Chapter 1371: Give in

Wang Tom looked at the bodies of the wounded soldiers and the dead who were brought back on stretchers and carts. His original joyful mood due to the victory in the battle was diluted a lot. The Haihan Navy has always had an obvious advantage in combat effectiveness at sea. Over the years,

It is rare for the navy to be passive in battles with armed forces of various countries. For the navy, dozens of people were killed or injured in a battle. Such battle losses are indeed relatively heavy. If such a result occurs in a naval battle,

The fleet commander will most likely receive a negative evaluation such as "poor command".

But land battles are obviously much more difficult than naval battles. Even the Marine Corps, which Wang Tom is proud of and is prepared to continue to increase investment and expand its establishment, still has a difficult time fighting against the Hou Jin Army.

, and exposed many problems.

The Marine Corps' insufficient strength and insufficiently advanced weapons and equipment are undoubtedly its biggest shortcomings. If the most advanced individual weapons can be installed like the special operations battalions and cavalry battalions, Wang Tom believes that it will not be difficult to cope with the current situation.

After all, the Special Operations Battalion has shown everyone the possibility of using infantry against cavalry in Lushunkou. Although the Marine Corps' individual combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of the Special Operations Battalion, there is at least an abandoned fishing village here as a defensive barrier, relying on it.

The bunker against the Hou Jin army with several times the strength should not be as difficult as it is now.

Of course, compared to Haihan's casualties, the opponent Jin Jun who really suffered heavy losses would definitely not agree to use "difficult" to describe the Haihan Army's situation. The battle loss ratio between the two sides was at least ten times different. There is sufficient

The reason for complaining loudly is that of the Hou Jin Army.

However, in Wang Tom's view, the current performance of the Marine Corps on the battlefield cannot be said to be outstanding. Although the soldiers may have tried their best to fight, the objective fact is that they are not as good as friendly forces. Factors such as battlefield environment, weapons and equipment, combat experience, etc. cannot

To cover up the reality of unsatisfactory results. Especially with the outstanding performance of Special Operations Battalion Zhu Yu, the Marine Corps' today's record will naturally be compared.

But this is not what Wang Tom is most worried about. What he is worried about is actually the same as frontline commander Sun Bing, that is, how long the Marines can sustain under such combat intensity. Hou Jin used his strength to fight against the fishing village.

Judging from the current exchange of battle losses, even if Haihan seems to have taken advantage of the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps is actually the one that cannot afford it.

The Later Jin Army had the upper hand and could take turns to launch attacks in batches. However, the Marine Corps in the village only had two companies, which may not be able to withstand the rounds of battle launched by the opponent. Except for a few Bajala, most of the soldiers in the Later Jin Army

They are part-time soldiers with backgrounds in herdsmen, hunters and other professions. Their labor costs are much lower than elites like the Marine Corps. Let alone the ten to one or twenty to one exchange rate, even if it is one hundred to one, Wang Tom is not willing to take advantage of it.

He sacrificed his elite lives to make such a tragic exchange with the Hou Jin Army.

Today, hundreds of Jin troops were wiped out on the battlefield, but the opponent will soon be able to replenish their troops from the rear. The soldiers of the Marine Corps are all elites who have been qualified after long-term training. It can be said that if one dies, one will be lost. There is no chance in the short term.

To supplement, Wang Tom can only recruit navy sailors to fill in temporarily. Based on today's casualty rate, if we continue to fight at this pace, I am afraid that within a few days, the troop gap will become larger and larger.

It’s so big that there’s nothing to fill it with.

"Send four more spare artillery pieces from the fleet to the Marine Corps, and dispatch a group of gunners from the ship to the village to assist in the battle!" After Wang Tom considered the situation clearly, he began to issue new instructions: "In addition, the military doctors will also

Send a few people over and prepare some trauma medicine."

This is the only extent that Wang Tom can do at present. The military pressure faced by the south is no less than that here. It is impossible for him to ask for the army to be transferred from Lushunkou for reinforcements now. He still has to rely on his own strength to cope with it.

The current battle situation. The firepower output intensity in the village is obviously not enough, otherwise it would be impossible for the Hou Jin Army to attack nearby. Without the ability to significantly increase the number of troops, the only way Wang Tom can think of is to increase the firepower.

