Chapter 1802
Chapter 1802
Chapter 1802
More than two hours after the battle ended, the sky gradually brightened, but the smell of blood in the air did not dissipate with the passage of time, on the contrary, it became more and more intense.As the field of vision gradually became clearer, the marines stationed on the pier could finally see the results of the brief confrontation last night.
The Qing army that attacked last night launched an offensive on the Jiang'an Wharf occupied by the marines in two directions, but they were finally stopped outside the wharf under the firepower of the Haihan Army.The Qing army had actually formed breakthroughs on both the left and right roads, and even broke through part of the iron netting barrier that was temporarily laid down yesterday, but in the end they still failed to meet the Haihan army behind the bunker.
The corpses left by the Qing army who charged nearby were only about ten meters away from the Marine Corps position, but these overlapping corpses under the eyes of the Haihan soldiers also showed that the Qing army's offensive was indeed serious. Exhausted, the remaining short distance of about ten meters, it is estimated that hundreds of people may not be able to fill it up.
On the outskirts of the Haihan position, most of the corpses of the Qing army here were killed by artillery fire, often with mutilated bodies and arms, and few even whole corpses.A large amount of blood flowing to the ground has begun to dry up, which is bound to bring a lot of trouble to the clean-up work on the battlefield later.There are crows circling in the sky, and from time to time, some crows land in the distance sporadically, and begin to enjoy the freshly baked "big meal" on the ground.
Wang Tom was also on the deck holding a telescope to observe the results of the battle last night. The corpses of the Qing army on the ground did not affect his appetite for breakfast.Although he has been traveling for many years, he is still used to eating western-style breakfasts such as bread, fried eggs, and milk in the morning. Although he is on the battlefield, this special treatment has not been affected.After putting down the binoculars, Tom Wang picked up the sandwich on the side plate and took a big bite, as if to express his complacency.
Although there were some casualties in the battle last night, from the perspective of the battle process, Wang Tom believes that the performance of the Marine Corps is quite good, and it still maintains efficient operations when fighting with the enemy at night. The final battle loss ratio is as high as Dozens of times.Tom Wang believed that even if Qian Tiandun's troops had come to guard the pier position last night, they would not have performed better than his own troops.
As for whether the Qing army will launch another offensive in a similar way during the day, Wang Tom believes that this possibility is extremely small. The Qing army paid at least hundreds of lives in the raid last night, but this is already what they can do. To the extreme.If it was fighting during the day, this number would have to be multiplied at least several times.The reason is also very simple. The terrain between the wharf and Jiulian City is flat and open. Haihan can easily give full play to the advantage of the weapon's range. It would be difficult for the Qing army to shorten the combat distance to less than [-] meters. Let alone a night attack that is only a few steps away from Haihan's position.
As long as the Qing army commanders in Jiulian City are not in a daze, they will probably not choose to launch a large-scale offensive during the day, which will only repeat their many defeats in Liaodong.The pier position built by the United Fleet on the riverside was like a wedge firmly nailed in the direction of the Qing army's advance, preventing it from crossing the south of the Yangtze River smoothly.
However, Wang Tom knew very well that the purpose of the fleet he led here was not to prevent the Qing army from going south, but to confirm the progress of the Qing army's assembly and deployment of troops, and provide a reference for future combat plans.Wang Tom believes that the Qing army's combat plan is already being implemented, and it is difficult to delay for too long on the banks of the Yalu River, so he will inevitably expose his strength in order to drive the Haihan fleet out of this area, but if the Qing army really chooses to hold back Sooner or later, Wang Tom will order to withdraw his troops voluntarily, otherwise it will be difficult for Haihan to have enough chips to bargain with North Korea for better conditions.
But the Qing army sent troops to attack at night last night, which to a certain extent showed that their patience was extremely limited, which is naturally good news for Wang Tom's formation.As long as the Qing army has the intention to attack, it can naturally make arrangements to lure it to attack again. For example, the deployment of the marines on the pier last night was actually intended to give the Qing army a chance to launch a night attack, and the Qing army also cooperated with the ground. I fell for this.
