Chapter 1156: The fleet returns south

On the one hand, they were reluctant to take out their limited naval armament to confront the Haihan navy, on the one hand, because they had not yet figured out the path of the Haihan, did not know the origin and purpose of this armed force, and did not know when the Haihan would launch the next attack; on the other hand, after suffering a loss at Lushun last time, the Houjin had not yet figured out a reasonable tactic for fighting an armed fleet equipped with a large number of artillery. Dispersing the limited fleet of naval divisions to many places along the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula can also be regarded as a helpless response.

This method seems clumsy, but at this moment, it does play a role in preserving strength, and the southward timetable of the Haihan Navy has entered the countdown, and it is impossible to go around to the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to kill the remnants of the Houjin Water Division.

However, when Wang Tom came, he also knew that with only one or two raids, it was unlikely that the Houjin Shui Division would be completely wiped out, and it would be difficult for him to break his muscles and bones, and he would not be able to launch an attack on the territory of Dongjiang Town and Zhifu Island in this winter, which would have been regarded as achieving the strategic goal. After the beginning of spring of the following year, Haihan will launch a continuous military attack in Liaodong, and then it will be the real end of the Houjin Water Division.

Today's battle in Jinzhou Bay was not too fierce, and the Haihan fleet had a relatively obvious advantage throughout the whole process, but some warships had already consumed more than half of their stockpiled ammunition and had to transfer combat materials overnight from the comprehensive supply ships that accompanied the fleet. When Wang Tom commanded the battle, he did not order to limit the fire output of the ships under his command, so the ammunition consumption was much higher than the usual training.

Early the next morning, the fleet lifted anchor and headed south, heading straight for the next target, Arthur Pass. Because I had already made a trip two months ago, this time I revisited the old place, and the Haihan fleet was also familiar with the road and touched the mouth of the harbor. The two sides had engaged in an almost face-to-face encounter in the narrow lanes of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, but no trace of that battle was visible anymore.

Out of prudence, Wang Tom still sent people to land from the Tiger Tail Peninsula and go to the commanding heights to reconnoiter the situation in the harbor, so as to prevent Houjin from playing tricks inside. However, after the last setback, Houjin probably abandoned the harbor for the time being, and the soldiers who landed found no signs of ship activity in the bay.

The Haihan fleet sailed into the Port of Arthur unhindered, and generously circled the harbor. Of course, the Houjin army in the city of Jinzhou Zhongzuo on the north shore of the harbor also discovered this swaggering fleet, but they had already seen the power of the Haihan fleet last time, and they still adopted a countermeasure strategy that could not be defended. And Wang Tom also knew that there were a lot of cavalry in the local Houjin army, and if he sent a small group of soldiers to land, he was afraid that he would suffer a big loss in mobility. Therefore, he was also very careful not to choose to carry out operations on land, and after turning around to make sure that the Jin army did not deploy combat ships here, he decisively ordered to leave the port and go south.

During the return trip, Wang Tom did not forget to stop by the Miaodao Islands at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and confirmed that these islands were still in an uninhabited state and had not been occupied by either the Ming Dynasty or the Later Jin.

After returning to Zhifu Island, Tom set aside two days for the fleet to rest and make the last replenishment before heading south.

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On the one hand, they were reluctant to take out their limited naval armament to confront the Haihan navy, on the one hand, because they had not yet figured out the path of the Haihan, did not know the origin and purpose of this armed force, and did not know when the Haihan would launch the next attack; on the other hand, after suffering a loss at Lushun last time, the Houjin had not yet figured out a reasonable tactic for fighting an armed fleet equipped with a large number of artillery. Dispersing the limited fleet of naval divisions to many places along the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula can also be regarded as a helpless response.

This method seems clumsy, but at this moment, it does play a role in preserving strength, and the southward timetable of the Haihan Navy has entered the countdown, and it is impossible to go around to the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to kill the remnants of the Houjin Water Division.

However, when Wang Tom came, he also knew that with only one or two raids, it was unlikely that the Houjin Shui Division would be completely wiped out, and it would be difficult for him to break his muscles and bones, and he would not be able to launch an attack on the territory of Dongjiang Town and Zhifu Island in this winter, which would have been regarded as achieving the strategic goal. After the beginning of spring of the following year, Haihan will launch a continuous military attack in Liaodong, and then it will be the real end of the Houjin Water Division.