After containing the Jin army's offensive.

Although the artillery on the battleship is much bulkier than the army's field artillery, and its range and accuracy are also slightly inferior, it can be regarded as a relatively effective defensive method when used in the current battlefield. If the Jin Army later

If they still try to attack the village in a relatively dense formation in the subsequent battles, then these "deck harvesters" originally equipped on the battleships will definitely teach them the principles of life.

But in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Wang Tom quietly issued another order to issue rifles to the fleet's combat personnel in case of emergency. If the Marines at the front really cannot support themselves in the fishing village, then the fleet will have to

Send another unit to take them back to the sea. As long as necessary, the fleet can even organize an armed force of nearly a thousand people to carry out a second landing. Of course, the navy temporarily changes to the army to carry out combat missions, and the combat effectiveness will definitely not be the same as that of the regular army.

The troops were on par.

When Wang Tom formulated the operational plan of feinting to the north, he had imagined how to make the Hou Jin Army convinced of Haihan's purpose of trying to seize control of the Jinzhou Isthmus. However, in the actual battle, Haihan was only within a short distance of the Jinzhou Isthmus.

Occupying an abandoned fishing village on the seashore several miles away has already plunged the Hou Jin Army into tension and chaos, and there is no need to implement further deception tactics. After experiencing two confrontations in the past two days, if the Hou Jin Army still cannot

It would be too slow to confirm Haihan's offensive intention.

Judging from the offensive intensity of the Hou Jin Army today, the Hou Jin Army should have been convinced that Haihan coveted the Jinzhou Isthmus, and the next step is to form a large enough restraint on it, so that Hou Jin's withdrawal has already pressed to Lushun in the south.

The army on the front line. If the head of the commander of the Hou Jin Army is not broken, then the local war situation news should have been sent to the south before it got dark yesterday. After today's battle is over, the latest news should also be sent to the south.

Send it there in the shortest possible time. At least after the Hou Jin Army in the south has retreated here, Haihan can consider retreating.

Wang Tom believed that after the Houjin army lost hundreds of people, it would take some time to adjust or even rearrange its tactics. It would have to wait until at least the next day before launching a new round of offensive. However, Houjin's actions were more...

It was much faster than he expected. Only about three hours later, the Hou Jin Army's team appeared again in the wilderness about two miles away from the fishing village.

Sun Bing was so busy that he just sat down and took a few bites of hot food when his subordinates came over to report that the Hou Jin army was already arrayed outside and it looked like a new round of offensive would be launched soon.

Sun Bing sighed, put down his lunch box and stood up and said: "These barbarian soldiers can't wait to be idle, they are here to die again so soon!"

Although his tone was a little helpless, Sun Bing's desire to fight was not so dull. After the morning battle, the company he commanded, as the leading soldier on the line of fire, had suffered more than 30 casualties. This number was also significant to him.

It's also unacceptable. These dead and injured soldiers are people he sees every day. He remembers everyone's name and vividly sees every face. He doesn't have time to feel sad for these dead people yet. He just thinks about it.

We must kill more Houjin people to avenge these comrades and subordinates.

Sun Bing picked up his rifle and carried it on his back, striding towards the north. That was the place closest to the Houjin Army Formation, and it was also the place where the Marine Corps suffered the most casualties. But as the commander of the Marine Corps, this was his

A position that must be held personally. Originally, the company commander of another company asked to switch defense zones, but Sun Bing refused on the grounds that he needed to re-familiarize himself with the environment, so he temporarily transferred a platoon from another company to supplement his company, and just now

Dozens of naval soldiers transferred from the fleet were added to another company responsible for defending the south of the village.

Several original gaps and passages in the north of the village have been tightly blocked by several artillery emplacements. After adding four more guns, the number of artillery deployed on the first line of defense in the north of the village has reached six.

Such firepower greatly increased Sun Bing's confidence. If the Jin army continued to use cavalry to launch strong attacks from the front, then these cannons would definitely leave them with unforgettable memories.

Erhe was now on a hill less than three miles away from Sun Bing. Of course he was not satisfied with this morning's results. The death of hundreds of soldiers was a small matter, but more than ten were killed in this battle.

