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Chapter 184 The Prelude to the Battle of Lushun (Subscribe)
At this time, Hou Jin's weakness can be seen. There is not enough troops, and all mobilization will never exceed [-].The maximum mobile force that can be dispatched is around [-].

It is also because of this that Zhu Youxiao has a five-year plan to flatten Liao Dynasty based on the perspective of God.It's not arrogance to brag, but it was indeed possible at the time.

As long as the battle situation is stable and not to advance rashly, as long as too many Mongolian tribes are not allowed to invest in Houjin, as long as Houjin is not given the opportunity to plunder, Jiannu can be forced to gnaw the bark and grass roots if it is exhausted.

Of course, this requires financial support, relatively stable internal conditions, and no chaos.

In Zhu Youxiao's words, it means that I want to practice in seclusion for the time being, upgrade rapidly and hold back my big moves, so I won't play big with you.But you have to poke and goo a few times from time to time, so you can't stop.

And Liaozhen, Dengzhen, and Dongjiang Towns also carried out the emperor's will in earnest, regarded this kind of attack as actual combat training, and tossed and tossed to build slaves.

But not all attacks are the enemy coming and going. Zhang Pan's battle plan for Jinzhou was approved by Mao Wenlong and Denglai Governor Yuan Keli, and also supported by Zhu Youxiao.

Therefore, the Dongjiang Army seems to be attacking more points, and other places are quite noisy, but the real highlight is in Lushun, so it depends on Houjin not being fooled.

At this time, the field fortifications outside Lushun Fort were almost completed, and the ditches, parapets, and deer villages were densely covered; the grain and grass materials in the city were almost stockpiled, and the restoration of the city walls was also in full swing.

These works were not done by Zuoxie alone. More than 1 Liao people from Guanglu Island came by boat to participate in this civil work.

And it was not the 6000 troops of the Left Association (including [-] Musketeers) who directly participated in the battle of Lushun Fort.

Now, there are [-] Musketeers from Liao Town who have come to fight side by side, led by General He Kegang;
There are also 500 Musketeers in Jin Town, led by the newly promoted guerrilla He Zan; and [-] Musketeers in Deng Town, led by the newly promoted general Zhang Bang.

He Zan is not very famous in history. His father, He Huchen, succeeds Shen Yourong, and is currently the commander-in-chief of Denglai.

In history, He Huchen finally died in Ningxia when he fought against the Huduntu tribe of the Mongolian tribe;
He Zan then recruited officials to the deputy general of the Beijing camp. When Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, none of the six major battalions of the Beijing army dared to fight.

Participating general Zhang Bang was promoted and reused for his brave performance in suppressing Xu Hongru's rebellion.

Compared to He Zan, a young guerrilla, and Zhang Bang, who is not well-known, He Kegang's name is relatively big.The four great generals in Liaodong in history refused to surrender when they stood firm in Jinzhou, and were killed by Zu Dashou.

It can be said that several loyal and brave generals are now gathered in Lushun. Even Zhu Youxiao feels confident in such an arrangement.

In addition to strong soldiers and brave generals, Dengzhen, Jinzhen, and Liaozhen also supported a large amount of food, grass and ammunition for the Battle of Lushun. There were more than 200 grenadier vehicles and more than 3000 artillery shells.

"Dig another half a foot deeper here!" Zhang Zhuzi limped, but walked slowly, sticking the long ruler in his hand into the trench, supervising the excavation of the fortifications.

"En!" Responded with a deliberately dull voice, the Liao people wearing hats in the trench dug out the soil vigorously, piled it on the edge of the trench, and patted it vigorously.

Zhang Zhuzi was wearing a fat red jacket, but what differentiated him from the regular army was the yellow cloth strips sewn on the sleeves.This is the symbol of the reserve army unique to Dongjiang Town, and it was established in accordance with the emperor's request.

Hearing the response, Zhang Zhuzi turned around and continued to inspect and supervise.But after walking a few steps, he stopped again and turned his head suspiciously.

The digger thought that Zhang Zhuzi was gone, so he breathed a sigh of relief, stood the shovel on the side of the ditch, took off his shoes with his hand, tapped it, and poured out the soil inside.

