Chapter 537: Field Battle with Tartars in Cangzhou?

"Second, I fear that when the Tartars go south, the North Korean sailors will stick a knife in our back. It is not enough to send one or two ships to monitor the DPRK naval divisions, but it is also necessary to take the initiative to send more warships to carry out active defense against Baeknyeong Island and other places, so as to prevent trouble before it happens. ”

"If there is enough intelligence that the North Korean sailors may be unfavorable to us, I authorize you to take the lead and sink the warships of the North Korean sailors directly in the harbor. All the consequences arising from this will be borne by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and you do not need to worry about anything. ”

"The third item is about the reception of the saber ship. Next month, there will be twelve saber-tooth ships to be launched. This is the main battleship of the navy, and you must select the most capable personnel to be responsible for controlling these main warships. If possible, there should be competition for the job. After the saber ships are put into service, they should form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. ”

"Fourth, we still can't relax our vigilance against Zheng Zhilong's pirate group. It is reported that Zheng Zhilong has defeated Liu Xiang and completely controlled Nanyang. Once he has his hands free, I believe he will not forget us. The gunboats of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group are quite powerful, and we must deal with them carefully. ”

"With the continuous launching of the saber ships in the future, the navy must begin to consider the formation of the fleet. We do not yet have a fixed fleet, which is very detrimental to future operations. After the saber ship is launched, you have to start studying it to see what kind of formation method you can use in order to give full play to your combat effectiveness as much as possible. It is necessary to repeatedly test, repeatedly argue, and go to decide without patting your head. ”

"Once a fixed fleet is formed, different fleets must be arranged according to different combat missions. Different fleets, using different home ports, are responsible for different sea areas. The logistical guarantee of the fleet, the maintenance of ships, the staffing of the fleet, must be done in the most detailed. The fleet should distinguish between the far sea and the near sea, and organize different ships. For example, if the Bohai Bay is calm and the Tartars do not have a naval army, ordinary Cangshan ships can do it, so there is no need to arrange a special far-sea fleet. ”

"Don't mix the Cangshan ship with the sword tooth ship, lest the sword tooth ship have to go out to sea, but it is found that the Cangshan ship can't follow at all, which will affect the combat effectiveness. When fighting in the open sea, supply ships are very important, and the best merchant ships should be selected as supply ships. It would be nice if there were specialized supply ships. ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"My lord, I've recorded it all!"

Zhang Haibin said coldly.

"Good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded.

Zhang Haibin pondered for a moment, and said tentatively: "My lord, the Marine Corps has discussed a small plan with our navy, I don't know if it is feasible?" ”

Zhang Zhun said curiously: "What plan?" Tell me about it? ”

Zhang Haibin said: "Fang He and Liu Dong of the Marine Corps suggested that when the Tartars were heading south to Beizhili, our navy would escort them to land near Cangzhou and Nanpi in Hejian Province to threaten the flanks of the Tartars to relieve the pressure on the frontal battlefield in Shandong. ”

Zhang Zhun thought for a moment and said solemnly: "Landing operations require powerful logistics supplies, can your navy provide so many ships?" ”

Zhang Haibin said cautiously: "We have preliminarily calculated that escorting the landing of 300 marines only requires a merchant ship to transport supplies back and forth, and it is not a problem at all. ”

Zhang Zhun slowly fell into deep thought.

The current strength of the Marine Corps is actually not much, there is only one association, five squads, just over 300 people. The ammunition consumed by the Tiger Gun itself is not large, and the five base ammunition that each fighter carries with him can support several days of continuous combat. If there is a break in between, the ammo will last longer. The carrying capacity of a merchant ship is usually more than 100 tons, and a full ship of materials is 200,000 catties. According to the maximum amount of 20 catties per person per day, it is enough for 300 marines to use it for about 30 days. Therefore, there are no logistical problems.

The problem is that Zhang Zhun doesn't think that the landing of the 300-strong Tiger Ben army will pose any threat to the Tartars. The Marines are still infantry, after all. Do you dare to go too far in a plain area like Beizhili? It's simply impossible. The Tartars could cut off their back at any moment. They are facing tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry, even if they use crowd tactics, they can drown them all. Even if they were crowded into a field battle with the Tartars, they had no chance of victory at all...... There are too few troops.

Zhang Haibin added: "My lord, what we mean is to use sea ships as a base and seek opportunities to attack ashore. It would be best if you could find a lone tartar. If not, it is only within fifty miles of the shore. ”

Zhang Zhun said with interest: "You tell me in detail." ”

Zhang Haibin explained in detail.

