Chapter 1156 The fleet returns south

Hou Jin was unwilling to bring out the limited naval force to confront Haihan's navy. On the one hand, it was because they had not yet figured out Haihan's path. They did not know the origin and purpose of this armed force, and they did not know where Haihan would be.

time to launch the next attack; on the other hand, after the last loss at Port Arthur, Hou Jin had not yet figured out a reasonable tactic to fight an armed fleet equipped with a large number of artillery. He dispersed the limited naval fleet to the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Deployment in multiple places can be regarded as a helpless response.

This method may seem clumsy, but it does play a role in preserving strength at this moment. The Haihan Navy's timetable for going south has entered a countdown, and it is impossible to go around to the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to kill the Houjin Navy.

The remnant.

However, when Wang Tom came here, he also knew that with just one or two such raids, it was unlikely that the Houjin Navy could be completely wiped out, and that it would be so damaged that it would be unable to launch attacks on the Dongjiang Town territory and Zhifu Island this winter.

, the strategic goal has been achieved. After the spring of next year, Haihan will launch a continuous military strike in Liaodong, and then it will be the real end of the Houjin Navy.

Today's battle in Jinzhou Bay was not too fierce. The Haihan Fleet had a clear advantage throughout the whole process. However, some warships had already consumed more than half of their ammunition stocks and had to be transferred overnight from the comprehensive supply ship accompanying the fleet.

Supplies. When Wang Tom was commanding this battle, he did not order to limit the firepower output intensity of his ships, so the ammunition consumption was much higher than usual training.

Early the next morning, the fleet weighed anchor and headed south, heading straight for the next target, Lushunkou. Since they had already made a trip two months ago, this time they visited the old place again, and the Haihan fleet reached the port mouth with familiarity. At that time, the two sides were at the tail of the tiger.

There was a close encounter almost face to face in the narrow channel of the peninsula, but now there are no traces of that battle left.

Out of caution, Wang Tom still sent people to land from Laohwei Peninsula and reconnoiter the situation in the harbor from the commanding heights to prevent Hou Jin from playing tricks inside. However, after the last setback, Hou Jin was probably

The harbor was temporarily abandoned, and the landing soldiers found no signs of ship activity in the bay.

The Haihan fleet sailed into Lushunkou unimpeded and made a circle in the harbor. Of course, the Hou Jin army in Jinzhou Zhongzuo City on the north shore of the harbor also discovered this swaggering fleet, but they came up

Having already witnessed the power of the Haihan Fleet, he still adopts the strategy of not being able to escape. And Wang Tom also knows that there are a large number of cavalry in the Houjin Army stationed locally. If a small team of soldiers is sent to land, I am afraid it will

He suffered a big loss in terms of maneuverability. Therefore, he was very cautious and did not choose to launch operations on land. After making a circle to confirm that the Jin army did not deploy combat ships here, he decisively ordered to leave the port and go south.

During the return trip, Wang Tom also did not forget to stop by the Miaodao Islands at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea to confirm that these islands are still uninhabited and have not been occupied by anyone from the Ming Dynasty or the Hou Jin Dynasty.

After returning to Zhifu Island, Wang Tom allowed two days for the fleet to rest and replenish and make the last supply before heading south. After he leads the team to leave Shandong, the maritime armed forces here will be reduced to close to zero.

level. Only a small number of fishing boats and passenger and cargo sailing ships will continue to stay near Zhifu Port, while all combat ships will return to Zhejiang to carry out necessary maintenance during the winter. If the Shengli Port Shipyard in Sanya, Hainan has

The newly developed ship equipment will also be sent to Zhoushan at this time, and the local shipyard will modify the existing ships.

Prior to this, Wang Tom also summoned all senior military commanders and held a one-day meeting on Zhifu Island. The main content was to deploy winter defense measures to make up for the vacancy after the navy left.

Although Wang Tom will lead the fleet to leave Zhifu Port as the commander, Morgan has already arrived in Shandong before. Together with Qian Tiandun, Chen Yixin, and Harugong, the military's leading generals are still maintained at the level of four.

Among them, Qian Tiandun and Morgan stayed on Zhifu Island, Harugong led the cavalry to station near Fushan County, and Chen Yixin continued to guard the Fushan Copper Mine and assisted Tian Yeyou in completing the infrastructure projects before mining in winter.

