Chapter 183: First Contact
Although it is said that the battlefield is set at three fortresses, according to the habit of the Xuan army to fight all year round, it is impossible to stay there quietly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The 2nd Mixed Brigade and the 4th Mixed Brigade are now screening and reorganizing 20,000 former South Korean reinforcements in the North Korean Administrative Region, and they will not be able to spare their hands for the time being.
The 6th and 5th Mixed Brigades, each with 2,000 men, had been transported by sea to the sea not far from Pyongyang, where they were mixed into 18 raid detachments together with some warships and transport ships drawn from the Navy, marines reorganized from a samurai company composed of unemployed samurai, and reconnaissance and search units.
Each assault detachment is equipped with 1 infantry company, 2 marine companies, a reconnaissance and search squad, 1 infantry artillery squad, 2 fast crab warships, 2 sea-going ships, and related officers and logistics units.
Two large sea ships are the temporary stations of each raiding detachment, two fast crabs are responsible for protecting the safety of the raiding detachment at sea, and two of the latest four-masted galleons of the Xuan Army are responsible for transporting various supplies, supplies and wounded back and forth in the Korean waters.
After the completion of the mixed organization and the initial familiarization of everyone, more than 7,000 soldiers from 18 assault detachments began to land operations.
On the coastline of more than 200 kilometers between Pyongyang and Shangjing, those soldiers and ruffians who felt that this was a golden opportunity risked disobeying military orders and constantly swept away the food, property, and women of this land, not knowing that they were about to be in a catastrophe.
With the help of falcons and military dogs in the reconnaissance and search squad, it is simply too easy to search for those small groups of rebels, and when encountering a small team of one or two hundred people, a raiding detachment can eat it, if there are a little more people, the raiding detachment will call for support, and the nearby detachments will rush over to fight together, and then scatter and separate when they are done.
If the friendly troops can't come over in a short time, it doesn't matter, with a reconnaissance squad familiar with the terrain to lead the way, the raid detachment can completely fight and run, and the perennial hard training and rich nutritional supply make the physical fitness of the soldiers of the Xuan Army far exceed that of the Korean servant army and even the Jurchen soldiers.
That is, those cavalry are very annoying, except for some special areas, if the cavalry wants to run, there is no way to stop it with the raid detachment.
In this way, from the third day of the first month of November, a large number of former South Korean rebels wandering among the countryside have been hit hard.
Sukh Saha heard the news of his own attack from the cavalry who ran back one after another, and he knew that his mission was to eliminate Chen Xin, and now these attacks were just a means for the other party to delay time.
In response to these harassments, Sukh Saha only sent two cavalry units to drive them away, and then he was completely unmoved, even when he received the final statistical report and learned that his side had lost more than 5,000 servant troops and more than 500 Jurchen cavalry in this round of raids, he did not have the slightest expression.
The raid of the raiding detachment only quickened the build-up of Sukh Sakha's army, and when they knew that it was not safe outside, the ruffians began to retreat and gather towards Pyongyang.
By order, the raiding detachment did not approach the plain area near Pyongyang, where the Jurchen cavalry units were able to exert their maximum combat power.
An officer turned to Lakshin and asked, "Chief, aren't we doing Sukh Saha a favor by doing this?" I feel like it's worth the loss. ”
As one of the elder brothers, Lakshin has always been the military commander of the reconnaissance and search force, and this time the operation is so dangerous that he decides to personally lead a raid detachment.
Hearing the question of his officers, Lakshin touched the head of the dog meat who was guarding on the side, and said nonchalantly, "How can you say that?" ”
"Boss, originally these rebels had bad military discipline, and after they came out to rob, they didn't want to go back in a short time, but we beat them so hard that they retracted back to the assembly point, isn't this more than worth the loss?"
"It's just an appetizer now, and the main table hasn't been served yet. You should think so, we ended the enemy's operation to collect military rations ahead of schedule, and once the campaign enters a protracted tug-of-war, the enemy is prone to a shortage of logistical supplies. ”
"Huh? These people still have logistics to fight wars? ”
"Originally, there would not be any logistical supplies, but this time, the general himself sat in the No. 1 fortress, Sukh Saha must stop there, and have a big battle with the general, as long as he is dragged there, the enemy army will not be able to get food replenishment from our army's defense area, and will definitely requisition food, grass and ordnance from the rear, and then it will be time for us to really play."
"Oh, I understand, this time we raided, we just practiced with the enemy, by the way, let them gather as soon as possible, and when they are out of food and grass, we will send a grain convoy and a convoy again, and then it will be the time for us to strike again."
"That's right."
"Woohoo." Dog meat suddenly barked quietly, Lakshen has raised it for more than 3 years, and immediately knew the meaning of dog meat, and waved his big hand, "A large group of cavalry is coming, all enter the mountains and return to the sea base." ”
By the time a 2,000-strong Jurchen cavalry arrived, there was only a bonfire that had not been completely extinguished, as if to mock their speed.
"Ran away again, why are these people so slippery."
