Chapter Three: The Battle of Fuzhou (1)
On April 13 of the third year of Yongli, off the coast of Fuzhou Prefecture, two lock ships with the flag of Zhengjia Sailor were sailing north.
In addition to more than a dozen sailors on the ship, on a lock ship, the newly appointed young captain Liu Guoxuan was lying on the deck looking at the blue sky very easily.
Suddenly, the sailors on the lookout on one of the locks shouted, "Boss, there's a Tartar ship ahead!" Are we going to report back to the Admiral! ”
Hearing that there was a Tartar warship, Liu Guoxuan jumped up and scolded angrily: "A ship, you just call me back to the Admiral, you don't owe Bian!" ”
"So what do we do?"
"the guy, of course!"
Liu Guoxuan turned his head and shouted loudly to his brothers: "Brothers, there is a small fish in front. Fast, full speed wind, don't let this little fish slip away! ”
When the other sailors on board heard this, they immediately shouted.
"Yes, Boss!"
"Don't worry, boss! How could that rotten ship of Tartar be my opponent! ”
"You can't run away, boss, you can watch the sea with peace of mind, and the rest is up to us!"
"Your grandma's bear, less nonsense, hurry up!" Liu Guoxuan stood at the bow of the boat and scolded with laughter.
After hoisting the sails, the two locks were heading towards the Qing ships along the wind.
The soldier in charge of the lookout of the Qing army's Cangshan ship patrolling the open sea suddenly shouted in horror: "Zheng family sailor! ”
Since the Battle of Xiamen, the Qing army sailors have a sense of fear in the face of the Zheng family sailors.
The commander on the Qing army immediately panicked when he heard it, and without saying a word, he turned his head and shouted, "Quick." Turn the bow of the ship and run away! ”
Lao Tzu was stuffy at sea for two or three days. I finally have work to do today, and that will allow you to escape like this.
Liu Guoxuan hurriedly shouted: "Your grandfather's." I still want to escape. Brothers, chase after you! ”
Although the Cangshan ship is flexible, its speed is not as fast as that of the lock ship.
After chasing at sea for three hours, Liu Guoxuan's lock boat had chased the Cangshan boat less than 100 meters.
Seeing that they could not escape, the Cangshan ship hurriedly opened fire, trying to intimidate the enemy ship not to approach.
The solid bullet made a splash on the surface of the sea near the lock boat.
Liu Guoxuan was furious when he saw it, if he hadn't wanted to capture your ship, Lao Tzu would have ordered fire a long time ago. Lao Tzu hasn't even done it yet, you dare to do it first.
Liu Guoxuan immediately ordered his subordinates to fight back.
Thick black smoke came out of the muzzles of more than 20 guns on the lock ship. The cannonball hit the sea around the Cangshan ship, and the rolling waves made the Cangshan ship shake violently.
In order to avoid the shells, the Cangshan ship could only sail in a Z-shape.
The Cangshan boat, which couldn't keep up its speed, was soon caught up by the lock boat of the Zheng family's sailors.
Seeing that the two boats were close, Liu Guoxuan shoved the axe into his waist and kicked it violently, and the whole person jumped towards the enemy ship.
When the other Zheng family sailors saw it, they also jumped over with them.
The Qing soldiers on the Cangshan boat had not yet come back to their senses, and Liu Guoxuan had already pulled out his axe and cut down a Qing soldier.
The blood-dripping axe was facing the frightened Qing soldiers, and Liu Guoxuan shouted viciously: "Do you want to live or want to die." Say! ”
The Qing army hurriedly threw his weapon on the ground and shouted. "I'm waiting for my wishes! I'm waiting for the will! ”
The other Qing soldiers also hurriedly threw their weapons on the ground with crackles.
Liu Guoxuan showed a sarcastic smile, this kind of sailor dares to go against us, he simply doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.
He turned to his men and shouted, "You guys." Steer the ship back. By the way, bring this kid over too! ”
After speaking, Liu Guoxuan kicked the Qing army general who was kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, Boss!"
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April 17, the third year of the Yongli calendar. In Wenzhou Water Village, there are only a few windproof lamps swaying in the wind in the empty barracks.
This was originally a barracks where two or three thousand sailors were stationed. In order to suppress the "anti-thieves" in Zhoushan, Jin Li, the general of Qingping South, transferred all the sailors and warships here.
Now there are only a few hundred old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the barracks.
At this time, the spring rain continues. A Qing soldier on the balcony stomped his feet and shouted, "This weather is very cold!" ”
"That's right, I don't know what's going on in the past few years, it's getting colder and colder every year!" Another Qing soldier said with a whisper.
