Farewell to the southwest, the southeast launched major counterattacks in the sixth year of Yongli. In the seventh year of Yongli, the tug-of-war between the two sides continued. First, in March and April, Li Dingguo attacked Zhaoqing, and at the same time Chen Kai regained Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Then in April and May, the two victors of the Battle of Zhaoqing and the Battle of Qiongzhou returned to Guangzhou to fight.

Throughout the first half of the year, there was no calm in Guangdong. In contrast, the battlefield in southern Fujian was initially clouded.

Last year's Battle of Zhongcuo ended in a defeat for both sides. The Qing army's Fujian Tibiao, Jinhua Zhenbiao and Fujian Zuolu Zhenbiao were completely lost. Even the Eight Banners garrisoned in Hangzhou lost several Niulu soldiers. And the Ming Dynasty lost all its troops.

On the other side, it is true that the Qing army was repelled, but its own casualties were not uncommon. In particular, the troops on the right wing were violently attacked by the Qing army and also suffered extremely serious internal injuries.

In the following days, the Qing army transferred the green camp from the north to the south to restore the strength of the green camp in Fujian; on the Ming army's side, as the losses in this battle were far from what they were in the Battle of Fengchao Mountain in history, Zheng Chenggong did not

Canceling the organizational structure of the twenty-eight-star camp head to fill in the towns is just a step-by-step restoration of strength.

However, compared with the Qing army huddled on the line from Fuzhou Prefecture to Xinghua Prefecture, the Ming army seemed to be much more proactive. With its superior strength at sea, the Ming army began to encroach on the coastal islands of Fujian. In the past year, Fuzhou Prefecture

Guantang Mountain, Langqi Island and a series of islands off the coast of Funing Prefecture have been controlled by the Ming army. Long before the island chain was formed on the Guangdong battlefield, Fujian had completed its attack on Fujian in a faster and more solid way.

Qing naval blockade.

The Ming army is in Quanzhou Prefecture and the Qing army is in Xinghua Prefecture. The race to increase troops has never stopped since last year's Battle of Zhongcuo. It was not until early May that it seemed that the weather would be too hot if it dragged on.

Juncai was the first to lose his temper and mobilized the army to march towards Quanzhou.

In the Battle of Zhongcuo last year, the Qing army set out from Xinghua Fucheng and walked through the coastal plains to Hui'an County. Hui'an County is the gateway to the northeast of Quanzhou Fucheng. If it captures this place, the Qing army can directly take that area.

A heartfelt place.

Therefore, after the Ming army won the victory, especially after Chen Kai defeated Geng Jimao with the bastion, Zheng Chenggong ordered the construction of bastions around Hui'an County at the suggestion of Feng Chengshi and other staff. In this regard, Chen Kai gave the following advice

For a more professional proposal, we also sent craftsmen with experience in bastion construction and quality inspection apprentices to Hui'an to assist in the construction of the Hui'an bastion group.

The bastions in Hui'an County face the northeast, are at the angles of each other, and have cross-covering firepower. If the Qing army wants to launch an attack, it will not only be attacked from multiple angles by the bastion itself, but also by other bastions with longer ranges.

of artillery coverage.

Compared with the two large bastions in Lu Feng, these small bastions are easier to defend and harder to attack. The Ming army started from Zheng Chenggong, to the generals in various towns, to staff such as Feng Chengshi, Pan Gengzhong, and even ordinary people.

The soldiers were full of confidence in this. Apart from the fact that Chen Kai defeated Geng Jimao with his fortress, from their point of view, even if Jin Li came, he probably came to die.

Everyone is full of expectations for this, looking forward to replicating the miracle Chen Kai created on the banks of the Luo River - using bastions to consume the Qing army's effective strength, and then waiting for the enemy to weaken, launching a counterattack with the land division, thereby defeating the enemy.

Qing army.

The expectation is that Chen Kai will continue to ferment and expand during the process of seizing Hong Kong Island, controlling the Pearl River Estuary, and even recently regaining Qiongzhou Prefecture. From their perspective, with just one victory, they can sweep across Fujian and go north to Zhejiang.

