Zheng Congzaza is the largest warship of the Ming army in the waters of Xiamen, this Chinese and Western gunboat has a large tonnage and fierce firepower, but the speed of the ship is not very fast, so it was not transferred to the South China Sea to participate in the battle against the Netherlands. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info However, in the waters of Xiamen in Zhangzhou, Zheng Cong's flagship is simply an invincible existence.

"Quick, release the rocket!" On a Qing army sampan, the Qing army chief looked at the gradually enlarged Zheng Cong gunboat and shouted anxiously.

The Qing army archer on the small sampan opened his bow and fired several rockets.

Zheng Cong's flagship is huge, and it is difficult for a rocket to shoot the sail of the flagship. Several rockets stuck to the hull, and the flames that rose were quickly extinguished by the ship's sailors.

A row of arrows was shot from the top of the big ship, and the Qing soldiers on the small sampan were hit by arrows one after another, and fell into the water in a miserable scream.

The big boat sailed past the small sampan, and the salvo of arrows and arrows swept away the Qing soldiers above. In the blink of an eye, the small sampan was empty.

"Press it up! Shelling of shore batteries! Zheng Cong shouted.

The shore batteries of the Zhangzhou Haiqing Army were equipped with eight Hongyi cannons, and the rest were small cannons. In the eyes of Zheng Jiajun, these cannons are obviously backward. Although the guns used by the Ming naval divisions remaining on the mainland were all old artillery that had been eliminated by the Nanyang Navy after its rearmament, it was also a grade more advanced than the Qing army's artillery.

As long as the distance is widened, the artillery of the Qing army battery on the shore will have a very poor hit rate on the small boats moving on the sea, and the target as large as the battery is a target that cannot be moved, and the Ming warships can slowly bombard it by virtue of the advantage of their own artillery range.

"Boom, boom, boom" The battleships spewed fire, and the shells flew far across the water and smashed into the Qing army's forts.

Most of the shells missed their targets, and some fell into the water, rising into the sky; Some shells landed under the forts, causing the ground turf to roll and dirt to splash everywhere; Some shells went directly over the top of the fort and smashed into the ground behind it, smashing out large craters.

Only a few shells hit the target and landed on the battery, stirring up a flurry of flying sand and rocks. Although the hit rate of the Ming warships shelled from a long distance was not high, there were hundreds of cannons bombarding the battery, and many shells hit the polar regions.

The Qing soldiers on the fort were beaten to pieces, and some unfortunate Qing soldiers were directly hit by cannonballs, or hit by bouncing shells, or hit by flying stones on the ground. Several Qing artillery pieces were even directly hit by the roaring shells, and the Qing artillery that was hit by the shells was immediately crooked to the side, and the barrels were all smashed and dented.

Seeing that the artillery fire of the Qing army on the shore was suppressed, Zheng Cong's artillery ship personally went up, the gun doors on the port side were all opened, and all the guns were replaced with grape shells, and the shore batteries were fiercely bombarded.

With the rumbling sound of cannons, red fireballs erupted from the cannon door, and white gunpowder smoke slowly rose. The grapeshot fired turned into a violent storm, and the dense projectiles were scattered on the Qing army's batteries, killing and wounding a large area.

Other Ming warships also pressed up, and many cannons were bombarded with howitzers. Some warships used wooden shells to bombard the forts, and the shells fired at close range within 300 paces whistled and smashed onto the forts, causing dazzling fire, and the exploding shells swept away a large area of Qing soldiers.

After the distance was closer, a small number of Qing artillery also launched a counterattack, and the shells hit the Ming warships, causing some casualties.

However, the artillery fire of the Ming army was dozens of times that of the Qing army, and at close range it could fire grapeshot, shrapnel and flowering shells, which brought extremely heavy losses to the Qing army.

In the Jiulong River, the obstacles such as barrages and underwater piles that the Qing army relied on to block the Ming army became useless garbage in the face of the Ming army's mines. Several small boats of the Ming army continued to drop mines, accompanied by violent explosions, a series of skyrocketing water columns rose on the river, the barrage was broken, and the iron chain sank to the bottom; The underwater stakes were blown to pieces, turned into pieces of wood and floated on the surface of the water, and were washed away by the river.

After suppressing the artillery fire of the Qing army, the small boat loaded with the Ming army rushed straight to the river bank.

"Up!" The junior officers waved small flags and directed the non-commissioned officers to land.

In the camp of the Ming army, someone outside came in to report: "Report to the commander, our army has broken the Tartar Naval Division!" The Tartar Fujian Navy Division was wiped out! ”

Wang Xinyu stood up excitedly: "Did Huang Wu, the commander of the Tartar Water Division, catch it?" ”

"Back to Dashuai, Huang Wu'er ran away when he saw that the situation was not good! Our men have gone ashore, and they have not found Huang Wu, the thief. The man who came replied.

"Run, run, he can escape the first year of junior high school, and he can escape the fifteenth? Huang Wu's sailor is gone, and he is of no use to the Tartars! Wang Xinyu nodded.

The Ming army, attacking from the waterway, had already landed, gained a foothold on the riverside, and took control of a beachhead.

In the camp of the Qing army, whether it was Geng Jimao or Li Shutai, their faces were ugly. Originally, they thought that Huang Wu's Fujian Navy Division could still resist for a while, but Huang Wu's Fujian Navy Division was not weak, in addition to more than 300 large and small warships, there were also batteries on the shore, and a lot of arrangements were made in the water, and a barrage was arranged in the middle of the river, and underwater hidden piles were set up, and then with the warships and more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, they could resist for a while.