"It's so courageous." A scold came from above, and the shadow shrouded it, making Yingzi jump.

Zhang Zhuzi was very angry. Why did the migrant worker team he organized have a woman in it.This should let the officer know, don't you think that he has taken advantage of it, and the Houthi came in to make up for it.

Yingzi quickly lifted the hat a little bit, revealing a face that was deliberately blackened, and raised his head to make silent gestures at Zhang Zhuzi.

Zhang Zhuzi also recognized the girl from the characteristic downy hair on her face, slightly round face, and big almond eyes.Frowning, he jumped down the ditch.

At this time, several Liao people from the front and back also came over and explained to Zhang Zhuzi in a low voice with a smile.Obviously, they knew about it a long time ago, but they kept it silent for Yingzi.

"Yingzi's father is sick, and she came out to earn a few liters of rice to cook porridge for drinking."

"This girl is not lazy, we can see it. If it is not good, we will help her."

Yingzi lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhang, I'm really not lazy. You can read it when you come back, the section I dug must be qualified."

Zhang Zhuzi looked at the girl's face, which was washed gray and white by sweat, and shook his head helplessly, knowing that although the people on the island could not die of hunger, they were still living a difficult life.

Just the physical work of digging soil and ditches, taking care of food, and being given five liters of rice (about six catties) a day, they all scrambled for it.First come, first boarding, if you have enough, you don't need it.

This girl was able to sneak in because others looked at her pitifully and covered her up.

Zhang Zhuzi figured it out, so he couldn't bear to blame him.He climbed up the edge of the ditch silently, then turned around and said, "Don't be tired, I will help you dig when I come back from the inspection." Then he limped away.

Yingzi pursed her lips and smiled, thanking several villagers.After everyone left to work, the girl rubbed her hands and started working again with a shovel.

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There were originally two cities in Lushun, the north and the south. The north city was destroyed by the Houjin Dynasty, and now only the south city remains, which was built in the tenth year of Yongle.It is covered with rammed earth and bricks, with a circumference of one mile and three hundred steps, and two city gates. The south is called Tongjin, and the north is called Renhe.

No matter how big the city is, for the defender, the bigger it is, the more troops it needs, and the greater the possibility of being breached by the enemy.But something as large as Lushun Fort is actually very suitable for holding on.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Keli and Mao Wenlong agreed to carry out the Battle of Lushun.And Xiong Tingbi sent He Kegang to help in the battle, because he wanted to examine and verify the power of musket combined with fortifications in actual combat.

Of course, passive defense alone is not the ultimate goal of the Battle of Lushun.According to Yuan Keli's deployment, after the defense is successful, a counterattack will be launched in due course to try to recover Jinzhou, so that Lushun will be firmly in the hands of the Ming army.

The strategic location of Lushun is very important. Judging from the three-way layout of the Ming army, Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Tianjin surrounding the Bohai Bay, their relay ports are Lushun.

If Lushun or even Jinzhou can be firmly occupied, it will be equivalent to connecting Liao Town and Dongjiang Town together, Deng Town and Jin Town can be used as backup, and the effectiveness of coordinated operations will be greatly improved.

As for Hou Jin, if the Ming army was allowed to establish a solid bridgehead on land, it would restrain a considerable number of its troops and affect its attack on the Ming army in western Liaoning.

That is to say, if Hou Jin did not want to hide in Liao and Shen, but still wanted to take the initiative to go to war, it could not tolerate a large number of Ming troops stationed in Lushun, and could not tolerate the Ming army's rapid troop movement through Lushun port.

This is different from Zhu Youxiao's mobilization of the army in vain because he was worried that the gold would not come to compete.In other words, he was biased by history and did not think that Lushun was a battleground for military strategists.

Because in history, Lushun was abandoned by Hou Jin several times.Moreover, after the Ming army took over, it did not pose too much threat to Houjin.

On the contrary, in the several offensive and defensive battles around Lushun, Zhang Pan, Huang Long, Zhang Weiluan and others were among the generals of the Ming army who died in battle one after another.

However, Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Keli, and even Mao Wenlong believed that the Hou Jin would definitely come to fight for Lushun, so they each sent elites to help.

Of course, the current arrangement of defensive counterattacks is quite cautious.After all, the new army was first established, how strong its combat effectiveness is, and how powerful the gun processing business is, it has not yet been tested in actual combat.

Although Zhu Youxiao did not command remotely, nor did he dictate the combat strategy, but he has always been in no rush, and his tenet of steady warfare and progress has been implemented by the officials below.

At this time, on the Monkey Stone Mountain (Highland 203) in Lushun, several generals of the Ming army were pointing and arranging combat strategies at this high place overlooking Lushun Port.

In later generations, the location here is very important, and it is a battleground for military strategists.But at the time, there was no long-range artillery that could pose a threat to Fort Port Arthur and the ships in the port, so it didn't seem so important.

Zhang Pan stretched out his arm, pointed at the port and Fort Lushun, and said, "There are a few gunboats left in the port, and the rest are waiting at sea. The Zuo Xie sticks to Fort Lushun, and when the enemy's attack is frustrated and the men and horses are exhausted, you can go." Lead the army out."

He Kegang pondered for a while, and said: "Only relying on the Left Association to stick to it, it seems that it is not impenetrable, how about using a certain rate of musketeers as a reserve team, how about a joint defense?"

"Brother He's help is what Zhang can't wish for." Zhang Pan cupped his hands in thanks, and accepted He Kegang's suggestion without hesitation.

Looking at the map, Zhang Bang stretched out his hand and nodded, and said, "Then Brother He and I will lead people to a small battle with Jiannu in Daheishan first?"

Dahei Mountain is known as the No. [-] mountain in southern Liaoning. It was originally called Dahe Mountain, Great Monk Mountain and Tiger Mountain.Located between Jinzhou City and Lushun Fort, there is also Beisha City, which is a battleground for military strategists.

Although Beisha City, built in the Jin Dynasty, has collapsed and been damaged, it is still a good place to lay an ambush or defend against the enemy with the cover of mountains and forests.

The key is that Daheishan faces the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea in the south, so it is quite convenient for the Ming army with navy to retreat.

Zhang Pan thought for a while, agreed, and joked again: "You two, don't hit too hard. If you scare Jiannu away, the arrangement of Lushun Fort will be in vain."

"I know, I know." Zhang Bang nodded repeatedly.

He Zan is a young man, so he should be regarded as a nephew, but everyone calls him a brother, and he agrees, but he doesn't speak much, and his etiquette is very respectful.

Zhang Bang stretched out his hand and pointed to the distance, and said: "When Daheishan fights, we will move to Shuangdao Bay, listen to Brother Zhang's signal, and flank the Jiannu who are attacking the city."

"That's right." Zhang Pan laughed and said, "I have drawn two thousand pikemen from the Zuoxie and divided them among the two. I am sure that I can kill Jiannu alone."

Those who came from a long distance to support the battle were all musketeers. Without pikemen or sword and shield hands, it was still somewhat insufficient.

Zhang Bang and He Zan didn't talk about it, but Zhang Pan could see it clearly.As the host, it is natural to take good care of the guest army.

"Thank you, General Zhang." He Zan cupped his hands in thanks.

Zhang Bang chuckled, and said: "General Zhang is very kind, but disrespectful." After a pause, he continued: "Since the discussion has been made, Brother Mo and He brothers will go to Daheishan first to make arrangements first."

"Thank you, both of you." Zhang Pan cupped his hands and said, "I wish the two generals a victory in the first battle, and strengthen my Ming army."

He Kegang also clasped his hands and said, "I wish you two a successful start and success in no time."

Zhang Bang smiled heartily, cupped his hands, turned around and strode away.

He Zan saluted upright and followed Zhang Bang all the way down the mountain.

Zhang Pan and He Kegang looked at each other with a smile, and once again looked down from a high position. The trenches were densely covered with vertical and horizontal lines, and the busy figures like ants gave birth to their ambition and confidence.

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(End of this chapter)