They were named Baya La, but they failed to open the entrance to the village in time, which can be said to be a huge failure. The Haihan people did not take advantage of the lull in the war to withdraw, but used the truce period to continue to increase troops to the village. This was already a big failure.

This shows their attitude. Unless the village is completely destroyed, they probably won't leave here.

Erhe has sent a fast horse to send the latest news to Ertenyi who is fighting in the south. As for whether to retreat from the south for safety reasons, he did not give a clear opinion, but only talked about the current situation of the war.

, the rest is left to Ertenyi's own judgment. In other words, Erhe does not want to take the responsibility of withdrawing troops, because it is easy for people to think that it was his unfavorable battle in the Jinzhou Isthmus that dragged down the battle situation on the front line.

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There is nothing to say about seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, but the Haihan army occupied this village, which was like a thorn in Houjin's body. Erhe still couldn't get around it after all, so he had to find a way to get rid of Haihan.

He had to drive away from this place. So after the troops had lunch and took a short rest, he immediately launched a new round of offensive. Erhe naturally understood that there were many problems in the offensive in the morning, and it was difficult to completely solve them at the moment, but

He didn't dare to delay his action until tomorrow - it only took the Haihan people one night to turn this fishing village into a fortress, and they were still increasing their troops. If they were given another day's buffer time, Erhe would be very worried.

It is hard to imagine what kind of defensive position we will face tomorrow.

Erhe also knew that his army was no match for the Haihan people, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope. After all, some troops had already entered the village during the morning offensive, but they failed to open the passage in time to allow follow-up troops to rush in.

This would lead to failure. He specially took advantage of the rest time, summoned his bagaras together, and gave them instructions. The tasks of the bagaras changed from killing the enemy first to opening and expanding the access to the village as the first priority.

Only by allowing more soldiers to invade the village and engage Haihan in close combat would Houjin have a chance to defeat Haihan's troops stationed in the village.

Erhe has indeed observed the weaknesses of the Haihan Army, and is also trying to take the initiative to seek changes. However, it is a pity that his opponents have also thought of these measures before him, and have prepared corresponding countermeasures.

Erhe wanted to rely on the morning's combat method to expand the results, but it didn't work.

The Houjin Army, still led by cavalry and followed by infantry, launched an offensive from north to south, but this time the Haihan Army did not give them a chance to approach the village. The six artillery pieces opened fire after the enemy cavalry entered the range.

Shooting, the grapeshot fired at least cleared an uninhabited land of more than 100 meters wide. All the post-Jin soldiers within this range were defeated, including their men and horses, and no lucky person escaped this round of shooting.

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There was a burst of cheers in the village, and many soldiers saw this exciting scene. The gunners had already seized the time to start loading ammunition. Before the enemy cavalry rushed to the defense line, they could at least conduct one round of shelling.

Erhe's face also turned pale as this group of troops fell. Of course, he noticed that the number of artillery on the village's defense line had increased significantly. In the morning, the two artillery pieces had already caused huge damage to the Hou Jin Army.

casualties, and now this number has expanded to six. Just one round of artillery fire killed dozens of cavalry in the frontal charge. If the attack continues at this speed, it will be difficult for the few hundred cavalry left under my own hands to survive.

It's time for Etenyi in the south to lead his troops to withdraw.

And he also thought of another very scary thing. Maybe the Haihan people had already deployed these cannons in the village, but they deliberately didn't show their cards in the morning, leading him to lead troops to attack again. So Haihan's defense line

Are these six cannons the only ones on board? If the Haihan people set up an ambush again, waiting for their troops to attack close by and then use a few cannons to blast them in the face, there would be nowhere to hide.

The more E Tengyi thought about it, the more suspicious he became. Since the Haihan Army clearly had the ability to fight against cavalry on foot, it still clung to the village and did not take the initiative to attack after gaining the upper hand. This looked like it was deliberately tempting him to attack, and continued to do so.

If the Haihan people continue to waste their troops like this, the more than two thousand troops of their own will probably be wiped out soon. If the Haihan people launch an offensive to seize the Jinzhou Isthmus by then, what will happen to me as a defender?

Don’t you even have the power to fight back?

Er Tengyi was shocked to realize that he had stepped on the edge of the trap, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. When he came to his senses, he quickly ordered: "Send my order and withdraw the troops quickly!"
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