On August 21, the fifth year of Yongli, in the early morning, there was heavy fog. The Qing army, who had been on board for a long time, took the Han army's red flag, Meilezhangjing, Wu Rujie as the vanguard, and drove out of Dinghai Wharf by the tide.

At the outlet of the Yongjiang River, there are Jiaomen Mountain and Jintang Mountain, which confronts Houtao Mountain on the west coast across the sea. There is Jinji Mountain in the south and Husan Mountain in the north, which is just around the sea estuary, which is known as a natural danger. According to legend, there is a place where the Jiaolong cave is popular, and hurricanes and strange waves are popular, so boats can avoid it.

Song Lian's preface to "Song of the Spring Dawn of the Jiaomen" reads: "It is approaching the sea, huge waves collide, and changes in an instant. Looking east on the lunar day, the sun shines brightly in the sky, the red sun is as big as a ridge, rising slowly, and the most great view of the East Sea. His words say: The sea of ​​Ying is boundless, the waves are swallowed. Bathing in the sun and the moon, and confronting ghosts and gods. Strange rocks fall like clouds from the sky, and the dragon stands as a gate with thousands of feet of walls..."

However, the Qing army here did not have any interest in appreciating this great view of the sea.

Since the Ming army in the Lu system was forced to evacuate from Fujian and turned to Zhoushan, the senior figures of the Qing Dynasty in Zhejiang were as thorns on their backs and were in panic all day long.

At that time, Zhoushan had the main force of the Ming army in the Lu State System; Siming Mountain had dozens of rebel armies such as Wang Yi, Wang Jiang, Feng Jingdi, etc.; Tianmu Mountain had Yao Zhizhuo; Kuaiji Mountain had Zhang Qincheng and Wang Shanchang; Tiantai Mountain had Yu Guowang and Jintang; Wenzhou Sanpan had Pingyi Hou Zhou Hezhi and Min'an Hou Zhou Rui; Jinhua, Chuzhou, and Wenzhou mountainous areas also had many Ming armyes such as Xu Shouping, Ye Linghua, and He Zhaolong.

As recorded in history, "Zhejiang Yishi has a large number of charity soldiers, with more than 600 large and small. The lonely village, far-far fort, and also built Yiqian; the resources are covered with the sea, and no one is stingy..."

The Ming army in Zhejiang was as numerous as a cow, especially the several coastal prefectures. The local Qing army could only defend itself in Yingcheng, for fear that the Ming army would suddenly attack it.

These Ming troops, which regarded the orthodox Lu State as the orthodox Lu State, were uneven in strength, but the other ones were fine. The Dalan Mountain Ming army on Siming Mountain captured Shangyu County twice, defeated the Qing army several times, and made the eastern Zhejiang city of Lexington closed for the day. If the main force of the Ming army in the Lu State Supervisory System gained a foothold in Zhoushan and supported each other with the Ming army from east Zhejiang headed by Wang Yi, the large-scale anti-Qing wave would inevitably sweep the entire Zhejiang like Fujian in the first year of Yongli and the second year of Yongli.

Every day before going to bed, I may hear bad news such as "The Ming army navy in Zhoushan is coming from the sky and the sun, the Ming army merges with it on the land, and the situation in Zhejiang is corrupt." I discuss in fear and trepidation, study how to resolve the predicament, send out the army tremblingly, and wait for the result of the war.

Finally, after more than a year of hard work, Yao Zhizhuo of Tianmu Mountain fled with the plan of defeating each of his superior forces; Zhang Qincheng of Kuaiji Mountain and Wang Shanchang were awarded the title of leader; Xu Shouping, Ye Linghua and He Zhaolong of southern Zhejiang were arrested one after another; even Wang Yi of Siming Mountain, the toughest hard bone, was captured and killed.

In addition, the Emperor of Qing Dynasty was blessed with blessings and blessings, and the Zhou brothers in Sanpan, Wenzhou were in conflict. The powerful faction of the Ming army in Zhoushan was murdered by Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi and Ruan Jin, and the Marquis of Dingxi, Wang Chaoxian's generals fled to Dinghai and Zhoushan were informed of the Qing army.

Among the Ming army in Zhejiang that was once in full swing, there were only the Ming army in Zhoushan who had not yet eliminated the influence of the dynasty being killed first, and the few members with weak combat capabilities on Tiantai Mountain.

But what followed was that a new military general under the command of Wang Yi, the Ming army in Dalan Mountain, defeated the Zhejiang Admiral Biao Battalion and the main force of the Shaoxing Green Camp in the southern part of Siming Mountain with the force that was far less than that of the Qing army. He even killed the last general of the Qing army in Zhejiang, Li Rong, deputy general of the Zuo Battalion.

