Chapter 574 Tartar Wants to Live in Peace? Are You Dreaming?
Chapter 574: The Tartars want to live a peaceful life? Do you dream?
"This Zhang Zhun! It's really a trouble!"
Daishan was very depressed when he received a report from Zhuona.
Why is this Hu Ben Army so active? It actually ran to the Gaizhou Guard to play wildly?
At his high position, he was not surprised by the arrival of the Hu Ben Army. The range of activities of the Hu Ben Army Navy was getting bigger and bigger, and one day it would eventually include Yun Island. Dai Shan could have thought of it in the morning. However, the expansion speed of the Hu Ben Army Navy was so fast, and he was still a little surprised. He originally thought that the remnants of the Dengzhou Navy could survive in the Gaizhou Guards until next year. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun came to him.
In any case, this feeling of being passively beaten is always unpleasant. Since the Battle of Sarhu, the Great Jin Kingdom has not had such passive beaten experience. Every battle with the Ming army ended with the victory of the Great Jin army. In every battle, the Great Jin army had to get a lot of benefits from the Ming army. Over time, the subjects of the Great Jin Kingdom have become accustomed to actively bullying people and have never been bullied.
However, since the emergence of the Hu Ben Army, the Dajin Army began to taste the taste of being bullied. Not to mention the disastrous defeat of Huang County and the siege of Dengzhou City, the coastline of Liaodong alone became very uneasy. The Hu Ben Army Navy regarded the coastline of Liaodong as the backyard of his home, and came whenever he wanted to come and left whenever he wanted to, which made the Dajin Kingdom feel very depressed, but there was no good idea.
The Great Jin Dynasty did not have its own naval commander, which was the most troublesome thing. Without a naval commander, it means that it was no enemy's opponent on the sea. Without a naval commander, it means that the enemy can use the ocean to bully itself. Without a naval commander, it means that Dengzhou City is at the doorstep of his home and cannot pass through. Without a naval commander, it means that the enemy can launch an attack on the Great Jin Dynasty from any corner of the ocean.
If the Dajin State had a naval army, there would not be two Beile trapped in Dengzhou City, and the disastrous defeat in Huang County might be avoided. If the Dajin State had a naval army, Shandong would have been under the iron hoof of the Dajin Army. If the Dajin State had a naval army, it could pick up the Ming army's retreat, bypass Shanhaiguan, and head towards the capital. If the Dajin State had a naval army, it could even consider crossing the Bohai Bay directly and attacking the capital.
After being besieged by Dengzhou City, the Dajin Kingdom made up his mind to prepare for the construction of the navy, but the work has not yet been started. Building the navy is not only enough with wood, but also requires a large number of craftsmen. Obviously, the Dajin Kingdom itself has no shipbuilding craftsmen. The number of shipbuilding craftsmen obtained from Dongjiang Town is not enough, and the technology mastered is not comprehensive enough. After all, Dongjiang Town is not a professional naval team. The craftsmen of the Dengzhou Navy have also lost a lot. If the Dajin Kingdom wants to build a navy, it must obtain the assistance of the Korean navy.
Due to the failure of the Huangxian battle, North Korea's attitude towards the Dajin Kingdom seemed to have changed a little bit. North Korea's king Li Zong (written by Li Juan) seemed to have begun to become more clear again. Although this change was very subtle, Dai Shan still noticed it. Obviously, this phenomenon is definitely not a good thing.
Originally, the Great Jin Kingdom wanted to draw some craftsmen from North Korea to help build the navy. The address was near Changsheng Island. As a result, Zhang Zhun had a series of things on Changsheng Island, and this plan had to be abandoned. With Zhang Zhun's personality, if he found out that the Great Jin Kingdom was building a navy there, he would definitely have to fight. If he accidentally did, the wood, craftsmen, and other raw materials prepared by the Great Jin Kingdom might have been taken away by Zhang Zhun, and Zhang Zhun was in vain.
The Great Jin Dynasty wanted to build a navy safely, but she had to choose to build a navy in North Korea and rely on the protection of North Korea to quietly build it. However, this is not safe. Only then can you know whether Zhang Zhun would directly attack North Korea. You see, Zhang Zhun was disdainful of the Ming Dynasty and would take North Korea seriously? If he found out that North Korea was secretly helping the Tartars build a navy, the Hu Ben Navy would directly attack North Korea.
