"Commander, Tong'an City is ahead," Zheng Cai introduced the situation to Yan Tianfeng diligently. He was a local snake and the terrain in this area was clear.
After the defeat of the Qing army in Beixi, Chen Tai abandoned Tong'an and retreated to the north of Quanzhou, defending along Lanxi. In the south of Quanzhou, only the Jin and Xia Islands were left with naval forces to harass the Ming army.
Yan Tianfeng took a look at Tong'an City and saw that it was a rammed-earth city, paved with bricks and stones. It was taller than the average county town, more than two feet. He couldn't help but be surprised, "Huh? Why is Tong'an City so high? It doesn't look like a county town, but more like a prefectural city."
"The commander-in-chief didn't know that the city was originally only about ten feet tall. Because of the need to guard against barbarians along the coast, the height was increased to more than two feet tall, and ten forts were built on the city wall."
"Oh!"
Yan Tianfeng entered the city, but saw only a few sparse pedestrians, "Why are there so few people in this city?"
Zheng Cai sighed: "Three years ago, the Tatars captured this city and massacred it for four days and four nights. Fifty thousand people were killed and the people in the city were almost wiped out!"
"Damn it!"
Yan Tianfeng was furious: "Tell the whole army about this and tell the soldiers that we will avenge the people of Tong'an!"
Yuan Pengnian next to him nodded secretly, "The commander is really handsome, he understands the principle of defeating an army and winning."
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Two orioles sing in the green willows, and countless rows of egrets ascend to the sky. Xiamen is said to have been the habitat of egrets in ancient times, so it is also called "Egret Island".
Gai Yipeng was holding a telescope. Opposite the lens, at Gaopu Station in Quanzhou Prefecture, hundreds of Ming warships were replenishing ammunition and supplies.
"Alas! The Ming army came with bad intentions!"
"In the main town, the last general is willing to lead twenty ships to Gaopu Station to test the strength of the Ming army." Shi Lang, the deputy general of Tong'an, stepped forward.
Gai Yipeng ordered Lieutenant General Qiang Shijue to lead a navy of 10,000 men to garrison Kinmen. He, Lieutenant General Shi Lang, and General Huang Wu led a navy of 20,000 men to garrison Xiamen.
Gai Yipeng nodded, "Vice General Shi, please be careful."
Shi Lang led ten bird boats and ten fast boats to kill Gaopu.
In fact, Gaopu Institute only had 6,000 naval troops and one hundred warships belonging to Zhou Rui, Marquis of Min'an. The other hundreds of so-called warships were all civilian ships disguised with planks of wood.
Zhu Chenggong proposed to Sun Gui, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, a plan to attack the east and attack the west. That is, part of the navy would pretend to attack Xiamen from Gaopu Station, and the main force of the navy would secretly attack Kinmen from Zhenhaiwei and capture Kinmen.
Xiamen is surrounded on all sides.
Sun Gui thought Zhu Chenggong's method was good and readily adopted it.
Seeing that the Qing army sent a group of warships to test him, Zhou Rui dispatched a hundred warships to fight. The disguise must be like an outpost battle, which is the scale of a hundred warships.
Seeing that there were actually hundreds of Ming army outposts, Shi Lang nodded, somewhat believing that the other side was the main force of the Ming army's navy.
"Turn right and fire!"
Shi Lang hoisted the command flag, and twenty Qing warships turned around and bombarded the Ming army with broadside cannons. Since Zhu Hengjia vigorously promoted the broadside cannon tactics of Yi ships in the navy, the Qing army also began to equip broadside cannons.
War is like this. No one dares to fall behind. If you fall behind, you will be beaten.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of gunfire from the Qing army broke the tranquility of the sea.
"Turn the rudder to the left and shoot hard against the Qing ship." The flagship of Zhou Rui, Marquis of Min'an, also hoisted the command flag.
Zhou Rui was a great pirate and often sailed to Japan and Ryukyu. His navigation experience was no less than that of Shi Lang.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Ming army's artillery began to roar.
Shi Lang nodded again. The opponent's queue was neat and orderly, and the cannon fire was hard and accurate. They were definitely well-trained old sailors.
After fighting for half an hour, Shi Lang found no flaws and ordered, "Right full rudder, return to Xiamen."
