The heavy machine gun on the Ming coast guard ship was as ferocious as the scythe of death, which made the Qing army cry wolf, and a bullet passed over the head of Li Chao'an, a general of the naval division, whose helmet was sharpened and a piece of his scalp was wiped off. Please remember the URL of this site: .

The scalp was hot, Li Chaoan covered the wound with his hands, and his legs and stomach were trembling all the time. Personally tried the strength of the Ming army, and he completely lost the courage to fight again. Seeing that the Ming coast guard ships had stopped shelling, Li Chaoan immediately ordered a retreat. The fleet of the Qing army's sailors was like a frightened bird, desperately turning around and fleeing.

At this time, the Qing army on the north bank had gathered its troops, treated the wounded, and at the same time dug ditches and built trenches, cut down pillars, and set up camps. Seeing the sailor fleet coming, a herald stood on the bank of the river and shouted, "General Li, Lord Xietai asked you to stay next to the camp and set up a water village to prevent the Ming bandits from attacking." ”

Li Chaoan commanded the fleet of sailors to come to the north bank, he hastily bandaged the wound, handed over the matter of treating the wounded and setting up camp to his subordinates, and ran directly to Zeng Yuming's big tent, "Lord Xietai, the firearms of the Ming bandits are powerful, and they can't get close to it!" Fortunately, the bandits are few and outnumbered, otherwise it would be unimaginable. ”

Zeng Yuming laughed, "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and besides, we repelled the Ming bandits' attack on Dadaocheng and protected the people of Dadaocheng from the attack of thieves, which is a great achievement." ”

The generals in the tent thought deeply and nodded incessantly.

The sunset on the horizon is like fire, reflecting the vast tidal flats between the Tamsui River and the Keelung River. Zeng Yuming's temporary barracks are close to the Tamsui River to the west, the Keelung River is not far from the east, Dadaocheng is to the north, and Monga is to the south.

Huang Pengfei led a platoon to monitor the movements in the Manchu barracks, and Bao Desheng led a group of people to pile up piles of large haystacks in the east and north of the Qing barracks.

After receiving the report outside the account, Zeng Yuming just ordered to be on guard.

"The Ming bandits have powerful firearms, so let them be proud for a while." His eyes showed a fierce light, "The fire attack ship and my two Western cannons are in Monga, and I have already sent someone to retrieve them." No matter how powerful Cao cāo's 800,000 soldiers and horses are, it is difficult to parry Zhuge Kongming's fire. Now it's getting late, everyone rests early, and when the dawn tomorrow comes, the thieves are still asleep, a large number of fireships are going down the river, and the Western cannons are working together, and the thieves are three heads and six arms, and they can only be holding their heads and running away. ”

"Your Excellency is wise!"

In the tent, the generals suddenly became excited, and they repeatedly said that it was wonderful.

The temporary camp is surrounded by a deep ditch, which is surrounded by wooden stakes, bamboo sticks, and thorns. The twilight was dark, and campfires were lit all around the camp.

The night is getting thicker and thicker, and in the upper reaches of the Tamsui River, the dark green water is like a black ribbon, which wraps around Monga from the south, west, and north. Monga faces water on three sides, and only the east side is plain.

On the ferry port at the north gate of Monga, the sailors on the outskirts of the city, Cāo, went down the river with fire attack ships.

Huang Longan bowed down and reported, "My lord, all forty fire attack ships have been sent to Lord Zeng's military camp. ”

Ding Yuejian stood on the shore and looked at the campfire at the Dadaocheng camp seven miles away, and then glanced at the lights of the military camp outside the city.

Like the temporary barracks in Dadaocheng, the lights in the barracks outside Monga City are as bright as the stars in the sky. In the afternoon, the 5,000 villagers in the camp heard the sound of gunfire in the distance like a long series of cannons, and the sound of "tuk tuk tuk" kept ringing, and these rookies who had never experienced the fire of war all turned pale, and their hearts jumped to their throats. Fortunately, the good news came from Tanma, and the imperial army repelled the invasion of the Ming bandits in one fell swoop, and won a great victory in Dadaocheng, so the 5,000 people did not bomb the camp.

Ding Yuejian shook his head and walked straight into the Longshan Temple on the ferry at the north gate. Longshan Temple is the base camp of the military and government in the suburbs. After Ding Yuejian came to Monga, he took Longshan Temple as his line.

"Great victory!?"

Ding Yuejian muttered to himself, if it was really a great victory, Zeng Yuming would not have sent people to urge him to send the artillery and fireboats to the temporary military camp in Dadaocheng as soon as possible.

Late at night, Ding Yuejian had something in his heart, he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning in bed, and when he finally fell asleep, he suddenly sat up in shock, "The thief has entered the city!" ”

The moonlight outside the court was like water, and it was quiet all around. Ding Yuejian was relieved at this time, and it turned out to be a nightmare.

At this time, there was a message from outside, "All right!" The watchman struck "Knock-knock!" Boom! The sound of the drum passed from the outside of Longshan Temple.

It's only four watches! Ding Yuejian sighed, got up from the bed, and just wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with a towel when he heard a burst of gunfire in the east.

After a while, Huang Longan came to report angrily, saying that piles of bonfires had suddenly ignited on the embankment on the east bank of the Tamsui River, and there were many figures shaking around the bonfires. Dingjiao sent boats from Monga Ferry to investigate, but a series of gunshots rang out on the opposite bank, and the two boats that went to investigate all went and did not return.

