Chapter 1358 Another battle at Lushunkou

Not to mention the commotion in Dengzhou after receiving the news of the Haihan Fleet's attack, the fleet turned north after passing the coast near Guxian Town, heading for the Liaodong Peninsula. From here

The straight-line distance from Bian to Lushunkou is only more than 70 nautical miles. If the fleet maintains a speed of about six or seven knots, it will only take a dozen hours to reach its destination.

In the past year, Haihan had sent fleets several times to clean up the east coastline of the Liaodong Peninsula, making it almost impossible for Houjin's armed sailing ships to station there, and had no choice but to hand over control of the coastline. However, this did not

It was not Haihan's ultimate goal. The military still hoped to occupy a piece of land in Liaodong and establish a stronghold as soon as possible, and then form a check on Houjin from this direction, thereby alleviating the external pressure faced by Ming Dynasty.

The existence of the Ming Dynasty is beneficial to the development of Haihan. This is a consensus reached by Haihan senior officials long ago. Although Haihan and Ming have been having territorial disputes in recent years and even had several armed conflicts, the relationship between the two countries

The relationship cannot be said to be very friendly. However, based on the interests first and the same roots and ancestry, the Haihan senior officials do not want the Ming Dynasty to be destroyed by the wild boar skin outside the customs in a few years as it was in history. Within the scope of their ability,

Sharing some pressure for Ming Dynasty and achieving its own strategic goals at the same time, this is Haihan's attitude in the future.

Although Daming may not be willing to cooperate with Haihan's "painstaking efforts", Haihan's senior management did not consider Daming's attitude too much when planning these strategic goals. This can be said to be contemptuous, but it is also a relatively sober attitude.

Judging from this, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to ignore Haihan and occupy a large amount of its own territory in a way that was tantamount to invasion. Even if the two countries had the same stance on dealing with Hou Jin, they could not get Ming's strategic cooperation. Therefore, Haihan

I simply didn't expect to get any help from Ming Dynasty. I just implemented the development plan step by step at my own pace.

Haihan chose to set off in the afternoon, so that after a night of sailing and arriving at the destination in the early morning, most of the soldiers could get enough rest time on the way and be able to join the battle immediately after arriving at the local area.

When morning came, each ship sounded the bugle for the first time, waking the soldiers from their sleep. They had about an hour to eat, drink, and eat, and then they began to organize their equipment and prepare for the next landing at Lushunkou.

Already.

This is no longer a new task for some of them. Every time the Haihan Army comes to Liaodong, Lushunkou, located at the southernmost tip, is the first stop they will inevitably visit. The landing at Lushunkou has also become a

A routine mission that the Army must complete every time.

The Hou Jin Army stationed here tried to prevent Haihan's landing, but under the condition of serious insufficient coastal defense firepower, the defensive measures they could take were extremely limited. They suffered several losses under the bombardment of Haihan naval guns.

After the second loss, the Hou Jin Army no longer tried to resist the enemy at sea, but retracted its defense line inland and no longer prevented the Haihan Army from landing. Although this seemed to increase the defensive risks, the Hou Jin Army had already

Realizing that Haihan's attack was only superficial and that even if he won, he would not stay locally, he accepted this offensive and defensive posture with peace of mind.

Due to the terrain, every time the Haihan fleet approached the Liaodong Peninsula from the southern sea, it would often be discovered by the Hou Jin army at a high altitude. Therefore, when the fleet arrived at Lushunkou, the enemy would be prepared in advance. In fact, it was not

There will be no surprise effect. This operation is no exception. When the Haihan Fleet was still several nautical miles away from the coast at the southern end of Lushunkou, it was already discovered by the sentinels of the Hou Jin Army, and before they arrived at Lushunkou Bay

, the warning signal has been sent to the stronghold on the north shore of Lushun Port.

Of course Haihan knew this, but the fleet's long-range firepower had an absolute advantage, so neither Wang Tom nor Qian Tiandun cared whether the Hou Jin army on the shore would resist. The fleet encountered no resistance at all.

They controlled the access channels to and from Lushun Port, and then dispatched several troop carriers in a familiar manner. Under the cover of warships, they attempted to land from the Laohwei Peninsula on the southeast side of the harbor.

