Chapter 1364 The Beginning of the War

The content of the spoils harvested from Zhongzuo Suo City was quickly spread to the seaside headquarters. Qian Tiandun and others were dumbfounded after hearing the report. Although they did not have high expectations for the spoils before the war, this was

The harvest was really too shabby. A few thousand kilograms of food might be a lot for the Houjin garrison, but in Haihan’s opinion, it was only enough to be loaded on one ship. Due to the long preparation period, Haihan

The Han Dynasty's current grain reserves in Shandong are very sufficient. In fact, they are not short of several thousand kilograms. In addition, the sea voyage between Shandong and Liaodong is also very close. This harvest can only be said to be better than nothing.

"I suddenly understood why Hou Jin tried his best to enter the customs." Wang Tom sighed: "These people are too poor. In comparison, Ming Dynasty is really rich. If you don't rob, who can you rob!"

"With Houjin, the rate of return is really a bit low." Although Qian Tiandun is not a businessman, he can't help but feel a little emotional about the current situation: "At least after today's battle, we will lose money.

But it’s a big loss!”

The size of Haihan's troops going into battle today is actually not too large. Three infantry companies, an artillery company and a cavalry company are the main force in the battle. Plus a few logistics support personnel, there are only more than a thousand people actually participating in the battle. Based on Haihan's

In terms of the scale of Han's past military operations, this was only a very ordinary battle.

But the problem is that in today's battles, special operations battalions use a large number of new repeating rifles as their main weapons. Although this kind of rifle is powerful enough to allow infantry to form formations against cavalry, the value of ammunition consumed by its combat method is not a

A small amount. Based on the current production capacity of the Sanya Military Factory, the ammunition consumed in today's battle will probably take more than a month of production to replenish. If measured against this standard, the value of this batch of ammunition is quite considerable. And Haihan

The value of the ammunition seized in Zhongzuo City was probably less than one-tenth of the value of these ammunition, so Qian Tiandun was said to have lost money.

However, Harugong, who had just returned to the headquarters, had another opinion on this: "Grain and grass are not valuable, but horses are valuable! Do you know how many horses were seized today? Two hundred and sixty-three! This is almost catching up.

The number of horses the cavalry battalion currently has! If we fight this kind of battle a few more times, our cavalry battalion will be able to upgrade the cavalry regiment!"

"Just having horses is useless even if you don't have so many qualified cavalry!" Wang Tom immediately poured cold water on Harugong: "Besides, your cavalry equipment is so expensive, and it is not easy to get approval for expansion."

What Wang Tom said is indeed an objective fact. The individual equipment standards of the cavalry battalion are probably the highest in the Haihan Army, even far exceeding other elite units such as the special operations battalion. The cost of fully arming a cavalry is at least

It is four to five times that of ordinary infantry, and this ratio will further increase during combat. Even if Haihan has abundant military expenditures, high-level officials will still take cost-effective factors into consideration when arranging the formation of military units, so that the cost will be huge

The elite troops maintain a smaller organization. This is one of the reasons why the cavalry has remained at the battalion level for many years since its establishment.

Harugong also knew that although Wang Tom's words were unpleasant, they were true. In the past, the cavalry battalion had been restricted in scale due to high maintenance costs and limited military use. However, if it could open up a situation in the Liaodong region, then the cavalry would not be able to do so.

There is no possibility of expansion. Especially after this battle with the Houjin cavalry, Harugong found a way to solve the cost of cavalry formation-the Houjin army has a high proportion of cavalry. If you rob their horses for your own use, then

In terms of the cavalry military budget, a considerable part of the military budget can be saved for training and expansion of the cavalry.

However, Harugong was also a thoughtful person and did not speak out his true thoughts at the moment. Although they were all comrades sharing life and death, they were also career competitors. Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom commanded respectively

The elite units of the navy and the army infantry consume much higher military expenditures than the cavalry battalion. When it comes to fighting for military budgets, everyone will tell each other off. The issue of the cost of cavalry horses is the focus of attack every year.

But it seems that this predicament, which has lasted for many years, is expected to change next year.

Harugong was worried that the other party would set up an ambush and counterattack at night, so he asked to track the Jin Army's reconnaissance cavalry back to Zhongzuosuo City before dark after the retreat. The news brought back by the reconnaissance cavalry also made the generals temporarily feel at ease.

