Chapter 151: Withered vegetation on Guangwu Mountain
The staff system has been perfected over the years.
As the general of the Southern Conquest, Ye Chen had a staff group of hundreds of people, gathering top talents from all fields. Ye Chen didn't understand the situation in the steel industry, they did. Under their operation, this matter was almost completed quickly.
These iron ropes are directly called the finished product.
After all, this kind of iron rope is also used among the people. Whether it's the ship's anchor chain. Or for other uses. Just not that long. But that's not important.
Even if the task is passed directly to Zunhua Iron Works, it will only take a few working days. However, the biggest time consumption in this way is not to build the iron chain, but to transport the iron chain from behind.
These seven days were not the time to make iron chains, but to send people directly to Tianjin to seize the iron chains in Tianjin's inventory and directly requisition the iron anchors of dozens of ships. Then connect them together and ship them back in time.
So there are many problems.
But this idea gave Ye Chen a new idea.
After asking about the cost, he immediately placed the order. Ten days later, three more floating bridges were installed. As for the first one, it was immediately dismantled. The reason is simple: the load-carrying capacity of this iron rope is insufficient. Not as good as these iron locks later.
Many people even patted Ye Chen's chest and said that there was no need to arrange ships under the chain bridge as a support, because the cannons could be moved directly over the chain bridge.
But Ye Chen thought it was very possible. After all, artillery weighs a lot, especially heavy artillery. Most of the land allowed heavy artillery to pass through, and there were two deep ravines, or even direct pits.
However, this also inspired Ye Chen.
For example, he purchased a lot of iron plates from behind. For nothing else. It is laid under the artillery. After all, the recoil of heavy artillery is very powerful. There is a problem when firing artillery on Guangwu Mountain on soil like a sandbank. This problem is that after a few shots are fired, a big hole will become behind the original artillery position, which must be filled and compacted immediately. Otherwise, no more shots can be fired.
This continuously limits the artillery's ability to sustain operations.
However, now add a big iron plate. The situation is much better.
As a result, the general attack on Guangwu Mountain officially began.
The heavy artillery on the sandbar fired directly at Guangwu Mountain.
It had no effect, but it prevented the Confederate army from being exposed on the beach.
With an order, hundreds of small boats rushed over. ..
Confederate artillery opened fire at Guangwu Mountain.
Pillars of water rose into the sky. Live ammunition is much more powerful in water than on land.
First, ships are larger than people. Hitting a person with a cannon is simply betting on odds, but hitting a ship with a cannon is not. This is possible.
Secondly, water is incompressible. When the artillery shell hits the water, it will cause a near miss, and the energy of the artillery is completely absorbed by the water. And if a person is in the water, he will be affected, and it is very likely that he will be killed directly by the shock wave.
Same problem on board.
To be honest, the quality of the Northern Army's ships was very poor. If the navy of the Northern Army were allowed to use such ships, they would not use them at all, because they felt that this was simply seeking money and killing people.
After all, the quality of wood in Huaiqing Mansion is also quite poor. As one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, after thousands of years of development, there are no big trees in the Taihang Mountains. Either used to build houses. Or it was used as firewood.
Without good wood, there would be no good ship.
Although near-miss ammunition is powerful, it is not a problem at all if it hits a naval battleship. After all, if the cannon is fired directly, it will most likely be bounced away. Not to mention nearly lost. But it's different here.
Many boats soon became leaky.
It was the near-missile bombs that opened many gaps in the ship's planks.
Or simply shake some ship planks apart.
In short, the Northern Army suffered heavy casualties.
However, Ye Chen was sitting on the Yellow River embankment on the north bank, looking at it from a distance with a telescope, and there was no trace of it at all.
Use whatever you want.
There is nothing good about this scene anymore. The task he gave to the following was to rush forward and choose a place with thicker soil on the opposite beach, dig trenches, and lead the army behind.
This is the first time today, the battle has just begun, and more people will die later.
What does this mean?
Ye Chen asked the people around him: "Is there any movement in Shanxi?"
