Chapter 2834
Chapter 2834
Chapter 2834
After inspecting the Lushun Shipyard, Chen Yixin saw that it was still early, so he proposed to go to the Jinshan Fort to have a look at the whole picture of Lushun Port, and also to pay homage to the Huanglong Mausoleum.
So a group of people took a car to the foot of the Golden Mountain, and then changed to a horse to go up the mountain.
Although the name of Golden Mountain has the word “mountain” in it, the highest point is only over [-] meters above sea level, but its location is just on the east side of the port, guarding the only channel to and from Lushun Port. The northern foot of the mountain is the Donggang Port area where the Lushun Shipyard is located, and its firepower is enough Covers a large area in and around the port.
Moreover, the terrain of the Golden Mountain is very steep, densely forested, and difficult to climb. It is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the enemy army wants to seize this commanding height by land, it is also extremely difficult.
Although everyone rode up the mountain, because of the steepness of the mountain, it still took some effort to climb up to the top of the mountain along the winding path.
There is only a small piece of flat land on the top of the mountain, almost all of which are used to build coastal defense batteries, and less than one-fifth of the area is used to build two rows of barracks.There is also a simple freight cableway in the north of the mountain, leading to the Donggang port area at the foot of the mountain.According to Chen Yixin, this was built when the fort was built, and most of the various building materials and weapons were transported to the top of the mountain through this cableway.
This cargo cableway is still in use and is used daily to transport ammunition and living supplies of the garrison troops.Due to the high terrain, food and water for the artillery unit on the top of the mountain must also be transported up from the bottom of the mountain by this thing.A rather large reservoir was dug outside the barracks on the top of the mountain to ensure that the garrison could hold the stronghold on the top of the mountain for a long time under extreme circumstances.
There are a total of six artillery positions in the shore defense battery on the top of the mountain, which are spread out in an arc along the terrain.Through the crenel on the artillery position, you can overlook the large sea area outside Lushun Port on the south side.When the weather is fine, the surrounding area within [-] to [-] nautical miles can be monitored with just the naked eye.
Between the six artillery positions, there are also three underground ammunition depots.These permanent facilities are all poured with concrete. As long as they are not hit by heavy firepower, it will not be a problem to use them for hundreds of years.
"Such a large project must have spent a lot of resources in its construction, right?" Bai Letong also visited a lot of military facilities during his trip, but permanent fortifications like the Jinshan Fort built in dangerous places are indeed rare. , I can't help but feel a little emotional at the moment.
Chen Pingliao replied: "In order to build this fort, there were as many as six or seven hundred pack horses and donkeys mobilized here from Jinzhou and Dengzhou. It took more than two years intermittently to build the fort. Completed. These supporting facilities such as barracks, reservoirs, and underground ammunition depots were all expanded and completed after the fort positions were put into use."
Bai Letong said: "It took so much effort to build this fort, but there is no chance of actual combat, it feels a bit pity!"
Chen Pingliao said: "Such an excellent commanding height, even if we don't build a fort, we must definitely station troops and list it as a military control area, so we can do it in one step!"
Bai Letong nodded and said, "That's true. For the sake of the safety of Lushun Port, even if the fort is not built, an outpost must be built on the top of the mountain."
With today's international situation, Haihan naturally doesn't have to worry about who else can raid Lushun Port from the sea, and the Golden Mountain Fort is inevitably a bit redundant.But back then, Haihan sent troops to occupy Lushun, and then confronted tens of thousands of Qing troops in Jinzhou. Under this situation, the fort located at the height of the port can play a great role.The military value of this fort will naturally change with the background of the times.
At this time, Chen Yixin was introducing another position of the Golden Mountain Fort to Bai Kesi: "Look, Lao Bai, the second position of the fort is on the top of the hill to the south."
The height of the second position is only about half of the fort where they are currently located, and there are five artillery positions.There is a distance between the two forts, and there is a canyon in the middle, but when looking at this side from the sea, visual errors can easily make people think that the two forts are on the same hill, making it difficult to aim accurately.The effective use of natural terrain has also created a unique and special coastal defense position here.
In this canyon between the two forts, there are some sporadic buildings, which are the Huanglong Mausoleum and the ancestral hall.
