This expedition was going well at the beginning. We even thought it would be a two-day trip to Lushun or something like that, and then we would be able to make a triumphant return.
As a result, the siege did not go well. A few days after the siege, military intelligence emerged on the back road. The news had just been received that there could not be a strong enemy at sea, but another strong enemy was discovered.
Thinking of this, Daishan suddenly had a very bad premonition. Could it be that the army leading the expedition this time was going to fail?
When he thought about this possibility, he became particularly irritable.
Daishan was not worried about being punished for losing the battle, but the consequences of this defeat would be serious.
The future of the Qing Dynasty rests on the sea. Therefore, Lushun must be occupied. In this way, the Qing Dynasty can control the sea and open a bright road for the Qing Dynasty's future. If Lushun cannot be captured, the hope of the Qing Dynasty will be cut off again, and the future will be very sad!
Also, if this battle is defeated, the Ming army will gain a foothold in Lushun. As a result, the situation where the Qing Dynasty was restrained in previous years will appear again. Even this time it was much more serious than when Mao Wenlong was there.
Because Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding, is personally in charge of Lushun, and his troops are also elite, far beyond the comparison of Mao Wenlong's beggar army! If the Ming Dynasty controls the sea again, it can invade the Qing Dynasty everywhere. The Qing Dynasty had limited troops and the coastline was so long, so how could it possibly be defended?
Thinking of this, Daishan shouted in his heart: No, the navy must win!
He has never realized the importance of the Navy as he does now!
If the navy was defeated, the coast would have to be abandoned, just like during the Xianhan period, which would have a huge impact on the Qing's national power.
Therefore, Daishan immediately issued a military order, telling Shang Kexi to win the naval battle!
Then, regardless of his old age and frailty, he climbed to the top of the mountain in person to watch this naval battle that was crucial to the Qing Dynasty.
By the time Dai Shan stepped up to the top of the mountain panting, a lot of time had passed, and the situation at sea could be clearly seen.
For the first time, he didn't even have time to wipe off his sweat, so he went to look at the situation on the sea surface.
I saw countless Ming navy ships approaching from the sea outside Lushun Bay. Just by looking at it, he was dumbfounded: "What's going on? Why does the Ming Navy have so many ships?"
When he first saw the size of the Ming Dynasty's navy, he had a bad feeling in his heart. He was afraid that he would lose this crucial battle!
However, he was still grasping the last straw in his heart, so he immediately asked: "Are these all transport ships of the Ming Dynasty, not warships, right?"
They couldn't tell the difference between warships and transport ships, so they felt that the sea was full of ships.
However, the sentry on the mountain is a decent person. He belongs to the navy after all. At least he can distinguish between a warship and a transport ship. Therefore, when he heard Daishan's question, he quickly replied: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, they are all warships..."
Hearing this, Daishan suddenly became furious, turned to stare at the man, and shouted sternly: "This is impossible! Where did the Ming Dynasty get so many warships? Are you blind?"
However, he knew in his heart that no one dared to lie to him. So, he was a little desperate.
On the sea, there were at least two hundred Ming Navy warships. Just by looking at it, even he, who did not understand naval warfare, could tell that the Ming Navy was definitely much more elite than the North Korean Navy!
This battle is full of danger and danger!
Just like when facing death, no one is willing to die willingly and always thinks of various possible ways to survive. In a flash, Daishan thought of a life-saving straw and quickly said to himself: "It's okay, it won't happen." Whatever happened, King Zhishun was the former commander of the Ming Dynasty Navy. He is familiar with naval battles and is a capable man. He will definitely defeat this Ming Dynasty Navy!"
Now, that's all he can think. With this glimmer of hope, he no longer addressed him by his first name, but instead addressed him with a gratifying official position.
At this time, he didn't know that Shang Kexi on the boat was sweating like a stream on his forehead.
If you really want to say that Shang Kexi is an expert in naval warfare, he can only fool these Jianlu. It can even be said that Shang Kexi has never fought a real naval battle at all. When he used to command the navy of the Dongjiang Army, the ships he commanded were not called warships, but transport ships. They were just transporting troops back and forth, because his opponent Jianlu did not have a navy at all!
However, Shang Kexi had commanded the navy after all, and had dealt with ships for several years. Therefore, he had some discernment, and he could tell at a glance that the Ming army had more than two hundred warships, and he was definitely not the one with more than one. With a hundred ships, we can win.
