Chapter 1150 Jia Heng: Take back the big island and turn the desert into summer!
Chapter 1150 Jia Heng:...Take back the big island and turn the desert into summer!
Time flies, and unknowingly it enters the late winter of the 16th year of Chongping, and it is the opportunity that Jia Heng has been waiting for to send troops.
On this day, the sky was clear and clear.
Under Jia Heng's assignment, Chen Han's navy troops divided into three groups and launched a major battle toward Penghu Island. More than 100,000 naval troops divided into three groups and advanced toward Penghu Island. The Jiangnan navy led by Wei Che
The division took the lead in reaching the sea thirty miles away from Penghu Island.
At this moment, before Liu Xiang could put pressure on the three Yang brothers, he immediately led 40,000 navy troops (including Jinsha Gang, Nujiao Gang, Sihai Gang and other gangs) to fight against Chen Han from the waters northwest of Penghu Island.
Officers and troops of the Jiangnan Navy.
"Boom!"
Nearly a hundred Hongyi cannons from both sides roared on the ships of both sides, which was undoubtedly quite spectacular. The sound of the bombardment was deafening, and a naval battle was launched that was close to modern hot weapons warfare.
The naval officers and generals in the Jiangnan Camp were all accustomed to using Hongyi artillery, and Wei Che was an expert in water warfare.
On the other hand, Liu Xiang's troops were a bit clumsy.
Jia Heng raised his monocular telescope and looked at the naval battle of the Jiangnan Navy. He said to Shui Rong, who was watching the battle: "Lord Shui, the Han Dynasty Navy in the future will mainly be equipped with Hongyi cannons, and in addition, it will be equipped with long spears and firecrackers.
There is no need to collide with ships and get closer, which is why Hongyi has occupied Jilongshan Island for a long time with a small number of troops and ships."
Shui Rong also put down the monocular telescope in his hand at this moment, his handsome and fair face showed joy, he smiled and nodded, and a fleet of big gunboats seemed to appear in front of his eyes, and said: "The Jiangnan Navy is beginning to take shape.
Previously, even when faced with Hong Yi who was good at using fire guns, he still did not fall behind."
"But we don't have many people. Unlike our navy, which has tens of thousands at every turn, we can only fight with the red barbarians without losing or losing. If there are more fire guns, we may not need so many navy troops, and we can save a lot of military expenses."
." Jia Heng's eyes seemed to be passing through heavy smoke and clouds, and he said: "It is said that the Spanish Armada in the West does not have many manpower, but it can defeat foreign countries overseas. It can be seen that the power of firecrackers and sea ships will make the Han Dynasty the navy in the future.
Particular emphasis is placed on firecrackers and shipbuilding skills. One is for offense and the other is for defense. Only by having both offense and defense can you sail across the ocean."
The naval battle between the two sides lasted from midday to evening. The two sides exchanged artillery fire, and then the artillery bombardment stopped. The two sides fought against each other. The battle was quite tense.
In this battle, Liu Xiang's 40,000 pirates suffered heavy losses. After losing more than a dozen Hongyi cannons and almost a quarter of the navy's combat power, he could only lead the navy to shrink back to
Penghu Island relied on the previously built mountain fortifications to block the Han army's landing.
After this battle, the army also took initial control of the sea, or in other words suppressed Liu Xiang's navy.
Penghu Island, among the military strongholds with the banner of "Feng Ming Fighting Rebellion"——
The village was crowded with people.
Liu Xiang was sitting on the handsome tiger-skin chair, with a dark, lean face, as gloomy as iron, and a cold light in his eyes. He angrily smashed the tea cup in his hand to the ground, and his face was filled with anger.
"Trash, a bunch of trash!" Liu Xiang roared.
Fifty or sixty ships were damaged in the First World War, and nearly ten thousand naval forces were destroyed in the hands of the Han navy. Twenty of the Hongyi cannons were even lost. The casualties were so heavy, and a lot of Hongyi cannons were damaged. This battle
What a fight!
The generals below lowered their heads and did not say a word, almost bleeding from Liu Xiang's scolding.
