Chapter 2852
Chapter 2852
Chapter 2852
"As far as I am concerned, Shenyang City is the most difficult target of all the wars I have participated in." Chen Yixin said: "Compared with the attack on Shenyang, the process of taking the Denglai area in Shandong can be easily achieved. to describe."
Bai Letong asked: "Then what do you think is the biggest problem we encountered during the Shenyang battle? Is it the stubborn resistance of the Qing army, or the fortified city here?"
Chen Yixin gave the answer with certainty: "It is logistics. The biggest problem affecting our army's combat effectiveness is logistics."
Fighting a war is fighting logistics. This principle is universal, and any army will be no exception.The Haihan Army, as the most advanced hot weapon unit in this era, relies far more on logistical supplies than the traditional cold weapon unit.
A large number of elite troops, including the Fifth Army Division, the Sixth Army Division, the Special Operations Regiment, the Marine Corps, and the Beihai Fleet, participated in the Shenyang Campaign. Nearly [-] troops were engaged in front-line operations. The daily consumption of weapons, ammunition, food and medicine The total amount of food, fodder for mules and horses, and living materials is at least tens of tons.
It is not difficult for Haihan to raise these materials, the difficulty is to transport these materials to the front line of the battle from the rear.
However, due to Shenyang's geographical environment far away from the coastline, the Haihan Army can no longer solve the problem of material delivery by sea as in the past, and the nearest seaport to the battlefield is also a full three hundred miles away.Therefore, the Haihan army can only use the power of mules, horses and animals to transport materials like their counterparts in this era.
From Gaizhou to Haizhou, from Haizhou to Liaoyang, and then from Liaoyang to the front line of Shenyang, the entire land supply line was divided into multiple sections for operation.On each road section, hundreds of horse-drawn carriages travel day and night, going back and forth between the two places, relaying supplies to the front line, and then transporting the wounded and spoils to the rear.
There are also as many as thousands of coachmen, porters, warehouse managers working on this supply line, and armed personnel who follow the convoy to perform escort tasks.In order to resist the harassment war launched by the small units of the Qing army, the Haihan Army also specially deployed more than [-] armed cavalry on the way as a quick-response force.
Before the war in Shenyang, Haihan had transported thousands of tons of supplies to Liaoyang, but the rate of ammunition consumption after the war still far exceeded the command's expectations.As a result, follow-up combat operations were intermittent, and it took half a month to reach the north bank of the Hun River.But when it really enters the siege stage, it is the time when combat materials are consumed the most.
The area of Shenyang City is not as large as that of Liaoyang City, but after the additions and expansions of the Ming and Qing dynasties, its city defense strength surpassed that of Liaoyang City.There is a moat around the city outside the city, which is three feet wide and eight feet deep.
Nine city gates are distributed in four directions, southeast, northwest, and there are two city gates facing the south of the Hun River, namely Deshengmen and Tianyoumen, also known as the Great South Gate and Xiaonan Gate respectively.There is a three-story gate tower on the city gate, and there is an urn at the gate.
Although the weapons and equipment of the Qing army are not as good as those of Haihan, as long as the fortifications are strong enough, they are not incapable of fighting.Moreover, he has fought with Haihan all the year round, and learned a lot in the process.After the Haihan army started the Northern Expedition, the Manchu Qing rushed to build a large area of positions outside the city. Following the Haihan army's combat mode, they dug trenches and built parapets, and deployed a large number of artillery above and below the city wall to build a three-dimensional firepower network.
With the strength of Haihan's troops on the battlefield, it is far from enough to encircle Shenyang City, and it is necessary to hold the position on the north bank of the Hun River to avoid being encircled by the Qing army.Therefore, the siege plan formulated by the headquarters at that time was to launch an offensive from the north bank of the Hun River to the south side of Shenyang City.
Haihan's artillery has a certain advantage in range, but in order to avoid being affected by the Qing army's city defense artillery fire, artillery positions can only be deployed at a safe distance.It's just that, as the combat distance increases, the lethality and shooting accuracy of the artillery will inevitably be compromised.
Targets that can be destroyed with one shot at close range may not be effective after seven or eight shots at a distance, and the consumption of ammunition will inevitably increase significantly.
The tens of thousands of Qing troops gathered inside and outside Shenyang City were not idle during this period, and continued to attack the positions of the Haihan Army from the east and west sides.Although most of them were false attacks, the Qing army was divided into several groups and fought almost non-stop around the clock, which also caused a lot of trouble for the Haihan army and greatly delayed the progress of the Haihan army's siege.
