Chapter 85 The Rebellion of Childbirth, the Great Victory of the Naval Battle
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The Qing army that came to attack Jinxia was divided into two groups. The one who came out of Zhangzhou was Li Shutai, the governor of Fujian, with the rebel general Huang Wu as his deputy; the other group came out of Tong'an and was the Annan general Da Su, whose deputy was Shi Lang.
The Qing army led by Da Su and Shi Lang marched from three directions: the North and South Ports of Tong'an and Xunwei (Jimei). The strategic intention was to cross the strait and land on the beach at Chishanping before the defenders of Xiamen Island were aware of it. As a result,
The actual commander of the Qing army, Shi Lang, seemed extremely optimistic, as if once the landing was successful, victory would be his alone.
At first, just as Shi Lang expected, although landing at Chishanping was somewhat difficult, defeating the enemy was obviously only a matter of time.
Because the water in Chishanping was shallow and the mud was deep, it was difficult to advance. The first batch of Green Camp soldiers who landed were quickly discovered by the defenders on the shore. The Ming general Huang Lin who was guarding here fought hard to block the Qing army and killed the Qing army in the mud.
On the tidal flats. However, the Qing army relied on its superior strength and continued to attack. The Ming army soon became unable to withstand it.
At this time, the Dianbing Town commanded by Chen Zhang entered the battle. Although this was a fresh force, its number was too small to reverse the situation, and it would soon be defeated by the Qing army.
The situation is critical, but Chen Peng, who controls the Zheng Army's trump card in Youhuwei Town, has yet to come for reinforcements. Quite simply, Chen Peng is the source of Shi Lang's confidence and optimism. Chen Peng, who is pessimistic and disappointed about the prospects, has already made arrangements with Shi Lang in private
, Cooperate with the Qing army to attack and strive for glory and wealth.
In the camp of Youhuwei Town, Chen Pengzheng persuaded his subordinates to surrender with him.
"The general trend of the world has been decided. This time the imperial court has sent five provinces' navy and two hundred thousand troops. The victory or defeat has been determined early. If you follow the Zheng family and resist to the end, you will die. I have planned a plan for my brothers and I have already made arrangements for everyone.
, General Zhengnan, and General Shi have already extended their kindness and reward, and the officers and soldiers have been promoted to one level and rewarded with silver..."
"Okay!" "You are right to listen to the general!"
Several private soldiers waved their swords and guns one after another, and made echoing sounds as discussed in advance to encourage the soldiers below.
Chen Peng shouted to the officers and soldiers: "Brothers, let's seek wealth and honor together with this general!"
"We cannot share this wealth and humble position with the general." Before Chen Peng's soldiers could cheer again, a cold voice sounded from below.
Chen Peng's face immediately darkened, and he stared closely at the officer who raised the objection - former commander Wan Hong.
Wan Hong did not show any weakness and looked at Chen Peng coldly. There was a hint of ridicule in his eyes. Some soldiers and officers gathered around him and looked at Chen Peng with an unkind expression, "Chen Peng, you want to surrender to the seller?"
, Don’t you know, the Bento King?” As he spoke, Wan Hong suddenly took out Zheng Chenggong’s token from his arms, raised it high, and said loudly: “Chen Peng’s betrayal and surrender to the enemy is an unforgivable crime. The King has an order. Take it immediately.
I will put you under guard, and if you resist, you will be killed without mercy."
The officers and soldiers in the audience were in an uproar, and the direction of the wind immediately changed. Many people in Youhuwei Town were reorganized from the Iron Man Army that suffered more than half of the casualties in the Battle of Nanjing. Many of their brothers, comrades or close relatives were soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.
He was killed by the Qing army and had a deep feud with the Qing soldiers. He was suppressed by Chen Peng's official power just now. No one came forward, so he kept silent. Now that he has Zheng Chenggong's token, he will naturally not listen to Chen Peng anymore. It does not suit him.
The command of the heart.
"Fake, fake." Chen Peng was taken aback, pointed at Wan Hong with a stern look and yelled: "How audacious are you? Dare to confuse the public with false orders? Let me see who dares to touch me, I am——"
Wan Hong suddenly waved the token down, Chen Peng's voice suddenly stopped, and a shining sword tip came out from his chest.
Chen Peng looked down at the bloody sword tip in disbelief. Blood gurgled from his mouth. His personal guard? Who is it? Who is it?
"I'm sorry, sir." The soldier who attacked was originally from Longyan. His relatives were killed by the Qing army. He came to Xiamen to join the army and was assigned to Chen Peng's camp. He drew his sword and held Chen Peng's hand.
His body was already full of tears, and he choked with sobs: "The villain would rather die on the battlefield than shave his hair and surrender. The villain will never forget the bloody feud where his whole family was killed -"
Chen Peng's eyes slowly lost their luster, and he uttered a sound in his mouth, which seemed like a sudden realization, but also like a curse of resentment.
