Chapter 1439: Exhausted

Now that the gate of Jijiabao has been opened, Qian Tiandun will naturally not allow his opponents to easily re-block it. He hopes that through such measures, he can put enough pressure on the Houjin Army who are huddled within the fortress defense line.

, allowing them to concentrate their forces on Jijiabao for defense. In this way, Haihan will have a greater chance of annihilating the opponent's main force in subsequent battles.

Breaking through the fortress defense line has never been the ultimate goal of the spring offensive. Trying to eliminate as many effective forces of the Jin Army as possible is the real goal that the military wants to achieve. Qian Tiandun's idea is to attract the enemy to the

To annihilate them all at once, otherwise with the mobility and capability of the Haihan Army, if they wanted to chase down the Houjin Army, which had a considerable proportion of cavalry, they would probably have to follow behind and eat dust, and they might not even be able to see the horse's buttocks.

A nearly eight-meter-high simple observation tower has been erected on Haihan's position. This kind of observation tower is actually all prefabricated parts and can be quickly assembled with tools on the battlefield. Its support structure is actually similar to the tower crane of later generations.

After fixing the bottom part, the upper part can be set up very quickly, and it also has a certain degree of wind resistance after it is set up.

Standing on this observation deck, it is basically at the same level as the gate tower of Jijiabao, and even higher than the city wall connecting the gate tower. You can clearly see the situation of a section of space behind the fortress defense line.

"There are a lot of cavalry gathered, there must be thousands!" After Gao Qiaonan climbed down from the observation deck, he handed the binoculars to the adjutant and immediately reported what he saw to Qian Tiandun. Although the observation line of sight was unclear,

It was partially blocked, but Takahashi Nan still saw part of the Houjin Cavalry gathering on the plain behind to prepare for battle.

Obviously these rounds of sharp shelling have panicked the defenders. They didn't know what kind of offensive Haihan would launch after blasting open the city gate, but since the passage to break through the defense line had been forcibly opened, they also

The troops could only be gathered together to prepare for the next offensive launched by Haihan. But if the cavalry were to rush out from the narrow city gate under artillery fire, there would definitely be heavy casualties, so the Hou Jin army was not in a hurry to attack.

Instead, they gathered their troops behind the fortress and made plans when the Haihan infantry pressed forward to attack.

However, Qian Tiandun is not so impulsive. He can roughly think of the opponent's possible reaction before launching the attack. Naturally, he will not use his precious infantry to do such a life-threatening job as siege. Since the opponent is nervous and begins to gather troops

, Qian Tiandun believed that his first step goal had been achieved, and there was no need to rush to attack the fortress at this time. He just hoped that Hou Jin would panic in this situation. The more panicked the opponent, the easier it would be to reveal flaws, and Hai

As long as Han keeps an eye on his opponent's movements, he will naturally be able to find a more suitable fighter opportunity.

Yangguli still hasn't figured out how those seemingly inconspicuous artillery pieces set up by Haihan outside the city can be so powerful. The opponent keeps aiming at the city gate, whether he wants the cavalry to move out.

He still wanted to block the city gate with construction materials, but it became difficult to realize it under the threat of artillery fire. Yangguli had to mobilize his troops to gather near the city gate to prevent the Haihan army from attacking directly. But it was obvious to defend like this

It's not a solution. We can't just let this big gap stay here.

Since the Haihan Army deployed such powerful weapons in this place, Yangu Li naturally subconsciously believed that this was the main direction of Haihan's attack. Yangu Li had even begun to consider whether to divide the troops here.

The Hou Jin army on the defense line mobilized some of them to Jijiabao.

But before he could figure out the key, news came from Sujiapu, another fortress on this line of defense near the Bohai Bay. About a thousand Haihan Army troops advanced to Sujiapu, which is only one mile away.

They set up artillery positions and launched a bombardment at Sujiabao. This process was almost exactly the same as what happened in Jijiabao. It was obviously a battle plan that Haihan had planned long ago.

The response measures taken by Jia La'er Zhen'er Tengyi, who was commanding and supervising the battle locally, were basically consistent with Yanguli's strategy. First, he sent a team of cavalry to try to stop Haihan's actions, but in the end he was attacked by intensive firepower.

He failed to succeed, but lost nearly 300 cavalry. E Tengyi was worried that the Haihan Army would launch a general offensive targeting Sujiapu, so he quickly sent people to report Yangguli, hoping to mobilize more troops to Sujiapu.

