Chapter 1148 Dengzhou Prefecture’s reaction

For Haihan, the construction of a military base and immigrant transfer camp on Zhifu Island, as well as the mining of copper mines in Fushan County, are all decisions made by the executive committee after long-term studies, and a large number of personnel have been invested in this.

and funds, and have made long-term preparations. As the saying goes, there is no turning back. Haihan’s actions in the Jiaodong Peninsula are full of determination and cannot allow for any mistakes. If someone wants to try to stop Haihan’s actions, then no matter it is

Whether it was bandits or the Ming army, they were all the same to Haihan, and they were stumbling blocks that had to be removed.

Although Haihan has been trying hard to build a good relationship with the local government since he landed, trying to control the local area by buying benefits and then gradually removing them, but now it seems that the effect of this approach is still relatively limited. Dengzhou City

The civil and military officials did not buy into Haihan's overtures. What they wanted more was direct benefits, such as a newly discovered copper mine.

Although Haihan did not want to initiate a war in Dengzhou, if the local government showed too much hostility, Haihan would not shy away from using war to resolve disputes of interest. This time the Ming army sent troops can be said to be a division.

It was famous, but both sides had to compete with each other based on their own abilities. The Ming army, which was unprepared, obviously suffered a big loss.

Of the more than 1,000 people from Guo Xingning's army who went on this expedition, only about half were able to return to Dengzhou City with good skills and abilities. Moreover, most of the various weapons and supplies they brought with them during the expedition were lost during the hasty retreat.

It can be regarded as the heaviest loss suffered by the local garrison in Dengzhou during the execution of its mission after the Denglai Rebellion.

Qishan Qianhu Station, which was supposed to coordinate its actions in Fushan County, did not even have time to learn about the fighting situation at the Fushan Copper Mine. Guo Xingning's troops had already been defeated and withdrew. However, this saved the Ming army stationed there.

Otherwise, with the location of Qishansuo, they would have no choice but to launch an offensive on Zhifu Island nearby. The result might be more tragic than what Guo Xingning’s troops suffered. It is impossible to say that Qian Tiandun and others would have simply ordered them to go down.

Qishansuo City was uprooted.

Guo Xingning's defeat and escape back to Dengzhou City will inevitably expose part of Haihan's military strength, and it is probably unlikely that the Dengzhou government will just stop and pretend that nothing happened. The most likely situation that will arise next is naturally

It was the Dengzhou garrison that gathered again, with more complete preparations and more troops, to launch an attack on the Haihan institutional facilities in Fushan County.

"If I were to command the Ming army, I would mobilize the troops of Dasong Guard, Jinghai Guard, Weihai Guard, and Chengshan Guard from the entire Dengzhou territory to lay siege to Fushan County." Chen Yixin pointed to the map and told Morgan,

Tian Yeyou, Gao Qiaonan and others explained their thoughts: "If they can mobilize tens of thousands of troops to besiege Fushan County, then we really can only temporarily abandon the Fushan copper mine and shrink the control area back to the Zhifu Island line."

"This is unlikely." Morgan shook his head and said: "I don't believe that these local guards have enough troops to cooperate with the instructions of the Dengzhou government. I heard that the establishment of Qishan Qianhu Station is only about half, and the rest are

The situation of the health center should not be much better. Besides, the entire Dengzhou is short of food. Can they prepare enough food and grass in a short period of time to fight a protracted war with us?"

Tian Yeyou said: "What Xiao Chen means should be the worst plan, right?"

Chen Yixin nodded and said: "That's what I mean. If the Ming army wants to implement such a combat plan, there are indeed problems that Uncle Morgan just mentioned. The most important thing is that they should have no time to act before winter."

Although the first snow this winter lasted only one day and then stopped, judging from the gloomy sky, I am afraid that this snow just opened the curtain of the cooling wave. If the Dengzhou garrison wants to make a comeback, it will be difficult to catch up.

The expedition was launched before the next snow arrived. If the garrison troops from various garrison posts were still to be mobilized, the time would have to be delayed at least ten days and a half. If the Ming army did not want to stay in the coldest months of the year

If they fight in the wild, their retaliatory actions will most likely be postponed until after next spring.

Of course, by that time, the balance of strength between the two sides will definitely change again. With the improvement of the Zhifu Island military base, Haihan will definitely increase the number of troops deployed here next year in order to prepare for the march into Liaodong.

When the time comes, it will be ten times more difficult for the Ming army to drive Haihan out of Dengzhou than it is now.

Tian Yeyou asked: "What new instructions does the Zhifu Island headquarters have now?"

