Chapter 1111 Amphibious Operations

In the fleet that traveled to the Liaodong Peninsula this time, the captains, first mates, gunners, sail and cable chiefs and other senior officers of each warship were all veterans who had participated in many naval battles in the south in their early years. They were not familiar with such a battle scene.

Strange, followed closely behind the flagship and continued to bombard Hou Jin's four warships. Although there were many recruits like Sun Bing on each ship who had not joined the navy for a long time and had little actual combat experience, under the command of the calm officers

Under this situation, various positions were running relatively smoothly, and there was no chaos caused by this sudden battle.

After the Houjin warship discovered that the difference in firepower output density between the two sides was too great, it tried to take the initiative to bring the ship up to start a boarding battle. However, their warship was far less flexible than the Haihan warship, and its speed of adjusting direction was also relatively slow.

The first attempt to ram the Haihan warship was interrupted by continuous artillery fire. The sailors on the ship probably had not experienced such an intense battle. They were in chaos under the bombardment, and the officer's command was also inconsistent.

It is difficult to have any effect anymore.

Of course, even if these ships can successfully come up to them, what awaits them is not only the deck guns loaded with grapeshot, but also the rifle fire of the Haihan sailors. It is estimated that they will have to be lucky to reach Haihan alive.

The deck of the warship, and the Houjin warship, which was at a comprehensive disadvantage in terms of troop strength, firepower and ship tonnage, would obviously have a hard time making a comeback.

Wang Tom was not nervous about this battle without much suspense. He had clearly calculated the strength gap between the two sides before the battle began. It was expected to destroy these enemy ships. Compared with the result,

Rather, he cares more about the actual combat experience gained by his men in this naval battle.

The Haihan Navy has fought against many parties in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and its results are also very proud. Most of the colonies occupied by Haihan outside Hainan Island have a share of the navy's contribution. At this stage, it can be said that

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is invincible to defeat all the enemies in the southeast. However, among the opponents that the Haihan Navy has fought against, the Ming Navy is probably the one with the least number of battles.

Because of Haihan's special policy towards the Ming Dynasty and the actual environment on the southeast coast, Haihan rarely fought with the Ming navy. The largest battle so far dates back to the Haihan army's capture of Qiongbei four years ago.

During the period, they pretended to be pirates and lured the Ming Navy to the Beibu Gulf and annihilated them. After that, the Haihan Navy gradually took control of the southeastern waters, and the coastal garrisons of Fuzhou and Guangzhou also had conflicts with each other because of their respective interests.

Haihan maintained a wonderful tacit understanding, and there was no similar armed conflict. Until last year, after Haihan stationed in Zhoushan, he received the news in advance and laid a trap at sea, killing the small group of Haining Commander Ma Yue who tried to pretend to be pirates.

The troops could barely be considered a battle with the Ming Dynasty Navy.

Although the warships in front of me are flying the flag of Houjin, the ships were built by the Ming Dynasty, and most of the people on board should be from the Ming Dynasty. This can also be regarded as a disguised battle with the Ming Navy.

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When the fleets of both sides staggered past, and the last two exploration-class warships in the queue met the Houjin warship, the other side obviously had no intention of continuing to resist. Two of the warships had begun to capsize due to serious water intrusion in the cabin.

The surviving crew members and sailors were jumping into the water to escape. Fortunately, the waterway in this area was extremely narrow. After jumping from the ship, swimming to the shore was only about a hundred meters away. Anyone with decent water skills could complete the task.

However, not everyone chose to flee to the shore. Some people placed their hopes of survival on this unidentified opponent and decisively chose to stay on the ship and surrender on the spot. This situation is not surprising.

The "Navy Division" of the Later Jin Dynasty were originally the former Ming Navy naval divisions who were kidnapped by the rebels and fled to Liaodong. Many of them had their hometowns in Shandong across the sea. Naturally, it was difficult for them to willingly accept the appointment of the Later Jin Dynasty. This is just a part of the navy.

The families of the soldiers were also brought here under hostage, and now they are living under the protection of others and have to work for Hou Jin. However, those soldiers who have no family to care for naturally want to seize every opportunity to return to the Ming Dynasty.

