Chapter 1372 Retracement

Later, the Jin army came and left even faster. The six artillery pieces on Haihan's side only fired two rounds, and the sound of the enemy's gongs calling for gold and withdrawing troops was heard in the distance. Before the Haihan army could figure out what was going on,

After seeing that the Jin army had begun to turn around and retreat, they actually gave up the attack.

"What the hell are you doing?" Sun Bing was also stunned when faced with this situation. He was already prepared for a fierce battle with the Hou Jin Army, and even found a handy sword and planned to kill him.

Participate in hand-to-hand combat when necessary. Sun Bing was mentally prepared for the defense line to be breached, but the Jin army actually collapsed in this round of offensive and chose to withdraw the troops before the formal engagement. This was something he never expected.

situation.

Judging from the fighting situation in the past two days, Sun Bing can be sure that although the combat effectiveness of the post-Jin army he faced is not high, its fighting will cannot be underestimated. It can launch a strong attack despite a hail of bullets. Such a brave performance is enough

It proves that these barbarian soldiers are by no means good. The Hou Jin Army must have been determined to drive Haihan out of this place, but why did this round of offensive end so quickly? Is it possible that the Hou Jin Army still has some powerful tricks that they have not used?

come out?

Is it necessary to use heavy equipment such as trebuchets to attack fishing villages? Sun Bing had heard of the use of large trebuchets in siege warfare, but this was a place with no villages or shops in the Jinzhou Isthmus. Later, the Jin army also

There is no reason to deploy large-scale siege equipment in such an environment. Besides, if there is such a long-range weapon, there is no reason for the Houjin Army to wait until now to take it out, let alone send out cavalry to waste a round.

But even if the Jin army did have trebuchets, Sun Bing would not be particularly nervous. The two field guns in his formation had a range of up to two miles. Ordinary trebuchets could not reach such a range. As long as they entered the artillery range

Within a few seconds, the shooting accuracy of your own weapons is enough to kill your opponents.

Besides the current level of military industry of the Jin Dynasty in the future, apart from trebuchets, it is probably difficult to create other long-range weapons for attacking strongholds and fortresses. Although the Ming rebels who fled to Liaodong in the past two years brought artillery manufacturing technology to the Jin Dynasty.

, but its production capacity and finished product quality are not favored by the outside world. Moreover, Houjin's current main opponent is the Ming Dynasty, and the most important battlefields are all in the areas bordering the Ming Dynasty. Heavy weapons such as artillery are naturally deployed there.

The Jinzhou Isthmus, the area at war with the Ming Dynasty, already belonged to Hou Jin's rear area, and it was probably unlikely that a sparse number of high-end weapons would be installed.

If the Houjin army didn't have any trump card, why did they suddenly retreat? Even if Sun Bing wanted to break his head, he would never have imagined that this was actually because of the sudden inspiration of the Houjin commander Erhe during the battle. I have to say that Erhe

He was also very decisive in his actions. Once he decided on his idea, he immediately implemented it without even a moment's hesitation. Although the cavalry attacking from the front took two rounds of artillery shells, the casualties suffered were generally within the range that Hou Jin could bear.

Later, the Jin army's timely withdrawal actually avoided more casualties.

Just doing this made Sun Bing, who had been holding his breath to teach the Hou Jin Army a painful lesson, extremely uncomfortable. This time it was like a heavy punch hitting cotton, and all the strength in his body fell into the air.

After continuing to be on alert for more than an hour, the sky gradually darkened. In the end, Haihan did not wait for the Jin army's next attack, and they actually did not return to the carbine after they withdrew. Sun Bing

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, I also knew that the Hou Jin Army was unlikely to carry out large-scale attacks at night. Although it was a pity that I could not fight on the frontal battlefield with real swords and guns, I still kept my heart hanging in the end.

Put it down.

After nightfall, Wang Tom quietly entered the village with his small team. On the one hand, he visited the soldiers fighting on the front line and cheered them up for mobilization. On the other hand, he also called together Sun Bing and other front-line commanders and soldiers to talk with them.

Discuss the next battle plan.

Although the senior officials in the current Haihan Army who make the final decisions are still traversers, when formulating specific combat plans, they often express their own opinions, and the traversers only play the role of leader and backbone. For example, this

The next feint attack plan to go north to Dalian Bay and attack the Jinzhou Isthmus was initiated by Wang Tom, but the combat plan was jointly formulated and executed by the staff.