Chen Yixin responded: "There is no better way for the time being. We can only strengthen surveillance in the direction of Dengzhou. Fortunately, it is not too far from Zhifu Island. If there is any situation, you can ask for help on the island immediately. Reinforcements will arrive on the same day.

come over."

Tian Yeyou said: "Since you all said that there will be no more wars in the near future, I will arrange for the construction site to resume work as soon as possible. Before the heavy snow starts to fall, we can still grab a few days of construction time."

It is not only the various infrastructure projects in the mining area that need to be rushed, but also a large amount of winter supplies that need to be transported to the mining area before the heavy snow closes the road. At least two companies of troops and hundreds of workers need to spend this winter in the mining area.

, the firewood needed for heating and keeping out the cold can be purchased nearby, but the coal, winter clothing, and food needed for the season must be transported here from the Zhifu Island base as soon as possible.

However, compared with the health centers in Dengzhou, the treatment at Fushan Copper Mine is already very good. Weihaiwei and Chengshanwei, west of Fushan County, have various health centers under their jurisdiction, and are now facing the problem of inconvenient transportation of winter supplies.

The reason is also very simple. The coastal area of ​​Fushan County currently controlled by Haihan is right between Dengzhou City and these two strongholds. The official road from Dengzhou City to Weihaiwei and Chengshanwei also has to go from Fushan County.

pass through.

In the Yamen of Dengzhou Prefecture, the prefect Chen Zhongsheng, the Shandong Dusi Commander Liao Jie, and Chen Zhongsheng's brother-in-law Zheng Fan had just listened to the description of the battle process by Guo Xingning, who had fled in panic from Fushan County. Now what makes them most embarrassed is

It is not the losses in this battle and the failure of the plan to seize the copper mine, but how to ensure the safety of the material transportation channels between Dengzhou City and Weihaiwei and Chengshanwei.

Considering that the relationship between the two parties is currently deteriorating, if the Dengzhou government wants to safely transport winter supplies to these two places, it will be difficult to bypass the territory controlled by Haihan, and safety will naturally not be guaranteed. But if left unchecked, these

The Ming army stationed in the local area will have a very difficult winter. If there are too many non-combat casualties due to the cold weather, it will be difficult for relevant officials up and down Dengzhou to communicate with their superiors.

Chen Zhongsheng said with a gloomy face: "The Haihan people are so brave, which we didn't expect before taking action. Mr. Liao, you previously guaranteed that you could defeat your opponent easily, but now it's like this, what should you do?"

Chen Zhongsheng did not have a strong dislike for the Haihan people. Last time, Zhang Pucheng, the magistrate of Fushan County, escorted Wanmeng, the bandit leader of the Wanjia Army, to Dengzhou City. He also greatly praised Haihan's assistance to the government in suppressing bandits and tacitly approved the Haihan people to settle there.

The practice of building settlements. But because his brother-in-law Zheng Fan and the military people made a guarantee that the Haihan people could give up the copper mines only with force and coercion, and there was no need for the Dengzhou government to pay military expenses.

The income will also be very generous.

Chen Zhongsheng did not know the strength of the Haihan people, so he believed what Zheng and Liao said. He believed that the Haihan people were just a group of foreign armed merchants and would not offend the local government because of an unexploited mineral deposit. Therefore, he issued an order in the name of the prefect of Dengzhou.

They issued an official document requesting Haihan to evacuate the area where the copper mine is located, and then agreed to the military sending troops to Fushan County to expel the Haihan people. However, they did not expect that the result that Zheng and Liao had vowed to do did not happen at all, and the Haihan people actually took extremely extreme measures.

The tough attitude defeated Guo Xingning's department.

Although Chen Zhongsheng has not suffered any personal losses, he has realized that this reckless decision may be kicked on the iron plate. Thinking that the Haihan people had fought against the Dengzhou local snake Wanjiajun when they first arrived, it must have been due to their own strength.

Very confident, and the Ming army who stepped on the door this time was more like delivering food. Although Guo Xingning claimed to have killed hundreds of enemies in the battle, Chen Zhongsheng did not believe it at all - you have killed hundreds of enemies, the enemy army

Your troops did not collapse but collapsed first?

Chen Zhongsheng's purpose in asking this question is also very clear. This idea was first proposed by your military. If you screw up now, don't think about taking the blame with me. If the military can't solve this problem, then he doesn't mind asking the governor

Sir, please read this book.

