On the evening of April 15 in the third year of Yongli, the sunset will bask the clouds and glow red, and the afterglow will be sprinkled on the river, covering the water surface with a layer of golden veil.

Fuzhou Mawei Port is located on the shore of the Wulong River, which is the confluence of the Wulong River, the Bailong River and the Qinjiang River, and has been an important port in Fuzhou since ancient times.

On the sea about three miles east of Mawei Port, the Zheng Jiashui Division's battle fleet was galloping upstream, towards Mawei Port.

On each battleship of the fleet, the "Zheng" battle flag fluttered in the wind.

On the first battleship, Liu Guoxuan stood at the bow of the ship in a military uniform facing the wind, raising his eyes to look at the river in front of him.

"Sightseeing, it's almost Mawei!" Xu Long walked to the bow of the boat, stood beside Liu Guoxuan, and asked gently.

"Yes, Brother Xu!" Liu Guoxuan turned his head and said with a smile to Xu Long: "There are probably more than ten miles of waterway, and it will take about a quarter of an hour to arrive in Hong Kong!" I hope that this time the Qing army will not be as useless as last time, and it will not be challenging at all! ”

"You kid just want to fight, and when you know later, it's best to win without a fight. Brothers can also suffer fewer casualties! Xu Long scolded with a smile.

"With those few rotten ships of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I don't need a general to go out, as long as I give me a dozen lock boats, I can defeat the Qing Fuzhou Naval Division!" Liu Guoxuan said disappreciatively.

Hearing Liu Guoxuan's somewhat proud words, Xu Long shook his head and said, "You haven't encountered a fierce battle yet, that's why you have this kind of thought." Real naval battles are brutal! As he spoke, Xu Long looked at the river, as if he was recalling some experiences, and there was a complicated expression on his face.

"Brother Xu, then you have experienced so many wars in the country. That war was the most sinister! Liu Guoxuan asked.

"It should be the most dangerous battle with the combined fleet of Fan Ghost and Li Xiang, and even the general's own uncle Zheng Zhihu was killed in that battle!"

……

The Zheng family sailor is heading towards Mawei Harbor. In Mawei Water Village, several Canghai ships escaped back.

One above. The Qing soldiers rushed into the camp tent and shouted, "Lord Admiral, it's not good! Zheng Haikuo sent hundreds of warships to attack Fuzhou! ”

Tian Xiong, the commander of the Qing army's naval division, heard a loud shout, "Quick, rush out." We can't let Zheng Haikou block us in the ponytail! ”

More than 40 ships of the Fujian Navy Division, which were suspended at Mawei Port in Fuzhou, raised their sails in an attempt to break out of the encirclement of the Zheng family's fleet.

Huang Wu won't give him this opportunity, "Artillery aim, fire!" ”

Boom boom bang Puffs of smoke rose from several ships at the front of the Zheng family's fleet.

The sixteen-pounder cannon burst into flames, and the red shells rushed towards the Qing ships with a trace of smoke. The Qing Fujian Navy Division was beaten fatly, blowing up three Haicang ships and injuring seven Cangshan ships.

After several attempts but failed to rush out, Tian Xiong had no choice but to retreat the Qing army's naval division to Mawei Port.

After Tian Xiong got off the boat, he hurriedly ran to the head of Fuzhou Water Gate, and when he saw Li Qingtai, he knelt down and said: "My lord, Zheng Haikou's warships are too many, and our army can't rush out!" ”

He had been worried that Zheng Chenggong would go north to attack Fuzhou, and Li Qingtai had not had a good night's sleep for several months.

Now that Zheng Chenggong finally led his troops to attack Fuzhou, Li Qingtai was so worried that he didn't think of a countermeasure. His already thin body was getting thinner and thinner at this time, as if a gust of wind could blow him up.

Seeing Li Qingtai's brows furrowed, Zhang Xuesheng picked up a cloak and said in a low voice, "My lord." The sea breeze is very strong, so let's go in and rest for a while! ”

Li Qingtai sighed softly and lowered his hand to accept the kindness of his subordinates. looked at Tian Xiong and said, "Lord Tian, chisel through the remaining ships and block the river road!" ”

"What? Shipwrecks to block the waterways! Tian Xiong said in horror.

Li Qingtai looked at the river. said undoubtedly: "The shipwreck, it is absolutely impossible to let Zheng Haikou's warship directly shell the city of Fuzhou!" ”

Tian Xiong knelt down and kowtowed and said, "My lord." You can't do that! These ships are the only ones left of the Fuzhou Naval Division. If these ships are scuttled through, then there will be no guarantee at all in the Fujian seas, Zheng Chenggong can come and leave if he wants. ”

Zhang Xuesheng heard it and said sarcastically: "Even if there are these ships, Zheng Chenggong can still come and leave if he wants, and you can't help him!" ”

Tian Xiong said angrily: "You, you ......"

wanted to refute, but Tian Xiong found that he couldn't refute at all, so he could only swallow his anger and keep his face silent.

Li Qingtai looked around the city and raised his hand to signal Tian Xiong to stand up.

Fuzhou officials, such as civil officials such as patrol presses, political envoys, and inspection envoys, as well as military generals such as general soldiers, staff generals, guerrillas, and garrisons, as long as they are in Fuzhou Prefecture, have all gathered here.

At this moment, I saw this Li Qingtai slowly raise his head, although his face was haggard, his eyes were extremely firm.

"The old man knows that among all of you here, there are many people who secretly fornicate with Zheng Haikou, and they want to borrow the old man's head as a gift!"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the city immediately became awkward.

"The old man also knows that Fuzhou is afraid that he will not be able to hold it. But ......"

Many of the adults bowed their heads and remained silent, obediently bowing their heads to listen.

Li Qingtai, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, said sharply: "The situation in the imperial court is also clear to you. Although the thieves from all walks of life are diligent, as long as these thieves are eradicated. The world is still mine. Therefore, no matter what you think, the Governor has made up his mind to live and die with Fuzhou! As for after my death, whoever wants to take my head to ask Zheng Haikou for credit can take it! ”

Li Qingtai shouted: "Scuttle through the ship and defend Fuzhou!" ”

There was no martial arts in the hall, and everyone stood up at the same time and shouted, "Yes, Lord Governor! ”

With Li Qingtai's order, Tian Xiong scuttled through the ship and used the shipwreck stakes and other facilities to close the channel attached to the port of Mawei Port.

As for the idea of the governor Li Qingtai ordering the ship to sink into the sea, there were not many people in Fuzhou who agreed with it, and it was only because of Li Qingtai's insistence that it was difficult to oppose it.

When the civil officials on the wall of Fuzhou Water Gate saw the boundless Zheng family fleet appear in the Wulong River from a distance, they were very shocked!

The Zheng family's fleet is indeed as large and majestic as rumored!

For a while, many officials wanted to secretly contact Zheng Chenggong.

(To be continued.) )