Chapter 1366 Before winter

After the news that Wang Jinmin executed several Houjin prisoners of war after the battle was reported to Harugong, it did not cause any waves. Harugong just followed the normal process and recorded these lives on the battlefield to kill the enemy.

In terms of the army's record, Harugong also agreed with Wang Tom, Qian Tiandun and others on the issue of dealing with the Houjin prisoners of war. He believed that there was no need to waste resources on treating the Houjin prisoners of war.

Even if the Houjin prisoners of war have intact hands and feet and have normal working ability, Haihan does not intend to transport them back to the south for resettlement. Instead, they will be transported to Shandong for digestion - there is a huge labor gap in the Fushan Copper Mine, and these Houjin prisoners

The barbarians happened to be sent to work as coolie miners. Moreover, if they tried to escape from the mine, they would only end up in an area controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of official or private, the Ming Dynasty had long hated the Houjin people.

Well, if he is caught, he will definitely be executed after being tortured.

After Hou Jin suffered this loss, he reacted quickly. He quickly adjusted the scale of the field force's operations, reduced the number of ten-person teams like the one that happened, and merged them into a larger team to avoid encountering the problem.

The Haihan cavalry had no advantage at all. The Hou Jin Army was not afraid of sacrificing some men, but this sacrifice could not be unrequited. It must at least achieve a certain exchange ratio. They also knew the strength of the Haihan cavalry very well.

There are not many, if one is lost, one will be lost, and it is impossible to quickly replenish troops to the front line of the battle like Hou Jin. This is probably the only advantage that Hou Jin can take advantage of at present.

The changes in the formation of troops of the Later Jin Army were naturally quickly noticed by Harugong. The enemy's reaction was basically within his expectation, because in addition to their superior strength, the Later Jin Army was relatively more sensitive to the geographical environment.

Apart from a little familiarity, there is no other advantage at all. If you don't concentrate your troops, you will only be gradually cannibalized and eliminated by the Haihan cavalry in such wild encounters.

Of course, Harugong would not be so powerful as to let a small team take risks. Now that the opponent has begun to concentrate its troops, Haihan only needs to follow suit and adopt the same strategy as a response. So Haihan Cavalry's field operations

Although platoons are still used as units, the response distance between platoons has been shortened a lot. Once a situation occurs, the optional response methods will be more flexible. They can either gather together or split up to intercept and outflank. The maximum

Maximize the equipment and tactical advantages of the Haihan Cavalry.

Soon ten days had passed since the Battle of Lushun Fort. During these ten days, the cavalry of both sides had been fighting in the mountains and forests north of Lushunkou, but Haihan's battle loss ratio had always maintained a huge advantage, and there was no

The plan of letting the Hou Jin army fight for their lives was realized. However, at the same time, Hou Jin also relied on its own strength advantage to gradually compress the activity range of the Haihan cavalry to the south, and successfully advanced the battle line to less than 100 meters away from Lushun Fort.

An area of ​​ten miles.

Obviously, Hou Jin did not intend to completely give up the counterattack in the Lushunkou area before the arrival of winter. They still hoped to make a difference. Even if they could not completely drive the Haihan people out of the Liaodong Peninsula, they would at least save some face in terms of performance.

In other words, you can’t lose too badly.

Of course, the Haihan Army was not idle these days. Ten days were enough for the repair project of Port Arthur Fort to be completed. After all, there are thousands of strong laborers here, and the construction progress is indeed faster than that of ordinary civilians.

The project is much faster. The damaged parts of the city walls and gates have been basically repaired, and some movable roadblocks have been set up inside and outside the north and south gates that can be quickly deployed in wartime.

The artillery company that accompanied the team on this expedition also stationed at Lushun Fort, and mounted several small-caliber field guns on the crenellations of the city wall. Although these guns were not very powerful, they were enough to deter the armed forces in the Liaodong area. They were still relatively primitive.

After the Jin Army, some of the Ming Army troops equipped with firearms that defected from Shandong and Changshan Islands to Liaodong in the past two years were incorporated into the Han Eight Banners and sent to fight in the direction of Shanhaiguan, while the troops stationed in the Liaodong Peninsula were not that advanced.

With the equipment, it will naturally be more difficult to deal with the Haihan Army.

