Chapter 156: The Battle of Ganghwa Island

Zheng Chenggong did not underestimate that the Qing army was bound to win Jianghua Island.

The location of Ganghwa Island is too important, it is like a sharp edge for the Qing army, and only by pulling out the Qing army on Ganghwa Island can it be possible to have all Korea and stop the Xia army at sea, so when the two wars in the south were still going on, Azig had already arrived in Seoul and summoned Huang Wu.

And according to the Huang Wu schedule.

It took half a month for Huang Wu to rectify the precipitation division that had just been harvested. And then began, the offensive on Ganghwa Island.

Up to now, the Xia army on Ganghwa Island can already be called a dangerous battle.

First, there was a water battle, although after the defeat of the Xia army in the water battle, not all the warships were thrown at sea. That water battle only changed the balance of forces between the two sides, and did not empty the Xia army's water division, so it faced the attack of the Qing army's water division.

The remaining sailors of the Xia army put up a stubborn resistance.

But the difference between strength and weakness is too obvious.

However, after two days of hard work, Zhou Fuchen had to change his strategy, moved all the guns on board the ship, and sank the remaining ships in the port one by one, blocking the port.

This strategy also made the Qing army unable to find a place to attack for a while.

It's just that this strategy only stopped the Qing army for a day or two.

Immediately, the Qing army changed its strategy and attacked in many directions on Ganghwa Island. After all, it's not just the port that can land.

However, without a port, the Qing army's landing speed was much slower, and Zhou Fuchen responded quickly, blocking the Qing army on the shore, when the Qing army tried to assault, but did not find a loophole. I had to make a hard attack.

So on a scenic beach on Ganghwa Island. At this moment, it was full of blood and gunsmoke, and there were bloody battles for several days. On the coast, covered with corpses, stumps and broken arms, the Qing army used the Koreans as cannon fodder, under the cover of artillery, one after another.

Plus pick elite men and horses to try to attack suddenly from all over the place.

In the past ten days, Zhou Fuchen has been exhausted. The hard work is almost boiled dry.

There are pros and cons to Shoujianghua Island.

Ganghwa Island is, after all, an island, and there is a lot of room for maneuver, but the scope of defense is also large. Zhou Fuchen, even if all the men on Jianghua Island are armed, they are not as large as the number of the Qing army. In such a fierce battle, Zhou Fuchen's support was exhausted.

The Qing army could attack in turns day and night. Shed the last drop of North Korean blood, and they will not stop.

However, the number of Xia troops on Ganghwa Island was limited, the Korean soldiers were also limited, the Korean people were limited, the food was limited, the gunpowder was limited, and in particular, the savings of gunpowder were not much, which limited the use of artillery.

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After the Japanese war, the artillery of the Xia army had to limit its firing. The amount of gunpowder is running out.

This day was another great battle, which was fought from morning to night, and under the organization of the Qing army, the Koreans launched seven or eight attacks, losing thousands of soldiers. Every day, the blood stains the sea red, and then it washes overnight before it can be restored.

"General, the Qing army has come ashore." Zhou Chang rode a horse and rushed over, even to the point of taking a step or two to Zhou Fuchen's side before dismounting.

You must know that according to military regulations, under normal circumstances, anyone must dismount dozens of steps in front of the main general and go on foot. This is military law, that is, to prevent an enemy from pretending to be a herald or a messenger, rushing straight to the place where the commander is, and beheading the general to capture the flag.

Zhou Chang has always been the most cautious person on weekdays, and he never dared to cross the thunder pool by half a step, but now, he can't care about these things at all, and even these deadly military laws have been forgotten.

Fortunately, Zhou Chang is a familiar face, otherwise with his behavior just now, he would have been shot to death by countless people on the spot.

However, at this moment, Zhou Fuchen didn't have the heart to care about this. Said: "Where did it come from, how many people? ”

"But it's the Dongyu soldiers, not the North Koreans, I don't know how many there are at a glance." Zhou Chang said: "What should the general do? ”

Zhou Chang saw that although Zhou Fuchen's face was serious, he didn't have much panic, so he calmed down in his heart, took a few deep breaths, and said slowly.

