Author: Scholar Wu

Chongming Fort, Wang Erwa and Lin Xiaohao are patrolling and keeping vigil!

Wang Erwa: "Xiao Hao, the wind and waves last night were so strong that even the breakwater was washed away in several places!"

Lin Xiaohao: "Isn't it? This is the first time I have seen such a big wave. Those bastards hid in the fort and were lazy, so they sent us brothers out to blow the cold wind."

"Wang Erwa, why don't you speak?"

As soon as Lin Xiaohao turned around, he was knocked unconscious with a stick!

Qian Ning asked: "Is everything done?"

Only one person answered: "Don't worry, including these two, there are 12 in total. They are all solved."

Qian Ning whispered: "Brothers, come to me, kill without mercy, and quickly capture the fort!"

At this time, hundreds of Qing soldiers on the fort, before they could figure out what was going on, were inexplicably killed by the sword.

Qian Ning said: "Quickly, aim at the two outermost ships, sink them directly, and block the exit of the water village for me."

"Touch", "Touch".

With two loud noises, the silence of the night was broken!

In vain, these two cannons naturally did not hit the target. However, this was just to send a signal to the fleet docked on the shore.

What followed was the roar of more cannons.

I saw that the Chongming Navy docked in the water village and the military camp outside the city were attacked by artillery at the same time.

On the Fu boat outside the port, Vice Admiral Wang An said: "The gunners listened to the order and quickly aimed at the outermost boats. They were to be sunk by me. The channel of the water village must be blocked."

Although it was late at night, fortunately there was still some moonlight, and the distance was relatively close. After a burst of artillery fire, several ships of the Qing Chongming Navy docked near the channel quickly caught fire and sank. A small Canghai ship was even hit by continuous shelling.

It was blown up.

With the reference of the firelight, several "Thousand-jin Folang Machine Cannon" and "Red Coat Cannon" on the Chongming Fort immediately aimed at the target. Although the hit rate was still not high, there were a few blind hits. The artillery fire on both sides was striking.

Below, a few moments later, several sunken ships blocked the port channel.

On the other side, Yang Wenqi's warships parked on the river were also firing at the Qing army camp. However, due to the long distance, only the No. 1 Folan cannon with heavy firepower could hit the camp.

"Military Preparation" divides the imitation Folan machine into No. 5. Among them, No. 3 and No. 4 are light ones. No. 3 is four to five feet long, each loaded with lead weighs 5 taels and 9 qian, and uses 6 taels of medicine. No. 4

They are two to three feet long, each loaded with lead weighs 3 taels, and requires 3 taels and a half of medicine. No. 1 and No. 2 are heavy-duty. No. 1 is eight or nine feet long, each loaded with lead weighs 1 catty, and uses 1 catty of medicine. 2

The trumpet is six to seven feet long, each loaded with lead weighs 10 taels, and uses 11 taels of medicine. The firing range of all kinds of Fo Lang machines, those weighing more than 70 kilograms, can reach five or six miles. No. 1 and No. 2 Fo Lang machines can be used

Water battle. The fortress-type Folang machine gun weighs 1,000 kilograms and is far more powerful than No. 1 and No. 2.

At this time, most of the officers and soldiers of the Navy were resting in the camp, and only a few people stayed on the ship. In the blink of an eye, several warships were sunk by artillery fire, and they all ran off the ship, and no one bothered to fire back.

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In the darkness, a few more figures appeared in the fleeing crowd. They shouted as they ran: "Oh no, Zhoushan Ming bandits are coming to attack the port. It is so dark that there are hundreds of warships. Everyone, run for your life."

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At this time, the Qing army's camp was also attacked by artillery fire. Yang Wenqi's No. 1 Fu Ship did not have a hunting-mounted red cannon, so its range and power were actually limited. Although the continuous artillery fire sounded like the ground was shaking, in fact it actually caused The damage is not that great.

This is also a common problem with artillery in this era. After all, there is no "explosive bullet" blessing. Some artillery with a longer range are actually solid bullets, and the direct casualties caused are quite limited.