Although they did not know the origin of this strange fleet that suddenly appeared at Lushunkou, who else could come here besides the Daming Navy? Now that the battle has been defeated, the officer Houjin who supervised the battle on the ship is also dead.

They might as well surrender obediently and maybe take this opportunity to return to Shandong. As for whether they will be punished for treason after returning, they have not thought about it so much at the moment. In short, they want to think about it first.

Let’s talk about leaving here. So the two Haihan warships at the end decisively slowed down and began to clean the battlefield and collect enemy prisoners.

This battle did not last long, but the intensity of the battle was indeed not low. Except for the last two ships participating in the battle, the warships in front all conducted at least one round of artillery fire, relying on their firepower advantage to survive.

They defeated several Houjin warships that tried to use the narrow water channel to block the Haihan fleet.

After suffering intensive close-range bombardment from the Haihan battleship, these four enemy ships were all seriously damaged and had basically lost the value of repair. However, the place is in the waterway. If these ships sank here, they would inevitably

It will affect future navigation, and Hou Jin has few warships, so the impact on it may not be big. At that time, the work of dredging the channel will have to fall on Haihan. Wang Tom took this into consideration and ordered other ships to cooperate first.

Drag these half-sunken enemy ships out of the channel so as not to affect the access of your fleet here.

Seeing that the battle was over, Wang Tom immediately ordered all ships to report their battle damage status. Because the flagship had the strongest hull, the damage to the hull was not significant. It was just a few dents on the sides and several holes in the sails burned by rockets.

Cave. Three personnel were unfortunately seriously injured, but this battle damage was still within an acceptable range. When the warships following the flagship engaged in the battle, the enemy ship had lost most of its combat effectiveness after being bombarded by our own flagship, which made

The pressure encountered by those who came after was even less, but because the hull's protection was not that strong, two people were killed in the battle, and the fatal injuries were from the Folan cannon on the enemy ship.

Several logistics supply ships originally stationed outside the harbor also joined in, slightly speeding up the cleaning of the battlefield. From the beginning to the end of the battle, no more ships appeared to join the battle. It seems that Hou Jin deployed in the harbor.

There are only so many ships at sea. This armed force may be enough to fight pirates and suppress restless fishermen, but it is still obviously weak in fighting against a navy like Haihan with a formal organization and advanced equipment.

A little weaker.

Wang Tom did not wait for the battlefield to be cleaned up before taking the next step. Instead, he continued to move forward with two expedition-class warships. The small harbor behind the Golden Mountain on the east side could be seen to the end at a glance, except for a few ships that were upside down on the shore.

Outside of the small fishing boats, Wang Tom did not see any signs of human activity through the telescope. It seemed that the few warships that had just come out to fight were not from here.

Then only the harbor on the west side is left. According to the information currently known, the original city of Jinzhou Wei Zhongzuo Qianhu was located on the northwest coast of Lushun Port. In other words, Hou Jin deployed here

The army, probably both land and water, was originally gathered here. However, it became clear that the Jin Army had no other warships here, so Wang Tom did not have too many scruples and ordered to sail into this area of ​​water.

There are several stretches of mountainous areas on the northwest side of the harbor, and a plain is formed in the middle. Jinzhou Zhongzuo City was built according to the terrain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, guarding this harbor. But now the city head

The Dalong flag of Houjin has been replaced on it, indicating that this place no longer belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

There is a large pier on the coast outside the city. There are six trestles extending into the sea. Wang Tom's visual inspection shows that there is still enough room for the fleet he leads to dock at the shore. Considering Hou Jin's strength at sea

, it is unlikely that the construction of such a large-scale dock will be specially organized. This is probably to enjoy the construction results of the predecessors. At this time, there are several ships on the dock on the seaside, but they are obviously not the standard warships of the Ming army.

, Sure enough, the several warships originally stationed here have been dispatched collectively just now, and now there are no troops available.

The Dengzhou navy that was kidnapped and defected by Kong Youde's rebels last year was far more than those four warships. However, it seems that in order to facilitate the control and management of these uneasy Ming Dynasty sailors, Hou Jin deliberately dispersed them to prevent these Ming troops.

Gathering crowds to rebel. Historically, the Hou Jin Dynasty established the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty three years later. During this period, the management of the Han people and the troops sent by the Ming Dynasty was relatively extensive, and they were only distributed to various places and handed over to military leaders at all levels who led the troops.