What's even more terrifying is that Wang Jiang, who was known as Wang Yi, was in this army. If it were the bravery of the new general who emerged from somewhere and Wang Jiang's logistics talents, the Ming army in Dalan Mountain would definitely be reappeared, and it is still unknown whether it was even better than before.

Therefore, we must take advantage of the possibility that the current situation has not yet advanced in a direction that is not conducive to the Zhejiang Qing army, and first deal with the most threatening Zhoushan Ming army and obtain the great contribution of capturing the king of Lu, and then we can slowly encircle and suppress the remnants of the Dalan Mountain Ming army hidden on Tiantai Mountain.

And the key to all this is today!

The Qing army was intended to send troops in Zhoushan City. Since going to sea, it was also discovered by the Ming army on various hills. The beacon fires lit one after another, and the smoke rushed to the sky. As the commander of the guards of Zhoushan, the famous general of the Zhejiang Navy, Danghu Hou Ruan Jin, immediately ordered the remaining naval troops to set sail and fight against the Qing army.

Because the Qing army's intentions were too obvious and there was no concealment at all, Ruan Jin sailed straight to the direction of Dinghai after setting sail, until Hengshuiyang, and finally met the main force of the Qing army fleet.

Hengshuiyang is also known as the Lezi Waterway. It connects to Jintang Waterway in the south, and through Xiluomen in the north, Fuchimen waterway in the Fuchimen waterway in the east, and through Luotoumen in the east, and the Caizhimen waterway in the Caizhitoumen. Volume 3 of Kangxi's "Dinghai County Chronicles" records: "Hengshuiyang, the west of the county. The sea water rushes to the rushing and shocking is extremely dangerous. The boat wants to go east and west, but the water is horizontal, so it is called Hengshui.

This place is the only way for the Qing army to pass from Dinghai to Zhoushan City, and the Ming army also appeared here to intercept it.

Looking at the Qing army fleet sailing in the mist in the distance, listening to the military situation reported by the sailors on the mast platform, Ruan Jin frowned and thought for a while, and ordered to come forward to fight the Qing navy.

At this moment, the Ming army was at a disadvantage and was more beneficial to the Qing army. However, the Ming army's navy was more skilled, and the gap in the number of warships between the two sides was not very big. Since the Qing army moved south, Ruan Jin won consecutive battles and almost never lost. He was even more skilled and brave, trying to confront the Qing army in this storm.

The Ming army fleet in the distance had already formed a combat formation during its voyage. After the Qing army discovered the Ming army, it immediately changed its formation and thought it would fight.

On the horizontal sea, the distance between the Ming and Qing fleets gradually approached. Soon the Qing army's ships entered the attack range of the bow guns of the battleships at the forefront of the Ming army's fleet. After a command, the artillery that entered the range opened fire one after another, and the Qing army was not willing to be outdone and fought with the red barbarian cannons on the bow.

Due to the long distance and the ships swaying with the wind and waves, the first round of artillery bombardment was completely fruitless. However, the warships of both sides were still sailing, the distance was getting closer and the artillery fire gradually became denser.

Finally, after Ruan Jin's order, the red cannon on the bow of his ship ejected an orange-red flame, and the shells that emerged with the flames drew a parabola, and the main mast of a Qing army warship in the distance was in the distance.

Because the mast needs to hang sails in the wind and waves all year round, and bear the power of sails to intercept the sea breeze to push the ship forward, its wood is not bad. However, under the bombardment of the shells fired by the Red Barbarian Cannon, it still cannot withstand the energy it releases.

There was only a "squeak" sound of wood twisting and breaking. The main mast of the Qing army warship broke from one third of the bottom to the top, smashing it to the position of the bow gun, completely destroying the gun mount that fixed it, and even the sailors on the mast platform were thrown into the sea.

"good!"

At such a long distance, a single shot hit the main mast made the Qing ship unable to continue sailing. Such good luck really boosted the Ming ships. Even Ruan Jin thought in his heart that this was a sign of God's blessing to the Ming Dynasty.

The fleets of both sides quickly approached, and soon even the Flang machine cannons, tiger squat cannons and spray barrels on the side of the hull opened fire. Then, bird guns, rockets, and crossbows were fired one after another. Some soldiers even threw out iron hook ropes to try to tighten the distance between the warships, thinking that it was for jumping to gangs.

On the sea across the water, the Ming and Qing armies flew wildly firing artillery, shells, lead shells, rockets, and crossbow arrows through the mist and smoke, passing through the sky, flying towards their targets, regardless of whether they hit or not. After tightening the distance, the Ming army approached and fired a round of close shooting, the soldiers holding swords and shields jumped away and fought against the Qing troops on the ship.

Long-term training and the experience gained from winning streaks at sea made the Ming army much stronger than the Qing army in naval battles, but the hidden worries still exist in Ruan Jin's heart.

