At noon on that day, the sun lazily exposed the clouds. The two sides of the Yangtze River, which had just snowed, were still white and lifeless. Lieutenant Colonel Shi Daxuan, the deputy commander of the Second Navy Fleet of the Chinese Army and the captain of the Flying Dragon, ordered the Flying Dragon to raise the anchor and raise the sail. Prepare to set off. With two decks, the Flying Dragon, which has 70 cannons, swung its huge body and slowly sailed towards the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Soon, the Garen-type cruiser belonging to the Taiwan fleet, surpassed the Flying Dragon with 48 cannons. ". He fired the red vanguard flag and ran to the front as the fleet forward.
"Lancang" was once the flagship of Shi Daxuan when he was the admiral of the Second Squadron. Shi Daxuan watched it rush forward in the stern rudder cabin. Haha, he said to his messenger: "Rise the flag and blow the conch. Let’s call Lancang Zhuangxing.”
The Flying Dragon's bow. Mai Dahai's personal soldiers pointed to the main mast and shouted: "Sir, Master, look. Victory the flag."
Mai Dahai, Yang Qi and Chen Zhongji looked up when they heard the sound. Sure enough, they saw a string of colorful flags raising the main mast. The flag language means "victory". It is called "victory flag".
The sharp-eyed personal soldier shouted, "Look, the Lancang is also on the banner of victory."
Mai Dahai laughed: "Before the war started, I had already used the banner of defeat. It would be too underestimated by the enemy." However, he had no intention of blame. He just thought about it and said to his personal soldiers: "Tell me my order." Captain Shi, let him prepare rockets and firefighters are in place."
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On that afternoon, the northeast wind blew on the river surface. This section of the Yangtze River was southwest-northeast. The Lancang took ten schooners and drove towards Anqing with ten schooners. It took more than ten miles to arrive in a short time. When Anqing City was vaguely visible, the river surface began to widen.
The Lancang observation sailor had long seen the enemy. At this time, a battle alarm was issued.
On the water surface of the Yangtze River south of Anqing City, there are countless ships densely distributed. At this time, the Ming army had also seen the Chinese warships. However, only about half of the ships had already set sail in the middle of the brigade of ships. The rest The sailors were still busy pulling up the anchor and lifting sails, or putting down their paddles. The sailors were busy running around.
There was a temporary basement run by the Ming army in Jiangnan. At this time, artillery was fired; there were also cannons rumbling on the Anqing Water Gate Tower in Jiangbei. However, these cannons were completely aimless. The shells fired were still far from the Lancang and fell into the water. The Ming army was still far away from the Lancang. The homemade cannons are of poor quality. They have no sights. They are all fixed gun positions - they cannot adjust high and low, and cannot rotate left and right. Therefore, the Lancang was carefully advanced along the main channel in the middle of the river at the beginning. Later, it was found that the Ming army's artillery shells were gone with 100 rounds. No.1 Middle School, so he boldly drove to the shore and bombarded the turrets on the shore with ship guns.
Not long after, after being ravaged by various shells such as flowering bullets, shrapnel bullets, solid bullets, etc., the Ming army's shore turrets were all dumb.
At this time, all the Ming army warships had set sail. The first batch of fire ships began to attack.
Anqing General Qi Zhongyue brought back information about the Chinese army already in Jiangxinzhou to the Ming army camp in the morning. Nanjing Minister of War Chen Daoheng ordered the convening of all Ming army generals in the Anqing area for a meeting. However, he did not order the Ming army to enter the state of combat readiness immediately. Of course, even if the command is issued, you may not be able to get much execution.
After Zhou Qiyuan learned the news, he ran to the Anqing Prefecture where Chen Daoheng was. After seeing Chen Daoheng, he asked to immediately concentrate the Caojiang Navy and Jiangfang battalions to set out first and take the initiative to fight against the Chinese army. Chen Daoheng was drinking tea while waiting for the Ming Dynasty. The military commander arrived and shook his head and said, "Don't be anxious. Brother Zhongxian. The military situation is like fire. Wait for peace. You are so anxious that you can't talk about the word "mian".
Zhou Qiyuan's name is Zhongxian, and his name is Mianzhen. Chen Daoheng, and his font size makes him laugh at him for being too anxious. He is a bit of a reliance on his seniority. Zhou Qiyuan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger that aroused in his heart. He bowed: "Old Master. Military information is urgent. Haike The arms were sharp. If they were asked to go to the river outside Anqing City, they would bombard the city. The creatures were devastated and all the jades were burned. At that time, the people in the city would be in chaos. But..." His original intention was to say that the Ming army in the city would be frightened by cannons and their morale would be depressed.
