Chapter 1833
Chapter 1833
Chapter 1833 Desperate
Qian Tiandun and others are veterans who have led troops to fight all the year round. They were not dazzled by the previous victory. Regardless of whether the Qing army will launch the next wave of offensive, they still ordered the organization of manpower and materials at the first time. Repair damaged fortifications.Of course, this kind of repair is not to achieve the purpose of persuading the Qing army to retreat, but to effectively prevent the cavalry charge that the Qing army is good at, so even if it has the ability to strengthen this area to ten percent, the Haihan army It is also intentional to only achieve four or five points, and leave a channel for the infantry to attack in the gap between the horse rejection formations.
For the Haihan army, although the Qing army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, the infantry and artillery of the Qing army could not pose a real threat to their own positions, but they still had to be afraid of the power of the cavalry charge. It has to be controlled.
As long as the large cavalry troops are not allowed to directly attack the defensive positions, then there is no need to worry too much about the opponent's superiority in strength.After all, compared to the efficiency of killing the enemy, the Haihan army is far ahead of the opponent. If the combat distance is firmly controlled during the battle, it is difficult for the Qing army to have a chance to come back.
However, the Qing army did not have such a clear mind about the comparison of the strengths of the two sides. In the view of Huang Taiji and others, the main reason why the Qing army lagged behind Haihan in combat effectiveness was that its weapons and equipment were inferior to its opponents. The advantages of combat and military strength are infinitely shrinking, and it is not impossible to defeat the Haihan Army-even if it is only theoretically possible, they are unwilling to give up after all.
However, the collapse of the Qing army was exactly what the Haihan army wanted to see. It was much more efficient to use the advantages of the position to wipe out the Qing army's vital forces while waiting for work, than to achieve the same results in field battles.Thousands of people have worked hard on the banks of the Datong River in the past few months, and the final harvest will depend on the battles in the past few days.
Kim Sang-heon was far more nervous about this battle than the Haihan people. North Korea had retreated steadily in the previous battles, and its performance could be described as very bad. Li Jing lost his favor there.If it weren't for the expectation of the Datong River defense line claimed by the Haihan people, Li Zhen would have dismissed Kim Sang-heon a long time ago.
Kim Sang-heon knew that he wanted to regain the trust of the king and rebuild his prestige in North Korea's official circles. It was not enough to stop the Qing army from continuing to invade the south. It is best to defeat the Qing army in this way, and perhaps his situation can be fundamentally changed.
Although Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom have declared to him many times that Haihan will defend the Datong River defense line and start a decisive battle with the Qing army, and there will be no repetitions, but there is an example of the Yalu River before, how can Jin Shangxian completely let go? Heart to see the excitement.Fortunately, in the previous battle, the Haihan army did their best, and the results were very satisfactory. Thousands of Qing troops were wiped out in World War I, which was like a miracle for the weak Korean army.
According to Jin Shangxian's understanding, since the battle situation is so dominant, the Haihan army should take advantage of the victory and pursue it. However, the Haihan people calmly chose to repair the fortifications on the position first, and did not intend to take the initiative to attack.So he found Qian Tiandun again, and confirmed that Hai Han's move was not intended to fight passively.
"We just want to fight in the safest way." Seeing that Jin Shangxian didn't seem to understand what he said, Qian Tiandun could only further explain: "Positional warfare is our army's superior battlefield. Under the current environment, regardless of Whether the Qing army launches an attack, stays on the sidelines, or voluntarily withdraws, our army can deal with it calmly. If it is pulled out to fight against the Qing army, it is tantamount to giving up this advantage on its own initiative, and at the same time, it has to bear a greater risk of casualties. This will actually reduce the combat efficiency of our army.”
Jin Shangxian said: "So that's it, the old man has been taught! Then if the Qing army chooses to put all their eggs in one basket and attack with all their strength, how confident will General Qian be in winning the battle?"
