Chapter 1488 The power to fight back

When Haihan fought against pirates and Western countries along the coast of Fuguang, he actually relied on the base of the Ming Dynasty. He needed people and ships, and Haihan only acted as a vanguard and the final word on the battlefield. But

If we really need to carefully analyze the battlefield situation at that time, without the logistical support from the Ming Dynasty, it would not be easy for Haihan to defeat his opponents who had a geographical advantage at that time. This is also the biggest problem that Haihan Army currently faces in the Liaodong region.

One of the difficulties.

When fighting along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, the local government was willing to support Haihan because of relatively clear interest considerations. Especially Xu Xinsu, who had been under the threat of force from Shibazhi, was already in a desperate state at that time. He wanted to

If you want to protect yourself, you can only follow Haihan to kill Shibazhi. Naturally, he will try his best to help Haihan with logistical affairs. After that, he will attack the Dutch and Spanish on Taiwan Island. The Fuguang merchants have received many promises from Haihan in advance, and they will do their best to help Haihan.

During the development of Taiwan Island, giving them many preferential treatment in return and mobilizing private forces to participate in logistics will achieve excellent results.

But the situation in the north is a little different. Because it is too far away from the mainland, Haihan's business foundation here is far inferior to that in the south. If they want to mobilize civilian forces to be responsible for wartime logistics supply, the transportation capacity simply cannot meet the requirements of the military.

Even after Liaodong opened up a new world, Haihan still needed to rely on its own transportation capacity to undertake most of the personnel and transportation tasks. Shandong's local shipping industry recovered very slowly after the Denglai Rebellion, and the government may also

They have expressed explicitly or covertly that they do not want Haihan to get involved in Shandong's shipping industry, so they took this measure of recruiting carriers from the south instead of looking far away.

Therefore, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants were not as understanding of Haihan's move to recruit investors in Liaodong as the Fuguang merchants were, because they lacked the experience of fighting side by side with the Haihan army and did not fully understand the nature of this kind of colonial investment.

What Han wants is not only the liquidity and maritime transport capacity they have on hand, but more importantly, letting them invest these resources in Liaodong in order to quickly integrate this overseas enclave into Haihan's social system. Arrange them to

The visit and inspection in Liaodong is naturally to give them more confidence, but this part is not so important to the Fuguang merchants. They have a much deeper understanding of Haihan's strength and have far greater confidence in Haihan.

Better than our counterparts in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The Hou Jin Cavalry's offensive didn't have much new ideas. They just became more cautious after suffering losses many times. They did not pounce directly on them again. Instead, they chose to wander back and forth around the periphery in a more dispersed formation, trying to mobilize Haihan.

There are holes in the defense line, and then try to launch an assault. This tactic was quite effective when used on the Ming army. After all, the range of the Ming army's weapons was much closer, and the area that could be defended was also more limited. After a slight pressure from the Jin cavalry,

This will expose flaws in their formation. However, the weapons of the Haihan Army have a long range and are very lethal. Before the Houjin Cavalry even entered the distance that could create a threat, the officers in the formation were already being attacked one after another by missiles flying from nowhere.

Bullet sniper killed.

As a result, it would be very difficult for the Hou Jin Army to organize a decent offensive. They could either launch a direct charge, or they could only retreat to the rear as early as possible. Haihan's side only needs to maintain the current defensive formation.

, long-range firepower alone is enough to suppress the position.

In fact, before the first thousand-man troops of Hou Jin Dynasty had even entered the distance to launch an attack, the artillery in the Haihan Formation had already fired first, and the artillery shells immediately tore open several bloody paths in the formation. Then the rifles

The rain of bullets came immediately, knocking down the Houjin cavalry on horseback in rows. For a moment, the horses neighed, and the men fell on their backs. Houjin's offensive immediately stalled, but the crowd of spectators on Haihan's side was already shaking.

Say hello.

For the merchants watching the battle, no matter what their stance was, it was a pleasant thing to see the Haihan army slaughtering the Houjin barbarians outside the pass. Although Houjin went south directly

The victims are not those present here, but the imperial court has collected more and more so-called "Liao pay" from the southern region in recent years, and they have also contributed a lot of money to it. However, the Ming army suffered defeats every year. This trend

In fact, anger is held in the hearts of every Ming Dynasty. Haihan and Ming Dynasty have a lot of trade exchanges, but the two countries have not formally established diplomatic relations, and they are not true allies, but now they have a common enemy, Hou Jin

, naturally makes businessmen feel that the distance has become much closer.