In order to be able to continue dealing with the Qing army in this place more safely, Tom Wang sent the North Korean official Kim Sang-jou to the other side of the Yalu River early this morning, and asked him to go to Yizhou to contact the local government to provide supplies and civilians for the joint fleet.Although the fleet also brought a lot of supplies when they set off from Jianghua Island, the fresher the ingredients such as poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruits, the better.Originally, you shouldn't be so particular about war, but since there is such a logistics base available, Wang Tom will naturally not be polite to the North Koreans.Where the North Koreans should contribute money and efforts, it is natural to fully use it.
Jin Shangjiu was also woken up from his sleep by the sound of gunfire last night, and was fortunate enough to witness this short but fierce battle. He now has a clearer understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army, and the sense of awe in his heart has also followed. It has increased a lot.Wang Tom asked him to go to Uiju to organize logistics. Jin Shangjiu didn't refuse at all, but agreed, thinking that this would be an opportunity for North Korea to contribute its strength in this war.
For a North Korean official like Jin Sangjiu, being able to work for Haihan and getting promoted and making a fortune can almost be equated. He stayed in Zhejiang for more than half a year before, and he has a very personal feeling about it. .This time, Tom Wang took him north to the Yalu River. If he was just a bystander, he would not get any credit from the beginning to the end, but now that he has an errand assigned by Tom Wang, it is equivalent to having a chance to perform. He took up this task with great enthusiasm.
It wasn't until noon that several carriages requisitioned from the farmers' homes on Weihua Island were transported to the pier position here, and the Haihan army began to clean up the corpses of the Qing army on the periphery.Due to the large number, Haihan didn't plan to dig a hole to bury them, but just used a horse-drawn cart to clear and transport them to an open space hundreds of feet away, waiting for the Qing army to come to clean up and recover these dead bodies.
Moves like this have been staged many times on the Liaodong battlefield in the past, and the two sides have already reached a certain tacit understanding.In the early days, after the victory of the Haihan army, the Ming army in Dongjiang town would cut off their heads in order to ask for credit from the court. However, since Dongjiang town publicly defected to Haihan last year and moved back to Liaodong, it stopped doing such useless work.Although Dongjiang Town is nominally a military force of Ming Dynasty, in fact, it has neither listened to the instructions nor listened to the propaganda, and only accepted the management of Haihan. This establishment was only kept for the convenience of Haihan in Liaodong. , Naturally, it is no longer what this overseas army cares about.
Sure enough, not long after Haihan cleared out hundreds of corpses, Jiulian City opened the city gate facing the river bank for the first time, and a dozen large carts came out in a file, followed by some unarmed civilians, After arriving at the place where the corpses were piled up, the corpses of these soldiers were lifted onto the cart and transported back to the city.
The Marine Corps only monitored the process of collecting the corpses throughout the process, and did not disturb the other party's actions.Sun Bing confirmed that it was impossible for the opponent's manpower to launch an attack on the dock position, so he turned his attention to repairing the outer fortifications that were destroyed yesterday.
The Qing army paid the price of hundreds of lives last night, trying to break through the fortifications on the periphery of the dock position.After cleaning up the corpses of the Qing army today, Sun Bing found that about one-third of the Juma iron net that had been deployed on the periphery yesterday had been destroyed during the battle and had to be replaced and repaired.
Fortunately, the Haihan Army has already realized the modular deployment of such commonly used fortifications. The horses and the concertina-style iron nets wrapped around them can be quickly assembled and fixed, and the construction time does not need to be too long.In order to ensure that the defense of the pier position was foolproof, Sun Bing had already applied to Wang Tom for deploying more fortifications after the battle last night.
What the soldiers are currently installing on the periphery of the position is an oversized refusal horse that can be used against cavalry troops.This kind of horse is composed of three strips of angle steel. The sharp ends of them are facing upwards, and they are buckled together. The other end has movable ground nails. They are fixed on the ground with a hammer. In this way, the height of this horse is about The repelling horses of about 1.4 meters are difficult to move easily, and barbed wire is drawn between the repelling horses, so that the inner and outer layers are arranged in staggered positions, and it is difficult for both cavalry and infantry to break through such obstacles.And when you want to evacuate, you only need to put away the iron net, use a special crowbar to nail the ground claws out, and disassemble the angle steel, and these fortifications can be quickly removed.