Even if the general trend is there. However, Jin Li will not dance with their baton. This time the army is dispatched, he only sends superior cavalry to the bastion group in Hui'an County to wait and see, with a slight false shot, Jin Li

Li's army then went up Mulan River, passed Xianyou County, turned west, and headed straight for Yongchun County in Quanzhou Prefecture. They had no intention of hitting the fortress in Hui'an County!

Yongchun County is located to the south of Dehua County, to the north of Nan'an and Anxi counties, and to the west of Xianyou County. This area has entered the inland hilly area of ​​Quanzhou. In fact, it is not suitable for the Qing army to make a large-scale advance. On the contrary, the Ming army can better

Make use of the terrain to launch interceptions. But if Yongchun is defeated, then by going down the Taolin River, the Qing army will be able to attack Nan'an County and even the capital of Quanzhou, and it will be difficult for the Ming army to stop it.

The county seat of Yongchun County was originally located in Taolinchang. Therefore, it was named Taoyuan County when the county was first established. It was renamed Yongchun a few years later. In the Song Dynasty, the county seat was moved to the southern foot of Dapeng Mountain. Later, due to the Japanese invasion in the Ming Dynasty, the old county seat was

There was a fortress built in the county seat. In the first year of Yongli Dynasty, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong's uncles and nephews attacked the capital of Quanzhou. Yongchun County had gentry and the people responded. Later, when the Qing army invaded, they occupied the fortress of the old county seat until the Qing army lured them to surrender and destroyed the city.

, a killing spree.

When building the Hui'an Bastion, Zheng Chenggong also reinforced the county towns of Yongchun County and Dehua County. This pair was originally built with clay as the lining and stone as the surface, and was two feet and five feet high. It was surrounded by ditches on three sides in the east, west and north.

For Yongchun County, which faces Taolin River in the south and has defensive facilities such as watchtowers, huts, and floating platforms, its city defense is even stronger.

After hearing the news, Zheng Chenggong quickly led his army to the north, but he also left some troops in Hui'an County to prevent Jin Li from carrying out the plan of attacking from the east to the west. Although he was fighting on the inside, the distance was farther, and he set off in a hurry after getting the news.

, Zheng Chenggong arrived one day later than Jin Li. However, Jin Li did not launch an attack immediately after arriving. Instead, he blocked the Ming army's only way to go to the rescue and put on a show of attacking.

Come on.

The original plan of using the fortified city to consume the Qing army's strength and thereby defeat the Qing army more easily was completely shattered after the Qing army took advantage of the position. As for the city, the Qing army did not rush to attack it, but only sent a small number of troops to monitor the city.

The small number of defenders left all their strength to fight Zheng Chenggong.

On the contrary, Zheng Chenggong quickly set up camp after arriving. He also knew very well that Jin Li wanted to defeat it through field battles and thus achieve a sweep of the Ming army. As for the city, there was no need to worry.

When the war reaches this scale, many of the rough calculations of both sides are actually on the table, especially when the two armies have come into contact.

Zheng Chenggong rested for a while, and then the army launched an attack on Jin Li's headquarters. The Ming army dispatched infantry from 21 towns and cavalry from three towns, with a strength of no less than 30,000. The Qing army also had a garrison in Hangzhou.

The Eight Banners, the reconstructed Fujian Tibiao, Fujian Zuolu Town Biao, Fujian Youlu Town Biao, Quanzhou Town, Zhangzhou Town and other units, as well as some Zhejiang Green Camps who came to aid, together had nearly 30,000 troops.

A field battle of this scale was carried out in this valley area sandwiched between hills. It was difficult for both sides to have any strange plots, and some were just head-to-head confrontations.

On May 13th, the two sides started a battle. The Qing army took the green camp as the leader, and the Ming army attacked from various towns. Compared with last year, the Ming army's combat effectiveness increased significantly in the Battle of Zhongcuo, but the Qing government relied on its family wealth.