(Otherwise, the Ming army's artillery would have crushed the Qing army at the beginning of the war. Later, due to Kong Youde's rebellion, he brought advanced firearms technology and firearm concepts to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, so the Qing army began to pay attention to firearms. In addition, within the Ming army Some corruption issues led to the poor quality of firearms, so that after the Qing army entered the customs, the Qing army even surpassed the Ming army in firearms and equipment in some battles.)

Therefore, the role of artillery in this era is mainly reflected in shock. The shock to the heart is quite large, and it can instantly cause the morale of the army to collapse.

At this time, more than a hundred soldiers who took the opportunity to sneak into the camp during the day for repairs also began to set fires everywhere, adding to the chaos, and the firelight undoubtedly guided the distant naval guns to their targets.

Not only that, these soldiers took the opportunity to "fight piecemeal" and killed hundreds of people in a short time.

Especially after the defeated navy troops retreated to the camp, the news that "the Zhoushan Ming bandits were attacking" caused the camp to explode instantly.

Faced with such a chaotic situation, the Qing lieutenant general in the camp was unable to suppress the defeated troops, let alone organize a counterattack to recapture the fort. He could only allow the defeated troops to carry him and flee towards Chongming County.

"Brothers, run quickly. There are tens of thousands of Zhoushan Ming bandits attacking this time, and there are hundreds of warships alone!"

"Oh my god, thank you for running so fast. The campground is already a sea of ​​fire. If you had walked slower, not even the bones would be left!"

After hearing these words, the defeated soldiers were even more frightened and wished they could grow an extra leg and run back to Chongming County immediately.

At this time, Tu Guobao, who had just left the city, saw that the camp was already in flames.

I thought to myself: No, the whole camp was on fire so quickly. It seemed that the firepower of the bandits was fierce. There might be tens of thousands of people here, so I retreated in my heart.

While Tu Guobao was hesitating, he suddenly saw what seemed to be a large group of people coming from ahead.

Tu Guobao immediately ordered the troops to stop, and was about to ask: Who is coming in front?

All I heard was "touch, touch, touch!!!!"

There were sounds of fire and gunshots all around, and his troops instantly became confused, and soldiers kept falling around him.

Before he had time to integrate his troops, another group of broken soldiers who were escaping toward the county town collided head-on.

At this time, the rest of Zhou Boda's troops who were mixed in with the defeated troops had already gathered at the rear of the team. They slashed at the defeated troops in front, shouting along the way: "Oh no, the Ming bandits are catching up. Everyone, run away." ah!"

Yang Wenqi's troops who were ambushing in the surrounding area took the opportunity to fire muskets and cold arrows. After a round of attacks, the men and horses led by Tu Guobao out of the city were also broken into one by the troops in front. The two waves of people joined forces and ran towards Chongming City.

At this time, the Qing soldiers who were hit by arrows or bullets, except for a few "lucky ones" who were hit in vital parts, the rest of the people who fell to the ground were actually only slightly injured, but they were all trampled to death by their companions.

Yang Wenqi waved his sword and shouted: "Brothers, kill me!"

I saw ambushes all around. At this moment, the Qing soldiers were already frightened. How could they still think about resisting?

Tu Guobao took the lead in escaping and ignored the command.

In an instant, many Qing soldiers were killed by Yang Wenqi's troops.

At this time, someone shouted: "The head of Tu Guo Bao is here, why don't you surrender quickly!"

I saw a large number of defeated soldiers kneeling down and surrendering!

And Tu Guobao’s words: “Don’t listen to their nonsense, I’m living a good life!”

Instead, it attracted a lot of firepower to him.

Seeing such a national treasure, under the protection of several soldiers, he rushed to the city desperately.

Yang Wenqi's tribe, on the other hand, harvested heads as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

Although 2,000 men and horses were taken away from the Qing army in Chongming not long ago, Tu Guobao's 3,000 infantry divisions and 1,500 naval divisions were taken away at this time, a total of 4,500 men and horses. Excluding those who surrendered, only less than a thousand people followed him and ran back to the Chongming City.

