Chapter 2809
Chapter 2809
Chapter 2809
When the Denglai Rebellion happened, Bai Letong was just a toddler.And the invincible Haihan Army, whose scope of activities at that time could only touch the Fujian Strait, was fighting fiercely with Shibazhi and the Dutch.
Bai Letong had read relevant records in modern history textbooks before, and he knew that the Denglai Rebellion had caused heavy damage to Ming Dynasty, so that when the Haihan army entered Dengzhou from Zhifu Island, they hardly encountered any decent resistance .But he never imagined that one day he would come to this battlefield and witness with his own eyes the traces of the fierce battles that year left inside and outside the city.
Chen Yixin continued to introduce: "According to the records of "Penglai County Chronicles", after Dengzhou City was captured by the rebels, a large number of military households in the city chose to die in battle, so the casualties were very heavy. The Jiang family in Dengzhou City, Seventy-eight out of ten died in that battle, and almost all the members of the Jiang clan who were officials and joined the army died in battle."
"Later when the Ming army recaptured Dengzhou, some of the rebels didn't have time to escape to the sea. They knew their crimes were serious and chose to fight to the end in the city. In the end, there were not many survivors left. After the two years of fighting, The population of Dengzhou City has been reduced by more than half, and it has not been able to recover until now."
Bai Kesi said: "Presumably for the locals, Dengzhou City should be unlucky."
Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Before our country took over here, the registered population of Dengzhou City had been declining year by year, and more people moved out than moved in. On the one hand, the people thought that there were too many people who died in this city in the past, which destroyed the population. Feng Shui is not suitable for long-term residence; on the other hand, Fushan County has been developing very well in recent years and has provided a large number of employment opportunities, which has attracted many people to move to Fushan County to settle down.”
Bai Letong asked curiously: "Since that's the case, why did we come to see this declining city?"
Chen Yixin said: "It is precisely because of the special situation of Dengzhou City that after our country took over, we began to readjust the urban functions here. We helped the people move out of the city, and then spent a few years to restructure the city. The facilities have been remodeled as necessary. The city you see now is actually the main base of the Army Forces in the Northern Region."
Bai Letong suddenly understood: "You mean, here... is actually a military camp?"
Chen Yixin said: "To be precise, it is a military base."
After entering the city gate, Bai Letong really understood what Chen Yixin said.On both sides of the main road in the city extending from the city gate to the south, there are no residential houses that are common in ordinary cities, but uniform barracks.There were no bustling people on the street, only Haihan soldiers in gray uniforms walking around.
In the center of the city in the distance, there is a large open space faintly visible. There is a flagpole several feet high standing in it. A military flag is flying in the air. The sound of orders can be heard from a distance. I think it should be a military training ground.
Although Bai Letong is not a soldier, he has visited many barracks and military bases, but this is the first time he has seen this method of transforming an entire city into a military base.At first I thought it was unbelievable, but after thinking about it, this may be the best arrangement Chen Yixin made based on the actual local situation.
And Bai Kesi obviously understood the situation of Dengzhou City, and was not as surprised as Bai Letong, but let Chen Yixin continue to introduce this city that had been transformed into a military fortress.
The fortification of Dengzhou City in the northern region is not a secret project. Before the transformation, Chen Yixin had reported the plan to the Ministry of National Defense and received the support of the Ministry of National Defense.The renovation project and layout design of the entire city have the direct participation of the Ministry of National Defense.
Of course, what the Ministry of National Defense provides is mainly technical support. As for the funds required for the entire project, it is basically raised by the Northern Region itself.If it weren't for this, the Ministry of Defense probably wouldn't be willing to pay for such a large-scale project in the far north.
The entire reconstruction project took about three years, during which more than 2000 households were relocated from the city of Dengzhou and resettled to villages and towns outside the city and neighboring counties.
As the outer barrier of the Dengzhou base, the city wall was basically completely preserved.The possibility of the Haihan army being besieged and attacked here is very small, and the defensive function of the city wall is actually of no great practical significance, but it can separate the military zone inside the city from the demilitarized zone outside the site, which is more convenient for the garrison management.
