By early to mid-May, summer has gradually entered Dengzhou, and the hot sea breeze blows across Huangcheng Island.
The Liaodong Peninsula and Shandong Peninsula surround the Bohai Sea in the inland sea, with only a two hundred-mile wide opening between Dengzhou and Jinzhou.
Huangcheng Island is located just inside this opening, more than 120 miles away from Dengzhou Daoyu Village in the south, about 70 miles away from the main island of Miaoshan, and about 80 miles away from Tieshan Village in Jinzhou, Liaodong Province in the north.
Yanji, Liangliao and northwest Shandong around the Bohai Bay are currently the core areas controlled by Beiyan. Tens of millions of acres of grain fields are mainly concentrated in this area, which is only three to four hundred miles away from the coastline.
, more than 60% of Beiyan's money and food were obtained here, and nearly 70% of Dingkou gathered.
Only by blocking the warships of the Huaidong Navy outside the Bohai Sea can the core area of Beiyan be protected from invasion, and the coastal defense pressure can be effectively reduced. In the unrivaled situation of the Huaidong Navy across the East China Sea, it is located in
Huangcheng Island, located at the gateway to the Bohai Sea, has extra important and prominent military significance for Beiyan.
After the Qingzhou War, Chen Zhihu first supervised the Qing Dynasty and prepared troops in Dengzhou. After Chen Zhihu transferred to the west, Nahe Xiongqi took over the defense of Lushan and directly moved the headquarters to Dengzhou and began to build the entire Huangcheng Island into a solid permanent army.
base.
Concubine Jade, whose body was delicate and weak, and whose face was blown by the hot sea breeze, felt slightly uncomfortable, accompanied Emperor Tianming, whose health had only improved slightly in the spring, to Huangcheng Island.
Huangcheng Island is divided into two islands, the north and the south. The two islands are only two or three miles apart. The narrow island mountain ranges in height from twenty to thirty feet. The sea in the middle is surrounded by a calm inner lake, so that people from Huangcheng Island have always been able to travel from south to north by sea.
A place where ships can shelter from the wind and anchor...
Looking down from the island mountain, Concubine Yu had no idea how much food it would take to build such a strong island city and sea village! Of course, in the past, Beiyan was able to defeat Yuanyue with the land of Liaodong, and was unable to fight back.
At this time, the number of Dingkou controlled is ten times or twenty times more than before, so naturally more things can be done.
Concubine Yu accompanied Yejier to climb the South Nutai of Nandao. The Nutai was built on the promontory mountain at the southern end of Nanhuang City Island. The flying cliff was temporarily 20 feet high. The slopes that could be climbed on the left and right were built as strongholds to guard soldiers.
The arch protects the crossbow platform from enemy invasion. There are dozens of light and heavy catapult crossbows on the crossbow platform, with a maximum range of 600 steps. Together with the crossbow platform at the southern end of the North Island, they just block the south entrance of Haizhai on Huangcheng Island.
On the inside of the blockade, under the sea water, there are hidden pillars with cast iron tips, which are erected on the seabed by cutting stones and melting iron. And at the north end, Nahe Xiongqi even immersed thousands of boulders into them.
Based on the sea water, a seawall more than two miles long was built to connect the northern ends of the North and South Huangcheng Islands, turning the crescent-shaped water area between the two islands into an inner island where Dengzhou navy warships were stationed.
In order to withstand the impact of sea currents, each boulder sunk to the bottom of the sea weighs several thousand kilograms. In order to build the Huangcheng Island Village, Nahe Xiongqi stationed more than 10,000 elites on Huangcheng Island all year round and employed more than 20,000 slaves.
work.
In the past three years, thousands of slave laborers were unable to endure hard labor on Huangcheng Island and were either sick or executed due to illness.
With such determination and investment, Na He Xiongqi finally built Huangcheng Island, an unsinkable "giant ship on the sea", blocking the entrance from the East China Sea to the Bohai Bay.
Concubine Jade also noticed that King Khan was patrolling all the way to the south. Only when she landed on Huangcheng Island did her frown slightly relax.
Northern Yan is located in the northeast of Shandong, Yanji, and the two Liaos are centered on the cities of Taizhou, Laizhou, Cangnan, Jinhai, Changxian, Yuguan, Tashan, and Jinzhou. They build a maritime defense line and station 100,000 garrison soldiers.