In the past several operations to land at Lushunkou, Haihan, without exception, first controlled the Laohwei Peninsula and established a beachhead here before proceeding with the next move. This strategy may seem simple and crude, but if you think about it,

It is not easy to crack. Before and after the Jin Army tried to send infantry to the Laohuwei Peninsula to prevent the Haihan Army from landing, but under the fire of the warships, no matter how strong the infantry was, they could only be turned into cannon fodder.

Moreover, the Later Jin Army also discovered that the individual weapons equipped by the Haihan Army were far sharper than the cannons in the Ming army. They wanted to rely on the tactics used to deal with the Ming Army in the past, but they simply could not restrain the weapons of the Haihan Army. Instead, they were defeated by the Haihan Army.

The sharp rotating shooting tactics made the Hou Jin Army miserable. Regardless of whether they were infantry or cavalry, the Hou Jin Army had tried it, but the result was the same. They could not rush forward to start a hand-to-hand combat. After trying several more times, the Hou Jin Army

They gave up on this idea and simply hunkered down in their stronghold and let Haihan wreak havoc on the coastline. They knew that Haihan would retreat after only four or five days of tossing around, so they were in no rush to take the initiative.

Already.

This time, as usual, the Hou Jin army gave up the defense of the Laohuwei Peninsula, allowing the troop transport to easily dock and complete the landing and occupation. Several soldiers jumped into the waist-deep water, pulled the cables to the shore, and pulled the

After the ship was fixed, a springboard was put down on the ship to allow the soldiers to transfer various supplies to land.

Different from previous operations, when the Shandong Command was planning this clean-up operation, it had already decided to capture the Jinzhou Zhongzuo city in the north of the harbor that originally belonged to the Ming army, and wipe out the city stationed at Lushunkou.

The Hou Jin Army in the area will be preparing to seize this area after the beginning of spring. The Tiger Tail Peninsula will serve as a logistics position for this operation, piling up various war preparation materials and housing hundreds of horses for the cavalry battalion.

Since he did not just shoot and run, Haihan was more prepared this time than before. Troop ships continued to transport soldiers ashore, and a large number of marching tents were quickly set up on the Laohuwei Peninsula.

Various materials are also being hoisted ashore from the ship. This mixed land and sea force has more than 2,000 troops. The amount of ammunition and supplies consumed during the battle with so many people is not a small amount. Only Haihan has this kind of transportation.

With the ability of materials, the preparation and transportation arrangements of materials were completed in just a few days.

Haihan did not rush to launch an offensive against the Houjin stronghold across the harbor. Instead, he spent most of the day completing unloading and building a camp on the Laohuwei Peninsula. This action also puzzled the Houjin army. In the past, Haihan troops came here.

An offensive will be launched soon after the Biandu landing. After a tug-of-war that lasts for two or three days, the Haihan people will withdraw on their own, but this time it seems that the situation is a little different.

The local commander of the Later Jin Dynasty was named Muteb, which means "capable" in his language. Muteb's official position was Jia La E Zhen, and he commanded five Niu Lu, and each Niu Lu had three warriors.

Hundreds of people were commanded by Niulu Ezhen. However, not all of the more than a thousand people commanded by Muteb were Jurchen bannermen. They were divided into three identities: Aha, armored men, and bannermen. The one with the highest status

The bannermen are naturally Jurchens, and the lower-level armored men are actually surrendered people. They are from all ethnic groups and tribes in the Northeast. The lowest Aha are equivalent to slaves, and they are mainly composed of Han and Koreans from Liaodong.

The elite among the bannermen are called Baya Labing, and they are composed of the seventeen most powerful warriors provided by each Niulu. But these warriors are directly affiliated to the Baya Lahu Zhangjing and Mu of each banner.

Tebu, the Jia La Er Zhen, could only command dozens of Baya La soldiers assigned to him by Zhuzhang Jing. This special unit is similar to the special operations battalion and cavalry battalion in the Haihan Army, both of which pay more attention to individual combat.

In terms of ability, these elites in the Hou Jin Army were much worse than Haihan in terms of equipment, and they would not find many opportunities to display their personal abilities during the battle.

Muteb was transferred from Fuzhou Guard in the first half of this year, and the predecessor he replaced died in the shelling of the Haihan fleet at Lushunkou. Since the Haihan people began to visit the Liaodong Peninsula at the end of last year, they have been stationed in Lushun.

