Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 608 Fighting the Yangtze River, Man Qingshui Division
The naval divisions of the Qing court south of the Yangtze River were barely able to get on the table, and they were roughly divided into three divisions. Without exception, they were all commanded by the Manchus, and the people of the Han Army Banner were the assistants.

If these three parts are divided according to their strengths, Taizhou, Zhejiang has the strongest sea water division. After all, they are fighting for their lives in the sea, and they are not comparable to small shrimps in the pond. Moreover, the opposite is Zhoushan Lujian, the leader of the Fuming forces in eastern Zhejiang. China, without two brushes, was destroyed by the Zhoushan Ming army long ago.

The second is the Taihu Navy of the Qing Dynasty. This team originally competed with Wu Risheng and Chen Zilong for supremacy in Taihu Lake.

Its commander is Manchuria Xianghuang Banner Mele Erzhen Saharcha's Kakamu, and its deputy commander is Liang Huafeng. It has 1 large ships, [-] small ships, and more than [-] soldiers.

The last one is the Jiang Waterproof Division based in Zhenjiang. This team was originally recruited by Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing from the Ming Army Navy. It has the largest number of people and the strongest strength. However, since this team defeated Zheng Hongkui, it has not fought a battle. People and horses were continuously transferred as Lu divisions, and in the end there was only an empty shelf left. Even the quota of 5000 people was eaten up to only more than 2000 old, weak, sick and disabled.

The leader of this team is still Jialazhangjing Zhenguaerjia clan Bashan from Manchuria with a yellow banner, and the deputy leader is a Han bannerman who is in charge of allegiance.

In August, Lu Jianguo entered the Yangtze River. After offering sacrifices to the Xiaoling Mausoleum at Jinshan Temple, there was a great earthquake in the south of the Yangtze River. This is equivalent to the Fuming forces announcing that they will return sooner or later, and they have the ability to come back. This greatly inspired the hearts of Jiangnan Fuming patriots.

The Qing court was extremely vigilant about this, and Hong Chengchou had already noticed the turbulent undercurrent in the south of the Yangtze River.

In order to prevent the pirates from raging people's hearts again, and at the same time ensure that the water transportation will not be cut off, the two major naval forces in the south of the Yangtze River, the Taihu Navy and the Jiang Waterproof Division, were placed in Zhenjiang.

Since the opening of the Grand Canal, most of the food in the north, especially the capital, has to rely on the grain produced in the south, and use the Grand Canal to transport it northward. Once the Grand Canal is cut off, the north may fall into a food panic.

Although the population in the north has been reduced by nearly half after more than ten years of war, and the Qing government is also working hard to restore production in the north, but these years, natural disasters have occurred frequently in the north, and the Eight Banners are enclosing land, and the north is still very chaotic.

Recently, due to natural disasters in the Shandong area, the Qing government did not provide relief, and the Yuyuan Army broke out again. It can be seen that the north still needs blood transfusions from the south of the Yangtze River.

Hong Chengchou was preparing for war in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Qing court also needed to transfer weapons, armor, green camps, and Eight Banners across the river.

Hong Chengchou hurriedly prepared for the battle, and the Ming army's plan to block the Yangtze River was also being implemented in full swing. Almost when the Dongting Navy sailed eastward along the river, the Zhejiang Ming army at the mouth of the Yangtze River took advantage of the wind and set off again.

Beacon towers were an important means of conveying military information in ancient times. They were originally used to guard against nomads in the north. When enemy situations occurred along the Great Wall, smoke would be used during the day and fires would be lit at night. Imperial capital.

In the past, the Ming army in Jiangxi and Huguang built beacon towers on the front line to prevent the Qing soldiers from suddenly invading the invaders. Now Hong Chengchou is setting up beacon towers along the river. He may just want to know the movements of the Ming army navy earlier, but from this little change , It can also be seen that the situation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties has gradually reversed.