This kind of refusal horse has been tested in actual combat on the Liaodong battlefield, and the effect is quite ideal. Even the charge launched by heavy cavalry is difficult to damage these sturdy refusal horses.The only disadvantage is probably that it is very heavy and inconvenient for transportation, but considering that the function of these large horse-repelling horses is mainly used to prevent cavalry assaults, it is not so reliable if the weight is light, and commanders will choose to ignore this small disadvantage.
Of course, such a thing with a simple structure is actually easy to become an object for the enemy to imitate, but it is difficult for other countries, including Ming Dynasty, to copy it if Haihan uses angle steel as a material at any cost.Therefore, the peers and opponents encountered by the Haihan Army generally use bamboo-wood structure rejection horses, which are much worse in strength and durability.
In fact, the Ming army of this era also had a lot of experience in the use of Juma. Many frontier troops used a kind of chariot called a side-car. The improved version released in the Wanli period was quite easy to use. In the middle of the car, there is a horse-repelling gun frame with twelve long guns fixed on it. The frame is surrounded by cotton wool to prevent arrows from flying and rocks. Each car is loaded with two Frankie guns and six quick guns.However, this thing is too heavy. Each vehicle weighs more than [-] catties. With weapons, ammunition and various spare parts, it can easily exceed [-]. It is not suitable for long-distance land marches. It also has high requirements for traffic conditions, and It can only be used as a defensive means, and it is difficult to use it in offensive battles.
However, the Haihan Army only fights in the coastal waters, and rarely goes deep into the inland. There is not much pressure on the heavy equipment to be transported by ships. As long as it can be deployed quickly, the structure is durable, and it can achieve tactical goals, it is very important for the Haihan Army. Words are a good tool.As for the opponents who used the horses to defend their positions, Haihan could not use precious soldiers or horses to attack, but directly opened the way with shelling. No matter how reliable the horses were, they would all be shattered in one shell.
It is precisely because of their absolute superiority in armaments that Haihan officers like Sun Bing are able to face an enemy army that is several times or even dozens of times larger than their own without panic, because they know very well that it is difficult for the enemy army to fill the gap with human lives. The gap between the combat power of the two sides, even the fearless Qing army, faced with killing methods far beyond their capabilities, could only choose to admit defeat and choose not to fight behind closed doors.The enemy's attitude of avoiding war also brought more confidence to the Haihan army, allowing them to be sure of their own initiative on the battlefield and the resulting strategic advantages.
Sun Bing had no way of guessing when the Qing army would launch an offensive again, but he knew that even if the Qing army stepped up their attack, it would be difficult to conquer this small dock position.According to his personal estimation, if the Qing army dispatched less than [-] troops, it would basically be difficult to truly threaten this position, but if more troops were dispatched, the relatively narrow attack surface would make it difficult for them to fully spread out their troops. The huddled army will only become the shelling target of the warships on the river.
If troops could be stationed in rotation, Sun Bing even felt that this place could become another nail-biting position to break into the Qing-controlled area, just like when the Haihan army fought Lushun back then. However, he also knew that his superior seemed to have other ideas, because When going north this time, the special warfare independent regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness on land did not go out together at all, but continued to stay on Ganghwa Island. Obviously, at this stage, there is no plan to stay on the banks of the Yalu River for a long time.
But as long as there is a battle going on right now, Sun Bing doesn't want to think too much about things that have nothing to do with the battlefield. Tom Wang ordered him to strengthen the position, and he will do everything possible to turn this place into a fortress that is difficult for the enemy to conquer.
This gesture made by Haihan will undoubtedly make the Qing army in Jiulian City gradually become anxious. Their goal should be the North Korean country on the other side of the Yalu River, which has already washed its neck, not this group of people who suddenly appeared under their noses. uninvited guest.Last night's attempt will make the Qing army realize that if they want to take back the wharf they gave up so easily, the price they need to pay may be too much for them to bear.
As for whether to continue the confrontation or try another way to attack the pier, or go south to attack North Korea, no matter which choice is made, the Qing army commander will feel a headache, because Haihan, a powerful opponent, stands in their way. Even if they bypassed this place and crossed the river another point, they still couldn't completely get rid of Haihan's military threat.