Family gatherings.

The only good news is probably that when E Tengyi sent someone to report the news, the gate of Sujiabao had not been destroyed by Haihan's bombardment. Of course, E Tengyi didn't know that Haihan's four most powerful

All the artillery pieces were deployed on the Jijiabao side. Otherwise, even if two gates were separated and placed on the west side, the main gate of Sujiabao would probably have turned into rubbish.

This in itself is a strategy formulated by the Haihan military, deliberately creating a battlefield situation with one leader and one auxiliary, so that while the Jin army was gathering towards Jijiabao, they also had to keep an eye on the battlefield trends to the west in order to increase the intensity of the attack.

The degree of psychological panic of the later Jin army.

Before Yangguli could decide whether to send back the troops just transferred from Sujiapu, another new alarm came.

On the coast of Dalian Bay, about ten miles behind the fortress defense line, Youhoujin patrol discovered that the Haihan fleet was trying to land on the shore. A cavalry team of fifty people tried to stop Haihan's actions, but they were not close enough to engage in combat.

They were persuaded to retreat by the artillery fire from the Haihan battleship. After losing more than a dozen horses, they could only retreat to a distance and watch helplessly as the Haihan army rowed a small boat to land on the shore.

"Send two Niulu quickly for reinforcements!" Yang Guli was very decisive. He immediately summoned his officers and gave the order. After thinking for a while, he added: "Don't rush to charge. If there is no chance of close combat, go first."

Keep an eye on them from a distance and don't let these southern barbarians fire. They have few cavalry, so just deal with them slowly."

His men took the order and left, but Yangguli began to have a headache. If the opponent pointed at Jijiabao and attacked, it would be easier for him to deal with it, but now that there are more flowers, the troops commanded by Yangguli are a little exhausted. He

They do not think that the offensive launched by Haihan in Sujiapu and the rear north of the defense line is real, but a feint to distract his attention and troop deployment. But the scary thing about Haihan's army is that even if it is a feint, if

If not handled carefully, it will also cause great trouble. For example, at the landing point in Dalian Bay, if the actions of the Haihan landing force are still unable to be restricted, the feint attack may be converted into a real offensive at any time.

When the opponent launches multi-point offensive tactics, it seems that dividing the troops to plug leaks is the only solution that can cope with this situation. However, Yanguli also knows that dividing the troops at this time is extremely dangerous, and it is very likely that the troops are still being mobilized back and forth on the road.

By that time, Haihan had already broken through a weak link in his own defense.

Yangguli decided to take a gamble. He believed that although Haihan's maritime armed forces were powerful, if he wanted to land from the sea behind the defense line as the main attack direction, then outside the two fortresses of Sujiabao and Jijiabao on land,

It would be too redundant to set up a formation of at least 3,000 men for a feint attack. If all these troops were transported from the sea to the north to land, it would be difficult to carry out the attack even if nearly 10,000 troops had been assembled in the northern part of Jinzhou.

Send it away.

Although he didn't know how many troops Haihan had entered Liaodong this time, based on his past experience in dealing with Haihan's army, Yang Guli could judge that the opponent's army was taking the elite route. In addition, he had to consider the issue of supply across the sea.

The number of troops was unlikely to be in the tens of thousands. Therefore, he believed that all Haihan's movements around the sea were just feints, and the real main attack direction was still on land. The thousands of troops and horses south of the defense line were the best proof.

Therefore, when faced with the news that Haihan's army had landed in the north, Yangu Li insisted that it was just harassment. As long as the opponent did not land a large number of cavalry ashore, its scope of activities could not go too far from the seaside. Haihan's tactics had been used in the past.

It has been verified many times in more than a year, so the focus of his defense deployment is still on the Haihan troops equipped with heavy artillery in the south.

"In the past year, we have landed on the Liaodong Peninsula no less than ten times. Most of the time, we just shot and left. We rarely left the coast too far to avoid being surrounded by enemy forces inland. But this time,

It happens that there are some different arrangements, and if they don't respond, they will suffer."