When a group of upright officials stood at the head of Jiangning City and saw the dotted beacon fire, the river outside Zhenjiang City was already under fire.

The naval warships of Lu Jianguo have [-] large ships, nearly [-] small ships, and [-] soldiers.

The Qing court stationed 600 troops in Zhenjiang City, and there were more than [-] large and small warships in the water village outside the city, with [-] soldiers.

In the dark night, the two sides did not dare to organize a large-scale battle. The Qing army's navy was hiding in the water village and did not dare to come out. Lu Jianguo sent the only two No. 28 blessing boats used for naval warfare, each carrying [-] heavy artillery pieces. , Shelling Zhenjiang City.

Not every warship of the Ming army was equipped with artillery according to the regulations of the navy. The fact is that except for a small number of ships of the Ming army equipped with cannons, most of them were warships.

The same is true for the Qing army. After all, everything is done according to the rules, and the Qing army does not have so many artillery.

These two No. [-] lucky boats are the treasures of the army of Lu Jianguo. The strings of the boats are facing Zhenjiang City, and the red cannons roar, making Zhenjiang City tremble with fear.

After the shelling lasted for half an hour, the Ming army rushed to Guazhou Ferry upstream in the dark and parked.

The Zhenjiang water battalion, jointly operated by the Qingjiang Waterproof Division and the Taihu Lake Navy, has 200 flag soldiers, leaving more than 1000 green battalion soldiers.

Hong Chengchou's task for the two navy divisions was to block the pirates from approaching Jinling, but last night the pirates had already broken through Zhenjiang and reached the upper reaches of Guazhoudu.

As a result, the navy of the Qing army, which was originally upstream, became downstream instead, and the Ming army occupied a favorable terrain.

Liang Huafeng and Guan Xiaozhong did not suggest pursuing them. Bashan had been repaired by the Ming army before, so they didn't know what to do and dared not express their views.

The Manchus were worried that the Han people would not do their best and cast their eyes secretly, so they sent Manchus like Bashan and Kakamu to lead the navy.

Although Guan Zhongzhong and Liang Huafeng were from the Han banner, they were not Manchus after all. If the Qing Dynasty were defeated, the Han people would still be able to serve as their high officials in the future.

Since Hong Chengchou explained that the pirates should not be allowed to enter the hinterland of the Yangtze River, Nakakamu must follow it. When the Han people saw a hard bone, they would shrink back, but the Manchus had to face the difficulties for the Qing Dynasty.

At present, he used 1 flag soldiers as supervisors, and drove more than [-] green battalion soldiers onto the boat to fight against the pirates. He declared that anyone who retreated before the battle would be killed immediately, and he would not show mercy.

Ten thousand green battalion soldiers boarded the boat under the urging of the flag soldiers. Liang Huafeng, as the actual commander, ordered the soldiers to hang the battle flag on the boat and sail out of the water village first.

Kakamu Liuba Mountain guarded the village, and led [-] flag soldiers to board the boat to supervise the battle. However, the water is no better than land. When encountering deserters on land, the flag soldiers can be chopped down with a knife. But on the river, the supervision of the battle is obviously ineffective.

The nearly [-] warships of the Qing army used the water fortress and hoisted full sails. Fortunately, the wind direction is just right today.

In the early morning, Guazhou Ferry, Lu Jianguo Zhu Yihai was wearing a scarlet four-clawed dragon robe, a winged crown on his head, and a jade belt around his waist and hips. He stood on the boat with a sword in his hand. Looking out from the railing, he saw countless warships coming towards the water village of the Qing army. The navy of the Qing army is posing for a decisive battle.

Zhu Yihai waved his hand, and the soldiers on Wangdou immediately hoisted the battle flag on the mast, and the drums were set up on the big blessing boat.The two sides approached, and the water battle began. The red-clothed cannon with the longest range fired first. The two sides were separated by a long distance, and they fired desperately. The iron bullets fell into the river, and the water column became more than three feet high.

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