Chapter 1481
War Machine
Chapter 1481 War Machine
If it weren't for the safety of these southern merchants, Gao Qiaonan might really order his troops to face the opponent here.But today's visit task has basically been completed. He didn't want to cause other troubles, so he decisively ordered a withdrawal to ensure the personal safety of the distinguished guests.As for the enemy troops rushing in from Jinzhou City, other troops are responsible for intercepting them.
Although He Li and the others still felt unfinished, they had been warned many times before they set off from Jijiabao, and they knew that they had to obey the military's arrangements on the battlefield. When they got to the car, they were escorted by the Haihan Army and retreated to the south.
The Houjin army that came out of Jinzhou City was much larger than the previous cavalry, at least a thousand people, but Haihan noticed its movement very early, so it was impossible to achieve a surprise attack at all. effect.When they found that several small units of the Haihan Army had assembled on the way, the thought of killing the convoy suddenly faded a lot.It was clear that Hae-han had seen their intentions and had no intention of risking the safety of important people again.
Under such circumstances, both sides were reluctant to engage in a deadly battle, so the ensuing battle was more of a symbolic routine.The two sides maintained a relatively safe distance. After facing each other for more than an hour, Jin Jun, whose weapon range was obviously at a disadvantage, had to take the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield first.
"They are very careful now!" Gao Qiaonan, who had been supervising the battle on the front line, saw the movement of the enemy, and commented: "If it was put on last winter, it would have to be a fight before stopping. , it seems that he was also afraid of being beaten."
Since Haihan attacked Lushun last winter, there have been no less than a hundred times of wars and armed conflicts between the two sides, and most of the time, Haihan won the final victory.Although the Jin Army has never found an effective tactic to deal with the Haihan Army, it is not that he has made no progress after so many losses. At least he knows the circumstances under which a head-to-head confrontation with the Haihan Army is not possible—for example The opponent is already ready for battle, and the army is ready for the time when he is ready to attack.
When the opponent is ready to fight, the weapon and equipment disadvantage of the Jin Army will be highlighted, and even if it has a large number of cavalry, it cannot completely save this disadvantage. Just a few.What's more, the number of terrifying musket cavalrymen like Haihan is also increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. When encountering such special cavalry with super long attack distance in the wild, they can only seek more happiness.
Therefore, although the Houjin Army was aggressive, when they found that their opponents were ready to fight, there were even Haihan cavalry with a hundred cavalry units in the distance moving to the flank of their advancing route. After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to choose Retreat and abandon the attack.This kind of resolute decisiveness made Gao Qiaonan a little disappointed. He really felt that the enemy was gradually adapting to his own tactics in the constant confrontation, and it was not as easy as before to cause large-scale damage to them.
Of course, this situation is not without benefits for Haihan. The enemy has become more cautious and will not launch a large-scale offensive easily, and the defensive pressure faced by the Haihan army will be relatively reduced.This is actually good news for the Haihan Army, which has limited strength and is not easy to supply.But of course military generals are eager to fight every day, so that they can accumulate a lot of military merit in a short period of time and lay a good foundation for future promotion.
The businessmen who evacuated the battlefield first did not have the regret of Gao Qiaonan. They just subconsciously believed that the military arranged for their group to retreat because they could not provide sufficient security during the battle.Since the military believes that the current environment is unsafe, of course, life is the most important thing.
The team retreated all the way south to Sujiabao, which, like Jijiabao to the east, was a large construction site in the process of reconstruction.Hundreds of migrant workers are dismantling the original Sujiabao under the command of the foreman, and then use the dismantled bricks to build a new bastion designed by Haihan.Such a scene is exactly the same as what the businessmen saw in Jijiabao before. If it wasn't for Liu Shang's explanation, they might think that they had returned to Jijiabao when they set off in a trance.
Liu Shang introduced to the crowd: "For armed fortresses like this, there will be three major, two small and five in total along the entire line of defense, and each fort will be protected by heavy artillery. For a period of time in the future, this will be our country's control area. The dividing line with the Jinren ruled area."
The fortress originally built on the isthmus line of defense was two large and three small, but after the Haihan Army broke through this line of defense, it was considered that this setting was not secure enough, so it was changed to three large and two small.When each fort is completed, several guns will be deployed to ensure that there is enough firepower to deal with the possible large number of enemy troops.
Someone asked: "With such a line of defense that is several miles long, you must have a lot of troops stationed here for a long time, right?"
How could Liu Shang not understand the meaning of these words, he immediately replied with a smile: "How many troops are to be stationed here, it is already a military secret, and even if you know it, you will not say it casually. Even if you are curious about it, Don't ask about it, it will be bad if you are misunderstood."