Judging from Haihan's current strength and composition of troops on Zhifu Island and Fushan County, it should be no problem to deal with the small-scale harassment of the Ming army in Dengzhou. In addition, the semi-permanent defenses on the sandbank between Zhifu Island and the mainland have basically been established.

After completion, personnel on the mainland can return to Zhifu Island when necessary and shrink the defense line to the minimum combat radius. With the current armed level and combat capabilities of the Ming army, even if several times the number of troops is sent, it will not be enough.

It is very possible to break through the firepower network of the Haihan Army, and it is basically impossible for the enemy to achieve the goal of attacking Zhifu Island from the land route.

For Haihan, the only defensive loophole currently comes from the sea. The gap left by the navy after moving south can only be filled by the army. Fortunately, the north coast of Zhifu Island is mostly covered with cliffs, and it is almost impossible for large forces to come from the north by sea.

Launch an offensive against Zhifu Island. If you want to attack Zhifu Island from the sea, you can only use the harbors on the east and west sides as entry points. When attacking from the sea to the land, Haihan's defensive advantages are even more obvious. If you want to try

For this kind of operation, you must first be prepared to be called by coastal defense artillery.

In addition, dozens of trainees selected from Dongjiang Town also arrived at the Zhifu Island base in two batches. Haihan has trained a large number of armed personnel for Annan, Champa, Daming and other countries in the past few years, and there are also many related training contents.

Strong pertinence, there is already a relatively mature operating model on how to train an auxiliary armed force that can cooperate with the Haihan Army in military operations.

The army officers among them will receive a winter military training here, mainly to learn the use of firecrackers and artillery and related tactics, as well as some common routines of the Haihan Army. After the beginning of spring, Haihan will go to Dongjiang Town

Provide a batch of "advanced" standard weapons to enhance its combat capabilities. Naval officers like Pan Yan will go south with the fleet to Zhejiang and receive training at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan.

In addition to redeploying defenses, formulating emergency plans, and arranging training plans, Wang Tom's trip south this time will also take away more than 2,000 immigrants temporarily living on Zhifu Island, so a group of civilian ships will also go south with the fleet.

After this group of immigrants were transported away, there were only about 1,200 immigrants under Haihan's control in the local area, almost all of them young and capable people. These were divided in half between Zhifu Island and Fushan Copper Mine.

labor force.

Just as the military was holding a meeting, another heavy snowfall fell. This time the snowfall was heavier than the intermittent snowfalls in the previous days, and the temperature also dropped a lot. For most people from the south,

For the Haihan soldiers, even if they put on thick winter clothes, it is still difficult to fully adapt to the cold weather.

Haihan had already built a large area of ​​warm barracks on Zhifu Island before, so it was not a big pressure for the garrison and the people to spend the winter on the island. What is more difficult is the Fushan copper mine area, which has just started construction.

It was built according to the standards of Zhifu Island barracks, but the construction period was too short, and the number of built barracks was not enough to accommodate the existing garrison and migrant workers. As a result, we had no choice but to increase the living density and cram it into one barrack.

Two to three times as many people.

Fortunately, there is no pressure on the food, clothing, heating fuel and other materials needed for the winter. The relevant preparation and transportation work had been planned long before coming to Shandong, and the controllability and implementation status are far better than those in the copper mine.

The progress of the infrastructure project. The road from Fushan Copper Mine to the seaside has been mostly completed. Zhifu Island can also replenish supplies and personnel to the local area when necessary. Although the local living conditions are slightly difficult, at least there will not be a shortage of supplies.

situation.

On December 20, the Haihan North Sea Fleet led by Wang Tom slowly set sail from Zhifu Bay. A large number of warships sailed out of the harbor in batches. The scene was spectacular. If the dear friends in Dengzhou City were allowed to

Seeing this scene, you may not hesitate to give up some unrealistic ideas in your mind.

"Oh, I'm so envious!" Sun Zhen couldn't help but sigh as he watched the sailors on the ship excitedly waving their hands to say goodbye on the dock.

Wang Jinmin glanced sideways at him and said, "What are you envious of? Before I returned to Shandong, I was thinking about coming back. Now that I'm back, you feel like you can't stay anymore?"

Sun Zhen responded: "I haven't found my family when I came back, so what is there to worry about in Dengzhou? In terms of living standards, this place is far inferior to Sanya, Penghu, and Zhoushan..."

