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Chapter 154 Zhoushan

 The small Mingxi Tucheng is no more than eight feet tall.

Chenzhou deputy general Peng Hongpeng and staff general Peng Zhaoheng, who were stationed at Mingxi, were inspecting the city.

A long, endless black shadow came from the distance.

The military flag of the Zhenglan Banner (Tong Tu Lai tribe) of the Han Army and the vassal flag of King Zhishun are all over the mountains and plains.

"No, the Qing army is coming. Go to Chenzhou and report to General Ta quickly," Peng Hongpeng said to his son Peng Zhaoheng.

"Father, the Tatars are powerful, so why not withdraw the entire army to Chenzhou?" Peng Zhaoheng did not want his father to stay in a dangerous place.

Peng Hongpeng said sternly: "My Peng family has been loyal and loyal for generations, but because of my father's mistake, I subjugated the Tatars, which caused the reputation of my ancestors to be damaged, and the position of Yongshun Xuanxiang that had been passed down for six hundred years was gone. This is my father's lifelong shame."

! Today is the time of blood shame! No need to say more, you go to Chenzhou as soon as possible."

Peng Zhaoheng bid farewell to his father in tears and rode away to Chenzhou.

King Zhishun Shangwanxi came to the outside of Mingxi City. When he saw it, he saw a small earthen city, not even two feet tall.

I couldn't help laughing: "This city is easy to pull out!"

Gushan Ezhen Tong Tu Lai rode his horse and came to Shang Kexi's horse: "Why does the prince need to use weapons? A letter will be delivered."

Tong Tulai was a well-known figure in the old Tong family and the leader of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. As soon as he spoke, Shang Ke praised the brilliant plan and asked people to write letters to surrender.

The vassal cavalry shot the letter up to the city with arrows.

When Peng Hongpeng saw the surrender letter, he burst into laughter and burst into tears: "I, Peng Hongpeng, first surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and then to the Ming Dynasty. If I surrender to you again today, I would be happy, wouldn't I become a slave of the three surnames?"

He tore the letter in two and ordered the soldiers to shoot the messenger to death with arrows.

Shang Ke was so happy that he led his generals to attack the city. Xu Erxian, Ban Zhifu, and Yunlong generals rushed to the city bravely.

Although Mingxi City is small, Peng Hongpeng is already determined to die. The five thousand Bijika people under his command are all warriors who grew up in the mountains. They fight for their lives and are unstoppable.

After a day of attacking, Mingxi City stood tall.

Shang Ke was pleased to see that the storming was ineffective and ordered an artillery attack.

Eighty cannons blasted the small earthen city with holes, and with a dull "crash", the north and east walls collapsed.

Not seeing the defenders, Shang Kexi felt proud. It seemed that Gu's cannon had killed these rebels.

The flag was waved, and the Qing troops entered the city from the north and east.

Suddenly there was an uproar, and a "Peng" flag fluttered in the wind.

Peng Hongpeng led hundreds of Peng's white pole soldiers to launch the final charge.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Following the drum beat, the soldiers with white poles lined up in a cone formation and attacked Tong Tulai's Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army.

Yiniulu Ezhen blocked him with his sword, but was stabbed to death by the Bijika warrior at the tip of the awl.

Tong Tu Lai was shocked. Most of his subordinates went to the city to earn a living (under the Qing Dynasty, if you earned half a career, you could be awarded the lowest military rank, Tuo Shalahafan, also known as Yunqiwei in Chinese). There were only two relatives of Niu Lu around.

Soldier.

He was already honored as the leader of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, so he did not dare to fight desperately, so he turned his horse and ran away.

Peng Hongpeng caught up with the flag-bearer of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army and cut off the rectangular, pure blue flag with the dragon's head backwards with a knife.

"Waste!"

Shang Kexi cursed secretly and ordered generals Xu Erxian and Ban Zhifu to attack Peng Hongpeng together.

The Bijika warriors fell one by one, but there was no trace of fear on their faces. They just wanted to take away a few more enemies to accompany them before they died.

