Chapter 2338

In the military confrontation in the Jinzhou Isthmus in the past two years, most of the confrontations between the two sides were only sporadic battles at the patrol level. There have been few armed conflicts of this scale. The firepower displayed by the Haihan side in the battle

The intensity seems to be much higher than when Dongshan was used to make a fuss in the past.

There were many discerning people in the Qing army, so they naturally noticed this unusual performance. They quickly realized that the Haihan Army had deployed more troops in Dongshan this time. Combined with the fact that the Haihan Army had recently suddenly increased its force south of Daheishan.

The intensity of patrols in the area prevented the Qing army from detecting the movements of the Jinzhou defense line. It is obvious what these actions mean.

"The Haihan people... they want to have a big game before the heavy snow closes the mountains!" After listening to the report from his subordinates, Azig made a clearer judgment on the current situation.

Although there have been several snowfalls in the Liaodong Peninsula, the snow cover is not bad, far from the level that makes it difficult for infantry to move. If it enters the middle of winter, the snow will be as thick as one or two feet in mountainous areas like Dongshan.

, it is impossible for the army to be stationed for a long time, so in previous years when the Haihan Army entered Dongshan before winter came, the Qing army would not react much. They knew that even if they could not drive the Haihan Army away, they would wait until a few more heavy snowfalls.

, the Haihan Army will also retreat on its own.

However, although the deployment of the Haihan Army this time was different from previous years, Azig judged that the east mountain direction was still a feint attack and deliberately pretended to be heavily stationed to attract attention, while the real main attack direction should be towards the Jinzhou Isthmus.

From a geographical point of view, the corresponding location of Dongshan is the Qing Army's Dongda Camp at the foothills on the east side of Dahei Mountain, while the Jinzhou Isthmus is located to the west of Dongshan, and the corresponding location is exactly the Daheishan area. The Han Army in Tonghai was in deep winter

Just like being unable to stay in Dongshan, the Qing army could not camp in the Dahei Mountains for the winter. After entering the deep winter, the large forces could only withdraw and station themselves in the east and west camps on both sides of the foothills of the Dahei Mountains.

On the hillside of Daheishan facing the Jinzhou Isthmus, a large number of fortresses have been built in the past two years. Qing troops are stationed in them except in winter, which serve as the main line of defense to prevent the Haihan Army from advancing northward. If the Haihan Army

If you plan to invade Daheishan, the period after winter and before heavy snow closes the mountain may be your only chance.

If the Haihan army can really seize this window to invade Daheishan and solve the supply problem of the garrison, it will be a big bad news for the Qing army. The entire defense line of the Qing army will be divided into two parts: east and west.

, Daheishan is like a wedge embedded in the middle, which will make it impossible for the Qing army to block the Haihan army in the Jinzhou area.

Of course, considering the harsh environment where the mountains are blocked by heavy snow for several months in winter, even when the Qing army evacuates Daheishan, it is still not easy for the Haihan army to occupy this area. How to obtain supplies is

A big problem that is difficult to solve. Daheishan is still about ten miles away from the Jinzhou Isthmus in the south, and the middle is all flat terrain with no undulations. After occupying this area, Haihan wants to provide supplies to Daheishan from the Jinzhou Isthmus.

, then I’m afraid a large army would have to be dispatched to escort him every time.

Azig did not worry about the safety of Daheishan in winter before. The Qing army camp was close at hand, and it was very difficult to supply the fortresses and garrisons in the mountains, not to mention the need to transport supplies to Daheishan from ten miles away. The sea

If the Han army advances rashly, it is likely that they will be trapped in the mountains and unable to escape.

It is precisely for this reason that the Haihan Army has indeed not made such a dangerous attempt before, but the situation this year seems to be a little different. Looking at the current posture, it seems that it is planning to make a breakthrough from the front of Daheishan.

Azig believes that this may be because Haihan has found some way to solve the winter supply problem, which is enough for them to risk launching a winter offensive to Daheishan. Of course, if Haihan masters such a method, then maintaining the current deployment in Dongshan will also be possible.

It's no problem either.

Moreover, Azige also thought of a possibility that Haihan would enter Daheishan after occupying Dongshan. In this way, he would actually have a supply route to Daheishan from both the Jinzhou Isthmus and Dongshan. The Qing army would implement this

The difficulty of interception will naturally be doubled.

