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On July 11, the 45th year of the Yongli calendar, the raging typhoon has set off huge waves from time to time in the southeast coastal area, but at this time the Bohai Bay is a calm scene. (To read the latest chapter of this book, please visit the Wèn Aishang Novel Network biquge.info) Since the Qing court did not set up sailor battalions in Zhili, Shandong and Mukden, there was no Qing army sailor clipper to patrol the sea, so the Zheng army's northern fleet, which broke into this peaceful sea area after the transition from the first line of Miaodao, appeared unscathed off the coast of Tianjin.

This was a huge assembly of eight gunboats from the Fubo Fleet, four gunboats from the Zhoushan Fleet, and twenty 3,000 brig gunboats and six 1,000 notification ships from the Northern Fleet, forming the most luxurious lineup after the Battle of the Fujian Sea.

However, it was too luxurious to use such a huge force to deal with the Dagu shipyard, which the Qing army did not even have a single fort, so the flagship of the Northern Fleet [Haihe] raised a string of signal flags, and then the twelve gunboats from the Fubo Fleet and the Zhoushan Detachment rushed to the Changlu Salt Field on both sides of the Dagu Pass with the posts of the Hailong Division accompanying the ships according to the original formation.

Just after the end of the day, the Hangu Salt Works and Tanggu Salt Works, which are closest to Dagukou, took the lead in reporting to Dagu, Tianjin, and Beijing, and later the Nanpu Salt Fields also reported to Zunhua and Beijing.

For the alarm of the salt field in various places, Tianjin Town and the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade stationed in Tianjin quickly realized that the purpose of the Zheng army was to attack the west, but in order to facilitate the sea, the Dagu Shipyard was built on the seaside, although the Tianjin Town, the Xiaocai Battalion, and the Infantry Battalion added up to more than 5,000 guards, but the Zheng Jungunboats approaching like a city wall on the sea were helpless.

At the beginning of the afternoon, Zheng Jun approached the shore with eight gunboats in a column, and under the warning of the notification ship, fired a dense number of cannonballs at a position that was almost grounded, because the purpose of the shelling was mainly to destroy the shipyard, so Zheng Jun used blazing shells extensively, and the scorching shells quickly ignited the piles of wooden planks, and the raging fire quickly spread throughout the shipyard.

Seeing that the Zheng army vented a large amount of artillery fire to the shipyard, the Qing army stationed in the garrison rushed to the shore to demonstrate in a hurry, and this blind movement quickly attracted the shelling of the Zheng army's vigilant troops, and hundreds of Qing soldiers lost their lives for this.

After the first gunboat fired ten rounds of salvos, in order to reduce the temperature of the gun chamber, it sailed away, and at this time, a group of eight ships came up and so cycled, and it took more than an hour to hear that almost all the solid ammunition brought by the Northern Fleet was exhausted, and the Dagu shipyard at this time had completely turned into a fire field.

Since the Qing army's Tianjin Town and other units were still stationed in the distance, the Zheng Army's Northern Fleet did not put the sailors brought with the ship on the case to search for the surviving Taixi missionaries and shipyard craftsmen, but only sent two reporting boats into the Haihe River to observe them closely, and then left. Seeing that the Zheng gunboat had sailed away, a group of Qing troops who were hiding far away rushed to put out the fire, but there was nothing to rescue at this time

The success of the artillery bombardment of Dagu was not enough to satisfy Chu Jin, so he gathered the gunboats of the Fubo fleet and the Zhoushan detachment all the way to the north, and plundered the Daqing River Salt Field, Jinzhou Salt Field, and Niuzhuang Salt Field, and went on land to capture Niuzhuang City, killing 126 Qing troops under the garrison and staff, and plundering more than 300 people of the Manchu and Han (Han Army Banners). Taking advantage of the fact that the Qing army had not yet reacted, the Zheng army attacked the front line of Shuangtaizi and Liaoyang, and successively plundered three or four hundred Manchu and Han people and clothed slaves, and took advantage of the Qing army in Liaoyang, Jinzhou, and Gaiping to load the ships and go away. Subsequently, Zheng's army marched south along the inner side of the Liaodong Peninsula, shelled Jinzhou and Lushun, and returned to Seogwipo contentedly after causing chaos in Mukden

The loss of Dagu Shipyard and Changlu Salt Yard immediately shocked the Qing court, but the traces of Zheng Jun in Jinzhou, Niuzhuang, Jinzhou, and Lushun made the Qing court feel like a mourner. However, knowing the role of the Qing Dynasty's sea power could not change the current unfavorable situation of the Qing court, the shipyard that cost a huge amount of money was destroyed, and the Taixi missionaries who were ordered to build ships were not killed, burned to death, and were not willing to help the shipbuilding anymore, what should we do?

Kangxi is worthy of being the "Holy Monarch and Ming Lord" in a different time and space, not to mention the rest, the will is quite firm, on the one hand, he ordered the reconstruction of the destroyed shipyard, on the other hand, he announced the establishment of forts at the mouth of the major rivers in the country to prevent the Zheng army from raiding, and at the same time he also sent a large number of troops from Heilongjiang and Jilin to the south to defend Fengtian and other Longxing places, but he never wanted to make room for the Zheng army spies who were active in Jilin, and his order to set up forts and cast cannons made the original overstretched Qing court finances worse. For this reason, the household department of the Qing court had to levy an additional six million taels (sea) per year, although Kangxi realized that the increasing taxes would inevitably shake the foundation of the Qing court's rule, but he had no choice but to drink to quench his thirst.