Moreover, Chen Yixin believes that the traces of war left on the city wall can always remind the soldiers stationed here not to forget their identity and mission, and that it has certain historical and cultural value if preserved.
Although the exterior of Dengzhou City has almost maintained its original appearance, the transformation inside the city has been turned upside down.Except for a few high-quality yamen mansions that were reserved as garrison offices, most of the ordinary houses in the city were demolished and rebuilt, and the layout of the entire city was also re-planned.
The northern area near Penglai Water City is classified as a military supply storage area because it can rely on convenient sea transportation.There are more than [-] large and small warehouses here, which are used to store weapons and ammunition, food and medicine, heavy equipment, logistical materials and so on.In addition, a large stable was built for the cavalry battalion stationed in the city.
The center of the city is the school field for the daily drills of the garrison, covering an area of about sixty or seventy acres.Expanding in four directions around the school grounds in the southeast and northwest are the barracks and living facilities of various troops.
The command organization of the garrison is mainly concentrated in the south of the city, which is where the government offices left by the Ming Dynasty in the past are located. In addition, the residential areas of the senior officers of the garrison are also included in this area.
At present, the number of troops that can be stationed in Dengzhou City is about [-] people, but the permanent number of troops is only about half of this upper limit.
Chen Yixin explained that this is because not all of the Dengzhou garrison is concentrated here, and some of them are deployed in the seven counties and one state under its jurisdiction, and rotate with the Dengzhou garrison from time to time.
These troops stationed in Dengzhou City can be used as a mobile force to respond to Haihan's military operations in the Shandong-controlled area at any time.If necessary, it can also be boarded from Penglai Water City to go to sea, and quickly transported to Liaodong or other directions.
Chen Yixin gave a very high evaluation of the role of this military base: "After the Dengzhou base is put into use, we can complete a large-scale cross-sea projection of troops including artillery and cavalry within a few days. The projection range includes the entire The coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea have greatly improved the maneuverability and response speed of the troops stationed in the Northern Region."
(End of this chapter)
When the Denglai Rebellion happened, Bai Letong was just a toddler.And the invincible Haihan Army, whose scope of activities at that time could only touch the Fujian Strait, was fighting fiercely with Shibazhi and the Dutch.
Bai Letong had read relevant records in modern history textbooks before, and he knew that the Denglai Rebellion had caused heavy damage to Ming Dynasty, so that when the Haihan army entered Dengzhou from Zhifu Island, they hardly encountered any decent resistance .But he never imagined that one day he would come to this battlefield and witness with his own eyes the traces of the fierce battles that year left inside and outside the city.
Chen Yixin continued to introduce: "According to the records of "Penglai County Chronicles", after Dengzhou City was captured by the rebels, a large number of military households in the city chose to die in battle, so the casualties were very heavy. The Jiang family in Dengzhou City, Seventy-eight out of ten died in that battle, and almost all the members of the Jiang clan who were officials and joined the army died in battle."
"Later when the Ming army recaptured Dengzhou, some of the rebels didn't have time to escape to the sea. They knew their crimes were serious and chose to fight to the end in the city. In the end, there were not many survivors left. After the two years of fighting, The population of Dengzhou City has been reduced by more than half, and it has not been able to recover until now."
Bai Kesi said: "Presumably for the locals, Dengzhou City should be unlucky."
Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Before our country took over here, the registered population of Dengzhou City had been declining year by year, and more people moved out than moved in. On the one hand, the people thought that there were too many people who died in this city in the past, which destroyed the population. Feng Shui is not suitable for long-term residence; on the other hand, Fushan County has been developing very well in recent years and has provided a large number of employment opportunities, which has attracted many people to move to Fushan County to settle down.”
Bai Letong asked curiously: "Since that's the case, why did we come to see this declining city?"
Chen Yixin said: "It is precisely because of the special situation of Dengzhou City that after our country took over, we began to readjust the urban functions here. We helped the people move out of the city, and then spent a few years to restructure the city. The facilities have been remodeled as necessary. The city you see now is actually the main base of the Army Forces in the Northern Region."