It's thick enough, and the green battalion soldiers transferred directly from the north are not at a disadvantage.

The battle continued into the afternoon, and both sides mobilized their respective ace troops. The Qing army's Hangzhou Garrison Eight Banners, and the Ming army's Rongqi Town and Zuoxiang Town immediately raised the fight to a higher level.

Cries of killing resounded through the river valley, swords flashed, and blood flowed across the ground. The earth was soaked, and the blood gathered into a stream, slowly flowing towards the Taolin stream, threatening to dye the stream red. This was a battle of life and death, and both sides

They had all become angry and were attacking each other until nightfall. Neither party wanted to leave their fate to luck, so they each retreated in tacit agreement.

Withdrawing the troops back to the camp, the Ming army failed to achieve a breakthrough against the Qing army, and its strategic mission could not be considered completed. However, the losses in each town were considerable. Zheng Chenggong knew very well that if he fought with this division again, there would never be a confrontation like today.

Because of his ability to endure casualties, he simply sent people back to Quanzhou overnight and mobilized some of the battalion heads who had not participated in the battle to come and join together to facilitate another battle.

The advantages of fighting on the inside began to appear. On the second day, who knew that the Qing troops there had withdrawn before the reinforcements arrived.

The losses of the Qing army were also considerable. Zheng Chenggong did not doubt that he was there and led his army straight into Yongchun County to rest and recuperate. Unexpectedly, the Qing army returned and directly blocked the road for reinforcements.

"Since ancient times, retreating in the face of the enemy has always been the most dangerous. That's why so many famous generals have devised tricks to hide from others. Our army intends to defend the territory and then regain the lost ground, so it is inappropriate to withdraw. This proposal is inappropriate, and all generals should take precautions.

Get ready to fight the Tatars again!"

The Ming army has the city wall as a barrier, and reinforcements are on the way. It does seem to have an advantage over the Qing army. However, the reinforcements are only used to supplement the towns to facilitate further fighting. No matter how strong the city wall is, the overall strength of the Qing army

The scale was too huge, and it took a long time. The Qing army transferred more reinforcements from other prefectures and counties, and even from neighboring provinces. The Ming army's few soldiers and horses were completely insufficient.

In fact, since Zheng Chenggong raised his army, especially the consecutive battles and victories in the fifth and sixth years of Yongli, he has actually won the following battles by continuously winning and weakening the strength of the Qing army in Fujian.

In this case, the Qing army has been preparing for a long time, and Jin Li is indeed a difficult opponent, but if it is used up, it will be detrimental to it, let alone giving up Yongchun, then it can only retreat to Nan'an and Quanzhou

A single territory will be attacked from many sides, and the situation will become even worse.

Zheng Chenggong had made up his mind, and the generals could only follow orders and guard the city and surrounding dangerous points with a large army. The reinforcements were quickly transferred back to Nan'an County to assist in the defense. Zheng Chenggong relied on this large army to confront the Qing army until Jin Li early

The hundreds of artillery pieces that had been prepared but had not arrived because they could not keep up with the march arrived, and the battle broke out again.

Just like the Battle of Haicheng in history, Jin Li mobilized hundreds of artillery pieces to attack. However, this time, although the Ming army was stronger than before, the outer strongholds in Yongchun County were not as strong as those in Haicheng earlier.

It has been specially reinforced, and this increase and decrease has actually returned it to the original point.

The Qing army attacked the outer strongholds first, and while using artillery to continuously clear these obstacles in the siege, they also tried their best to inflict damage on the Ming army. In comparison, Zheng Chenggong came in a hurry and was at a disadvantage in terms of artillery.

In this way, day by day, the Ming army's peripheral strongholds continued to be lost. Although the Qing army also lost a lot of soldiers in the process, it overall became more and more disadvantageous to the Ming army.

"The imperial court has given this to me, and I will only die in service. If any of the generals are able to lead their troops to success, I would like to give in with this request."