After visiting the fort, everyone went down the mountain to Huanglong Mausoleum to worship the great Ming general.Although Huang Long is not a famous general, he was the last senior general of the Ming army who died in battle on the Liaodong Peninsula, so he will be admired by later generations as a model of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
It's just that the later Ming Dynasty no longer had the courage to fight to the end in the face of a powerful enemy. Whether it was the Haihan or the Qing Dynasty, the resistance measures taken by the Ming Dynasty were very limited. The Ming army was often defeated at the first touch, and it was almost difficult to form effective resistance.If Haihan hadn't beaten the Qing army in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty would have been completely subjugated as in the original history.
The Xianzhong Temple next to the Huanglong Mausoleum was built by Haihan. What is slightly surprising is that the incense in this ancestral hall hidden in a ravine is quite good.
"This is because there are many soldiers and civilians from the former Dongjiang Town in the local area. They are grateful for Huanglong's deeds, so they will come here to pay homage to him. I think this may be their last thought about Daming!" Chen Yixin explained.
It has been more than 20 years since Huanglong died for the country. Many soldiers in Dongjiang Town who worked with Huanglong back then lived in Jinzhou.As Chen Yixin said, Huanglong represents not only the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town stationed in Liaodong, but also the Ming Dynasty who dared to resist foreign captives.Dongjiang Town is gone, and the great Ming in their hearts who went to court in heaven also fell on the day Dongjiang Town was incorporated by Haihan.
Based on the situation in Dongjiang Town at that time, Daming had already given up on them, and it was impossible to reconcile with Man Qing. Only joining Haihan was the best solution for them.Not only did Haihan give them a way out, but he also didn't ask Dongjiang Town to send troops to attack Daming to prove their loyalty. Everyone was properly settled, even the former chief soldier who had died in battle before Haihan came to Liaodong. There is also an ancestral hall, so there is really nothing to be picky about.
"Colonel Shen, what do you think?" Bex saw Shen Zhixiang behind Chen Yixin, so he decided to test him again.
Shen Zhixiang's expression was very calm, and he replied in a deep voice: "Mr. Huang has devoted himself to his duties for the Ming court and served the country with his own body. He is a model soldier, and he also admires the humble officer. However, the humble officer is only loyal to the executive committee now. In war, no matter who the opponent is, I will definitely be loyal to the country!"
(End of this chapter)
After inspecting the Lushun Shipyard, Chen Yixin saw that it was still early, so he proposed to go to the Jinshan Fort to have a look at the whole picture of Lushun Port, and also to pay homage to the Huanglong Mausoleum.
So a group of people took a car to the foot of the Golden Mountain, and then changed to a horse to go up the mountain.
Although the name of Golden Mountain has the word “mountain” in it, the highest point is only over [-] meters above sea level, but its location is just on the east side of the port, guarding the only channel to and from Lushun Port. The northern foot of the mountain is the Donggang Port area where the Lushun Shipyard is located, and its firepower is enough Covers a large area in and around the port.
Moreover, the terrain of the Golden Mountain is very steep, densely forested, and difficult to climb. It is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the enemy army wants to seize this commanding height by land, it is also extremely difficult.
Although everyone rode up the mountain, because of the steepness of the mountain, it still took some effort to climb up to the top of the mountain along the winding path.
There is only a small piece of flat land on the top of the mountain, almost all of which are used to build coastal defense batteries, and less than one-fifth of the area is used to build two rows of barracks.There is also a simple freight cableway in the north of the mountain, leading to the Donggang port area at the foot of the mountain.According to Chen Yixin, this was built when the fort was built, and most of the various building materials and weapons were transported to the top of the mountain through this cableway.
This cargo cableway is still in use and is used daily to transport ammunition and living supplies of the garrison troops.Due to the high terrain, food and water for the artillery unit on the top of the mountain must also be transported up from the bottom of the mountain by this thing.A rather large reservoir was dug outside the barracks on the top of the mountain to ensure that the garrison could hold the stronghold on the top of the mountain for a long time under extreme circumstances.
There are a total of six artillery positions in the shore defense battery on the top of the mountain, which are spread out in an arc along the terrain.Through the crenel on the artillery position, you can overlook the large sea area outside Lushun Port on the south side.When the weather is fine, the surrounding area within [-] to [-] nautical miles can be monitored with just the naked eye.
Between the six artillery positions, there are also three underground ammunition depots.These permanent facilities are all poured with concrete. As long as they are not hit by heavy firepower, it will not be a problem to use them for hundreds of years.
