Chapter 1487 Offensive and defensive transition

Although Liu Shang only held a position with little real power during his tenure, among the non-Hai and Han people he came into contact with on a daily basis, there were many people who took the initiative to give him gifts. When he was in Majiazhuang, Shandong, Ma Bo, the director of the immigration camp, also

He took the initiative to give him a gift, but at that time he realized that something was wrong and did not dare to accept the bribe from the other party. The benefits offered by He Li, a businessman from Ningbo, were sent on behalf of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang business groups in order to get from him

Inquiring about some valuable information is not considered money from unknown sources, and the information he told He Li cannot be said to be selling official secrets, it is just a tip.

He Li took such initiative, which seemed to Liu Shang to be well-informed. He opened the envelope and glanced at it, seeing several hundred-yuan Haihan banknotes inside. He couldn't help but nodded, thinking that this person was familiar with the business and knew how to directly

Sending Haihan coins to save yourself trouble. It seems that I did this kind of thing a lot when I was in Zhejiang.

However, Liu Shang did not dare to accept the money just like that. He would still have to say hello to his superiors later. If he reported it himself, it would be of a completely different nature than if he was found out in the future. Although in Haihan official circles, there is no such thing as accepting benefits.

The investigation was not too strict, but Liu Shang didn't want to put his future in danger just because of such a small amount of money.

Speaking of which, He Li got the news from Liu Shang and handed over the benefits without hesitation. He felt that the job was done beautifully, so he staggered back to his residence with his hands behind his back. Other businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang saw this.

He finally came back and hurriedly gathered around him to ask him what the outcome was. Naturally, He Li would not make this matter too easy. He deliberately tried to pass it off and said, "I have tried my best on this matter. As for how the matter will develop, maybe it will happen in the next few days."

It’s time to see the difference.”

Someone else asked eagerly: "Brother He, can you tell me whether this is good or bad?"

He Li responded: "This is a situation where bad luck has turned into good luck. You don't have to worry too much."

As soon as He Li said this, everyone's expressions became slightly more relaxed. They must have gotten some hints or promises from Liu Shang. Although this may not be the final conclusion, it is always good to grab a life-saving straw.

of.

"Brother He, have you heard of any other information?" Someone continued to ask unwillingly. After all, everyone had contributed money to send gifts to Liu Shang, so naturally they hoped to find out as much information as possible.

When He Li heard his question, he remembered something and said to everyone: "When the Fuguang Merchant Group arrives here, they will definitely arrange for them to inspect the area north of the defense line. The battle will definitely be big by then, and most of the Jin people will still be there."

We have to launch an offensive like last time, maybe there will be fun to watch."

When it came to fighting, everyone immediately became excited. They witnessed a battle between Haihan and Houjin on the battlefield the day before yesterday, and saw how the Haihan army defeated the opponent with foot and cavalry. After watching

Afterwards, while feeling very excited, they also feel that they are not satisfied. After all, ordinary people may not have the opportunity to see such an exciting scene once in their lifetime, and they are protected by the Haihan Army at all levels, so they don’t have to worry about their own lives.

They will be threatened. Where else in the world can they find such a viewing environment? If they still have the opportunity to watch the battle of the Haihan Army, they naturally don't want to miss it.

Sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, the atmosphere in Sujiabao began to become tense. Various troops were assembled one after another after breakfast time, while non-military personnel were strictly restricted from movement. People from the business group were not even allowed to move.

Leave the tent you live in at will. Obviously, this is the control measure before the war. The people from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang business groups had already experienced this once when they were in Jijiabao, so they immediately realized this.

Everyone stood guard at the door of their tents and saw the people from the Fuguang Merchant Group heading towards the north gate surrounded by a group of soldiers. They knew that what He Li said yesterday was true. The Haihan Army was really going to arrange for them to inspect the war zone.

.Everyone was a little anxious when they saw it, and quickly urged He Li to come forward and talk to Gao Qiaonan to see if they could apply for the opportunity and go out for a walk.

He Li himself actually wanted to go and see it again, but he was so overwhelmed by everyone's comments that he immediately gritted his teeth and went to the soldiers to report that he had something to do and wanted to meet with Battalion Commander Takahashi.

Gao Qiaonan came very quickly, and seemed to have anticipated what He Li wanted to say. After meeting him, he asked him directly: "Do you want to follow too?"