While Yangu Li was calculating countermeasures, Qian Tiandun was discussing the next action arrangements with Morgan. In fact, in Haihan's battle plan, only the West Route Army originally commanded by Morgan served as a feint attack. Although the West Route Army also

It has been pressed close to the fortress defense line, but its mission is not to break through Sujiapu, but to ensure that the coastal highland supply point behind its position can continue to operate safely and efficiently to provide supplies to the frontline soldiers. Although south of Dalian Bay in the east

Before the war started, there was a camp built by the Special Operations Battalion and the Pi Dao Army. However, as the front moved north, that camp was too far away from the fighting zone, and supplies were not as convenient as the coastal highlands on the west road.

Naturally, it was the Marine Corps personally commanded by Wang Tom that made the landing from the sea to the north of the fortress defense line. Considering its lack of land mobility, Harugong's cavalry battalion also joined the landing operation.

.As a result, although the size of this landing force is not large, its combat effectiveness is first-class, not much inferior to the special operations battalion responsible for the main frontal attack mission, and even slightly superior in terms of maneuverability.

This action plan is one of many sets of combat plans formulated by the Ministry of Defense before the war. The frontline command will choose the most appropriate plan based on changes in battlefield situation and the reaction of the Jin Army. Since the Jin Army chose to huddle in the fortress defense line

If it cannot be defended, then the two armies on the west route and the middle route will attract Hou Jin's attention from the front, while the marines and cavalry troops will go around from the sea to the north to implement the landing.

If Hou Jin mobilized a large army to suppress the attack, then the surrounding troops could be withdrawn from the sea. As long as it can restrain and divert the opponent's troop deployment, it would be considered a qualified mission. If Hou Jin thought that this landing was just a feint, he would send a few troops symbolically.

Come and drive them away, then Wang Tom and Haru Gongke will not be able to bear it, and they will definitely bite them hard.

It only took a few hours from the start of the frontal battle to the time the navy went around to land in the north. The Haihan Army's ability to complete such rapid troop mobilization before the battle largely relied on the advanced command and communication system.

and complete preparations before the war.

The Marine Corps and the cavalry battalion entered the Houjin-controlled area from the sea, which meant that Haihan's combat supply line had to extend about two hours to the north. Although everyone knew that there was no threat to Haihan's fleet in the nearby waters.

armed forces, but the change in the voyage means that the original transportation and supply plan must be adjusted immediately. After all, this trip is equivalent to walking on the sea for an extra half day, and it will definitely be operated according to the previous transportation arrangement.

Something will go wrong.

Since Houjin concentrated the main force of the Jinzhou garrison on the southern defense line, Wang Tom's troops encountered little trouble when landing. Although a small group of Houjin cavalry tried to prevent the Haihan army from landing, they were defeated after being eaten.

After several bombardments from the battleship's heavy artillery, they still knowingly retreated to a distance, watching helplessly as the Chinese and Chinese troops rowed ashore and quickly established a beachhead.

Wang Tom didn't care about the defensive eyes of the Jin army in the distance. At this distance, the opponent's bows and arrows couldn't be shot. There was no other way except to watch, so he confidently and boldly landed ashore with the troops, planning to personally

Command the Marine Corps to conduct subsequent operations.

Soon the flat-bottomed landing ship carrying the cavalry also docked nearby. This transport ship, specially used for landing on the beach, imitated the appearance of the landing craft of later generations. The front of the hull is flat and suitable for beaching. The loading compartment is open and the bow is

After the bow door was lowered, it became a springboard. Originally, these landing ships were specially used to carry the Marine Corps, but this operation required the coordination of the cavalry battalion, and the landing of horses was relatively troublesome, so Wang Tom could only transport the cavalry battalion.

Arrange to take this special landing ship and let your marines go ashore in small boats.

Each of these landing ships with a displacement of about fifty tons can carry about forty to fifty war horses, and the remaining space can also hold some combat equipment and supplies. After the Marines completed the construction of the beachhead position, the cavalry

The battalion quickly disembarked on a landing ship. The appearance of these cavalrymen obviously frightened the enemies in the distance, so they quickly sent out a few more cavalrymen to report the latest developments to Yanguli in the south.

The two Niulu soldiers sent by Yangguli met the second group of horsemen who were delivering the message halfway, and then they learned that there were hundreds of horsemen in the opponent's landing force. However, at this time, it was impossible to go back and bring in reinforcements, so they had to force themselves first.

They arrived with their heads up. When they arrived near the landing site, they discovered that the situation was far more severe than expected.
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