Ding Yuejian walked quickly to the bank of the river, only to see a cluster of bonfires on the embankment on the south bank of the Tamsui River. His heart sank suddenly, no, the area of Xinzhuang on the west bank of the Tamsui River has probably fallen into the hands of pirates.

"My lord, the Ming bandits are so rampant, how can we retreat from the enemy?" Feeling that the other side of the bank had all fallen into the hands of the Ming army, Huang Longan couldn't bear it anymore, and his voice trembled a little.

"Premier Huang, what are you panicking about!" Ding Yuejian glanced at him, "There are 3,000 elite green battalions of Zeng Xietai in the north of Monga, and 5,000 township brave guards in the east. ”

Monga ferries are all over the cargo docks, and the Sanyi people sit big in Monga, relying on the control of Monga ferries and enjoying the benefits of water transportation from south to north. Huang Longan gritted his teeth, "Lord Ding, don't worry, the ferry is my life in the suburbs, and I, Huang Longan, will never hand it over to the Ming bandits." ”

"Very good, Premier Huang, I'll hand over this Monga ferry to you!" Ding Yuejian nodded with satisfaction, "I'll rush to the camp to gather the villagers and provide you with support." ”

Seeing Ding Yuejian pat his ass and run away, Huang Longan immediately rang the bell to gather people and horses, and drove all the top suburbs escorts to the ferry.

The crescent moon is overhead, and the four fields are shining with the brilliance of the stars and the moon. The night breeze rustles the grass and trees. In this quiet night, on the banks of the sleepy Tamsui River, a storm of battle was taking shape.

Tan Huan and Qiu Feng took the four battalions and arrived to the east of Monga in the middle of the night, sealing the passage for the Qing soldiers to flee to the northeast.

It is about a hundred miles from Zhuqian City to Xinzhuang on the west bank of the Danshui River. Kohler and McClain set out from Zhuqian City at noon, and took the second and third companies of the heavily armed company, all the way through the village and the village, pulling out several Qing army Tangxun, and more than 200 elites were about an hour later than the fourth battalion, and they also arrived at Xinzhuang in time.

Xinzhuang is a large village on the west bank of the Danshui River, with nearly 1,000 houses.

The three battalions wiped out the Qing army camp in the village without blood, and the troops took a short rest outside the village, and immediately lit piles of bonfires on the west bank of the Tamsui River.

The blazing bonfire broke the silence of the moonlit night, and the Longshan Temple was above the Monga ferry on the opposite bank, and the top suburban guards stationed in the Longshan Temple suddenly became alert and sent two warships to check. As soon as the two ships reached the west shore, a rain of bullets came over the shore, and then they heard the shouts of "surrender or die". Seeing their companions fall one after another, the sailors on the ship were so frightened that they hurriedly raised their hands and knelt on the deck.

As soon as the gunfire rang out on the west bank of the Tamsui River, the temporary camp of the Qing army in the south of Dadaocheng Village suddenly reacted, and the dimly lit military camp suddenly became bright.

The Qing troops in the camp had already gotten up. Zeng Yuming originally planned for the troops to get up on the fourth watch, and after a full meal, he would launch a surprise attack on the Ming army when the fifth watch was at its darkest. I don't want the troops to get up when gunshots rang out in the direction of Monga.

Inside the big tent, Zeng Yuming was shocked, could it be that the Ming bandits had already inserted into the periphery of Monga?! He did not dare to act rashly, but ordered all the pine torches in the camp to be lit, and the troops were on guard.

At this moment, the sound of a rumbling machine motor sounded on the water surface of the "tuk-tuk". The Xuanwu boat returned from Zhuqian Harbor in time and joined the Qinglong at Guandu, and the two landing craft went up the river together.

The two searchlights on the bow of the landing craft emitted two bright pillars of light like bright suns, which streaked across the dark water from time to time.

The strong light pierced from a distance, sweeping over the Qing warship at once, and at this moment, the eyes of the Qing sailors on board could hardly be opened.

What kind of demon is this! The Qing sailors were all stunned, and they stood on the ship one by one.

Li Chao knew with peace of mind that the Ming army's firearms were fierce and they must not be allowed to get close. He hurriedly shouted, "Quick! Set fire to attack the ship, set fire to the ship. ”

The Ming warship was in front of him, and the Qing army had no time to speed up the fire attack ship, so it could only be let out.

The side of the warship was full of fire-attacking ships piled with firewood and grass. A sailor hurriedly picked up a tinder jar and threw it into the cabin of the firestorm ship, which had been sprinkled with gunpowder, and the flames burst into flames. Another sailor, armed with an axe, slashed at the cable that held the ship to life, and the cable broke, and the ship floated down the current.

One after another, the fire attack ships were ignited one after another, and more than 40 fire attack ships were burning while slowly going down the river, and for a time the water surface was blazing, and the section of the river they passed through seemed to have become a sea of fire.

"Bang bang bang!"

The machine gunners on the landing craft turned the heavy machine gun mounts and stared at the dark water, and the dense bullets swept across the fire attack ships, breaking the planks of the fire attack ships and jumping on the water.

In less than five minutes, the forty fire attack ships were smashed to pieces, turning into clumps of burning wreckage on the water, slowly drifting, whirling, and sinking down the water.

"Woo~~~"

The two landing craft passed through the burning wreckage on the water, sounded their whistles, and sailed straight past the Qing army camp, ignoring the Qing army's sailors who had been frightened for a long time, and continued to go upstream.