Qian Tiandun knew that Jin Shangxian didn't want to know the specific tactical arrangements of the Haihan Army when he asked this question, but he just wanted to get a reassurance out of habit, so he immediately satisfied his request: "Master Jin, please rest assured, we are here. The base has put so much effort into it, and it will not leave any chance for the Qing army to break through the defense line. If they really dare to put all their eggs in one basket, then it is exactly what we want. At that time, Master Jin can go to the watchtower to watch the battle and witness my How did the army severely injure the Qing army."
"Then it's time to thank you!" Jin Shangxian hurriedly gave a deep bow to express his gratitude.
"Your Majesty Jin is too polite to do your duty." Qian Tiandun nodded and said, "But for this month's military expenditure, Lord Jin remember to help remind your country's court."
"General Qian, don't worry, the military expenses for this phase will arrive within five days!" Jin Shangxian replied quickly.He is now used to the very practical style of the Haihan people. Although he is a bit greedy for money, the Haihan people do things very neatly when they collect money. They promised to stop the Qing army from going to the Datong River. It was said and done.Although the asking price is too high for North Korea to bear, but now we can see the dawn of the end of the war, even if we grit our teeth, we have to find a way to raise the money first.
Jin Shangxian was reassured, and the big stone hanging in his heart was finally put back in his heart. He immediately bid farewell to Qian Tiandun, and went back to his residence to wait for the news with peace of mind.
Although the new offensive of the Qing army did not directly attack the whole army, it did put on a desperate posture. Except for the soldiers and a few logistics troops, almost all combat troops left the camp. Gathered into several black squares.
Of course, with the width of Haihan's position, it is impossible to put these tens of thousands of people on the battlefield at the same time, so the attack can only be launched in batches.And the terrible thing is that there are not many materials in the vicinity that can be used by the Qing army, which greatly limits the offensive methods that the Qing army can adopt. And the wooden boards used for iron nets can't make a few.
The attack direction of the Qing army did not make major adjustments, and the center of the Haihan position was still the main attack point.This is because the east and west ends of this line of defense are rivers, and it is difficult for the offensive troops to fully expand their formation, and the terrain in the middle road is relatively flat. In addition, the previous round of attack has cleared a passage about five or six feet wide in the middle road. Let the Qing army think that if they put more effort, they might be able to attack the Haihan position along this passage.
Of course, the Qing army did not fail to notice that the Haihan army repaired the gap in the defense line after cleaning up the corpses in front of the formation, but the problem is that the Qing army currently has no better attack direction to choose from.If you want to pick another location to do it again, you will have to spend a lot of shells to open the way, and the current logistics of the Qing army are getting tighter, and there is no such capital to squander.
As for tactics, the Qing army also couldn't come up with anything new. The only thing they could do was to gather the shields and armor in the army and equip them with priority to the first few troops to charge.If these few death squad-like troops can open a real gap in the Haihan defense line, then the subsequent troops will not need such comprehensive protection measures.As long as they can really enter the stage of face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, the generals of the Qing army are still very confident in the fighting strength of their own soldiers.
The battle still started with the artillery of the two sides firing each other. The Haihan side, who had superior artillery performance and built a fort bunker, quickly took the initiative, and began to call names one by one on the Qing army artillery that was trying to focus fire on the plain to open the attack channel. .Although the Qing army also tried to use sacks of earth as bunkers, the effect was not very satisfactory, especially those small-caliber guns that needed to move forward to more dangerous positions due to their limited range, and basically could not escape the fixed-point clearing fire on the opposite side.
The artillery battle lasted only about half an hour, and only about half of the artillery on the Qing army's positions remained.For Huang Taiji, this situation is tantamount to cutting flesh from his body. The casting process of these artillery costs a lot of military expenses, and the training of artillery is extremely difficult. Now it is quickly consumed in this way. It can be said that the combat strength of the Qing army is declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although the fortifications in the attack channel did not seem to be completely destroyed, Huang Taiji, who was distressed by the loss of artillery, decisively issued an attack order and let the cavalry begin to attack.