Peng Hongpeng's white-stemmed gun was broken, and his men had suffered heavy casualties and were unable to form a military formation.

"Kill!"

Peng Hongpeng raised his sharp-tipped thick-backed broadsword and split each Qing soldier in half.

"Shoot him!"

Xu Erxian ordered.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Countless sharp arrows pierced his chest, and Peng Hongpeng slowly fell to the ground, his eyes wide open.

The Mingxi Tucheng was destroyed, but it delayed the Qing army for two days, allowing the Chenzhou Ming army to prepare.

After receiving the message from Peng Zhaoheng, Chenzhou guard Yidu Bota Tianbao sent people to Changde to ask for help, and at the same time recruited the people in the city to go to the city to defend it.

In the darkness, it is gratifying that the army has arrived.

Wave after wave of siege waves came towards the city, and the soldiers and civilians of Chenzhou were united, just like a rock under the impact of the sea tide.

No matter how the tide comes and goes, I will remain unmoved. Every time the tide ebbs, the Qing army will leave corpses everywhere.

Shang Kexi ordered the bombardment with artillery.

But Chenzhou is a capital city, and the city is strong, and the city wall will not collapse for a while.

The siege lasted for ten days, but Shang Kexi lost another 3,000 soldiers and horses. Feeling annoyed, Yan Zungao sent General Zhang Dasheng to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Chenzhou.

Shang Ke was pleased to see that the sneak attack was ineffective. Pegasus reported to Jierharang and confronted the Ming army in the Mingxi area.

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After learning that Xie Qian, the leader of the Shandong rebel army, was defeated and captured and that the Qing army counterattacked in Huguang, Zhu Hengjia fell into deep thought.

At present, it seems that the Tatars are becoming more and more severe in their suppression of the Shandong Rebels, and they have also turned into a war of attrition in Huguang.

This is not possible. The Qing Dynasty has a vast territory and can collect a lot of taxes. It is not good for the Qing Dynasty to engage in a war of attrition.

It seems that a new tactic has to be implemented: the "leaping frog tactic", punching Qinglu directly in the heart.

Zhu Hengjia had already drawn up a battle plan to occupy Zhoushan and harass Zhejiang.

He ordered Zhongyong Hou Yang Huai to lead 20,000 infantrymen and assist Ming Hou Lincha to lead 15,000 naval divisions to advance to the Zhoushan Islands in Zhejiang.

He also promoted Sun Gui, Marquis of Dinghai, to be the admiral of the Guangdong Navy; promoted Qian Liang, the former commander of the Dianbai Water Camp, to be the commander-in-chief of the Guangxi Navy; promoted Ma Xuansheng to be the commander-in-chief of the Annan Navy, Wang Zhiguo, and Zheng Tingqiu as deputy generals.

Zhu Hengjia summoned the first-grade eunuch, He Tengjiao, a bachelor of Wuyingdian.

"He Qing, how are you doing recently?"

After being dismissed from the post of governor of Huguang by Zhu Hengjia, He Tengjiao has been thinking about his mistakes at home. In the poems he wrote, he is quite regretful and wants to change his past mistakes.

Zhu Hengjia felt that He Tengjiao still had integrity and strong political ability. As long as he got rid of his selfishness, he could still be used. Moreover, the area in eastern Zhejiang was the sphere of influence of Longwu's old ministers, Su Lubo Huang Binqing and Lu Jianguo. He Tengjiao's specialty is to manipulate people both vertically and horizontally. Using He Tengjiao to integrate the forces of Huang Binqing and Lu Supervisor can be said to know people and make good use of them.

"Thank you for your concern, I am in good health. But every time I think about the countless loyal souls who lost their lives in the Battle of Changsha, my heart is as sharp as a knife and I am in pain." He Tengjiao said with red eyes.

Zhu Hengjia also felt pity in his heart. It seemed that this bachelor had truly repented! There is nothing better than being able to change his mistakes!