Chen Daoheng understood it, but still shook his head: "Brother Zhongxian said this difference. Since ancient times, siege battles have to be fought on the shore. The Pirates should be without exception. The Pirates do not know the tactics of war. They go against the current thousands of miles and go deep into the river alone. There is no cover on both sides. The so-called general of Qianli Leju. South of Anqing, the river is wide. It is the place where more than a thousand fire ships show their power. We are here to repeat the old events in the Red Cliff that year. It is so happy."
Zhou Qiyuan worked in Suzhou. The Chinese Navy's squadron based on Chongming Island would occasionally come to the river below Jinling for "exercises". He had seen the scene of Chinese warships and cannons volleys. He had never seen the battleships volleys. I have only seen a shooting scene where a three-masted cruiser carries 40 cannons.
He is not a military person. But one thing he is clear: the Chinese fleet has no direct opponents on the Yangtze River. They only marched west alone. They did commit a military taboo. But their enemies must be able Only by defeating them can this "taboo" be turned into a fact. With the strong firepower of the Chinese military fleet, it is like this that it hits head-on. With the strength of the Ming army, there is really nothing to do with it.
"Old man, soldiers are very fast. When they cross Jiangxinzhou, they scored two groups of soldiers. We released the fireboat at the southern end of Jiangxinzhou. We could take the opportunity to burn them. The exit at the southern end of Jiangxinzhou is narrow. It is difficult for pirates to turn around. It is a good place for our arms ships to intercept." Zhou Qiyuan further elaborated on his combat concept. If the Ming army attacked according to his method, it would still cause some trouble to the Chinese army.
However, Chen Daoheng just hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, this plan is very wonderful. However, there are still a large number of forts inside and outside Anqing City. When the pirates come here, they can still play a wonderful skill. Why not listen to you? Let's have an opinion." Chen Daoheng pointed at the door. The commanders of the Ming army and generals had arrived one after another. In terms of original intention, Chen Daoheng didn't want to listen to Zhou Qiyuan's opinions at all. He thought that this young man was really not steady enough (Zhou Qiyuan was actually fifty years old). ). He didn't understand the military strategy. Chen Daoheng's military experience came from dealing with the rebellious people of the White Lotus Sect. Therefore, he insisted that he could also calmly control the situation when dealing with pirates.
The commanders of the Ming army from all walks of life and the generals held a meeting for half a day. When everyone decided to take the initiative, it was already noon. So Chen Daoheng thought that the soldiers could not fight on hunger, so he decided to go out after lunch.
As a result, when the Chinese Navy Navy cruiser appeared, the Ming army fleet caught off guard. When the Lancang and its own gunboats took turns to bombard the Ming army's artillery and removed all the land firepower points of the Ming army, the Ming army warships began to surround them. .
"The warship of the Pirates is so big. It can be said to be a ship of stewardship. Our fireboat is lit." Yu Jiang, the governor of Anqing, shouted behind Zhou Qiyuan.
"Don't light the fire. Their large army is behind." Zhou Qiyuan shouted on the Anqing Watergate Tower. But it was useless. Although the Ming army knew that the Chinese army warship in front of him was just a vanguard, some people still couldn't wait to start the fire ship.
The Lancang and the ten gunboats all lowered the fireboat poles on the side of the ship. They opened their cannons and circled around the fireboat before attacking the formation. They destroyed and sunk the fireboats one by one.
The generals of the Caojiang Navy of Ming Army were very angry. They ignited all the fire ships in their headquarters regardless of their own efforts. They sent a large number of hand-rowed boats to drag the fire ships forward. More than 300 fire ships lined up the entire river and went downstream. All the waterways on the river surface are blocked, so the Chinese naval ships do not have room for maneuver.
The Lancang turned around and retreated.
On the Anqing Water Gate Tower, the Ming army officials watching the battle made a low cheer together. Only Zhou Qiyuan frowned and muttered in a low voice: "This is just the beginning..."
The main force of the Chinese Army's Yangtze River Task Force has passed the Jiangxinzhou channel and is lined up on the river surface. The fireworks and rocket signals of the Lancang in front have risen one after another. The Ming army has been lured and pursued.
Chen Zhongji looked at the thick smoke rising from the west at the bow of the boat. He sneered: "The Yangtze River defense of the Ming Dynasty has always been useless. Our army fought to Anqing last time. This time we will definitely fight to Wuchang."
Mai Dahai said while holding the telescope: "The information from the Military Intelligence Department will sink all the Ming army warships such as Anqing and go up until Wuchang. There are no naval troops in the Ming Dynasty."
Yang Qi's Marine Corps was responsible for capturing Anqing and had to take action at the end. At this time, she was leisurely carrying a rattan chair at the bow of the boat. She said with a smile: "Along the way, we are almost invincible. On the surface of the Yangtze River. Maybe no one has ever been so majestic."