But this order later revealed the drawbacks of acting too hastily. The cavalry who rushed over under the hail of bullets found that only the front part of the attacking channel was damaged by their own shelling, while there were still quite a few tall rebels behind. There was no way for the horses to charge directly to the Haihan people's position.The cavalry units rushing to this position could not turn around and retreat, so they could only follow the previous tactics, bite the bullet and advance on foot with shields, hoping to remove the fortifications ahead with manpower, clearing the way for the subsequent cavalry charge. obstacle.
But such an idea is also futile. These chest-high iron horses placed in front of the Qing army are not only connected to each other with fasteners, but the chassis is also nailed to the ground with thick ground nails. It is difficult to pry them with the knives and guns in their hands. .Compared with the densely packed iron net horse refusal array next to it, which makes people feel desperate, the infantry can pass through the relatively sparse gaps between the refusal horses, but the large cavalry cannot pass smoothly, and they can only dismount and fight on foot. This path is optional.
After discovering that the cavalry in front was congested in the attack channel, the generals of the Qing army responded in time and let the infantry press up to serve as the main force of the attack.However, the Qing army still did not come up with any effective methods for how to break through these obstructive fortifications on the Haihan position.
In desperation, the Qing army had no choice but to use crooked tactics, asking the infantry to carry wooden springboards forward, trying to set up a springboard directly above these repelling horses, and let the cavalry pass quickly on the springboard.These are all made of trees that have been felled from a distance in the past two days. Several thick lumbers are fixed side by side to form a springboard about two feet wide and one to two feet long. To the effect of rapid overturning.
But the Haihan army obviously would not let this simple and crude trick succeed easily. After a few riders of the Qing army passed two rows of rejecting horses by this means, the Haihan position focused on the position where the springboard was built. The springboard and the refusal horse were all bombarded.
Although this method kills one thousand enemies and damages eight hundred, the Qing army only had a dozen or so wooden springboards, and they were gone when they were destroyed. Although Haihan lost some of its horses, the large cavalry still could not pass through. this area.As for the sporadic cavalry, they basically had no chance to avoid the musket fire at close range.
With the Qing infantry joining the battle, the battle situation seems to have returned to the previous round. Under the cross-fire shooting, the Qing infantry who kept pouring in were completely humanoid moving targets, and became props for the Haihan army to practice archery. .However, the armor and shields of the Qing army have very limited protection against this kind of intensive shooting, and they are not enough to help them fight against the bullets constantly flying in the air.The speed at which they were shot and fell was even faster than the follow-up troops rushing into this killing battlefield, so that the soldiers of the Haihan Independence Regiment could stop from time to time to rest for a while, waiting for the next wave of Qing troops to rush in die.
Takahashi Minami specially prepared six infantry companies on the line of fire for this battle, three companies were in charge of the battle, and three companies were alternated in rotation to ensure that the firepower output intensity could always be kept above the level he requested.Of course, this method of combat consumes ammunition at an astonishing rate, and the number of bullets fired per minute is almost maintained at more than a thousand rounds.If it were replaced by several other units of the coalition forces to stand in the same position, then the Qing army's offensive would probably exhaust their ammunition reserves soon.
For the Qing army, this so-called offensive channel became a bottomless pit that constantly devoured human lives. They only saw troops constantly filling it in, but did not see any combat results. What is the progress on the line of fire? It is also difficult for the commander sitting in the rear to get a clear feedback.
About an hour after the battle started, the Qing army had already lost a total of five Niulu troops at this point of attack. Although the number did not seem too large, it must be known that these were almost all elite troops from all banners. There were more than two hundred Ba Yala fighters, and they were lost in the battle zone without doing anything.
And the news from the front line wiped out the enthusiasm of the generals like a basin of cold water—after paying such a high price, the distance the Qing army can advance is still very limited, and there are at least a dozen trenches where the Haihan soldiers hide. Zhang Yuan.
This distance is short for a cavalry charge, but in a positional battle, especially with a special opponent like the Haihan Army, it means a unilateral slaughter.At this combat distance, it was difficult for Qing soldiers to inflict effective damage on the opponents hiding in the bunker, and they could only fall to the ground and die in despair after being shot.