When the situation became unfavorable, Zheng Chenggong simply took out the seal of summons for the general and sent his staff to circulate it among the troops. After hearing this, the generals' morale slowed down and they all offered suggestions. Lieutenant Commander Gan Hui even made a generous speech: "Who has been in this life since ancient times?"

If there is no death, I will leave this loyal heart to be remembered in history. I will try my best to guard it. If something unexpected happens, I will die in the right place!"

The generals responded enthusiastically, and Zheng Chenggong personally braved the dense artillery fire and climbed to the towering enemy tower to observe the Qing army's formation, which really boosted the morale of the Ming army.

The last stronghold on the periphery could not hold on for long, so Zheng Chenggong simply redeployed and mobilized the pure firearms troops that had just been separated from Rongqi Town to set up an ambush in Shenqi Town, waiting for the Qing army to attack.

Before nightfall, the last stronghold fell, and the Qing army mobilized artillery to launch a bombardment of Yongchun County. It didn't stop all night, and when it got light, Jin Li switched to firing cannons, and at the same time mobilized the Qing army to launch the attack. The Green Camp was still in the lead, and the Eight Banners were stationed at

Later, the Qing army filled the river and climbed the fence and swarmed in, reaching the bottom of the city. Arrows rained down in an attempt to climb the city in one fell swoop. The Ming army on the city held big axes and bravely hacked to death. Later, the Qing army stepped on the hacked corpses and continued to climb the city.

The fighting was extremely fierce.

The Ming army fought hard, but the Qing army was still unable to break through the city wall. Both sides came and went until daybreak. Zheng Chenggong looked from the enemy tower and saw that most of the Eight Banners garrisoned in Hangzhou had followed up. He Ming, the chief military officer of Shenqi Town, quickly lit the fuse.

In an instant, the gunpowder barrels buried outside the moat exploded one after another, covering the sky with smoke and flames. The Qing army was immediately in chaos. The Ming army took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, and the Qing army had to flee in panic. However, this time, the starting point was no longer adjacent to the sea as it had historically been.

The Zhangzhou capital of Cheng County and Yongchun County are really not close to Xianyou County. Jin Li has no way to transport hundreds of artillery pieces back like he did in history, so he has to transport these from Zhejiang, Jiangnan, and even

The treasures mobilized from Jiangbei were lost to the Ming army.

A big war started in early May. The two sides fought twice, and there were countless small battles. It was not until the beginning of June that a winner was decided. The fierce battle lasted for nearly a month, and both sides suffered considerable losses in strength.

This is true even for the victorious Ming army.

Before the war started, Zheng Chenggong sensed that Jin Li was about to launch an offensive, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to Chen Kai. After receiving the letter, Chen Kai embarked on the journey back to Chaozhou without hesitation. Unexpectedly, he encountered a storm at sea.

After some delays, including the time it took for the letter to be delivered, by the time he returned to Nan'ao Island, the war was over.

The report on the war situation was sent urgently. Chen Kai returned to Chaozhou City and delivered it immediately. After reading the letter, Chen Kai couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then pushed the letter to Wang Jiang, who came to report.

"The Tatars have been repelled by Master Wang, and they probably won't be able to slow down for a while. Even Master Wang, I'm afraid it will take some time to catch his breath."

"Hey, Jin Li is indeed a good general in the army. This way of avoiding the truth and making up for it is really cunning."

At that time, Dalan Mountain was destroyed by the surprise siege of Zhejiang Admiral Tian Xiong and Jin Li. Wang Jiang sighed, and Chen Kai just nodded: "There is no way, the fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It's already..."

It’s famous.”

Speaking of this, Chen Kai couldn't help but sigh. After all, the terrain of Quanzhou Prefecture was not like the one he had set up in Chaozhou, let alone a lotus mountain range, which greatly reduced the Qing army's ability to invade Chaozhou Prefecture from other areas.

Maybe the bastion played a greater role because of the geographical situation and strategy, but these prerequisites no longer exist, and breaking through the bastion is no longer the only way.
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