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Chapter 245 The Great Victory at Hukou

The Ming army had already opened a large net at the mouth of the lake, waiting for the Qing navy to take the initiative to get in.

Longkodo was not dazzled by the previous tragic victory, but he still had no choice but to bite the bullet and dig in.

There is no way, he can't delay here in Jiujiang for too long, otherwise when the main force of the Ming army comes to support, the situation of the Qing army in Wuchang will become very embarrassing.

By then, the labor expedition will be considered complete. It is April and summer has entered. To be honest, it is no longer suitable for fighting anymore.

If Longkodo doesn't get some results in Jiujiang as soon as possible, the soldiers' war-weariness will definitely become more serious.

After all, this is Jiangnan, not Huguang. Twenty thousand of the [-] Qing troops are Huguang natives, that is, guest soldiers.

The fall of Jiangnan has nothing to do with them?

Not only that, the food on hand was not enough for Longkodo to continue fighting a war of attrition with the Ming army.

It should have been enough, but there was an emperor in the north who wanted him to support him, as well as his [-] new army troops which were just a waste of money.

It is nonsense to say that Huguang is well-known and the world is rich.

Even giving him another Huguang is not enough.

When it comes to finances, Longkodo's situation is actually no better than Zhu Yijiong's.

Just a few days.

Longkoduo rallied his forces and not only took over the command of the navy personally, but also simply ordered all sampan navy to dispatch to attack Hukou.

This is the decision to stud directly.

The sampan is similar to the independent rowing boat of later generations and was widely used in the early Ming Dynasty.

There are both civilian and military uses.

The small one can carry five or six people, and the large one can carry more than a dozen or even 30 to [-] people.Escort boats are large warships, and some can even carry artillery.

"Boom boom boom!"

More than 200 Qing navy sampans bravely attacked Hukou despite the Ming army's artillery fire.

The bamboo cables deployed by the Ming army at the mouth of the lake were originally used as bait, so naturally they could not stop these Qing navy sampans that were like death squads.

Within half an hour, all the bamboo cables at Hukou were burned and destroyed by the Qing army. The Qing army's sampans forcibly broke through the blockade and entered Poyang Lake.

However, there was nothing in Poyang Lake, and no Ming warships came to stop them.

These Qing naval sampans that had just "won" were unaware of the situation and could only dock at Dagutang and wait for follow-up orders.

Outside Peng Li's mouth, Longkodo was not happy yet as he watched the naval sampan successfully break through the Ming army's blockade.

Huang Dian, who had always been stationed in Hukou Town and had nothing to do except infrastructure construction and building Hukou defense fortifications, finally saw an opportunity.

Now that the fish has taken the bait, it’s time to close the net.

Huang Dian quickly built two pontoon bridges at the mouth of the lake almost the same day, and deposited a large amount of sand, earth and rocks under the bridges, completely blocking the mouth of Poyang Lake.

The Qing navy, which only had large ships left, was unable to stop them and could only sit and watch Huang Dian.

At this time, the Qing navy was completely divided into two fleets: the outer river fleet and the inner lake fleet.

Originally, if the pure navy was divided into two, the small number of warships would not have much impact on the Qing army.

After all, the strength of the Ming Navy in Hukou was so weak that it was almost negligible. Even if the navy under Longkodo was reduced by half, it would still be able to defeat the Ming Navy in Hukou.

But it's different now. In order to make a quick victory, Longkodo dispatched all the naval sampans, and now they were all trapped in the inner lake.

The sampan can only be regarded as a rowing boat, it cannot be equipped with an artillery piece, and there is no need to think about food and grass.

The Qing army's sampan navy trapped in the inner lake had their retreat route cut off. They were short of troops and had no food supplies. It could be said that they had completely lost their combat effectiveness. Whether they could survive depends on the support of the Ming army.

This is not over yet, the real trouble is the large navy ship dominated by Longkodo outside.Although these large ships are not as good as the ships of the Fujian Navy, they are not small either.

As we all know, the bigger the warship, the more bulky it is. This is why ancient warships need sampans to guard them.

At this time, almost all the sampans crashed in Poyang Lake, and Longkodo's navy ship was also exposed to the Ming army.

Huangdian's navy is indeed almost negligible, but it doesn't matter. If the Qing army still has sampans, then the Qing army's navy is really powerful and he can't afford to offend him.

But now that the sampan is lost, it is the same as losing the front row of the back row in the game. It is a simple living target that can be easily solved with a little tug.

Huang Dian naturally didn't understand what a game was, but he was really pulling it off.

No, Huang Dian directly ordered the Ming army sampans under his command to be dispatched continuously, both civilian and military, and loaded with large amounts of kerosene and incendiary materials.

Well, the Zheng Jiajun's classic way of dealing with the colonists' Galen ships was fire ship attack.

The Qing navy did not even need Wu Guoyin and Longkodo's orders, and immediately fired wildly at the Ming army sampans on the river one by one.

But it was useless. The sampan was small and flexible, and it was difficult for the Qing army's artillery to capture the target.

"Boom boom boom!"

