Their own naval fleet came to the rescue and beat the shit out of the Qing Dynasty's navy. Naturally, the morale of the Ming army stationed at the Zhoushan Fortress was high.
However, the reaction of the Qing army on Zhoushan Island was exactly the opposite of that of the Ming army.
On the sea, the fleets of the two sides had just fought each other, and the Qing army showed signs of decline.
Such a scene caused the morale of the Qing army on Zhoushan Island to collapse.
They seemed to see themselves being wiped out by the Ming army on Zhoushan Island.
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On the sea, the naval battle between the Ming and Qing armies continued.
To be more precise, the Qing army was blocked by the Ming army and was unable to escape from the battlefield.
One after another, large and small ships of the Qing army were sunk by the concentrated fire of the Ming army's naval guns.
Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, the battlefield was filled with smoke and cannonballs were flying everywhere.
The shells fired by the naval guns smashed into the Qing warships and scattered sawdust.
Shi Lang's flagship was given special attention, and countless artillery shells were fired at it.
Simple trebuchets were set up on the decks of the Ming army's warships!
The sailors were operating in an orderly manner!
Clay pots filled with oil were thrown out by the trebuchet and hit the hull of Shi Lang's flagship one after another.
The clay pot shattered and sticky oil spilled.
Immediately afterwards, red-hot bullets came out one after another!
The hot bomb hit the spot where the oil spilled, and the high temperature carried by the shell instantly ignited the oil.
In the blink of an eye, the fire spread rapidly!
A Qing soldier wailed and screamed, and turned into a black and charred corpse in the raging fire.
Many sailors of the Qing army had oil stained on their clothes.
He let out a shrill scream and jumped into the sea in despair!
However, even clothes soaked in seawater and stained with petroleum took a long time to burn before being completely extinguished.
The reason for the extinguishment is not that it was extinguished by sea water, but because water has better thermal conductivity than air, and the heat of the ignited clothes is quickly lost.
The fire was extinguished only when the heat of the clothes dropped below the ignition point of petroleum!
The sail of Shi Lang's flagship was also ignited by the fire, and together with the mast, it turned into a tall torch.
Fire, shelling, and shouts of death constitute the main theme of the battlefield!
Shi Lang watched helplessly as a large number of Qing soldiers were turned into puddles of minced meat by the shotgun shells fired by the Ming warship cannons.
Countless Qing soldiers charged one after another, hoping to join gangs to fight against the Ming army.
But without exception, they were all beaten so hard by the Ming army's volleys of guns that they could not hold their heads up!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amidst the condescending and neat rows of gunfire, the soldiers of the Qing army fell to the ground like cutting wheat.
The decks of the Qing warships were also hit by countless lead cannonballs, causing sawdust to scatter everywhere!
Duolong sat slumped on the chair in the command room, looking at the almost one-sided battle situation on the battlefield, and truly felt what despair meant.
It’s over!
Completely finished!
The Yangtze River Navy of the Qing Dynasty was finished. At this time, he had only one thought in his mind.
With a click, the mast was broken in the raging fire, and the burning canvas covered countless Qing sailors under the canvas.
Click!
During the Qing Dynasty, a large hole was made in the side by a solid artillery shell.
Several cannonballs hit that spot one after another, and the breach on the side of the ship continued to expand.
Sea water poured in and the ship began to sink!
"kill!"
The Ming army's boats swarmed up, hoping to join forces and capture Shi Lang, the thief chief.
Crackling!
Amidst a neat volley of gunfire, the Qing sailors who resisted were killed and wounded in large numbers.
The Ming army soldiers took advantage of the situation and launched a bayonet charge!
Amid the shouts of killing, the soldiers of the Ming army formed the most basic three-talent formation.
They formed a group of three, with two in front and one behind, forming an inverted triangle and charging towards the Qing army.
Soldiers from both sides strangled each other!
