Chapter 266: Zhoushan Raid

Lin Xishan received information from Shi Lang and Shi Fu's two uncles and nephews a day ago.

Shi Lang's letter stated that he agreed to the surrender plan proposed by the Zheng family before, and two days later he led the sailors of the water division and the sailors of the water division battalion to surrender.

Lin Xishan and Shi Fu agreed that information must be transmitted every two days, and this time Shi Fu's information was that there were indeed signs of warships and sergeants in Shi Lang's military camp.

In Lin Xishan's view, the Zhengjia Naval Division had broken through Zhenhaiwei and Jinshanwei for many days, and transported at least 40,000 Japanese soldiers to land, but Shi Lang's side was still motionless. In addition to these dozens of days of negotiations, Shi Lang put forward a large number of surrender conditions, each of which was carefully considered once or twice before making a decision, and it seemed that he was really discussing surrender.

In his judgment, Shi Lang was indeed preparing to surrender.

Two days later, at dawn, the Zheng Junshui Division at the South Island Naval Base was still asleep. Lin Xishan, who had not yet gotten up, received news from the sentry post on duty that Shi Lang's sailors had appeared on the sea, and sergeants with Shi Lang's banner had also appeared on the official road leading to the south of the island.

He hurriedly ordered the sergeant to dress and prepare to welcome Shi Lang, who had come to surrender, but before he could clean up, he heard a loud noise, "Boom! ”

This cannon sound was like a heavy hammer smashed on Lin Xishan's heart, and he thought that it was not the Zheng family's artillery that had exploded, so he was busy preparing to go out of the camp to see what was going on.

Lin Xishan hadn't walked out of the coach camp yet, "Boom, boom! Dense cannon fire rang out continuously, and the cannon sound came from the sea.

Lin Xishan shouted badly, and when he arrived at the coast with his own soldiers, he saw a scene that made him tremble, Shi Lang's seventy warships had destroyed the five warships patrolled by the Zheng family, and they were frantically shelling the military port where one hundred and fifty Zheng family warships were docked, and the target was not the Zheng family's warship, but the dock where the military port landed.

He immediately understood that it was Shi Lang who came to sneak attack!

Lin Xishan immediately ordered the soldiers and horses of each battalion of the naval division to immediately get on the warship to meet the battle, and when a large number of Zhengjia sailors arrived at the military port wharf, they found that Shi Lang's strategy of bombing the wharf was really poisonous, and the thirty landing wharves had already been blown up, and only eight of them could still be boarded by water soldiers.

The efficiency of the Zheng family's sailors to board the ships to meet them was only a quarter, and most of the battleships were blown up and sunk by Shi Lang's sailors as soon as they broke anchor, and few could fire their guns to counterattack.

In terms of the number of warships, the number of Zheng family is more than double, but only one-sixth of Shi Lang's fleet can quickly fight back on the battlefield.

How can such a naval battle with a huge disparity in firepower be fought?

Lin Xishan was also a veteran of naval warfare, and he quickly regained his composure when he was at a disadvantage, and began to command the Zheng army's infantry team to start erecting artillery on the high cliffs on the coast, and supporting the naval battle of the Zheng family's warships with fifty land-based artillery.

"Boom, boom!"

Half an hour later, the Zheng family's artillery was erected and began to fight back intensively, with only one main target, that is, Shi Lang's main battleship, a giant battleship with a displacement of 2,000 tons. As long as Shi Lang's first ship can be sunk, Shi Lang's sneak attack can be contained.

Because the Zheng family's artillery position was condescending, most of Shi Lang's warships were within the range of the artillery position, coupled with the unity of the target, only two rounds later, Shi Lang's main ship was hit by more than ten cannons, and the bombed sawdust flew sideways.

Fortunately, this giant ship is a huge thing built by Fang Yuan, and it is the pinnacle of Western warship technology, although it has been continuously shot, it is still standing, and if it was replaced by other warships, it would have been blown up and sunk long ago.

Shi Lang was blown up on the main ship, because the terrain was at a disadvantage, there was no way to take the Zheng family's artillery position, and seeing that it should have been a one-sided slaughter, the rapid offensive was forcibly suppressed by the Zheng family's fifty guns, and there was nothing to do.

The situation on the battlefield was originally that the Zheng family was at an absolute disadvantage, but it was suppressed by the firepower of the artillery position and gradually became a draw.

Shi Lang's only hope at the moment is whether the 3,000-step soldiers of the Xuanjia Army can break through the Zheng army's military camp and capture the Zheng family's artillery position by land.

The sergeant who commanded the 3,000-step battalion was Feng Ting, one of the three deputy commanders of the Xuanjia Army Infantry Battalion, and was a fierce general who was promoted to the deputy commander position by virtue of military merits.

Because the Zheng family didn't know that there was still a 3,000-step camp, the 3,000-foot camp sergeants led by Feng Ting rushed down the mountain like a tiger to the military port acropolis in the south of the island.

Although there were 30,000 Zheng troops stationed in the Acropolis of the military port, they suddenly encountered a sneak attack, and they were not as brave and good at fighting as the Xuanjia sergeants, so they were hastily assembled, and the Zheng army with dozens of people and formed into a system was instantly crushed, and most of the Zheng troops began to fight in small groups.

