Chapter 1821
Chapter 1821
Chapter 1821
When the Qing army crossed the Yalu River and invaded North Korea, the coalition fleet hardly got much rest time, and continued to sweep the area near the Liaodong coast every day.Such high-frequency operations naturally yielded quite a lot. During this period alone, more than 5000 Han refugees were brought back from this area. Many villages and towns were taken away by the coalition forces as a whole. The status quo of population settlements in the region cannot be overstated.
Although the more than 3000 Qing troops dispatched to this area some time ago also tried to resist, but under the condition of scattered troops, they were not the opponents of the coalition forces at all. On the contrary, they lost nearly half of their manpower in previous small-scale battles. However, the remaining defeated generals could only retreat to the inland mountains to avoid the edge of the coalition forces.In the process, the coalition forces have clear combat objectives, proper tactical deployment, and much greater strength than their opponents, so the number of casualties is relatively small. The actual battle loss ratio of the two sides is more than twenty to one. It is also completely acceptable.
Annan and Portugal did not express any objection to the fact that the Fujian navy was transferred to North Korea to fight alone.Among the coalition fleet going north this time, Fujian is second only to Haihan in terms of strength and number of ships. Before the coalition forces have finished their operations in Liaodong, it is reasonable for him to go to North Korea to carry out combat missions against the Qing army. among the arrangements.
During this period of operation, the refugee camp in Guanglu Island continued to be full, and Wang Tom simply allocated more refugees to the Daedongjiang base in North Korea.In order to get the local refugee management on the right track as soon as possible, Wang Tom also specially sent a telegram to Jinzhou, requesting that Liu Shang be temporarily transferred to North Korea to train a group of local personnel in charge of civil affairs and propaganda work.
Regarding this transfer order, the Jinzhou authorities have no opinion. After all, the situation in Jinzhou is calm at present, and the Qing army has no plans to take the initiative to open a second battlefield in the Liaodong Peninsula, so the social order is relatively calm, and Liu Shang also has a group of subordinates. Can temporarily replace his work.So after receiving the transfer order, Liu Shang, after arranging the transfer plan for the refugees on the island, took a navy transport ship to go to the vicinity of Shicheng Island to join the coalition fleet, and then went south with the refugee fleet to North Korea.
Liu Shang had never visited North Korea before, so he still felt a little fresh about this errand.He roughly knew that Haihan had built a military base on a piece of land on the coast of North Korea, but he only gradually learned about the detailed situation of the war pressure the local area was facing on the way.
A military base that has only been started for less than two months must build a large number of fortifications if it is to act as a bridgehead to stop tens of thousands of Qing troops from attacking southward, and the labor force that Haihan can use at the moment is the recent captives brought back from Liaodong. It is not an easy task to effectively manage the Han refugees and thousands of civilian husbands provided by North Korea.The Qing army has already invaded North Korea, and the construction period left for Haihan is counting down. It is not difficult for Liu Shang to think of the urgent situation in the local area, so he understands why Qian Tiandun and Tom Wang have temporarily transferred themselves there.
Liu Shang didn't have much psychological pressure on such a task. When he went from Shandong to Liaodong, the local area was also facing the threat of war at any time. After two years, he had already gotten used to this environment. They will not be as nervous as the Liaodong Han people.However, being fortunate enough to witness Haihan attacking the Qing army on another battlefield is quite a rare experience for a civil servant.
A day and a half after setting off from Shicheng Island, the fleet carrying [-] refugees arrived at the Datong River Estuary.Although the main force of the coalition fleet is fighting on the coast of Liaodong and the Qingchuan River in the north, the most basic water security system is still maintained here, and there are two armed warships patrolling near the mouth of the sea at any time.And seeing the familiar two-color flag flying on the mast in the distance, Liu Shang knew that he had arrived on his own territory.
The estuary of the Datong River is ten miles wide, and it is very open visually. However, perhaps because it has entered the war period, the North Korean side has also imposed strict controls on the navigation of the Datong River Basin. All civilian ships are centralized and managed in a unified manner. There are no fishing boats and merchant ships going out to sea here.