If possible, he would not want to fight. If he could escape, he would. However, this time, the Ming Navy was blocked in Lushun Harbor again. Even the ships that were originally outside the harbor fled back into the harbor. There was no other way. The Ming Navy had a premeditated plan and surrounded them from all directions. It would be impossible not to come back.
"Damn it, why did only so many ships come when we fought for the first time?" Shang Kexi thought of the battle in Jinzhou and couldn't help but cursed, "Do you pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger? Still think it's fun? ?”
He absolutely did not believe that there were so many warships in the Ming Dynasty, and there would only be a few warships in the early stage. The Ming army definitely concealed its strength from the beginning!
Shang Ke was happy and panicked, needless to say, his men were even more panicked. The war was imminent, and his subordinate Xu Erxian was so panicked that he ran to the flagship in person, sweating profusely and asking for instructions: "Your Majesty, what should we do? How should we fight..."
Seeing everyone around him in such a panic, Shang Kexi suddenly came to his senses. If he continued to panic like this, there would really be no possibility of winning. No matter what, morale must be raised first.
Thinking this, he immediately shouted loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, we have more than a hundred warships than the Ming Dynasty Navy, and we have the advantage in strength!"
Xu Erxian was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After he came to his senses, he immediately reminded in panic: "Your Majesty, look at those Korean warships. They are all fishing boats. What's the use of these..."
Before he could finish his words, Shang Kexi suddenly became furious. He stepped forward and kicked Xu Erxian until he sat on the deck. Then he pointed at him and shouted: "Idiot, we will definitely win this battle." The one who wins, do you understand? The naval forces of the Ming Dynasty are all useless, and you have been like this before, don’t you understand?”
After scolding and hinting, Xu Erxian looked at the furious Shang Kexi, finally came to his senses, quickly got up, and then responded loudly: "Yes, the prince is right!"
After agreeing, he looked at the panicked sailors around him and shouted loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, we have more than a hundred warships than the Ming Navy. More than a hundred ships! And the Ming Navy has more than a hundred warships!" They are all rotten, and they are all worthless. Everyone listens to the prince’s orders. The prince is the most powerful in naval battles, and he will definitely lead us to defeat the Ming Dynasty navy!”
After hearing what he said, many people who were originally from the Dongjiang Army, remembering the past, finally stopped being so panicked and could deceive themselves.
However, God doesn't want Shang Kexi Ruyi to even deceive himself and others.
At this moment, the flagship of the North Korean Navy collided. On the bow deck, the North Korean Navy Commander Park Zhenyu, with a pale face, shouted to Shang Kexi in a very frightened voice: "Your Majesty, it's not good. It's the Zheng family, the Zheng family's fleet, we are finished, we are all finished..."
Shang Kexi was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He had seen the flag with the word "Zheng" on the warship of the Ming Navy. But the word "Zheng" should be very common, so he didn't think much about it at all.
Then, he immediately came to his senses. The North Korean naval commander was not talking about the Ming general named "Zheng", but the fleet of the "Zheng family"!
As Shang Kexi, who had commanded the Denglai Navy before, he had heard about his colleagues at sea. Therefore, his face immediately turned pale again, and the sweat that had just recovered began to flow down again. According to this posture, even if Shang Kexi is not scared to death, he will probably die of dehydration!
Seeing no reaction from Shang Kexi, Park Zhenyu thought that he was ignorant and did not understand the current situation at sea. Thinking about it, the Daqing Navy was useless before, and it was not as good as the North Korean Navy, where the nobles in the court were selling things privately to trade and make money, so I had heard the news.
So, he was so anxious that he shouted again: "Your Majesty, that is Zheng Zhilong's fleet, the pirate king Zheng Zhilong! All the pirates who disobeyed him were wiped out by him, and even the Western Yi were subdued by him. Your Majesty, …”
The surrounding sailors were still dazed and unaware of the situation, but after Shang Kexi and Xu Erxian told them, they felt that there was still a chance of victory. But now they heard that their opponent was some kind of pirate king, and he had wiped out all the pirates. Even Xi Yi was no match for him. How can you fight someone who is so powerful?