(End of this chapter)
Qian Tiandun and others are veterans who have led troops to fight all the year round. They were not dazzled by the previous victory. Regardless of whether the Qing army will launch the next wave of offensive, they still ordered the organization of manpower and materials at the first time. Repair damaged fortifications.Of course, this kind of repair is not to achieve the purpose of persuading the Qing army to retreat, but to effectively prevent the cavalry charge that the Qing army is good at, so even if it has the ability to strengthen this area to ten percent, the Haihan army It is also intentional to only achieve four or five points, and leave a channel for the infantry to attack in the gap between the horse rejection formations.
For the Haihan army, although the Qing army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, the infantry and artillery of the Qing army could not pose a real threat to their own positions, but they still had to be afraid of the power of the cavalry charge. It has to be controlled.
As long as the large cavalry troops are not allowed to directly attack the defensive positions, then there is no need to worry too much about the opponent's superiority in strength.After all, compared to the efficiency of killing the enemy, the Haihan army is far ahead of the opponent. If the combat distance is firmly controlled during the battle, it is difficult for the Qing army to have a chance to come back.
However, the Qing army did not have such a clear mind about the comparison of the strengths of the two sides. In the view of Huang Taiji and others, the main reason why the Qing army lagged behind Haihan in combat effectiveness was that its weapons and equipment were inferior to its opponents. The advantages of combat and military strength are infinitely shrinking, and it is not impossible to defeat the Haihan Army-even if it is only theoretically possible, they are unwilling to give up after all.
However, the collapse of the Qing army was exactly what the Haihan army wanted to see. It was much more efficient to use the advantages of the position to wipe out the Qing army's vital forces while waiting for work, than to achieve the same results in field battles.Thousands of people have worked hard on the banks of the Datong River in the past few months, and the final harvest will depend on the battles in the past few days.
Kim Sang-heon was far more nervous about this battle than the Haihan people. North Korea had retreated steadily in the previous battles, and its performance could be described as very bad. Li Jing lost his favor there.If it weren't for the expectation of the Datong River defense line claimed by the Haihan people, Li Zhen would have dismissed Kim Sang-heon a long time ago.
Kim Sang-heon knew that he wanted to regain the trust of the king and rebuild his prestige in North Korea's official circles. It was not enough to stop the Qing army from continuing to invade the south. It is best to defeat the Qing army in this way, and perhaps his situation can be fundamentally changed.
Although Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom have declared to him many times that Haihan will defend the Datong River defense line and start a decisive battle with the Qing army, and there will be no repetitions, but there is an example of the Yalu River before, how can Jin Shangxian completely let go? Heart to see the excitement.Fortunately, in the previous battle, the Haihan army did their best, and the results were very satisfactory. Thousands of Qing troops were wiped out in World War I, which was like a miracle for the weak Korean army.
According to Jin Shangxian's understanding, since the battle situation is so dominant, the Haihan army should take advantage of the victory and pursue it. However, the Haihan people calmly chose to repair the fortifications on the position first, and did not intend to take the initiative to attack.So he found Qian Tiandun again, and confirmed that Hai Han's move was not intended to fight passively.
"We just want to fight in the safest way." Seeing that Jin Shangxian didn't seem to understand what he said, Qian Tiandun could only further explain: "Positional warfare is our army's superior battlefield. Under the current environment, regardless of Whether the Qing army launches an attack, stays on the sidelines, or voluntarily withdraws, our army can deal with it calmly. If it is pulled out to fight against the Qing army, it is tantamount to giving up this advantage on its own initiative, and at the same time, it has to bear a greater risk of casualties. This will actually reduce the combat efficiency of our army.”
Jin Shangxian said: "So that's it, the old man has been taught! Then if the Qing army chooses to put all their eggs in one basket and attack with all their strength, how confident will General Qian be in winning the battle?"