The Haihan Army was able to do what the Ming Army wanted to do but had been unable to do. This made the Ming merchants excited and became more intimate with this army. In fact, they also knew very well that a considerable proportion of these soldiers were

Immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, but when these people came under the command of Haihan, their combat effectiveness was far beyond that of the Ming army. This made the businessmen feel envious, but also very lucky that they had good vision and took this opportunity.

The Jin Army had a clear advantage in the offensive force, which was at least three times that of the Haihan Army, and included a large number of cavalry. However, the advantage of mobility did not translate into victory on the battlefield. The absolute superiority of tactics and weapons

In the face of the gap, this advantage seemed to be gone. In front of the Haihan army that was waiting for them, the Houjin cavalry could only use their lives to repeatedly prove that the body could not withstand guns.

"Ajige is really stubborn!" Qian Tiandun looked at the Houjin Cavalry who kept falling in the hail of bullets in the distance and sighed: "The same tactics are beaten every time, and if he keeps using them, he will

I am not afraid that Huang Taiji will lose his patience and remove him!"

Harugong sat upright on the horse and responded in a deep voice: "If he fights like this, there should be no other way. If he avoids fighting, some people in the country will definitely say that he is afraid of fighting. If he fights but can't fight, he will always be defeated."

It sounds better than not daring to fight. One is lack of ability, and the other is lack of courage. For a general, the latter charge is obviously more serious."

Qian Tiandun nodded slightly and said: "That makes sense, but I don't know how long they can endure it if they keep bleeding Hou Jin. The only troops that Hou Jin can fight are the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Two Banners of Mongolia, and the One Banner of Han Soldiers. We

After fighting in Liaodong for so long, we should have disabled at least one banner's troops."

"At least this year they should not have any spare energy to attack North Korea." Harugong said: "The North Korean envoy can see with his own eyes that we beat the Jin army, and the subsequent negotiations should be smoother."

Among the people traveling under their protection today, in addition to the two southern business groups on the surface, they also secretly arranged for an envoy from North Korea. However, because his identity was sensitive and it was difficult for the outside world to know, they simply pretended to be

Qian Tiandun's accompanying officers followed him nearby.

In the original history, Huang Taiji would proclaim himself emperor in the first half of this year, name his country "Qing", change Yuan Chongde, and change his clan name Jurchen to Manchuria. Then in the second half of the year, he would use the excuse of "North Korea's defeat of the alliance and rebellion against fate."

, sent troops to attack him. This battle directly transformed North Korea from a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty to a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. They also captured Pidao and killed Shen Shikui, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town.

Of course, in this time and space, due to Haihan's active intervention, the original historical trajectory has been greatly changed. Dongjiang Town can no longer be destroyed by Azig, and Huang Taiji's plan to change Yuan Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor, and to conquer North Korea, etc.

They were all forced to stop because of Haihan's actions in Liaodong.

Through his connections in Dongjiang Town, Haihan got in touch with the North Korean King Li Jie. Li Jie came to power through a palace coup. Originally, the Ming Dynasty had always regarded him as a usurpation of the throne and would not grant him the throne. Later, he was still in office at that time.

With the help of Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, in the fourth year of Tianqi, that is, in 1624, after he ascended the throne, he officially accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and became the legal king of Korea.

However, North Korea's national power was weak and it was caught in a dilemma between the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty. After Ding Mao's chaos in 1627, North Korea, which was beaten by Hou Jin and had no power to fight back, could only reach an alliance with Hou Jin on Ganghwa Island and become brothers.

At this time, North Korea and the Ming Dynasty still maintained a vassal relationship and paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. In 1635, the Jin Dynasty asked Li Jie to actively persuade Huang Taiji to proclaim himself emperor. Li Jie was worried about the reaction of the Ming Dynasty and refused the request, causing the two countries to

The relationship suddenly became tense.

The Bingzi Rebellion that was originally going to break out in 1636 has been eliminated by Haihan, and Huang Taiji's plan to personally lead an army of 120,000 to conquer North Korea can no longer be implemented. But the Koreans have no idea what Haihan did in the middle.

They did not have a clear understanding of the huge role played by Dongjiang Town. They only vaguely knew that Dongjiang Town had embraced a big thick leg and received far more assistance than what was given in the Ming Dynasty. Shen Shikui, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, also personally contacted the King of Korea.

