Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 611
The navy of the Qing army was originally inferior to the Ming army, and now the right wing of Guan Zhongzhong did not break through the Ming army's flank, unable to outflank the Ming army, and the Qing army's main formation was knocked away by the Ming army's large ship, and the defeat was already doomed.

On the surface of the river, Man Jianghong's libretto was faintly visible, and all the soldiers of the Ming army could see the boat of King Lu Jianguo rushing towards the big flag of the Qing army.

Although the king of Lu did not ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, in the hearts of the soldiers of the Zhejiang lineage, he was the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

For a moment, the soldiers of the Ming army let out a terrifying roar, shouting loudly, as if they drank the river, and the generals on the ships raised their arms and shouted: "Kill the captives!" Countless soldiers were infected and roared: "Kill the captives!"

The Qing army was not in the upper hand, and Kakamu insisted on going to war. Now that the Ming army's big ship had already headed straight for Liang Huafeng's boat, the morale was still so high that it was impossible to fight.

"Send a signal to Mele Erzhen, request to retreat, and fight again at another day." Liang Huafeng experienced many water battles and suffered many defeats during the siege of Taihu Lake. One eye was fixed on King Lu who was getting closer and closer to the boat, and the other eye was on the soldiers who had been pulled by him, and he gave urgent orders.

In the rear formation of the Qing army, Kakamu and [-] flag soldiers who supervised the battle were divided into five large ships and lined up on the river to supervise the battle of the Qing army's navy. It is a direct knife, but it can smash people and boats with artillery.

At this moment, the Ming army has completely gained the upper hand. Although the flank battle is stalemate, Zhang Mingzhen has already been killed with blood all over his body, and Guan Zhong is also struggling to advance. The two armies are at a stalemate. The head of the goose is strong, but the wings are weak.

The Qing army couldn't even break through the flanks that should have some advantages, and the situation in the main formation was even worse.

Under Liang Huafeng's order, the fire boats of the Qing army wanted to burn King Lu's boat one after another. This kind of spirit is very touching, but it is not wise. It can't reverse the situation of the battle.

The king of Lu was on a boat, equipped with 28 red cannons, as well as firearms such as a thousand-jin Flang machine, a bowl-mouth blunderbuss, and soldiers standing on both sides of the ship with bows and blunderbuss. They couldn't stand the bombardment of the red guns, and they were not only facing a ship of the King of Lu, but more than a dozen main warships of the entire Zhejiang navy.

At this time, the Ming army went down the mountain with fierce tigers. Although most of the Qing army's sailors were veterans of the four towns, they also had the distinctive characteristics of the green battalion soldiers. They have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, but if they have not been intimidated and withstood their onslaught, the green battalion soldiers will know that they have encountered a hard stubble, and their morale will immediately lose their morale.

At this time, the banner soldiers who had been watching the show suddenly discovered that a Qing army warship had landed behind them. When Kakamu saw it, he was furious, "How dare you run away and shoot me!"

The flag soldier on the warship was killed, holding a torch to light the fuse, and the flames rushed to the medicine room. Kakamu looked at the target, but it turned out to be very embarrassing under the roar of the artillery, and all the shells missed.

The Green Battalion soldiers on the boat looked at the flag soldier warship supervising the battle in the splashing water column, and then swung their oars desperately to leave, probably planning to fall into the grass.

The artillery of the flag soldiers chased and fired, but they missed a shot, and Kakamu lost his face. At this time, a flag member suddenly reported, "Commander, Lieutenant General Liang, please order to retreat."

"Retreat?" Kakamu was still angry, and shouted sharply: "Whoever dares to retreat will be punished! Let Liang Huafeng stand up for me."

Although Kakamu doesn't understand water warfare, he is not an idiot. How to fight water warfare and how to command it is Liang Huafeng's problem. He does not interfere. He only grasps the general direction, that is, this battle must be won.

Kakamu knows that this battle cannot be won, Hong Chengchou's request is small, and the Qing army's loss of control of the Yangtze River is very big. If it loses, the Yangtze River will be dominated by pirates from now on, supporting more than [-] bannermen. The water transportation will be broken, and the south of the Yangtze River will also change hands.

The Han people may not think about the Qing Dynasty, but Kakamu is a Manchu. He must guarantee the interests of the banner people and the Qing Dynasty, and the Yangtze River must be in the hands of the Qing Dynasty.

"General, there is an order, no retreat is allowed, let us hold on!" Wangdouli, the soldiers of the Qing army shouted to report.

When Liang Huafeng heard this, she scolded her in her heart.

At this moment, King Lu arrived in front of him by boat, and there were hundreds of warships behind him. Liang Huafeng suddenly had an illusion, as if hundreds of bison with their tails on fire were pushing towards him with their sharp horns.

On the bow of the Ming army, one person standing under Huasan and the banner of the big flag is Zhu Yihai, the governor of Shandong in the east of Zhejiang Province in the Ming Dynasty.

"Forget it! Bring the general's iron spear." Liang Huafeng shouted.

Kakamu refused to give in, he could only go all out. Since ancient times, there have been many strong men in Sanqin. He is different from other green camp generals. He has never received a salary from the Ming Dynasty, and he has never thought about the previous dynasty. Later, he became an official as a Wu Jinshi of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and became a lieutenant general in just a few years.

