The three forts of Fushan, Wolf Mountain and Jingjiang are located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, west of Chongming, forming a pocket.Wolf Mountain on the north bank and Fushan Mountain on the south bank seem to be the mouth of the bag, and Jingjiang is the bottom of the bag.The Jingjiang Fort is located in the center of the river, and the fort can control the entire river, while Fushan is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and can only control the river surface south of the central channel.Zhao Ming heard that a Qing army went straight to Fushan Fort, and knew that he had entered the Yangtze River, which indeed attracted the attention of Man Dahai.However, at the same time, Zhao Ming also knew that once the Qing army shifted its attention from Hangzhou to him, the Donghai Town Water Division would inevitably usher in a fierce battle.The city of Hangzhou is difficult to attack, even if Zhao Ming attracts Man Dahai's attention, so that Man Dahai has no time to pay attention to Hangzhou, whether Hangzhou can be taken is still a question.Therefore, when Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River, he did not take away the army of Donghai Town under the city of Hangzhou, but only led the sailor division to join Wang Deshun on Chongming Island, and then broke into the Yangtze River, with a total strength of 10,000 people."
In addition to rushing to the Fushan Fort, did the Qing army have any other movements?"
Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice.The scout hurriedly replied: "Returning to the commander, except for the enemy who pounced on Fushan, the movement of the Qing army has not been discovered for the time being. ”Wang Deshun said in a deep voice: "Marshal, the Qing army rushed to Fushan, it must be trying to block the retreat of the water division!"
”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "Order the Fushan Fort to hold on, and then order the Wolf Mountain Fort on the north bank to pay attention to the movements of the enemy in Yangzhou." ”The Qing army could not blockade Jiangbei by recapturing the Fushan Fort, and had to seize the Langshan Fort on the north bank at the same time."
Whoa!"
Wang Deshun clenched his fists and received the order, but then reminded: "Marshal, if the Qing army intends to recapture the fort and block our retreat, is it too dangerous for the sailor to be in the middle of the river?"
If the Qing army recaptures the fort and sets up artillery along the river to bombard the warships, we will have no way to avoid it, and we will inevitably be quite passive. ”Zhao Ming's sailor, after all, is not an ironclad ship, the wooden ship is hit by a cannon, and the hull is a hole.According to the investigation of the Tiandihui, the Qing army worked hard in the river defense in the past few years, not only to build forts, cast a large number of artillery, but also trained an inland water division.The safest way now is to withdraw to Chongming temporarily, but in this way, it is obviously impossible to drag Mandahai.If he could not contain the Qing army in Jiangnan, Zhu Yihai would obviously not be able to capture Hangzhou, but if he could not capture Hangzhou, he would not be able to shake the strategy of attacking Hunan in the four provincial capitals.At this time, Zhao Ming not only could not retreat, but even needed to continue to move forward, at least threatening Zhenjiang and cutting off the Cao Yun in order to drag a large number of Qing troops in Jiangnan.Zhao Ming waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "At this time, we can't retreat yet, and the fleet must continue to move forward and approach Zhenjiang." ”Zhao Ming's situation at this time is indeed very passive, if he withdraws at this time, he can avoid a vicious battle and preserve the strength of the sailor, but in this way, Hangzhou will definitely not be able to fight, and if he continues to advance, he will face a bloody battle, and even the danger of defeat.In the face of the overall situation, Zhao Ming chose the latter, and after a simple sacrifice in Jiangyin, the fleet did not withdraw from the Yangtze River, but continued to sail forward.The next day, the scouts reported that when the Qing army attacked the Fushan Fort, there was also a Qing army in Jiangbei that pounced on the Langshan Fort.At the same time, a large number of Qing troops were massed on Zhenjiang and the south bank of the Yangtze River.On October 5, Zhao Ming took the Zhenhai and led 6,000 sailors and 60 warships to continue sailing westward.Before the big ship, the rowing fast boat, opened its eyes for the army.For a while, I saw a huge warship on the river, like a moving mountain, and the drumming sails covered the river.On the flagship of the Ming army, Zhao Ming sat proudly on the deck of the helm tower, holding a war knife in one hand, and the armor soldier behind him stood according to the sword, majestic.On the side of the ship, there were Ming soldiers holding muskets and standing straight, with bright flags fluttering on the mast, and the fleet was rushing to Zhenjiang."