Wang Jinmin didn't wait for him to finish, then interrupted him and said, "Then I will give you dozens of acres of land in Fushan County, give you a daughter-in-law, and let you retire on the spot and go back to live your life. Do you still want to go back to the south?"

Sun Zhen glared and said, "If there is such a good thing, why should I go to the south?"

Wang Jinmin smiled and said, "Isn't that what it is? If you think life is difficult, it's not because the restrictions in the army are too strict."

"You can't just say this casually!" Sun Zhen quickly denied: "My loyalty to the Executive Committee is as evident as heaven and earth, and I will never have any second thoughts! I will be wherever the leader asks me to be! I am just saying that I am envious.

Just for a moment, I don’t have any other ideas!”

"What are you afraid of when we two brothers talk? Do I still report you?" Wang Jinmin also felt a little funny about Sun Zhen's caution: "But your special operations battalion will probably be moved next year, right?"

Sun Zhen nodded, looked around to see if there was anyone else, and lowered his voice and said: "The news I heard is that he will probably be transferred to Liaodong next year."

"Going to hunt the wild boar skins at Lushunkou? What a good thing!" Wang Jinmin said with envy: "It's a pity that our cavalry won't be able to fight against Lushun, so we can only cheer for you!"

Sun Zhendao: "The place we are going to is not necessarily Lushunkou. The higher-up plan is to launch a raid on the coastline of the Liaodong Peninsula to disrupt the military deployment of the Jin Army. I heard that the Army also adopted similar tactics in the battle in Annan before.

.As for whether you have a share in the cavalry, it depends on whether your commander can let you go with peace of mind."

"Then it seems that the focus of the Ministry of National Defense next year will be on Liaodong!" After listening to what Sun Zhen said, Wang Jinmin also had a rough guess about the military deployment in the coming year.

For these Haihan soldiers who were born in the North, they have actually known for a long time that they will eventually return to the north to fulfill their mission. Although Haihan's plan for Liaodong is only a top-level secret, they, the grassroots officers, are not aware of it.

Knowing nothing, from the daily training content, material preparation and other details, we can basically infer the next goal and direction of the Ministry of National Defense. From a personal emotional point of view, as long as they are not sent to attack the Ming Dynasty's city, they will basically

There will be no psychological burden. Going to Liaodong to fight against Hou Jin will undoubtedly alleviate the external military pressure faced by Ming Dynasty, and they will be more willing to accept combat missions of this nature.

Sun Zhen continued: "But to occupy Lushunkou, more troops will probably be sent here next year. If we don't find a way to open up wasteland and cultivate land locally, it will probably be more troublesome to just rely on shipping from the south. After all, it is still

The addition of Dongjiang Town, I heard there is a big burden, there are tens of thousands of mouths on the island waiting for food."

"Then it's not something we can worry about. The chiefs will definitely think it through." Wang Jinmin lowered his voice and said, "I recently heard some news in Fushan County. There is a big local landowner who wants to marry the chief. If this talks

Once it’s done, I guess the land issue will be easier to deal with.”

Sun Zhen was also very interested in this gossip, and immediately asked: "Which chief is being favored?"

"Who else can it be? Chief Chen! He is young and promising, holds a high position, and is still single. In the eyes of those landlords, he is probably not a piece of fat." When Wang Jinmin said this, he also specially warned: "Can you tell me this news?

Don't go around saying it, I can't bear the charge of slandering the chief."

"Don't worry, I can't bear this crime." Sun Zhen nodded understandingly to show his understanding.

In fact, they were not the only ones in the Haihan camp who knew about the fact that a local squire approached Chen Yixin to marry him. At least it was not a secret among the troops led by Chen Yixin. The status of the time traveler in the Haihan social system

Although it is high, it does not prevent ordinary people from exploring some of their private lives and discussing them privately. This desire to spy on celebrities is a natural habit of most people, no matter where they are.

It cannot be forbidden in any generation, and it is the same in Haihan society. Even in the military with strict rules, it is inevitable that many people will be interested in the gossip news of the leaders.

However, the client himself is not so relaxed and happy. Chen Yixin has received his third visit from a matchmaker this month, which makes him feel a little overwhelmed. Dealing with these smooth-talking matchmakers is much more difficult than dealing with enemies on the battlefield.

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