All along, in their impression, the Ming army was rotten to the core.
Even the Guan Ning Army, who used to be the Dongjiang Army, were unconvinced. I feel that if they can deal with Ning Jun's military pay and ordnance, etc., they will definitely do better than Guan Ning Jun.
Therefore, when they heard Ban Zhifu's description, they were all shocked and speechless.
After a while, Shang Kexi came back to his senses. He immediately became a little nervous and asked immediately: "You said that most of the sea is filled with transport ships?"
"Yes!" Ban Zhifu nodded quickly and replied: "Although I just glanced at it, I can still tell whether it is a warship or a transport ship."
Fortunately, there is no doubt about his statement. Because they used to be from the navy of the Dongjiang Army. For them, a glance at warships and transport ships is enough to distinguish them.
At this time, Shang Kexi frowned and whispered: "Two to three thousand Ming troops, all elites, about fifty ships, most of them are transport ships, and there are only a few warships... "
While he was summarizing the information he heard, Xu Erxian next to him suddenly smiled abnormally and said to Shang Kexi with surprise: "Your Majesty, the Ming army has no warships. The Ming army has no warships! This... this is really God's help for your Majesty." Great job!"
Ban Zhifu may have been stimulated and tired. He was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses. Suddenly, he also showed a surprised face and said to Shang Kexi: "Your Majesty, the previous Denglai navy basically No, even if the Ming army wants to cross the sea, shipbuilding cannot be built in a short time. If they want to cross the sea, they must first use a transport ship. Without this ship, it will be difficult for them to train it. The elite will not be able to cross the sea. As a result, the Ming army will definitely have very few warships..."
The more he said it, the more likely it became, and the smile on his face became bigger. Regardless of his own injuries, he reached out and grabbed Shang Kexi's sleeve, and raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty just revived the navy some time ago. Those idle warships have been repaired. I am afraid no one in the Ming army would have thought of this..."
When he said this, Xu Erxian interrupted him. He seemed to want to take credit, but also seemed to be extremely excited and wanted to show off. With surprise, he said loudly: "The prince led the navy and captured the Ming army." Waterway, in this case, these Ming troops are like turtles in the urn. Once the Qing army arrives, they will definitely die without a burial place! In this way, it not only achieved a great contribution, but also showed the importance of the existence of the Qing Navy to the emperor. Said Maybe the Emperor will allocate more supplies in the future to build a more powerful Great Qingsui Division!"
The elite Ming army crossed the sea and made a surprise attack. Such big bad news was mentioned by the two of them in a few words, as if the Ming army had thrown themselves into a trap, as if they were given credit for coming.
Shang Kexi's previously frowning brows seemed to have relaxed a little. Although there was no smile on his face, it was obvious that his pressure seemed to be much less.
As the King of Zhishun conferred by Huang Taiji, he did not immediately follow others' opinions and could still restrain his thoughts. If he thought about his two subordinates, it was indeed okay.
After a while, I heard him murmuring to himself: "But no matter what, the Ming army must have warships!"
"Your Majesty, you can't hesitate any longer. Don't come back if you don't miss this opportunity!" Xu Erxian saw it and immediately advised him anxiously, "The Ming army will definitely not have many warships, and they didn't expect that the prince has more than fifty warships." Ship! If time drags on, the Ming army has already shipped it, and they will definitely be building warships in the future!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, your advantage may be gone if you delay it for too long. Taking advantage of the Ming army's unsteady foothold, immediately cut off their retreat, and at least intercepted all their subsequent supplies of food and grass. This is absolutely It's a great achievement!" Ban Zhifu immediately followed suit.
Shang Ke was happy to hear this, punched his left hand with his right fist, made up his mind, and immediately ordered: "Okay, pass on this king's military order, and the navy will prepare immediately. In addition, eight hundred miles will be rushed to prevent the Ming army from crossing the sea." The news spreads to Shengjing!"
That being said, the memorial to Huang Taiji must have been written by Shang Kexi himself. The preparation of the navy, including the dispatch of sailors and supplies such as artillery shells and weapons on the warships, also takes time.
But no matter what, the entire atmosphere in Jinzhou suddenly became tense.
