119.Battle of Penghu (I)
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On the rippling blue sea, two Zheng Jun's fast sentry boats were cruising one after the other. Since the Qing army had already arrived at Tongshan, everyone knew that a bloody battle was imminent, so the atmosphere on the ship was solemn, and the nervous foreman even personally went to Diao to act as a lookout, but the purpose was not to find out that the Qing army could live another day.biquge.info
But he should have come back eventually, and a terrible cry could be heard even by friendly ships a little farther away: "Shi Lang is here!" ”
Hundreds of masts appeared densely in everyone's sight, this spectacular scene made everyone lose their minds in an instant, and the foreman who returned to Qingming after a long time cursed again: "What are you doing in a daze, turn around, and report to the marshal."
"When the fast sentry ship found the Qing army's boat division, it was in the area of Huayu and Maoyu, and according to the speed of the Qing army, it should be overnight in Babaoyu today." Ba Bao Yu is also called Wang'an Island, according to legend, this name was taken by Zhu Chenggong when he conquered Taiwan.
"Eight Hoods?" Lin Sheng couldn't believe Chen Liang's judgment. "The terrain of Babaoyu is treacherous and there are many reefs, Shi Lang is also a person who knows the soldiers, isn't he afraid that once he encounters a strong wind, a boat will be destroyed and people will die?" Lin Sheng's statement also has an allusion, the reason why Mongolia failed to conquer Japan was because of the typhoon, and June was the typhoon-prone season, he thought that Shi Lang, Zhu Tiangui, and Lin Xian were all born from old fur dogs, and they would never make this mistake. "Will it go south to Lantau Island?"
"What Lin Junmen said makes sense." Chen Qiming also held the same judgment. "Fresh water is scarce on Babao Island, and it is impossible for tens of thousands of Qing troops not to drink water, and it is also impossible to rely on the water transported by boat, so it is most likely to stop at Lantau Island."
"It's getting dark, and it's hard for the sentinel to probe again." Liu Guoxuan's eyes were fixed on the map, and he always felt that something was wrong with Lin Sheng and Chen Qiming's judgment, so he ordered. "But whether it is Lantau or Babaoyu, the Qing army will inevitably attack early tomorrow, so that all departments are ready to deal with it, and they will have an early meal tomorrow morning."
In the early morning of June 16, the 22nd year of Kangxi (July 10, 1683), Shi Lang's department appeared on the ocean surface of Niangma Palace (note: that is, Magong Island).
Seeing that the Zheng army was ready, Shi Lang immediately ordered his subordinates to attack first with faster bird boats, trying to disrupt the Zheng army's formation and then put in the main force to annihilate the Zheng army in one fell swoop. However, the prestige of the Zheng Army's sailors is still there, and a considerable part of the Qing Army's sailors defected from the Zheng Army, and they are related to each other, so they are not willing to meet each other like this. Therefore, after Shi Lang's order was issued, only the seven warships led by the right battalion guerrilla Lan Li and his younger brothers Lan Yao, Lan Ying, and Lan Zhu broke into the Zheng army's camp.
Seeing Lan Li's lone army going deeper, Lin Sheng immediately mobilized boats and ships to besiege it, and after a burst of artillery fire, the ships of Lan Li's department caught fire one after another, and then Zheng Jun, who was mainly based on gang jumping tactics, leaned in, and the two sides suddenly fell into a brutal hand-to-hand combat.
At this time, seeing that Lan Li had affected the formation of the Zheng army, Shi Lang ordered the second wave of bird boats to continue to attack, but at this time, it coincided with the high tide, and the Qing ships were pushed to the shore by the waves, and they were deterred by the Zheng army's artillery fire on Niuxin Mountain, Sijiao Island, and Jilong Island, so the formation was in chaos. Seeing such two levels, Lin Sheng and Jiang Sheng immediately outflanked them, and the Qing army could not cope with it, and they were overwhelmed for a while, and their decline was fully revealed.
"Rush up to the officer!" Seeing that the development of the situation was beyond his expectations, Shi Lang immediately drew his knife and commanded the ship and the rest of the ships to carry out the rescue.
"Shi Lang?" Through the smoke of gunpowder on the sea, Lin Sheng, who vaguely saw Shi Lang's handsome banner, immediately decided to capture the thief and capture the king first, so the warship under his seat rushed straight to Shi Lang's handsome ship like an arrow from the string. "Bring the deer." Lin Sheng snatched a firearm from his subordinates, and stiffly put Shi Lang in the crosshair and the door, and when the figure on the opposite side was faintly visible, he slammed the trigger in his hand. "Traitors and traitors suffer death"
Although Lin Sheng aimed very accurately, he was a general after all, not a soldier who often practiced firearms, so under the huge reaction force, his hands inevitably trembled, and the lead bullet that came out of the disembowelment did not hit Shi Lang, but only brought a cluster of sawdust to sweep Shi Lang's head when it hit through the ship's plank, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were bloody.
"Damn it!" Lin Sheng cursed in his heart, but announced loudly. "Shi Lang is dead!" The boat full of Ming Zheng Shiwu followed loudly, and the Qing army was in a panic after hearing it, and Lin Sheng ordered with satisfaction. "Reach in! Kill Shi Lang! ”
The two boats slowly approached, and Lin Sheng had a smile of victory in sight on his face, but he only thought that he could implement the decapitation tactic, and in the eyes of the Qing army, he was also the target of beheading by others. As a result, a cannonball shot from the Qing army boat on the side, breaking the mast in front of Lin Sheng at once, the mast fell to the ground, and happened to hit Lin Sheng's leg, Lin Sheng screamed and fainted.