Qian Tiandun knew that Jin Shangxian didn't want to know the specific tactical arrangements of the Haihan Army when he asked this question, but he just wanted to get a reassurance out of habit, so he immediately satisfied his request: "Master Jin, please rest assured, we are here. The base has put so much effort into it, and it will not leave any chance for the Qing army to break through the defense line. If they really dare to put all their eggs in one basket, then it is exactly what we want. At that time, Master Jin can go to the watchtower to watch the battle and witness my How did the army severely injure the Qing army."
"Then it's time to thank you!" Jin Shangxian hurriedly gave a deep bow to express his gratitude.
"Your Majesty Jin is too polite to do your duty." Qian Tiandun nodded and said, "But for this month's military expenditure, Lord Jin remember to help remind your country's court."
"General Qian, don't worry, the military expenses for this phase will arrive within five days!" Jin Shangxian replied quickly.He is now used to the very practical style of the Haihan people. Although he is a bit greedy for money, the Haihan people do things very neatly when they collect money. They promised to stop the Qing army from going to the Datong River. It was said and done.Although the asking price is too high for North Korea to bear, but now we can see the dawn of the end of the war, even if we grit our teeth, we have to find a way to raise the money first.
Jin Shangxian was reassured, and the big stone hanging in his heart was finally put back in his heart. He immediately bid farewell to Qian Tiandun, and went back to his residence to wait for the news with peace of mind.
Although the new offensive of the Qing army did not directly attack the whole army, it did put on a desperate posture. Except for the soldiers and a few logistics troops, almost all combat troops left the camp. Gathered into several black squares.
Of course, with the width of Haihan's position, it is impossible to put these tens of thousands of people on the battlefield at the same time, so the attack can only be launched in batches.And the terrible thing is that there are not many materials in the vicinity that can be used by the Qing army, which greatly limits the offensive methods that the Qing army can adopt. And the wooden boards used for iron nets can't make a few.
The attack direction of the Qing army did not make major adjustments, and the center of the Haihan position was still the main attack point.This is because the east and west ends of this line of defense are rivers, and it is difficult for the offensive troops to fully expand their formation, and the terrain in the middle road is relatively flat. In addition, the previous round of attack has cleared a passage about five or six feet wide in the middle road. Let the Qing army think that if they put more effort, they might be able to attack the Haihan position along this passage.
Of course, the Qing army did not fail to notice that the Haihan army repaired the gap in the defense line after cleaning up the corpses in front of the formation, but the problem is that the Qing army currently has no better attack direction to choose from.If you want to pick another location to do it again, you will have to spend a lot of shells to open the way, and the current logistics of the Qing army are getting tighter, and there is no such capital to squander.
As for tactics, the Qing army also couldn't come up with anything new. The only thing they could do was to gather the shields and armor in the army and equip them with priority to the first few troops to charge.If these few death squad-like troops can open a real gap in the Haihan defense line, then the subsequent troops will not need such comprehensive protection measures.As long as they can really enter the stage of face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, the generals of the Qing army are still very confident in the fighting strength of their own soldiers.
The battle still started with the artillery of the two sides firing each other. The Haihan side, who had superior artillery performance and built a fort bunker, quickly took the initiative, and began to call names one by one on the Qing army artillery that was trying to focus fire on the plain to open the attack channel. .Although the Qing army also tried to use sacks of earth as bunkers, the effect was not very satisfactory, especially those small-caliber guns that needed to move forward to more dangerous positions due to their limited range, and basically could not escape the fixed-point clearing fire on the opposite side.
The artillery battle lasted only about half an hour, and only about half of the artillery on the Qing army's positions remained.For Huang Taiji, this situation is tantamount to cutting flesh from his body. The casting process of these artillery costs a lot of military expenses, and the training of artillery is extremely difficult. Now it is quickly consumed in this way. It can be said that the combat strength of the Qing army is declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although the fortifications in the attack channel did not seem to be completely destroyed, Huang Taiji, who was distressed by the loss of artillery, decisively issued an attack order and let the cavalry begin to attack.