"Don't blame yourself too much, Qing. I have a dangerous errand that I would like to entrust you with. Are you willing?"

He Tengjiao's eyes lit up: "Once I have been ordered to supervise the country, I dare not resign!"

"Okay! I know that you are loyal and righteous, and I want to appoint you as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. I will go with Yang Huai and Lin Cha to Zhoushan to recover eastern Zhejiang. This trip is extremely dangerous, do you dare to go?"

"I will never give up even if I die!"

Zhu Hengjia, He Tengjiao was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Zhang Kentang was the governor of Zhejiang, Qian Bingji was the chief envoy of Zhejiang, Chen Jiamo was the inspector of Zhejiang, and Zha Rulong was the inspector of Zhejiang, all stationed in Zhoushan with the army.

Not only Zhejiang, but also Fujian will send officials there. Yuan Pengnian is appointed governor of Fujian, Zhang Tiaoding is appointed envoy to Fujian, Pan Zengwei is appointed inspector of Fujian, and Kuang Lu is appointed inspector of Fujian. They are temporarily stationed in Chaozhou.

The first three people are all closely related to Li Chengdong, and Zhu Hengjia used these three people to implicitly win over the Li family.

The wind is rustling, the sea is cool, and the army goes out to conquer the tigers and wolves!

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The frost flies over the jade gate, and I love the beautiful scenery of the imperial state.

The clear road is clear, and the feather cover is standing still to announce the journey.

The residence of the gods is so prosperous, and the faith is everywhere.

The sound of etiquette and customs brings prosperity and prosperity to the people.

The shame of being invincible turns into nature, and the absurdity floats on the clouds and rain.

The Zhoushan Islands are located in the East China Sea south of the Yangtze Estuary and on the outer edge of Hangzhou Bay. They have a long history. They belonged to the Yue Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period and were called "Yongdong" at that time. There are more than 1,300 large and small islands.

At this time, the largest islands in Zhoushan: Zhoushan Island, Daishan Island, Daqushan Island, Shuangyu Island, Jintangshan Island, Damoshan Island, etc. were all in the hands of Huang Binqing, an old minister of Longwu.

The forces of Lu Jianguo, such as Dingxi Hou Zhang Mingzhen, Dang Hu Bo Ruan Jin, and Pingxibo Dynasty were squeezed out by Huang Binqing in many ways, and could only occupy Putuo Mountain Island, Luojiashan Island and some unnamed islands.

Huang Binqing was "cowardly of the enemy, but brave enough to harm his own kind." Even though Emperor Longwu had died, he still held the banner of Longwu to defend Zhoushan and separatist power.

Not only did they show no mercy to the civilian and military generals of Lu Jianguo who were stationed in Zhoushan due to the defeat, but they took advantage of their danger and sent troops to attack and kill them, plunder their property, and recruit their troops. The governor appointed by Lu Jianguo, Jing Benche, the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhu Changzi, and the General Soldier He Junyao and others were brutally murdered; Duke Zhiren of Xingguo came to seek refuge with his family members and luggage. After being attacked by him, he was extremely angry and went to Nanjing on his own, scolding Hong Chengchou and died.

When Lu Jianguo sailed to Zhoushan, Huang Bin couldn't accept it. Thanks to Zhang Mingzhen, he was able to lose face and marry Huang Binqing, so Lu Jianguo and his family were able to establish themselves on several islands.

Uncle Huang has stipulated that the soldiers and horses of the Rulu clan are only allowed to move on these small islands. You are strictly prohibited from entering Zhoushan Island and Zhoushan City.

Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan, Ruan Jin and other generals before the dynasty were all angry and plotting to seize Zhoushan every day.

At the Shenjiamen garrison on Zhoushan Island, Huang Yuqi had been on duty for a day and was about to take a rest when he suddenly reported that an old friend was visiting.

"Old friend? What old friend? All my relatives were killed by the Tatars in Jiangyin City, and only I and my two sons are left. Where are the old friends? Missing!"