He Li prepared a bunch of reasons but all of them were useless. At that moment, he was not sure what Takahashi Nan meant by asking this question. He hesitated for a moment before answering: "The general clearly knows that this villain does have this intention."

"In that case, let your companions pack up and set off." Takahashi Minami paused and said, "You don't need me to repeat the rules, right?"

"No, no, no, I remember it!" He Li didn't expect Gao Qiaonan to be so happy, and offered to take them for another round. In this case, He Li certainly wanted it, and he immediately agreed. Before

He still clearly remembered all the precautions that the Haihan officers repeatedly ordered him to do when he was in Jijiabao over the past few days. There was really no need to review them again.

After the news was brought back to the station, He Li was immediately regarded as a hero by everyone, and some even began to ask him how he persuaded the murderous General Takahashi.

He Li secretly felt ashamed, thinking that there was no persuasion. It was simply the arrangement that he had planned to follow, but he did not dare to boast too much, lest he would have to stand up for similar things in the future.

, and then responded humbly: "I actually didn't say anything. It's just that General Takahashi is reasonable."

Naturally, everyone did not believe what he said, but no one could go to Takahashi Minami to verify the authenticity of what he said. And this ideal result also attracted everyone's attention, and they all packed up and prepared to set off, but no one

Let’s think about how He Li accomplished this.

So thanks to the blessing of the Guangzhou Business Group, He Li and others actually got another opportunity to conduct a field inspection. Although this kind of inspection may not be 100% likely to encounter a battle between the two armies, just by setting foot on the battlefield, they saw

The feeling of enemy cavalry cruising in the distant fields is enough to make people's blood boil. Haihan provided more thorough protection this time, not only because the two merchant groups were dispatched at the same time, but also because today's leaders

In addition to Gao Qiaonan, the generals on the patrol were also personally dispatched by two senior military officials, Qian Tiandun and Harugong. The security level had been raised to the highest level. For this purpose, two officers directly under the two senior officials were dispatched.

The security platoon participates in the escort work.

But the only thing that made the members of the business group feel a little uncomfortable was that in order to protect them, the members of the two business groups were merged into one team. The military provided two caravans for everyone to ride in, and also offered to those who were willing to ride on their own.

Horses were provided. Those who did not want to be crowded in the caravan with another trade group could choose to ride with the group on their own.

Of course, the one that everyone envied the most was Li Nai, who had a special relationship with the senior officials of Haihan. Not only did he choose to ride a horse on his own, but he also rode side by side with General Haihan talking and laughing. This kind of treatment was unparalleled to all other members of the business group.

No one can compare.

Of course, this was not the first time that Li Nai went on an expedition with the Haihan Army. The most recent one was probably the Spanish fleet's surprise attack on Victory Port in September last year. At that time, Li Nai witnessed the battle between the two armies from the lighthouse on the Yulin Peninsula.

For him, watching the Haihan army fight was not as exciting as other businessmen, but it was also very interesting to be able to communicate with the Haihan generals on the battlefield and observe the process of their commanding the battle.

The Haihan military also mobilized a large number of troops for this patrol, and this mobilization obviously could not be completely hidden from Hou Jin's surveillance. Of course, the Haihan generals may have wanted to achieve this effect, so that Hou Jin could not restrain himself.

Take the initiative to send troops.

This time, Houjin's response came faster than the last time when the Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchant groups inspected alone. The reconnaissance cavalry quickly observed that Houjin had assembled at least three thousand-man cavalry teams in the northern wilderness. This required

It was several times more powerful than the force that attacked the Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchant groups last time. However, these movements of the Jin army were invisible to the observation of telescopes, and they all fell into the eyes of the Haihan army.

"We're going to catch a big fish this time!" After Qian Tiandun heard the report from the scouts ahead, not much nervousness showed on his face, but he started talking to Harugong next to him in a very relaxed tone.

joke.

Haru Gongya smiled and said: "If the other side knew that we brought a dozen cannons out this time, they would probably give up all irrational ideas."

"They always hope to get lucky once, but they don't know that their offensive opportunities are deliberately created by us. No matter how hard they hit, they will only end up with a bloody head!" Qian Tiandun responded with pride. This set

The tactics of luring the enemy to attack are originally formulated by the frontline headquarters and can be adjusted according to different conditions. Even if there is no business group bait, there are other ways to lure the Hou Jin Army in the north to take the initiative to attack. And such a routine is very detrimental to the Hou Jin Army.