The man knew he had made a blunder, and quickly apologized to Liu Shang.Liu Shang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, you are all from Taiping, and you must be full of curiosity about the war. There are many things to pay attention to in this march, the mobilization of troops, and the supply of materials. It is possible that only a few words of information may be leaked. Major military secrets. The stakes are very important, and you have to be careful, so don't take it offense."
Everyone didn't even dare to claim that they had seen the decisive killing of the Haihan Army on the battlefield just now. Naturally, they also understood that this army was not a good-for-nothing, and would only be more powerful than the rumors.Even if they were daring, they didn't want to be used as a spy to inquire about the military situation by the small but mighty General Haihan.
After wandering around the battlefield for most of the day, they just swallowed some dry food in the carriage. At this time, after the group of people were idle, their stomachs finally began to growl.However, due to the limitation of material supply capacity, the food on the front line is of course not as rich as that in the rear. What they can eat is only the level of military officers' meals during the war. A meal with two meat and two vegetables is already the ultimate.But the quality of the ingredients is actually pretty good. The rice is all produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the flour, vegetables and fruits are purchased in Shandong, which is no worse than what the merchants eat in Lushun Fort and other places in the rear.
However, the merchants did not pay attention to the food. Although they were wealthy and wealthy, since they often traveled abroad, they would not care too much about the inconvenience of life in a short period of time. The more important things about food require their attention.
The deployment and mobilization of the Haihan Army did not deliberately avoid them, so they could also see with their own eyes how the Haihan war machine works.However, in order to avoid suspicion, Liu Shang won't provide them with too many detailed explanations in this regard, so how much he can understand depends on the individual's perception.
Even if these people don’t know how to march and fight, whether a unit has strict military discipline, high morale, and whether the coordination and cooperation of various departments is smooth, the reason is actually very similar to how they lead and command a business team.Moreover, the business scale can reach their level, and they can organize fleets to engage in trade activities in places thousands of miles away. Naturally, their vision and courage will not be too bad, and they will stay in the army for a longer time. You can see a lot of doors.Of course, whether there is any content related to military secrets, after Liu Shang's previous reminder, they will not be stupid enough to ask Haihan's people again, just keep what they see in their hearts silently, and don't need to do extravagant things. .
The military did not specifically limit the activities of the merchants. Under Qian Tiandun's instruction, Gao Qiaonan even greeted the garrison officers in Sujiabao and asked them to give these southern merchants some convenience in their actions. It is not the arsenal, archives, communications office, headquarters and other confidential departments, and other places in the battalion can be freely moved and visited by these people.The purpose of the military is to ask them to take the initiative to act as Haihan's advocates after they return to the south, and to publicize the strength of the Haihan army to the outside world.
Of course, when He Li was in the south, he had also seen the local guards. The sixteen guards of Zhejiang Province had 38 thousands of households. Although he had not been in contact with all of them, he was quite familiar with the Guanhaiwei, Dinghaiwei, and Changguowei in Ningbo Prefecture. Yes, especially Shipu Port under the jurisdiction of Chang Guowei Shipu Qianhu. He has been there more than ten times and eight times.That place was the first port that Haihan took over after entering Zhejiang. Although it is not as famous as Zhoushan Dinghai Port today, the local Shipu Office has close contacts with Haihan. Therefore, in Taizhou and Ningbo, a considerable part of it is related to Haihan The goods transactions carried out are all delivered in Shipu Port.
It is also because of this reason that He Li got acquainted with the thousands of Ma Ling from the Shipu Institute.After Haihan settled in, the local garrison army soon only had an empty shell.Ma Ling told him bluntly at the wine table that dealing with the Haihans does not need to be strictly guarded, because their purpose is to conduct trade rather than aggression.Buying and selling goods or recruiting immigrants are all very reasonable business activities. There is no need to maintain a high degree of hostility towards Haihan.Of course, Ma Ling did not tell He Li how Haihan used force to forcibly seize control of Shipu Port.
Therefore, before going north, He Li could not help but have an illusion in his heart, that is, the Haihan army looks very powerful, and part of the reason is actually from the intentional retreat of the Ming army. It is sure to make money, and the generals and officers of the guards will naturally not miss such a cheap opportunity to make a fortune.