Although the fake Tatars heard the news that the Ming army was attacking, Shang Kexi and others did not panic. They relied on their previous impressions of the Ming army and did not panic. He was even a little excited, after all, only with military exploits could he be promoted and make a fortune.
As for the people who had been plundered and were in dire straits, they were surprised and felt a glimmer of hope in their hearts. Although they didn't dare to show it openly, almost everyone was praying secretly in their hearts, hoping that the Ming army would come over.
In the afternoon, suddenly, thick smoke suddenly appeared from the mountains at the harbor exit.
"Look, the beacon, the beacon is rising!"
"No, the Ming army is coming from the sea!"
"..."
Jinzhou is different from Lushun. This is the headquarters of the Jinzhou Guards Command. Even if it were in the hands of the Manchus, it would still be an important town. After Shang Ke was overjoyed, he reorganized his armaments, and naturally the beacon tower on the mountain was also in his reorganization. In addition, early in the morning, knowing that the Ming army was attacking, the Tatars on duty on the mountain did not dare to be careless.
Shang Kexi was still busy here. When he heard the report from his subordinates, his heart suddenly shivered and he quickly asked: "How many warships?"
"Back to my lord, there will be about thirty ships. For details, we have to wait for the news to come down from the mountain."
Shang Ke was happy to hear this and felt a little relieved. It seemed that he was right. The Ming Dynasty originally wanted to build transport ships, so there were not many warships.
Of course, even if he were beaten to death, he would not have thought that the Ming Dynasty actually transferred naval forces from the far southeast coast.
Shang Kexi didn't think much about it, and immediately issued a military order for the navy to go and fight.
Xu Erxian accepted the order and immediately led the navy to fight excitedly.
Fifty warships are waiting to deal with thirty ships. According to his experience, he can win no matter how hard he fights! As long as the invading Ming army warships are eliminated, the remaining transport ships will be fish on the knife board.
As a result, the atmosphere on the dock became more intense.
The fake Tatars were excited, finally having some merit to gain. The plundered people were worried and prayed in their hearts that this sudden hope would not be extinguished so quickly!
As for Shang Kexi, he is now a prince, so it is naturally impossible for him to personally lead the troops to fight at sea. But watching the battle is definitely a must.
Surrounded by a group of personal guards, he climbed up the hill near the sea. From here, he could almost see the battlefield of the naval battle.
As soon as he appeared, the fake Tatars who were on duty here excitedly stepped forward to greet him and chatted in a flurry of words.
"My lord, the Ming army will be defeated!"
"Yes, my lord, look at it. Only half of the Ming navy warships are big ships."
"Your Majesty, the Ming Navy Navy is still that kind of virtuous. They were probably forced to die by the people above!"
"..."
Shang Kexi did not respond to this, and did not bother to wipe his sweat, so he was led to a place with the best viewing angle to watch the battle.
Sure enough, he saw that there were only about thirty naval warships in the Ming army, and only half of the warships were similar to his warships, and the others were several sizes smaller.
Seeing this, Shang Ke couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Could it be that as his subordinates said, these Ming Navy naval warships were forced to come here by those Shangguan whose heads were caught in the door? Several years have passed, and Ming officials still have the same virtue!
Thinking like this, he finally smiled, thinking in his heart, maybe he should quickly add another memorial to Shengjing today, right?
However, the development of things quickly exceeded his expectations. Everything that happened next shocked him, if he had glasses!
Before the Manqing Navy even left the harbor, the Ming Navy took the upper hand. Then, the small boats raised their sails and rushed directly towards the Manqing Navy without the cover of the big ships. At the same time, the big ship followed behind the small boat.
Dare to charge to the death, fight on the side? Shang Ke was happy to see this and thought in surprise: Obviously there are more warships on his side. If he rushes over like this, isn't he looking for death?
While he was thinking about it, he saw the small boats suddenly burst into flames, and then the wind blew straight at the Qingshui Division. At this time, Shang Kexi and others realized that the Ming army had used a trick of killing a thousand enemies and damaging themselves eight hundred, but they were going to die together?
The Manqing navy wanted to avoid it, but the Ming army had already made plans, so there was no way they could avoid it! The heads of those small boats had iron spears, which were directly pierced into the Manqing Navy's large ship. The raging fire quickly burned the large ship.