However, when the fleet approached the Haihan base, the river surface became more lively, and many ships could be seen entering and leaving the port.These ships are all owned by North Korea, and they are continuously transporting personnel and materials to this base.
In less than two months, this originally barren river bank has become the busiest construction site in the entire northern part of North Korea.Beside several piers that have been put into use, thousands of migrant workers are working day and night to clear the river bank and build new berths.Although the current berths can accommodate more than a dozen ships at the same time, there is still a clear gap with the standard of Haihan Military Port. The military still hopes to build as many berths as possible before the coalition fleet returns to the Datong River. Thanks to a large number of warships here to complete the rapid supply.
After Liu Shang disembarked, he saw Gao Qiaonan who came to pick him up at the pier. Originally, this kind of errand should not be done by a senior military officer like Gao Qiaonan, but now he is temporarily serving as a local sheriff and manpower manager. The specific work had to be handed over to Liu Shang as soon as possible, so when he heard that the fleet from Liaodong had arrived, he took the initiative to go to the pier to pick them up.
"Captain Takahashi, I just touched the ground with my feet, so you are so relieved to leave everything to me?" Liu Shang was also a little surprised after hearing Gao Qiaonan's intentions. He originally thought that he would at least get one or two It took a few days to complete the handover, but Gao Qiaonan meant to let him take over immediately and start work immediately, and he didn't plan to leave a buffer time at all.
"I might not be able to trust others, but I know you can." Gao Qiaonan patted Liu Shang on the shoulder and said, "You are a person who is very optimistic about the leaders. I will hand over the affairs here to you. I'm very relieved."
Although such a compliment made Liu Shang quite proud, he was still a little flattered. He immediately expressed his opinion to Gao Qiaonan, and he would definitely do his best.
Although Liu Shang now has some power in his hands, he is not so arrogant that he thinks that he can sit on an equal footing with a senior military officer like Gao Qiaonan.And Gao Qiaonan was indeed too busy, and he didn't even have time to greet Liu Shang. After briefly explaining the local situation, he asked his officers to hand over the work to Liu Shang, and rushed to the northern construction site to supervise the progress of the trench construction. up.
After sending Gaoqiaonan away, Liu Shangcai realized how big the stall he was going to pick up. There were nearly [-] Korean civilian husbands and Han refugees combined, and they were assigned to two large construction sites, one in the south and the other in the north, to work in rotation day and night. And his task is to be responsible for the food and lodging logistics of these workers, as well as the propaganda work at every turn.
According to past experience, to deal with such a large stall, at least dozens of people must be responsible for various affairs separately, so as to ensure a certain work efficiency.However, Liu Shang brought less than ten people from Guanglu Island. It was obviously difficult to complete such a large workload, so a group of people had to be selected from the local area.Before his arrival, these tasks were managed by the independent regiment, and the specific persons in charge were all grassroots officers.Gao Qiaonan gave Liu Shang three days to build his own team to take over these tasks from the military. This task was not easy for him.
Fortunately, the Datongjiang Base also registered the Han refugees in the early stage, and selected some experienced management personnel to play the roles of foremen and organizers, so that Liu Shang had to choose some suitable people from them. Much simpler.In addition, the North Korean side has also sent many grassroots officials here to be responsible for the management of the civilian husbands. Regarding the command and logistics of the Korean civilian husbands, it is only necessary to communicate with them.
After obtaining a relatively sufficient labor force, new adjustments have been made to the defense project in the northern part of the base. Some fortifications that were originally considered to be handled in a simplified way can now use more complete construction methods to improve defense capabilities.
Originally, the combat position of the infantry was considered to use wooden parapets as bunkers, so the amount of work was relatively small, and the construction period could be controlled within a shorter time.However, after having enough labor, the military still chose infantry trenches and earth barriers, which are more concealed, have better protection, and are easier to complete personnel transfers and troop defenses during wartime.