The fierce battle only lasted for a moment, and the Qing army was defeated by the Ming army and fled.
They all used their generous backs to resist the bayonets of the Ming army.
"kill!"
"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"..."
Amidst the loud shouts of killing, the Qing navy's flagship was captured by the Ming army's gang.
Shi Lang and Duolong's personal soldier Geshiha died in battle one after another. In despair, the two jumped from the side of the ship into the sea, preparing to celebrate the Qing Dynasty's death festival.
Duolong is a Manchu who has lived in Liaodong since he was a child. He is good at riding and shooting, but he is not good at water.
After falling into the water, he flopped around for a few moments, then sank to the bottom and looked dead.
But Shi Lang grew up by the sea!
The sea water really can't drown him!
Shi Lang's figure was like a swimming fish. He plunged into the water and swam out of the battlefield.
The desire to survive is very strong!
However, how could the Ming army let him go so easily?
Several Ming army boats began to chase and intercept him, and even a Ming army sailor from the Dan people jumped directly into the sea water, holding a dagger in his mouth, and killed Shi Lang.
In just the blink of an eye, Shi Lang was blocked by Ming soldiers.
Shi Lang didn't want to be a prisoner, so he simply committed suicide with a knife.
Blood smeared on the sea surface.
On the battlefield, the remaining warships of the Qing army broke out in all directions!
Many Qing warships were sunk, but many Qing warships also fought their way out of the Ming army's encirclement.
The sea in Zhoushan was full of Qing navy ships scattered in all directions.
Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and ordered.
"Send the order to the fleet and attack with the whole army!"
"Destroy the Qing army's ships as much as possible and destroy the effective strength of the Qing army's Yangtze River Navy!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu's ship's command flag changed, and the Ming army warships changed from gathering together to fight, to spreading out and pursuing the Qing army at full speed.
In the blink of an eye, the fleeing Qing warships were surrounded and annihilated!
The remaining main force of the Ming fleet began to approach Zhoushan port.
A salute began to be fired in the Zhoushan Fortress to welcome the arrival of our reinforcements!
The victory of the naval battle has already determined the outcome of the Battle of Zhoushan!
All that's left is really the finishing touches!
The Qing navy was completely wiped out, and the Qing troops who landed in Zhoushan lost their logistical supplies.
And the food supplies in their army can only last for three to five days!
No matter how good they are at fighting, no matter how powerful they are.
As long as the Ming army besieged the island and trapped them for a few days, the Qing army, with no food and grass, would definitely be doomed.
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As the naval battle came to a temporary end, the Ming army made contact with the Zhoushan Fortress and began to transport grain, grass, weapons, and medicinal materials to the Zhoushan Fortress.
The main force of the Ming army began to land, and cooperated with the defenders in the Zhoushan Fortress to attack the Qing army that landed in Zhoushan.
Under the cover of naval guns, the Ming army completed the landing.
A group of Ming army soldiers and horses rushed towards the Qing army's camp on Zhoushan Island.
Under the successive attacks of the Ming army and the internal and external attacks of the fortress defenders, the Qing army quickly collapsed.
Especially those green camps, which were almost on the verge of collapse under despair.
The more than a thousand Jiangning Eight Banners still want to resist stubbornly.
However, after the Ming army pulled field artillery and bombarded it for several rounds, it completely collapsed.
The flag was broken and thousands of feet stepped on it!
The mountains and plains were filled with defeated troops of the Qing army. Countless Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army took off their clothes and armor and ran away without their armor.
The Ming army wore red armor and invaded like fire, launching attacks again and again!
Charge! Charge!
Keep charging!
Countless Qing troops were drowned in the Ming army's tidal charge.
The Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Jiangning were slaughtered on the battlefield like pigs and dogs.
A cavalry team of the Qing army turned around the dock and wanted to fight back against the Ming army!
The war horses trampled the ground and charged past, causing considerable casualties to the Ming army!