Liu Xiang got angry, then calmed down a bit, and asked: "What are the results of the war between the Jurchens, the Korean navy, and the three Yang brothers?"
Mentioning the three brothers of the Yang family, Liu Xiang felt a murderous intention in his heart. The fight on Penghu Island was so brutal just now. With the bravery of the three brothers of the Yang family, it was impossible for the three brothers of the Yang family to escape from the confrontation. The navy came to rescue them. Such lack of effort clearly meant to see Liu Xiang.
Funny joke.
Previously, the three brothers of the Yang family had no excuses to come, and it coincided with the attack of the army and there was no time to deal with the three of them. After the army, they would kill the three brothers and collect their tribesmen.
"The news hasn't come through yet." Zhong Bin said in a low voice with an equally ugly expression.
Liu Xiang said coldly: "Now let people go and inquire again. Just say that the island has suffered heavy losses. Let them send reinforcements to guard Penghu. Penghu is the throat of the big island. Once it falls into the hands of the Han army, the big island will be safe."
But, by then, everyone will be a loser!"
At the end of the sentence, Liu Xiang gritted his teeth and felt resentful in his heart.
Nearly 10,000 navy troops were lost. How many years will it take for him to recover?
When Zhong Bin heard this, his expression changed, and he immediately ordered a small boss to go and inquire about the three Yang brothers.
When night fell, candles were lit brightly in the military tent. A leader who went to inquire about the news came back. He looked at Liu Xiang and others who had just had dinner and were waiting for news, and said: "The boss, the Jurchens and the Koreans
There were also many casualties on the Navy side, about one or two thousand people."
"Where are the three brothers of the Yang family?" Liu Xiang's eyes were like those of tigers and wolves, and he couldn't wait to ask.
The leader said: "Master, the Yang family has fought with the officers and soldiers, but the two sides don't seem to be fighting."
When Liu Xiang heard this, his majestic face turned pale, and he sneered: "He must be flirting with the officers and soldiers, thinking of betraying our brothers!"
In fact, Jia Heng had previously instructed the Guangdong navy before the war not to fight to the death with the three Yang brothers. Is this considered a fake fight?
Well, of course it was not a fake attack like in the anti-Japanese drama, where the Japanese artillery towers were flying all over the sky.
Zhong Bin said worriedly: "The three brothers of the Yang family have roots in Fujian, and it is inevitable that they have some connections with the imperial court. We really have to be careful."
Liu Xiang said coldly: "Tomorrow, we will send people first and then let the Yang brothers go to the island, and we will discuss the plan of resisting the government and the army together."
Zhong Bin said yes and then sent someone.
Li Kuiqi on the side reminded: "Master, I think this Hongyi cannon is difficult to control. It was in the hands of Hongyi before. The brothers have just come into contact with it, and they are not flexible enough to use it. On the other hand, the Han army, the Hongyi cannon is skillful in maneuvering."
, Not under the Dutch red-haired ghost, this red barbarian cannon is not used well by the brothers, but it is not as good as fighting in close combat."
In the daytime naval battle, Liu Xiang's troops were actually in the posture of learning to walk in Handan, cutting their feet to fit their shoes.
The anger on Liu Xiang's face subsided a little, and he said coldly: "My brothers have told me that we really shouldn't rely too much on this Hongyi cannon. None of my brothers know how to control it. Compared with the Fo Lang machine cannon, it can't even be used to fire."
The blast is not accurate."
This is indeed a problem, but if you want Hongyi to come over and take over, these Hongyi cannons will fall into the hands of Hongyi.
"Master, it's not a big deal for this Hong Yi to hide in the city of Relanja and let us fight to the death here." Another leader said.
As soon as this statement came out, all the leaders in the hall all agreed.
Liu Xiang said: "Penghu can no longer be defended. When we cannot hold it anymore, we will all retreat to the big island."
In his view, the ministries had different orders and each fought his own way, while the officers and soldiers coordinated with the ministries.
On the other side, Jia Heng also heard the battle report that the army had the upper hand. After reading it, he handed it to Chen Xiao and said softly: "The Jiangnan Navy has not been training in vain during this period. The results of this battle are still good."
It’s okay.”
