Chapter 1432: Fight again in another place
Shen Zhixiang finally got the opportunity to go to the front line with the main force of Haihan this time. In addition to avenging Jin on the battlefield, he also wanted to show off his skills in front of the Haihan people. The in-depth military cooperation between the two parties has been going on for more than a year. Haihan has provided military personnel training, weapons and equipment upgrades, survival material assistance and other assistance to Pi Island. Part of this is in exchange for the population of the island, and Haihan Portions provided free of charge for political reasons. But no matter what, these aids did help Pi Island get out of the difficult situation it was in before, and its military strength was significantly improved, and it even regained control of the Changshan Islands.
Of course, Shen's uncle and nephew knew that these aids were not given in vain. Haihan did not ask them to betray the Ming Dynasty, but the Pidao Army also had to prove that they were useful to Haihan, otherwise they might not have the motivation to provide follow-up assistance. . And if you want to prove your role, the best place is on the battlefield. Haihan originally did not plan to arrange the Pi Island Army to fight on the front line, but Shen Zhixiang brought the island's elite to Liaodong and had already made plans to participate in the battle. Instead of being nervous when he heard Qian Tiandun's question, he was a little nervous. Excited, he knew the opportunity he had been waiting for finally presented itself.
"The military order is like a mountain, how dare you disobey me!" Shen Zhixiang responded respectfully: "If I can fight the gold thief, I will fight to the death to kill the enemy. General, please wait and see!"
Qian Tiandun was quite satisfied with Shen Zhixiang's attitude. Gao Qiaonan mentioned to him that Shen Zhixiang wanted to fight before this operation. Qian Tiandun felt that he could give him a chance to perform, so he ordered Shen Zhixiang's troops to follow the special operations. The battalion moves together. Moreover, Takahashi Nan was not the only one who had complained before. Morgan also mentioned to him that the Pidao Army wanted a piece of land in Liaodong.
"General Morgan mentioned your request to me. If the Pi Island Army can have an outstanding record this time, we can discuss the matter of moving back to Liaodong from Pi Island after the war." Qian Tiandun mentioned lightly. Knowing that Shen Zhixiang is extremely nervous about this matter, letting him know some news now may have a certain stimulating effect.
Sure enough, Shen Zhixiang couldn't hide his joy when he heard this, and quickly responded: "Thank you, General!"
For the Pidao Army, the occupied areas from the east of the Liao River to the Korean Kingdom, including the sea, were considered the jurisdiction of their predecessor Dongjiang Town. It's just that Dongjiang Town has declined day by day since Mao Wenlong's death, and its jurisdiction has become smaller and smaller under Hou Jin's continuous suppression. When Haihan came to Shandong to meet them, only a few islands, including Pi Island, were still under control. If Haihan had not intervened, then Dongjiang Town would have been completely wiped out by the post-Jin army by next year at the latest as it was in history.
However, such an extreme situation will obviously never happen again. Although Shen Zhixiang did not know that the Pidao Army had returned from a tour of Guimen Pass, he also understood that as long as the Haihan people did not withdraw from Liaodong, the Pidao Army would be able to survive. If you can't defeat Hou Jin on the battlefield, you can at least have a way out. Of course, judging from the current development of the situation, it is only a matter of time to counterattack Liaodong. Naturally, Shen's uncle and nephew also want to continue this momentum and move their headquarters from the deserted Pi Island back to Liaodong.
Regardless of whether they continue to rely on the Ming Dynasty or choose to join the new master Haihan in the future, at least the living conditions in Liaodong are much better than those in Pidao. And if we have to face Hou Jin's attack in the future, it will naturally be safer to be stationed closer to the Haihan Army. Shen Zhixiang had been thinking about how to get Haihan to agree to his request, but he did not expect that Qian Tiandun would take the initiative to talk about it at this time and give a verbal promise.
Although Qian Tiandun did not say anything and explained that it would depend on the performance of the Pidao Army in combat, this was already a rare opportunity for Shen Zhixiang. Although the tasks that Qian Tiandun will be assigned next will definitely have certain risks, Shen Zhixiang no longer cares about this problem. He led his army to Liaodong to participate in the war, and he was already prepared to be used as cannon fodder by Haihan. , if it can give the soldiers and civilians of Pi Island the opportunity to move back to Liaodong, it will be worth it even if they become cannon fodder.
