Chapter 746 The Battle of Xiamen
Zhao Ming's original plan was to meet with the Navy in Fuzhou, and then advance along the water and land to sweep the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong.
Unexpectedly, he overestimated the combat effectiveness of Zheng's army. In fact, after Zheng Chenggong took away the main force, Fujian was even more empty than Zhao Ming thought.
This may be the deepest part of Zheng Chenggong's heart that he still believes in Zhao Ming, and thinks that Zhao Ming will not stab him, so Fujian did not leave many infantry troops.
After all, when the court was in conflict, Zhao Ming raised an army and rescued Zhu Yihai, Zheng Chenggong did not raise all the troops to attack Zhejiang, but just acted and sent out a side army, which was considered as letting Zhao Ming go.
Otherwise, Zhao Ming would not have been so smooth when he attacked Zhenjiang and forced Nanjing.
However, no matter what Zheng Chenggong was doing at that time, Zhao Ming would not show mercy at this time. He stabbed Zheng Chenggong hard, held the hilt and stirred hard, so that Zheng Chenggong would lose his combat power.
At this time, the Han army camp in Tong'an County spread in Quanzhou Prefecture.
On the other side, on the two islands of Jinxia, warships gathered, gathering Zheng army warships and merchant ships.
After Zheng Hongkui was defeated in Nanping, he felt that the Han army had strong combat power and did not dare to compete for power on land. He led the Zheng army to retreat to the Kinmen and Xiamen islands.
The Zheng army has been scattered on the sea for many years. After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, it declined for a while, but in recent years, it has been revived.
The fleet was shipped to Japan, the South China Sea, and even followed the Han Dynasty, occupied the northern part of Borneo, and established a colony.
Faced with the Zheng army gathered on the sea, the Han army had no choice for a moment.
Zhao Ming stationed troops in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, sent troops to collect all parts of Fujian, and sent people to guard the northern Fujian passes to prevent Zheng Chenggong from returning to help.
At this time, Zhao Ming was discussing military affairs in the Tong'an camp, and suddenly the sound of cannons roared on the sea.
"What's going on?" Zhao Ming leaned in front of the sand table, discussing military information, and couldn't help but look up and ask.
Zhang Jiayu said: "Your Highness, has the navy arrived?"
Zhao Ming straightened up, picked up his helmet, "Go and see!"
At that moment, the crowd picked up the tent and went out to a hill by the beach.
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The smoke of gunpowder was filled with gunfire, and under the roar of artillery, warships and the sea were shaking.
"It's the navy that arrived!" Zhang Jiayu said excitedly when he saw the scene of the sea battle.
Zhao Ming immediately said in a deep voice: "Send the order and the army will prepare immediately. Once the navy wins, the army will immediately take the opportunity to capture Xiamen!"
"As for the order!" Wang Yi immediately clasped his fists and took the order, then turned around and left.
In the Han army camp, soldiers gathered on the beach and found many sea boats, ready to take the opportunity to rush to ferry at any time.
On the hill, Zhao Ming and others continued to observe the naval battle and watched the changes in the battle situation.
Since the Han Navy was established, it has won more than less at sea, but it has been invincible, defeated both the Netherlands and Spain.
However, the Dutch and the Spaniards, after all, have few people and few ships, are rare to shoot two fleets like this.
At this time, Zhao Ming and his group stood on the hill watching, staring at the sea. The artillery battle was extremely fierce, which made the Han army unexpectedly not that the Han army did not completely gain the upper hand.
Zheng's artillery shells hit a Han army warship, and the shells exploded, and the ship suddenly scattered wood.
"Zheng Jun actually equipped the flowering bullet!" Zhang Jiayu frowned.
A few years ago, Zhao Ming first used the flowering bullet in a naval battle with the Dutch, and then, in the battle to capture Zhenjiang, he used the flowering bullet again, which immediately shocked the Longwu court and forced Longwu to release Zhu Yihai.
At that time, the flowering bullet entered the field of vision of all parties.
Flowering bullets were used in the Ming Dynasty. They were used many times in the battlefield in western Liaoning, but the technology was immature and could easily cause explosions, so the army was unwilling to use them.
After the Han army used the flowering bullet, all forces paid attention to this kind of shell.
The Qing army and various forces in the Ming Dynasty sent me some works to the Han Dynasty to steal secrets, and invested money and craftsmen to improve the original flowering bullets.
Zhao Ming looked at the battlefield, but he didn't expect that Zheng Jun actually mastered the flowering bullet. The spread of military technology was indeed the fastest.
The naval battle lasted for an hour, and the opportunity the Han army had been waiting for never appeared, and the naval battle ended in a hurry.
The damage to the wooden warships by the flowering bullets was too huge. After one hour of fighting, more than ten warships of the Han army sank and more than twenty warships of the Zheng army sank.
The loss was too heavy. In addition, during the artillery battle, the Zheng army used its specialty fire ship tactics, and thousands of fire ships rushed up, causing the Han navy to temporarily evacuate the battlefield.
On the hill, Zhao Ming looked at the sea, floating mutilation, and the sailing Zheng Junbo exhaled, and said in a deep voice: "Go back to the camp!"
The Han Navy wanted to go to join Zhao Ming, but was blocked by the Zheng Navy. After the war in the waters near Aotou, he had to temporarily retreat to Quanzhou Jinjiang to moor ships.
In the Han Army camp of Tong'an, Zhao Ming summoned everyone to discuss the situation and discuss the situation of the war.
Guo Zhong, the navy governor who came from Jinjiang, reported: "Your Highness, the navy started a hasty war this time and was not fully prepared, so he failed to defeat the Zheng army. Your Highness is ready for me and will definitely defeat the Zheng army!"
The Han Navy won consecutive victories and developed a spoiled heart. When he went south, he made sufficient preparations. He thought that the Zheng army was vulnerable, but he didn't want the Zheng Navy. The thin camel was bigger than a horse, so it was so difficult to deal with.
Although the Han army sunk more than 20 Zheng army warships, it also lost more than ten. The Han navy had never suffered such a great loss. Guo Zhong was afraid that the casualties would be too great and dared not fight again, so he retreated first.
Zhao Ming also saw that the Zheng Jun Navy, as the former maritime overlord in East Asia, was still very strong.
Although Zhao Ming had the strength to defeat the Zheng Army Navy, he would inevitably pay a certain price and would take some time.
Zhao Ming waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "The attack on Jin Xia, stop for the time being!"
When the Qing army invaded Fujian, Zheng Chenggong retreated to Jinxia, using the two islands as anti-Qing bases, and operated for a long time.
It was not easy for the Han army to capture Jin Xia.
Zhang Jiayu, the army officer, said: "Your Highness's intention is to ignore Jin Xia first and take Guangzhou first."
Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "I believe Guangzhou has received the news by leading the army into Fujian. The longer I stayed in Fujian, the more complete the defense of Guangzhou is. Furthermore, Tang Fan should have received the news and will definitely respond."
Zhang Jiayu nodded and said, "Your Highness's words are reasonable. If you spend too much time to capture Jin Xia, it is indeed unfavorable to us. However, if you leave behind the enemy of Jin Xia and go to capture Guangzhou, Zheng Yukui will inevitably raid the coast and threaten our rear."
Chapter completed!