The preparation of the Jiangnan Naval Academy and the use of Hongyi cannons effectively improved the combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty Navy.
Naval battles often take a very short time to decide. Obviously, the officer's boating skills were far superior to Liu Xiang's troops who had just obtained the Hongyi cannon, so they actually had the upper hand in large-scale naval battles.
Chen Xiao read Wan's battle report, put it down, and said in a clear voice: "This is not surprising. Liu Xiang's men have just obtained the Hongyi cannon. It is impossible to say that they will form a large-scale combat force immediately. Facing the Jiangnan Navy, they are still somewhat powerful.
Uncaught.”
Jia Heng asked: "Xiaoxiao, how are brothers Yang Lu thinking about it? Let me ask someone again."
Chen Xiao said softly: "We have sent an envoy to go there again."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Liu Xiang's new defeat will inevitably lead to instability in the internal people. Let Wei Che surround Penghu Island from the east and west corners and persuade Liu Xiang to surrender. As long as they do not join forces with the Hongyi, the imperial court can order them to be safe."
Regardless of whether it works or not, try it first.
When it comes to Zhao'an, there are other means of containment. The first step is to disarm. Zhao'an's surrender will not end well.
Chen Xiao said softly: "This may irritate the three Yang brothers."
"Just tell them to stop sitting on the fence and make up their mind as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Liu Xiang takes the first step, they will be rebels." Jia Heng said coldly.
Chen Xiao nodded and ordered to go to Jinyi Mansion.
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On the other side, night fell, the moon and stars were dim, and on a three-story flag ship, the lantern hanging on the flagpole swayed in the sea breeze, and the sound of waves lapping on the deck could be heard.
The Yang brothers, who had received the results of the naval battle between Liu Xiang and the army, also gathered together and were discussing how to respond to the letter from Jia Heng, Duke of Wei.
Yang Lu twirled the short black beard like a steel needle under his chin and said in a deep voice: "Master Liu has damaged so many warships. It seems that he is no match for the army. He still used cannons."
Yang Ce smiled and said: "We were no match last time. If it weren't for the red-haired ghosts from the Netherlands who brought gunboats to help, Liu Xiang wouldn't even be able to defeat the Zheng family."
Previously, Shui Rong led the Jiangnan Navy to fight against Liu Xiang's troops. At first, he gained a lot of upper hand with the help of Hongyi's cannons. Later, the Dutch Governor in Taiwan personally led a fleet of Dutch ships to come to the rescue and the crisis was resolved.
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Yang Lu looked solemnly and said: "The official army is still an official army, and its combat effectiveness has been restored in recent years."
Yang Ce said: "Brother, the time is almost here."
Yang Lu sighed and said: "But the Duke of Wei has not agreed to our condition of obeying the instructions and not the announcement. It is easy to issue the imperial edict, but it will be difficult to say if it is manipulated later."
Yang Ce shook his head and said: "Brother, don't worry too much. As long as the imperial court still needs Southeast Asian trade, it will be inseparable from my brothers and me."
Yang Lu looked at Yang Ce and said, "Did the Duke of Wei make new conditions?"
"My eldest brother Mingjian and my fourth uncle said that as long as we surrender to the army, the imperial court establishes a naval division and sends troops to Southeast Asia, then there will be a place for brothers like us." Yang Ce's eyes under his slender eyebrows flashed with wisdom,
Said: "At that time, we were using the tiger skins from the imperial court to develop our brothers' careers."
When Yang Lu heard this, he twisted his eyebrows and said, "Are these words credible or not?"
Yang Ce said: "Brother, this Weiguo official has a good reputation. There has never been a case of entrapment and killing after Zhao'an. He did not blindly kill the bandits regardless of their background. When he suppressed the bandits in Henan, he did not open up to the bandits.
It’s time to kill, and we, the people, should also find a way out.”
There are not tens of millions of indigenous people on the island at the moment, and it is not a self-sufficient economy at all. If Chen Han wants to regain the island regardless of the cost, then the various forces on the island will really be unable to resist it.
Yang Lu nodded and said, "Let someone go over and deliver a message."
This matter was decided like this.
