Although Shi Lang did not want to fight, the Manchu court issued an order, and he could not fail to obey it.Sun Zhiqi organized a large number of people, and it took two days to fill a hundred grain boats.Shi Lang also ordered to gather the Qing army's naval divisions, and then anchored from Dengzhou and headed towards Lushun.30,000 sailors, five gunboats, and more than 400 large and small warships escorted hundreds of grain ships to Liaodong.Shandong's anti-Qing forces have always been relatively active, Shi Lang knew that the Ming army might find out the news of the Qing army's sailors, so he did not divide the troops, but gathered and clenched into fists, hoping to retreat the Ming army.At this time, in the harbor, the warships have lifted anchor and raised their sails, the sailors are maneuvering neatly, Shi Lang's flagship has been fully sailed, and hundreds of warships have sailed out of the harbor after them, leaving trails at the stern, and the scene is particularly spectacular.Shi Lang stood on the ship's tower, with the sea and the sky in front of him, the endless sea, and hundreds of warships sailing with Yang Fan in the back.This situation made Shi Lang forget the gap between the Qing army's sailors and the Ming army for a while, and his heart couldn't help but stir, giving birth to a sense of heroism, only to feel that with such a huge sailor, even if he met Zhao Zamao, what would it be?
When the Qing army's sailors poured out, Zhao Ming received the news that the Qing army's sailors were about to cross the sea to help."
Heaven and earth will report in detail, the Qing army in Dengzhou is loading grain and grass, and it is expected that they will cross the sea to rescue in the next few days."
Gu Yanwu said with some excitement: "Dashuai's plan to lure the snake out of the hole has come true!"
”Zhao Ming bowed his head slightly when he heard this, his heart was excited, but his face was not shocked: "This handsome is expected!"
”"Marshal, if the Qing army sailors dare to come, they will definitely have no return!"
Guo Zhong said excitedly.The Qing army sailors have been hiding in the harbor to avoid the war, and it is difficult for the Ming army sailors to rush into the harbor, so they have no way to take the Qing army sailors.Now that the Qing army's naval division took the initiative to leave the fort to escort it, the opportunity for the Ming army came.Gu Yanwu took over the conversation, "If the sailor division can completely annihilate the Qingshui division, the supply of the Qing army outside the gate will be cut off, and Lushun and even Shengjing can surrender without a fight." ”Previously, the Qing army transported grain to Shandong, and then prepared to transport it to Liaodong by sea.When the Qing army transported soldiers before, it loaded some grain and the rest of the grain was in Dengzhou.At this time, it was too late for the Qing army to transfer the grain from Dengzhou to Beijing, and then go out of Shanhaiguan to Liaoxi and Liaozhong and Liaodong.Therefore, transporting the stored grain from Dengzhou to Guanwai by sea became the last hope of Hong Chengchou and the Qing army outside Guanwai.If the Ming army defeated the Qing army's naval division and captured the Qing army's grain ship, it would cut off the Qing army's last hope.At this time, the Qing army wanted to transport grain again, firstly, the time was not in a hurry, and secondly, the Manchu court could not raise grain in a short time.At that time, the Qing army outside the Guanxi will definitely collapse without food, and the Ming army will seize Lushun and Shenyang and other places at the lowest cost.Zhao Ming stood up and said loudly: "This commander led the army north, and the first priority was to annihilate the Manshui Division.Now, the Qing army hiding in the harbor finally left the port, and ordered the officers and soldiers of the naval division to board the ship immediately, prepare to lift anchor and raise sails, and fight a decisive battle with the Qing army's naval division. ”The Ming naval division was anchored in the waters near Dalian Bay north of Lushun Pass.The command flag was hoisted on the Zhenhai, the trumpets and drums in the bay sounded, and the pipe and belt officials of the ships moored in the bay immediately came to the Zhenhai to discuss combat matters.According to intelligence, there were about 400 warships and more than 30,000 people in the Manchu Qing Division, while the Ming Army had only 100 warships and just 10,000 sailors.From this point of view, just comparing the ships and numbers, the strength of the Qing army on the bright side is stronger than that of the Ming army.The Qing army had a huge naval division, and in the face of so many huge ships, many of the Ming army's means and strategies could not be used, so there was only a head-to-head duel.Zhao Ming summoned the officers of each ship, and after a brief discussion, he immediately decided to go to sea to meet the battle.On the Zhenhai, the flagship of the Ming army, Zhao Ming waved his hand and shouted, "Hang the order flag, raise the anchor, and raise the sail!"
”Zhao Ming's big rope was hung on the main mast of the Zhenhai, and at the same time the command to set sail was issued, and the sailors on the decks of each ship turned the car closing rod one after another, and slowly pulled up the big iron anchor that sank into the water.At this time, the sailors who operated the sails struggled to pull up the white soft sails, as well as the hard bamboo sails of the lucky ship, and the sea breeze blew, the sails swollen, and the warships immediately moved.The sailors of the Ming army were experienced, and the warships quickly adjusted their sails, and the warships were lifted several times, and it was difficult to chase the fast horses.For a time, five soft sailing gunboats were in front, and nearly 100 lucky ships were behind, and thousands of sails went to sea, which was spectacular and could not help but make people admire.Zhao Ming stood on the helm tower, staring at the huge sailor, and a sense of pride also ignited in his heart.The cannon giant ship is the pride of a man, and when the Manchu Qing is defeated, he must join the great voyage, so that the warships of Donghai Town will be all over every corner of the ocean, so that Xiyi and the natives from all over the country will exclaim, "Tang Ship Owner is coming!"
”At this time, the Ming fleet sailed out of the bay, and then searched in the direction of Shandong, looking for the main force of the Qing army for a decisive battle.The sea is vast, and it is not easy to find the enemy on the sea, even if the Qing army fleet is large, it is not easy to be discovered.The Ming army searched the sea for a day, and the sky was getting dark, and the Ming army still did not find any trace of the Qing army.The Ming fleet spent the night in the bay near Beihuangcheng Island, and in the early morning of the second day, the ships set sail again and searched for it on the busy sea."
Marshal, why haven't there been any traces of the Qing army, could it be that they didn't come, or didn't take this route!"
Xie Qian couldn't help but ask.Zhao Ming shook his head, "When sailing at sea, you must sail according to the route, otherwise the ship will hit the reef in the shallow water by mistake, or deviate from the direction, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”Guo Zhong said: "The marshal is right, if the Qing army wants to transport supplies from the sea, it must take this route.It is not easy to open up a new route and find out the water lines, and the Qing army obviously has no time to explore the water lines now. ”"There's a boat ahead!"
As everyone was talking, they looked at the soldiers on the bucket, but suddenly exclaimed.In an instant, there was a loud bang on the deck, Zhao Ming jumped to the edge of the helm tower in a few steps, took out the clairvoyant mirror to watch, and sure enough, he saw a sail shadow in the distance."
That's right, I've finally found it!"
Zhao Ming had a smile on his face, and immediately waved his hand: "Adjust the sail, seize the upper hand, and give Ben Shuai a head-on!"
”At this time, there was a sudden confusion on the Qing warships, and the cries of the enemy ships were found to be resounding throughout the ships.In this sea area, the only one who can be called an enemy ship is naturally the Ming army, and Shi Lang's face suddenly sank.
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