But this order later revealed the drawbacks of acting too hastily. The cavalry who rushed over under the hail of bullets found that only the front part of the attacking channel was damaged by their own shelling, while there were still quite a few tall rebels behind. There was no way for the horses to charge directly to the Haihan people's position.The cavalry units rushing to this position could not turn around and retreat, so they could only follow the previous tactics, bite the bullet and advance on foot with shields, hoping to remove the fortifications ahead with manpower, clearing the way for the subsequent cavalry charge. obstacle.
But such an idea is also futile. These chest-high iron horses placed in front of the Qing army are not only connected to each other with fasteners, but the chassis is also nailed to the ground with thick ground nails. It is difficult to pry them with the knives and guns in their hands. .Compared with the densely packed iron net horse refusal array next to it, which makes people feel desperate, the infantry can pass through the relatively sparse gaps between the refusal horses, but the large cavalry cannot pass smoothly, and they can only dismount and fight on foot. This path is optional.
After discovering that the cavalry in front was congested in the attack channel, the generals of the Qing army responded in time and let the infantry press up to serve as the main force of the attack.However, the Qing army still did not come up with any effective methods for how to break through these obstructive fortifications on the Haihan position.
In desperation, the Qing army had no choice but to use crooked tactics, asking the infantry to carry wooden springboards forward, trying to set up a springboard directly above these repelling horses, and let the cavalry pass quickly on the springboard.These are all made of trees that have been felled from a distance in the past two days. Several thick lumbers are fixed side by side to form a springboard about two feet wide and one to two feet long. To the effect of rapid overturning.
But the Haihan army obviously would not let this simple and crude trick succeed easily. After a few riders of the Qing army passed two rows of rejecting horses by this means, the Haihan position focused on the position where the springboard was built. The springboard and the refusal horse were all bombarded.
Although this method kills one thousand enemies and damages eight hundred, the Qing army only had a dozen or so wooden springboards, and they were gone when they were destroyed. Although Haihan lost some of its horses, the large cavalry still could not pass through. this area.As for the sporadic cavalry, they basically had no chance to avoid the musket fire at close range.
With the Qing infantry joining the battle, the battle situation seems to have returned to the previous round. Under the cross-fire shooting, the Qing infantry who kept pouring in were completely humanoid moving targets, and became props for the Haihan army to practice archery. .However, the armor and shields of the Qing army have very limited protection against this kind of intensive shooting, and they are not enough to help them fight against the bullets constantly flying in the air.The speed at which they were shot and fell was even faster than the follow-up troops rushing into this killing battlefield, so that the soldiers of the Haihan Independence Regiment could stop from time to time to rest for a while, waiting for the next wave of Qing troops to rush in die.
Takahashi Minami specially prepared six infantry companies on the line of fire for this battle, three companies were in charge of the battle, and three companies were alternated in rotation to ensure that the firepower output intensity could always be kept above the level he requested.Of course, this method of combat consumes ammunition at an astonishing rate, and the number of bullets fired per minute is almost maintained at more than a thousand rounds.If it were replaced by several other units of the coalition forces to stand in the same position, then the Qing army's offensive would probably exhaust their ammunition reserves soon.
For the Qing army, this so-called offensive channel became a bottomless pit that constantly devoured human lives. They only saw troops constantly filling it in, but did not see any combat results. What is the progress on the line of fire? It is also difficult for the commander sitting in the rear to get a clear feedback.
About an hour after the battle started, the Qing army had already lost a total of five Niulu troops at this point of attack. Although the number did not seem too large, it must be known that these were almost all elite troops from all banners. There were more than two hundred Ba Yala fighters, and they were lost in the battle zone without doing anything.
And the news from the front line wiped out the enthusiasm of the generals like a basin of cold water—after paying such a high price, the distance the Qing army can advance is still very limited, and there are at least a dozen trenches where the Haihan soldiers hide. Zhang Yuan.
This distance is short for a cavalry charge, but in a positional battle, especially with a special opponent like the Haihan Army, it means a unilateral slaughter.At this combat distance, it was difficult for Qing soldiers to inflict effective damage on the opponents hiding in the bunker, and they could only fall to the ground and die in despair after being shot.
(End of this chapter)