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Chapter 230 Two Zhang Hui Lushun

The continuous gray and gloomy weather finally passed, and the wind swept away the dead leaves on the trees, heralding the coming of winter.

The fortifications of Lushun Fort have been repaired, and villages and trenches have been built in the surrounding important areas, forming a complete defense system.

In the harbour, nearly a hundred ships of various sizes are moored in line. Looking from a height overlooking the whole harbor, it is as calm as a pleasure boat in a lake.

"The Zuoxie has 5000 soldiers, plus the [-] troops brought by General Zhang; the ammunition and supplies are sufficient, and each of them is dangerous. Even if tens of thousands of Jian slaves come to attack, it is enough to resist."

Zhang Pan was full of confidence, and pointed with his fingers, showing a high-spirited momentum.

Zhang Keda, the new general of Dengzhen, was born as a military Jinshi in the Wanli period. He is capable of fighting and talented.

When guarding Guazhou in Zhejiang Province, Zhang Ke made great achievements in capturing the thief who robbed the tribute ship, and was promoted to guerrilla and general in succession.Later, he followed the general Wang Minghe to pacify the southwest, and he made great achievements.

Later, he was transferred to Ningbo and stationed in Zhoushan, defeated Japanese invaders many times, and was promoted to deputy commander.

Moreover, Zhang Keda devoted himself to coastal defense, and often personally inspected the coastal terrain and strength of troops into a "Coastal Defense Illustration" and submitted it to the court. As a result, he was favored by Zhu Youxiao and promoted to Chief Military Officer of Denglai, Shandong.

Now, after checking Lushun's defenses, he is full of confidence in Zhang Pan, and Zhang Keda understands and agrees.

Although he has repeatedly made great achievements in combat in the south, Zhang Keda thought he knew little about Jiannu, so he took this opportunity to bring out the people from Dengzhen to train his troops in actual combat.

You know, Deng Town has been expanded, but only Zhang Bang's troops have experienced actual combat.

Therefore, based on the idea of ​​military training, Zhang Keda sent [-] reinforcements and transported a considerable amount of grain and grass supplies from Dengfu Master Yuan.

If it's just these things, Zhang Keda is not worth making a special trip.He is proficient in naval combat, but he actually has a more aggressive combat strategy, and he needs to communicate and discuss with Zhang Pan.

"General Zhang sticks to Lushun Fort. If the eastern captives come to attack, Dengzhen Zhangbang leads an alliance, and General Kong's right alliance can join forces to trap them under Lushun Fort and wipe them all out."

Zhang Keda was very satisfied with the defense of Lushun Fort, so he expressed his plan, "This idea has been approved by Mr. Yuan, and you and General Kong will discuss and decide together."

Zhang Pan agreed without thinking too much about it. This was not a conspiratorial plan, and he had such a battle plan long ago.

If the Ming army had more troops when Amin came to attack Fort Lushun for the first time, they would not have attacked back and forth, but had completely cut off their retreat and wiped them all out.

Of course, it is normal for the new army to be cautious in its first battle.

"Although the imperial court has not approved the plan to cut off the narrowest part of South Guam and divert sea water to strengthen itself. But digging trenches and building fortresses to establish a defense line has a similar effect." Zhang Pan said: "That would be faster and cost less .”

As he said that, Zhang Pan bowed his hands to Zhang Ke, and thanked him: "With a group of people sent by Mr. Zhang, it is enough to hold this line of defense and build an indestructible foundation in southern Liaoning."

Kaihe cut off South Guam, and established a stable base in an area of ​​[-] miles. After it was played by the court, it was immediately opposed by Zhu Youxiao.

To be precise, Kaihe was rejected, not the establishment of a land base.

It costs 20 yuan to dig an artificial canal of more than ten miles, which is not high in terms of wages.

But for Zhu Youxiao, this is extremely low-cost, and it is too time-consuming, so it is hard to say how effective it will be.

How deep and wide is the canal to be able to stop Jiannu's attack? Do you have an excavator? How much manpower will be used? How long will it take? Will Jiannu watch you dig?
Of course the difficulties can be overcome, but will the dug canal freeze in winter?It costs money and manpower, don't let Jiannu jump over the ice in the end, all the effort will be wasted.

The Bohai Sea is a semi-enclosed inland sea. In winter, it is attacked by a strong cold wave in Siberia, and severe ice disasters often occur.For example, Juehua Island was slaughtered because the sea more than ten kilometers away was frozen solid.

As for the Yellow Sea, the winter ice situation is less and lighter than that of the Bohai Sea, but it should not be taken lightly.

Based on such considerations, Zhu Youxiao believes that it is much more appropriate to build a trench parapet for more than ten miles rather than dig an artificial canal.

In order to be more secure, he outsourced a large amount of iron wire processing to private workshops, hoping to manufacture it in a short time and transport it to Lushun, adding barbed wire barriers to the parapet fortification of the trench.

Don't underestimate the simple and fast-laid barbed wire. In World War I, at least tens of thousands of soldiers died because of it.

In particular, the adoption of multiple arrangements is enough to block Jiannu's cavalry and infantry, making it difficult for them to move due to the intensive shooting of muskets.

Of course, Zhang Pan and Zhang Keda don't know this new fortification tactic yet, and martial arts are also researching and experimenting with the new idea put forward by the emperor.

But Zhang Pan thought of landmines and picket fences and decided to use them for defense.

In his view, as long as there are enough troops, the defense line of about ten miles can be defended without digging the river.

With an alliance in Dengzhen, coupled with Kong Youde's right alliance, it has met his expectation of sufficient troops.In other words, it is now possible to recruit a large number of migrant workers and take action while the land is not frozen.

As long as the winter is passed safely, the next spring will be able to farm on this hundred miles of land, making the occupation more stable.

And with a solid bridgehead, you can then see the trend of the three states and the overseas, making the Ping-Liao War enter a more favorable and active stage.

In fact, the emperor was more anxious than Zhang Pan to occupy a land base in the Liaodong Peninsula, not to mention that Lushun was also the throat of the Liaohai Sea, which played a pivotal role in the "four directions".

Zhang Keda originally wanted to take advantage of the navy to lure Jiannu to Lushun Fort, and then landed to cut off his retreat.

But Jianu didn't respond, and it would be winter if he waited any longer.However, advancing to Nanguan with the soldiers of the Sanxie and [-] people is an aggressive strategy.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ke laughed and nodded, and said, "Since that's the case, let's step up our preparations and start taking action in the near future."

Zhang Pan was overjoyed to get Zhang Keda's approval and approval, and bowed his hands to express his gratitude.

Although Zhang Keda led the Dengzheng army as guest soldiers, they were higher than Zhang Pan in terms of age, seniority and title.If he doesn't cooperate, Zhang Pan will not be able to command.

In fact, Zhang Pan didn't expect that the chief soldier of Dengzhen would come to Lushun Fort in person, and Zhang Keda didn't expect to make it difficult for Zhang Pan.

Fortunately, the two of them have a good temper, Zhang Pan is from various backgrounds, and Zhang Keda can't let go of the book, they are both cultural people!There is still a common language.

The two took the map and discussed it.After the specific actions are determined, Zhang Keda will be in charge of Lushun Fort, and Zhang Pan and Kong Youde will be the front-line commanders.

This arrangement not only took care of Zhang Keda's identity, but also facilitated the specific combat command, which can be regarded as the best of both worlds.

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(End of this chapter)