With the combat effectiveness of the special operations battalion, and with sufficient ammunition and food, they have to rely on a masonry fortress like Lushun Fort for defense. Then the Jin Army may not be able to break through this fortress even if it invests ten times the force. Then the Jin Army will

The total strength of the troops stationed in the area south of Jinzhou does not exceed 10,000, and it is impossible for them all to gather together for a desperate attack. This means that as long as the stronghold of Lushun Fort is not abandoned by the Haihan Army on its own, it is basically impossible for the Jin Army to

I snatched it back before winter.

As for the few miles from Lushun Fort to the seaside, the Haihan Army also took the time to clear the road and cut down all the shrubs and trees in the area along the way to prevent future Jin soldiers from sneaking into this area to carry out sneak attacks.

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The Navy has not been idle these days. It is their task to build dock camps in the bay. Although the military port camp built in a short period of time is difficult to be as strong as Lushun Fort, the Navy also has its own methods, in addition to digging trenches and setting up barbed wire fences.

In addition to traditional defense methods, the Navy also specially deployed several artillery pieces in the camp-all of which were spare naval guns unloaded from warships.

Although these artillery are not as good as the army's field artillery in terms of performance, due to the caliber of the artillery, the power at close range is much greater than that of the artillery equipped by the army. They are equipped with grapeshot specially used to clear the deck and are used to clear group charges.

The enemy's troops are just like chopping melons and vegetables. Similar battles have appeared in the past battle records of the Haihan Army. Therefore, senior military officials are more reassured about Linhai, a camp with wooden walls as the main means of defense. If

If Hou Jin is willing to sacrifice human lives to pay for it, then the Haihan Army will definitely be happy to see it succeed.

However, after completing the preliminary construction project of the port, the Navy only got less than two days of rest time, because their task assignments were different from those of the special operations battalion. After capturing Lushunkou, the Navy's next task was to return to the coast

Move the coastline forward to the north and carry out indiscriminate strikes against all maritime targets near the coastline.

Although Houjin has withdrawn a limited number of armed ships into the Bohai Bay, Haihan's attack frequency on this sea area is actually not high, and this coastline is far from the level of "no sails are allowed to enter the sea." Houjin

There are still many ships passing through this area, including fishing boats, civilian ships, and commercial ships.

In the past, Haihan's Dengzhou Zhifu Island base was far away from here, and there was no way to patrol it every two days. The pressure it could exert on Houjin was also relatively limited. But now Haihan has established a stronghold and port at Lushunkou

, with this ice-free port, it is natural to plan to station a fleet here to strengthen the control of the coastline of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Today, the Hou Jin Dynasty still controls most of the land areas of the Liaodong Peninsula, and Haihan's men and horses are only enough to occupy a corner of the southern end. The geographical environment on the land is relatively complex, even for special operations battalions and cavalry battalions.

Such an elite force does not dare to attack too far at will, but there will be no such scruples at sea. Houjin basically has no power to fight back in this sea area, and the Haihan fleet patrols in the South China Sea and follows its own backyard.

big difference.

During this period, Jin Dynasty took advantage of its military strength to push the front back to the Lushunkou area. The navy's attack could also relieve some pressure on the army. About ninety miles northeast of Lushunkou is the Jinzhou Peninsula

The narrowest Jinzhou Isthmus connects to the Liaodong Peninsula. The land width here is less than ten miles, with Dalian Bay to the east and Bohai Bay to the west. Once this place is controlled, it will be equivalent to connecting the Jinzhou Peninsula, including Lushun Pass, with the mainland.

Isolated. And the land passage, which is only a few miles wide, makes this strategy theoretically possible.

Although the chance of this happening is small, it depends on who is doing it. If Haihan is responsible for the operation, the chance of it happening will be at least several times higher. And the commanders just want to use the fleet

The patrol created a tense situation for Hou Jin to land on the Jinzhou Isthmus to relieve the pressure on the southern land.

On the deck, Wang Tom looked at the Lushun Port that had been left behind. He thought that he had become familiar with this sea area this year. When things were over, he would find a suitable time to enter the Bohai Sea for a stroll.

In fact, this kind of feint attack mission did not require his personal command, but seeing that the special operations battalion and the cavalry battalion have made military exploits in recent days, the navy did not seem to have done anything else during this mission except serving as a transportation team and construction team.

