"Pingzhe Lu" (a memoir written by Zhongyong Hou Yang Huai): "It is very difficult to attack Zhejiang. The enemy is numerous and we are outnumbered. If there is raw food in it, it will be choked and choked. When the difficulty is severe, the two armies of the captive governor Chen Jin are approaching Ningbo;
The Songjiang Marine Division was in a hurry to counterattack Zhoushan, and Governor He Gong was almost determined to die. Fortunately, God bless the Ming Dynasty, people are thinking of Han, Your Majesty is blessed, and the three armies are serving their lives. Zhejiang is finally restored!"
When he heard that the Qing army in Songjiang was counterattacking Zhoushan, Yang Huai was so stunned that the world was spinning. This Hong Chengchou was really an old poisonous snake! His attacks were accurate and ruthless!
Zhoushan was in danger, and every moment of delay was a crime. He ordered the Ming Hou Lincha, the Pinglu Hou Zhou Hezhi, and generals Wang Xing, Yu Long, Ruan Jie and Wei Bin to lead 20,000 troops and immediately relax to support Zhoushan.<
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Suddenly there were 20,000 fewer soldiers and horses, and the Ming army in Ningbo only had more than 40,000 people. The number of the Qing army was almost double that of the Ming army. On the western front, in Shaoxing Prefecture, after Chen Jin and Xiao Qiyuan joined forces, there were 45,000
Qianlu Division and 12,000 Naval Division; on the southern line of Taizhou Prefecture, the combined forces of Tian Xiong and Ma Xin also numbered 20,000.
Yang Huai thought over and over again and felt that the Qing Admiral Tian Xiong of Zhejiang Province on the southern front had suffered a defeat when he entered Fujian and had not yet recovered his strength. Moreover, the southern front was blocked by mountains and bays, and the Qing army in Taizhou did not have a navy, so it was convenient to leave a partial division for defense.
Yes.
So he ordered Li Rubi, Huang Dazhen, and Gu Zhong to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Maple Ridge and Tianmen Mountain to block the Qing army on the southern front; he himself led a main force of more than 30,000 to fight against Chen Jin.
"Commander, Deputy Wang Xian would like to see you."
Just when Yang Huai was worried about the situation, Wang Jiang, the deputy censor of the capital, came to share his worries.
"Changsheng, what do you want with me?"
"Commander, now that the Tatars are pressing heavily on the territory, I want to go behind enemy lines to contact the rebels to start an uprising, harass the Tatars, and reduce the pressure on Ningbo."
"Oh, this matter is extremely dangerous! Changsheng has just left the wolf's den, how can he fall into the tiger's den again?"
"Commander, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can I be afraid of danger and avoid danger? It's just that my mother is old and I ask the commander to help take care of her."
Yang Huai admired Wang Jiang very much: "Don't worry, Changsheng, your mother is my mother! What are your plans to go behind enemy lines?"
Wang Jiang was confident: "Shen Guomo, a famous scholar from Yuyao, and his nephew Shen Tiaolun are loyal. The Shen family is a famous family. If they are willing to start an uprising, Shaoxing will be shaken and it can also reduce the pressure on the commander-in-chief."
Shen Guomo, a famous successor of Wang Xue, once gave lectures with Liu Zongzhou and was the master of Wang Xue in Zhejiang Province. When the Ming Dynasty died, Liu Zongzhou celebrated the death of the Ming Dynasty. He was deeply saddened, lectured diligently, and educated students not to forget the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Huai was stunned: "Mr. Shen is seventy-three this year, right? Is he still capable of causing trouble?"
"His nephew Shen Tialun is in his prime, is quite proficient in martial arts, and has long wanted to raise an army."
"In this way, be careful if you grow up."
Wang Jiang sneaked back to Yuyao. A person's name is like a tree's shadow. When he heard that Wang Jiang wanted to raise his own army, Shen Tialun said one word: Do it!
The two led hundreds of rural soldiers to attack the tax collectors in Yuyao County. They mobilized the people to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and established a stronghold in Dalan Mountain.
Encouraged by the Ming army's capture of Ningbo and Wangjiang, Shen Tiaolun raised troops, the rebel armies that had been dispersed regained their strength.
Wu Kuiming established a stronghold in Tianmu Mountain, and Yu Guowang returned to Tiantai Mountain. Chen Jin was troubled.
"Wang Fuxian, General Mao is here."
Wang Jiang was startled when he saw a familiar face.
Mao Mingshan, the former military standard general of Dalan Mountain, appeared in front of him with Liu Yiming, the former leader of Pinggang Village.
At that time, the Qing army wiped out Dalan Mountain and killed all the rebels, including the old, weak, women and children. Mao Mingshan fell into the cliff and was blocked by branches, and he only managed to save his life.
"Vice-Xian Wang!"
"General Mao!"
The two hugged each other tightly, their clothes wet with tears.