Wan Hong sighed softly, it was really painful to kill a benefactor or an officer. He waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to come forward and take Chen Peng's personal guards into custody. Then he strode onto the stage, held up his token, and ordered loudly:
"The ministries listened to the order and the whole army attacked to annihilate all the Tatars who came to the island, leaving no one behind."
“Kill!” “Kill all the Tatars!”…
A large number of Ming soldiers raised their swords and guns and shouted loudly. Then, led by officers from various ministries, they lined up out of the camp and ran towards the beach. These Ming soldiers came from different hometowns, even farther away in Guangxi and Hunan. They were thousands of miles away
The purpose of defecting to the Fujian army was definitely not to betray Zheng Chenggong to the Qing army. It is now the fifteenth year of Yongli. The soldiers of the Fujian army are the same as the Zhejiang army. Most of the soldiers who remain are unswervingly resisting.
He knows very well who he should follow.
The reinforcements from Youhuwei Town caused a significant reversal of the battle ahead. The Qing army, which was approaching step by step, was suddenly blocked in the shoal area and could not continue to penetrate deeper into the island. At this time, the Qing army was responsible for patrolling the island.
Liu Jun, who responded to the rescue, came to support with his Qianchong Town.
Tens of thousands of horses and horses were crowded on the small shoal, fighting desperately with blood and flesh flying everywhere. As the sea water rose, the situation of the Qing army became worse and worse, and almost half of the Qing soldiers were deeply stuck in the mud.
, thus becoming a living target for swords, spears, and arrows.
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On the other side of the island, the fierce battle at sea continued. There was another loud noise, and the ship of Zhongjing Bo Chen Hui sank in the fire and smoke, and hundreds of Qing soldiers who jumped on board were buried together.
The heroic performance of Min'an Hou Zhou Rui and Zhongjing Bo Chen Hui not only moved all the Ming armies, but also shocked all the Qing armies. The most important thing is that they bought Zheng Chenggong time. The sea surface returned to calm, the wind direction and the current began to
In favor of the Ming fleet, the time for counterattack finally arrived.
"Attack and kill all the Tatars who dare to invade."
"Attack and kill all the Tatars."
"Attack and kill all the Tatars!"
Following Zheng Chenggong's order, all the ships of the Ming army raised sails and anchors. Taking advantage of the north wind and the ebbing tide, they quickly collided with the oncoming Qing fleet. The sound of cannons rumbled and the smoke filled the air from Xiamen to Jin Dynasty.
, Xiamen Strait, half an hour later, fighting was going on everywhere over a distance of dozens of miles. More than 800 warships from the Ming and Qing armies were mixed together, fighting in chaos across the entire front.
Under the brave attack of the strongest naval force in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army soon revealed its weakness of lack of actual combat experience. Moreover, perhaps because of the emphasis on first class or third class, the warships of the Qing fleet were actually significantly different.
. Among them, the bow of the boat painted red for the Manchurian soldiers was painted red, while the bow of the boat for the Green Camp soldiers was black.
Although the Manchurian soldiers were all very good at fighting and had strong individual qualities, they were not adapted to the rickety environment on board the ship. This weakness was quickly caught by the Ming army. The Ming army ships concentrated their full strength to attack the red ship fiercely.
, after all, this is the main force of the Qing army. As long as the main force is killed, the Qing army will inevitably collapse faster.
Sure enough, after several red ships sank one after another and several others suffered heavy damage, the red ships began to retreat first. At this time, the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse. The Qing army's defeat was irreversible.
The Qing fleet was composed of navies from several provinces in the south and north of the country. Except for a small number of Fujian navy, the others lacked understanding of the ocean currents and wind directions near Xiamen. Moreover, the hastily gathered Qing navy also lacked trust among each other.
The red ship's retreat caused a chain reaction.
If you run, I will run. Anyway, after the ship is injured and left alone, we don't expect others to come to rescue. The Qing warships in each province began to do their own thing, and the timid ones retreated together. The bold ones began to avoid the Ming army's attacking fleet.
As a large number of Qing ships retreated or gave way, the entire Qing navy was shaken. The Ming soldiers who witnessed the tragic scene of Zhou Rui and Chen Hui became unstoppable steel warriors under the guidance of anger. Coach Zheng Chenggong
He personally took a sentinel boat and went straight to the front line to command the battle. By the way, he boosted morale. With the arrival of Zheng Chenggong, the Ming army became more and more courageous as they fought. They successively attacked enemy ships and captured the Qing generals Hala Tuxin and Ma Le Tuxin.
, Shi Shanhu and dozens of others. The Qing army commander Li Shutai had to order: retreat across the board!
From retreating to escaping individually, the Qing navy quickly fell apart, and there was a rout and pursuit that was extremely rare in naval battles. No one on the Qing ships was willing to leave any edge to resist the Ming army, and they no longer even tried to attack the Ming warships.
Instead of using the boat, he raised the sails and desperately tried to escape from the battlefield before his companions.
