Chapter 1365 Cavalry Confrontation

The Haihan Army has carried out a lot of amphibious landing operations in the past few years, and it has already had mature implementation plans on how to quickly build ports and camps on the coast. The terrain of Lushunkou is completely in line with the Haihan Army's long-standing plans for military ports.

The site selection requirements include a narrow and easily controllable entrance and exit channel and a relatively wide and calm harbor. There are abundant forest resources in the surrounding area, and the wood needed for construction can be easily obtained.

There were originally some port facilities left over from the Ming Dynasty in the Lushun Port. However, the warships of the Haihan Navy were generally larger in tonnage, and the required port facilities also had certain technical standards. These existed as supporting facilities for the Ming Navy.

The piers and piers are a bit demanding and must be renovated and expanded to meet the needs of the navy.

As for the indispensable coastal defense artillery fortifications in other military ports, several senior officials believe that the local area is not in a hurry to build massive defense fortifications such as forts, because Haihan is already the most powerful maritime armed force in the entire Yellow and Bohai Sea region.

, all parties including Hou Jin and Ming Dynasty basically do not have enough strength to threaten Haihan. Hou Jin has suffered from Haihan's navy many times in the past year, and now he is afraid of avoiding it.

, had already evacuated all the armed ships from the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, and now it is impossible for them to have the courage to choose the sea as the battleground to compete with Haihan.

The fort does not need to be repaired for the time being, and will be replaced by an observation tower post on the Laohuwei Peninsula. The Navy is planning to build a four-story wooden structure tower on the highest hill on the peninsula. When the weather is fine, it can have an unobstructed view of the sea outside the harbor.

Coupled with the effectiveness of the telescope, an area of ​​about 20 nautical miles can be included in the monitoring range of the outpost. If there are daring Houjin armed ships trying to break into this sea area, then the existence of the observation tower can also provide a warning for those in the harbor.

The garrison provides timely early warning.

During this period, the only unit that did not participate in the construction project was probably the cavalry battalion led by Harugong. This is not because Harugong wanted any special treatment, but because the cavalry battalion was responsible for the peripheral realm tasks during this period.

, working day and night at the traffic pass thirty miles north of Lushun Fort to monitor the movements in the north. If the Jin Army launches a large-scale counterattack during this period, the cavalry battalion must send the news back to Lushun Fort as soon as possible so that the rear can promptly

Organizations respond to challenges.

However, the response of the Houjin Army was obviously not as intense as Haihan expected, or the opponent's preparation speed was far slower than Haihan. It was not until five days later that the cavalry battalion finally discovered that the Houjin Cavalry appeared sporadically and began to operate in this area.

But both sides carefully kept their distance and no direct conflict occurred.

Harugong believed that this was a test by Hou Jin to understand how big the area Haihan controlled in the Lushun area. However, these Hou Jin cavalry were very careful in their actions and deliberately avoided Haihan's sharp edge.

It is not easy to capture or kill them. Moreover, Harugong does not dare to easily let his cavalry perform combat missions in unfamiliar areas. No one knows how many ambushes the hunter-born cavalry like Houjin will set in the nearby mountains and forests.

and traps. Given the preciousness of the Haihan Cavalry, it would be very unwise to fight with the opponent in a complex geographical environment. Harugong would naturally not make such a low-level mistake.

After several days of testing, the cavalry from both sides finally began to have substantial contact.

Wang Jinmin's current military position in the cavalry battalion is the same as that of his fellow countryman Sun Zhen in the special operations battalion, and he also serves as the platoon leader. However, compared to Sun Zhen's numerous military exploits, Wang Jinmin's combat experience seems much duller. The cavalry battalion is in

Most of the time, the tasks performed are of a auxiliary nature, such as reconnaissance, harassment, messaging, eviction, etc., and there are very few combat tasks in the true sense. Although there will still be accumulation of combat achievements after completing these tasks, compared with special warfare

The performance of the cavalry battalion was indeed a bit lacking in terms of the battalion's actual feats of killing enemies.

As a soldier, Wang Jinmin will naturally not be reconciled to this situation, but combat missions are not something he can just do if he wants, and he must obey the overall situation. The headquarters is extremely cautious about the use of cavalry, which is also dictated by the general environment.

The objective status quo of the decision cannot be changed by his own efforts. However, in his heart, he is still eager to use combat to prove his worth, especially against the cavalry of other armed forces. This is Wang Jinmin's heart.

