1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3237
When Chen Pingliao boarded the ship and set off, Chen Yixin was also preparing to lead the army to set off at Zhifu Port in Dengzhou across the strait.

The size of the naval fleet assembled in Zhifu Port is much larger than that in Lushun Port. Even the combat ships stationed at the North Korean Datongjiang base almost all returned to Shandong to participate in this operation.

This fleet includes four Majestic-class warships, [-] Expedition-class warships, more than [-] Exploration-class warships, as well as various scout boats, supply ships, nearly a hundred troop carriers, and conscripted cargo There are more than [-] civilian ships.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if several other countries in Northeast Asia are bundled together, it is impossible to match this fleet, let alone the Daming Navy, which is almost only left with empty staff.

In the Bohai Bay, there is nothing that can pose a threat to this fleet. Chen Yixin's combat goal is not naval warfare, but to use the fleet's transport capacity to realize the rapid delivery of armed forces across the sea.

Chen Yixin predicted that the attack on land might encounter a certain degree of resistance, but at sea, Da Ming had no way to prevent this fleet from assaulting hundreds of miles in a short period of time.

This is actually one of the reasons why he arranged for Chen Pingliao to meet him in Tianjin by sea. He knew that his son was a bit unconventional in leading troops. what happened.

Ma Yuling specifically told him when he was away from home that if Chen Pingliao suffered any injuries on the battlefield, then don't expect to look good when he returns home next time.Although Chen Yixin was not a strict wife, he did not dare to put his wife's words behind him.

The "Weiyao" ship that Chen Yixin was on was a new ship that had only been in service for two years. According to the requirements of the Northern Fleet, many detailed changes were made, such as a larger combat command room with more complete facilities, and the installation of enhanced Masts for radio antennas, and more powerful steam power systems, etc.

Chen Yixin was very satisfied with the modification of the Weiyao, so he designated it as the new flagship of the Northern Fleet, replacing the soon-to-be-retired Wei Neng.

In front of Chen Yixin was a huge wooden table with a length of one foot and a width of five feet. On the table was a large map of the Bohai Bay and the capital area, on which were placed many small markers, representing the locations of the participating troops.

There is also a thin layer of iron under the map, and small magnets are installed under the markers to ensure that the battle layout on the table will not be easily disrupted when the ship is bumping.

Next door to this combat command room is the telegraph room that communicates with the outside world.In order to be able to understand the situation of the battle in real time and issue combat orders, Chen Yixin specially deployed four sets of radio stations on Weiyao this time.

In fact, this command center has been in operation since last night.The movements of troops in all directions are summarized here through wireless telegrams, and then the combat staff will present them on the map sand table.

The land troops attacking along the coastline of Bohai Bay in the north and south have entered the boundaries of Qingzhou and Shanhaiguan respectively.

According to Chen Yixin's plan, these two directions will be the first to attack, so as to attract the firepower of the Ming army and relieve the pressure on Tianjin by sea.

"Report! The troops led by General Sun Bing have been harassed by a small group of Ming troops in Shouguang County, Qingzhou, and are currently fighting!"

After one combat staff officer read the latest battle report just received, the other staff officer went to the table and placed the blue logo representing the Haihan Army in the position of Shouguang County, and at the same time put a sign representing Ming Dynasty next to it. The red logo of the army indicates that the two armies are fighting here.

However, Chen Yixin was not worried about this. The deployment of the Ming army in Qingzhou was basically transparent to him.Those small groups of Ming troops who carried out the harassment mission were precisely because they were unable to contend against the Haihan army on the frontal battlefield, so they could only use this method to slow down Haihan's marching speed, so as to gain buffer time for the rear.

Qingzhou is adjacent to the two states of Denglai under the control of Haihan, and they know each other well. The Ming army in Qingzhou probably would not want to take this thankless job, and probably would not fight with their lives.

Not long after, news of the battle in the direction of Liaodong Bay was also reported.Sun Zhen led his troops into the Daming Ningyuan Defense Zone and began to attack the local garrison points.

Ningyuanwei is located on the coast northeast of Shanhaiguan. In the early years, in order to resist the Qing army going south, Ming Dynasty built a large number of garrison fortresses in this narrow coastal area, trying to disrupt the enemy's offensive with dense fortress areas.

However, the Qing army chose to bypass Shanhaiguan from the northern mountainous area and go straight to Shuntianfu several times when it went south, instead of gnawing on this hard bone, so these painstakingly built fortresses did not work much.

But now there is Haihan between the Manchu Qing and Daming, and the Qing army can't bypass Haihan's territory in Liaodong to attack Daming.

And now it's the turn of the Haihan army to go into battle and chew on this tough bone.

Sun Zhen didn't mind that Chen Yixin entrusted himself with this somewhat tricky task. For him, being able to bring the troops back to the long-lost battlefield was such a passionate feeling that he hadn't experienced for several years.

Since the Ming, Manchu and Qing surrendered one after another three years ago, the main task of the Liaodong garrison has changed from expanding the soil to defending the frontier.For Sun Zhen, who was used to leading troops to conquer everywhere, he had to adapt again.

However, he also knew that the truce was not the end of the war, and Haihan's road to expansion would not end here. After a certain period of recuperation, he would definitely go to war with these two countries again.

So in the past three years, even though there was no war, Sun Zhen didn't stop training soldiers and horses, and has been preparing for the next time he stepped on the battlefield.

Haihan was obviously accumulating strength much faster than its neighbors. Just three years after the armistice agreement, they found a reason to go to war again.

In Sun Zhen's view, Daming's methods are insidious, and he actually sent assassins to Hangzhou to assassinate the Executive Committee, but since he was caught by Haihan, and there are all the witnesses and evidence, then don't take the opportunity to strip Daming off this time. Pi can't say enough.

A considerable part of the elite border guards of the Ming army were stationed in the Shanhaiguan area. This was a tough battle, but it was exactly what Sun Zhen expected.

He really wanted to see through actual combat whether there had been any new changes in the strength comparison between the two sides in the past three years.

The fort that Qianfeng Battalion is attacking is called Yong'an Fort. It was built in the Tianqi period. The entire castle is roughly a square with a side length of about [-] feet.

There are granaries, wells, barracks, weapon depots and other facilities in the fort, which can be used by the Ming army to station for a long time under siege.

There are several small-caliber artillery deployed on the wall of the fort, and there are various fortifications such as horse traps and deer villages outside the fort.According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the number of troops stationed here is about 600.

It is worth mentioning that about two miles behind Yong'an Fort, there are two other forts of comparable size, forming a corner with them to prevent the enemy from encircling Yong'an Fort.

(End of this chapter)