The Ming navy pursued and fought fiercely, catching up with the Qing ships from time to time and bombarding them fiercely. As long as the sails or masts of the ship were damaged, it meant that the ship was trapped by the Ming army. Don't expect any friends.
The ship will turn back to rescue them. Then the Ming army ship will continue to chase them, and when they turn back, they will slowly clean up the Qing soldiers on the ship.
The Qing army's defeat became more and more serious, and the boarding fleet commanded by Dasu was soon affected. The Qing army on land suffered heavy losses, and the sea fleet was also attacked by the Ming army fleet. After several ships were sunk, he was responsible for transportation.
The troops' ships were in panic and began to retreat without caring to meet the troops on the shore. Da Su had completely lost confidence in victory, leaving Shi Lang to lead the Xunwei Navy to the rear, and he ran away first.
The battleship sailed across the sea, with loud rumblings shaking the deck. Cannonballs flew out from the sides of the ship in various arcs, hitting the Qing ships. Two large ships were equipped with twenty cannons.
The South China Sea Fleet took the lead, followed by ten ships equipped with twelve cannons. The South China Sea Fleet did not adopt the technique of chaotic warfare, but fought in groups.
The two fleets crossed forward with a distance of several hundred meters. Whether they were sandwiched in the middle or the Qing ships within range on both sides, they were all bombarded by artillery. There were red cannons on the belly of the ship, which fired solid shells; the deck
There were sky-blasting cannons on them, which fired arrows. They alternated speed and slowness, and coordinated forward and backward. It was difficult for the passing Qing warships to escape the artillery bombardment of the ten warships passing by in sequence.
The Qing naval forces in other provinces were not familiar with the hydrological conditions here and had no idea where there would be undercurrents or rocks. They did not know whether there were islands nearby that could be anchored or whether there were shelters suitable for anchoring. Near Xiamen, Qing warships
The ship's ability to escape alone is very weak. Once it is damaged or left alone, it almost has to wait for the Ming fleet to turn around and slowly take care of it.
The sea breeze blew in the face, carrying the smell of saltpetre and sulfur, but Duan Zhiying did not feel choked. He opened his eyes wide, loudly commanded the artillery on the deck, loaded arrows, and opened fire on the Qing warships one after another.
"Fire!" "Fire!"...
Although his voice has become hoarse, Duan Zhiying still keeps roaring. This kind of pursuit at sea is really exciting. Seeing an explosion on an enemy ship or being hit by a solid shell, that feeling is really great.
There are fewer and fewer enemy ships in front, and warships in the distance send signals asking if they should stop the pursuit and turn back to intercept.
Chen Shangchuan thought for a while and decided to withdraw his troops. The two fleets began to turn to meet and formed a long goose wing formation, like a big net, slowly moving back to kill.
Duan Zhiying was finally able to take the kettle to moisturize and rest his throat. He raised his head and looked around, and saw Chen Shangchuan standing on the helm, smiling at him, obviously very satisfied.
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The Qing navy was completely defeated. Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Zheng Chenggong ordered his generals to separately pursue and intercept the fleeing Qing ships. He himself returned to Xiamen Port. When he saw a beacon fire in the direction of Chishanping just now, Zheng Chenggong looked worried.
A team of boats was also sent to explore and patrol the sea near Chishanping.
Not long after returning to Xiamen Port, the people who went to Chishanping to inquire about the news came back to report the situation. After hearing that Chen Peng had been executed for his rebellion and that all the troops worked together to defeat the landing Qing troops, he did not show surprise, but looked complicated.
I was speechless for a long time.
"My father knew Chen Peng's traitor very well, and he used his tricks to defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop. Even if Zhuge came back to life, it would be nothing more than that. My father's prestige in the army is outstanding. Chen Peng's wish to persuade his subordinates to surrender with just a few words is really wishful thinking." Zheng Jing said to Chen from the side.
Peng expressed his affection and admiration for his father's arrangement.
Zheng Chenggong glanced at his son, smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't want to speak too clearly, but corrected him: "What you said is not entirely correct. Soldiers are not thieves. Although my prestige is included, the most important thing is
, they have a deep hatred with the Qing army, not to mention Chen Peng, even if I want to surrender, they may not listen. I will not be able to forgive me if I draw my sword, but most of them will disperse on their own and go to another place."
"What your father said is that the child made a mistake." Zheng Jing nodded hurriedly in agreement.
"You are the Crown Prince, so you must be careful when speaking in front of others, so as not to be misunderstood." Zheng Chenggong felt that Zheng Jing did not fully listen, which made him a little worried, "The Crown Prince Min is wise and has risen in the southwest, and his reputation is growing day by day.
.You must pay attention to your words and deeds in the future, and do not let others accuse me of saying that the Zheng family is ignorant of the Spring and Autumn Period and has lost the name of righteousness."
Honoring the emperor with false courtesy and using the name of the imperial court to attract the support of the restoration forces in the southeast cannot be ambiguous. Zheng Chenggong certainly understood the interests and consequences, so it didn't matter what he thought in his heart. On the surface, he must appear to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. (
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