(End of this chapter)
More than two hours after the battle ended, the sky gradually brightened, but the smell of blood in the air did not dissipate with the passage of time, on the contrary, it became more and more intense.As the field of vision gradually became clearer, the marines stationed on the pier could finally see the results of the brief confrontation last night.
The Qing army that attacked last night launched an offensive on the Jiang'an Wharf occupied by the marines in two directions, but they were finally stopped outside the wharf under the firepower of the Haihan Army.The Qing army had actually formed breakthroughs on both the left and right roads, and even broke through part of the iron netting barrier that was temporarily laid down yesterday, but in the end they still failed to meet the Haihan army behind the bunker.
The corpses left by the Qing army who charged nearby were only about ten meters away from the Marine Corps position, but these overlapping corpses under the eyes of the Haihan soldiers also showed that the Qing army's offensive was indeed serious. Exhausted, the remaining short distance of about ten meters, it is estimated that hundreds of people may not be able to fill it up.
On the outskirts of the Haihan position, most of the corpses of the Qing army here were killed by artillery fire, often with mutilated bodies and arms, and few even whole corpses.A large amount of blood flowing to the ground has begun to dry up, which is bound to bring a lot of trouble to the clean-up work on the battlefield later.There are crows circling in the sky, and from time to time, some crows land in the distance sporadically, and begin to enjoy the freshly baked "big meal" on the ground.
Wang Tom was also on the deck holding a telescope to observe the results of the battle last night. The corpses of the Qing army on the ground did not affect his appetite for breakfast.Although he has been traveling for many years, he is still used to eating western-style breakfasts such as bread, fried eggs, and milk in the morning. Although he is on the battlefield, this special treatment has not been affected.After putting down the binoculars, Tom Wang picked up the sandwich on the side plate and took a big bite, as if to express his complacency.
Although there were some casualties in the battle last night, from the perspective of the battle process, Wang Tom believes that the performance of the Marine Corps is quite good, and it still maintains efficient operations when fighting with the enemy at night. The final battle loss ratio is as high as Dozens of times.Tom Wang believed that even if Qian Tiandun's troops had come to guard the pier position last night, they would not have performed better than his own troops.
As for whether the Qing army will launch another offensive in a similar way during the day, Wang Tom believes that this possibility is extremely small. The Qing army paid at least hundreds of lives in the raid last night, but this is already what they can do. To the extreme.If it was fighting during the day, this number would have to be multiplied at least several times.The reason is also very simple. The terrain between the wharf and Jiulian City is flat and open. Haihan can easily give full play to the advantage of the weapon's range. It would be difficult for the Qing army to shorten the combat distance to less than [-] meters. Let alone a night attack that is only a few steps away from Haihan's position.
As long as the Qing army commanders in Jiulian City are not in a daze, they will probably not choose to launch a large-scale offensive during the day, which will only repeat their many defeats in Liaodong.The pier position built by the United Fleet on the riverside was like a wedge firmly nailed in the direction of the Qing army's advance, preventing it from crossing the south of the Yangtze River smoothly.
However, Wang Tom knew very well that the purpose of the fleet he led here was not to prevent the Qing army from going south, but to confirm the progress of the Qing army's assembly and deployment of troops, and provide a reference for future combat plans.Wang Tom believes that the Qing army's combat plan is already being implemented, and it is difficult to delay for too long on the banks of the Yalu River, so he will inevitably expose his strength in order to drive the Haihan fleet out of this area, but if the Qing army really chooses to hold back Sooner or later, Wang Tom will order to withdraw his troops voluntarily, otherwise it will be difficult for Haihan to have enough chips to bargain with North Korea for better conditions.
But the Qing army sent troops to attack at night last night, which to a certain extent showed that their patience was extremely limited, which is naturally good news for Wang Tom's formation.As long as the Qing army has the intention to attack, it can naturally make arrangements to lure it to attack again. For example, the deployment of the marines on the pier last night was actually intended to give the Qing army a chance to launch a night attack, and the Qing army also cooperated with the ground. I fell for this.
