Chapter 158 The Battle of Ganghwa Island III

Zheng Chenggong fully demonstrated what it means to make a prompt decision, what it means to be lightning fast, and what it means to stay still and move like thunder.

From the smoke rising from the sea to Liu Guoxuan's forcible landing, he set up camp on Ganghwa Island, far away from Mount Nemo. Bolo barely reacted before Liu Guoxuan arrived.

Although Liu Guoxuan's camp was very simple, due to time constraints, no strong camp could be built. However, the place Liu Guoxuan occupied was a dilapidated castle, and it could even be said that only the ruins of a circle remained.

This site seems to have been originally used to fight against the Mongols, but has long since been abandoned.

It can be seen that Liu Guoxuan has also done his homework on the situation on Ganghwa Island.

When Liu Guoxuan's army appeared on Jianghua Island, although the number was small, it gave Zhou Fuchen of Mount Nemo a shot in the arm.

Bolo fought fiercely and had already broken through two lines of defense. Xia's army suffered heavy casualties, but what made Zhou Fuchen even more uneasy was the collapse of military morale.

No matter how elite and strong Xia's army is, most of Xia's soldiers are just ordinary people. As the war progressed step by step, it has reached its current situation. Almost anyone with some knowledge knows that the victory or defeat has been won.

Certainly.

The rest is just a matter of time.

Xia Jun's organization is very problematic.

Zhou Fuchen clearly felt that the organization of the army had collapsed. Once an order was conveyed, it was not as efficient as before.

And Zhou Fuchen had no choice.

In the face of death, no punishment has such a great deterrent effect. If he makes a strong decision, it will be counterproductive and may force the people below him to rebel. So he can only turn a blind eye. Xia Jun is like this

, and the North Korean army is even more unbearable.

If it weren't for the death threat from the Qing army, it would still exist.

Maybe someone will surrender.

However, even so, the current situation cannot last long.

Fortunately, Liu Guoxuan came at this time.

A distant wisp of wolf smoke caught Zhou Fuchen's eyes, and then there were cheers one after another in Zhou Fuchen's ears. Those who could hold on to this day's Xia army were all first-class elites. They knew without Zhou Fuchen's explanation that this was

Reinforcements are coming.

"grown ups,"

"General."

"Privy Council."

Countless officers, big and small, gathered around and looked at him with almost gleaming eyes.

Without using any means, the Xia army's situation, which had been somewhat defeated, was immediately reversed, and Zhou Fuchen felt the power in an instant.

Zhou Fuchen said: "Since the reinforcements are now coming, let the Qing army see our strength."

"Yes." The generals said loudly.

Zhou Fuchen counted about five thousand people in the army who could still maintain their fighting strength.

He personally led the team, fired the final artillery fire, and then attacked from a high position. With this breath, the Xia army attacked extremely fiercely. On the one hand, the Qing army was shocked by the sudden news. On the other hand,

They never expected that Xia Jun's counterattack would be so swift and strong.

For a moment, I couldn't stop walking and retreated to the foot of the mountain.

"Your Majesty, we are incompetent." Several defeated generals knelt in front of Bolo and said, "Please your Majesty, give us another chance."

"No need." Bolo said in a very calm voice: "Withdraw troops."

Bolo may have shortcomings of one kind or another, but as a general, he is still qualified. Perhaps in terms of talent, he is much inferior to Azig, Dodo, Abatai, and the children of this group of old slaves.

, but it is also enough to take on major responsibilities.

His most outstanding quality is prudence.

He may not be able to win any big victories, but in many cases, he can't win any big defeats either.

Just like now.

As soon as Bolo smelled something wrong, he immediately retreated.

And when he landed, he was already ready to retreat. So he gave the order at this moment, and the people below were very fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, the front team was replaced by the rear team, and almost no time was wasted.

, and retreated to the pontoon.

But at this moment, the floating bridge is not a very safe place.

The reason is simple: Zheng Chenggong's fleet has arrived.