"Sir, the visitor mentioned a place name: Tongzhou Fabao Temple."

Huang Yuqi was stunned. When he was lurking in Tongzhou Fabao Temple, the Qing army searched for him everywhere. He was rescued by Tongzhou Jinyi Guard Baihu Wang Lian. He simply joined the Jinyiwei and got an official status of Baihu. The task given to him was to work with Huang Binqing in Zhoushan Hidden everywhere and win over the officers and soldiers of the Yellow Department.

After coming to Zhoushan, Huang Binqing heard about his name, saw that he was skilled in martial arts and his surname was Huang, so he appointed him as a guard at the Shen family in Zhoushan.

It has been dormant for more than a year, and there has been no movement from above. Is it going to be launched today?

"Invite him in," Huang Yuqi's voice trembled.

A thin man walked in.

"You and I have some history?"

"Don't you remember Huang Shoubei's Famen Temple in Tongzhou? Please step back."

Huang Yuqi vaguely remembered that this person seemed to be a follower of Baihu Wang Lian.

"The whole city!"

"Loyal and loyal!"

When the codes matched, Huang Yuqi felt relieved: "Brother Wang Lian, is he always good?"

The thin man replied: "Wang Baihu has been promoted to deputy Qianhu. Please come with Huang Baihu. There are noble people waiting for you."

Huang Yuqi followed the thin man to the wing of Shen's Dinghai Restaurant, and saw two people sitting upright in the middle, surrounded by several followers, all with hidden weapons.

With a look from the thin man, the entourage dispersed outside the room to be on guard.

"Huang Baihu, this is Guo Qianhu, who is directly affiliated with Jinyiweinan, and this is Xiao Qianhu, Zhejiang Province. It was Xiao Qianhu who reported your official status to Commander Ma at that time."

Huang Yuqi hurriedly visited Shangguan and thanked him for saving his life.

Guo Lin and Xiao Shan did not show any pretense and said directly: "Huang Baihu, the army of Marquis Zhongyong is about to arrive in Zhoushan. You have been lurking for more than a year, but have you attracted any capable people to help the army enter Zhoushan City?"<

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Huang Yuqi thought for a while: "I am stationed at Shenjiamen. I have five hundred soldiers under my command. The army can land on the island from now on. Huang Binqing's standard general Huang Dazhen offended Huang Binqing for a trivial matter and was punished. It can be said that he surrendered."

Guo Lin nodded: "Very good, Huang Baihu, you can persuade Huang Dazhen secretly. Remember, what we are doing is extremely dangerous, and we must be careful in everything."

Huang Yuqi took the order and left.

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Peng Yao, the head of the Ministry of War, came to Zhoushan City with Zhu Hengjia's order.

Su Lubo Huang Binqing was very surprised, why did King Jingjiang send his envoy?

"Why did your envoy come to Zhoushan?"

Peng Yao replied: "The King Jing of the State ordered the loyal and brave Marquis Yang Huai, and the Assistant Marquis Lincha of the Ming Dynasty. He led tens of thousands of troops to garrison in Zhoushan, and looked for an opportunity to attack Zhejiang. Please treat Su Lubo well and arrange food and housing."
Huang Binqing was stunned. He had already listed Zhoushan as his private territory. How could he allow other forces to get involved? He refused on the spot.

"The land of Zhoushan is narrow and there is little food, so it is difficult to raise troops. Please ask King Jingjiang to take back his orders."

"The order to supervise the country has been issued, how can it be taken back? Can Su Lupp want to disobey the order?"

Huang Binqing sneered: "I am a minister of the late Emperor Longwu, not a minister of King Jingjiang. It is really inconvenient to receive King Jingjiang's army. Please come back, your honor."

Peng Yao flew into a rage and said, "Surupp doesn't know the destiny and resists the heavenly soldiers. Don't regret it when the time comes." He walked away with a wave of his sleeves.

If we can't reach an agreement, we have to fight.