In order to be able to continue dealing with the Qing army in this place more safely, Tom Wang sent the North Korean official Kim Sang-jou to the other side of the Yalu River early this morning, and asked him to go to Yizhou to contact the local government to provide supplies and civilians for the joint fleet.Although the fleet also brought a lot of supplies when they set off from Jianghua Island, the fresher the ingredients such as poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruits, the better.Originally, you shouldn't be so particular about war, but since there is such a logistics base available, Wang Tom will naturally not be polite to the North Koreans.Where the North Koreans should contribute money and efforts, it is natural to fully use it.
Jin Shangjiu was also woken up from his sleep by the sound of gunfire last night, and was fortunate enough to witness this short but fierce battle. He now has a clearer understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army, and the sense of awe in his heart has also followed. It has increased a lot.Wang Tom asked him to go to Uiju to organize logistics. Jin Shangjiu didn't refuse at all, but agreed, thinking that this would be an opportunity for North Korea to contribute its strength in this war.
For a North Korean official like Jin Sangjiu, being able to work for Haihan and getting promoted and making a fortune can almost be equated. He stayed in Zhejiang for more than half a year before, and he has a very personal feeling about it. .This time, Tom Wang took him north to the Yalu River. If he was just a bystander, he would not get any credit from the beginning to the end, but now that he has an errand assigned by Tom Wang, it is equivalent to having a chance to perform. He took up this task with great enthusiasm.
It wasn't until noon that several carriages requisitioned from the farmers' homes on Weihua Island were transported to the pier position here, and the Haihan army began to clean up the corpses of the Qing army on the periphery.Due to the large number, Haihan didn't plan to dig a hole to bury them, but just used a horse-drawn cart to clear and transport them to an open space hundreds of feet away, waiting for the Qing army to come to clean up and recover these dead bodies.
Moves like this have been staged many times on the Liaodong battlefield in the past, and the two sides have already reached a certain tacit understanding.In the early days, after the victory of the Haihan army, the Ming army in Dongjiang town would cut off their heads in order to ask for credit from the court. However, since Dongjiang town publicly defected to Haihan last year and moved back to Liaodong, it stopped doing such useless work.Although Dongjiang Town is nominally a military force of Ming Dynasty, in fact, it has neither listened to the instructions nor listened to the propaganda, and only accepted the management of Haihan. This establishment was only kept for the convenience of Haihan in Liaodong. , Naturally, it is no longer what this overseas army cares about.
Sure enough, not long after Haihan cleared out hundreds of corpses, Jiulian City opened the city gate facing the river bank for the first time, and a dozen large carts came out in a file, followed by some unarmed civilians, After arriving at the place where the corpses were piled up, the corpses of these soldiers were lifted onto the cart and transported back to the city.
The Marine Corps only monitored the process of collecting the corpses throughout the process, and did not disturb the other party's actions.Sun Bing confirmed that it was impossible for the opponent's manpower to launch an attack on the dock position, so he turned his attention to repairing the outer fortifications that were destroyed yesterday.
The Qing army paid the price of hundreds of lives last night, trying to break through the fortifications on the periphery of the dock position.After cleaning up the corpses of the Qing army today, Sun Bing found that about one-third of the Juma iron net that had been deployed on the periphery yesterday had been destroyed during the battle and had to be replaced and repaired.
Fortunately, the Haihan Army has already realized the modular deployment of such commonly used fortifications. The horses and the concertina-style iron nets wrapped around them can be quickly assembled and fixed, and the construction time does not need to be too long.In order to ensure that the defense of the pier position was foolproof, Sun Bing had already applied to Wang Tom for deploying more fortifications after the battle last night.
What the soldiers are currently installing on the periphery of the position is an oversized refusal horse that can be used against cavalry troops.This kind of horse is composed of three strips of angle steel. The sharp ends of them are facing upwards, and they are buckled together. The other end has movable ground nails. They are fixed on the ground with a hammer. In this way, the height of this horse is about The repelling horses of about 1.4 meters are difficult to move easily, and barbed wire is drawn between the repelling horses, so that the inner and outer layers are arranged in staggered positions, and it is difficult for both cavalry and infantry to break through such obstacles.And when you want to evacuate, you only need to put away the iron net, use a special crowbar to nail the ground claws out, and disassemble the angle steel, and these fortifications can be quickly removed.