In order not to get wet from the rain, the Qing soldiers placed their weapons on the wall at will, and their bodies were retracted into the building as much as possible.
"Yes, the other brothers are sleeping in the tent, just the two of us are unlucky, we have to watch the sentry!" Qing Bing shouted angrily.
Another Qing soldier also said: "The two of us are just making a show, if Zheng Chenggong, the surname of the Heavenly Kingdom, really fights, where will we be opponents of the hundreds of people!" ”
Qing Bing hesitated and said, "Do you say that this Manchu Qing can sit firmly in the country?" I heard that Zheng Chenggong defeated the Qing army by more than 100,000 last month. ”
Another Qing soldier also said, "I heard about it too. For this, the general soldier also issued a ban, whoever dares to be alarmist will be killed immediately! In fact, if you want me to say, if you make Lao Tzu unhappy one day, you will immediately go to the country surnamed Ye, and the province will be angry here. ”
Qing Bing pulled his ugly braid and said, "Hey, I shaved my hair, and I don't know if I will be down in the future, and my ancestors don't know if they recognize me as a descendant!" ”
Just when the two Qing army whistles were chatting with each other, dozens of black shadows had quietly arrived at the gate of the barracks.
With a few swishing sounds, the two Qing soldiers were hit by several arrows, and without even shouting, they died with their eyes open.
"General, there are only these two on duty, and the others should still be sleeping in the barracks...... "One hundred households said in a low voice.
Xu Long nodded and said, "Hmm! Tell the brothers to go in quietly, control the gate, and whoever dares to resist will be killed immediately! ”
The other Zheng family sailors hurriedly shouted: "Yes! ”
In less than half an hour, Xu Long's attack on the water village was a great success.
When the hundreds of Qing soldiers in the battalion opened their eyes and saw that the Zheng family's sailors had all been killed by their bedside, they were immediately frightened, and they rolled out of bed and shouted to surrender.
Xu Long saw that there were no more Qing soldiers who resisted in the water village, and hurriedly shouted: "Call the commander quickly, just say that our army has contributed to Wenzhou water village!" ”
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On April 12 of the third year of Yongli, it is the time when spring turns to summer, although the sun is not fierce, but the weather is already a little stuffy.
In the city of Fuzhou, I heard that Zheng Chenggong led an army of 50,000 to kill Fuzhou.
The mood of the people of Fuzhou is very contradictory, that is, they hope that Zheng Jiajun can recover Fuzhou, and they no longer have to be slaves of barbarians, nor do they have to be unfilial sons who abandon their ancestors and forget their ancestors.
But the fear of war made them extremely afraid, although the reputation of the Zheng family army in recent years was very good, but in case the attack on Fuzhou did not go well, would the Zheng family army slaughter the city to vent!
No one can answer, and the people can only pray!
Pray that the officials in Fuzhou will not resist, Zheng Jiajun can really do it without committing any crimes in autumn as rumored!
In the Fuzhou Mansion, there are large and small official histories and soldiers coming in and out from time to time.
The atmosphere in the lobby was extremely depressing, and Li Qingtai, Zhang Xuesheng, and other civil and military officials in Fuzhou were discussing countermeasures.
"Where did Zheng Haikou's two-way army go?" Li Qingtai said with annoyance.
Zhang Xueshengqiang said calmly: "Tell your lord, the soldiers and horses led by Zheng Chenggong personally attacked Putian, and the guards of Putian Mansion surrendered without a fight. Huang Wu, the right admiral of the naval division appointed by Zheng Chenggong, led the naval division to strangle our ships in the open sea, and our naval division was no match for the Haikou and had already retreated to Fuzhou in its entirety. ”
"Hey, I hope that the Fuqing guard will be able to stop Zheng Chenggong for a while! Xuesheng, is there any news from Jin Li, the general of Pingnan, Zhejiang? Li Qingtai said worriedly.
Zhang Xuesheng shook his head and said, "My lord, Xiaguan has already sent five waves of soldiers to rescue Jin Li. But he said that Zheng pirates sent troops to attack Zhejiang, and he would come to support Fujian after he pacified the rebels! ”
Hearing Zhang Xuesheng's words, Li Qingtai said coldly: "Obviously I didn't dare to come because I was afraid of death." I just want to find some excuse to say something to rescue Zhoushan. At this time, anyone can see that Zheng Haikou is more threatening, and he General Pingnan will not come to eradicate Zheng Chenggong and protect Fuzhou. What a gutsless rat! (To be continued.) )