Dashuai, twenty miles ahead, there is a sandbar on the river, which is Yangzhong.The west of Yangzhong is Dantu, and then Zhenjiang City. ”Wang Deshun introduced.Zhao Ming was very familiar with the terrain along the Yangtze River, and he bowed slightly, "Is there a fort in this Yangzhong?"
Zhenjiang is the node of Caoyun, let Ben Shuai approach Zhenjiang, Man Dahai and Fan Wencheng are disgraced, will Man Dahai block it in Yangzhong?
”"Back to the marshal, there is indeed a fort in Yangzhong!
As for whether Mandahai will be blocked in Yangzhong, it still needs to be investigated?
”Wang De said by the way.At this moment, a small boat came quickly, approaching the big ship, and a scout hurriedly boarded the Zhenhai, hurriedly ran up, and knelt on one knee, "Report!"
Dashuai, more than ten miles ahead, on both sides of the Yangzhong sandbank, found a large number of enemy ships. ”Zhao Ming stood up, and the Qing army really intercepted it in Yangzhong, not wanting the Ming army to approach Zhenjiang and threaten the Manchu Caoyun.Zhao Ming was silent for a while, and the generals all looked over, and after a while, Zhao Ming said loudly: "Bring the map!"
”Located in the center of the Yangtze River, the Yangzhong sandbar separates the river water and forms two waterways, north and south.At this time, on the sandbar, there were many banners, and the Qing soldiers wearing coats and hats were busy piling up earthen bags and reinforcing the forts.On the fort made of sandbags and stones, a pitch-black red-coated cannon with its muzzle aimed at the river.Behind the fort, on the back of the sandbar, hundreds of Qing warships lowered their sails and anchored on the riverside, the deck was lined with non-commissioned officers, the red-coated cannons on the bow of the ship, the gun jackets were uncovered, and the gunners were carrying gunpowder and shells, making preparations before the battle.On the bank of the Yangtze River south of Yangzhong Sandbank, there are also many Qing troops who are busy setting up artillery, waiting for the arrival of the Ming army's naval division.Mandahai is not on the sandbank, nor on the warship of the Jiang Waterproof Division, as the prince of Manchuria, he can not be in danger, for him, the sandbar and the warship are not safe, or riding a horse stationed on the south bank, can pull the horse and evacuate at any time, so that he has a sense of security."
Lord Wang, there are artillery batteries on the Yangzhong sandbank, there are naval divisions in the north and south waterways, and the army on the south bank has also built artillery arrays.If Zhao Zamao led the fleet to arrive, he would be bombarded by the Yangzhong Fort, the Naval Division, and the artillery array on the south bank, and the Qing Dynasty would definitely be able to defeat Zhao Zamao!
”Liu Liangzuo introduced Man Dahai.There were very few generals in the Manchu army, and after the last battle of Taihu Lake, the Manchu Qing formed the Taihu Lake Water Division, and Liu Liangzuo was transferred to the Water Division and trained in the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake for three years.This battle can be said to be the first time that Liu Liangzuobu, as a sailor, fought with the naval army of Donghai Town.Man Dahai bowed slightly, "Zhao Zamao, this person is also loyal."
If it weren't for the situation this time, he probably wouldn't have ventured into the Yangtze River.But since he came and gave this king this opportunity, then this king has to cherish it and cripple him!
”As he was talking, a Qing general raised his finger and said, "Lord Wang, Zhao Zamao is here!"
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