It is said that Mangourtai and Abatai are war tyrants, and it will be uncomfortable if they don’t fight for a day. In fact, Zhang Zhun is the real war tyrant. Look at the whole world, almost all his enemies. But the whole world is his enemies, but this guy is still alive. I don’t know if it’s because the shaman is old, or why is there such a person in this world?
Of course, the Great Jin Kingdom did not have any place to build ships at all. At least, on the other side of North Korea, on the side close to Japan, it could quietly build ships. Huang Taiji's important purpose this time was to plunder the talents of the navy from the Ming Dynasty. Baishan and Black Water had a large amount of wood, and as long as there was enough manpower, it could build a ship.
As for the current situation, under the raging situation of the Hu Ben Navy, there is only a temporary defensive situation. No matter how the Hu Ben Navy provoked, the Da Jin army should not fall into the trap of the other party. Even if one Niulu is killed in battle, it is a very pity. The Da Jin army has only a few hundred Niulu, and one less dies. If you want to compete for the population, the Da Jin country is no match for the Ming Dynasty at all. Everything must be waited until Huang Taiji successfully plunders from the Ming Dynasty.
"Resolute and persevere, slowly and slowly."
Daishan had no choice but to order Zhuona like this.
He specifically reminded Zhuona that as long as the Gaizhou Guard is guarded well, there is no need to go out to compete with the Hu Ben Army. Especially, don’t get involved with the Hu Ben Army within the range of the artillery fire of the Hu Ben Army Navy. If Zhuona and the Hu Ben Army come hard, the losses will definitely be greater.
In fact, Dai Shan believed that under the current conditions, the Hu Ben Army could only raid Liaodong at most, and it was unlikely to attack on a large scale. The reason for the current situation is that the Hu Ben Army has a navy, while the Jin Army has no navy. The Hu Ben Army relies on the power of the navy.
Once the Hu Ben Army really came ashore, it broke away from the artillery fire cover of the Hu Ben Army Navy, and a large number of Manchurian cavalry and Mongolian cavalry were enough to kill the Hu Ben Army. In plains like Liaodong, the Hu Ben Army was definitely not a match for the Jin army. Dai Shan had full confidence in this.
Gaizhou City is more than ten miles away from the shore, just beyond the cannon shooting of the Hu Ben Army Navy. There is no problem in defending the Gaizhou Guards. If the Hu Ben Army launches an attack on the Gaizhou Guards, other Tartar cavalry will definitely provide rapid reinforcements and will cause heavy damage to the Hu Ben Army around Gaizhou City. Daishan has full confidence in field battles.
After receiving Dai Shan’s reply, Zhuona obediently defended the city with peace of mind.
As a result, Zhang Zhun's plan failed.
Zhang Zhun's original plan was to lure the Tartars to take the initiative and then take the opportunity to kill and injure. The more crazy the Tartars' counterattack was, the greater the casualties caused by the Tiger Ben Army to the Tartars. However, Dai Shan had to wait for the Tiger Ben Army infantry to come ashore and then annihilate them, and resolutely no longer fight against the Tiger Ben Army on the beach. The plans of both sides were exactly the opposite.
Because of Daishan, Zhang Zhun's plan was not successful. Since it was not successful, then the soldiers of the Dingbat camp would not have fought for the time being. The Tatars of the Gaizhou Guard obviously could not come to Lianyun Island again. However, this was not fought for no war, but there were no wars in the Gaizhou Guard. Some of the Tatars in Liaodong, and some of the Tatars were fought for the battle. The key is whether they had the courage to fight and the ability to attack the Tatars.
"Let's go to Donghai Fort!"
Zhang Zhun said sternly.
"good!"
Li Jicheng and others' eyes lit up and they were secretly happy.
Donghai Fort was originally a fortress built by the Ming army. As one of the important supporting castles of Jinzhou City, its geographical location is very important. It is located at the innermost part of the Bohai Bay. To the west is Jinzhou City occupied by the Ming army, and to the northwest is Daling River Fort (also called Daling River City, which was originally Guangning Zhongzuo, which was located near today's Jinxian County. Now it is called Linghai City.) to the east and north are large and vast areas controlled by the Taurus cavalry.