As the siege slowed down, the pressure on logistics was even greater.For every additional day of front-line warfare, tens of tons of goods need to be transported on the supply line.If this is handed over to sea transportation, it is naturally not considered a pressure, and only a few large cargo ships need to be transferred.But for long-distance land transportation, this means that multiple convoys must be mobilized to complete the task.
Chen Yixin had to continue to recruit mules, horses and carriages from Shandong while completing the logistics transportation task, so as to enhance the transportation capacity of the Haihan Army in Liaodong.
During this period, he had to go back and forth between Gaizhou and Shenyang, commanding cavalry troops to attack the small Qing army that attacked the supply convoy.Although the combat power of these Qing troops was limited, they came and went like the wind, hiding in the Qianshan Mountains on the east side of the supply line, which also caused Haihan a lot of trouble.
The battle against Shenyang City has also become the longest siege battle since the establishment of the Haihan Army. It has been stalemate under the city for several months. City, battles in Daming Hangzhou, Dengzhou and other places.
Ning Zijing said: "Since Shenyang is such a tough nut to crack, why didn't you mobilize reinforcements from the south at that time and concentrate your forces to attack it in one fell swoop?"
Bai Kesi smiled and said, "The most capable units of the Haihan Army and the generals with the best records were all on the front line in Shenyang at that time. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face to send reinforcements from the south?"
Although there was a bit of sarcasm in these words, Chen Yixin didn't take it seriously, and nodded in response: "At that time, the war was not going well, but generally speaking, the situation was still under control, and their big brothers were unwilling to report to the executive committee. We will ask for help. And we gradually discovered that in fact, using the opportunity of attacking Shenyang City to consume the vital strength of the Qing army is also a kind of victory."
Bai Kesi said: "This is a cover-up campaign in disguise."
"That's right." Chen Yixin said: "Shenyang is the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. For them, it is a place they cannot give up. Even if they know they can't beat us, they still have to fight hard, hoping that we will retreat after we run out of supplies. And If they want to spend with us, the only way is to pay for it with human life."
(End of this chapter)
"As far as I am concerned, Shenyang City is the most difficult target of all the wars I have participated in." Chen Yixin said: "Compared with the attack on Shenyang, the process of taking the Denglai area in Shandong can be easily achieved. to describe."
Bai Letong asked: "Then what do you think is the biggest problem we encountered during the Shenyang battle? Is it the stubborn resistance of the Qing army, or the fortified city here?"
Chen Yixin gave the answer with certainty: "It is logistics. The biggest problem affecting our army's combat effectiveness is logistics."
Fighting a war is fighting logistics. This principle is universal, and any army will be no exception.The Haihan Army, as the most advanced hot weapon unit in this era, relies far more on logistical supplies than the traditional cold weapon unit.
A large number of elite troops, including the Fifth Army Division, the Sixth Army Division, the Special Operations Regiment, the Marine Corps, and the Beihai Fleet, participated in the Shenyang Campaign. Nearly [-] troops were engaged in front-line operations. The daily consumption of weapons, ammunition, food and medicine The total amount of food, fodder for mules and horses, and living materials is at least tens of tons.
It is not difficult for Haihan to raise these materials, the difficulty is to transport these materials to the front line of the battle from the rear.
However, due to Shenyang's geographical environment far away from the coastline, the Haihan Army can no longer solve the problem of material delivery by sea as in the past, and the nearest seaport to the battlefield is also a full three hundred miles away.Therefore, the Haihan army can only use the power of mules, horses and animals to transport materials like their counterparts in this era.
From Gaizhou to Haizhou, from Haizhou to Liaoyang, and then from Liaoyang to the front line of Shenyang, the entire land supply line was divided into multiple sections for operation.On each road section, hundreds of horse-drawn carriages travel day and night, going back and forth between the two places, relaying supplies to the front line, and then transporting the wounded and spoils to the rear.
There are also as many as thousands of coachmen, porters, warehouse managers working on this supply line, and armed personnel who follow the convoy to perform escort tasks.In order to resist the harassment war launched by the small units of the Qing army, the Haihan Army also specially deployed more than [-] armed cavalry on the way as a quick-response force.