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After twenty days of attacking, Zhoushan City was not captured. Wang Shen knew that reinforcements from the Ming army were coming.
He ordered Liu Yingjie to lead 3,500 infantrymen to station outside Zhoushan City to monitor the Ming army in Zhoushan; he led 20,000 troops and more than 300 ships to prepare to attack the Ming army reinforcements at sea.
The Qing army set out from Dinghai Port and met Lin Cha's navy in the waters near Xiaoxieshan Island. On July 30, the 24th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the Xiaoxieshan naval battle began.
Each side has 300 ships and 20,000 troops, and their commanders are experienced water warfare experts. The difference is that almost all of the 20,000 Ming army are sailors, while only half of the 20,000 Qing army are sailors. , the other half is the Northern Green Camp who are not very good at water warfare.
In order to make each ship have better combat effectiveness, Wang Shui ordered half of the sailors to lead half of the green soldiers. The sailors were used as helmsmen, sailors and gunners, and the green soldiers were used as infantry for boarding battles. This led to the conflict between the two sides in maneuvering the ship and manning the cannon. Although the levels are similar, the Qing army's ability to engage in boarding battles is obviously weaker than that of the Ming army.
"Line up and fight!"
Wang Xun was good at water warfare. Taking into account his own weakness, he ordered two rows to fight. The front row was commanded by Chen Dezhi, and the back row was led by himself.
In a boarding battle, the side with a horizontal hull can mobilize its troops more easily than the side with an upright hull, and therefore has an advantage. In addition, as both sides are popularizing broadside gun technology, the firepower of the horizontal team is also more intensive.< /p>
"Line up and fight!"
Lin Cha ordered two columns to form.
The left column was led by Zhou Hezhi, Ruan Jie, and Wei Bin generals, with one hundred and fifty ships; the right column was led by Lin Cha, Wang Xing, and Yu Long generals, with one hundred and fifty ships.
The advantage of forming a column is that it can reduce the area hit by enemy artillery fire during a charge, thereby reducing losses. In addition, it can quickly break into the enemy's formation.
Lin Cha didn't care at all that he would suffer some losses in the battle between columns. He had been in Zhoushan for so long, and he knew the sea very well, and the wind was about to blow.
"Woo~woo~woo~"
The wind is blowing, with strong winds and huge waves.
What formation you want to form on the sea depends on God's cooperation. When the sea is calm, you can form whatever formation you want; but if a strong wind blows, what formation you want to form depends on God's will.
The southwest wind blew stronger and stronger, blowing the Qing army's straight line to tilt.
"Bitter!"
Wang Shen complained endlessly. If all his soldiers were old sailors, no matter what their formation, they would not be afraid. Unfortunately not, half of them were landlubbers.
Of course, the Ming army's columns were also blown into diagonal formations.
Although the wind was a bit stronger, the wind direction was favorable to the Ming army.
"Turn right," Linda issued the military order, adjusting the column into a diagonal formation heading southwest, taking advantage of the wind to attack the Qing warships.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The two sides began to exchange blows.
Because the Ming army was following the wind, they quickly rushed into the Qing army's formation.
The diagonal team fights the diagonal team, fighting side by side. In theory, no one takes advantage of the other.
In a real fight, this is not the case. The infantry of the Ming army fighting on the side are all old seals. No matter what the wind or waves, their base is extremely stable and does not affect the killing of people at all. The infantry of the Qing army fighting on the side lacks the ability to fight at sea.
My experience is that when a big wave hits, I can’t even stand still.
After fighting for an hour, the infantry of the Qing army were shot down and cut down by the Ming army. More and more ships were captured by the Ming army and replaced with the sun and moon flag.
Wang Sui saw that the situation was not good and ordered a retreat.
"Quick, full right rudder, turn around!"
Chen Dezhi hurriedly gave orders to his subordinates, who wanted to escape.
"Bang!"
Wei Bin's boat came up.
After setting up planks, Wei Bin led 70 elite soldiers to rush onto his ship. After cutting down each Qing soldier, Wei Bin forced Chen Dezhi to the side of the ship.
"Brother Wei, remembering the friendship we had in the past, please let me go. I will repay you in the future."
Chen Dezhi and Wei Bin were both subordinates of Lu Jianguo in the past, so they had some friendship.
"Old friendship?"
Wei Bin sneered, "Well, for the sake of our old friendship, I'll treat you to a bowl of wonton stew and noodles," and chopped Chen Dezhi into the sea with one knife.
After Wang Shen's defeat, he did not dare to return to Zhoushan and fled directly back to Songjiang Mansion.
Once he left, the 3,500 Qing soldiers led by Liu Yingjie were left alone on Zhoushan Island.
Liu Yingjie led his troops to board the ship and tried to escape, but it was too late. His fifty ships were tightly surrounded by 300 Ming warships.
After fighting for a while, Liu Yingjie's ship hoisted the flag.