On the official road, a group of cavalry galloped eastward, the horses' hooves clattering on the ground, raising a cloud of yellow dust.The first person was Hong Chengchou, the governor of Beizhili, who was wearing a black official robe, his bowl hat was a little crooked in the bumps, and he waved his horsewhip with a solemn expression.Since Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River and broke through the city of Guocheng outside Nanjing, Hong Chengchou was removed from the position of governor of Jiangnan, and he has never had the opportunity to take power again.In the past two years, because of Hong Chengchou's meritorious service in presiding over the casting of firearms and training the new army, and the gradual decline of the upper echelons of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dol Luo reused Hong Chengchou, and gave him the most important governor of Beizhili, and asked him to control the military affairs of Shandong and Port Arthur in Liaodong.This is Hong Chengchou's second time in power after several years of dormancy, and at the same time, he once again ushered in his old opponent Zhao Ming.Hong Chengchou greatly cherished this opportunity to serve as the governor of Beizhili, so when he heard that Zhao Ming led the sailors to Shandong, he rushed to Dengzhou non-stop.The cavalry galloped all the way, and the Qing knights ran one by one with crooked helmets and oblique armor, and finally arrived outside the Dengzhou Water Village."
Come, stop!
The barracks are important, and you are not allowed to trespass!
”The Qing soldiers guarding the camp had already discovered this cavalry, and immediately moved to block the road with a horse pile, and raised their spears to block it."
Huh~" The war horse neighed, and the galloping cavalry stopped sharply and almost crashed into the horse rejection stake."
What a big bold!
Lord Zhongtang also dares to stop it!
”Wu Liuqi, the commander of the standard, straightened the helmet covering his eyes, and was immediately furious.Wu Liuqi in the battle of Jinhua, abandoned Yanzhou and fled, killed Zhu Dadian, did not tolerate Zhejiang, took refuge in Zheng Zhilong, and later with Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, after the defeat of the Qing army, he fled to Jiangnan with Duoduo, and was later enabled by Hong Chengchou.Hong Chengchou waved his hand, stopped Wu Liuqi, turned over and dismounted, and said with a calm face: "Go and inform your military gate, just say that Hong Chengchou has arrived!"
”After a while, Shi Lang hurriedly came, saw Hong Chengchou from a distance, and immediately stepped forward and knelt down on one knee: "Shi Lang meets Lord Zhongtang!"
”Hong Chengchou helped him up and asked directly, "What about the main force of the Haikou to Changshan Island?"
”Shi Lang hurriedly returned the troop carrier and was attacked by the Ming army's sailors, and explained to Hong Chengchou in person.When Hong Chengchou heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It is a wise move for Shi Junmen to bring the sailors into the military port.Zhao Zamao came from afar, and his intention must be a quick decision, the sailor is not his opponent at the moment, and he can't start a war with him unless he has to do so. ”Hearing that Zhao Zamao had arrived in Shandong, Hong Chengchou was very anxious, for fear that the Qing army's sailors would rush into battle and be defeated by Zhao Zamao.Now that Hong Chengchou listened to Shi Lang's words, he immediately relieved his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.Zhao Ming attacked the Qing army's troop transport ship with three gunboats, the original intention was to lure the Qing army's naval division out of the port, and the main force of the Ming army hidden behind Changshan Island could be flanked by the gunboats, shoot down an ambush, and annihilate the Qing army's naval division.However, Shi Lang was not fooled, not only did he not send a fleet to rescue, but instead strengthened the defense of various military ports.Now Zhao Ming can only seize Changshan Island, anchor the ship off the coast of Dengzhou, and send sailors to challenge outside the port.Shi Lang heard Hong Chengchou's words, and couldn't help but feel relieved, at first he was worried that Hong Chengchou would blame him for avoiding the war, but now it seems that Hong Chengchou's thoughts are the same as his, and he feels that he can't fight a decisive battle with the Ming army at this time."
Lord Zhongtang, let's go to the camp and talk again!"
Shi Lang asked sideways.Hong Chengchou waved his hand, regardless of his physical fatigue, and asked, "There are Haikou warships cruising outside the military port!"
”Shi Lang said: "Back in the middle hall, the Haikou tried to storm the military port, but was repelled by the sailors and the battery.Since then, pirate ships have not approached the port, but they do often cruise the sea. ”Hong Chengchou bowed slightly, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Take this governor to the fort to have a look!"