A round of artillery fire came down, but one shot missed.The soldiers of the Ming army rowed hard, and when they reached the vicinity of the Qing warship, they immediately lit a fire, jumped off the boat and ran away, only to let the boat use its inertia to ram into the Qing warship and set the ship on fire.

In less than half an hour, the Qing navy was defeated, and more than ten warships were burned on the spot.

This is because the other warships were smart and decisively turned around and ran away when the situation was not good.

In fact, the Qing army still had some sampan boats, but these sampan boats were either the escort boats of Wu Junmen or the escort boats of Marshal Long.

Commander Long, on the other hand, took the lead and ran away not long after the battle began, otherwise the other warships would not have been able to run so fast.

The news that the Qing navy was defeated and fled was soon discovered by the Qing army in Meijiazhou.

It's hard not to notice this. Meijiazhou is not far from Hukou. Can you clearly see the artillery battle there?
Wu Shaoan's [-] Qing troops had been unable to attack for a long time, and they were repeatedly attacked by Li Yong, a reckless man who was both rough and subtle. They were exhausted, and their spirits were high.

Now it is summer again. If Wu Shaoan hadn't worked hard to suppress it, and most of these new Green Camp troops were locals from Huguang, less than [-] were from Anhui.

Moreover, the salary given by Long Keduo is indeed sufficient. I am afraid that these people have long been clamoring for mutiny.

Seeing that Marshal Long's navy was completely defeated and suffered heavy losses, Wu Shaoan, the newly promoted commander of the general army, did not even have time to suppress him, so he was dragged away by the army and retreated to Jiujiang.

"Run! The commander is defeated!"

"Commander Long has been defeated. Leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

"..."

All right!This should be regarded as a retreat, because there is no formation at all.

It was already difficult to coordinate a [-]-strong army, and they were forced to spread out in such a narrow place as Meijiazhou. Wu Shaoan was forced to issue the retreat order.

Moreover, they were still running on the front foot, and ordered to retreat on the back foot. I don’t know if the order was conveyed, so how could there be any organization at all?

Meijiazhou.

Li Yong looked at the loose formation of the Qing army's retreat. He was stunned at first, and when he came back to his senses, he felt itchy for no reason.

Such a chaotic and loose formation is simply a God-given opportunity!

"Straight bitch, if the general hadn't specially warned you, if it's not necessary... hmm? Isn't it necessary now?"

Li Yong suddenly slapped his forehead, could no longer hold back, and said: "Brothers, come, come with us to kill Qing Dog!"

After saying that, he went down with his soldiers to open the city gate, and then rushed out at the head of the crowd.

Behind them were [-] Ming soldiers who were also furious and followed them out.

The whole army was mobilized, not even a guard was left behind.

It has to be said that five thousand Ming troops dared to pursue [-] Qing troops, not even the weak Jiangnan Green Camp.Instead, Longko spent half a year training new troops from Huguang, many of whom even fought against Xiangxi Hongmiao.

But at this moment, these new troops are retreating. No, they say they are retreating, but in fact they are no different from retreating.

There were too many people, and they suddenly heard that the Navy and Commander Long had been defeated. Word spread that Commander Long had died in the battle. The remnants of the Navy fled in a hurry. If they ran too late, they would not be able to return to their hometown in Huguang. .

This may sound outrageous, but you must know that many Qing soldiers in this army were highly stressed by Li Yong's previous fatigue tactics (he did not understand the fatigue tactics, and was simply attacking at night to find opportunities).

Fortunately, it was daytime. If it were night, it would not be tens of thousands of people running away together, but tens of thousands of people directly bombing the camp.

The retreat of the ancient army involved a lot of knowledge. If you are not careful, the retreat may turn into a major rout, such as the Battle of Feishui.

Obviously, Wu Shaoan did not have such a talent. Even if he did, the army was almost half out of control.

The only thing Wu Shaoan could do was to run faster and gather as many troops as possible.

As for the five thousand Ming army led by Li Yong, although there was basically no need to say anything about the formation during the pursuit, the basic battalion structure was still there.

Moreover, the Ming army pursued and the Qing army retreated, which naturally had a morale bonus.

The Qing army was also short of men and horses. In this case, the result is self-evident.

The Qing army, which was at the rear, was soon overtaken by the Ming army, and the battle was about to break out.

All methods of eliminating and training new ones have no effect in this situation.

The Qing army was completely defeated, even if there were a few who wanted to turn the tide of the war with their personal bravery.

But when a large army fights, what is the use of individual bravery?

Some of the smart ones turned around and ran away, while others who were not smart were quickly overwhelmed by the Ming army's group fighting style.

Even if the Qing army could regroup at this time, it would actually be difficult to win.

Because the narrow terrain would not give them the opportunity to change direction and open up a military formation for a decisive battle with the Ming army.

Even if Li Jing were alive, if he could rearrange the thousands of people behind him, he would be a match for the Ming army.

The Qing army was really defeated!
The small battle at Hukou actually directly triggered a series of chain reactions.

　it is finally over
　　
　
(End of this chapter)