Chapter 6 The first battle of attacking the Qing court (3)
? At this time, Zheng Zhilong led the Qing army's backup force to watch the battle two or three kilometers away. In fact, the entire battle lasted only a short time, only more than an hour. However, the Qing army's vanguard fleet was completely defeated and was defeated by the Chinese army.
The fleet was defeated and defeated. ""
Zheng Zhilong was not only secretly surprised. Although he also expected that the turtle fleet would never be an opponent of the Chinese army, he did not expect that it would be defeated so cleanly. In front of the Chinese army's fleet, the turtle fleet had almost no resistance and was completely
It was a total defeat, and at this time it was completely surrounded by the Chinese army. If there were no reinforcements, there would be a danger of the entire army being annihilated.
At this time, there were still more than 60 warships in the second echelon of the Qing army, but Zheng Zhilong did not order the fleet to attack to rescue the turtle fleet. Instead, he turned around and retreated to the military port, relying on the Dagukou Fort to garrison.
Because Zheng Zhilong knew very well that the more than 60 warships he brought out were mostly soy sauce, and there were less than ten that could really fight. Zheng Yilong also saw very clearly that the Chinese army dispatched warships.
In fact, it is less than half of the total, and more than half of them are standing still at the back. It is estimated that
Just wait for your own support fleet to go up, and then launch a large-scale siege. Therefore, leading your own team up will be a waste of time. Even if you can rescue a few turtle ships, you will have to pay several times the price of rescuing the ships, which is simply not worth the gain. It can't be done
Well, I really have all the fleets here to serve.
In addition, Zheng Yilong also saw many flags with the word "Zheng" in the fleet of the Chinese Army. According to the information obtained by the Qing court, there was no general named Zheng in the Navy Department of the Chinese Army. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong also estimated in his mind that this
It should be Zheng Chenggong's fleet, or his son may be leading the fleet in person. In this case, father and son are at war with each other on the battlefield.
Zheng Zhilong also knew the news that Zheng Chenggong and Shang Yi had formed an alliance to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and he felt very happy in his heart. Although his whole family fell into the hands of the Qing court, his eldest son finally escaped and returned to the Qing Dynasty.
Recruiting his old subordinates and creating new achievements.
In the past two years, Zheng Zhilong also followed the orders of the Qing Dynasty and wrote four or five letters in a row, either with father-son affection or with wealth and fame, to persuade Zheng Chenggong to surrender to the Qing court. However, Zheng Chenggong refused righteously and sternly.
After receiving Zheng Chenggong's rejection letter, Zheng Zhilong would cry bitterly in front of the Qing court and curse Zheng Chenggong.
The traitorous son was unfilial and so on, but he felt secretly happy. Zheng Zhilong knew this very well. Once Zheng Chenggong also surrendered to the Qing court, the Zheng family really had no hope. But now at least
, if something happened to his family in the Qing court, at least there would be someone who could avenge him.
Therefore, he did not want to fight with his son on the battlefield, which was another important reason why Zheng Zhilong ordered the withdrawal. Of course, the navy generals of the Qing court had no objection to this order. After all, everyone had already seen the battle clearly.
Everyone knew that going up would be to die in vain. Even the several Qing generals who were watching Zheng Zhilong thought so. As a result, the Qing court's follow-up fleets turned around and retreated to the military port in defeat.
At this time on the battlefield, the battle was basically over. Seventeen of the twenty-five tortoise-shell ships in the Qing vanguard fleet were sunk, and the remaining eight ships also lowered their sails and surrendered. It can be regarded as a true annihilation of the entire army. On the sea surface where the battle just took place was littered with broken Qing warship fragments, broken sails and soldiers struggling in the water.
Of the thirty-nine warships sent by the Chinese army, not one was destroyed, only five warships suffered some minor damage, and only nine personnel were killed by the opponent. Overall, the combat effectiveness was not affected. .
On the one hand, this is because the Chinese army has too many warships and has surrounded all the turtle ships, leaving the turtle ships with no way to escape. In addition, the turtle ships have a mainmast, which makes them inflexible and slow. It was also at this time that everything was exposed. Although several ships were able to turn around in time and wanted to escape from the battlefield, they did not run far before they were overtaken by Chinese warships. They were either sunk or chose to surrender. .Of course, the Qing court’s follow-up fleet did not come to the rescue, which was another important factor.
In the Chinese army's formation, Zheng Chenggong, who did not fight, and his generals were also shocked. In fact, this battle did not have any technical content. The Chinese army's fleet relied on powerful firepower. It can be said that the entire battle was , the Chinese army relies on overwhelming superior firepower to completely defeat its opponents without any fancy. But the more this happens, the more powerful the Chinese army's navy becomes.
Zheng Chenggong estimated that if he used his own fleet to fight, it would certainly not be a problem to win this battle, but it would be impossible to win as easily and with ease as the Chinese army did, with almost zero casualties.