Since the era of Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, the main strategy of the Ming army in Liaodong to fight against the building of the enemy was to repair the castle. The use of castles of all sizes and large and small interlaced to build a series of solid castle defense lines, which greatly limited the maneuvering combat capabilities of the Tatar cavalry. The Ming army's field battle was not the opponent of the Tatars, and could only rely on solid castles and advanced firearms to block the Tatars' attack.
Facts have proved that the Tatars did not have a good way to face the strong defense of the Ming army. Before the Tatars had red cannons, they did not have a strong attack ability. It can be said that the current Jinzhou defense line of the Ming army was very strong. Even Huang Taiji could not break through this line of defense even if he spread the whole country's strength. The Daling River Battle fully demonstrated Huang Taiji's talent, and in the end he only conquered Daling River City, but did not conquer Jinzhou.
The Donghai Fort is the southeastern basin of Jinzhou defense line. It was built by Sun Chengzong when he was in office. There were more than a thousand Ming troops stationed. Later, the Ming army adjusted its strategic planning and gave up the Donghai Fort, and the Tatars immediately occupied the place. Later, the Ming army tried to regain the place, but failed. After the fall of Dalinghe City, the Ming army completely gave up the Donghai Fort. Due to frequent wars, the lives of many Ming warriors were buried in the wilderness around the Donghai Fort.
As the saying goes, there is nothing small in Liaodong, but something is big in the event. The Ming army and the Tartars in Liaodong are in a tense confrontation. Once a battle breaks out, it will immediately evolve into a large-scale battle. For example, if the Ming army attacks the East China Fortress, the Tartars will inevitably come to reinforce, and the Ming army's cavalry will inevitably intercept the reinforcements, and the Tartars will inevitably try to eliminate the Ming army's cavalry... In this way, around this small bastion, the troops invested by both sides may be tens of thousands or even tens of thousands.
Therefore, if there is no need, the Ming army will not act rashly. The Tatars' cavalry's field combat capability is too strong, and the Ming army is no match at all. Similarly, if the Tatars do not have a comprehensive plan, they will not launch an attack easily. The Tatars' population is too small, and one will die less. Death without value is very taboo for Huang Taiji.
In fact, since the end of the Daling River Battle, the Liaodong front has been calm for many years. The Ming army defended Jinzhou to the death, and the Tartars could not conquer it, so they had to detour the Korqin grassland and invade the Ming mainland. There was basically no war on the Liaodong front.
According to Chen Yaoyang, the Tartars stationed in Donghai Fort belonged to the Enanguinong Red Flag. The banner owner of the Enanguinong Red Flag was adjusted by Huang Taiji and became Nurhaci's Liuzi Tabai. Compared with other brothers, Tabai is definitely an honest person. Well, in Chinese, it is a bit stupid. Huang Taiji asked him to serve as the banner owner of the Enanguinong Red Flag, which was obviously used to fight against Ajige, the banner owner of the Zhenghong Flag.
Ajige, Dorgon, Dodo and other three were all loved by Nurhaci. Even if Huang Taiji wanted to deal with them, he could not deprive them of their position as a banner leader. Since they could not cancel their position as a banner leader, they could not publicly reduce their number of Niulu, so they could only use some special means to replace the elite Niulu and send people to restrain them.
The Tartars stationed in the East China Fort were led by Niu Lu Zhangjing. This Niu Lu Zhangjing was named Sedeli. Because the Tartars were on the back of the flank of Dalinghe City, they were usually mainly defending against the attack of the Ming Navy, and the Ming Navy had not participated in the real battle for a long time. Therefore, the Tartars in the East China Fort were relatively relaxed in defense.
"Li Jicheng, the fleet will be left to you to command!"
After Zhang Zhun made the decision to attack Donghai Fort, the first thing he had to do was to form all the warships into a relatively fixed fleet, specifically used to attack the coastal Tartars. The commander of this fleet was Li Jicheng. At present, the fleet includes a total of six Fu boats, five Cangshan boats, and the number of artillery exceeded 80. The main ones for cooperation were the Marines. As for the Dingzi Camp, they would still have to go back to Cangzhou in the future.
After sufficient preparation, Li Jicheng led the fleet to Donghai Fort. Because it was the north wind, after a full twelve hours of sailing, Li Jicheng's fleet finally arrived outside Donghai Fort. At this time, it happened to be noon one day.