Today's battle in Jinzhou Bay was not too fierce, and the Haihan fleet had a relatively obvious advantage throughout the whole process, but some warships had already consumed more than half of their stockpiled ammunition and had to transfer combat materials overnight from the comprehensive supply ships that accompanied the fleet. When Wang Tom commanded the battle, he did not order to limit the fire output of the ships under his command, so the ammunition consumption was much higher than the usual training.

Early the next morning, the fleet lifted anchor and headed south, heading straight for the next target, Arthur Pass. Because I had already made a trip two months ago, this time I revisited the old place, and the Haihan fleet was also familiar with the road and touched the mouth of the harbor. The two sides had engaged in an almost face-to-face encounter in the narrow lanes of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, but no trace of that battle was visible anymore.

Out of prudence, Wang Tom still sent people to land from the Tiger Tail Peninsula and go to the commanding heights to reconnoiter the situation in the harbor, so as to prevent Houjin from playing tricks inside. However, after the last setback, Houjin probably abandoned the harbor for the time being, and the soldiers who landed found no signs of ship activity in the bay.

The Haihan fleet sailed into the Port of Arthur unhindered, and generously circled the harbor. Of course, the Houjin army in the city of Jinzhou Zhongzuo on the north shore of the harbor also discovered this swaggering fleet, but they had already seen the power of the Haihan fleet last time, and they still adopted a countermeasure strategy that could not be defended. And Wang Tom also knew that there were a lot of cavalry in the local Houjin army, and if he sent a small group of soldiers to land, he was afraid that he would suffer a big loss in mobility. Therefore, he was also very careful not to choose to carry out operations on land, and after turning around to make sure that the Jin army did not deploy combat ships here, he decisively ordered to leave the port and go south.

During the return trip, Wang Tom did not forget to stop by the Miaodao Islands at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and confirmed that these islands were still in an uninhabited state and had not been occupied by either the Ming Dynasty or the Later Jin.

After returning to Zhifu Island, Tom set aside two days for the fleet to rest and make the last replenishment before heading south. On the one hand, they were reluctant to take out their limited naval armament to confront the Haihan navy, on the one hand, because they had not yet figured out the path of the Haihan, did not know the origin and purpose of this armed force, and did not know when the Haihan would launch the next attack; on the other hand, after suffering a loss at Lushun last time, the Houjin had not yet figured out a reasonable tactic for fighting an armed fleet equipped with a large number of artillery. Dispersing the limited fleet of naval divisions to many places along the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula can also be regarded as a helpless response.

This method seems clumsy, but at this moment, it does play a role in preserving strength, and the southward timetable of the Haihan Navy has entered the countdown, and it is impossible to go around to the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to kill the remnants of the Houjin Water Division.

However, when Wang Tom came, he also knew that with only one or two raids, it was unlikely that the Houjin Shui Division would be completely wiped out, and it would be difficult for him to break his muscles and bones, and he would not be able to launch an attack on the territory of Dongjiang Town and Zhifu Island in this winter, which would have been regarded as achieving the strategic goal. After the beginning of spring of the following year, Haihan will launch a continuous military attack in Liaodong, and then it will be the real end of the Houjin Water Division.

Today's battle in Jinzhou Bay was not too fierce, and the Haihan fleet had a relatively obvious advantage throughout the whole process, but some warships had already consumed more than half of their stockpiled ammunition and had to transfer combat materials overnight from the comprehensive supply ships that accompanied the fleet. When Wang Tom commanded the battle, he did not order to limit the fire output of the ships under his command, so the ammunition consumption was much higher than the usual training.

Early the next morning, the fleet lifted anchor and headed south, heading straight for the next target, Arthur Pass. Because I had already made a trip two months ago, this time I revisited the old place, and the Haihan fleet was also familiar with the road and touched the mouth of the harbor. The two sides had engaged in an almost face-to-face encounter in the narrow lanes of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, but no trace of that battle was visible anymore.

Out of prudence, Wang Tom still sent people to land from the Tiger Tail Peninsula and go to the commanding heights to reconnoiter the situation in the harbor, so as to prevent Houjin from playing tricks inside. However, after the last setback, Houjin probably abandoned the harbor for the time being, and the soldiers who landed found no signs of ship activity in the bay.