Zhou Fuchen looked at the battlefield full of blood and stumps, as well as the shadow of the Qing army's sailors in the distance, and said lightly, "Withdraw." ”

Zhou Fuchen had actually expected the current situation for a long time.

On the battlefield, no matter how many whimsical ideas, what plays a role in the end is still a collision of strength. The Qing army recruited Korean troops from all over the country, and Zhou Fuchen did not know how many people there were, and even the Han army in the east and the Eight Banners army were not clear.

The only thing he knew was how many of them there were.

However, more than 10,000 Xia troops, plus more than 10,000 Korean troops, and then there are temporary conscripted North Korean refugees, these refugees are used as civilian husbands, and some of them are not qualified, let alone others. In the past half a month's insistence, he has long seen that the Qing army dragged him here with the lives of the Koreans, and the main force of the Qing army should have found another place to go ashore.

But what can he do?

You can't let these people go ashore.

The Qing army's method of bullying people with more and less and strength has no way to crack it. The only way was to shrink the defensive circle, and he had already built a strong camp near the sea on Ganghwa Island, where all the food, baggage, gunpowder, and even the people were hidden.

This is where Zhou Fuchen makes a long-term plan.

But Zhou Fuchen didn't know how long his long-term plan could last. It's just that he is the earliest general who followed Zhang Xuan after all, and there is no flaw in his loyalty. He knows

Even if he dies in battle, his Zhou family is also a meritorious family in Great Xia. As long as the children and grandchildren have a little bit of competition, the generations will be rich and noble.

In such a situation, even if he knew that he would keep it to the end, it would only be a dead word, and he would not waver in the slightest.

So all he thinks about is as much as he can.

Under the situation that Zhou Fuchen had already prepared, the 10,000 Xia army and the 10,000 Korean army had almost no losses, and retreated to the camp before the Qing army formed an advantage on Ganghwa Island.

It's just that Zhou Fuchen has a mortal heart. But King Han didn't have this idea.

Seeing that Zhou Fuchen led people back, he was shocked, his family was all here, there was no escape from this matter, and even the generals and ministers he had to use were all dead, and the expatriates were not even a person to discuss, and for a while, his heart was like a group of rats. There can be no moments of self-sufficiency.

At the moment, he couldn't bear the pressure, knowing that he shouldn't say such things at this time. But he couldn't help it, came to see Zhou Fuchen, and said, "General, how is the battle?" ”

Zhou Fuchen smiled slightly and said, "Please rest assured." The imperial court soon sent a large army to Korea. Just sit down. ”

Zhou Fuchen was easy to say, so that King Han could feel at ease.

But Zhou Fuchen himself knew that since the Qing army attacked the island, he had blocked the news. Although Zhou Fuchen was full of confidence, he actually did not get a positive reply from the Xia Dynasty court.

However, he still believed that Zhang Xuan would definitely come to the rescue.

Not only because the Xia army in North Korea is Zhang Xuan's descendants, but also because Zhang Xuan has always preached in the army that he will not give up on anyone. If Zhang Xuan wants to give up this part of the Xia army, it is not just a military issue, but a political issue.

Because the foundation of Zhang Xuan's rule is the army under his command.

If you abandon the descendants and let them be annihilated by the Qing army, it will affect the foundation of the rule.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan did not give up the option of the Korean battlefield from the beginning.

And Zhou Fuchen has been following Zhang Xuan for so many years, he understands Zhang Xuan's decision too well, even if he doesn't get the news, he firmly believes this, but what he doesn't know is whether he can hold out until the arrival of the army. However, he will not be able to hold out until the arrival of the army.

He had to do one thing, and said to Zhou Chang: "There is one thing, leave it to you." ”

Zhou Chang said: "General, please speak." ”

Zhou Fuchen said: "If," he sighed slightly, and said: "If, it really comes to the point where you can't do anything, you go to the King of Han, just for the sake of Great Xia." I know that you have an old mother in Nanjing, and you can definitely support your mother for the rest of your life, and even raise a son and heir. ”

"I understand." Zhou Chang took a deep breath and said, "From today onwards, I will not leave King Han an inch, and if anything happens, I should live up to the country." ”