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On June 1, the 24th year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Gui, the admiral of the Fujian Navy of the Ming Dynasty, led 40,000 people and 600 ships to storm Kinmen, and the Battle of Kinmen began.
Qiang Shijue, deputy general of the Fujian Navy of the Qing Army, led 10,000 men and 150 ships to fight. He was outnumbered and caught off guard, and returned with a heavy defeat.
"Quick, go to the fort to defend, light the beacon fire, and ask for help from Xiamen," Qiang Shijue roared hoarsely.
Kinmen Island is like a big ingot or a butterfly spreading its wings, narrow in the middle and wide at the east and west ends.
The Qing army set up many forts in Taiwu Mountain in the east and Lieyu in the west, as well as Kinmen City on the island.
In fact, these were not built by the Qing army. The fort was built by the Zheng family, and Kinmen City (Wushan) was built by the Ming Dynasty.
The blazing beacon fire penetrated the sky. When he saw the beacon fire, Gai Yipeng knew that he had been tricked. He hurriedly led 20,000 people and 300 ships to rescue Kinmen with Shi Lang and Huang Wu.
"Bang! Bah! Bah!"
At the Liaoluowan Pier, hundreds of Qing army artillerymen lined up in three rows and fired at the Ming army one after another.
People keep falling down. In this era, if you are hit by a bullet, you will basically have a narrow escape.
Although the three-stage shooting can ensure the continuity of firepower, it cannot withstand the large number of Ming soldiers. Some Ming soldiers rushed over and cut down several gunmen.
"Failed! Run!"
The gunmen shouted and ran away cleanly.
"Quick, take control of the port and enlarge the army to land." Qian Zong, the Ming army's attacker, roared loudly.
Zheng Bin led 6,000 navy troops to land at Liaoluo Bay, captured Lieyu Island and Kinmen City, and besieged Qiang Shijue and more than a thousand Qing soldiers at the Taiwu Mountain Fort.
Although Taiwu Mountain is the highest peak in Kinmen, it is only over 70 feet (253 meters) and is a small hill.
"Surrender and avoid death!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Voices of persuasion from the Ming army to surrender came one after another.
People on the mountain were agitated, and several Qing soldiers secretly wanted to sneak down the mountain.
When Qiang Shijue saw it, he chopped down several people and shouted: "Reinforcements from the main town will be here soon. Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed without mercy!"
Seeing that there was no movement on the mountain, Zheng Bin sneered, "If you don't surrender? Then I'll kill you all!"
"Woo~woo~woo~"
The melodious attack trumpet sounded, and Ming troops climbing up Taiwu Mountain were everywhere. Regardless of casualties, they marched up the mountain.
Seeing that he could no longer hold on, Qiang Shiju led hundreds of remaining soldiers and knelt down to ask for surrender.
Zheng Bin glared at Qiang Shijue, "Why didn't you surrender just now?"
Qiang Shijue was trembling with fear, "I just didn't know the power of the general, so I beg the general for forgiveness."
"The power of a tiger? Have you ever seen a tiger that doesn't kill people?"
In a flash of white light, Zheng Bin's broadsword split Qiang Shijue into two pieces. The ferocity of the big pirate came up, and he slashed dozens of people with his sword. The surrendered soldiers knelt on the ground, not daring to resist, as if they were waiting to be slaughtered.
Lamb.
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After killing dozens of people, the big pirate finally calmed down. He took out a piece of cloth, wiped the blood on his knife, and ordered his surroundings, "Take these Tartars away."
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"Commander, the Qing warships from Xiamen are coming."
Sun Gui was overjoyed, "annihilate the Fujian Navy in one fell swoop!"
After hoisting the command flag, Zhu Chenggong, the loyal and filial brother of the Ming Dynasty, led 20 Dafu ships, 80 sentinel ships, and Haicang ships to greet the Qing navy. Sun Gui stood on a large ship and followed with 200 warships.
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The Qing army was eager to rescue Kinmen, so Shi Lang led a hundred bird boats, with the fast boats at the forefront, followed by Gai Yipeng and Huang Wu's two hundred boats.
Seeing the big "Zhu" flag, Shi Lang knew that Zhu Chenggong was in front of him, and his eyes immediately turned red, "Father, little brother, I want to avenge you!"