Seeing Lin Sheng was injured and fainted, the Zheng army's warship couldn't care about Shi Lang at his fingertips, and hurriedly fled to his side, Shi Lang escaped, but what was even more unfavorable to Zheng Jun was that because Lin Sheng's handsome flag disappeared with the mast, the Zheng army on the right flank lost command for a while, and when Chen Liang reacted and took over the command, most of the Qing army was able to break through the Zheng army's blocking defense line and fled west to the Xiyu Ocean to regroup.
Of course, the Zheng army was not without gains, after a period of fighting, this left at least more than 800 Qing army with no less than 20 warships, of which Lan Li's department did not escape from each boat, Lan Li himself was also slashed with a knife, and was captured after the abdomen was broken, and the Zheng army only paid seven boats and about 300 casualties.
"Brother Lin, don't be discouraged," In the port of the Mother's Palace, Liu Guoxuan and the generals looked at the injured Lin Sheng. "Cultivate well, and the rest will definitely avenge you and kill that Shi Lang traitor on the Penghu Ocean." Lin Sheng nodded silently, speaking of which, it was his own impulse to have such a situation, otherwise today's battle would be unbearable for the Qing army. "Someone," seeing Lin Sheng close his eyes, Liu Guoxuan ordered. "Send Lord Lin back to Dongning to recuperate"
After sending Lin Sheng away, Liu Guoxuan immediately convened a military meeting to rearrange the command of the naval division: "Now that Lord Lin is injured and returns to Dongning to recuperate, then the right commander of the naval division, Lord Jiang Shengjiang, will lead the fifty warships of the team, and the two general soldiers of Chen Liang and Chen Qiming will lead forty warships on the left and right wings, and in addition, Lord Qiu Huiqiu, the chief soldier of Louchuan Town, will be the vanguard of the team, leading twenty warships, and the officer will personally lead the twenty big ships of the rear team to supervise the battle. ”
The generals received the orders one by one, and at this time Liu Guoxuan said: "Shi Lang is now moving to the ocean of Xiyu, it is very unwise, there is a fort of the land division of the land division of the Xiyu domain, which is just for the two divisions of the water and land of the domain, and the decisive battle tomorrow will be decided by a drum."
But Liu Guoxuan was wrong, because of Fu Weilin's ventilation report, the Qing army did not know anything about the Zheng army in Penghu, so the next morning, when Liu Guoxuan was ready to dispatch the whole army to fight to the death with the Qing army under Shi Lang, but got the news that the Qing army was missing, Liu Guoxuan reluctantly collected his troops and returned to the camp, and sent more than ten fast sentry boats to investigate.
Liu Guoxuan heard the news and led the main force of the Zheng army's naval division to the south, stationed in Hujingyu and Tongpanyu to confront the Qing army's water camp in Babaoyu across the sea. Due to the previous victory, Liu Guoxuan mistakenly believed that the Qing army was vulnerable, so he attacked Babaoyu with all his strength without waiting for his own camp to be firmly established.
At this time, the Qing army waited for work at ease, giving full play to the advantages of more ships, Lin Xian and Zhu Tiangui and other departments cooperated with Shi Lang, fighting from Chen to noon, even if Liu Guoxuan personally risked the arrows and stones, he failed to open the situation, and finally Liu Guoxuan was invincible and returned to Hujing Island and Tongpanyu with minor injuries and the loss of fifteen boats.
That night, Shi Lang carried out a night attack, attacked the Zheng army water camp with fire, Liu Guoxuan was caught off guard, although after several fights, when the final failed to hold the two islands, Liu Guoxuan was forced to withdraw to the Niang Ma Palace after dawn, at this time the Zheng army had less than 180 large and medium-sized warships, and the Qing army still kept nearly 200 ships, and the balance of combat power began to tilt.
In the early morning of June 20, Shi Lang sent people to come to surrender in the name of condolences for Liu Guoxuan's injuries.
Regarding Shi Lang's scheme, Liu Guoxuan clearly refused: "Respect Hou Shiming's guerrilla, return to Yanping, return to Yanping, return to the lord and flee, and the three surnames of the ministers, if the wisdom of this foot is turned around, he has the courage to abandon the old, and he is quick to do anything ordinary. Guoxuan is old, the monarch survives and survives, the monarch dies and dies, if once he turns his back, he will back, although the dogs and horses can't bear to act, but the Guoxuan is not a dog and a horse? When the dynasty met, it was not enough to say. ”
Although the surrender was pushed back by Liu Guoxuan in spicy language, Shi Lang still did not give up the idea of rebellion, he continued to send people to send letters of surrender to the Zheng army in the name of greeting the old people, Yao Qisheng also happened to send people to lure the surrender at this time, in the case of the two sides of the attack, the senior military attachés in the Zheng army began to waver, among which Zuo Chong Zhenzhen general Yang De led the troops to defect, causing a great shock to the Zheng army.
For this reason, Liu Guoxuan once again convened the generals and warned bitterly: "With merit, then Sangui is great, and then he will be embarrassed to die by withdrawing the domain, he will be annihilated, only Lang and Tiangui will survive, and if I am poisoned." The sea atmosphere is calm, and the two of them are punished at night. And the two armies killed and plundered equally, and the victory or defeat was uncertain, so why did he want to throw himself into the embers? May the generals of the Communist Party fight to the death, so as to decide? ”
Liu Guoxuan's earnest words moved the hesitant generals of the Zheng army, so the army's heart stabilized again, but at this time Shi Lang received reinforcements from the mainland, and the total number of warships reached two hundred and forty, and he did not wait for the Zheng army to collapse from the inside, and on June 22, the final decisive battle began.
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