Since Wang Tom was commanding from the flagship on the seaside, he was not completely clear about the details of the battle on the line of fire. Therefore, he still had some doubts about Hou Jin's initiative to withdraw his troops. He came to the village to meet with Sun Bing overnight.

and others, also in order to grasp the first-hand information as detailed as possible.

After a detailed discussion with Sun Bing and others, Wang Tom was finally convinced that the Hou Jin Army retreated without warning during the battle. Although the specific reason is unknown, the Hou Jin Army did indeed give up this round.

offensive.

The officers held a meeting to discuss the matter, and still felt that this matter needed to be more cautious. Perhaps there were other ulterior reasons for the sudden retreat of the Jin Army. It was hard to say what kind of trap had been set secretly. In short, we should guard this first.

In the village, if the Hou Jin Army wanted to transport supplies to the south, it would definitely not be able to escape the surveillance here. At that time, they could also try to destroy its transportation channels, intercept its freight team, and force the South Jin Army to retreat.

"I will send a telegram to Lushun Fort tonight to ask them to step up surveillance of the Jin Army. If the Jin Army starts to withdraw from the south in the next two days, the situation will become very favorable to us." Wang Tom's opponent

The general said: "But before that, all those participating in the war must not relax at all. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" the officers responded in unison.

Wang Tom's telegram was placed in front of Qian Tiandun that night, and he understood what Wang Tom meant at a glance. The Jin Army's activities around Lushun Fort have become more frequent these days, but they have no idea about attacking Lushun Fort or the sea.

Han's port defense area has little confidence, so it is just slowly gathering on the periphery, considering which side to attack first, or simply attacking the weak area between Lushun Fort and Lushun Port, so that Haihan's defense line can be interrupted.

Open. Of course, this last approach is probably because you don’t want to die fast enough.

In the past two or three days, those who have had more contact with the Houjin Army have been the Haihan cavalry. Sporadic fights between the two sides in the wild have occurred from time to time, and each has suffered some casualties. However, the Haihan side continues to occupy the leading position in terms of casualty rate.

With the obvious advantage, if the Later Jin Army wanted to attack Lushun Fort, they would have to clean up these hundreds of Haihan Cavalry first. But the Haihan Cavalry was not an opponent that could be easily eliminated. The Later Jin Army struggled for several days.

He didn't even get a chance to fight in close combat, and he was killed many times by the Haihan cavalry using kite-flying tactics.

Now the Golden Cavalry has begun to have a psychological shadow. The small group activities are easy to destroy, and the group activities are not concealed and flexible enough. The opponent's rifles can exert their power at a longer distance, but the power of our own bows and arrows is limited. As long as the combat distance exceeds ten

Zhang Yuan, the hit basically depends on fate. The terrain near Lushun Fort is relatively open, and there are not many environments that can be used for ambushes or maneuvers. Although the Later Jin Army had 3,000 troops, they did not dare to attack the city rashly.

And there is no solution for the Haihan Cavalry, so the situation becomes very embarrassing.

The leader of the army, Jia La E Zhen E Tengyi, actually had the intention of retreating after a few days of fighting with Hai Han, but the problem was that he came under orders, and now that the task has not been completed, he did not dare to withdraw at will.

When it was heard from the rear that the Haihan Army had landed on the Jinzhou Isthmus, Etengyi could faintly smell the danger. Although there were more than two thousand soldiers led by Erhe stationed in the rear at the Jinzhou Isthmus, Etenyi had no idea about the danger.

He doesn't have much confidence in his combat effectiveness. This is because after fighting against Haihan for many days, he already knows that this opponent's strength is indeed extraordinary. Since Haihan's army chose to land on the Jinzhou Isthmus, it is obvious that they must attack and save them.

At this point, Erhe's few troops are not enough to stop the Haihan people.

The news that came back one after another seemed to confirm E Tengyi's judgment. Er He's fighting situation with the Haihan people near the Jinzhou Isthmus was extremely unfavorable. When the battle entered the second day, Er He voluntarily gave up.

Erhe continued to attack the local stronghold established by Haihan. The reason was that the opponent's firepower was too strong, and the infantry and cavalry armies suffered heavy casualties during the attack on his position. Erhe was worried that the troops would be unable to defend the Jinzhou Isthmus due to excessive losses, so

Actively chose to retreat and defend.