Feng Ting tossed and killed a back and forth in the Acropolis, and slaughtered the Zheng army that was specially selected into the formation, and when he returned to the gate of the Acropolis again, the terrified Zheng army was forced to jump into the water and drown, and countless trampled to death by trampling each other, and most of the Zheng army was so frightened that they only dared to hide behind the barracks to protect themselves, and only Lin Xishan led 5,000 Zheng troops who rushed to the battle to kill them.

Feng Ting rushed to the coast, but saw that the artillery position on the high cliff of the Zheng army was frantically shelling Shi Lang's fleet, although Feng Ting, who was quite sensitive to military smell, did not understand the tricks of naval warfare, but also sensed the great threat of the artillery position on the high cliff to Shi Lang's fleet.

He immediately dispatched 1,000 people to strangle the Zheng family sailors who tried to board the ship, 1,000 people to meet the 3,000 Zheng troops killed by Lin Xishan, and he personally led 1,000 people to attack the artillery position on the high cliff.

Lin Xishan saw that the Xuanjia sergeant went to attack the artillery position, if this artillery position was lost, this battle would be lost, so he immediately led 2,000 people to guard the artillery position, and the 3,000 Zheng army continued to meet the 1,000 Xuanjia sergeants.

Half an hour later, Feng Ting's 1,000 soldiers broke through Lin Xishan's 2,000 Zheng troops, and the Zheng army in the artillery position was completely annihilated, and even Lin Xishan, the commander of the army, was captured alive by Feng Ting.

Without the suppression of the artillery position, Shi Lang's sailors completely controlled the situation of the naval battle, and after one or two hours, they landed from the sea and joined forces with the sergeants of the infantry battalion.

Shi Lang is also a native of Fujian, and he does not want to massacre these soldiers from his hometown, and more importantly, although these Zheng troops have lost their fighting spirit, they still have as many as 20,000 people.

Shi Lang ordered the sergeant to escort the captured commander Lin Xishan, and swaggered across the city to recruit the Zheng army who had lost the fighting spirit of each battalion, and promised not to kill, and those who were willing to return to Fujian were transported back to the Zheng family's military camp in Jinshanwei; Those who are willing to take refuge in him Shi Lang to make meritorious contributions will all be included in the sailor battalion.

With such a division, most of the Zheng army saw that the commander had been captured, and Shi Lang repeatedly promised not to kill indiscriminately, so they came out to surrender one after another. Only a small part of those who still wanted to resist were annihilated by the sergeants of the infantry battalion led by Feng Ting, and not a single one was left.

At this point, this sneak attack battle, which lasted for five hours, finally ended with the complete victory of Shi Lang and Feng Ting.

In this battle, the Xuanjia Army lost 900 soldiers from the infantry battalion, 18 warships from the naval division, and 780 sailors.

At least about 13,000 Zheng troops were killed and drowned, 17,000 Zheng troops were captured and surrendered on their own initiative, and the commander Lin Xishan was captured alive, and 1,000 people from 1,000 households in each battalion of the Zheng army.

It sank 40 Zheng warships, captured more than 100 Zheng warships, 200 troop carriers, 200 artillery pieces, and countless gunpowder, grain and grass, and baggage.

Shi Lang and Feng Ting spent five days purging the 17,000 surrendered Zheng troops. Among them, there were 12,000 people who were willing to return to Fujian, and Shi Lang ordered Feng Ting and the soldiers of the infantry battalion to watch over these Zheng troops to clean the battlefield of the Acropolis of the military port; Admiring Shi Lang's prestige in this battle, and willing to follow Shi Lang to make contributions, there were 5,000 people in Fujian who had no relatives and no reason, so Shi Lang ordered the sailors of the sailor battalion to take the captured warships and the sailors who were willing to surrender to return to the base in the north of the island to settle down.

In the fishing village in the east of the island, Xu Ru waited in the village for five days and five nights, and Shi Lang ordered her to leave in three days, but she heard the news of the sudden war between the Xuanjia Army and the Zheng Army from the fishermen, and knew that Shi Lang had really been wronged before, and no matter whether Shi Lang won or lost, she would not leave again.

Seven days later, Xu Ru finally saw Shi Lang's burly figure at the entrance of the fishing village, as well as the black face that was not handsome, but full of masculinity.

The news of the victory of the Xuanjia Army had already arrived, and she couldn't hold back her ecstasy, tears gushed out of her eyes, and she threw herself into Shi Lang's arms, "Husband, I wronged you!" Woooooo ”

Shi Lang hugged her in his arms, lifted her chin, and kissed her lips on her face, "Don't cry, who will care about my own wife, as long as my wife doesn't hurt my Shi family's incense." ”

Xu Ru was kissed by him in public, and said with shame and joy, "Then I will make up for it in the future, and you will have a few births." ”

Shi Lang is the rest of his life after the war, and he loves her even more, holding her in his arms and saying, "Don't wait for the future, make amends now!" Madam, I only have two days to spare, and I will go out again, so as not to let down the bitterness of the Spring Festival. ”

Xu Ru shyly hid in his arms and let him toss.

Shi Lang turned around and shouted to the accompanying sergeant, "The whole team is cleared, no one is allowed to approach, my old Shi is going to do business!" ”

He laughed, put Xu Ru in his arms and entered the simple fisherman's hut, kicked it with his foot, and slammed the door shut.

The accompanying sergeant was stunned for a moment, and the heavy gasps of men and the seductive moans of women could be heard in the room.

The sergeants looked at each other at first, then suddenly snickered and hurried away.