According to the organizational structure of the Eight Banners in Manchuria, every three hundred people have one Niu Lu Ezhen, also known as Zuoling, every five Niu Lu have one Jia La Ezhen, also known as Shen Ling, and every five Jia La has one Gushan Ezhen.

That is, the military and political chief of a banner. Later Jin dispersed the Ming Dynasty surrender troops to various banners. Although it indeed reduced the risk of using these people, it also greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. Without an organized unit, they could not fight on the battlefield.

The strength that can be exerted on it is very limited. If all the naval forces brought from Dengzhou were deployed here, it would probably not be so easy for Haihan to win in the narrow waterway, at least the price paid would be higher.

Bigger.

Although the Hou Jin Army sent all the warships deployed here to the battlefield, they did not deploy shore defense methods near the dock. There was no one on the shore, but the city in Zhongzuo was about 10 kilometers offshore.

A mile away, it seemed that the Hou Jin army had given up the opportunity to attack halfway across the river and planned to occupy the city and defend it.

Of course, it is also possible that the Haihan Army arrived too quickly. The local Houjin Army had no time to deploy coastal defenses on the coast outside the city after receiving the news from Laotieshan. In a hurry, they could only send out a few warships, planning to

Blocking a block, but the effect did not meet their expectations at all. But knowing that the opponent's ship was equipped with long-range weapons such as artillery, they certainly did not dare to try to deploy infantry near the coast without shelter, so they could only use the safest method.

The solution is to retreat to Zhongzuo City.

Wang Tom did not relax his vigilance because of his opponent's show of weakness. He took a telescope and carefully observed the area within his field of vision, and finally discovered that there seemed to be human activity in a forest on the west side of Zhongzuo Suo City.

. He observed this position for a long time, and finally saw the head of a horse flashing through the gap between the trees. It seemed that there was an unknown number of cavalry hidden in it.

Wang Tom thought for a while and figured out the tactics his opponent might adopt. He probably hoped that his side would send people to land to attack Zhongzuosuo City. At that time, the cavalry in the forest outside the city would be waiting for an opportunity to attack the flanks of the Haihan Army nearby.

The chance of winning when riding against foot is definitely greater than when riding against the sea.

"It's a bit tricky!" This discovery made Wang Tom stop his contempt. Although his own strength is definitely higher than the opponent's, these Liaodong wild boar skins are not rookies without combat experience. They can move eastward year by year, to the east.

Nan continued to advance the front line, and did not fall behind the two huge opponents of the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia. This was not something that could be achieved simply by relying on courage or luck. In this field environment, the Later Jin Army had its own set of tricks.

Based on the mature tactics accumulated in actual combat, if Haihan's side is too careless, they may fall into their trap.

At present, the cavalry battalions of the troops heading north are basically deployed in Fushan County near Zhifu Bay. This time, the fleet heading north to the Liaodong Peninsula is not equipped with organized cavalry. There are a few cavalry responsible for field reconnaissance activities, but it is obviously impossible.

If these limited number of cavalry are sent out to fight head-on with the Jin army's cavalry, don't expect them to be able to put in much effort if they want to land for a landing.

Wang Tom once again confirmed the location of the woods. It was about 800 meters away from the coastline. The range of some naval guns could barely be reached, but when launching a shelling from the sea to the land, even at this distance, the shells could be hit.

, and there is basically no accuracy at all. If the opponent rushes out of the forest while we are attacking the city, it is estimated that it will take 20 to 30 seconds to kill the flanks of our own infantry. It is difficult for ship-based artillery to attack in such a short time.

If you intercept and snipe them within, the enemy will have a certain chance to cause damage to your own infantry.

Of course, Wang Tom can also adopt a more standard method of foot versus cavalry warfare, just like what the Haihan Army did when they faced off against the Wanjia Army outside Fushan County. They established a beachhead and laid out a complete fortification consisting of trenches, barbed wire, and horse barriers.

line of defense to cope with the rapid impact that the enemy cavalry may launch. However, to create such a complicated formation, a large amount of civil engineering is required, and the time the fleet will spend here will be doubled. And although the sailors can

Amphibious operations can be carried out when necessary, but attacking cities and fortresses is really not a combat method that the navy is good at.
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