The number of ships in the Qing army is slightly larger than that of the Ming army. If they continue to fight for a long time, they will inevitably suffer both losses. However, the Qing army occupied the mainland and had endless resources, but the Ming army's ships rely on seizures all year round. Such naval battles will completely lose their maritime advantages if they cannot be fought a few times.

And, this is not an imminent problem.

This time, the Qing army gathered heavy troops, and even if Ruan Jin defeated the current Qing army, what about the Qing army on the southern and northern fronts?

Although the Ming army on the northern front was in charge of the Lu State and the Dingxi Marquis Zhang Mingzhen personally commanded it, it is still unknown whether it could successfully defeat the Wu Song Navy?

He threatened to attack Taizhou Prefecture and County to restrain the Qing army on the southern front of Zhoushan, but this task was too forced for the remaining Ming army in Dalanshan, who had never been called a strong soldier, and even if he had an extremely powerful army like Nantangying, the main force suffered heavy losses and was seriously insufficient in the previous battle of Siming Lake?

So, if it cannot be restrained, can the Ming army on the southern front commanded by Zhang Huangyan and Ruan Jun effectively restrain and intercept?

These hidden dangers have always been shrouded in Ruan Jin's heart, especially the only three battalions of war soldiers and civilians in Zhoushan City as defensive forces. Once the Qing army broke through the defense line, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Suddenly, the flag on the top of the main mast of a warship in the distance attracted Ruan Jin's attention. Looking into the distance, the general wearing red armor on the warship who was in the command of the commander of the commander was even more eye-catching.

Jin Li!

Shoot the man and shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first.

Since that year, the rebel Zhang Guozhu led more than 100 ships to attack Zhoushan, Huang Binqing left but was powerless. Instead, he was defeated by Ruan Jin, who was ordered to rush to help, and captured nearly 100 warships. He always encountered a stalemate or had few enemies with more enemies. Ruan Jin chose to do this without hesitation, and he could win every time.

This time, it should be no exception, right?!

"Send the order and sail westward. The target is the flagship of the Tartars commander!"

After hearing Ruan Jin's order, these subordinates who had followed him for many years carried out this risky order without hesitation, because they knew that Ruan Jin could win every time he did this, and even Li Xizuo, who was on the ship, believed it.

By changing the direction of the sails, Ruan Jin's ship was heading against the wind and heading straight for Jin Li's ship.

Ruan Jin's ship was a large blessed ship dyed black. It was raised with its head and tail, with two masts on the tree, three floors of the cabin, and the surface of the ship was as high as a city, with guards beside it. The soldiers covered it and shot arrows at the enemy ship, throwing fireballs, fire bricks, fire barrels, and fire barrels. It also had Fran machine cannons, tiger squat cannons, spray barrels, etc., which were fully armed.

Ruan Jin rushed straight, and Jin Li quickly noticed this scene. However, before he could react, Ruan Jin's ship had already sailed near Jin Li's ship.

Capture is meaningless. As long as the Qing army commander's ship is burned down, the battle can be declared over, just like when he defeated Zhang Guozhu in Zhoushan!

After igniting the ignite fuse in his hand, Ruan Jin shouted loudly and threw the ignite fuse towards Jin Li's ship.

During this period, the soldiers of the Ming army were approaching and shooting, and the sword and shield soldiers were also ready to deal with the Qing army's counterattack. But at this moment, the fire thrown by Ruan Jin crossed a trajectory in the air, and then hit the main mast of Jin Li's ship, and then bounced back.

Fire width, also known as fire bulbs, or fireballs. Its structure is generally made of a mixture of nitr, sulfur, charcoal and other medicinal materials as the center of the ball, and it is pasted with multiple layers of paper, cloth, etc., and the shell is coated with asphalt, rosin, yellow wax and other combustible moisture-proof agents. After ignition, it is ejected, and it is blasted against the ball and generates flames, burning the enemy ships, or killing the enemy.

The fire that Ruan Jin threw out bounced back from the main mast of Jinli's ship, and flew to the vicinity of Ruan Jin's ship's sail, and exploded, instantly igniting the entire ship.

The fire spread, and Ruan Jin was forced to abandon the ship and jump into the sea after being burned. Jin Li, who was on the ship of the Qing army commander, looked at all this in a daze, unable to believe his eyes.

"Hurry up, get the thief coach!"

Jin Li, who had been through a long battle, was the first to react. Then his Goshhatian Yangmin, Li Liaoyang, the village leader, etc. dived down and grabbed Ruan Jin.

The commander was captured, and the Ming army no longer had the will to fight and set sail to flee. After reorganizing the warships, the Qing army set sail to continue to go east.
Chapter completed!