Who knew that in less than a day, Huang Wu's naval division had been completely annihilated, all the warships had been completely lost, the fort was destroyed, more than half of the officers and soldiers of the naval division were lost, and Huang Wu fled back in ashes.

"Ming dogs have just come ashore, they have no armor on them, and they don't have any long weapons! Counterattacking at this time will inevitably drive Ming Gou down the river in one fell swoop! Wu Liuqi offered a plan.

"Do you want the cavalry to charge?" Geng Jimao said.

Who knew that Zhu Mala, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners Cavalry, refused to send his cavalry to attack: "Although the Haikou has just landed and has not yet gained a firm foothold, the Haikou infantry is within the range of the warship, and if the Eight Banners Cavalry rashly attacks, I am afraid that it will be bombarded by the artillery on the Haikou ship in vain." ”

Li Shutai said: "Since this is the case, then let the firearms of the Han Eight Banners of the Pingnan Royal Mansion attack!" ”

Shang Zhi secretly scolded in his confidence: Li Shutai is a dog thief! His own soldiers are reluctant to use them, and they want to consume our army of King Pingnan? However, since I came to Fujian, my father asked me to obey Li Shutai's orders, so I could only listen to him. But I can take this opportunity to let my brother bring someone up, and if he is killed by the pirates, it will be better, lest he worry about my position in this life all day long. Hum! Shang Zhixiao, a guy who eats inside and out, he still thinks I don't know? He is mixed up with Kong Sizhen's stinky biaozi, and he has long wanted to take my position as the son of the world!

Thinking of this, Shang Zhixin bowed his hand to Li Shutai and said: "Li Zhengtai, please order the second brother of this prince to lead the troops to attack!" The second brother is proficient in the art of war and good at firearms, and he will definitely be able to make great achievements! ”

Shang Zhixiao's face changed: My eldest brother wants to borrow a knife to kill people! I just want his son, and he wants my life! Hum! Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust! So Shang Zhixiao also arched his hand and said: "The last general, the eldest brother is the one who has won the true inheritance of his father, and in terms of the art of war, the last general is really inferior to the eldest brother." ”

Li Shutai still knows a little about the intrigue between the two brothers, and both of them push back and forth, and neither of them will lead troops to attack. However, the most well-equipped Qing army in the Qing army was the Han Eight Banner Firearms Army in Dingnan Wangfu, and only long-range firepower to strike the landing force could drive the Ming army down the river. If the infantry went to get close to hand-to-hand combat, I am afraid that before they got close, they would be disrupted by the artillery fire of the Ming army's large and small warships on the river.

Dai Liangchen, a close confidant of Kong Sizhen standing on the side, looked at the two brothers with a smile, although his master Kong Sizhen was more inclined to Shang Zhixiao, but if the two brothers killed each other, it would be best if both of them died. Especially Shang Zhixin, he always doesn't look down on Dingnan Palace, and looks down on Sun Yanling even more.

Looking at the two brothers pushing back and forth, Geng Jimao couldn't bear it: "Now that the Haikou is rampant, you are still fratricidal!" The top priority is to defeat the pirates first! ”

In the end, it was Shang Kexi's love general Xu Erxian who stood up: "The last general is willing to lead the troops there!" Please adults, please rest assured that the two little princes will definitely live up to their mission and drive the pirates down the river! ”

"Good!" Li Shutai nodded, "The thief warship is fierce, you must not get too close to the river!" Use long-range firearms to fight thieves as much as possible! ”

"Wow!" Xu Erxian stepped back.

Li Shutai turned to Zhu Mala again and said, "Zhu Dutong, you can send the Mongolian cavalry to assist the Han Eight Banners of the Dingnan Palace, and the Mongolian cavalry will harass the Haikou with cavalry shooting!" ”

"Wow!" Zhu Mala felt that this request was not excessive, the Mongolian cavalry was harassed by long-distance archery, and after shooting a few arrows, it was impossible for the Ming army to cause much damage to the Mongolian cavalry. Wait until the Ming army finishes firing a row of shells, and then turn back to shoot arrows, and the Ming army that has just landed has no armor and lacks long-range weapons, so it can only be beaten in vain.

The 3,000 people of the Han Eight Banner Army of Dingnan Wangfu carried cannons and firearms, and attacked in a mighty manner. Jumala also set off with 2,000 Mongol cavalry behind the Han Eight Banners.

At this time, the Ming army was landing, and small boats full of Ming army land divisions approached the south bank of the Kowloon River and sent the foot soldiers ashore. After going ashore, the Ming army assembled and waited, and there were auxiliary soldiers behind to send armor, firearms and other items ashore.

"Here comes the Tartars!" The sentinels who had gone ashore in advance came back to report it.

At this time, the Ming army and land division were the weakest, and they had no armor on their bodies during the landing battle, and they could not use firearms and bows and arrows, so they could only wait for the auxiliary soldiers behind to come up.

"Shield!" Someone shouted.

The Knife Player raised a row of wooden shields and formed a formation at the front of the line to protect the other infantry. At the same time, the flag bearer issued a flag message, telling the river warships that the Qing army was attacking and needed river fire support.

After all, the speed of the Mongol cavalry was fast, and they set off behind Xu Erxian, but arrived in front. Only a row of whistles was heard, and groups of Mongolian cavalry roared, and before they reached the river, the Mongolian cavalry dismounted, took out their foot bows, stretched their bows and arrows, and shot rows of random arrows at the Ming army on the shore.

"Raise your shield!" Someone shouted.

The knife player raised the wooden shield, and most of the arrows shot were tied to the shield, and some arrows drilled through the gaps in the shield, and some of the Ming soldiers behind were shot and fell.

"Boom" The sound of cannons sounded on the river, and the warships spat out rows of fire. (To be continued.) )