The people were marching rapidly to the north, with no intention of stopping. It seemed that they planned to escape to the Jinzhou Acropolis, a hundred miles away to the north. There should be thousands of Houjin troops stationed there to provide them with supplies.

shelter.

Zhongzuosuo City has been in lack of repairs during the Hou Jin occupation. After Haihan took over, it still took time to restore some functional buildings in the city and return it to normal operation. The southern city gate was bombarded.

After dozens of blows, the door panels were already full of cracks and were on the verge of collapse. It would definitely not work if they were not replaced. Takahashi Minami simply asked people to take down the two city gates and chop them up to use as firewood. As for the city gates,

For the defense here, temporary fortifications were temporarily built using the traditional method of blocking horses from a deer camp and adding barbed wire. Although it was not as reliable as the city gate, there were long-range firepower guarding the top and bottom of the city tower, and ordinary small groups of enemy troops could not even hope to invade the city.

There are actually many vacant houses outside Zhongzuosuo City, which were built by the Han people who lived here before. However, after the Hou Jin Dynasty occupied this place, these Han people either fled overseas or became slaves of the Hou Jin Dynasty, and the houses were

It was taken over by the Houjin Army who came here. Many of Muteb's subordinates who were originally stationed here usually live outside the city, and only enter the city to avoid war during war. However, recently Haihan has

There are no plans to house civilians here, so these houses will probably remain empty for at least the whole winter.

Suddenly, the military bugle sounded on the top of the city. Seeing the Haihan double-color flag slowly rising on the top of the city, the soldiers stopped what they were doing and raised their hands to salute. Gao Qiaonan was also one of them.

This flag-raising ceremony symbolizes that Haihan has officially entered the Liaodong Peninsula and is another big step taken by Haihan in the Northeast Asian waters.

However, the enemy Haihan has to face this time is no longer as easy to deal with as the Ming Dynasty, which has no time to look around. The Houjin regime can be said to be the most powerful armed force in Northeast Asia in this era, and it is extremely belligerent. In addition, Haihan's senior officials are extremely

Most of them are Han people, who have an unforgettable feeling about this period of history, and will never accept the peace that came from compromise with Hou Jin. This is just the beginning of the war between Haihan and the Hou Jin regime.

Although the Haihan Army is strong, it is far away from the mainland and has limited strength. Therefore, it is impossible to fight a war to destroy the country in a short period of time. What can be done in the near future is to establish a military base at the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula.

From the stronghold, Hou Jin was continuously bloodletted from the sea to contain Hou Jin's strategic trend of going south along the west coast of the Bohai Bay to invade the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the biggest beneficiary of this strategy is not Haihan, but Ming Dynasty, which is in internal and external difficulties. Compared with Haihan, who acts in a measured manner, the real trouble that Ming Dynasty is currently encountering is Hou Jin, who is eyeing it from outside the customs. If Haihan

If we don't take action, the Ming Dynasty will perish due to internal and external chaos in less than ten years. But if Haihan can get rid of the firepower and form a check on Hou Jin in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula, then the life of the Ming Dynasty will be much easier, and it may even be possible.

There is room for allocating troops to quell the domestic peasant army war.

Haihan did not expect that Ming Dynasty could solve the internal and external troubles in one go, because then the next target that Ming Dynasty had to deal with might be his turn. As long as he could help Ming Dynasty solve some of the pressure, this huge empire would not be barbarically left behind.

The destruction of civilization means that the goal has been achieved. As for replacing the Ming Dynasty, most people at the top of Haihan actually do not have a strong will for this development direction. The complete change of dynasties means that thousands of lives will be lost in the war.

Although the rulers have no idea of ​​the Holy Mother, no one wants to launch a war against the Ming Dynasty yet.

After nightfall, the soldiers of the special operations battalion who had settled in Zhongzuosuo City finally had their first hot meal of the day. The main course was freshly baked braised horse meat. Although the heat was a little short due to the rush of time, the main dish was braised horse meat.

For the soldiers who were already hungry after a day of fierce fighting, this was already an excellent delicacy.