The Haihan fleet sailed into the Port of Arthur unhindered, and generously circled the harbor. Of course, the Houjin army in the city of Jinzhou Zhongzuo on the north shore of the harbor also discovered this swaggering fleet, but they had already seen the power of the Haihan fleet last time, and they still adopted a countermeasure strategy that could not be defended. And Wang Tom also knew that there were a lot of cavalry in the local Houjin army, and if he sent a small group of soldiers to land, he was afraid that he would suffer a big loss in mobility. Therefore, he was also very careful not to choose to carry out operations on land, and after turning around to make sure that the Jin army did not deploy combat ships here, he decisively ordered to leave the port and go south.

During the return trip, Wang Tom did not forget to stop by the Miaodao Islands at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and confirmed that these islands were still in an uninhabited state and had not been occupied by either the Ming Dynasty or the Later Jin.

After returning to Zhifu Island, Tom set aside two days for the fleet to rest and make the last replenishment before heading south. On the one hand, they were reluctant to take out their limited naval armament to confront the Haihan navy, on the one hand, because they had not yet figured out the path of the Haihan, did not know the origin and purpose of this armed force, and did not know when the Haihan would launch the next attack; on the other hand, after suffering a loss at Lushun last time, the Houjin had not yet figured out a reasonable tactic for fighting an armed fleet equipped with a large number of artillery. Dispersing the limited fleet of naval divisions to many places along the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula can also be regarded as a helpless response.

This method seems clumsy, but at this moment, it does play a role in preserving strength, and the southward timetable of the Haihan Navy has entered the countdown, and it is impossible to go around to the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to kill the remnants of the Houjin Water Division.

However, when Wang Tom came, he also knew that with only one or two raids, it was unlikely that the Houjin Shui Division would be completely wiped out, and it would be difficult for him to break his muscles and bones, and he would not be able to launch an attack on the territory of Dongjiang Town and Zhifu Island in this winter, which would have been regarded as achieving the strategic goal. After the beginning of spring of the following year, Haihan will launch a continuous military attack in Liaodong, and then it will be the real end of the Houjin Water Division.

Today's battle in Jinzhou Bay was not too fierce, and the Haihan fleet had a relatively obvious advantage throughout the whole process, but some warships had already consumed more than half of their stockpiled ammunition and had to transfer combat materials overnight from the comprehensive supply ships that accompanied the fleet. When Wang Tom commanded the battle, he did not order to limit the fire output of the ships under his command, so the ammunition consumption was much higher than the usual training.

Early the next morning, the fleet lifted anchor and headed south, heading straight for the next target, Arthur Pass. Because I had already made a trip two months ago, this time I revisited the old place, and the Haihan fleet was also familiar with the road and touched the mouth of the harbor. The two sides had engaged in an almost face-to-face encounter in the narrow lanes of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, but no trace of that battle was visible anymore.

Out of prudence, Wang Tom still sent people to land from the Tiger Tail Peninsula and go to the commanding heights to reconnoiter the situation in the harbor, so as to prevent Houjin from playing tricks inside. However, after the last setback, Houjin probably abandoned the harbor for the time being, and the soldiers who landed found no signs of ship activity in the bay.

The Haihan fleet sailed into the Port of Arthur unhindered, and generously circled the harbor. Of course, the Houjin army in the city of Jinzhou Zhongzuo on the north shore of the harbor also discovered this swaggering fleet, but they had already seen the power of the Haihan fleet last time, and they still adopted a countermeasure strategy that could not be defended. And Wang Tom also knew that there were a lot of cavalry in the local Houjin army, and if he sent a small group of soldiers to land, he was afraid that he would suffer a big loss in mobility. Therefore, he was also very careful not to choose to carry out operations on land, and after turning around to make sure that the Jin army did not deploy combat ships here, he decisively ordered to leave the port and go south.

During the return trip, Wang Tom did not forget to stop by the Miaodao Islands at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and confirmed that these islands were still in an uninhabited state and had not been occupied by either the Ming Dynasty or the Later Jin.

After returning to Zhifu Island, Tom set aside two days for the fleet to rest and make the last replenishment before heading south.

(End of chapter)