Mafuta immediately sent a fast rider to contact the other two Niulu defenders stationed on Guanglu Island, trying to gather them together as soon as possible. Only by merging together can there be any hope of repelling Zheng Zhilong's pirate gang.
Although the three Niulu only have seven or eight hundred people in total, because they are local defenders and are familiar with the terrain, they can adapt to local conditions and adopt a strategy of ambushing the enemy, which may turn defeat into victory.
Although these people were under the command of Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang, Ma Futa, as the commander of the left wing navy of the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners Maile Zhangjing, was fully qualified to call them.
Whoever dares to disobey orders will have his head moved.
After losing the naval battle, Mafuta was eager to bring shame, but he did not lose his mind, knowing that the strength of the enemy and ourselves was very different.
He then sent his cronies to the north of Guanglu Island. If there was a chance to take a boat, he could sneak back to Huanggu Island Castle to ask for help after dark.
There are no fewer than fifty warships in the harbor, and there are one Niulu each of the Eight Banners soldiers and the slave soldiers stationed.
In addition, there are Qing troops on islands such as Dachangshan Island, Xiaochangshan Island, Shicheng Island, and Wangjiashan Island.
If you are very lucky and can all land on Guanglu Island, it will be no problem to join forces with the defenders to repel Zheng Thief's troops.
However, this will take a while, at least three days. During this period, the Qing army on the island still needs to cease its activities and hibernate for a while.
When the reinforcements arrive, they can deal a fatal blow to the Zheng thieves' soldiers and horses. By then, they may be able to capture Zheng Zhilong alive, who underestimated the enemy.
"General~! General~! Cao Min has something important to report!"
Zheng Zhibao asked his soldiers to temporarily requisition a house, and of course gave him money.
At this time, an old man over fifty came outside the yard, accompanied by a girl in her twenties.
"Call him in!"
After hearing the master's order, the soldiers searched the old man who was full of sour smell with disgust, then looked at the girl behind him, and let him go for the time being.
"Tell me, what are you talking about with me?"
Zheng Zhibao had just entered the courtyard and planned to take a rest in the cool air. When he heard that something important was going on, he immediately became interested. When there were many people there, no one said anything, but now someone took the initiative to come to the door.
"Master General! Cao Min's name is Liu San, and my neighbors call me Liu Laohan. There was a son and a daughter in the family who died innocently in a war a few years ago. Behind Cao Min is the dog girl, who originally She is also a sensible girl, but she was raped by Shen Zhixiang's men three years ago, and then she lost her mind and became crazy. Even so, the Qing... Dog Tartars on the island still did not let the dog girl go. The sky is about to be ruined once. Cao Min is incompetent. He wanted to fight to the death, but he couldn't beat the dog Tatar. He was afraid that if Cao Min died, the dog girl's fate would be even more tragic. Cao Min begged the general to make the decision for Cao Min and act on behalf of heaven. , Cao Min will definitely be grateful. Cao Min’s family is surrounded by walls and has nothing to repay. He only knows the general situation of the troops stationed on the island."
Liu Laohan was also forced into desperation. He wanted to commit suicide but couldn't let go of his unconscious daughter.
The Ming army defeated the Dog Tatars at sea, and after landing on the island, he saw the hope of revenge.
No matter whether the general could listen or not, Liu Laohan decided to give it a try.
If we miss this opportunity, I really don’t know if we will meet again in the year of the monkey.
No matter how undisciplined this Ming army is, it's better than the dog Tatars on the island, right?
My own daughter was almost raped by the dog Tatars every day.
Liu Laohan was originally an honest man, but over time, he couldn't bear it anymore.
This time he was going to take a desperate risk. If it worked, it would be fine. If not, he would go with his daughter to see her mother who passed away long ago and her brother who died tragically.
"...Well! They are a miserable father and daughter~! Tell me everything you know about the situation. If it is true, I will naturally make the decision for your father and daughter. If you dare to deceive me, don't blame me. You are welcome."
Zheng Zhibao didn't come here specifically to suppress evil and promote good, but he didn't mind doing a good deed while beating up the Tatars. At least he could get a good reputation.
Mr. Zheng Dashan...
He would be convinced just by hearing it!
"Cao Min didn't dare to hide anything, let alone deceive the general. Cao Min knew that there were three Niulu garrison stationed on the island, all affiliated to the Qing Dynasty... The Dog Tartars were led by Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang. Usually spring arrives There are three Niulu stationed in autumn. Before winter, two Niulu will return to the other side. Only one Niulu will be left on Guanglu Island, and they will return on warships in the spring. The three Niulu are the entire army, totaling about eight There are about a hundred people, including more than a hundred cavalry. They are not equipped with large guns, only Baizi guns, tiger squatting cannons and the like. In Cao Min's view, the military discipline of the defenders has been ruined for a long time and they do not have much combat power. On the surrounding islands, there are There are still more than a thousand defenders. If they come to support, the general must be careful. The general also needs to beware of the Gou Tatar left wing navy. There are no less than five Niulu soldiers under his command, and they are very capable of fighting."