At this time, Qian Mo stood at the top of Chongming City and shouted: "General Tu Bing, Chongming City is now in my hands, do you still want to resist?"

Seeing that Tu Guobao remained silent, Lu Shanhai directly lit the two Tiger Cannons on top of the city.

(The Tiger Crouching Cannon was developed and used by Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general in the Ming Dynasty of China. After studying several light artillery at that time, in order to overcome the shortcomings of recoil and self-injury when firing, he installed a support frame at the muzzle. Because of its similar shape

Named after the tiger crouching.)

Immediately, there was a burst of screams from the dense crowd below the city. It was this burst of screams that defeated Tu Guobao's last line of defense. He was about to kneel down and ask for surrender.

Suddenly his subordinate Qian Zong Huang Dabiao said: "Sir, please don't rush to surrender. The enemy's situation is unclear at the moment. We might as well retreat to the garrison in the northwest to see the situation before making plans."

At this time, Yang Wenqi had also led his men to the city walls, but Tu Guobao's Qing soldiers were still capable of escaping.

In addition, Hei Ye was not familiar with the island's terrain, so Yang Wenqi just didn't catch up with Tu Guobao.

Seeing that Tu Guobao was about to surrender, the cooked duck actually flew away. Qian Mo also felt it was a pity.

However, reason told him that Tu Guobao had already calmed down at this moment, and the soldiers on his side who had been fighting fiercely all night were at the end of their strength.

We can only wait until daybreak before attacking the fort in the northwest.

Except for the fact that Tu Guobao led his troops to escape in the end, the entire battle actually went on quite smoothly. Since the riverside was less than 10 miles away from Chongming County, it only took more than half an hour in total.

At this time, more than 2,000 Qing soldiers had been captured. Qian Ning attacked the fort and killed more than 100 Qing soldiers. The fleet bombarded the navy and the camp and killed more than 100 Qing soldiers. The "wounded soldiers" who were ambushing the Qing army's camp took advantage of the chaos and killed them.

Killed 100 Qing soldiers, and followed the defeated troops and took the opportunity to kill 300 more. Yang Wenqi led the main force to ambush and kill more than 900 Qing soldiers, and the Qing soldiers trampled each other to death.

The casualties on our side were much smaller, because they were all sneak attacks, ambushes and assassinations. In total, more than 30 people were killed, and nearly 50 others were injured, several of which were blown up by our own artillery fire.

Qian Mo was still very satisfied with this result. After all, this was the first battle to seize the city that he had planned and commanded. With less than half the opponent's strength, he killed 1,500 enemy troops and captured 2,000 people, resulting in total casualties on his side.

There are less than 100 people.

Such a record is comparable to that of famous generals from ancient to modern times.

Although Tu Guobao finally led the remaining troops to escape, it seemed to have some flaws.

However, there are now less than a thousand Qing soldiers gathered around Tu Guobao and scattered on the island.

In fact, Tu Guobao didn't have much food and grass in his hands, so he couldn't hold the fort in the northwest for long.

What Qian Mo was most worried about was not that he could not capture the fort, but that the national treasure escaped by boat overnight, so that the Qing government would know the news immediately that Qian Mo and Yang Wenqi had captured Chongming. Qian Mo did not want to do it unless he had to

Revealing himself so quickly, he likes the feeling of being an assassin by hiding behind someone's back and stabbing someone secretly.

So in order to stabilize Tu Guobao, Qian Mo released Tu Guobao's master and went to report the news.

Qian Mo told Tu Guobao: This time he and Yang Wenqi had intercepted 5 million taels of silver and were preparing to tell the world to raise troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty. He had no intention of harming Tu Guobao. If the Tu Guobao Department was willing to raise the banner of anti-Qing together, he still would not

Although he lost his position as commander-in-chief, his family and property in the city were still preserved. At most, the Ming army from Zhoushan would arrive tomorrow. If Tu Guobao stubbornly resisted, his wife and children would be sacrificed to the flag directly in front of the formation at dawn.
To be continued...