Huaidong Navy's small-scale infiltration attack.
One hundred thousand garrison soldiers may seem like a lot, but with the nearly two thousand miles of defense line thinned out, it is actually very difficult for any one section to resist the powerful attack of more than ten thousand troops of the Huaidong Navy on its own.
The sea-locking defense line formed by the mountain village and the iron mountain village on the north coast is particularly important.
As long as these four solid fortresses near the sea or directly in the sea are not breached, and supplemented by naval warships, the large-scale Huaidong navy warship formation can be blocked outside the Bohai Sea.
After all, compared to the two to three thousand miles of Bohai coastline, the straight-line distance from Daoyuzhai to Tieshanzhai at the mouth of the Bohai Sea is only two hundred miles. It only takes half a day to travel with the wind and the current. Whether it is defense or mutual reinforcement, it must be convenient and flexible.
many.
"We, the generals of Great Yan, have never thought of building this fortified city in the sea before? With this fortified city on the sea, Yanji is enough to protect it, General Xiong Qi has done a great job!" Ye Ji Baishan and other generals of Northern Yan, as well as Ye Jiduo Dy
He led the generals of the Governor-General's Office of Luyu and accompanied Ye Ji'er to Dengzhou to inspect the army. When he climbed up to the crossbow platform to see how majestic the island city was, Ye Ji Baishan couldn't help but sigh.
"How the war is going to proceed does not depend on tradition or what you want, but on your opponent!" Ye Jier was very dissatisfied with the complacency in his eldest son Ye Ji Baishan's tone. Regardless of the fact that all the generals and ministers were around him, he spoke out
Cut off his complacent sigh.
In addition to Ye Jidodi and other princes present, who among the ministers and generals such as Fan Lan, Na He Xiongqi and others was not extraordinary?
In the past, Na He Xiongqi was one of the few generals in the army who insisted on building water camps. Generals such as Ye Ji Baishi, who were accustomed to using cavalry to forcefully tear apart the enemy's defense lines, mostly looked down upon him. However, Ye Ji'er supported the establishment despite strong resistance.
Nahe Xiongqi came out of Dengzhou to expand Shuiying on a large scale.
Only after the defeat in the Battle of Jingxiang could the Northern Yan generals understand how far-sighted Ye Jier and Na He Xiongqi's persistence were...
The traditional form of war has strong inertia, but if it does not change and progress with the opponent, it is destined to be dragged into the embarrassing situation of being passively beaten.
Although the sea-locking defense line composed of Huangcheng Island, Miaoshan Island, Dengzhou Daoyu Village, and Jinzhou Tieshan Village has weakened the possibility of Huaidong Navy's large-scale invasion of the Bohai Sea to a certain extent, we have to admit that they are currently just
Passive defense is far from being able to defeat the Huaidong Navy battleship formations galloping across the East China Sea.
The dozens of new catapult crossbows deployed on the crossbow platform are counterweighted catapult crossbows that have been widely used by the Huaidong Army for a long time. Such sharp weapons also caused Beiyan to suffer a lot in the Battle of Jingxiang.
, Beiyan only succeeded in trial production recently.
If we are limited to tradition and do not actively follow the opponent's progress and escalate the war, there will never be a possibility of victory.
Ye Ji Baishi's face was solemn. He had not yet sat on the throne of the prince, and the two kings Ye Ji Luorong and Ye Ji Duody, who were in power in the army, did not like him either. Sometimes he had to lower his head to surrender and said: "
Father Khan’s lesson is true. The child has been thinking quietly for half a year, and he is convinced that he was ignorant and ignorant in the past. He is also willing to calm down and learn the method of water warfare from General Xiong Qi..."
Ye Ji Baishan recognized him, and Ye Ji'er's face softened and he said: "The military is dangerous, and you should not worry about victory but defeat first. Dingkou in the Southern Dynasty is a hundred times more powerful than our people, and there are so many talents that our people can't match. You guys
We must have a clear understanding of this. In the past, Yuan Yue was corrupt, and snakes and rats occupied high positions, which prevented aspiring talents from developing, and ruined the military and government. Our clan was able to attack it. However, Yuan Yue gave Lin Fu a secret residence, and from then on
At the beginning of the Year of Destiny, the previous dynasty suffered repeated defeats and setbacks, which actually created a good opportunity for the Southern Dynasty to reform. If you don’t reflect carefully, the defeat of Jingxiang will not be an isolated case..."