The purpose of sending this news to Etenyi is to ask him to make a quick decision whether to fight a quick battle with the Haihan Army in Lushunkou, or to take the initiative to retreat to the front line of the Jinzhou Isthmus to avoid supplies that cannot be reached by the Haihan Army.

Transported to the front line under the watchful eye of tigers.

"This guy actually pushed the problem to me!" E Tengyi naturally saw clearly Erhe's little tricks. Although he was dissatisfied, he also had his own agenda. He led his army south to fight against the Haihan Army for several days.

However, the scale of the battle between the two sides is actually not large. Most of the time, two-digit combatants fight in local areas. Over the past few days, there has not been a real head-on confrontation.

E Tengyi knew that his combat power was insufficient and did not want his troops to die in vain, so he had been patiently dealing with Haihan slowly. But now that there was a problem in the rear, it was equivalent to giving him a

A reasonable reason to withdraw. He didn't want to wait until his troops were exhausted at Lushunkou before he had no choice but to retreat. By then he would have no soldiers, and his official position would become a decoration.

Already.

So the next day after Qian Tiandun received the telegram, the Hou Jin Army near Lushun Fort quietly began to evacuate northward. Although the actions of the Hou Jin Army were very covert, they still could not hide it.

Surveillance of the Haihan Cavalry Battalion. After the Jin army was discovered and evacuated, Harugong personally led a group of cavalry to fall far behind. After leaving Lushun Fort for more than 30 miles, he saw that the opponent still did not stop.

With the intention of turning back, it was basically confirmed that the Hou Jin Army was indeed planning to withdraw to the north.

After Harugong sent the message back, Wang Tom also quickly received the telegram notification. The Hou Jin Army in the direction of the Jinzhou Isthmus had apparently given up attacking the fishing village again and no longer had an organized presence in the vicinity.

Wang Tom finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the Marines were really forced to stand on the front line and fight against the Jin Army, he would also feel very painful. But if the other party did not withdraw before he retreated, this operation would be considered

It was all in vain, so we could only grit our teeth and hold on. But now that the Hou Jin Army has taken the initiative to retreat, the Marines no longer have to continue to desperately attract firepower.

After waiting for about two more days, the Hou Jin Army, which had gone south to fight at Lushun Fort, finally withdrew to the vicinity of the Jinzhou Isthmus and had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. Wang Tom no longer waited foolishly for the Hou Jin Army to launch a new attack.

Instead of attacking, the Marines were withdrawn from the village at night and returned to the seaside. At least there were warships stationed at the temporary port that could provide powerful fire support. An army like the Hou Jin Army, which was purely composed of land forces, had no way of getting close to the battle. Therefore,

Although the beachhead may not be as protective as an abandoned fishing village, it is much safer for the Marines than a village.

The Hou Jin army originally wanted to concentrate its forces and challenge the Haihan army, but they did not expect that the Haihan people also voluntarily withdrew to the seaside. Erhe and Etengyi together, if they continue to fight with the Haihan army

, the one who will suffer is definitely his own side. Now that winter is approaching, these Haihan warships cannot stay here forever, and the Haihan army has not built a fortress locally, which shows that they still have to leave after all. In this case, what will happen next?

The Jin generals also believed that it was better to do less than to do more, so they just let the Haihan people evacuate this place on their own, and they could also reduce some unnecessary losses.

So in the next few days, the two sides fell into a strange truce and confrontation. Wang Tom was unwilling to let the Marines venture further inland, and the Jin Army did not intend to use flesh and blood to fill the mouth of the Han Cannon.

The two sides faced off at a distance on the coast near the Jinzhou Isthmus, neither fighting nor retreating. Both sides seemed to be competing for patience.

After waiting for many days, one night the first snow fell in this area this winter. Although it was not too heavy, it also covered the world with a layer of snow-white winter clothes. After dawn, the Hou Jin Army suddenly appeared.

It was found that the Haihan position on the seaside was empty. All the ships left the coastline before dawn and took away all the Haihan infantry.

After the two Houjin generals received the news and confirmed it, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces. They congratulated each other first, and they couldn't tell that these two people were the unlucky ones who had lost consecutive battles. For them,

The process doesn't matter, but the result of driving away the Haihan Army is the most important. Next, we can ask the Jin Dynasty for credit. After all, they "successfully repelled" the Haihan Army's offensive.

Hou Jinguo, who has been harassing him for a long time, has made a great contribution.
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