Seeing that he had no objection, Qian Tiandun immediately issued an order: "Gather your troops as soon as possible and set off to move closer to the Western Route Army. In the next few days, your troops will be temporarily commanded by General Morgan, and your task is to cooperate with his orders , to attack the enemy.”
Although the news that the Western Route Army under Morgan's command had been attacked by the enemy had already come, Shen Zhixiang was relieved when he heard that Qian Tiandun sent him to Morgan's area. He had dealt with Morgan many times before and knew that General Haihan's command style was relatively conservative, he cherished the lives of his men more than he desired victory, and he was very concerned about the engagement distance in battle. With Morgan taking command of the battle, Shen Zhixiang believed that the possibility of being used as cannon fodder was reduced a bit.
Of course, Shen Zhixiang did not expect that one of the main reasons why Qian Tiandun put him under Morgan's command was that he did not want to expose too much of the tactics of the special operations battalion. As for the combat effectiveness of the Pidao Army itself and whether it could cooperate with the West Route Army in achieving results, they became secondary factors that affected Qian Tiandun's decision. Anyway, no matter how bad it is, more than a thousand soldiers who have received Haihan training and some are equipped with new weapons can be of some use. If the Hou Jin Army brings another three or four thousand people to attack, the West Route Army should We will not be in danger of the defense line being breached again.
Shen Zhixiang came out of Qian Tiandun's tent, immediately rushed back to the Pidao Army's camp, and ordered to quickly pack up and prepare to leave. After asking the officers under his command, they learned that the troops were about to leave for the front line where they would actually fight the Hou Jin Army. They immediately urged the soldiers to get on the road. Although the level of information these officers have access to is not as good as Shen Zhixiang's, they also know that today's Pidao is supported by the Haihan people. Now is the time to exchange achievements for resources. If they can perform well, they may be able to return it in the future. Being able to be directly recruited by Haihan - the weapons and equipment of the Haihan Army, as well as the generous military pay, the officers of Pidao have long been greedy. That is to say, Haihan has not relented. If one day he said that he would recruit the Pi Dao Ming Army, these officers would probably jump over immediately, and they would still be there in groups.
Of course Shen Zhixiang also understood this situation. After all, he and Shen Shikui could not provide any good treatment to the officers under their command, and Ming Dynasty had long since lost hope. Shandong Dusi has long since cut off the supply of military pay, weapons, and food and grass, leaving Pi Dao to fend for itself. So what use would it be if the Ministry of War granted each of Pi Dao's group a general? If it weren't for the fact that the military system was still a little restrictive, and the timely appearance of the Haihan people, Shen Zhixiang himself believed that the Pidao Army would turn into a pirate force in order to survive.
These people under Shen Zhixiang are all old people from Dongjiang Town. They have rich experience in fighting against the Jin army. Now that they have received strong reinforcements, they naturally want to return to their hometown and drive out the Jin thieves. It only took a very short time for the troops to pack up their gear, break camp and head west.
When the Pidao Army arrived near the coastal highlands, they could already smell the smell of blood in the air from a distance, and then saw a large pile of corpses outside the position. These corpses attracted many carnivorous beasts, but they probably also knew that this area was not to be approached easily, so they stood at a distance and watched what was going on here. To avoid misunderstanding, Shen Zhixiang asked the troops to stop outside the defense line. He stepped forward alone to report his identity, and then entered the position to see Morgan. Morgan did not expect that the central army did not immediately choose to move closer to the high ground as a whole, but directly sent the Pi Island Army over. However, after he led his troops to occupy this highland, he has been using his labor to build fortifications. He has not had time to set up a camp. Now Shen Zhixiang has brought more than a thousand people here. The existing camp is definitely not enough. Expansion must be carried out immediately. Fortunately, after the troop strength doubled, the labor force was also guaranteed accordingly, and tents were quickly set up everywhere on the slopes of this highland.
Now that the Pidao Army has arrived, the corpses of the Hou Jin Army are naturally handed over to them for disposal. Although it has been difficult for the Pidao Army to obtain much substantial supplies from Shandong Dusi, the military merits of these soldiers should not be wasted. Anyway, they were pickled with lime and sent back to Shandong. In order to be able to claim the credit, they had to report their achievements to the court. At that time, some of the rewards from the imperial court will fall on Pi Island. After obtaining Morgan's consent, Shen Zhixiang immediately divided out 300 people to dig pits outside the position to bury the corpses, and cut off the heads of the Hou Jin soldiers one by one.