If it is a unit that uses traditional flintlock guns, it needs to use a horizontal rotation formation to ensure firing frequency and intensive firepower. It is not very suitable to use trenches as infantry combat positions.However, the two infantrymen, the Independence Regiment and the Marine Corps, who went to North Korea this time are equipped with the most advanced seven-shot rifles in the Haihan Army. Use trenches as infantry fighting positions on the front lines.
In order to provide the best protection for the infantry on the line of fire, the engineering department also mobilized hundreds of laborers to build wooden roofs for the front-line combat positions to resist the arrows thrown from the air during the battle.
Of course, considering that the Qing army had a large number of cavalry units, the thin infantry line of defense alone may not be able to prevent a large-scale charge. The obstacle zone constructed by fortifications such as horses and Haogou is enough to stop any form of charge here.
Gao Qiaonan personally supervised the construction on the front line. These projects are related to the subsequent battle conditions. The moisture in the construction may cause unnecessary battle damage. Therefore, Gao Qiaonan is also very concerned. I took the measuring tape and measured it myself to confirm that the North Koreans did not have any deviations or discounts in the project.
At this time, Qian Tiandun was leading a group of staff around the sand table, and began to outline tactical arrangements for the next battle.This sand table is not just the land near the Datong River base, but includes a large area of [-] square kilometers from the south of the Daning River to the upper reaches of the Datong River in the east.
According to Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom's plan, the coalition forces will rely on the Datong River for defense, and the fleet will be responsible for blocking the Datong River Basin, and the length of the river that needs to be monitored may be close to [-] miles.After the Qing army encountered resistance in this place, it would definitely repeat the old tricks and go to the upper reaches of the Datong River to find crossing points that the coalition forces could not defend. But at this time, the terrain advantage of the Datong River for the defensive side was revealed.
The section of the Taedong River from its estuary to Pyongyang is basically a coastal plain, and the east-west flow terrain is also conducive to the defenders keeping the Qing army on the north bank to prevent it from going south, while the upstream section of the river east of Pyongyang flows north-south, and all Winding back and forth in the mountains, presenting a very complex terrain, the main force of the Qing army wanted to cross the river upstream and then circle to the south bank, which was far more difficult than breaking through the Daning River defense line earlier.As long as the defenders control the east-west downstream section of the river, it is enough for the Qing army to look at the river and sigh.
After all the coalition fleets return to the front line of the Datong River, the surface armed forces will be unprecedentedly strong, and it will be extremely difficult to complete the crossing of the river under their control.The choice before the Qing army at that time is probably to try to destroy the supply port of the coalition fleet and force it to leave the Datong River.And Haihan specially placed this supply port on the north bank of the Datong River to attract the firepower of the Qing army.
If the Qing army did not come to attack the Datong River base, then they would have no choice but to face the tightly sealed river, and if they sent troops to attack, it would be in line with Haihan's wishes, and now they have sharpened their knives and waited The Qing army put his head on the chopping block by himself.
The strategic intention of Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom is to turn the Datongjiang base into a flesh and blood mill, so that the Qing army can consume as much vitality as possible here, until the enemy can't hold back and retreats north, and then retreats from the base. A counterattack was launched at sea, using several coastal river estuaries to block its retreat route, making it impossible to go.
To achieve such an effect, proactively showing weakness in the early stage is an indispensable link. Since the withdrawal of the Yalu River, the main force of the Haihan Army has never had a direct confrontation with the Qing Army, and even blocked the Daning River to delay the Qing Army's attack. Anzhou also sent the Fujian Navy to carry out the mission.Naturally, the North Korean army could not stop the Qing army's offensive by fighting alone, but it would not let the Qing army realize that this was actually some kind of alternative tactic to lure the enemy into depth.When the Qing army hit the front line of the Datong River, they would definitely be unable to continue to advance, and they would be unwilling to retreat. The coalition forces could give full play to their strengths in positional warfare and cause large-scale damage to them.
This combat plan is far from the action plan they formulated before they set off from Sanya, and it is even two completely different response plans.But if the expected combat effect can be achieved, then the benefits that Haihan will get from it are not just military subsidies and a military base paid by North Korea.