Liu Laohan knew this, but he didn't know much about it further.
This was overheard when those prostitutes were abusing his daughter. Ordinary people would never understand it.
"Yeah~! Not bad! I understand, come here, give this old man five taels of silver, arrange a house to live in, and take good care of him without making any mistakes!"
"Got the order!"
This was what Zheng Zhibao wanted to know, but he didn't expect that it would take no effort at all.
The staff of the left-wing navy of the Qing Dynasty may be exactly what Liu Laohan said.
However, during the naval battle just now, they were beaten until they were howling like ghosts and wolves, and almost died.
Even if there were actually five Niulu soldiers, three and a half were dead.
Half of the Niulu came to the island, and the remaining Niulu should be squatting in their lair.
However, the seven to eight hundred defenders on the island are difficult to deal with. If they don't take the initiative to surrender, it will be difficult for Zheng Zhibao to win as soon as possible.
After thinking about it briefly, in order to avoid unnecessary large casualties to his troops, Zheng Zhibao decided to send people back to Lushun to move troops.
Abe Chongci still had 5,000 troops in Lushun, so it was not too difficult to borrow 3,000.
These men and horses will not get the reward without fighting. Instead of sitting idle, they might as well come and help them attack Guanglu Island.
After the island is captured, the Dog Tatar defenders on the surrounding islands will be eliminated one by one.
There were two thousand people in total, and there were only a few Eight Banners soldiers, all of them were slave soldiers.
To the Japanese army, this was equivalent to free money, so why not take it?
No matter what, it's better than returning home empty-handed, right?
Zheng Zhibao immediately sent people by boat to Lushun, and when reinforcements arrived, they could kill all the dog Tatars on the island.
In addition, all ministries were strictly ordered not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly to prevent being ambushed by the dog Tatars.
Before dark, all personnel must evacuate inland and return to the shore to station. The main force of the killer team will return to the ship and stand by.
The cronies sent by Mafuta were lucky enough to escape from Guanglu Island under the cover of night and sent General Qing to his home base.
Zhang Jinghongke, the Eight Banners Niulu Zhang of Huanggu Island Fort, was shocked when he saw it and immediately gathered his troops to prepare for battle.
There are eight lucky ships, five bird ships, seven Guangzhou ships, ten sand ships, 26 sentry ships, and nine merchant ships in the harbor, which are fully sufficient to transport 500 officers and soldiers.
Not only the defenders of Huanggu Island Fort, Niu Luzhang Jinghongke was worried about the lack of troops, and also planned to bring some of the defenders from the surrounding islands.
At least one more person from Niu Lu should be brought, with seven to eight hundred people in hand, plus the people under the command of the superior Sima Futa, so that the chance of victory can be guaranteed.
Originally, these things could be left to Cao Shaozhong or Bai Dengyong of Jiala Zhangjing, but these two cunning men followed Ma Futa to the sea to take credit.
Now, not only was the naval battle defeated, the remnants of the Qing Dynasty's left-wing navy were also besieged by Zheng Zhilong on Guanglu Island and were in urgent need of rescue.
Three days later, because they had to transport the defenders to other islands, it was only one day longer than originally planned. Only then did the remnants of the mighty left-wing navy of the Qing Dynasty appear on the sea north of Guanglu Island.
Including the temporarily requisitioned ships from other islands, the left wing navy dispatched a total of 87 ships of various types this time, including 56 warships, transporting three Niulu and about 800 people.
However, the fleet was still no less than twenty miles away from Guanglu Island when it was discovered by the Zheng Jun warship in charge of the alert. Three red flares signaling an enemy attack quickly rose into the sky.
Immediately afterwards, red signal flares were raised one after another in the nearby sea areas. After the alternate transmission, the entire fleet was informed of the situation and immediately began to assemble to prepare to face the invading enemy.
The Qing army chose to approach Guanglu Island at night because they were afraid that they would not be able to defeat Zheng Zhilong's fleet at sea. Despite all calculations, they did not expect to be discovered by the opponent.
This time we had to fight, otherwise we would have to return.
Returning is easy, but the defenders on Guanglu Island and Melezhangjing Mafuta will be trapped to death by the dog barbarians.
Niu Luzhang Jinghongke did not dare to put his boss to death, otherwise he would not be able to report to the emperor when he returned, and would have to lead his troops to attack the sea defense line set up by Zheng Jun.
The enemy attacks and we defend!
Upon seeing this, Zheng Zhibao, who was extremely experienced in naval battles, decided to give full play to the firepower advantage of his own warships. He ordered the fleet to line up in a row and use broadside firepower to shoot at Gou Tatar's warships indiscriminately.
According to the prince's suggestion, the focus of future naval battles is to compete for the prefix "D".