When Park Zhenyu discovered that it was Zheng Zhilong who was leading over two hundred warships to kill him, he was frightened and fainted. He hurriedly ran to Shang Kexi and explained to Shang Kexi how powerful his opponent was, hoping that Shang Kexi could think of a way.
If Shang Kexi is also very powerful and at the same level as Zheng Zhilong, then after explaining the opponent's situation, he can make a clear target and know himself and the enemy, which may be beneficial to the war. However, how could Shang Kexi compete with Zheng Zhilong in naval battles. This is a complete contrast between a doll wearing crotchless pants and a strong man.
Ever since, after understanding the strength of his opponent, the doll wearing crotchless pants was so scared that all the sailors around him were also scared.
Facing the offensive of the Ming Navy, the Manchu Navy not only failed to organize its warships to fight, but instead became a mess. Just because his own ship collided with his own ship, many sailors fell into the sea.
When the Ming navy warship rushing at the front started firing "boom boom boom", it was like it was the starting gun on the sports field. As soon as the cannon sounded, the North Korean sailors came first, like dumplings, all of them He jumped into the sea on his own initiative.
Someone took the lead, and more people followed suit. Suddenly, the Manqing Navy had no one to fight, and they were all running for their lives!
The navy of the Ming Dynasty was rushing over. Seeing this situation, they couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. I felt like I was holding back a lot of energy and was about to deliver a punch, but my opponent knelt down and surrendered, making it impossible to deliver the punch at all.
This is the first time Zheng Zhilong on the flagship has seen this situation. I couldn't help but be a little confused and couldn't help but scratch the back of my head. According to rumors, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not very brave. What was going on?
Of course Daishan on the mountain also saw this scene from beginning to end. Suddenly, he was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood!
In order to gather this navy, the Qing Dynasty spent a lot of effort.
A very important reason why Shang Kexi was named King Zhishun was that he returned with the Ming navy and made up for a shortcoming of the Qing Dynasty at sea.
Later, in order to do business with merchants from the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, he began to pay attention to the navy and allocated supplies to repair warships. And no matter how hard they pushed the North Korean monarchs and ministers, they forcibly took the North Korean navy and were not prepared to return it. For this reason, more than 10,000 people had to be allocated food and fodder.
For the Qing Dynasty, there were not many supplies in the first place. They squeezed a little bit of food between their teeth and built a huge navy forcefully. More than three hundred ships!
However, when the navy really needed to be used, when they encountered the Ming navy that was smaller than their own, instead of fighting them, they all jumped into the sea and fled to the shore, not even the boat!
Among the prodigal families of the Qing Dynasty, Shang Kexi, a dog slave, was the worst!
Compared to Daishan who almost vomited blood, all the Ming troops on top of Lushun City cheered happily. Just like watching a circus, pointing at the embarrassment of Jianlu Navy on the top of the city, don't be too happy!
Lu Xiangsheng stood there, although he didn't smile as happily as his subordinates, at least he had a smile on his face. The Jianlu Navy is so vulnerable that it doesn't even have a single blow, so it's okay to just run away after hearing the news! At this moment, he became more confident in the Ming Dynasty's recovery of Liaodong.
This is true for him, let alone ordinary soldiers. Originally, because of the battle to defend Lushun, there was no intention to attack the city after the battle against Jianlu, so there was no longer any fear of the legendary Jianlu. Now seeing the scene of Jianlu Navy running away after hearing the news, it has strengthened their confidence in winning the Liaodong War!
After Gao Yigong was delighted to hear what he saw, he suddenly came back to his senses and quickly asked Lu Xiangsheng for instructions: "Sir, how about we go out of the city to pursue him for a while?"
In this situation of escape, chasing and killing is the easiest thing. And be careful not to let the Jianlu reinforcements come over. It is not difficult to just chase and kill the Jianlu sailors who fled on the sea side.
Hearing what he said, other generals also asked Lu Xiangsheng to fight. With such a good opportunity, there will definitely be a very big result!
However, after Lu Xiangsheng looked at the situation outside the city for a while, he shook his head and ordered: "Send the order and shout outside the city. Those who kneel on the beach and surrender will not be killed. The rest who dare to flee to the Jianlu side will be shot. Those who can kill will be killed." How much is what!”
He took a fancy to those ordinary North Korean sailors and wanted to use them. But he would never let go of the officers he led, whom he had already memorized in a small notebook.
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