Contribution, he still felt a little itchy. Wang Tom did not intend to return empty-handed. Since Hou Jin exerted pressure on land to the south, the navy could seize this opportunity and go to the north to cause trouble for Hou Jin. Although it was

Feint attack, but Wang Tom knew that there would probably still be some armed conflicts during this trip, so to be on the safe side it was better to take action himself and keep an eye on it.

Starting from Lushunkou and heading all the way along the coast to Dalian Bay, the voyage was less than thirty nautical miles. It took the Haihan Fleet half a day to sail into the waters of Dalian Bay. As expected, the fleet discovered a small number of

The cargo ships carrying supplies for the Hou Jin Army, and Wang Tom's handling method was also very decisive, ordering all the ships discovered to be sunk.

Wang Tom didn't care about the ownership of these ships, the cargo they carried, or their next destinations. These ships docked on the coast of Dalian Bay, which already explained their position. What Wang Tom wanted to achieve

, is to prevent Hou Jin from letting his own ships enter the scope of activities of the Haihan Fleet. Resolute and ruthless strikes are particularly necessary in this process. Some innocent people may suffer in this process.

, but in the context of war, it is impossible to take into account so many factors.

The two "exploration-class" warships quickly approached the coast. The soldiers on the deck could clearly see that the sailors on the cargo ships were hurriedly unmooring and raising the sails, trying to sail the ship away. But the Navy Commander's

The order had been given, how could the sailors let them leave? Suddenly, the rumble of gunfire sounded from the side, and several shells smashed into the hull of the Houjin cargo ship at extremely high speeds.

With the firepower of the Haihan battleship, it can be said that it is effortless to destroy such a civilian ship without any means of counterattack. When the sailors on the ship realized that they could no longer sail the ship away from here, they all jumped into the water and fled to the shore to save their lives. The navy then

The order was given to destroy the ships, but they did not pursue the escaping sailors. Instead, they continued to concentrate their firepower to blast large holes in the water lines of these cargo ships, allowing seawater to pour into them.

The entire bombardment process lasted about one stick of incense and then came to an end. Several Houjin cargo ships had slowly begun to tilt and capsize after taking in water. Even though the sinking process was very slow, judging from Wang Tom's experience, this

Several ships will certainly not be able to be saved.

The rumbling sound of artillery echoed far away on the flat coast. Wang Tom believed that this warning signal was enough to make the nearby Houjin garrison aware of the arrival of the Haihan Fleet. He ordered the fleet to be divided into two groups to search the coastline in Dalian Bay.

, not even a Houjin ship can be spared.

This search was not in vain. The navy found several more fishing boats near the coast and disposed of them all. However, compared to the scale of the Haihan fleet, such an action was really overkill. But

Wang Tom didn't care about this, he wanted to use this to show Haihan's attitude, even if it meant wasting some combat resources.

After clearing the coastline, Wang Tom had two troop transport ships approach the predetermined location for landing under the cover of warships. The location Wang Tom chose was actually several miles away from Hou Jin's garrison stationed on the Jinzhou Isthmus, and he did not

It was not expected that the landing troops would be able to defeat the nearby Hou Jin army, but they hoped to use this to put pressure on Hou Jin, thereby constraining the Hou Jin cavalry that traveled south along the land passage to Lushunkou.

Wang Tom's strategy is very simple, but also very effective, because this is a place that must be rescued when attacking the enemy. The Hou Jin army also knows the strategic significance of the Jinzhou Isthmus and understands Haihan's ability to project troops by sea, so they specially attack it

About two thousand troops were stationed in the Jinzhou Isthmus. But when the Haihan Fleet actually appeared here, the Jin Army inevitably felt tremendous pressure. After all, they had no way to resist a powerful armed force from the sea.

After being able to watch the Haihan fleet cruising in the harbor, they chose a relatively safe location to land.

The timing of the Haihan Army's landing at this place is very uncomfortable for Houjin. There are currently about 3,000 Houjin troops heading south to Lushunkou, but all their supplies have to be transported through the Jinzhou Isthmus. If

This supply artery has been choked by the Haihan people, so this battle does not need to continue. Winter is approaching, and the Houjin troops who have lost supplies can only last five to seven days on the front line. Therefore, the Houjin troops stationed here

Commander Jin had to make a choice, either to drive away the Haihan army that landed, or to notify the frontline combat troops to withdraw as soon as possible to avoid cutting off their retreat.
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