This kind of refusal horse has been tested in actual combat on the Liaodong battlefield, and the effect is quite ideal. Even the charge launched by heavy cavalry is difficult to damage these sturdy refusal horses.The only disadvantage is probably that it is very heavy and inconvenient for transportation, but considering that the function of these large horse-repelling horses is mainly used to prevent cavalry assaults, it is not so reliable if the weight is light, and commanders will choose to ignore this small disadvantage.
Of course, such a thing with a simple structure is actually easy to become an object for the enemy to imitate, but it is difficult for other countries, including Ming Dynasty, to copy it if Haihan uses angle steel as a material at any cost.Therefore, the peers and opponents encountered by the Haihan Army generally use bamboo-wood structure rejection horses, which are much worse in strength and durability.
In fact, the Ming army of this era also had a lot of experience in the use of Juma. Many frontier troops used a kind of chariot called a side-car. The improved version released in the Wanli period was quite easy to use. In the middle of the car, there is a horse-repelling gun frame with twelve long guns fixed on it. The frame is surrounded by cotton wool to prevent arrows from flying and rocks. Each car is loaded with two Frankie guns and six quick guns.However, this thing is too heavy. Each vehicle weighs more than [-] catties. With weapons, ammunition and various spare parts, it can easily exceed [-]. It is not suitable for long-distance land marches. It also has high requirements for traffic conditions, and It can only be used as a defensive means, and it is difficult to use it in offensive battles.
However, the Haihan Army only fights in the coastal waters, and rarely goes deep into the inland. There is not much pressure on the heavy equipment to be transported by ships. As long as it can be deployed quickly, the structure is durable, and it can achieve tactical goals, it is very important for the Haihan Army. Words are a good tool.As for the opponents who used the horses to defend their positions, Haihan could not use precious soldiers or horses to attack, but directly opened the way with shelling. No matter how reliable the horses were, they would all be shattered in one shell.
It is precisely because of their absolute superiority in armaments that Haihan officers like Sun Bing are able to face an enemy army that is several times or even dozens of times larger than their own without panic, because they know very well that it is difficult for the enemy army to fill the gap with human lives. The gap between the combat power of the two sides, even the fearless Qing army, faced with killing methods far beyond their capabilities, could only choose to admit defeat and choose not to fight behind closed doors.The enemy's attitude of avoiding war also brought more confidence to the Haihan army, allowing them to be sure of their own initiative on the battlefield and the resulting strategic advantages.
Sun Bing had no way of guessing when the Qing army would launch an offensive again, but he knew that even if the Qing army stepped up their attack, it would be difficult to conquer this small dock position.According to his personal estimation, if the Qing army dispatched less than [-] troops, it would basically be difficult to truly threaten this position, but if more troops were dispatched, the relatively narrow attack surface would make it difficult for them to fully spread out their troops. The huddled army will only become the shelling target of the warships on the river.
If troops could be stationed in rotation, Sun Bing even felt that this place could become another nail-biting position to break into the Qing-controlled area, just like when the Haihan army fought Lushun back then. However, he also knew that his superior seemed to have other ideas, because When going north this time, the special warfare independent regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness on land did not go out together at all, but continued to stay on Ganghwa Island. Obviously, at this stage, there is no plan to stay on the banks of the Yalu River for a long time.
But as long as there is a battle going on right now, Sun Bing doesn't want to think too much about things that have nothing to do with the battlefield. Tom Wang ordered him to strengthen the position, and he will do everything possible to turn this place into a fortress that is difficult for the enemy to conquer.
This gesture made by Haihan will undoubtedly make the Qing army in Jiulian City gradually become anxious. Their goal should be the North Korean country on the other side of the Yalu River, which has already washed its neck, not this group of people who suddenly appeared under their noses. uninvited guest.Last night's attempt will make the Qing army realize that if they want to take back the wharf they gave up so easily, the price they need to pay may be too much for them to bear.
As for whether to continue the confrontation or try another way to attack the pier, or go south to attack North Korea, no matter which choice is made, the Qing army commander will feel a headache, because Haihan, a powerful opponent, stands in their way. Even if they bypassed this place and crossed the river another point, they still couldn't completely get rid of Haihan's military threat.
(End of this chapter)