It has been tried and tested repeatedly, and it can cause a big blow to it every time.

Li Nai, who was following him, also chimed in: "Although this Jin man is fierce, in terms of tactics, he is not the enemy of Haihan! I just hope that they will not be timid before fighting, and they must send troops to fight."

"You are just afraid that the world will not be in chaos!" Qian Tiandun laughed and scolded: "Do you really think you can fight without killing anyone?"

Li Nai said sternly: "It is the supreme honor of a soldier to open up new territory, wrap one's body in horse leather, and sacrifice one's life for the country. The Haihan Army has always relied on war to support war. It is said that it is fearless in war. How can it be greedy for life and fear of death! Besides, it can do so with minimal casualties.

In exchange for victory in the battle, it is a good deal for Haihan, otherwise why would the leaders keep using this tactic to attack the enemy?"

Li Nai didn't know much about military affairs, but he knew a lot about the thoughts of Haihan's senior officials. Since Haihan's military had set up such a large formation in Liaodong and deployed thousands of troops to confront Hou Jin here, the purpose was of course

It won't just be for a confrontation in the air. It is estimated that a big battle will not be fought. After all, Hou Jin's focus is on the direction of Daming to the west of the Bohai Bay, and he will not mobilize heavy troops to fight Haihan on the Liaodong Peninsula.

A life-and-death battle with little to gain. Small-scale battles involving thousands of people will be the focus of the competition between the two sides. In other words, Haihan's method of bleeding Hou Jin is more accurate.

Throwing out some fighters from time to time to let the Hou Jin army see a glimmer of hope to change the situation is Haihan's current main strategy to lure the enemy. Take the initiative to lure the enemy, and then quickly switch to a defensive posture after the enemy attacks, relying on

The previous weapons caused a lot of damage to the enemy, which was the tactics of the Haihan Army. It was simple but very effective.

When the Hou Jin army began to gradually move forward in formation, Haihan immediately shrank the defense area accordingly, and the convoy where the merchant group was located also received an order to stop moving and began to build a defensive position around it.

This time, Haihan quietly hid a dozen artillery carriages on the south side of the team to accompany him. It was not until this time that the pack horses appeared in front of the formation. This kind of light field artillery took only two days to go from the mobile state to the battle.

It can be converted and fired in about minutes. It can be said to be an extremely convenient field heavy weapon. And a dozen artillery pieces can use grape bullets to create a barrage at a distance of 100 meters, and its huge lethality is by no means comparable to that of a rifle array.

In fact, the Hou Jin Army had suffered from this kind of field artillery many times in its battles with the Haihan Army. It was not that they were unaware of the power of this tactic, but they had never been able to find an effective means of attack.

He could not blindly show weakness under Haihan's show of strength, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to fight this one-sided battle with Haihan's army whose equipment level was superior to his own by unknown numbers.

The merchants of the Fuguang Merchant Group were obviously much calmer than the merchants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who had seen the war scene. Even when they saw the cavalry of the Hou Jin Army approaching, they did not make any noise. He Li paid attention.

When this happened, he quietly asked Liu Shang if merchants from Fuguang often had such opportunities to watch battles.

Liu Shang actually didn't know much about the details of this group of Fuguang merchants, but he had carefully studied the history of the Hai-Han War in the Sanya Municipal Library, and he could roughly guess why they were able to face the current situation relatively calmly.

"A few years ago, the Haihan army fought against the Shibazhi and the Dutch in the Fujian Strait. Almost all the pro-Haihan maritime merchants along the coast of Fuzhou and Guangzhou sent ships to transport Haihan troops, food, wounded soldiers and prisoners. To put it bluntly,

It should not be the first time for these people to be on the battlefield, so of course they will be calmer." Liu Shang explained to He Li according to his own understanding.

He Li had heard the story about Haihan raising thousands of troops to cross the Fujian Strait and attack Penghu and Taiwan Island. He didn't know that many civilian ships also joined the battle. But if you think about it carefully, this explanation is reasonable.

, after all, even if the Ming Dynasty Navy dispatches to kill pirates, it will recruit a large number of civilian ships and civilians to serve as logistical force. It is understandable for Haihan to do so. But what he doesn't know is that Haihan was able to recruit civilian ships from Fuguang in the past because he actually cooperated with the local government.

Inseparable from the strong support of Haihan, Haihan's own influence alone cannot achieve such an effect.
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