Takahashi Minami's food is basically the same as that of the soldiers, but he can also enjoy a special dish, which is horse meat sashimi specially made for him by the cooking class. Although he has been naturalized as a Haihan for many years, some of the dishes he originally formed in his hometown

The eating habits of the people have also been retained, and eating certain types of meat raw is one of them.

Sliced ​​horse leg meat and grilled horse tongue are placed in a coarse porcelain bowl, plus a small dish of minced garlic soy sauce, which is Gaoqiao Nan's special dish. Since Haihan has extremely strict control over military horses

After Takahashi Minami joined the army, he rarely had the opportunity to taste horse meat again. This time, thanks to the Houjin Cavalry, he could eat a few more meals of fresh horse meat in the next few days.

After eating, Gao Qiaonan patrolled the city, checking whether there were any loopholes in the light and dark sentry posts and city gates. When he came to the city wall on the south gate and looked out, he could see the city several miles away.

In Lushunkou Harbor, there are dots of lights coming through the night, which is the beachhead established by the Haihan Fleet on the shore.

Seeing the lights on the coast, Gao Qiaonan suddenly felt very relieved. He knew that although he was thousands of miles away from Haihan, he was not fighting alone. There was an unparalleled powerful country as the backing to support his troops in the battle.

Combat missions are carried out here. Even just two or three years ago, he would never have dared to imagine that using musketeers and infantry to fight against large groups of cavalry in the plains could achieve such a great victory today. After this battle, Takahashi Minami was very concerned about the leaders.

The advanced military technology he possesses is even more impressive. If Qian Tiandun ordered a direct attack on Houjin Jingcheng tomorrow morning, he probably would not have any doubts about such an order.

Of course, Takahashi Nan also knew that his boss would not issue such a radical order. At the pre-war preparation meeting before departure, several senior officials had already announced Haihan's initial strategy in the Liaodong region. Haihan's

The goal is to seize Lushunkou and expand the control area to the north as much as possible in the next one or two years, striving to include the peninsula area south of the Jinzhou Isthmus into the Haihan territory. With this control area, it can gradually expand

Haihan's influence in the Yellow Sea made it possible for Hou Jin to have no time to go south and invade the Ming Dynasty.

But even if a long-term war with Houjin is to be launched, Haihan's current war preparation plan does not include the option of a large-scale all-out war. Considering the actual difficulties in troop deployment and logistics supply, Haihan will not be able to fight for a long time in the future.

It is unlikely that a large-scale army will be deployed here. Both sides have their own escape routes and will not easily launch a large-scale decisive battle. Therefore, the future war with Houjin is likely to remain in a state of small and medium-sized armed conflicts for a long time.

Compared to large-scale battles, Gao Qiaonan personally prefers small and medium-sized armed conflicts. This is the situation that the special operations battalion is best at handling. During this year, he has carefully studied the map near Lushunkou, and himself

Many combat plans were also designed. If the Jin army tried to retake Lushunkou, there would be no need to worry about running out of battles in the following period.

Early the next morning, tons of cargo began to be unloaded from the supply ship parked in the harbor. Dozens of large flatbed wagons took turns transporting these weapons and ammunition, food, medicinal materials, winter clothes and other supplies into Zhongzuosuo City. Accurately

He said that it should be called "Lushun Fort" now. Last night the headquarters had decided on this new name to replace the previous name given to this place by the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the ready-made fortifications of Port Arthur, Haihan will also build a naval camp in the Port of Port Arthur to echo Fort Arthur on land. Therefore, the army and navy cannot rest these days and have to make temporary arrangements.

Act as a construction team and seize the time to build various infrastructure here.

The battle plan originally drawn up by several senior military officials left a very ample time for action. It was originally planned to take about ten days to clear the area. However, they did not expect that the battle process turned out to be much smoother than expected. It only took 10 days to clear the area.

In one day, the main force of Hou Jin stationed in the Lushun area had been eliminated. With the remaining time, several commanders decided to seize the time to carry out large-scale construction, and first set up the sea and land strongholds at Lushunkou.

Fortunately, the active army troops have all been trained in basic civil engineering skills and are no strangers to building camps and fortresses. Although the navy is not good at this, there are no technical obstacles to serving as a labor force for logging and transporting heavy goods.

A senior official even personally served as project commander and supervised the soldiers building armed strongholds in this coastal area.
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