The Houjin Army in the mouth was undoubtedly the most seriously damaged unit in the entire Liaodong Peninsula. Every time the Haihan Fleet arrived, it always caused at least three-digit casualties here. During this period, Niu Lu'e Zhen and Jia La'e Zhen died in battle.

It has happened many times.

However, Hou Jin did not find an effective solution to this situation. After all, the Hou Jin court focused all its attention on Shanhaiguan and regarded Ming Dynasty as its main opponent. The Haihan Army came to attack from time to time.

The bloodletting of the last knife did not attract much attention. After all, the three-digit casualties were only a mild effect on Houjin in the context of the general environment. On the contrary, the Haihan fleet continued to attack the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula.

The attack gave Hou Jin a headache, and he could only withdraw all his limited armed maritime vessels back to the inland rivers, or relocate them to the Bohai Bay to avoid the Haihan campaign.

The court of the Later Jin Dynasty believed that as long as the Haihan people did not establish a long-term stronghold on the Liaodong Peninsula, then this kind of bloodletting battle would not harm the overall situation even if it continued. Therefore, in response to Haihan's repeated provocations, the Later Jin Dynasty only strengthened its attack on the Jinzhou Central Government.

The number of people stationed in Zuosuosuo City has increased from a few hundred to over a thousand currently under the command of Muteb. If family members and slaves doing farm work are added in, the population stationed by Houjin in this area has exceeded

Three thousand people. Ironically, after the Haihan Army swept around for a year, the population of Houjin living here was actually much larger than when they first came.

Of course, even if this number is doubled or even several times doubled, it will not shake the determination of Haihan senior officials to capture Lushunkou and even the Jinzhou Peninsula. It will just cost a little more effort when the time comes.

When Muteb came here with the order, he was ordered to defend the city in the center and left, rather than fight the Haihan people in the wilderness. Although he did not fully understand the arrangement of his superiors, why should the troops execute it and

It was a city defense task that he was not good at, but thinking about his predecessors and former predecessors who died in this place, Muteb decided to follow the instructions of his superiors.

Although it is a city defense task, not everyone stays in the city behind closed doors. According to previous practice, Muteb also deployed multiple outposts near Lushunkou. This arrangement is not to try to stop the Haihan people.

Landing at Lushunkou instead provides timely early warning so that the stronghold can know the news of the Haihan Army's attack from the sea so that corresponding defensive measures can be taken.

Just like in the past, after Muteb learned about the appearance of the Haihan fleet, he left only a few scattered reconnaissance cavalry on the periphery to monitor the Lushun port to confirm that the Haihan people would not do anything unexpected here.

patterns.

Muteb did not immediately order martial law in the city, but ordered all combatants to return to the team and wait for Haihan to take action before deciding on subsequent response measures. And the opponent's performance did not seem to be anything new. After landing on the Tigertail Peninsula

, and began to build the camp slowly and leisurely, pretending to be prepared to fight a protracted war in the local area.

After hearing the relevant reports, Muteb felt relieved. The weather is getting colder now, and winter is just one step away. When there is a few heavy snows, the Han people living in canvas tents may not know how they died.

.Looking at the weather conditions this year, it is getting colder earlier than in previous years. Maybe it will start snowing in ten days and a half. Of course, maybe the Haihan people will retreat on their own before the heavy snow appears.

However, Muteb did not take his opponents lightly. He knew that every time the Haihan Army came to Lushunkou, there would be armed conflicts with the local garrison. They would have to fight several battles before withdrawing, and this time should be no exception.

Before this, Muteb had already fought against the Haihan Army once, and he also roughly knew the Haihan Army's tactics. If he was not careful, he would easily be caught by the Haihan Army and kill everyone.

Muteb will not send troops to attack the Laohwei Peninsula. Such an approach has been proven to be futile. The most effective and safest way is to stick to the stronghold and wait for the Haihan army to attack. And place one or two troops outside the city.

The cavalry prevented the opponent from focusing on the siege. After a few days of this, the Haihan people would retreat in the face of difficulties.

This tactic has proven its effectiveness several times in the past year, and has now become the standard tactic used by the Jin Army to deal with the Haihan Army. Muteb did not want to make any changes to this mature tactic, and still

Still following the old method, I ordered two Niu Lu Ezhen and asked them to lead their cavalry to ambush on the north and south sides of the city.
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