Chen Zhongji has been in Jiangnan for the past few years. The country's writing style is the most prosperous. He has been influenced by a lot and has read a lot of books. At this moment, he immediately corrected Yang Qi's statement: "Brother Qi is wrong. Just a hundred years ago During the Zhengde period, there were pirates named Liu Qi who went straight from Huangzhou to Nanjing and Zhenjiang. They only brought thirteen ships and more than a hundred brothers. They crisscrossed the Yangtze River for more than a thousand miles. More than a thousand warships in the Ming army, and 100,000 officers and soldiers did nothing. You can't stop them like this. This is your senior."
Yang Qi Youran was fascinated with envy and admiration on her face: "Really? There is also a Qi in this big guy's name. It's really my senior..."
"The Lancang is here." Mai Dahai suddenly said loudly. Yang Qi and Chen Zhongji both lay down to the bow of the boat and raised their telescopes. They just happened to see the Ming army's fireboat brigade raising thick smoke downstream. The Lancang was straight and Rush towards Jiangxinzhou.
Mai Dahai put away his telescope and said seriously: "Everyone, it's time to start."
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The Ming army's fire ships were obviously too early to light. When they arrived near Jiangxinzhou, many fire ships had disintegrated and sank. Some navy officers and soldiers knew tactics and kept rushing the ship to the vicinity of the Chinese army's warships before igniting the fire. However, This is how few Ming soldiers can be done, and even fewer ones can be done. Not to mention the poles around the Chinese warships, the dense artillery fire of the Chinese army, almost preventing the Ming military ships from getting close to the Chinese warships. .
Almost all the front-line officers of the Ming army on the Yangtze River surface soon understood that the fire ship tactics failed.
The Chinese Navy has always focused on long-range attacks and does not intend to fight with the Ming army in close combat. Their dense firepower and fire-proof poles can do this. The Ming army warship, which was lucky enough to be close to the Chinese army warships, wanted to climb onto the Chinese army. It is difficult for warships: whether it is a battleship or a cruiser. For any Ming army warship, it is a behemoth. The underlying artillery cabins of those battleships are bronze heavy artillery above 40 pounds. They fire at Ming army warships at close range. Shotballs are like massacres. One shot can sweep away the uncovered sailors on several Ming army warships. The Ming army's Folang machine, bowl gun, and bird gun must be shot upwards. They hit the Chinese army The warship was undoubtedly irritated. The Chinese sailors and gunners were hiding in the cannon windows and behind the ship's side.
Most of the fire ships that were ignited too early were either self-combusted and disintegrated or sunk by Chinese warships. The Ming warships that attempted to rush to the Chinese warships were intimately contacted. Most of them were sunk halfway; some were supported by warship fire protection The rod blocks it. Then it burns itself or is sunk...
In the evening, all the fire ships had been burned or were burning down. The Ming navy warships that were still active were fleeing in various places. Yang Qi led 4,000 Marine soldiers to land on the northeast shore of Anqing City and began to attack Anqing City. The Chinese military fleet, with the Lancang as its pioneer, passed carefully by the burning wreckage of the fireboat. At the moment of nightfall, it came to the river outside the water gate of Anqing City.
Mai Dahai wiped his sweat. He ordered at the bow of the Feilong ship: "All warships fired guns into Anqing City. The maximum range of all artillery artillery; the thunder rocket launches combustion type, which is also the maximum range."
The artillery fire on the Yangtze River did not stop all night. The fires in Anqing City rose everywhere. By dawn, half of the city was shrouded in the fire.
All the Ming army troops fled one after another on this night. Chen Daoheng also ran towards Wuchang with the remaining warships of the Navy camp. Zhou Qiyuan was with him and was completely disappointed with the battle situation.
Early the next morning, Yang Qi led the Marines into Anqing City without encountering any resistance.
A month later, the Chinese Navy Yangtze River Task Force appeared on the river outside Wuchang City.
Compared with those pioneers in history who struggled to travel in the fog of unknowns, the greatest advantage of time travelers is to know the direction of history - not just the history of technology development. They know which construction method will be proved successful by history. .And which ideas have proven to be ineffective.
Therefore, the reference goal of the Chinese warship built by Yin Feng is very clear. In addition, the help of Yin Feng’s information from the time of travel, now in terms of the level of warships, it has reached another time and space in the 17th century. The highest level in the early eighth century. The navy of the Ming army fell from the brilliant giant ships during the Zheng He period to the point of using modified small fishing boats. It was entirely his own fault.
After this battle, the Ming Dynasty government troops had naval forces in Guangzhou, Weihaiwei and Tianjin. There were no warships on the Yangtze River, thousands of miles of sea borders and thousands of miles of Yangtze River.