(End of this chapter)
When the Qing army crossed the Yalu River and invaded North Korea, the coalition fleet hardly got much rest time, and continued to sweep the area near the Liaodong coast every day.Such high-frequency operations naturally yielded quite a lot. During this period alone, more than 5000 Han refugees were brought back from this area. Many villages and towns were taken away by the coalition forces as a whole. The status quo of population settlements in the region cannot be overstated.
Although the more than 3000 Qing troops dispatched to this area some time ago also tried to resist, but under the condition of scattered troops, they were not the opponents of the coalition forces at all. On the contrary, they lost nearly half of their manpower in previous small-scale battles. However, the remaining defeated generals could only retreat to the inland mountains to avoid the edge of the coalition forces.In the process, the coalition forces have clear combat objectives, proper tactical deployment, and much greater strength than their opponents, so the number of casualties is relatively small. The actual battle loss ratio of the two sides is more than twenty to one. It is also completely acceptable.
Annan and Portugal did not express any objection to the fact that the Fujian navy was transferred to North Korea to fight alone.Among the coalition fleet going north this time, Fujian is second only to Haihan in terms of strength and number of ships. Before the coalition forces have finished their operations in Liaodong, it is reasonable for him to go to North Korea to carry out combat missions against the Qing army. among the arrangements.
During this period of operation, the refugee camp in Guanglu Island continued to be full, and Wang Tom simply allocated more refugees to the Daedongjiang base in North Korea.In order to get the local refugee management on the right track as soon as possible, Wang Tom also specially sent a telegram to Jinzhou, requesting that Liu Shang be temporarily transferred to North Korea to train a group of local personnel in charge of civil affairs and propaganda work.
Regarding this transfer order, the Jinzhou authorities have no opinion. After all, the situation in Jinzhou is calm at present, and the Qing army has no plans to take the initiative to open a second battlefield in the Liaodong Peninsula, so the social order is relatively calm, and Liu Shang also has a group of subordinates. Can temporarily replace his work.So after receiving the transfer order, Liu Shang, after arranging the transfer plan for the refugees on the island, took a navy transport ship to go to the vicinity of Shicheng Island to join the coalition fleet, and then went south with the refugee fleet to North Korea.
Liu Shang had never visited North Korea before, so he still felt a little fresh about this errand.He roughly knew that Haihan had built a military base on a piece of land on the coast of North Korea, but he only gradually learned about the detailed situation of the war pressure the local area was facing on the way.
A military base that has only been started for less than two months must build a large number of fortifications if it is to act as a bridgehead to stop tens of thousands of Qing troops from attacking southward, and the labor force that Haihan can use at the moment is the recent captives brought back from Liaodong. It is not an easy task to effectively manage the Han refugees and thousands of civilian husbands provided by North Korea.The Qing army has already invaded North Korea, and the construction period left for Haihan is counting down. It is not difficult for Liu Shang to think of the urgent situation in the local area, so he understands why Qian Tiandun and Tom Wang have temporarily transferred themselves there.
Liu Shang didn't have much psychological pressure on such a task. When he went from Shandong to Liaodong, the local area was also facing the threat of war at any time. After two years, he had already gotten used to this environment. They will not be as nervous as the Liaodong Han people.However, being fortunate enough to witness Haihan attacking the Qing army on another battlefield is quite a rare experience for a civil servant.
A day and a half after setting off from Shicheng Island, the fleet carrying [-] refugees arrived at the Datong River Estuary.Although the main force of the coalition fleet is fighting on the coast of Liaodong and the Qingchuan River in the north, the most basic water security system is still maintained here, and there are two armed warships patrolling near the mouth of the sea at any time.And seeing the familiar two-color flag flying on the mast in the distance, Liu Shang knew that he had arrived on his own territory.
The estuary of the Datong River is ten miles wide, and it is very open visually. However, perhaps because it has entered the war period, the North Korean side has also imposed strict controls on the navigation of the Datong River Basin. All civilian ships are centralized and managed in a unified manner. There are no fishing boats and merchant ships going out to sea here.