Ye Ji'er wanted Ye Ji Baishan to look better, and with his last words, he turned around and gave instructions to the generals behind him. In the past, Dayan's cavalry was invincible in battles and had raised a group of arrogant soldiers and generals. He only hoped that Jing Xiang would be defeated.
, can wake everyone up.
When Ye Jier said that "people like snakes and rats steal high positions", Zhang Xie's face turned green and red. Although others could not bear to look at him, how could he feel at ease?
The impact of the Battle of Jingxiang was extremely far-reaching and profound.
First and most fundamentally, the Battle of Jingxiang completely changed the situation of the confrontation between the North and the South, forcing Beiyan to give up its offensive posture and conduct a comprehensive strategic contraction. Although Yuan Yue under the control of Huaidong did not immediately unfold its fangs and sharp teeth,
Any general with some knowledge knows in his heart that the strategic initiative lies with Jiangning.
The second was the battle of Jingxiang. Including the surrender of the vassal army, the total loss of troops was nearly 300,000, of which more than 40,000 were the children of the Yan tribe. For those over 16 years old, the total number of men under 60 years old was only forty or fifty.
For the Yan tribe of ten thousand, the loss of 40,000 members of the clan was deeply painful.
The Ye Ji tribe rose up from Wu Lun Mountain and gathered more than ten tribes from Yandong and Yanxi to occupy Liaodong. They defeated the Yuan Yue border army and the Korean border army several times until they captured Yanji, Jinzhong, Guanzhong, Shandong and other places.
In the decades before and after, the number of men directly lost in the war was only 50,000 or 60,000. However, in the battle of Jingxiang, nearly 45,000 of the most elite combat forces of the tribe were lost.
Bear it!
If Ye Ji'er hadn't insisted on Ye Ji Luo Rong leading troops in southern Shanxi against all opinions, Ye Ji Luo Rong would not have been able to escape his responsibility. Even so, Ye Ji Luo Rong's royal title was also cut off as punishment.
Its too much.
Furthermore, the news of Jingxiang's defeat spread to Yanji, Jinzhong, Shandong and other places, and had a profound psychological impact on the local people.
In the past, Beiyan's cavalry were invincible in every battle, leaving no grass growing in their path. They used powerful force and blood to make the trapped soldiers and civilians surrender and did not dare to resist. After the Battle of Jingxiang, the situation in Jinzhong, Yanji and other places began to change.
The change--
First of all, the resistance forces in various places were springing up like bamboo shoots. Wei Zhonglong and other stubborn bandits who had been away from the Taihang Mountains for many years frequently went out to the Taihang Mountains to plunder surrounding counties after the Jingxiang Battle, and their momentum became stronger and stronger.
Wei Zhonglong and other stubborn bandits have been active in the Taihang Mountains for some years. Hundreds of people, more than a thousand people, are entrenched in the dangerous terrain of the Taihang Mountains. They are like evil dragons wandering around and it is difficult to clear their nests.
In the past, although these stubborn bandits were difficult to deal with, the prefectures and counties in Yannan, Jixi and eastern Shanxi and the local gentry forces were still able to cooperate resolutely in eradicating them. Although Wei Zhonglong and other stubborn bandits were entrenched in the mountains of Taihang all year round, they still caused harm.
Not too big.
However, after the Battle of Jingxiang, in addition to the changes in the psychology of ordinary people, the psychology of the local gentry and subordinate officials also underwent subtle changes. In the past, they actively cooperated with the Qing Dynasty to suppress the resistance forces, but instead became passive and procrastinating. What's more, even
There are signs of secret collusion to support the resistance.
As long as they are not completely tied to the Yanhu chariot, who is willing to completely block their escape route?
Even in the city of Yanjing, there are an increasing number of Han officials who claim to be ill and refuse to go to court, and even intend to directly retire. It has to be said that the standards of first, second and third class war criminals promulgated by Huaidong and the standards of redemption of merit have greatly affected Beiyan's surrender.
Hanchen's influence was extremely profound.
Zhang Xie stood on the crossbow platform, looking at the Huangcheng Island Village under his feet and the blue sea water around him, and thought to himself: Can this sea-locking defense line really protect half of Beiyan? What did that pigherder think of Beiyan back then?