Shi Lang faced Zhu Chenggong and fought towards him. The two sides fought for a while, but suddenly the sea calmed down and there was no wind.
Shi Lang was overjoyed. Most of his fleet were bird boats and clippers. The boats were small, equipped with sails and oars, and could be rowed by manpower. Zhu Chenggong's fleet was mostly large ships, relying entirely on wind power.
"Pull across! Throw fireballs!"
The Qing army's bird boats and clippers surrounded the Ming army's big ships, firing cannons, throwing fireballs, and igniting one ship, then ignoring it and looking for the next one.
"Fire! Sink them!"
Seeing that the situation was not favorable to him, Zhu Chenggong fought hard and ordered non-stop firing, hoping to take advantage of his own artillery fire to sink the Qing ship.
Seeing that Shi Lang's fleet had the upper hand, Gai Yipeng and Huang Wu's fleet followed.
Sun Gui put down his telescope, finally waited for this moment, and sent out the signal, "Attack!"
After receiving the signal, Ming Dynasty Fujian Navy Chief Yang Chaodong and Deputy General Wang Sheng, who were hiding on both sides of Kinmen Island, each led 150 bird boats and fast boats, and rushed towards the Qing army from the east and west wings.
"No! Escape quickly!"
When Gai Yipeng saw that the Ming army was ambushing him, he hurriedly ordered a retreat. It was too late. At this time, both sides were entangled with each other. How could it be so easy to withdraw?
"Boom!"
The heavy artillery on Zhu Chenggong's warship hit a Qing bird ship.
"Boom!"
Hit another clipper.
His ship is a Dafu ship. It is very big. It has four red cannons and twelve Fran cannons. The ship's cannons are so powerful that if they hit it, they will definitely cause heavy damage to the enemy ship.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three or four Qing troops surrounded Zhu Chenggong's ship and opened fire, and soon the ship caught fire.
Shi Lang's bird boat arrived, and he fired a cannon with his own hands, hitting the deck of the Dafu boat.
"General, it's not good, we are surrounded by the Ming army, retreat quickly!"
Shi Lang saw that the Ming troops on both sides were pressing forward, and he hesitated for a moment.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Zhu Chenggong's ship on the other side fired four or five artillery shells. The bird ship was hit twice and started to catch fire.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Beside Shi Lang, a Qing army speedboat was hit by the Ming army warships on both sides of the ammunition depot, exploded violently, and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.
Shi Lang took a look and saw that there were all bright ships in all directions. There was no way to escape!
He saw Zhu Chenggong's ship burning in front, still spraying cannonballs, as if to show off his power to him.
"Traitor, return my father's life, and my brother's life will come!"
Shi Lang personally took the helm and crashed into Zhu Chenggong's ship.
"Bang bang bang!"
The two fire ships collided hard, and there were several loud noises. The big fortune ship broke into two pieces, and the bird ship tilted directly.
Quickly, they both sank to the bottom of the sea.
This is the best arrangement given by God. Zhu Chenggong fulfilled his life's ambition, died for his country heroically, and left his name in history; Shi Lang avenged his father and brother, resolved the obsession in his heart, and no longer had hatred.
The hatred of the country and the family, the merits and demerits of a thousand years, will be left for future generations to comment on.
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In the Battle of Kinmen, the Qing army was severely defeated. Gai Yipeng and Huang Wu luckily escaped with their lives and gathered the defeated troops. Only ten thousand people and more than a hundred ships were left. The two did not dare to stay long, so they reported the defeat to Chen Tai.
Evacuated to Guantang Island in Fuzhou.
When Chen Tai heard the news of the navy's defeat, he was horrified. He knew that with the more than 20,000 land troops he had left, he would never be able to defend Lanxi. He ordered the defenders of Quanzhou Prefecture, Xinghua Prefecture, Yanping Prefecture, and Shaowu Prefecture to all
Withdrew to Fuzhou Prefecture and Jianning Prefecture. The Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, green camp troops, garrison troops, flood troops, and regiment training... were patched together, and finally more than 40,000 troops of various types were gathered together, intending to rely on the Jianjiang defense line to defend Fuzhou.
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