However, when the fleet approached the Haihan base, the river surface became more lively, and many ships could be seen entering and leaving the port.These ships are all owned by North Korea, and they are continuously transporting personnel and materials to this base.
In less than two months, this originally barren river bank has become the busiest construction site in the entire northern part of North Korea.Beside several piers that have been put into use, thousands of migrant workers are working day and night to clear the river bank and build new berths.Although the current berths can accommodate more than a dozen ships at the same time, there is still a clear gap with the standard of Haihan Military Port. The military still hopes to build as many berths as possible before the coalition fleet returns to the Datong River. Thanks to a large number of warships here to complete the rapid supply.
After Liu Shang disembarked, he saw Gao Qiaonan who came to pick him up at the pier. Originally, this kind of errand should not be done by a senior military officer like Gao Qiaonan, but now he is temporarily serving as a local sheriff and manpower manager. The specific work had to be handed over to Liu Shang as soon as possible, so when he heard that the fleet from Liaodong had arrived, he took the initiative to go to the pier to pick them up.
"Captain Takahashi, I just touched the ground with my feet, so you are so relieved to leave everything to me?" Liu Shang was also a little surprised after hearing Gao Qiaonan's intentions. He originally thought that he would at least get one or two It took a few days to complete the handover, but Gao Qiaonan meant to let him take over immediately and start work immediately, and he didn't plan to leave a buffer time at all.
"I might not be able to trust others, but I know you can." Gao Qiaonan patted Liu Shang on the shoulder and said, "You are a person who is very optimistic about the leaders. I will hand over the affairs here to you. I'm very relieved."
Although such a compliment made Liu Shang quite proud, he was still a little flattered. He immediately expressed his opinion to Gao Qiaonan, and he would definitely do his best.
Although Liu Shang now has some power in his hands, he is not so arrogant that he thinks that he can sit on an equal footing with a senior military officer like Gao Qiaonan.And Gao Qiaonan was indeed too busy, and he didn't even have time to greet Liu Shang. After briefly explaining the local situation, he asked his officers to hand over the work to Liu Shang, and rushed to the northern construction site to supervise the progress of the trench construction. up.
After sending Gaoqiaonan away, Liu Shangcai realized how big the stall he was going to pick up. There were nearly [-] Korean civilian husbands and Han refugees combined, and they were assigned to two large construction sites, one in the south and the other in the north, to work in rotation day and night. And his task is to be responsible for the food and lodging logistics of these workers, as well as the propaganda work at every turn.
According to past experience, to deal with such a large stall, at least dozens of people must be responsible for various affairs separately, so as to ensure a certain work efficiency.However, Liu Shang brought less than ten people from Guanglu Island. It was obviously difficult to complete such a large workload, so a group of people had to be selected from the local area.Before his arrival, these tasks were managed by the independent regiment, and the specific persons in charge were all grassroots officers.Gao Qiaonan gave Liu Shang three days to build his own team to take over these tasks from the military. This task was not easy for him.
Fortunately, the Datongjiang Base also registered the Han refugees in the early stage, and selected some experienced management personnel to play the roles of foremen and organizers, so that Liu Shang had to choose some suitable people from them. Much simpler.In addition, the North Korean side has also sent many grassroots officials here to be responsible for the management of the civilian husbands. Regarding the command and logistics of the Korean civilian husbands, it is only necessary to communicate with them.
After obtaining a relatively sufficient labor force, new adjustments have been made to the defense project in the northern part of the base. Some fortifications that were originally considered to be handled in a simplified way can now use more complete construction methods to improve defense capabilities.
Originally, the combat position of the infantry was considered to use wooden parapets as bunkers, so the amount of work was relatively small, and the construction period could be controlled within a shorter time.However, after having enough labor, the military still chose infantry trenches and earth barriers, which are more concealed, have better protection, and are easier to complete personnel transfers and troop defenses during wartime.
