Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

At this moment, Jiannu's roar suddenly sounded from the shore.

Just now Zheng Hongkui's low growl did not disturb the Jiannu on the shore, but when the navy bird boat left the shoal, the rattling sound of the hull alarmed the Jiannu on the shore.

"There are Ming Dogs, Ming Dog Sailors!"

"The Ariake dog navy warship is coming in!"

"Notify the coastal forts quickly, and fire to stop them!"

Immediately, the sound of drums and gongs sounded on the right bank of the Yellow River.

Immediately afterwards, a fire was lit, but it was blocked by the thick fog, and only a very blurry mass could be seen.

Before the sun comes out, it is impossible to disperse the heavy fog with the light of the torch alone, and even the sunlight may not be able to disperse some heavy fog quickly.

Naturally, the Jiannu on the shore could not see the warships of the Ming army navy.

But even so, after a while, Jiannu's Hongyi cannons began to shell one after another.

Regardless of whether he hits the target or not, Jian Nu just fires the cannon at the center of the river based on his feeling.

Anyway, the Yellow River is wide enough, so as long as the muzzle is not adjusted too high, there is no need to worry about the shells falling on the other side of the river, so you will not accidentally injure your own people.

"Boom! Boom!"

"Huh! Huh huh!"

"Tom! Tom tom!"

Accompanied by the roaring cannons, from time to time, shells passed by the warships of the Ming Army Navy, and the piercing screams could almost pierce the eardrums of the Ming Army Navy officers and soldiers.

Then there was the sound of shells falling into the water.

"Leave them alone! Rod at full speed! Stay on course!"

Zheng Hongkui lost his scruples and stood on the battle shed of his flagship and shouted loudly.

From time to time, there will be a click sound in the fleet, and occasionally there will be screams from sailors and officers and soldiers. Without thinking about it, one can guess that there must be a warship hit by a gun, and even sailors and officers and soldiers were killed in battle.

Even if Jiannu's cannons were just hitting indiscriminately, casualties were unavoidable.

But Zheng Hongkui was not in a hurry, but secretly pleased.

Because of the loud noise made by the Jiannu Hongyi cannon when it fired, it became the best navigation mark for the navy!

By distinguishing the sound of the Hongyi cannon, the direction of the river can be basically judged, so as to avoid yaw or even run aground.

In a foggy day like this, the threat of being stranded is actually far greater than the random shooting of the Jiannu Hongyi cannons, so the Jiannu artillery is helping them keep their course, good people.

……

In fact, there are people who understand Jiannu.

Although Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were captured by the Dashun Army, they are still there.

Shang Kexi is also a sailor from Phi Island, and he knows that in a foggy weather like today, the threat of being grounded to the navy is far greater than the blind attack of the Hongyi cannon.

But this matter is gratifying to say, and I have to ask for instructions.

Right now, Shang Kexi hurried to Dorgon's camp.

Finding that Dorgon was not there, he ran to the Yellow River to find Dorgon.

Then at the Zhenkou gate, Shang Kexi finally found Dorgon and his party.

"Master, this servant has found you." Shang Kexi panted, "Quickly let the fort stop the shelling."

"Why?" Without waiting for Dorgon to speak, Duo Duo stared and said, "Shang Kexi, you eat all kinds of things, do you want to let the Ming army and navy go there?"

"Ten Kings, that's not the case."

Shang Kexi was so anxious that he shook his hands repeatedly: "Firing cannons at this time is actually helping the Ming army."...

When Duo Duo wanted to scold again, he was stopped by Duo ErGun with a stare.

Dorgon asked Shang Kexi again: "King Zhishun, why are you helping the navy of the Ming army by firing cannons at this time?"

Shang Kexi said: "Because with the help of the sound of the cannons on both sides of the strait, the navy of the Ming army can accurately judge the direction of the river, and can maintain an accurate course without running aground."

"Ah, stranded!" Dorgon immediately understood.

At that moment, Dorgon shouted: "Send the order, all the forts stop shelling!"

However, it was still a bit late. By the time Dorgon's order was conveyed and the Jiannu Forts on both sides of the Yellow River stopped shelling one after another, more than half an hour had passed.

At this time, it was already the hour of the morning, and the sun had already risen.

Under the continuous sunlight, the thick fog covering the river finally dissipated.

The field of vision was restored, and Dorgon and Duoduo raised the binoculars in their hands at the same time.

With the help of the binoculars, the two brothers happened to see that the last warship of the Ming Army Navy had turned around the river bend and entered the area where the Ming Army was stationed in Xuzhou.

"Mother thief!" Dodo cursed angrily.

"Master, it's all the slave's fault." Hong Chengchou said with some self-reproach, "It's the slave's negligence."

"Hey, how can I blame you." Dorgon waved his hand and said generously, "Heng Jiu, you are not Zhuge Liang after all, who would have thought of such a thing as astronomical phenomena?"

After a pause, Dorgon said again: "The top priority is to plug this loophole as soon as possible."

"What the master said is very true." Fan Wencheng said, "If this loophole cannot be plugged, and the warships and tank boats of the Ming army navy can come and go freely, the blockade of Xuzhou will be meaningless."

Ning Wan and I smiled and said, "Master must have already thought of it."

"Hey, Gongfu, how do you know?" Dorgon asked in surprise.

Ning Wan, I smiled and flattered me: "Master, you are so smart, there is nothing in this world that can stop you, and blocking the river is nothing."