Yang Ce didn't say much else and started sending people to spread the news.
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Jia Heng, on his side, went to visit the naval officers at the Jiangnan camp after the war, and came to a flag ship to express condolences to Wei Che and the naval officers.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "General Wei should take the lead in this battle."
This battle is not about annihilating how many sailors, the key is to squeeze Liu Xiang's bandit forces on the entire Penghu Island.
Wei Che said: "At the end of the day, the general is just doing his best. I really don't dare to praise him as the commander in chief."
Jia Heng patted Wei Che on the shoulder and glanced at the generals present one by one. Many of them were young generals recently trained by Jiangnan Naval Academy.
Jia Heng said: "You defeated the pirates in a head-on water battle and won the first battle. You have lived up to the ardent expectations of the imperial court and the Holy One. I hope that you soldiers will continue to work hard to take back the big island and turn the desert into summer!"
All the generals and soldiers all said yes, and their morale was like a rainbow.
Then, Jia Heng ordered the officials in charge of military supplies to reward the meritorious generals with wine and meat.
In the cabin of the flag ship, Jia Heng was about to have a banquet with a group of navy generals. Suddenly, his heart moved. It was Chen Xiao who came from a distance and was giving him a wink.
When it was nearly noon, Jia Heng took the time to leave the banquet table and came to the cabin where he usually rested. He looked at Chen Xiao and asked, "What's going on?"
Chen Xiao lowered his voice and said, "The three Yang brothers have replied."
Jia Heng said: "Where is the letter?"
"Here, they have agreed to start an uprising." Chen Xiao said, took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it over, and said: "It should be the naval battle yesterday that shocked the three brothers."
Jia Heng took the letter and opened it to read. At this moment, the winter sunlight passed through the carved windows and shone on the letter paper in Jia Heng's hand.
Jia Heng's eyes flashed and he whispered: "With the help of the Yang brothers, we can prepare for the general attack on Penghu in the next two days."
In fact, the warships of all parties are almost ready. All that remains is to see how much the Han army is willing to pay for it.
Now that we have internal response, the casualties will undoubtedly be much less.
Jia Heng said: "I will make some arrangements later."
With that said, he returned to the cabin and started drinking with Beijing Wang Shuirong and other generals.
It was dark at night, the bright moon was shining brightly, and above the sea, a large ship was sailing on the sea, escorted by four hundred patrol boats and warships.
in the cabin
Hauge's face was gloomy and he asked: "Liu Xiang really injured nearly ten thousand water divisions?"
"Absolutely." Shi Tingzhu frowned and said in a low voice: "Liu Xiang's troops are all pirates. If they were to fight and fight, maybe with their bravery, they could still cause some losses to the officers and soldiers, but now on the ship
, the artillery and gun skills could not defeat the officers and soldiers, and the ship sank and they were completely passive."
Hauge snorted coldly and said: "The Hongyi Cannon is really wasted on these idiots."
Abata said: "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Hauge got up, paced back and forth for a while, and said: "I proposed to the Governor's Mansion that these Hongyi cannons should be allocated to us, and we are willing to exchange them with subsequent gold, silver, and trade goods. We cannot let Liu Xiang ruin these cannons anymore."
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Shi Tingzhu said: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiang wants to use Hongyi cannons to build a fort, but I'm afraid he won't agree."
"This Liu Xiang! He's standing in a mess! He has to agree even if he doesn't agree!" Hauge cursed and said, "What about the casualties among our brothers?"
"Your Majesty, the Han people's fire blunderbuss is much more powerful this time than before. It has a long range and reloads quickly. Many of the ship's men we sent to throw scratching hooks were hit by the blunderbuss, and they couldn't get close to the Han people's big ships." Wu Shoujin.
Said with a grimace.
Even in the Hanyang era, the fire gun was not a close combat weapon, but it could effectively kill the Eight Banners elites before the ships got close.
Hauge snorted coldly.
Wu Shoujin said: "It is the last general who is incompetent."
Previously, Hauge sent him to harass the coast of Fuzhou, but with basically no results. Although Hauge did not reprimand Wu Shojin, he felt quite ashamed.