If it is a unit that uses traditional flintlock guns, it needs to use a horizontal rotation formation to ensure firing frequency and intensive firepower. It is not very suitable to use trenches as infantry combat positions.However, the two infantrymen, the Independence Regiment and the Marine Corps, who went to North Korea this time are equipped with the most advanced seven-shot rifles in the Haihan Army. Use trenches as infantry fighting positions on the front lines.
In order to provide the best protection for the infantry on the line of fire, the engineering department also mobilized hundreds of laborers to build wooden roofs for the front-line combat positions to resist the arrows thrown from the air during the battle.
Of course, considering that the Qing army had a large number of cavalry units, the thin infantry line of defense alone may not be able to prevent a large-scale charge. The obstacle zone constructed by fortifications such as horses and Haogou is enough to stop any form of charge here.
Gao Qiaonan personally supervised the construction on the front line. These projects are related to the subsequent battle conditions. The moisture in the construction may cause unnecessary battle damage. Therefore, Gao Qiaonan is also very concerned. I took the measuring tape and measured it myself to confirm that the North Koreans did not have any deviations or discounts in the project.
At this time, Qian Tiandun was leading a group of staff around the sand table, and began to outline tactical arrangements for the next battle.This sand table is not just the land near the Datong River base, but includes a large area of [-] square kilometers from the south of the Daning River to the upper reaches of the Datong River in the east.
According to Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom's plan, the coalition forces will rely on the Datong River for defense, and the fleet will be responsible for blocking the Datong River Basin, and the length of the river that needs to be monitored may be close to [-] miles.After the Qing army encountered resistance in this place, it would definitely repeat the old tricks and go to the upper reaches of the Datong River to find crossing points that the coalition forces could not defend. But at this time, the terrain advantage of the Datong River for the defensive side was revealed.
The section of the Taedong River from its estuary to Pyongyang is basically a coastal plain, and the east-west flow terrain is also conducive to the defenders keeping the Qing army on the north bank to prevent it from going south, while the upstream section of the river east of Pyongyang flows north-south, and all Winding back and forth in the mountains, presenting a very complex terrain, the main force of the Qing army wanted to cross the river upstream and then circle to the south bank, which was far more difficult than breaking through the Daning River defense line earlier.As long as the defenders control the east-west downstream section of the river, it is enough for the Qing army to look at the river and sigh.
After all the coalition fleets return to the front line of the Datong River, the surface armed forces will be unprecedentedly strong, and it will be extremely difficult to complete the crossing of the river under their control.The choice before the Qing army at that time is probably to try to destroy the supply port of the coalition fleet and force it to leave the Datong River.And Haihan specially placed this supply port on the north bank of the Datong River to attract the firepower of the Qing army.
If the Qing army did not come to attack the Datong River base, then they would have no choice but to face the tightly sealed river, and if they sent troops to attack, it would be in line with Haihan's wishes, and now they have sharpened their knives and waited The Qing army put his head on the chopping block by himself.
The strategic intention of Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom is to turn the Datongjiang base into a flesh and blood mill, so that the Qing army can consume as much vitality as possible here, until the enemy can't hold back and retreats north, and then retreats from the base. A counterattack was launched at sea, using several coastal river estuaries to block its retreat route, making it impossible to go.
To achieve such an effect, proactively showing weakness in the early stage is an indispensable link. Since the withdrawal of the Yalu River, the main force of the Haihan Army has never had a direct confrontation with the Qing Army, and even blocked the Daning River to delay the Qing Army's attack. Anzhou also sent the Fujian Navy to carry out the mission.Naturally, the North Korean army could not stop the Qing army's offensive by fighting alone, but it would not let the Qing army realize that this was actually some kind of alternative tactic to lure the enemy into depth.When the Qing army hit the front line of the Datong River, they would definitely be unable to continue to advance, and they would be unwilling to retreat. The coalition forces could give full play to their strengths in positional warfare and cause large-scale damage to them.
This combat plan is far from the action plan they formulated before they set off from Sanya, and it is even two completely different response plans.But if the expected combat effect can be achieved, then the benefits that Haihan will get from it are not just military subsidies and a military base paid by North Korea.
(End of this chapter)