This plan was actually proposed by the Marine Corps. In the third battle that the Tartars are about to launch, the role of the Marines is more awkward. They are small in number, and their arms are relatively special, so they are limited in the combat missions they can undertake. Therefore, Zhang Zhun positioned them as to continue to harass Liaodong, so that the Tartars in Liaodong could not have a stable life.

Due to the Tatars in the Liaodong region, the Han people along the coast were withdrawn. The Tatar cavalry also gathered in several inland towns, abandoning the coastal areas. The operation of the Marine Corps in the eastern Liaoning region should be even more in-depth. At least about two hundred miles deeper. Such a distance, for the infantry, is very deadly.

If the Marines really went two hundred miles inland, it would be impossible for the Navy to provide any support. When the time came, the cavalry of the Tartars' brigade pounced, and the marines, with a total strength of only 300 men, had the possibility of total annihilation. However, if you don't go two hundred miles deep and you don't see any trace of the Tartars, you can only march in vain in a deserted area.

Thinking about it, Fang He, Liu Dong and others all felt that the Marines had nothing to do in Liaodong, and it was easy to fall into the trap of Tartars. Therefore, they were ready to change the direction of their operations and shift the battlefield from Liaodong to Beizhili. The situation in Beizhili is much better than that in Liaodong, and there are more opportunities. As long as the Tartars come out to loot, it is their chance to attack each other.

Of course, do not expect how much damage the Tartars can inflict on the Tartars with only three hundred marines. After all, the strength of the Marine Corps is very limited, and it is impossible to take on too many combat missions. The key to this plan is to put psychological pressure on the Tartars who go south. As long as the Tiger Army appeared on the shore of North Zhili, the Tartar cavalry could not fail to take their presence into account.

After all, on his flank, there is a tiger army eyeing him, which no one wants to see. The Tiger Army and the Ming Army were different. The Ming army would definitely not take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the Tatar cavalry, and the Tatar cavalry could continue to move south regardless of it. The Tiger Army, however, will actively seek out the Tartar cavalry to fight. With the influence of the Battle of Huangxian, the Tartar cavalry could not ignore this.

If the Tartars want to plunder the population and goods, they will lose a certain mobile advantage. When they are traveling with a large number of people and supplies, the speed must be slower than that of a snail. At this time, it is the Tartars who are most vulnerable to attack. Especially when going south to Shandong, the distance to transport people and materials to the north is quite long. The Tartars also don't want to have the presence of the Tiger Ben Army in their rear.

After Zhang Zhun listened, he quickly understood, and said with a smile: "Your plan is to bluff and pull the tiger skin as a banner?" Scare scare scare tartars? ”

Zhang Haibin also smiled and said, "My lord, that's what it means." ”

Zhang Zhun said decisively: "Okay! Go ahead and do it! Hurry up and make a plan. ”

The 300-strong Marine Corps is indeed ineffective if it is placed on a frontal battlefield. Put it in Liaodong, it also doesn't have much effect. However, if it is placed in Beizhili, pulling the tiger skin as a big banner, piecemeal, maybe there will be some unexpected effects.

Just as Zhang Haibin and their estimation, the current Tartars will never dare to despise the Tiger Army. As long as there is a tiger army, no matter how many people there are, the Tartars have to be vigilant and cautious. If you want to be in a no-man's land, it is absolutely impossible.

Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. Zhang Zhun's original plan did not include this stall. The marines have ships as their backing, and even if they meet the Tartars, they will not lose much. Seeing that the opportunity was not good, he withdrew to the ship and was safe. If the Tartar cavalry pursues them, the navy will just give the Tartar cavalry a head-on bombardment and kill some of them.

After Zhang Haibin said goodbye and left, Zhang Zhun continued to think about the Tartars' southward journey. Zhang Haibin's proposal inspired Zhang Zhun's thinking. To deal with the Tartars, it is not necessary to face them head-on, and it is not necessary to put the Tartars in Shandong. In the Beizhili region, the Tiger Ben Army can choose a battlefield that is beneficial to them, and then suck the Tartars up like a magnet.

The main purpose of Tatar's entry into the Kou this time is to target him Zhang Zhun and the Tiger Army. They came for revenge. Therefore, as long as there is a place where the Tiger Ben Army appears, the Tartars will not let it go. In other words, no matter where the Tiger Army chooses to engage the Tartars, the Tartars will rush forward without thinking. Of course, the premise is to keep the Laizhou Mansion and the Dengzhou Mansion, and prevent the Tartars from successfully rescuing Dolgon and Duoduo in Dengzhou City.