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The fleet of the Ming army was very large, with twenty No. 1 Fu ships; No. 2 Fu ships, thirty; No. 3 Fu ships (sentinel ships), fifty; No. 4 Fu ships (Haicang ships);

There are 100 lucky boats (bird boats); 100 No. 6 lucky boats (fast boats). There are also hundreds of sand boats and other ships used for transportation.

The total strength is 35,000 men, 15,000 naval troops, and 20,000 infantry. During naval battles, infantry can also use muskets, bows and arrows, and even fight side by side.

The deputy generals Wang Xing and Yu Long of Fu Ming Hou Lin Cha Ling each led more than a hundred sentry ships, Haicang ships, bird ships, and fast ships on two wings; they themselves took fifty No. 1 and No. 2 Dafu ships and fifty

Clippers in the center; various other ships behind the formation.

The fleet arrived at Damoshan Island in the Zhoushan Islands, and in the waters in front of Xiaomoshan Island, Huang Binqing's fleet appeared.

His fleet also has more than 200 warships of various types, including 40 large fortune ships, with a strength of 20,000.

"Enemy attack!"

The lookout soldiers from both sides sitting on the sentinel boat Diao Dou discovered the enemy.

"Ready to fight", Lin Cha's flagship raised the signal flag.

Zhongyong Hou Yang Huai witnessed a naval battle for the first time and was a little nervous: "Fu Ming Hou, what is the situation between us and the enemy?"

Lin Cha smiled confidently: "Commander, don't worry, our fleet is well-trained, and the distance between each fleet is moderate; but the enemy's fleet is in a mess, and it seems that they have never fought a big battle. It is said that Huang Binqing met the Tatars

He just ran away and only did some pirate things. Watching him in formation today, it turned out to be true."

Yang Huai was relieved: "How about the comparison between the enemy's and our artillery fire?"

"Our warships have borrowed the red-haired double-layer plywood design. Each Fu ship has more artillery than the same type of enemy ships, and its firepower far exceeds that of the enemy."

"When it comes to naval battles, I am an amateur. I will sit on this flagship and watch while assisting Marquis Ming to command and defeat the enemy."

Lin Cha did not refuse, and the signal flags were hung up in an orderly manner.

The Ming army formed the left, middle and right horizontal formations, while the Huang army formed the front, middle and rear columns.

Huang Binqing ordered General Lu Wei to lead 80 ships to the front; he led more than 100 ships to the middle; General Zhu Jiu led 80 ships to the rear.

Most of the warships of the Yellow Army were old warships, with only cannons installed on the bows, and most of the hulls were not equipped with cannons. Because the warships of the Ming Army used double decks, they were equipped with many towable broadside cannons.
Seeing the Huang Army's front team advancing very far forward, Lin Cha smiled and said that the fighter plane was coming.

He ordered Wang Xing and Yu Long to outflank the Yellow Army's front force Lu Wei in parallel, leaving their own center unmoved.

Lu Wei was overjoyed when he saw the Ming army on both wings approaching him in parallel. He thought the Ming army wanted to engage in a boarding battle with him. He saw that the Ming army had many artillery and it would be disadvantageous for both sides to bombard him. The boarding battle was on our side.

Best choice.

Unexpectedly, after the Ming army's two-wing fleet sailed to a position parallel to Lu Wei's fleet, they did not engage in battle. Instead, they used broadside cannons to bombard the Yellow Army's hull. The Huang Army's warship cannon was mounted on the bow, only

You can be beaten, but you can't fight back.

Lin Cha's central formation, with every eight ships in a group, approached Lu Wei's fleet and bombarded the Huang army with bow artillery.

Huang's army was attacked on three sides and had no broadside guns, so they were beaten to the point of bursting into flames.

"Boom!"

The main mast of a Yellow Army warship was broken by a chain bullet fired from a Ming Army red cannon.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The Ming Army's Franco machine guns fired hot explosive shells one after another, setting the Yellow Army warships on fire.

"General, the boat is flooded, please get on the boat quickly."