Bai Letong suddenly understood: "You mean, here... is actually a military camp?"
Chen Yixin said: "To be precise, it is a military base."
After entering the city gate, Bai Letong really understood what Chen Yixin said.On both sides of the main road in the city extending from the city gate to the south, there are no residential houses that are common in ordinary cities, but uniform barracks.There were no bustling people on the street, only Haihan soldiers in gray uniforms walking around.
In the center of the city in the distance, there is a large open space faintly visible. There is a flagpole several feet high standing in it. A military flag is flying in the air. The sound of orders can be heard from a distance. I think it should be a military training ground.
Although Bai Letong is not a soldier, he has visited many barracks and military bases, but this is the first time he has seen this method of transforming an entire city into a military base.At first I thought it was unbelievable, but after thinking about it, this may be the best arrangement Chen Yixin made based on the actual local situation.
And Bai Kesi obviously understood the situation of Dengzhou City, and was not as surprised as Bai Letong, but let Chen Yixin continue to introduce this city that had been transformed into a military fortress.
The fortification of Dengzhou City in the northern region is not a secret project. Before the transformation, Chen Yixin had reported the plan to the Ministry of National Defense and received the support of the Ministry of National Defense.The renovation project and layout design of the entire city have the direct participation of the Ministry of National Defense.
Of course, what the Ministry of National Defense provides is mainly technical support. As for the funds required for the entire project, it is basically raised by the Northern Region itself.If it weren't for this, the Ministry of Defense probably wouldn't be willing to pay for such a large-scale project in the far north.
The entire reconstruction project took about three years, during which more than 2000 households were relocated from the city of Dengzhou and resettled to villages and towns outside the city and neighboring counties.
As the outer barrier of the Dengzhou base, the city wall was basically completely preserved.The possibility of the Haihan army being besieged and attacked here is very small, and the defensive function of the city wall is actually of no great practical significance, but it can separate the military zone inside the city from the demilitarized zone outside the site, which is more convenient for the garrison management.
Moreover, Chen Yixin believes that the traces of war left on the city wall can always remind the soldiers stationed here not to forget their identity and mission, and that it has certain historical and cultural value if preserved.
Although the exterior of Dengzhou City has almost maintained its original appearance, the transformation inside the city has been turned upside down.Except for a few high-quality yamen mansions that were reserved as garrison offices, most of the ordinary houses in the city were demolished and rebuilt, and the layout of the entire city was also re-planned.
The northern area near Penglai Water City is classified as a military supply storage area because it can rely on convenient sea transportation.There are more than [-] large and small warehouses here, which are used to store weapons and ammunition, food and medicine, heavy equipment, logistical materials and so on.In addition, a large stable was built for the cavalry battalion stationed in the city.
The center of the city is the school field for the daily drills of the garrison, covering an area of about sixty or seventy acres.Expanding in four directions around the school grounds in the southeast and northwest are the barracks and living facilities of various troops.
The command organization of the garrison is mainly concentrated in the south of the city, which is where the government offices left by the Ming Dynasty in the past are located. In addition, the residential areas of the senior officers of the garrison are also included in this area.
At present, the number of troops that can be stationed in Dengzhou City is about [-] people, but the permanent number of troops is only about half of this upper limit.
Chen Yixin explained that this is because not all of the Dengzhou garrison is concentrated here, and some of them are deployed in the seven counties and one state under its jurisdiction, and rotate with the Dengzhou garrison from time to time.
These troops stationed in Dengzhou City can be used as a mobile force to respond to Haihan's military operations in the Shandong-controlled area at any time.If necessary, it can also be boarded from Penglai Water City to go to sea, and quickly transported to Liaodong or other directions.
Chen Yixin gave a very high evaluation of the role of this military base: "After the Dengzhou base is put into use, we can complete a large-scale cross-sea projection of troops including artillery and cavalry within a few days. The projection range includes the entire The coastal areas of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea have greatly improved the maneuverability and response speed of the troops stationed in the Northern Region."
(End of this chapter)