The safety of Laizhou Mansion and Dengzhou Mansion, Zhang Zhun is actually not very worried. The Tartars of Dengzhou City have been besieged for several months, and their combat power has been almost consumed. The Tiger Ben Army only needs a battalion of troops to block them. At the same time, as long as the Tiger Ben army held Qingzhou City, it could block the eastward advance of the large army of Tartar cavalry. How many people do you need to defend Qingzhou City? Four battalions plus artillery battalions were enough.

The Tiger Ben Army now has thirteen battalions, excluding one battalion that monitors Dengzhou City, four battalions guarding Qingzhou City, and two battalions guarding Anton Wei, and there are at least six battalions of mobile forces in his hands. Six battalions of the Tiger Army, with a total strength of more than 7,000 people, can do a lot. If you crowd each other together, even if you fight with the Tartars, you are not afraid at all. That's right, it's a field battle, and the Tiger Army is not at all afraid of the cavalry of the Tartars. The point is, where this battlefield is chosen.

Let the Tartars break into Shandong was not Zhang Zhun's original intention. The Tartars' forces are indeed very strong, and if they flock to Shandong, even if Zhang Zhun can hold the three cities of Dezhou, Jinan, and Yanzhou, and other towns in Shandong, they will be ravaged by the Tartars. This time the Tartars are completely angry, once they enter Shandong, they will definitely destroy every grass and tree in Shandong, not to mention others. Even if the Tartars are forced to retreat in the future, the three western provinces of Shandong will probably become white land.

Therefore, the choice of battlefield must not be in Shandong. However, it can't be too far away from Shandong, otherwise the logistics supply will not be enough. At the same time, the logistics of the transport line, it is better to go from the sea, let the Tartars stare dryly, there is no way. As long as there are no logistical problems, the Tiger Army will be able to fight the Tartars for a long time, and the Tartars will slowly wear out.

In the most ruthless words, it is to use a Tiger Ben Army soldier for a Tartar soldier, Zhang Zhun can completely bear it. He has a source of soldiers. It only takes a month to train a strong man to use the Tiger Ben. Even, if you don't need to take special aim, it only takes fifteen days. Fifteen days to produce a soldier, such a rate of productivity can definitely dry the Tartar several times.

"Cangzhou ......"

Zhang Zhun's gaze naturally fell on Cangzhou City.

Cangzhou is a very ancient city and is the seat of Hejian Province. The Grand Canal, which connects Jingshi and Jiangnan, passes through Cangzhou. Cangzhou is not far from the coast, not far from Shandong, and at the same time within the range of the Tartar cavalry to the south. Just meet all the conditions for the needs of the battlefield.

If the Tiger Ben Army can make a fuss here, it may be able to disperse the Tartar cavalry a little bit of strength, and even, like a magnet, attract the Tartars to Cangzhou. Zhang Zhun believes that as long as he roars in Cangzhou and says that I, Zhang Zhun is here, the Tartars will definitely come over like chicken blood and surround themselves.

Choosing the battlefield in Cangzhou will have no problem at all in terms of logistics and transportation. Merchant ships could load logistical supplies from Furong Island, next to Laizhou City, and then send them directly to Huanghua Port near Cangzhou to disembark. Huanghua Port is a cross-century project in the future, and the hydrological conditions are also good at this time, and it can be used with a little transformation.

The strength of the six battalions of the Tiger Ben Army is about 7,000 people. According to the calculation of the maximum consumption, the materials needed per person per day are about 20 catties, which is a total of 140,000 catties (about 700 tons). The general merchant ship has a cargo capacity of more than 100 tons, and only about ten merchant ships are needed to transport it back and forth. Ten merchant ships can transport more than 1,000 tons of supplies at a time. What's more, the material consumption of 20 catties per person per day is very exaggerated.

In fact, if the Tiger Ben Army was really preparing to fight the Tatar cavalry in Cangzhou, it would be no problem at all to dispatch twenty merchant ships to be responsible for transporting supplies. In this way, even if three cavalry battalions enter Beizhili, the Tiger Army is fully capable of providing logistical supplies. The original merchant ships in the entire Dongjiang Town have all been collected by the Tiger Army, and there are forty or fifty in total. The key is that the distance is short, even if the wind is bad, it is enough for a day to go back and forth.

"It seems that Cangzhou is worth considering!"

Zhang Zhun said to himself.

"My lord, Shi Kefa has arrived."

While thinking about it, Lu Yidian came in to report.

Shi Kefa, who came to Xingshi on behalf of the imperial court to ask for guilt, finally arrived at Fushan City.