The next day, the outposts sent by the Haihan Army returned news. It seemed that the Hou Jin Army did not increase its troops, but chose to go east. After hearing the news, Morgan sneered: "You want to bypass us and try your luck on the plains? I'm afraid you will die even more miserably."
After hearing Morgan's words, Shen Zhixiang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He led his troops over from the middle route army in order to compete with the Hou Jin Army on the front line battlefield to prove the strength and determination of the Pidao Army. But he didn't expect that he rushed over in a hurry and waited all night. After that, the Jin army seemed to be frightened and actually wanted to avoid this place. But if they go east and run into the special operations battalion commanded by Qian Tiandun, just as Morgan said, the end will only be worse.
Although Shen Zhixiang was eager to try, Morgan had no intention of sending troops to pursue the Hou Jin Army. While Hou Jin's attention was not focused here, he had to seize the time to transfer more supplies from the sea to land. After all, after attacking Hou Jin's fortress defense line in the north, this coastal highland would become the logistics center for the Haihan Army. . As for the troops under his command, he believes that it is far more important to use these manpower to strengthen local defenses than to pursue the enemy, because it is the Jin army that is anxious at this time. As long as Haihan holds on to this place, it will be like a sharp thorn piercing Hou Jin's body, and Hou Jin's army will naturally raise its troops to attack.
The reconnaissance cavalry of the special operations battalion discovered the movements of the Hou Jin Army even earlier than the West Route Army. Qian Tiandun naturally would not rush to take action after receiving the news. He knew that there was still a large proportion of cavalry in the enemy formation. It would obviously be extremely unwise for Haihan to compete with the opponent for machine power on land. It would be better to just sit back and wait for the opponent to hit the muzzle.
Of course, Erhe's ideas were fundamentally different from Qian Tiandun's. He believed that yesterday's long-lasting attack was due to the terrain. If it were a plain, he might have broken through the opponent's defense line with only cavalry. . So he decided to learn his lesson and start somewhere else.
When the Golden Cavalry discovered the camp of the special operations camp, Erhe believed that this was an ideal target for attack. There were only simple anti-male deer camps and barbed wire wrapped around wooden stakes outside the camp. There were not even walls. Some areas Even large flatbed trucks carrying goods were used as fortifications. This seemingly crude and chaotic defense method made Erhe subconsciously think that this might be a logistics camp used by the Haihan Army to transport and store combat supplies.
Based on this misjudgment, Erhe pinned his hope of regaining the city here and ordered the troops to assemble for battle. The cavalry removed other burdens except weapons to reduce the burden on the horses as much as possible. In order to prevent the opponent from setting up an ambush in the distance, Erhe specially sent several cavalry to go far around the Haihan camp to ensure that there was no Haihan ambush nearby, and then made the decision to launch an attack.
The Houjin cavalry fought out of a forest two miles away from Haihan's camp, opened their formation, slowly accelerated, and silently rushed toward Haihan's camp. Until the distance was shortened to half, there seemed to be no movement in the Haihan camp. At this time, someone blew the horn, and the cavalry speeded up, hoping to break through the barrier outside the camp before the enemy could react.
Of course, this was just a one-sided delusion. Almost at the same time as the horn sounded, a sharp whistle also sounded in the Haihan camp. The Haihan soldiers who emerged from nowhere had already formed a formation and quickly came to meet the attack. This direction of the Hou Jin Cavalry. Judging from their strength, there are at least several hundred people. The Houjin officer who led the army into the formation felt a little relieved when he saw that there were no artillery in the formation. He secretly thought that as long as he broke through this simple defense line, these infantrymen would be dead souls under the saber.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer, but the soldiers standing behind the fortifications still did not fire, the Houjin Cavalry became more and more convinced that this was a logistics camp lacking resistance. Some cavalrymen had already drawn their sabers and started dancing and shouting loudly to show their bravery and intimidate the enemy. But the strange thing was that the Haihan soldiers on the opposite side had no intention of turning around and running away. They just stared at the enemy cavalry that was galloping towards them, as if they were looking at dead people.
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