As for Haihan's war with the Jin people in Liaodong, He Li didn't really believe that Haihan would make such a crazy move until he witnessed the situation here with his own eyes.He couldn't understand the reason why the Haihans opened up the battlefield so far away from the mainland. If it was just to occupy the land, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it might be easier to grab it directly from Daming.As for the legendary achievements of Haihan in the north, he has always been a little skeptical. It was only after seeing the situation here with his own eyes that he was convinced that Haihan really grabbed a large foothold from Houjin in Liaodong. land.
Compared with the Daming troops in the Zhejiang Coastal Guard who were eager to change their jobs to become maritime merchants, He Li had to admit that these Haihan troops seen in Liaodong could be called the real army.With such an army guarding him, He Li already had strong confidence in the future security of the place.He was even thinking that if Haihan sent several thousand troops to Liaodong, he would be able to push it all the way northward to the Jinren's Shengjing.
But what He Li did not know was that the troops stationed by Haihan were almost all elite troops in the army, such as special operations battalions, cavalry battalions, marines, and sniper squads. The well-known existence in the Han army, the combat effectiveness is far superior to the primitive and backward Houjin army, so it is possible to grab the existing territory from the Houjin at a very small price.If it were ordinary troops to perform this task, it might not be so easy.Even if more troops are sent from the south, the purpose will not be to continue to attack Houjin, but to be responsible for guarding this place and gradually replace the several elite troops stationed here.The situation he expects is unlikely to happen, at least in the short term.
After dinner, everyone had no intention of going into the tent to sleep so early. Since the Haihan military gave freedom of movement, of course they had to make full use of it.However, there are many places where the military is banned. They encountered nails in several places. In the end, they could only go to the construction site to watch the progress of the construction that had already begun to burn the lights at night.
For such a strange fortress built by Haihan, everyone did not understand the design ideas, but since the Haihan people insisted on demolishing the original fortress, it must be that this new type of fortress has its own advantages.If nothing else, just by looking at the number of fortifications that are taking shape, you can see that there are quite a few heavy firepower weapons deployed in this fortress. It can be seen that Haihan has invested his blood in this defense line.
He Li, who knew the Haihan people better, thought more deeply. Since Haihan invested a lot of money to build a defense line here, he must have peace of mind that he would continue to operate in Liaodong for a long time.With the past practice of the Haihan people, they must try to recover the cost as soon as possible and achieve profitability. It seems that part of this profit point will probably fall on them, the southern merchants.
Is Haihan earning money to continue the war, or to start the war to earn more money, He Li is a little confused now.
(End of this chapter)
If it weren't for the safety of these southern merchants, Gao Qiaonan might really order his troops to face the opponent here.But today's visit task has basically been completed. He didn't want to cause other troubles, so he decisively ordered a withdrawal to ensure the personal safety of the distinguished guests.As for the enemy troops rushing in from Jinzhou City, other troops are responsible for intercepting them.
Although He Li and the others still felt unfinished, they had been warned many times before they set off from Jijiabao, and they knew that they had to obey the military's arrangements on the battlefield. When they got to the car, they were escorted by the Haihan Army and retreated to the south.
The Houjin army that came out of Jinzhou City was much larger than the previous cavalry, at least a thousand people, but Haihan noticed its movement very early, so it was impossible to achieve a surprise attack at all. effect.When they found that several small units of the Haihan Army had assembled on the way, the thought of killing the convoy suddenly faded a lot.It was clear that Hae-han had seen their intentions and had no intention of risking the safety of important people again.
Under such circumstances, both sides were reluctant to engage in a deadly battle, so the ensuing battle was more of a symbolic routine.The two sides maintained a relatively safe distance. After facing each other for more than an hour, Jin Jun, whose weapon range was obviously at a disadvantage, had to take the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield first.
"They are very careful now!" Gao Qiaonan, who had been supervising the battle on the front line, saw the movement of the enemy, and commented: "If it was put on last winter, it would have to be a fight before stopping. , it seems that he was also afraid of being beaten."
Since Haihan attacked Lushun last winter, there have been no less than a hundred times of wars and armed conflicts between the two sides, and most of the time, Haihan won the final victory.Although the Jin Army has never found an effective tactic to deal with the Haihan Army, it is not that he has made no progress after so many losses. At least he knows the circumstances under which a head-to-head confrontation with the Haihan Army is not possible—for example The opponent is already ready for battle, and the army is ready for the time when he is ready to attack.
When the opponent is ready to fight, the weapon and equipment disadvantage of the Jin Army will be highlighted, and even if it has a large number of cavalry, it cannot completely save this disadvantage. Just a few.What's more, the number of terrifying musket cavalrymen like Haihan is also increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. When encountering such special cavalry with super long attack distance in the wild, they can only seek more happiness.