However, this waterway should not be regarded as a river, but as a strait. It is not too wide and is not much different from the width of the Han River. In such a geographical environment, no matter how many ships there are in a war, only those that can be used will be able to be used.

It's just a few ships.

Even so, it was very difficult for Huang Wu to maintain.

In fact, Huang Wu did not really come from the sea. Before he defected to Zheng Zhilong, he was just a yamen servant. However, he was born on the seaside and also worked in the navy. He was smart and clever, and could often draw inferences from one instance to another.

Therefore, even though he was not born in the navy, it was not difficult for him to master the navy.

But who will Huang Wu’s level be compared to?

Compared with Zheng Chenggong, he lacked too much. Even without Zheng Chenggong, Huang Wu couldn't hold on. The one who rushed to the front was Zheng Chenggong's beloved general Zhou Quanbin.

It's not that Huang Wu's ability is not as good as Zhou Quanbin's, it's just that the ruler is shorter and the inch is longer.

Zhou Quanbin may not be able to match Huang Wu in making plans, operating the navy, and organizing manpower. This is Huang Wu's strength. If Huang Wu hadn't had such ability, why would Dorgon do it when everyone was opposed to it?

Next, he still kept Huang Wu, thinking that he must be the one to run the navy.

But the victory was decided by boat, and they met on a narrow road. Huang Wu was not as good as Zhou Quanbin.

Zhou Quanbin is Zheng Chenggong's favorite general, a tiger general, especially in this situation. Zheng Chenggong has his backing and relieves his worries. All he has to do is take a deep breath and rush forward. Zhou Quanbin is in the front.

, although the two sides were almost evenly matched on the contact surface, Zhou Quanbin had already gained an overwhelming advantage, suppressing Huang Wu's momentum step by step.

If it weren't for General Huang Wu, who still had some skills. Coupled with the help of Dorgon's artillery on the shore, the situation was stabilized at this time, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago.

Even so, Huang Wu felt that he could no longer hold back the momentum.

As military strategists say, two rats fight in a hole and the brave one will win. This is the current situation. Although Huang Wu was able to establish the airs of the Qing navy, he lacked real brave generals. Perhaps the Qing army never lacked bravery on land.

There are many people, but there is no usable one on the water.

Many people have some misunderstandings about brave generals. They seem to think that someone who is good at martial arts, can charge into battle, and is extremely brave is a strong general.

No, this is just a fighting general, definitely a low-level officer.

Of course there are such brave generals, but although bravery is important, it is not the most important. The most important thing is to assess the situation on the battlefield, mobilize the whole army, the morale of the army, and twist the strength of the entire army into one. Those who really only know how to risk their lives, have long since

Just die.

People from the north are good at horses and people from the south are good at water. For people like Zhou Quanbin, he almost grew up eating, drinking, drinking, and sleeping on the boat. He knew at a glance how to attack, how to fight, and where the weak points were. However,

In the Qing army, it would be very good if the navy could be trained well and could listen to orders.

Where can one expect anything else?

Zhou Quanbin even showed the Qing army what water warfare was. Fire attacks, artillery, crossbows, and jumping gangs were all the same, and the same methods were used in the hands of the Qing army. But in the hands of Zhou Quanbin,

, is an art.

Under such circumstances, Huang Wu had no choice.

But he had no choice but to persevere, because he received two identical orders almost at the same time, one from Azig and the other from Bolo. The content was the same, which was to order him to maintain the pontoon bridge and cover it at all costs.

The Eight Banners Army crossed the river.

You must know that although Han troops are mostly used on Ganghwa Island today, there are still thousands of Eight Banners disciples.

There were only a few hundred thousand main force of the Eight Banners when they entered the customs. After a series of wars, although the quantity has not decreased much, the quality has declined. Even so, every Eight Banners disciple is the wealth of the Qing Dynasty, and must not be

Or missing.

At this moment, the navy and thousands of soldiers of the Eight Banners were placed on the same scale. Azig and Bolo both knew how to choose.
Chapter completed!