Obsession.

The cavalry battalion's attendance rate while stationed in Dengzhou, Shandong was quite high, especially the battle across Dengzhou to raid the Ming Army horse farm a few days ago, which earned the cavalry unit unanimous praise. And this time after arriving at Lushunkou

In the first battle, the cavalry battalion harvested more than 200 horses. Combined with the two battles in these two places, the cavalry battalion had already harvested 400 to 500 horses, and most of these horses will be divided

It can be considered a considerable amount of income for the cavalry battalion.

The high proportion of cavalry in the Hou Jin Army made Wang Jinmin's desire to fight even stronger. In addition to defeating the opponent to prove his own strength, capturing the horses of the Hou Jin Cavalry also became one of the combat targets. Although these horses are not necessarily comparable

Haihan's own war horses have better bloodlines, but they have an incomparable advantage, which is their adaptability to the environment in the Northeast.

Most of Haihan's war horses are cultivated in southern areas such as Hainan Island and Taiwan Island. Their environmental adaptability to high latitude areas is definitely not as good as these native horse breeds. For cavalry battalions, if they can be equipped with a certain proportion of local horses

, can definitely play a bonus role in the execution of combat missions. After Harugong came back from the meeting with Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom, he also made this request to Wang Jinmin and other officers at the combat meeting, that is, before killing the enemy

At the same time, try your best to capture the opponent's war horses, weakening the enemy's army while also strengthening your own strength.

Wang Jinmin led a group of cavalry in the mountain forest more than ten miles north of Lushun Fort. After several days of hiding from Houjin's cavalry, they finally encountered an unexpected encounter early one morning.

For a mission like this that requires stationing in the wild for many days, it is very important to control the water source. The cavalry team led by Wang Jinmin moved around a wild spring. While ensuring the drinking water supply for his team, he also guarded this place against the enemy.

The Houjin cavalry who came here to drink water attacked.

Of course, Wang Jinmin knew very well that the Houjin Cavalry must be more familiar with the local environment than his own team, so he very carefully deployed the team about a hundred meters away from the spring. On the one hand, he deliberately left a bait

The enemy's environment can be used to seize the enemy's opportunity to attack. On the other hand, it can also leave enough space for one's own team to move to prevent the opponent from taking advantage of the situation and adopting counter-encirclement tactics.

There is naturally not only such a water source within a radius of dozens of miles, and no one can guarantee that the Hou Jin Cavalry will definitely appear here, so this kind of squatting feels like waiting for the rabbit most of the time, and one must have extreme patience.

OK.

And just when the Haihan cavalry was changing guard early that morning, more than ten golden cavalrymen appeared near the spring not far away without any warning. The sentry immediately discovered the enemy's traces and immediately used the bird to attack the enemy.

The cry signals to companions lurking in the forest.

After receiving the report, Wang Jinmin rushed to the front line for observation and found that the enemy troops had begun to drink from the horses near the spring and filled the cowhide water bags. It seemed that they were not aware of the presence of the Haihan Army nearby.

"Everyone mount up and prepare to fight!" Wang Jinmin did not want to miss this opportunity. After determining the strength of the opponent's troops, he immediately issued a combat order.

The cavalrymen who had just woken up from their sleep quickly packed their bags, picked up their weapons and equipment, and mounted their horses to prepare for battle. Although this kind of outdoor battle came very suddenly, fortunately, they had been on high alert these past few days and were ready at any time.

During the battle with the Hou Jin Army, all the firearms had been loaded with ammunition. You could pick them up and turn off the safety to shoot. However, the cavalry on guard had just removed the saddles and bridles from their mounts after changing the guard. They had to put them back on again, which was inevitable.

You have to delay some time.

Wang Jinmin was worried that the opponent would leave after drinking his horse for a few seconds, so he led a group of troops who were already ready to attack first. Although the troop strength was almost the same as that of the opponent, Wang Jinmin relied on his obvious advantages in weapons and equipment, so he was not prepared for this kind of confrontation.

He also seemed confident.

The reaction of the Houjin Cavalry was faster than Wang Jinmin expected. When the Haihan Cavalry just emerged from the forest, the Houjin Cavalry who was on lookout by the spring whistled, and the Houjin Cavalry who was still squatting by the water immediately

They got up and mounted, each drew their weapons, and quickly entered combat mode.