Of course, this may just be Haihan's deliberate bluff. In fact, the opponent does not have the necessary conditions to occupy Daheishan in winter. He just wants to make the Qing army uneasy and mobilize troops on a large scale during this period, thus consuming the Qing army's precious winter time.

Materials.

Since the coastal areas of the Liaodong Peninsula have been repeatedly raided by Haihan troops in recent years, it has been difficult for the tens of thousands of Qing troops guarding the Daheishan defense line to obtain sufficient supplies nearby. Many supplies can only be transported by land from Shenyang, which is 700 miles away. The transportation costs

It is very expensive. The consumption rate of materials during war will be several times that of normal times, and transportation in winter is very difficult. Once a large-scale war breaks out, it will be a great test for the Qing army’s material reserves. Even if Haihan fails to successfully occupy the country

In Montenegro, as long as the Qing army's supplies are consumed sufficiently, it will actually be the Qing army that suffers in the end.

What competes in war is logistics, and Haihan's advantage in this aspect is also very obvious. Compared with the Qing army, it is obviously much easier for the Haihan army in Jinzhou to obtain supplies. It can be obtained from both North Korea and Daming Shandong.

The transportation speed of bulk supplies to Jinzhou via sea route is much faster than that of the Qing army from Shenyang.

However, the Qing army is currently unable to detect the movements of Haihan's army in the direction of the Jinzhou Isthmus. Therefore, Azig cannot judge the true intention of Haihan's actions, and it is difficult to make corresponding deployments.

"Pass me an order to have the troops besieging Dongshan withdraw first. Send two battalions from the Han Army Banner to cut off the enemy's attack route from Dongshan to Daheishan." Azig paused, then added: "Immediately strengthen the attack on Jin

I want to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of the Isthmus of Zhouzhou, I want to know what the Haihan people are doing secretly!"

When the weather is clear and visibility is high, the outline of Dahei Mountain more than ten miles away can be seen from the city wall fortifications of Jinzhou Isthmus. Similarly, from Dahei Mountain, you can also observe the ten-mile-long defense line of Jinzhou Isthmus.

Fortification group. But no matter which side it is, if it wants to know the specific movements of its opponent, it must send reconnaissance personnel to the opponent's controlled area for observation and intelligence collection.

This is of course an extremely dangerous job. In order to keep their defenses as secret as possible, both sides will send patrols to roam in the middle area. Of course, these patrols themselves also carry the task of reconnaissance of the enemy. Once they find that enemy personnel are approaching,

, they will eradicate them mercilessly. Incidents such as armed conflicts between patrol teams from both sides on the way will occur basically once or twice a month, and casualties are also common.

Soldiers who can be selected into the patrol team to perform tasks must not only be proficient in riding skills and corresponding cavalry tactics, but also be familiar with the Liaodong wild environment, so as to ensure their survival rate in sudden battles.

Although this job is quite risky, and it can be said that you are doing it with your head up, there are also many opportunities to gain military merit. Therefore, for those heroes who want to gain rapid promotion by accumulating military merit, striving to serve in the patrol team is a good idea.

Shortcut. Those who are lucky may be able to become an officer based on merit and reward in just a few months.

Of course, there are some special situations. For example, some people like to stay in the patrol team and perform various high-risk tasks. They may not be seeking excitement, but most of them have their own special reasons.

Zhu Chen is one of these special personnel. He was originally a soldier from Dongjiang Town, and his family has been on military rations for several generations. Although he has the imperial surname, he actually has nothing to do with the Zhu family that is in power.

The last few generations of Zhu Chen's family have been military households guarding the border in Liaodong, and his father and two brothers were killed in battles with the Hou Jin Army in the past. It can be said that they have a grudge against the Manchus for annihilation. For Zhu Chen

, whether he was on duty in Dongjiang Town or now transferred to Jinzhou to serve the Haihan people, as long as he can go into battle to kill the Tatars, it doesn't matter which country he is loyal to.

Zhu Chen was famous for his outstanding personal force when he was serving in Dongjiang Town. In just a few years after entering the army, he personally chopped off more than 40 Tartar heads and became an officer with military merit. Later, Dongjiang Town

After defecting to Haihan, Shen Shikui, the governor of Pi Island, personally recommended Zhu Chen and others to the Haihan generals, and he became the first batch of personnel in Dongjiang Town to be recruited to serve in the Haihan army.

However, Zhu Chen was not very interested in commanding operations from behind. The only thing he wanted to do was to go to the battlefield to fight the Qing army and use the heads of the Qing soldiers to commemorate his deceased relatives. The Haihan Army also followed this principle.