Now Zheng Chenggong also has six warships worth 2,000 materials, but they are all traditional Chinese fortune ships. This time he brought four ships, but each ship can only be equipped with about forty cannons, and the red cannon can only be equipped with About ten. Such warships can only be used as auxiliary warships in the Fubo Army's fleet. The real main warships in the Fubo Army, which have about 2,000 materials, are second-level battleships with an average number of guns. They are all around ninety gates, and Fubo Army now has a total of eight second-level battleships. Not to mention one first-level battleship. The top-level battleships on both sides are not at the same level at all.
Therefore, Zheng Chenggong could also understand at this time why Shang Yi had been able to defeat the Japanese and Spanish armies and occupy Luzon in the past two years. Of course, the stronger the allies were, the more beneficial it was to him. Zheng Chenggong was also instrumental in defeating the Qing government. more confident.
At this time, Chenggang had already seen the Qing army's follow-up fleet turning around and retreating, so he immediately ordered all the main warships to leave the battlefield immediately, pursue the Qing army's fleet, attack the Qing army ship port at Dagukou, and leave the auxiliary warships behind. Come down, clean the battlefield, accept the surrender of the Qing warships, capture the Qing soldiers who fell into the water, etc. The fleet brought by Zheng Chenggong also pursued together with the main warships.
After the order was passed to Zheng Chenggong's ship, Zheng Hongkui, who went to war with Zheng Chenggong, pointed to the silhouette of the Qing court's retreating warship in the distance and said, "Ming Yan, my eldest brother may be over there."
In fact, he did not need to tell Zheng Chenggong, who had already seen the "Zheng" flag in the fleet formation on the opposite side. Of course he knew the news that Zheng Zhilong was appointed as the admiral of the Qing navy, and he could naturally guess that it was Zheng Zhilong who personally led the fleet to the battle. Although his own fleet did not go into battle, the outcome of the battle between father and son could not be changed. Therefore, he had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "Fourth uncle, you can't control that much anymore. Send the order to the fleet to attack with the Fubo army.
Of course, Chenggang now has no time to think about Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong and his son's complicated mood. Although he easily defeated the Qing's vanguard fleet, Chenggang's heart must not have relaxed, because before the war, the task he received was to destroy the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty's naval base and Dagukou Fort were completely eliminated, and the Qing Dynasty's maritime power was completely eliminated, and the Qing Dynasty seized complete control of the sea. It is still far from this goal.
Moreover, Chenggang also knew that although it was easy to defeat the Qing fleet, it would still cost a lot to destroy the Dagu Fort. Because of the defensive power of the Dagu Fort, through the efforts of the intelligence department and secret reconnaissance from the sea, , the Navy Department has basically mastered 70% to 80%. Chenggang also knows that the real battle is actually still behind.
The battlefield where the fleets of both sides fought was only a dozen miles away from the Dagukou Fort. Therefore, after the Qing army was defeated, the Qing army guarding the Dagukou Fort also received the notice and immediately made preparations to move the artillery one by one. The door was pushed to the fixed position of the fort, the layout was arranged, and the ammunition boxes, hook ropes, push rods, bending clamps and other tools were carried out. And as the Qing warships returned to the port one after another, the pursuers behind them The sails of the Chinese fleet became increasingly clear. The Qing soldiers stationed on the fort also knew that a battle was imminent. They immediately loaded the cannons with ammunition, calibrated the target, and waited for the Chinese fleet to enter the shooting range.
After the Fubo Army fleet approached the Dagukou fort, Chenggang also arranged the fleet. At this time, the number of warships of the combined fleet attacking Dagukou was: the main Chinese warships were fifty-three. Zheng Chenggong's fleet had thirty-two ships, for a total of eighty-five ships.
Although the Dagukou fort has fierce firepower and strong defenses, the four forts are arranged on the north and south sides of the Haihe River estuary. Chenggang decided to attack the two forts on the south side first, so that it can temporarily avoid the north side forts. The attack caused the Qing army's entire fort firepower to be able to exert only half of its power. It also facilitated the combined fleet to defeat them one by one.
The first batch of warships responsible for the frontal attack on the two forts on the south side totaled thirty-seven. The Chinese army dispatched two second-class battleships, nine third-class cruisers, seven fourth-class destroyers, and six fifth-class frigates. A total of Twenty-four warships. Zheng Chenggong also dispatched 13 warships to cooperate with the Chinese army's fleet, including two warships with 2,000 rations, five warships with 1,500 rations, and three warships with 1,000 rations. Ships, three 600-ton warships. It can be said that the main force is used.
Although the Qing fleet had all hid in the military port, they had to take precautions, lest they break out of the military port while the Chinese army was attacking the Dagukou fort with all their strength, catching the Chinese army by surprise and coming with the fort. A pincer attack from two sides would make Fubo's army very passive. Therefore, Chenggang also arranged sixteen warships in front of the Qing army's naval port, responsible for blocking the Qing army's fleet.
At the same time, twelve warships were deployed ten miles south of the Dagukou fort. They were prepared to launch a landing operation here if the attack on the fort from the sea was unsuccessful, and then cooperate with the navy to attack the fort from the shore. Of course, if the sea attack succeeded, After that, land directly from the front and occupy the fort. The remaining twenty-two warships are all used as reserve forces to support various battlefields at any time.
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