"Sir, there is Donghai Castle in front of you."
Huang Shijun came up to report.
"Um!"
Zhang Zhun nodded.
In fact, he had already discovered the traces of the East China Fortress in Qianlijing. This is a very strong fortress... This is nonsense. If the Liaodong bastion is not strong, can it resist the attack of the Tartars? This is related to his own wealth and life. His successive governors, managers, supervisors, etc., they dare not neglect the quality of the castle's project.
There was no dock near Donghai Fort, and the warships could only slowly dock. The Tartars inside Donghai Fort immediately discovered the arrival of the Tiger Army. Soon, the rolling black smoke began to rise. In Liaodong, both the Tartars and the Ming army were able to skillfully use beacon towers to quickly convey information.
However, Zhang Zhun and the others were not worried at all. Because the purpose of the Hu Ben Army was to attract a large number of Tartars and then use naval artillery fire to annihilate them. If there was no accident, the Tartars stationed in Dalinghe City should have come to reinforce soon. Perhaps the Ming army stationed in Songshan Fort might also come to join in the fun. According to the information, the commander of the Ming army stationed in Songshan Fort was Huang Degong, who had some impression of Zhang Zhun. The Ming army general nicknamed "Huang Chuangzi", and his current position is a general.
"Swoosh swish swish!"
"Swoosh swish swish!"
"Swoosh swish swish!"
Some Tartars appeared on the coast and shot arrows at the warships of the Tiger Army.
These Tartars are also strange. They may have never seen the power of the Hu Ben Navy and thought that using bows and arrows could block the attack of the Hu Ben Navy. They had no idea that when they appeared on the beach like this, they would be like sending their lives into the tiger's mouth.
"Bangbangbangbang!"
"Bangbangbangbang!"
"Bangbangbangbang!"
Of course, the flying dragon cannons of the Tiger Army Navy would not be polite and would roar happily.
As a series of grape bombs fell, it seemed like a storm of hail was falling on the coast. The Tartars were caught off guard and were knocked over to the ground, screaming in pain. The Tartars' bows, hats, armor, and other debris were scattered all over the ground. Blood along the river beach, dyeing the sea water on the shore red. The surviving Tartars saw that the opportunity was not good, so they hurriedly retreated.
The Hu Ben Army Marine Corps and the soldiers of the Dingzi Battalion immediately landed on a swagger and then launched an attack on the East Sea Fort. The purpose of the Hu Ben Army was to cause panic among the Tartars and make the Tartars uneasy. Therefore, the greater the momentum, the better. The Tartars wanted to live? Dream! In order to cheer, Mao Huihui and others drove the Cangshan boat to the most docking place and used solid bullets to launch artillery bombs on the East Sea Fort.
Soon, Donghai Fort entered a state of combat. Donghai Fort was outside the range of the flying dragon cannon, and the Marine Corps and the soldiers of the Dingzi Battalion could not get the cover of artillery fire. However, the only one Niulu Tartar obviously could not stop the Hu Ben Army from approaching. Moreover, the Hu Ben Army also had the newly activated killing weapon.
"Come!"
"Carry the big iron bucket!"
Zhou Yanyu kept wavering to the back and shouted excitedly.
Dingziying had never used such a conscience cannon, but he heard that it was quite powerful, so Zhou Yanyu wanted to see how powerful the conscience cannon was. Lei Shenzhou and others had never seen the power of the conscience cannon, so they personally carried the big iron barrel over. Soon, the big iron barrel was placed, less than twenty feet away from the Donghai Fort. It was located just behind a ridge, which could effectively resist the Tartars' arrows.
"Bang!"
The first explosive pack was quickly ejected.
The explosive pack rolled crookedly in the air, emitting black smoke, and then landed inside the castle and disappeared in a blink of an eye. The Hu Ben Army outside the castle couldn't help but look forward to it, and the Tartars on the top of the city were also a little surprised, not knowing what the Hu Ben Army had shot in.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a sound of the sky falling and the earth cracking came, and the entire Donghai Fort seemed to shake violently. It was obvious that the dust on the Donghai Fort wall was falling down gently, as if an earthquake occurred.
Chapter completed!