Before the war in Shenyang, Haihan had transported thousands of tons of supplies to Liaoyang, but the rate of ammunition consumption after the war still far exceeded the command's expectations.As a result, follow-up combat operations were intermittent, and it took half a month to reach the north bank of the Hun River.But when it really enters the siege stage, it is the time when combat materials are consumed the most.
The area of Shenyang City is not as large as that of Liaoyang City, but after the additions and expansions of the Ming and Qing dynasties, its city defense strength surpassed that of Liaoyang City.There is a moat around the city outside the city, which is three feet wide and eight feet deep.
Nine city gates are distributed in four directions, southeast, northwest, and there are two city gates facing the south of the Hun River, namely Deshengmen and Tianyoumen, also known as the Great South Gate and Xiaonan Gate respectively.There is a three-story gate tower on the city gate, and there is an urn at the gate.
Although the weapons and equipment of the Qing army are not as good as those of Haihan, as long as the fortifications are strong enough, they are not incapable of fighting.Moreover, he has fought with Haihan all the year round, and learned a lot in the process.After the Haihan army started the Northern Expedition, the Manchu Qing rushed to build a large area of positions outside the city. Following the Haihan army's combat mode, they dug trenches and built parapets, and deployed a large number of artillery above and below the city wall to build a three-dimensional firepower network.
With the strength of Haihan's troops on the battlefield, it is far from enough to encircle Shenyang City, and it is necessary to hold the position on the north bank of the Hun River to avoid being encircled by the Qing army.Therefore, the siege plan formulated by the headquarters at that time was to launch an offensive from the north bank of the Hun River to the south side of Shenyang City.
Haihan's artillery has a certain advantage in range, but in order to avoid being affected by the Qing army's city defense artillery fire, artillery positions can only be deployed at a safe distance.It's just that, as the combat distance increases, the lethality and shooting accuracy of the artillery will inevitably be compromised.
Targets that can be destroyed with one shot at close range may not be effective after seven or eight shots at a distance, and the consumption of ammunition will inevitably increase significantly.
The tens of thousands of Qing troops gathered inside and outside Shenyang City were not idle during this period, and continued to attack the positions of the Haihan Army from the east and west sides.Although most of them were false attacks, the Qing army was divided into several groups and fought almost non-stop around the clock, which also caused a lot of trouble for the Haihan army and greatly delayed the progress of the Haihan army's siege.
As the siege slowed down, the pressure on logistics was even greater.For every additional day of front-line warfare, tens of tons of goods need to be transported on the supply line.If this is handed over to sea transportation, it is naturally not considered a pressure, and only a few large cargo ships need to be transferred.But for long-distance land transportation, this means that multiple convoys must be mobilized to complete the task.
Chen Yixin had to continue to recruit mules, horses and carriages from Shandong while completing the logistics transportation task, so as to enhance the transportation capacity of the Haihan Army in Liaodong.
During this period, he had to go back and forth between Gaizhou and Shenyang, commanding cavalry troops to attack the small Qing army that attacked the supply convoy.Although the combat power of these Qing troops was limited, they came and went like the wind, hiding in the Qianshan Mountains on the east side of the supply line, which also caused Haihan a lot of trouble.
The battle against Shenyang City has also become the longest siege battle since the establishment of the Haihan Army. It has been stalemate under the city for several months. City, battles in Daming Hangzhou, Dengzhou and other places.
Ning Zijing said: "Since Shenyang is such a tough nut to crack, why didn't you mobilize reinforcements from the south at that time and concentrate your forces to attack it in one fell swoop?"
Bai Kesi smiled and said, "The most capable units of the Haihan Army and the generals with the best records were all on the front line in Shenyang at that time. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face to send reinforcements from the south?"
Although there was a bit of sarcasm in these words, Chen Yixin didn't take it seriously, and nodded in response: "At that time, the war was not going well, but generally speaking, the situation was still under control, and their big brothers were unwilling to report to the executive committee. We will ask for help. And we gradually discovered that in fact, using the opportunity of attacking Shenyang City to consume the vital strength of the Qing army is also a kind of victory."
Bai Kesi said: "This is a cover-up campaign in disguise."
"That's right." Chen Yixin said: "Shenyang is the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. For them, it is a place they cannot give up. Even if they know they can't beat us, they still have to fight hard, hoping that we will retreat after we run out of supplies. And If they want to spend with us, the only way is to pay for it with human life."
(End of this chapter)