Duoduo also asked curiously: "Brother Fourteen, have you really thought of a way?"

"Well, this matter is actually not difficult." Dorgon nodded and said, "Because the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms has a ready-made method."

"Blocking the river with iron ropes?!" Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng's faces revealed just the right amount of "surprise", and they continued, "This method is indeed a good way to block the river."

Duoduo also reacted now: "The method Lu Kang used to resist the navy of the Jin Dynasty."

Shang Kexi was a little worried: "But the Yellow River is much wider than the Yangtze River. It is not easy to let such a long and heavy iron cable lie across the water and prevent it from sinking to the bottom of the river."

"It's not difficult." Ning Wan said to me, "You can use boats to provide support in the river."

Fan Wencheng then said: "You can also drive wooden piles into the river, or you can directly use pontoon bridges to cut off the Yellow River! In this way, the warships and tank boats of the Ming army navy will have no chance to ride."

"Just do it like this." Dorgon said, "Just pull three iron cables to block the river in the lower reaches of Xuzhou, and then change the pontoon bridge originally planned to be built in the upper reaches of Xuzhou to the lower reaches of Xuzhou."

"Hey!" He Luohui suddenly agreed.

.........

At about the right time, the navy fleet of the Ming army passed through the Yunlong Canal and entered the Navy Dazhai of Yunlong Lake.

Zheng Hongkui and Wang Chengen took a closer look, and saw that Chongzhen had already brought the crown prince, King Ding, the commander-in-chief of the ten towns of Xuzhou, and dozens of prince Qin's sons waiting on the pier.

Seeing this battle, Zheng Hongkui was startled.

Because Chongzhen's courtesy is a little too much, he is a navy commander, what can he do?

"Minister Zheng Hongkui, pay homage to His Majesty." At that moment Zheng Hongkui took Zheng Cai and a group of naval generals off the boat in a hurry, trotted to the front of Chongzhen, and bowed his head.

Zheng Cai and other naval generals also fell to the ground.

"Aiqing please stand up, all generals please rise up." Chongzhen personally helped Zheng Hongkui up, and then raised his hands to signal Zheng Cai and other dozens of naval generals to also stand up.

"My dear friends, you have worked hard all the way."

"Your Majesty, it's really a shameful minister." Zheng Hongkui said.

Chongzhen smiled, then turned to Zheng Sen and said, "Zheng Sen, I haven't seen your uncle yet."

Only then did Zheng Sen step forward and bow to Zheng Hongkui to the ground, and said loudly, "Kowtow to fourth uncle."

"Get up quickly." Zheng Hongkui hurriedly helped Zheng Sen up, and then said to Chongzhen, "My lord, Sen'er has been stubborn since he was a child, and he must have caused trouble for the scholar camp, right?"

"Fourth Uncle, what are you talking about?" Zheng Sen was unhappy.

"Your Majesty, look." Zheng Hongkui said helplessly, "This child is still so reckless."

"Aiqing is wrong." Chongzhen said with a smile, "Zheng Sen is now the backbone of the scholar camp, and has unique insights on many things. All the scholars are very convinced of him."

This is really not nonsense, Zheng Sen still has a lot of prestige among the more than [-] scholars in the scholar camp.

Zheng Hongkui actually knew it, and he was both happy and terrified: "It all depends on the teaching of the Holy One."

"Zheng Qing, I'm already setting up a welcome banquet, let's go." After Chongzhen finished speaking, he took Zheng Hongkui's hand and walked forward. Zheng Cai and other naval generals also hurriedly followed.

Seeing Chongzhen affectionately pulling Zheng Hongkui forward side by side, Jin Shenghuan and other frontier generals were a bit apprehensive, they were all general soldiers, how could there be such a big gap?
Why is this surname Zheng?

Just relying on the more than one hundred bird boats of the navy?
In a word, these warriors don't understand Chongzhen's intentions at all.

But like Wang Fuzhi, Gu Yanwu, Zhang Huangyan and other Qinwang scholars, most of them could guess Chongzhen's thoughts.

The reason why Chongzhen spent so much effort to win over Zheng Hongkui is entirely because in the next confrontation, the role played by the Navy will be far greater than that of the Ten Towns Frontier Army.

Because in the future, Jiannu will probably not launch a strong attack.

And if it is only a long-term siege, the biggest task of the Ming army is to counter the blockade.

It is wishful thinking to break the blockade of Jiannu by land. At least in the past few years, it is impossible for the Ming army to have the ability to fight against Jiannu in the field and win the battle, so the only way to transport materials is by water.

The rations of more than one million soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou City had to travel by water.

The navy led by Zheng Hongkui is the guarantee of waterway safety.

Of course, if Huang Zongxi's trip to Luoyang can persuade the pseudo-shun to send troops, Jiannu will probably retreat.

If the Jiannu were really forced to retreat, then the navy would have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of dividing, delaying, or even harassing the Jiannu. At least the Jiannu stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River would not allow them to return north easily.

Therefore, no matter whether it is the establishment of slaves and retreating troops or a long-term confrontation,
The navy will play a decisive role, which is why the Holy One is so courteous.

The truth is this, these navy officers and soldiers are not scholars, and the scholar battalion can fight for ideals, but these officers and soldiers of the navy have no ideals.

It is useless to talk to them about the people of the ancestral temple, the country and the people.

It is useless to tell them about their parents, wives and children. Their parents, wives and children are in Fujian.

Therefore, the emperor can only come forward to win over people's hearts and show them favor.