On the second day of the ninth month of the forty-fifth year of Yongli, not long after the wind period on the South China Sea, the Zheng army of the six divisions sent troops to Qiongzhou again, but the difference from the previous time was that this time the Ming and Zheng sides no longer needed the population of Qiongzhou, and the troops were sent to permanently recover this land. Chen Mengwei, the former director of the Inspectorate Division, was the prefect of Qiongzhou.

Due to the different purposes of this dispatch, the Zheng army landed directly in Qiongshan, and then captured the capital city of Qiongzhou, which was under-armed, and then the Zheng army formed the Qiongzhou detachment with a part of the Fubo fleet, and Chen Baoshun and Yan Daohe served as commanders and supervisors respectively, responsible for completely cutting off the connection between Qiongzhou and the land in southern Guangdong, and then controlling the coastal areas of southwest and southern Guangdong.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now half of the ten counties in Qiongzhou, one prefecture, three prefectures, and ten counties are already in the hands of our army, and the rest is just around the corner." Although the Guangdong officialdom that sold land and earned a large number of people repeatedly encouraged the landless people to immigrate to Qiongzhou, but because the Zheng army looted too ruthlessly before, the population of Qiongzhou has not recovered to half of the original so far, because the population is not large, and the age is not enough to raise the army, so the garrison of the Qing army in Qiongzhou is also limited, so in the face of the attack of more than 30,000 Zheng troops, Qiongzhou's complete change of hands is also a matter of an eye. "This time is different from the past, the Lord wants us to take root in Qiongzhou, especially the significance of the Shilu Iron Mine mentioned by the Lord to this domain is still self-respecting, so." Zheng Bin looked at Chen Baoshun. "There shouldn't be any problems on the water side, right?"

"The Qiongzhou detachment only has eight 3,000-stone gunboats and three 1,000-material notification ships, and it is impossible to take care of the entire Qionghai." Chen Baoshun was not exaggerated, and responded frankly, although the Qiongzhou Detachment could be linked with the Guangnan Detachment, the cruising of eleven small and medium-sized warships in the huge sea area was indeed difficult for him. "Therefore, the subordinate thinks that if the Governor allows, the Qiongzhou detachment should attack instead of defend, so as to ensure the safety of Qionghai and the route from Qiongzhou to Dongning."

"This official is ordered to supervise the southern part of Guangdong, regardless of the result." Zheng Bin's words are tantamount to giving Chen Baoshun a permission order. "If there is any way, you can do it." Chen Baoshun nodded heavily, so Zheng Bin's eyes looked at Mao Hongyan on the side. "Deputy Chief Mao, when will the Lu Division take Changhua?"

"All the departments of the Western Front will definitely take Changhua within ten days." Mao Hongyan promised. "However, it is impossible for Master Zheng's land division to throw the military strength of six divisions in Qiongzhou in vain, so as soon as the matter of Qiongzhou is decided, four of the divisions will be withdrawn to Dongning, and there will only be more than 12,000 people in one regiment of two land divisions and Hailongxiang division, not only to deter Li Miao internally and prepare for the capture outside, but also to ensure the operation and safety of the Shilu mining area, and the strength may not be enough."

Zheng Bin knew that Zheng Kezang was taboo about his subordinates expanding the army in private, so when he heard Mao Hongyan's words, his eyes narrowed, and he asked in a wandering tone: "What good idea does Deputy General Mao have?" ”

However, to Zheng Bin's surprise, Mao Hongyan said: "If there are any heroes in southern Guangdong who can be contacted by the governor, it is better to give more names, but they are mischievous with the Qing Dynasty, as long as the Qing prisoners are trapped internally and the righteous army, and the external trapped with the naval division of this domain, then Qiongzhou's defense is worry-free." ”

"In addition," Mao Hongyan looked at Chen Mengwei on the side again. "Can Governor Chen advise the Lord to train local flood troops, so that the garrison should take out his hands to cooperate with the strategy of the naval division and the Guangdong Righteous Army, or they can take the lead in recovering Guangdong Province."

Of course, the strength of each political secretary is not enough to restore their respective provinces, but as long as they make performance, perhaps Zheng Kezhang will increase investment, so that the position of a certain governor, a governor, and a certain capital secretary is no longer a title.

"Please rest assured that Deputy General Mao, as long as it is conducive to the great cause of recovery," Chen Mengwei's appearance is actually not outstanding among the officials and magistrates of the Ming and Zheng regimes, and the reason why he can obtain his current status is also because he is Chen Xianqiao's brother, but the more this is the case, the more careful he is as a relative. "Let me speak to the Lord."

In fact, Chen Mengwei should still have some concerns, but Lu Xuefang is not, as the former head of the Ministry of Staff, he has enough channels to complete Mao Hongyan's commission: "Lord Chen said well, as long as it is beneficial to the domain, the official will naturally spare no effort." ”

Zheng Bin, who heard the subtle difference in words between Chen Mengwei and Lu Xuefang, nodded quietly, but he was far from the end of today's meeting: "The meaning of the lord, Lord Chen should know, within the year, the counties of Qiongzhou and the inland Li Miao will be stabilized, and at the beginning of next year, when the labor is in place, Shilu Iron Mine and Changhua Port will be put in the first place to ensure the supply of iron ore to Dongning at the end of the year, I don't know how Lord Chen will do it?" ”

"First of all, the lower officials thought that they wanted to determine the personnel of the states and counties in Qiongzhou, and the other states and counties should not be left alone, but Changhua, Deputy General Mao, please also ask you to sponsor a military position."

The transfer of military positions to civilian positions is not uncommon in the Ming and Zheng regimes, so Mao Hongyan thought for a while and reported a name

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