Hauge said: "What happened to our Eight Banners elite after the collision?"
Wu Shoujin said: "Your Majesty, the Han army has many bows and crossbows, and their combat power is not low. They will fight to the death. The main reason is that there are more Han soldiers, but we still have fewer people."
The Denglai navy competed with the elite Eight Banners of the Zhenglan Banner under Haug. Although their combat power was much inferior and they could barely hold on, it did not lead to a major defeat.
Hauge said angrily: "This naval battle is too inconvenient than the land battle."
Cui Daocheng said from the side: "Your Majesty, our weapons and food are in urgent need of replenishment."
Again, the Han Dynasty needs food, supplies and military supplies. The Jurchens and the enemy troops on the island also need military supplies and supplies.
Not to mention other things, they have consumed a lot in the past few days. The originally stored grain is limited after all. After so many days, Hauge's tens of thousands of people are short of everything.
Hauge said coldly: "Ask Plates on the island for it."
Cui Daocheng raised his hand and said yes.
Hauge's face lost the confidence he had at the beginning, and he said in a deep voice: "The Han army just won a battle, what will happen next?"
Abatai said: "The Han army is dividing its forces and advancing together, which means that it is possible to land in Penghu and fight all the way to the island. Then we can capture Anping in one fell swoop."
Hauge said: "If it doesn't work, let's retreat to the big island first. If they can't defend the island, we will defend it."
"The Denglai Navy in front of us is blocking the way. If we want to get rid of them, we can only fight them off first," Shi Tingzhu said.
"Tomorrow, the king will personally lead the flag ship and defeat them." Haug's face was filled with heroic spirit, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said solemnly.
Not to mention that Hauge and the North Korean navy were sharpening their swords. After receiving the news about Jia Heng, the three Yang brothers were determined to defect to the court and began to make an agreement with Jia Heng to start an uprising.
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On this day, the ships of Jiangnan Daying Navy came to Penghu Island again, preparing to launch a general attack on Penghu Island.
The Battle of Penghu breaks out!
Dozens of red cannons fired at the island from the side of the ship. Hongyi cannons and a large number of Franco machine guns bombarded the island from the side of the ship. However, as the smoke filled the air, the forts on the ship were in Hongyi.
It was swaying under the bombardment of cannons and dust was flying.
The soldiers of the Jiangnan Navy landed on Penghu Island under the cover of artillery fire, and rushed to the stronghold of Liu Xiang's headquarters.
"boom!!!"
After the rain of arrows, thunderbolts burning with black smoke fell into the stronghold. After exploding, iron nails were fired at Liu Xiang's soldiers.
For a moment, the screams of pirates could be heard in the village, one after another.
On Liu Xiang's side, the fleet of the three Yang brothers finally arrived. A large number of ships quickly approached from the vast sea and "rushed to help" towards Penghu Island.
However, after the fleet landed on land, a large number of pirates got off the ship and did not immediately invest in resisting the army. Instead, they killed Liu Xiang's troops who were stationed among the forts built on the island.
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The pirates under Liu Xiang's command were suddenly attacked, and for a while, they were in chaos.
The three brothers Yang Lu, Yang Ce, and Yang Kuo led a large number of their men, armed with swords and guns, hoisted a "Han" flag, turned against each other, and fought towards the fort built by Liu Xiang.
Originally, the pirates under Liu Xiang's command did not know their true identity and had no time to resist them. They were scattered and fled by the soldiers and horses of the three Yang brothers.
Under Jia Heng's order, Wei Che, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Navy, led his Jiangnan Navy to launch a landing battle. At the same time, the Guangdong Navy also attacked Penghu Island at this moment.
All of a sudden, in addition to the Denglai Navy to contain Hauge and the Korean Navy, the Jiangnan Navy and the Guangdong Navy joined in, and tens of thousands of people all attacked the pirates on Penghu Island.
If you look from a high altitude at this moment, you can see tens of thousands of Han troops wearing red mandarin duck war jackets, holding flaming red flags, charging towards Penghu Island, like balls of red flames, burning the entire mountain with withered vegetation.
The situation suddenly turned against Liu Xiang's troops on Penghu Island!