Therefore, although the Houjin Army was aggressive, when they found that their opponents were ready to fight, there were even Haihan cavalry with a hundred cavalry units in the distance moving to the flank of their advancing route. After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to choose Retreat and abandon the attack.This kind of resolute decisiveness made Gao Qiaonan a little disappointed. He really felt that the enemy was gradually adapting to his own tactics in the constant confrontation, and it was not as easy as before to cause large-scale damage to them.
Of course, this situation is not without benefits for Haihan. The enemy has become more cautious and will not launch a large-scale offensive easily, and the defensive pressure faced by the Haihan army will be relatively reduced.This is actually good news for the Haihan Army, which has limited strength and is not easy to supply.But of course military generals are eager to fight every day, so that they can accumulate a lot of military merit in a short period of time and lay a good foundation for future promotion.
The businessmen who evacuated the battlefield first did not have the regret of Gao Qiaonan. They just subconsciously believed that the military arranged for their group to retreat because they could not provide sufficient security during the battle.Since the military believes that the current environment is unsafe, of course, life is the most important thing.
The team retreated all the way south to Sujiabao, which, like Jijiabao to the east, was a large construction site in the process of reconstruction.Hundreds of migrant workers are dismantling the original Sujiabao under the command of the foreman, and then use the dismantled bricks to build a new bastion designed by Haihan.Such a scene is exactly the same as what the businessmen saw in Jijiabao before. If it wasn't for Liu Shang's explanation, they might think that they had returned to Jijiabao when they set off in a trance.
Liu Shang introduced to the crowd: "For armed fortresses like this, there will be three major, two small and five in total along the entire line of defense, and each fort will be protected by heavy artillery. For a period of time in the future, this will be our country's control area. The dividing line with the Jinren ruled area."
The fortress originally built on the isthmus line of defense was two large and three small, but after the Haihan Army broke through this line of defense, it was considered that this setting was not secure enough, so it was changed to three large and two small.When each fort is completed, several guns will be deployed to ensure that there is enough firepower to deal with the possible large number of enemy troops.
Someone asked: "With such a line of defense that is several miles long, you must have a lot of troops stationed here for a long time, right?"
How could Liu Shang not understand the meaning of these words, he immediately replied with a smile: "How many troops are to be stationed here, it is already a military secret, and even if you know it, you will not say it casually. Even if you are curious about it, Don't ask about it, it will be bad if you are misunderstood."
The man knew he had made a blunder, and quickly apologized to Liu Shang.Liu Shang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, you are all from Taiping, and you must be full of curiosity about the war. There are many things to pay attention to in this march, the mobilization of troops, and the supply of materials. It is possible that only a few words of information may be leaked. Major military secrets. The stakes are very important, and you have to be careful, so don't take it offense."
Everyone didn't even dare to claim that they had seen the decisive killing of the Haihan Army on the battlefield just now. Naturally, they also understood that this army was not a good-for-nothing, and would only be more powerful than the rumors.Even if they were daring, they didn't want to be used as a spy to inquire about the military situation by the small but mighty General Haihan.
After wandering around the battlefield for most of the day, they just swallowed some dry food in the carriage. At this time, after the group of people were idle, their stomachs finally began to growl.However, due to the limitation of material supply capacity, the food on the front line is of course not as rich as that in the rear. What they can eat is only the level of military officers' meals during the war. A meal with two meat and two vegetables is already the ultimate.But the quality of the ingredients is actually pretty good. The rice is all produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the flour, vegetables and fruits are purchased in Shandong, which is no worse than what the merchants eat in Lushun Fort and other places in the rear.
However, the merchants did not pay attention to the food. Although they were wealthy and wealthy, since they often traveled abroad, they would not care too much about the inconvenience of life in a short period of time. The more important things about food require their attention.
The deployment and mobilization of the Haihan Army did not deliberately avoid them, so they could also see with their own eyes how the Haihan war machine works.However, in order to avoid suspicion, Liu Shang won't provide them with too many detailed explanations in this regard, so how much he can understand depends on the individual's perception.
Even if these people don’t know how to march and fight, whether a unit has strict military discipline, high morale, and whether the coordination and cooperation of various departments is smooth, the reason is actually very similar to how they lead and command a business team.Moreover, the business scale can reach their level, and they can organize fleets to engage in trade activities in places thousands of miles away. Naturally, their vision and courage will not be too bad, and they will stay in the army for a longer time. You can see a lot of doors.Of course, whether there is any content related to military secrets, after Liu Shang's previous reminder, they will not be stupid enough to ask Haihan's people again, just keep what they see in their hearts silently, and don't need to do extravagant things. .