Lu Wei's warship took on water and tilted, so he had to use a small boat to escape.

Huang Binqing's eyes widened, and his hands holding the telescope were trembling. In just a short time, more than half of his front team was lost!

This was not the time to feel distressed. Huang Binqing gritted his teeth and ordered the rear troops to follow him, and the whole army attacked.

Lin Cha's smile became brighter and brighter, "Change", and said two words calmly.

Seeing that the flagship signaled a "change of formation", the Ming fleets in the middle formation all turned around and changed from columns to horizontal formations. More than a hundred warships were divided into two teams, front and rear, using their hulls to confront the enemy and using broadside cannons.

Bombard the Yellow Army. Their purpose is to block the Yellow Army's direction of advance.

The Ming army's Wang Xing and Yu Long tribes on the second wing still took a parallel direction and surrounded Huang's army. This time the bag was bigger than before, and Lin Cha planned to eat Huang Binqing in one bite.

A few ships in the Huang Army's squadron were also equipped with broadside guns, but the number was very small.

Two hours passed, and one warship after another caught fire. The losses of the Huang army were much higher than those of the Ming army. Seeing that the situation was not good, Huang Binqing ordered a U-turn and retreat.

Most of the Huang Army's artillery was mounted on the bow of the ship, and as soon as it turned around, it became a lamb to be slaughtered.

Lin Cha once again ordered a change of formation, and more than a hundred warships in the middle formation changed from horizontal formation to column to pursue the Yellow Army.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The gunpowder magazine of the warship of Huang Army General Ren Yingmei was detonated, and the ship and the men sank to the bottom of the sea.

The Huang tribe was defeated and wanted to rely on the Damo Mountain and Xiaomo Mountain forts to resist the Ming army.

There are hundreds of defenders at each of these two places. How can they be the opponents of tens of thousands of Ming troops?

Yang Huai ordered the infantry to land and capture the Damo Mountain and Xiaomo Mountain forts. In a moment, the flag with the word "Jing" was hung on these two places.

Looking at the Yellow Army warships parked on the sea with broken masts and sails.

Lin Cha sighed: "These are my great Ming Pao Ze, let them surrender!"

In this battle, 6,000 Huang troops were annihilated and 7,000 were surrendered.

After Huang Binqing fled back to Zhoushan, only 5,000 of his troops were left. He was about to defend Zhoushan City. In the middle of the night, Huang Yuqi, the guard at Shenjiamen, led the Ming army to land from Shenjiamen and went straight to Zhoushan City. Huang Dazhen, the general of Zhoushan, opened the city gate and let the Ming army enter the city.

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The sound of fighting quickly subsided, and generals Huang Binqing, Lu Wei, and Zhu Jiu were all captured by the Ming army.

The commander of the Ming army, Zhongyong Hou Yang Huaichong, smiled at Huang Binqing: "Su Lupu, write a letter to recruit your subordinates scattered on the islands, and you will be spared from death."

Huang Binqing had no choice but to write a letter of surrender.

The defenders of Jintangshan Island, Daxieshan Island, Xiaoxieshan Island, Shuangyu Island, Dongyu Island, Wengzhou, Daishan Island, Daqushan Island and other islands surrendered. Yang Huai and Lin Cha gathered the remnants of Huang Binqing's troops.

We acquired hundreds of warships, large and small, and more than 10,000 soldiers.

Zhoushan fell into the hands of Zhu Hengjia.

The subordinates of Lu Jianguo who were entrenched on Putuo Mountain Island and Luoji Mountain Island were Dingxi Marquis Zhang Mingzhen, Hu Bo Ruan Jin, Ping Xibo Dynasty, Zhang Huangyan and others. Before they could figure out what was going on, Zhoushan City had already hung up. "Jing" flag.

Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, persuaded the governor of Lu to occupy Zhoushan to get a glimpse of the world's situation, but it was shattered before it was implemented.

Zhu Hengjia ordered Huang Binqing and others to be exiled to Sichuan.


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