A big iron gun was handed to Liang Huafeng by his own soldiers. He stood on the bow of the boat with the gun in his hand, ready to fight the Ming army to the death.

The warships of the Ming army fired cannons as they rushed, and the iron bullets fell into the river and splashed into the sky. The Qing soldiers on the ship saw Liang Huafeng holding guns in front, and the archers and gunmen immediately lined up to the side of the ship, waiting in full battle. They also entered the battle position, prepared the ladders and ropes, and waited patiently. Once they collided with the open ship, they immediately jumped up to fight melee.

The two ships were still forty or fifty paces away, and the Qing soldiers were shooting arrows wildly. Lu Jianguo's boat was full of arrows, and Man Jianghong's libretto was still coming from the boat. , the Ming army on board has already been bloody, forgetting life and death.

At the bow of the Qing army, a red-clothed cannon fired at the big ship. The iron bullet hit the iron bumper and sparks flew everywhere, and the entire tiger's head was smashed and dented.

The Ming army's red-clothed cannon was condescending, and a huge iron bullet hit the Qing army warship at high speed, overturning the bow artillery, and several Qing soldiers who operated the cannon were also smashed. The lingering iron bullets shattered his body to pieces.

The Ming army ship was as high as a city, and the soldiers could look down on the Qing ship. The Ming army suddenly straightened up at the bow, swarming, rockets, and blunderbusses, and all greeted the Qing ship. Liang Huafeng's boat was on fire everywhere, and a large number of Qing soldiers were shot down. A group of sword and shield fighters and generals surrounded him, and the warships on both sides that were knocked away by the Ming army were also strangled by the side artillery of the main battleship of the Ming army, smashing big holes one after another, and then flooded, tilted, and sank .

With a loud "boom", Lu Jianguo's boat and Liang Huafeng's boat collided head-on. The bright boat was twice the size of the Qing boat, and the bow of the Qing boat was raised, and the bow was ready for battle. The Qing soldiers rolled towards the stern like dumplings, and finally fell into the river one by one.

Liang Huafeng wanted to fight on board, and the desire to capture King Lu to turn the tide of the battle was very good, but the reality was very cruel. The troops on the Qing ship were reduced by half in one fell swoop, and this battle was impossible to fight. The general helped Liang Huafeng to his feet. They had not received any kindness from the Qing court, and begged him to retreat.

"General, if you keep the green hills alive, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood!" A confidant soldier hugged his thigh and cried.

"Don't retreat, leave it to the general." Liang Huafeng was unmoved, Kakamu didn't give an order, and those who persuaded him to retreat were fine, he was the commander, and he was responsible for his retreat.

The boat was almost knocked over. The Qing army didn't jump on the Ming army's warship, but the Ming army killed him. There is no suspense. The people didn't rush at all, and they hugged his legs and didn't let go.

"That's all, that's all." Seeing this, Liang Huafeng saw that the fighting spirit of the army was slackened, and the soldiers would not have the will to fight. It wasn't that he was incompetent.

All the Qing soldiers seemed to have received an amnesty, but the problem was the collision just now. The soldiers who gave orders in Wangdouli flew into the river with all kinds of command flags, and they couldn't pass on information at all for a while.

Just when everyone was helpless, a sharp arrow suddenly struck, and when Liang Huafeng was unprepared, it hit the hollow of his shoulder, and the Qing soldiers were shocked.

Liang Huafeng's scream made the generals of the Qing army react immediately. They stepped forward and set up Liang Huafeng and walked to the stern. Liang Huafeng's injuries were not serious. The donkey went down the slope and pretended to pass out.

The Qing army's boat retreated to the water village, and at the same time sounded the gongs and drums of retreating troops. Almost at the same moment, the sound of Mingjin withdrawing troops was loud, but it was not issued by Kakamu, the supervisor behind the battle, but from the shore.

Hong Chengchou knew that the pirates had entered the Yangtze River, and that the Dongting navy was coming down from the south of the lake. He knew that the Qing army's navy was no match for him, so he hurriedly dispatched horses to the Zhenjiang water camp, ordering the Qing army to avoid the battle and protect the ship, but it seemed that they came a bit late.

At this time, the Qing army called for gold to retreat, and the Ming army had already crashed into the Qing boat. It was too late for the Qing army to run away. The Ming army chased and killed them all the way. Blocked by the fort, the pursuit was stopped just now.

Only less than a hundred ships of the Qing army managed to break through the siege, and the rest of the army was lost in the Yangtze River.

The warships of the navy of the Qing army were either damaged, sunk, or captured by the Ming army. More than ten thousand green battalion soldiers of the navy died or surrendered.

The warships of the Ming army were valiantly cruising the river, ignoring the Qing soldiers on the shore. The ships salvaged items and rescued the wounded. The Qing soldiers in Zhenjiang City on the shore witnessed this water battle. The Jiangnan Navy of the Great Qing Dynasty was completely defeated. One was quite frightened.

The Ming army made great progress, and hundreds of people dared to go ashore with victories to challenge the city of Zhenjiang, while tens of thousands of Qing soldiers nestled in the city did not dare to go out to fight.

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