”At the beginning, Hong Chengchou served as the governor of Jiangnan, Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River, broke through the Jiangning Waiguo City, so that the Manchu Qing Dynasty lost face, Hong Chengchou was reprimanded by the Manchu court, and later Zhao Zamao went north, and the sailor went directly to Dagukou, which shook the world and made the Manchu Qing Dynasty remove Hong Chengchou's official position.This time, Hong Chengchou became the governor of Beizhili, and Zhao Ming led the sailor to come again, which can be said to be the enemy meeting, and his eyes were extraordinarily red.Now that Zhao Zamao's prestige is known to the world, Hong Chengchou will not despise him as much as before, and is ready to fight 100% and defeat Zhao Ming's attack, so as to be ashamed.Shi Lang saw that Hong Chengchou was resolute, so he immediately took Hong Chengchou and his party to a fort at the entrance of the military port.The battery is located on a hill with the artillery facing the outside, which can control the entrance to the military port, block the enemy ships from approaching the military port, and if the gun port is turned, it can cover most of the military port.The group climbed to the top of the fort, and Shi Lang explained: "The judgment of the humble position is the same as that of Lord Zhongtang, the Haikou has come from afar, and the supply is inconvenient, and the intention is to quickly defeat my Great Shimizu Division.The meaning of the humble position is that the sailors will temporarily enter the harbor and not collide with the pirates, if the pirates can't hold their breath, the fleet will directly attack the harbor, and the cooperation of our Dashimizu division and the batteries will be enough to severely damage the pirates, and then launch a counterattack.If the Haikou did not attack the harbor and the sailors backed the hinterland of Shandong, it was convenient to supply, and the Haikou would need to transfer grain and grass from the south, which would be difficult to hold on to for a long time. ”Hong Chengchou bowed slightly, and glanced at Shi Lang approvingly, "Marquis, this governor didn't mistake you!"
Your idea is good, now there is still a gap between my Great Shimizu Master and Haikou, and I need to try to preserve my strength.The best strategy for the Navy to temporarily anchor in the military harbor and wait for the pirates to attack, or to wait for them to run out of food.However, you must send more men and horses to defend this fort to prevent the pirates from taking the fort first, and turn the guns to bombard the harbor!
”Shi Lang smiled and said: "The forts are all guarded by elite soldiers, and there is also a new army stationed in the city of Dengzhou Mansion, which can flank the Haikou attacking the fort at any time."
The land division carried by the Haikou is bound to be limited, and the Lord Zhongtang does not have to worry, the only thing that the humble post is worried about is that the imperial court does not understand the strategy of the humble position, and forces the humble position to fight a decisive battle with the Haikou Kou. ”Hong Chengchou heard the words and groaned, because of the recent defeat of the Qing army in the south, the internal situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was relatively turbulent, and the regent Dolgon was attacked by Zilharang and others, and he really hoped that he would repel the Haikou as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in the DPRK and China.Hong Chengchou was silent for a long time, and then said: "You don't have to worry about the imperial court, this governor is here to help you with, you just have to deal with Haikou!"
”As he spoke, Hong Chengchou took out the clairvoyant mirror, scanned the sea, suddenly collected the clairvoyant mirror, frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that Haikou often cruises along the coast of Dengzhou, why don't you even have a shadow." ”Shi Lang hurriedly glanced at the sea, and the Ming warships that flaunted their might outside the military port on weekdays did not see any of them.Shi Lang frowned, "Could it be that Zhao Zamao saw that there was no chance to take advantage of it, so he led the fleet to withdraw!"
”Hong Chengchou shook his head, "Zhao Zamao is good at swimming, and if he can't get through all the way, he will take another road."
Ben Governor expected that he had seen that Dengzhou had taken precautions, so he went to Lushun!
”In the Bohai Strait, the southeast wind blows the sea, five gunboats full sail in front, 100 lucky ships in the back, the fleet is divided into two groups, riding the wind and waves forward.Zhao Ming was wearing armor and standing on the bow of the ship in a red cloak, looking at the north, and a coastline had appeared in front of him."
Dashuai, Lushun has arrived!"
Guo Zhong on the side saw it, immediately pointed to the north, and said loudly.
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