The military did not specifically limit the activities of the merchants. Under Qian Tiandun's instruction, Gao Qiaonan even greeted the garrison officers in Sujiabao and asked them to give these southern merchants some convenience in their actions. It is not the arsenal, archives, communications office, headquarters and other confidential departments, and other places in the battalion can be freely moved and visited by these people.The purpose of the military is to ask them to take the initiative to act as Haihan's advocates after they return to the south, and to publicize the strength of the Haihan army to the outside world.
Of course, when He Li was in the south, he had also seen the local guards. The sixteen guards of Zhejiang Province had 38 thousands of households. Although he had not been in contact with all of them, he was quite familiar with the Guanhaiwei, Dinghaiwei, and Changguowei in Ningbo Prefecture. Yes, especially Shipu Port under the jurisdiction of Chang Guowei Shipu Qianhu. He has been there more than ten times and eight times.That place was the first port that Haihan took over after entering Zhejiang. Although it is not as famous as Zhoushan Dinghai Port today, the local Shipu Office has close contacts with Haihan. Therefore, in Taizhou and Ningbo, a considerable part of it is related to Haihan The goods transactions carried out are all delivered in Shipu Port.
It is also because of this reason that He Li got acquainted with the thousands of Ma Ling from the Shipu Institute.After Haihan settled in, the local garrison army soon only had an empty shell.Ma Ling told him bluntly at the wine table that dealing with the Haihans does not need to be strictly guarded, because their purpose is to conduct trade rather than aggression.Buying and selling goods or recruiting immigrants are all very reasonable business activities. There is no need to maintain a high degree of hostility towards Haihan.Of course, Ma Ling did not tell He Li how Haihan used force to forcibly seize control of Shipu Port.
Therefore, before going north, He Li could not help but have an illusion in his heart, that is, the Haihan army looks very powerful, and part of the reason is actually from the intentional retreat of the Ming army. It is sure to make money, and the generals and officers of the guards will naturally not miss such a cheap opportunity to make a fortune.
As for Haihan's war with the Jin people in Liaodong, He Li didn't really believe that Haihan would make such a crazy move until he witnessed the situation here with his own eyes.He couldn't understand the reason why the Haihans opened up the battlefield so far away from the mainland. If it was just to occupy the land, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it might be easier to grab it directly from Daming.As for the legendary achievements of Haihan in the north, he has always been a little skeptical. It was only after seeing the situation here with his own eyes that he was convinced that Haihan really grabbed a large foothold from Houjin in Liaodong. land.
Compared with the Daming troops in the Zhejiang Coastal Guard who were eager to change their jobs to become maritime merchants, He Li had to admit that these Haihan troops seen in Liaodong could be called the real army.With such an army guarding him, He Li already had strong confidence in the future security of the place.He was even thinking that if Haihan sent several thousand troops to Liaodong, he would be able to push it all the way northward to the Jinren's Shengjing.
But what He Li did not know was that the troops stationed by Haihan were almost all elite troops in the army, such as special operations battalions, cavalry battalions, marines, and sniper squads. The well-known existence in the Han army, the combat effectiveness is far superior to the primitive and backward Houjin army, so it is possible to grab the existing territory from the Houjin at a very small price.If it were ordinary troops to perform this task, it might not be so easy.Even if more troops are sent from the south, the purpose will not be to continue to attack Houjin, but to be responsible for guarding this place and gradually replace the several elite troops stationed here.The situation he expects is unlikely to happen, at least in the short term.
After dinner, everyone had no intention of going into the tent to sleep so early. Since the Haihan military gave freedom of movement, of course they had to make full use of it.However, there are many places where the military is banned. They encountered nails in several places. In the end, they could only go to the construction site to watch the progress of the construction that had already begun to burn the lights at night.
For such a strange fortress built by Haihan, everyone did not understand the design ideas, but since the Haihan people insisted on demolishing the original fortress, it must be that this new type of fortress has its own advantages.If nothing else, just by looking at the number of fortifications that are taking shape, you can see that there are quite a few heavy firepower weapons deployed in this fortress. It can be seen that Haihan has invested his blood in this defense line.
He Li, who knew the Haihan people better, thought more deeply. Since Haihan invested a lot of money to build a defense line here, he must have peace of mind that he would continue to operate in Liaodong for a long time.With the past practice of the Haihan people, they must try to recover the cost as soon as possible and achieve profitability. It seems that part of this profit point will probably fall on them, the southern merchants.
Is Haihan earning money to continue the war, or to start the war to earn more money, He Li is a little confused now.
(End of this chapter)