Wang Jinmin secretly increased his vigilance when he saw the other party's reaction. Although these Houjin soldiers did not seem to have uniform military uniforms and standard weapons, their fighting skills honed in long-term field activities were no worse than any cavalry.

Seeing the bows and arrows in the hands of Houjin Cavalry, Wang Jinmin thought of the casualties that occurred when the special operations battalion fought with Houjin Cavalry a few days ago. Almost all of them were due to their bows and arrows. When he decided to fight more steadily,

You cannot easily enter the killing radius of the opponent's long-range weapons.

"Stop the horse and raise the gun!" Wang Jinmin estimated the distance to the enemy, and then immediately issued a new combat order. If you rush forward, you may be within the range of the opponent's bow and arrow, even if the Hou Jin soldiers are at this distance

There is no accuracy in shooting, but Wang Jinmin does not intend to take risks in this kind of battle. The casualties caused by the special operations battalion infantry being attacked by bows and arrows are also caused by projectiles. Wang Jinmin does not want to let his

The team goes to gamble their luck.

The power of the Haihan rifle has obviously penetrated into the hearts of the Houjin army. As soon as they saw Haihan stopping their horses and raising their guns, the Houjin cavalry immediately turned around and seemed to be retreating without a fight. However, Wang Jinmin would not give in.

They walked away so easily that the order to fire was immediately given.

After a burst of gunfire, three or four of the Houjin cavalrymen who had begun to evacuate fell down. The other cavalrymen who had originally ran away came back and tried to take away their injured companions who had been shot and fell to the ground. However, this situation

The seemingly heroic act only led to another round of shooting, and the number of fallen people doubled again.

At this time, another group of Haihan cavalry who re-saddled their horses finally arrived on the battlefield, and under the command of Wang Jinmin, they surrounded the opponent from the flanks. The few remaining lucky ones who had not been shot saw that the situation was not good.

He could only abandon his companions and flee far away.

Wang Jinmin did not issue an order to pursue, but asked his men to clean the battlefield first and collect the results. A similar situation occurred at another water source two days ago. The chasing cavalry platoon ran into the entire Niulu cavalry of Houjin. As a result,

Three soldiers died unfortunately. Fortunately, the main force of the Haihan cavalry arrived later, forced the enemy back and took back the soldiers' bodies and weapons, preventing them from falling into the hands of the enemy.

After that, Harugong specifically emphasized that the enemy should not be pursued, and that the battle should be controlled within an area within his control as much as possible. Although Wang Jinmin was eager to fight, he also understood the need to deal with the Hou Jin army cautiously, so he did not rush forward in pursuit of success.

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This time, a total of eight people were killed and wounded, and four horses were captured. The harvest was not bad. Wang Jinmin asked the soldiers who knew Manchu to ask for confessions immediately, hoping to learn more about the deployment information of the enemy cavalry units, but several wounded

He was extremely stubborn and refused to reveal any information. Wang Jinmin didn't have the patience to slowly go on with these barbarians who didn't understand the language, and even asked his men to execute these prisoners.

Wang Jinmin himself was from Shandong. A large number of Han people from Liaodong fled to Shandong in the past few years. He was also quite familiar with the man-made disasters caused by the Later Jin Dynasty in the Liaodong area. He also knew that these soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty regarded the Han people as cattle and would not give in.

Being a slave will lead to wanton killing. And this time Haihan marched into Liaodong, the grassroots commanders of the front-line combat troops were given great authority, giving them the power to decide the life and death of the prisoners on their own.

In other words, the Haihan military leaders did not intend to accept a large number of Houjin prisoners of war, especially those with injuries. Although this intention was not clearly expressed, as a junior officer, Wang Jinmin clearly understood it.

spirit. Especially after he saw the way the special operations battalion executed prisoners of war a few days ago, he completely gave up all scruples - the special operations battalion commander Takahashi Minami personally shot the queen who served as the commander of Zhongzuo Castle.

The attitude of Jin Junjia La Ezhen Mutebu can already explain everything.

Wang Jinmin didn't know why the top military officials had so much hatred for Houjin, even more so than their hostile attitude towards Western countries such as the Netherlands and Spain, but he knew very well that his attitude towards this was 100% support.

The hands of these Houjin soldiers were stained with countless Han blood, so Wang Jinmin did not have any psychological burden for executing the injured prisoners of war. If doing so could avenge the dead Han compatriots, then he would not mind serving as an executioner.

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