"Such a large project must have spent a lot of resources in its construction, right?" Bai Letong also visited a lot of military facilities during his trip, but permanent fortifications like the Jinshan Fort built in dangerous places are indeed rare. , I can't help but feel a little emotional at the moment.
Chen Pingliao replied: "In order to build this fort, there were as many as six or seven hundred pack horses and donkeys mobilized here from Jinzhou and Dengzhou. It took more than two years intermittently to build the fort. Completed. These supporting facilities such as barracks, reservoirs, and underground ammunition depots were all expanded and completed after the fort positions were put into use."
Bai Letong said: "It took so much effort to build this fort, but there is no chance of actual combat, it feels a bit pity!"
Chen Pingliao said: "Such an excellent commanding height, even if we don't build a fort, we must definitely station troops and list it as a military control area, so we can do it in one step!"
Bai Letong nodded and said, "That's true. For the sake of the safety of Lushun Port, even if the fort is not built, an outpost must be built on the top of the mountain."
With today's international situation, Haihan naturally doesn't have to worry about who else can raid Lushun Port from the sea, and the Golden Mountain Fort is inevitably a bit redundant.But back then, Haihan sent troops to occupy Lushun, and then confronted tens of thousands of Qing troops in Jinzhou. Under this situation, the fort located at the height of the port can play a great role.The military value of this fort will naturally change with the background of the times.
At this time, Chen Yixin was introducing another position of the Golden Mountain Fort to Bai Kesi: "Look, Lao Bai, the second position of the fort is on the top of the hill to the south."
The height of the second position is only about half of the fort where they are currently located, and there are five artillery positions.There is a distance between the two forts, and there is a canyon in the middle, but when looking at this side from the sea, visual errors can easily make people think that the two forts are on the same hill, making it difficult to aim accurately.The effective use of natural terrain has also created a unique and special coastal defense position here.
In this canyon between the two forts, there are some sporadic buildings, which are the Huanglong Mausoleum and the ancestral hall.
After visiting the fort, everyone went down the mountain to Huanglong Mausoleum to worship the great Ming general.Although Huang Long is not a famous general, he was the last senior general of the Ming army who died in battle on the Liaodong Peninsula, so he will be admired by later generations as a model of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
It's just that the later Ming Dynasty no longer had the courage to fight to the end in the face of a powerful enemy. Whether it was the Haihan or the Qing Dynasty, the resistance measures taken by the Ming Dynasty were very limited. The Ming army was often defeated at the first touch, and it was almost difficult to form effective resistance.If Haihan hadn't beaten the Qing army in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty would have been completely subjugated as in the original history.
The Xianzhong Temple next to the Huanglong Mausoleum was built by Haihan. What is slightly surprising is that the incense in this ancestral hall hidden in a ravine is quite good.
"This is because there are many soldiers and civilians from the former Dongjiang Town in the local area. They are grateful for Huanglong's deeds, so they will come here to pay homage to him. I think this may be their last thought about Daming!" Chen Yixin explained.
It has been more than 20 years since Huanglong died for the country. Many soldiers in Dongjiang Town who worked with Huanglong back then lived in Jinzhou.As Chen Yixin said, Huanglong represents not only the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town stationed in Liaodong, but also the Ming Dynasty who dared to resist foreign captives.Dongjiang Town is gone, and the great Ming in their hearts who went to court in heaven also fell on the day Dongjiang Town was incorporated by Haihan.
Based on the situation in Dongjiang Town at that time, Daming had already given up on them, and it was impossible to reconcile with Man Qing. Only joining Haihan was the best solution for them.Not only did Haihan give them a way out, but he also didn't ask Dongjiang Town to send troops to attack Daming to prove their loyalty. Everyone was properly settled, even the former chief soldier who had died in battle before Haihan came to Liaodong. There is also an ancestral hall, so there is really nothing to be picky about.
"Colonel Shen, what do you think?" Bex saw Shen Zhixiang behind Chen Yixin, so he decided to test him again.
Shen Zhixiang's expression was very calm, and he replied in a deep voice: "Mr. Huang has devoted himself to his duties for the Ming court and served the country with his own body. He is a model soldier, and he also admires the humble officer. However, the humble officer is only loyal to the executive committee now. In war, no matter who the opponent is, I will definitely be loyal to the country!"
(End of this chapter)