"No. There is no movement at all from Shanxi." said the staff officer beside him.
Ye Chen said: "It seems that Zhao Yong also has a headache now."
Although Ye Chen saw the battle in front of him, he did not directly command it. Now he rarely considers tactical matters. In his opinion, the situation in front of him has been determined. As stated before. The artillery is on the beach and has limited power.
The Yellow River is sandy. Today, during the dry season, both sides of the Yellow River are tidal flats. The bombardment will not be too powerful.
Therefore, it would be naive if the Confederate army thought that artillery alone could drive them away.
Ye Chen is more concerned about the movements in Shanxi. He has actually arranged manpower and is waiting for Shanxi to attack. If Shanxi attacks, Ye Chen will make a big dumpling.
But Zhao Yong didn't come forward.
Ye Chen was thinking about whether to give up this plan.
After all, the war he was preparing for required more troops.
Soon, the battle at the foot of Guangwu Mountain was just as Ye Chen had imagined.
A group of infantry rushed out from Guangwu Mountain. To drive down the Northern Army. But as soon as they formed a formation on the beach, they were bombarded by artillery on the sandbank.
Then he said that the accuracy of the artillery was not good, but these people fought in formation, almost all of them were living targets. After a burst of shelling, the Southern Army gave the Northern Army more time to repair, and then the Southern Army dispersed their formations. One after another, very loose formations, slowly walked towards the Northern Army's position.
The battle begins.
However, as the density of firearms on both sides becomes higher and higher, many people have a feeling. That is, the front lines between the two sides will become increasingly loose.
The repeated battle at the foot of Guangwu Mountain is just the beginning.
Immediately, the Northern Army used the sandbank in the river as a foundation to not only land at the foot of Guangwu Mountain, but also attempted to launch a larger landing site from the west and east of Guangwu Mountain. Of course, there are successes and failures.
The most unsuccessful time was when the Northern Army, which had already landed, discovered that the side near Guangwu Mountain seemed to be flat land, but in fact there was an undercurrent underneath. As soon as he stepped on it, his whole body fell into it. And this undercurrent is several miles long.
The Northern Army tried hard to land, but was blocked by this natural barrier. We can only give up the attack in this area.
Sheng Yong even sent people to fight at night, forcibly overran a stronghold, captured hundreds of people, and killed hundreds more.
Of course, the Southern Army also suffered corresponding losses.
But overall, a regiment of troops landed on the south bank from several directions.
This situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to Guangwu Mountain.
Sheng Yong could already foresee that the most unfavorable situation would be to wait for the heavy artillery from the north bank to be transported.
Once the heavy artillery from the north bank is transported to the south bank, the situation on the south bank will be reversed.
In fact, speaking of it, the reason why he is so passive.
On the one hand, there is a problem with the morale of the soldiers.
After all, if your salary suddenly drops a lot, your work motivation will also be problematic. It is impossible for an event as big as Nanjing not to have an impact on the front line. Secondly, there are firearms reserves and gunpowder reserves.
There are too many differences between Guangwu Mountain and the other two.
After all, the strategic initiative lies on the other side. Even if Sheng Yong focused on defense, he would not dare to store precious materials together.
Once Beijing changes the direction of its attack, for example, instead of attacking here, it will attack Mengjin. So what should Sheng Yong do? Don’t even think about transporting supplies from Guangwu Mountain to Mengjin. This is an impossible task.
Weapons and supplies in Guangwu Mountain are limited, so naturally their use must be restricted. It is impossible for the Northern Army to use them in almost unlimited quantities.
Since Sheng Yong had the intention to take his time and fight, he naturally
passive.
After all, for the Northern Army, what limits their firepower is none other than logistics and transportation. As much as they can bring, they will give. And they will use as much as they can transport.
Ye Chen never placed any restrictions on this.
Anyway, there is a continuous supply of material resources in the rear area, and the total amount is several times that of Sheng Yong. Even all the logistics materials of the Southern Army in this battle cannot compare with the materials of the logistics camp at the mouth of Qinshui River.