Which side can grab it first, and which side can take advantage of the side-side fire attack first.
Dog Tartars don't understand this at all, so they are just throwing themselves into a trap.
If you want to support the defenders on Guanglu Island, your odds are as high as the sky!
Although there were few clouds in the sky and the moonlight was bright, the visibility may still not be as clear as during the day. Zheng Zhibao had to order the enemy ships to be within a mile of distance before firing.
In order to prevent the heavy artillery from overheating after firing in advance, it will need a long time to cool down at critical moments, making it difficult to play its due role.
The pirates on each ship first let Faji and Folangji open fire, and then when they were two to three hundred paces away from each other, they used the most powerful Hongyi cannon to give Gou Tarzi's warship a fatal blow.
"Let it go~!"
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Nearly a hundred ferocious fire snakes appeared on the sea surface one after another, staggering and eye-catching. The huge burst of fire immediately reflected the black sky red and illuminated the entire battleship.
Zheng's army had long expected that the Dog Tartars would attack them. In order to be prepared, they had already set up a tight formation on the nearby sea surface. Now they could just wait and see.
After the previous naval battle, Zheng Jun did not lose a single warship, and only five were slightly damaged. This time, all members were able to fight. Due to the proper arrangement of the battlefront, the shipboard firepower output level was almost maximized.
Under the command of Zheng Zhibao, the entire fleet formed a nearly perfect battle line on the sea in order to intercept the Qing fleet's mass charge.
The shooting range of each ship has reached an unprecedented level. Whether it is a pirate or a gunner, they can see the Qing fleet not far away very intuitively.
This formation is very convenient for the gunner to aim at the target, and there is no need to worry about accidentally injuring friendly ships. He can fire at will, as long as the gun under his control has cooled down.
Even at a relatively long distance, Zheng Jun could easily hit the Qing warships using direct fire or cross strikes.
Although it is compared to the previous naval battle, it is still a big improvement. After all, this lined-up formation has a much larger shooting range than other formations, and the hit rate is almost doubled.
A large Qing army ship that rushed forward was hit by five cannonballs in a short period of time, and almost instantly, the top floor of the ship was destroyed.
In the firelight, there are hundreds of black shadows that have been shattered by the bombardment, and among them are the broken limbs of Qing soldiers flying into the sky.
The entire front half of the warship looked like a person whose nose had been cut off, completely dented. It was vaguely visible that people were constantly jumping off the ship to escape. If they stayed on the ship, they would be waiting to die.
After being hit by several more shells, the fire on the warship gradually increased under the influence of the wind, and eventually turned into a ferocious bonfire floating on the sea.
Although the Qing army was also fighting back instinctively, due to the limitations of the formation, it could not take full advantage of the naval guns, and its firepower was far inferior to the opposite Zheng army.
Since the founding of the left-wing navy, there has never been such a fierce and fierce battle, let alone a night battle to practice eyesight and ability.
The gunners of the Zheng army were all well-nourished and did not suffer from night blindness. The Qing army was not far behind, but the level of artillery between the two sides was very different.
Even in a night battle, Zheng Jun's elite gunners can guarantee that at a distance of 300 steps, one out of ten shots will hit, and at a distance of 100 steps, they can hit three out of ten shots.
There was no such possibility for the Qing army. Facing the fierce offensive launched by the dog barbarians, they could only cope with it, and firing artillery seemed like a perfunctory task.
Everyone hopes in their hearts that this bullshit naval battle, which is almost a blind fight, will end as soon as possible. They even hope that the dog barbarians can take the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield and their own side can win directly.
After a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting between the two sides, a warship of the left wing navy of the Qing army was directly sunk, nine warships were severely damaged, and the remaining warships at the forefront of the formation also suffered varying degrees of damage.
Tonight's encounter was like an unexpected nightmare to most Qing officers and soldiers, and the barbarian warships on the opposite side that were still firing fiercely were their lingering nightmare.
"Hit me! Hit me hard!"
Niulu Zhangjinghongke didn't know how to fight a naval battle at all. He only knew that the situation at Mele Zhangjing Mafuta was urgent and he needed to lead his troops to rescue immediately.
He had no idea how to break through the temporary blockade set up by Gou Manzi at sea, so he could only lead his troops to rush through.
However, Gou Manzi's tenacity in blocking the attack was beyond his imagination. Not long after the war started, the left wing navy lost no less than ten warships.
The loss of warships alone is secondary. The important thing is that each warship carries a lot of soldiers for land warfare. Once the warship is severely damaged or even sunk, the soldiers on it will definitely not survive.
The slave soldiers are better, at least they can swim.
The Eight Banners soldiers are no good, they are all landlubbers.
After falling into the water, it is impossible to survive unless you hold on to the board.
Even if you don’t wear heavy armor and spend a long time in the water, you will still end up sinking to the bottom to feed the fish...