Based on the principle of making the best use of people's talents and resources, Zhu Chen was assigned to be the reconnaissance cavalry that he was best at.

With rich combat experience and sophisticated equipment unique to the Haihan Army, Zhu Chen's enemy-killing efficiency has improved a lot compared to the Dongjiang Town period. Zhu Chen can also overcome various difficulties to complete some extremely risky reconnaissance missions, thus

He gained the trust of the generals and granted him many special permissions.

For example, in the reconnaissance team commanded by Zhu Chen, each person was selected by him from the original personnel of Dongjiang Town. This team can be assigned the best war horses and equipped with the best-performing new weapons. For the received

For various tasks, Zhu Chen also has the right to decide his own action plan without having to completely follow the instructions of the garrison headquarters.

In addition, the reconnaissance cavalry team led by Zhu Chen is also one of the very few troops in the Haihan Army that retains the practice of beheading to ask for credit. It is not so much to ask for credit, but it is Zhu Chen's personal hobby. However, a big tree attracts wind, and it is said that the Qing Dynasty

The army also placed a reward on Zhu Chen's head all year round. As Zhu Chen chopped off more and more heads, the reward offered by the Qing army also increased, from the initial fifty taels of silver to the current one thousand taels.

But as of now, Zhu Chen's head is still on his neck. There are indeed many Qing soldiers who want to chop off his head to receive the reward, but most of them have already lost their heads.

When Chen Yixin summoned his commanders to hold a preparation meeting for Operation Snow Stepping, Zhu Chen was also one of the officers qualified to attend. Zhu Chen didn't have much to say about the rather complicated combat plan formulated by General Haihan.

All he cared about was how big a role he could play in this plan, or how many opportunities he could have to fight with the Qing army.

Azig guessed that Haihan's offensive was a virtual one and a real one, but the reality was virtual and the virtual was real. There was a lot of room for change, but he never expected that all the actions of Haihan Army so far

They were all just tactics to lure the enemy, and the entire movement in the Jinzhou direction was just a feint attack.

To make the feint more realistic, the Qing army must be put under enough pressure to block the area before the Jinzhou Isthmus and Daheishan, and shield the Qing army's information sources, which is also part of the feint.

Zhu Chen's understanding of this combat goal was very simple and crude, which was to kill every Qing army that appeared in this area and make this area completely a blind spot under the eyes of the Qing army.

This is already the third day that Zhu Chen has led his team in this area. At this time, it has become inconvenient for the cavalry to move in the wild. Fortunately, the range of activities is just outside the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line, and they can return to their home territory every day.

When resting, there is no need to carry a large amount of supplies, and there is no need to worry about the supply of food, grass and ammunition.

Zhu Chen is not a conservative person, so in addition to the saber and hunting bow commonly used by cavalry, his war horse also has a seven-shot rifle that only the elite troops of the Haihan Army are qualified to equip. He had used this kind of

After receiving the new weapons, he decisively realized the advancement of muskets in terms of combat performance, and took the initiative to practice shooting for a period of time. Then he changed his main battle weapon to a rifle, leaving only the sword and bow as a backup.

With this new weapon, Zhu Chen can save the time of chasing and fighting with his opponents and use the simplest way to make the final decision. In his opinion, as long as he can kill the Qing army in the fastest way, he doesn't need to care about the use of it.

What kind of weapon is it? As for the heads of the Qing soldiers, should they be chopped off or chopped off? There is nothing wrong with beheading them after being shot to death.

In view of last year's incident where the patrol was attacked by the Qing Army's musketeers, the patrol is now very careful when performing tasks and will try to avoid being too concentrated. Zhu Chen's team is no exception. According to the latest tactical arrangements, every patrol during the march

There was a distance of at least one foot between the riders. There was one rider on the left and right at the front and rear, keeping enough vigilance about the surrounding environment. If there was any disturbance, a signal would be sent out, and the team would deal with it together.

Zhu Chen sat on the horse and slowly chewed fried noodles. This was his lunch. It was a bit difficult to swallow. But the water in the kettle was already cold, and there was even a little bit of ice left in it. He drank it in his mouth.

Immediately, he will feel cold from his throat to the soles of his feet. The feeling is really uncomfortable. Zhu Chen knows the importance of keeping his body warm in this outdoor environment, so he will only open the door when he clearly feels his mouth is dry.

Take a small sip from the water bottle to avoid affecting your condition.
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