Although Shi Lang did not want to go to war, the Qing court issued an order and he could not refuse to abide by it.

Sun Zhixie organized a large number of civilians and spent two days filling up a hundred grain ships.

Shi Lang also ordered the Qing navy to gather together, then anchor from Dengzhou and head towards Lushun in a mighty manner.

This time, the Qing army navy escorted food, and it was said that it was full of food. It was escorted by 30,000 naval troops, five gunboats, and more than 400 large and small warships, escorted by hundreds of grain ships and rushed to Liaodong in a mighty manner.

The anti-Qing forces in Shandong have always been relatively active. Shi Lang knew that the Ming army might have discovered the news that the Qing army's naval forces were dispatched, so he did not divide the troops, but gathered together and clenched into fists, hoping to retreat to the Ming army.

At this time, various warships in the harbor raised their anchors and raised sails. The sailors quickly controlled Shi Lang's flagship, and hundreds of warships followed him out of the harbor, leaving trails at the stern, and the scene was particularly spectacular.

Shi Lang stood on the boat building, with the sea and sky connecting in front, the endless sea, and behind them are hundreds of warships sailing by Yang Fan.

This scene made Shi Lang forget the gap between the Qing army naval army and the Ming army for a moment. He couldn't help but feel aroused in his heart, and he felt that with such a huge naval army, what if he met Zhao Zamao?

When the Qing navy was in full swing, Zhao Ming received news that the Qing navy was about to cross the sea to help.

"The Heaven and Earth will report in detail. The Qing army in Dengzhou is transporting food and grass. I expect to cross the sea to rescue him in the next few days." Gu Yanwu said excitedly: "The general's plan to lure the snake out of the cave has been realized!"

Zhao Ming nodded slightly when he heard the word, feeling excited, but his face was calm and calm: "As I expected!"

"Master General, if the Qing army navy dares to come, they will definitely be able to make them come and go!" Guo Zhong said excitedly.

The Qing Navy had been hiding in the harbor to avoid war. The Ming Navy had difficulty rushing into the harbor, so she had no choice but to deal with the Qing Navy.

Now that the Qing army navy took the initiative to leave the fort guard, the Ming army's opportunity came.

Gu Yanwu took over the conversation, "If the navy can completely wipe out the Manqing naval division, the Qing army's supplies outside the pass will be cut off, and Lushun, and even Shengjingdu will surrender without fighting."

Previously, the Qing army transported the grain to Shandong and then prepared to transport it to Liaodong by sea.

When the Qing army transported soldiers, they loaded some food and left it in Dengzhou.

At this time, the Qing army transported the grain from Dengzhou to Beijing, then went out of Shanhaiguan to western Liaoning, and transported it to Liaozhong and Liaodong. It was too late.

Therefore, transporting the stored grain from Dengzhou from sea to outside the pass became the last hope of Hong Chengchou and the Qing army outside the pass.

If the Ming army defeated the Qing navy and captured the Qing army's ration ships, it would have cut off the last hope of the Qing army.

At this time, the Qing army wanted to transport grain again, firstly, there was no hurry to get up, and secondly, the Qing court could not raise grain in a short period of time.

By then, the Qing army outside the pass will definitely collapse without food, and the Ming army will seize Lushun and Shenyang at the lowest cost.

Zhao Ming stood up and said loudly: "I led the army northward, and the first priority is to annihilate the Manqing Naval Division. Now, the Qing army hiding in the harbor has finally left the port, and ordered the navy officers and soldiers to board the ship immediately, prepare to raise the anchor and raise the sails, and fight the Qing Navy to the decisive battle."

The Ming army naval forces anchored in the waters near Dalian Bay north of Lushunkou.

The Zhenhai Banner was hung on the Zhenhai, and the drums in the bay sounded. The officers of the ships anchored in the bay immediately came to the Zhenhai to discuss the war.

According to information, there were about 400 warships in the Manqing Navy and more than 30,000 people, while the Ming Navy had only 100 warships, and the navy soldiers were exactly 10,000.

From this point of view, just by comparing the ships and the number of people, the Qing army was more powerful than the Ming army on the surface.

The Qing army's navy was huge. Faced with so many giant ships, the Ming army could not use many means and strategies, so they could only face a head-on decisive.

Zhao Ming summoned the officers of each ship and after a brief discussion, he immediately decided to go to sea to fight.

On the Zhenhai flagship of the Ming army, Zhao Ming waved his order, "Hang the order flag, raise the anchor, raise the sail!"

Zhao Ming's big pendant was hung on the main mast of the Zhenhai, and at the same time issued a command to set sail. The sailors on the decks of each ship turned the car to shut down the rods and slowly pulled up the large iron anchor that had sunk into the water.

At this time, the sailors who were operating the sails tried hard to pull up the white soft sails and the hard bamboo sails of the blessed ships. The sea breeze blew, and the sails swelled, and the warships immediately started to move.

The Ming army sailors were experienced in the art of the warships. The sailing surfaces of each warship were quickly adjusted, and the warships were raised several times, making it difficult to chase them.

For a time, five soft-sailed gunships were in front and nearly a hundred blessed ships were in the back. Thousands of sails went out to sea, which was spectacular, making people amazed.

Zhao Ming stood on the helm, staring at the huge navy, and a sense of pride was also ignited in his heart.

The giant cannon ship is the passion of a man. When he is defeated by the Qing Dynasty, he must join the voyage, so that the warships of Donghai Town will be spread all over the ocean, so that the Western barbarians and natives from all over the world will exclaim, "The Tang ship owner is here!"

At this time, the Ming army fleet sailed out of the bay in a mighty manner, and then searched towards Shandong to find the main force of the Qing army to fight to the decisive battle.

The sea is vast, and it is not easy to find enemies on the sea. Even if the Qing army fleet is huge, it is not easy to be discovered.

The Ming army searched at the sea for a day, and it was getting darker, and the Ming army still found no trace of the Qing army.

The Ming army fleet spent a night in the bay near Beihuangcheng Island. In the morning of the next day, the ship set sail again and searched on the busy sea.

"Master, why are there no trace of the Qing army? Could it be that they did not come or took this route?" Xie Qian couldn't help asking.

Zhao Ming shook his head, "Sailing at sea must be based on the route, otherwise the ship will accidentally enter shallow water and hit the reef or deviate from the direction, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Guo Zhong said: "The General is right. If the Qing army wants to transport supplies from sea, it must take this route. It is not easy to open a new route to find out the water marks. The Qing army obviously has no time to find out the water marks now."

"There is a boat in front!" Everyone was talking, looking at the soldiers looking at the dove, but suddenly exclaimed.

In an instant, there was a clamor on the deck. Zhao Ming jumped to the edge of the helm in a few steps, pulled out the Mile Mile Mile to watch, and sure enough, a sail shadow appeared in the distance.

"Yes, I finally found it!" Zhao Ming smiled on his face and waved his hand immediately: "Adjust the sail surface, seize the limelight, and let me fight with you!"

At this time, there was a sudden chaos on the Qing army warships, and the calls of enemy ships were found to be heard throughout the ships.

In this sea area, the only one who can be called an enemy ship was naturally the Ming army, and Shi Lang's face suddenly sank.

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