This sudden fire attack caught Manqing Navy off guard and was unable to extinguish it at all. As a result, the Manchu and Qing sailors were like dumplings, and they could only rush to jump into the sea.
With the intensity of the fire, the harbor exit has become even narrower. The Manchu navy warships that were not on fire behind them had to avoid the burning ships. In the panic, they were like headless flies, and many ships collided with each other.
Under normal circumstances, it doesn't matter. At best, take some time to separate.
However, the Ming Navy's warship followed the fireship and arrived just in time. The artillery on the ship fired without any aim, and almost all hit the Manqing Navy's warship.
The entire naval battle, almost from the beginning, was one-sided. The two navy divisions are completely at two levels, both in terms of tactics and adaptability!
In fact, this is completely understandable. Only people like Shang Kexi didn't feel it at first. As for Zheng Zhilong, he knew it would be like this before he fought.
The gratifying Manchu Navy comes from the former Denglai Navy. And divided into two parts. Some of them were Shang Kexi's original subordinates; some were warships that Kong Youde captured from Dengzhou; no matter which part of the navy they belonged to, they had never fought a serious naval battle before.
Because when they were still the navy of the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had no navy and no naval battles to fight.
By the time they were Manchu navy, the Ming army would have no navy, and there would be no naval battles to fight!
The Ming Navy Navy was actually from the Fujian Navy. It was a navy that had fought many naval battles with pirates of all sizes, and had even fought naval battles with the French and Dutch fleets, and had won them.
The level of naval combat between the two navies is not at the same level at all. It is actually not an exaggeration to describe the Ming Dynasty Navy and the Manqing Navy as adults and babies.
In the naval battle at this time, the Manchu navy, which was still very proud, was beaten by the Ming navy commanded by Zheng Zhilong, and was unable to fight back at all. Shang Kexi and his men on the top of the mountain were stunned, and no one said a word for a long time.
At the end of the battle, no one of the remaining warships of the Manchu Navy listened to the flagship's order, and they all fled back to the port.
After being bombarded by coastal defense artillery, the Daming Navy did not pursue it again, but slowly retreated towards Lushun.
Shang Ke was happy on the mountain. Although he saw more than thirty invading Ming navy ships, only a dozen returned. As for the naval warships under his command, there are still about thirty ships that have returned to the port. In terms of quantity, his side still has the advantage.
However, at this time, he just looked at the fire on the warship that was still burning at the entrance of the harbor, and then looked at the Ming Navy sailing away. His face looked as ugly as possible.
Did you win?
Judging from the remaining warships, it seems to have won!
But, is this really a win?
Before Shang Kexi could find a reason to comfort himself, one of his subordinates forced a smile and said to him: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, our Great Qing Navy has won the first battle and repelled the invading Ming Navy. !”
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, the navy of the Ming Dynasty has lost more than half of its invaders!" When the other subordinates saw this, they immediately agreed.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations..."
"Congratulations!" Before they could come up to congratulate them one by one, Shang Kexi suddenly became furious. Regardless of his image as a prince, he swore and cursed angrily: "Are you blind? Or is this king blind? Do you win or not? Can’t this king see it?”
His angry shouting frightened these men to the point where they all knelt down and did not dare to say anything.
Shang Kexi didn't bother to argue with these people. He angrily threw up his sleeves and walked down the mountain.
In Jinzhou City, many fake Tatars were cheering, repelling the Ming Navy and annihilating half of the invading warships. It was a great victory...
However, as long as a careful listener listens carefully to their cheers, one can hear that they are not confident enough!
When Shang Kexi returned home, Xu Erxian had already arrived. He seemed to have been affected by the fire. He looked disgraced and without saying a word, he knelt down to apologize to Shang Kexi.
These fake Tatar leaders naturally knew in their hearts that they actually lost this battle and were suppressed by the Ming Dynasty navy. Whether it is the dispatch of the navy or the elite of the navy, they are not at the same level at all.
After a while, Ban Zhifu suddenly smiled, broke the silence, and said to Shang Kexi: "My lord, congratulations!"
"..." Shang Ke was happy to hear this and couldn't help turning his head to look at him. His face was very ugly and he said nothing.