"At least a quarter of an hour after running, it should have entered the mountain, Lord Jiala'ezhen, shall we chase?"
"Forget it, after entering the mountains, the speed of our war horses is not as fast as that of the infantry, and those who are unfamiliar with the place are easy to be ambushed."
The Alaja kicked the fire hard, turned on his horse, and headed for Pyongyang.
Just when the raid detachment launched an attack, the 1st Company of the Ranger was also led by Zhao Qingyu and came to the north gate of Shun'an City in makeup.
The soldiers of the 1st Company wore leather jackets and hats, led the horses, and immediately carried Dalian and some salutes, and silently walked not far from the north gate.
"Stop, what are you doing?" A rough Jurchen voice came from the city.
Zhao Qingyu did not have stage fright at all, and replied in fluent Jurchen language, "We are from the white flag, I heard that my master killed Amin in the south and became a general, so I came to join the pin." ”
"It's a white flag." The people at the head of the city groaned for a moment, and then asked, "Tell me clearly, who is your master?" ”
"Zhengbai Flag, the one who led us into North Korea at the beginning was of course the master of Sukh Saha."
"What's the credentials?"
Zhao Qingyu waved his hand, and the officer next to him handed over a package, "This is our Niulu flag and documents, please check it." ”
A basket was put down on the head of the city, and the package was pulled up, and sure enough, the flags and documents were readily available, and there was a silver ingot of 10 taels next to it, and the officer guarding the gate immediately said with a smile, "Yo, I am still a slave under the handsome, wait a minute." ”
He turned around and walked to the other side of the city wall, and shouted downward, "Open the city gate, it is the brothers with the white flag who have come to join the commander." ”
The city gate slowly opened, and the soldiers of the 1st Ranger Company quietly reached into the hem of their clothes, and in a faint "click" and "click" sound, the hammer of the revolver was pulled to the position to be fired.
The officer guarding the gate personally greeted him, "Brother, you are a slave of the handsome family, today brother, I will take the wind for you." ”
Listening to the shouts of the other party's minions and minions, Zhao Qingyu was very annoyed in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face, so he could only deal with the people in front of him with a strong spirit, and kept roaring in his heart, "You are a slave, your whole family is a slave." ”
Waiting for the city gate, Zhao Qingyu gave a look, and the soldiers in a row slowly fell to the end, and began to get close to the Jurchen soldiers at the city gate, as for the servant army, they were not taken into account at all, which is also in line with the current atmosphere of the rebel army.
Zhao Qingyu carefully observed it, found nothing abnormal, and shouted, "Do it." ”
At the same time, he took out the revolver and aimed it at the guy in front of him who was a slave all the way and kept screaming, "bang", sparks flew everywhere, and the 11mm minne bullet passed through the smoothbore barrel and entered the man's head, like a watermelon shattering, and the dead could not die again.
When he turned around, a platoon had already solved all the Jurchen soldiers, and a few of them didn't understand the situation, thinking that the 1st Company was using a single-shot handcuff, and the servant army drew his waist knife and was ready to fight for a future, but he was also killed on the spot by a revolver.
At the same time as the gunshots rang out, the fourth platoon took out their rifles from their horse jackets and spread out, leaning on the shelter to keep guard, and the second and third platoons began to put on body armor.
A platoon of enemy troops near the city gates, and the revolvers were immediately aimed at the city walls to guard everyone.
In a moment, the second and third platoons were neatly dressed, with rifles on their backs, and pistols in their hands, and rushed to the tower. And a row began to put on equipment.
The battle on the city tower ended quickly, and after the Xuan army flag was planted on the city tower, three rows divided into a squad to guard both sides of the city wall, and the rest of the people untied their rifles from behind and aimed them at the city.
At this time, the first row and the fourth row swapped positions, one row went out of the guard, and the fourth row changed clothes at the city gate.
Everything went in an orderly manner, and during the four-platoon rearmament, the other three platoons repulsed one enemy reinforcement with accurate fire.
After condescendingly repelling three enemy attacks, the remaining three companies of the Ranger finally stormed into the city and headed for the other three gates.
With only 1,000 Jurchen cavalry and 2,000 former Korean servants, the city was blocked in less than two quarters of an hour by more than 500 elite rangers armed with revolvers and four-year rifles.
After several unsuccessful breakthroughs, some of the enemy's servant troops in the city chose to surrender, and the remaining more than 700 Jurchens and more than 900 servant troops chose to defend the city.
The rangers did not attack, and waited until the afternoon of the same day, when four militia squadrons were transferred from the rear, and under the leadership of Chen Xin's guards, they used infantry artillery to open the way, directly blasted several houses guarded by the enemy, completely wiped out this Sukh Saha's forward force, and then transported all the military rations that had arrived in advance hoarded here.
Subsequently, the Rangers also retreated with the main army, leaving only an empty city for Sukh Saha.
The first contact between the two sides began with the active surprise attack of Chen Xin's side, and ended with the active retreat of the Xuan army.
Throughout the process, Sukh Saha has not been able to eliminate any of the Xuan army units in a structured manner.