Li Zhu hoped that he could send an envoy to Liaodong secretly to inspect the combat situation of the Dongjiang Army and this new ally to jointly attack Hou Jin.

When North Korea signed a city alliance with Hou Jin, it was just a helpless move. Of course, they were closer to the Ming Dynasty. And Li Zhu also knew that the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin were mortal enemies, and they fought continuously. As for the newly joined forces with Dongjiang Town to fight in Liaodong,

The armed forces are said to be of Han origin, so they are in the same camp as the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they did not question the invitation proposed by Dongjiang Town and sent an envoy to Liaodong.

Of course, the Haihan military did not expect to be able to easily persuade North Korea to break away from its alliance with Houjin and Ming Dynasty and join its own camp. The military just hoped to make the North Korean king realize that in Northeast Asia, apart from Houjin and Ming Dynasty,

In addition, there is now a powerful armed force that cannot be ignored. As for whether they will be friends or opponents in the future, it depends on whether North Korea understands the current affairs.

It happened that the Fuguang Merchant Group also arrived at the Haihan front line at this time. After Qian Tiandun and others discussed it, they simply arranged for all these people to be sent to the front line together, so as to avoid repeated troubles.

The fierce offensive of the Hou Jin Army did not pose much threat to the Haihan Army. Under the continuous bombardment, the cavalry charge was quickly broken up, and the lucky ones who were not affected turned their horses around as quickly as possible.

Away from the battlefield. One of the biggest improvements made by the Hou Jin Army compared to before is that they give up decisively when they find it difficult to break through the opponent's defense, instead of just throwing all their troops into the trap like before and then losing everything.

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Therefore, Hou Jin's offensive was only a big thunder but a small rain. Although about 3,000 troops were assembled, they only actually suffered casualties of about 200 of the first batch of cavalry, and they retreated voluntarily. But they could

The biggest loss caused to the Haihan Army was probably the consumption of a considerable amount of ammunition. Even in this brief confrontation, the number of artillery shells fired by the Haihan Army was already seventy or eighty, and the bullets had already exceeded a thousand rounds.

. If the ammunition cost is only averaged to the number of enemies killed, then the cost of killing a Houjin soldier is already considerable. Even the Ming Dynasty may not be able to afford such high military expenditures.

Qian Tiandun does not care about military expenditures, but he must control the consumption of ammunition properly, because these ammunition can only be manufactured in Sanya. It is too inconvenient for the troops stationed in Liaodong to replenish. Once excessive consumption may cause the entire defense line to lose combat troops,

There was a shortage of ammunition. So when he saw that the enemy troops began to retreat, he did not order any more pursuit, but asked the troops to cease fire and stand by.

"Alas! These wild boar skins are so cowardly. They were so scared that they shrank back after so many people died!" Liu Shang shook his fist fiercely, as if he was also a member of the Haihan Army. He often listened to General Haihan

They used "Wild Boar Skin" as the nickname for the Later Jin Army, so they would use this title from time to time to show their consistency with the senior officials of Haihan.

He Li, who was next to him, chimed in: "Yes, the soldiers of the Haihan Army must have just warmed up. It seems that the golden thief still knew himself and took the initiative to withdraw."

After He Li spoke, the remaining merchants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang also followed suit, praising the Haihan army for their bravery in fighting and making the enemy unable to fight back. The Fuguang merchants were somewhat disapproving, secretly thinking that these Jiangsu and Zhejiang guys really hadn't seen them.

In the past, Shibazhi had guns and cannons just like the red-haired people, and they were beaten so hard by the Haihan army that they could not hold their heads up. This barbarian outside the pass could only use swords and bows. Of course, he only had the ability to hit the Haihan army equipped with muskets and artillery.

It was a dead end. Unfortunately, this battle was fought too quickly. As soon as the two sides clashed, Houjin's side was already in defeat. It was really not enjoyable enough to watch.

However, the Jin Army did not seem to be planning to give up after today. After the group of cavalry withdrew, they began to regroup in the distance. It seemed that there would be another wave of offensive.

Qian Tiandun also noticed the enemy's abnormal behavior. After picking up a telescope and observing carefully, he finally discovered some clues: "Azig has moved out all the things he keeps in mind!"

Harugong had also seen the enemy's movements from the field of view of the telescope, and responded in a deep voice: "I can't believe they dare to have such an arrangement!"

Li Nai took a telescope and looked again and again, but he didn't find the vision they said. He asked anxiously: "What are the two chiefs talking about?"
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