the target and the tactics he wanted to implement.These artillery units were transferred from several places, and they had no experience in cooperating together before, so Qian Tiandun had to let the officers unify their thoughts before the war, so that they could exert their due strength on the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)