Liao Jie can be a third-grade military attache. In addition to his military abilities, his official skills of observing people's emotions are naturally not bad. He can still understand what Chen Zhongsheng means in his words. As for the disadvantages Guo Xingning suffered in Fushan County

, he is also very angry now, but he must not vent his anger on his friends in the same camp at this time. After all, this mess needs everyone to work together to clear it up.

Liao Jie immediately responded: "The Haihan people are stubborn and wanton, which is indeed beyond my imagination. In my opinion, this time Guo Master's horse failed. It may not be because of how powerful the Haihan people are, but Guo Guo."

The adults are too generous, but the preparations are not sufficient."

Guo Xingning was secretly unhappy after hearing this. He originally wanted to apply for more troops, but Liao Jie believed that the Haihan people would not take measures to resist with force, and additional troops would only increase consumption. If more troops could be sent out at the beginning,

How could he be easily cut off by the Haihan people, forcing him to choose to withdraw from the battlefield from the mountainous area? When Liao Jie said this now, he obviously wanted to put all the blame on him, Guo Xingning.

However, Liao Jie also took into account Guo Xingning's emotions and changed the topic: "Master Guo led his army on an expedition, and after stepping into the Haihan trap, he was able to fight hard for two days. It is already extremely difficult. There is no credit but hard work.

For the current plan, one is how to adjust the strategy to deal with the Haihan people, and the other is to solve the supply and transportation problems of Chengshanwei and Weihaiwei."

Zheng Fan interrupted: "My lords, since the Haihan people control the land route, why not switch to the water route? It only takes two days to sail from Dengzhou Shuicheng to the farthest Chengshanwei, and sea navigation is not greatly affected by snowfall, so why bother to take the risk?

Take the land route?”

"Zheng Fan, you don't know something. The land route is the second most terrifying thing about the Haihan people, and the water route is their strongest area." When talking about this topic, Liao Jie had to give Zheng Fan some knowledge about the power of his opponent:

"The Haihan people started from the sea, and throughout the southern coast, they used control of maritime trade routes as their main means of making money. All the sea merchants and pirates who competed with them were wiped out, and their methods were extremely cruel. According to the information that Qi Shan found, Haihan

There are dozens of warships docked in Zhifu Bay, and they even took the time to go to Tangpi Island and negotiated cooperation with Shen Shikui. You can imagine the scope of their activities. The Haihan people may have already been in the waters near Dengzhou City.

We have arranged ships to monitor the navy's movements, and it is not that easy to avoid their eyes and ears and send the cargo to the east."

Zheng Fan was still unwilling to give in: "There are several fast boats below, and even if the Haihan people find them, they may not be able to catch up."

Liao Jie shook his head and said: "My brother is on duty in the south. According to what he said in his letter, the Haihan warships sailed at a speed far beyond the Ming Dynasty's sailing ships. All the naval forces along the southern coast were impressed. The Fujian Navy even spent huge sums of money

, purchased several warships from the Han people in Shanghai to increase their strength. Although your clippers are not bad, they may not have an advantage against the warships of the Han people in Shanghai. However, if you insist on giving it a try, I will not

be opposed to."

Zheng Fan shut his mouth after hearing this. No matter whether the Haihan warships were really as fast as rumored, he did not need to bet his own property. The purpose of his taking the initiative to participate in this matter was to gain profit.

Greater benefits, but now it is discovered that the Ming army is not that effective, then it is natural to carry out risk control. The military expenses and food supplies for thousands of people were already very difficult. If we take a few more ships to go in, it will be

What a big loss.

Chen Zhongsheng said with a straight face: "We can't go there by land or water, so what should we do? Do we just have to watch the soldiers of Chengshan Guard and Weihai Guard starve?"

Liao Jie said: "I'm afraid it's inevitable to be hungry, but I won't be hungry all winter."

"Then Master Liao has a solution?" Chen Zhongsheng asked.

Liao Jie said solemnly: "It can't be said to be a solution, it's just a word. Zhifu Bay will be frozen in winter, and Haihan warships are almost all large ships. They certainly can't spend the winter in the harbor. I estimate that there will be another ten days and a half.

, when the sea water first freezes, the Haihan warship will turn around and go south to spend the winter. At that time, we will be transporting supplies from the sea, and we will not have to worry about being intercepted halfway."

Chen Zhongsheng was speechless after hearing Liao Jie's approach. Liao Jie's active show of weakness already showed the military's attitude. If the military is still determined to fight Haihan on land, it has no intention of fighting Haihan at sea.

Thinking about it. But thinking about the situation in Dengzhou, it is really helpless. The Navy is still in the process of post-war reconstruction and has no ability to fight with the opponent. What else can it do if it doesn't hide in a humble manner.
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