Chapter 312 Zi Shi

Under the moonlight, the waves are endless, the warship rises and falls with the waves, and the wooden deck creaks, which is extremely rhythmic.

The full moon shines in the sea, following the warship, always neither far nor near. It's so complete that people can't help but want to pick it up.

Zheng Wu stood on the deck, holding the wooden railing with both hands, looking at the dark coastline in the distance, and suddenly said: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Qi, are you homesick?"

The sea breeze blew, making the cloak behind him make a sound.

"I don't want to... think about it." The soldier beside Zheng Wu hesitated.

"Do you want it or not?"

"Yes, why don't you want to? Governor. Today is August 15th." Xiaoqi scratched his forehead, only scratching the cool spots.

"Yes, August 15th," Zheng Wudao said.

Then he said: "We who eat military food are always a little different. After this battle is over and you have some free time, your Majesty will not forget it."

Xiao Qi nodded vigorously.

The Tatars made a surprise attack by water. If they were not accidentally seen by the people, they would not be noticed until they got near the capital.

As soon as the news came out, Zheng Wu, who was training the navy in Shandong and taking precautions, received the news. As soon as the news arrived, he immediately led a hundred warships and 6,000 untrained sailors, sailed from Dengzhou, and first went to the mouth of the Chaohe River to capture more than 400 Tatar warships, leaving a thousand sailors to guard them. Five thousand people went north along the coast and now reached the sea outside Guanning.

The navy is not the main force in this battle, but it is not without its tasks. When the Tatars launched their army, Ying Yi made arrangements for the navy. Once an incident occurred, the navy would be responsible for patrolling the coast of Guanning and preventing the Tatars from escaping by sea. The Tatars had a navy. Not great though.

"I don't know where the Tartar navy is hiding..." Zheng Wu pondered in his heart: "The coastline of Guanning is extremely long, with countless large and small bays."

There are several guesses as to where the Tatar navy docked, all based on Liu Deyi's words. Liu Deyi is an old navy man and knows the terrain of the northern coast best.

According to Liu Deyi, the Tatar navy either docked in the bay near Shanhaiguan or in the bay near Ningyuan.

Parked near Shanhaiguan to facilitate support on land in times of war. Parking near Ningyuan will facilitate retreat.

And only outside Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, there are larger bays that can dock a large number of warships. In other places, either the terrain is too narrow, the water depth is not enough, or the reefs are too dangerous.

The escort warship in front set up a large lantern. Under the lantern, a sailor was waving a flag. After a while, the soldiers came to report: "Captain, the fleet is approaching Shanhaiguan."

Zheng Wu nodded: "I don't know the specific terrain here, let Liu Deyi take command."

"Here!"

Between the ships, lanterns were hung high and flags were exchanged. Liu Deyi took over the command and saw hundreds of warships on the sea beginning to change their formations and slowly approaching the guessed destination.

...

At night, lanterns are hung high on Yong'an Fort and there are many torches. Geng Zhongming could not sleep, so he simply put on his armor and held a sword and patrolled the city.

The small Yong'an Fort is only five or six feet long and has twenty cannons on the city wall. There are red cannons, French cannons, and squatting tiger cannons.

These artillery can provide some sense of security to the Han Eight Banners soldiers guarding Yong'an Fort.

Earlier, Geng Zhongming was ordered to bring troops here. At that time, he easily occupied Yong'an Fort while talking and laughing. But then the nightmare begins.

In the past ten days alone, Yong'an Fort alone had been attacked three times. For the first time, Geng Zhongming was full of confidence and led his troops out of the city to fight, but suffered a heavy defeat. Having received the lesson, Geng Zhongming did not dare to send out troops to fight again, and could only retreat and defend. But every time, those invulnerable soldiers were able to rush to the top of the city despite the artillery fire, killing his soldiers like melons and vegetables, and beheading them one by one.

Facing Xia Jun in Shanhaiguan, Geng Zhongming was under increasing pressure.

It wasn't that his feeling was wrong, but it was true that the attacking soldiers were getting stronger and stronger each time. Ying Yi's recruits grew up in the killing, and grew from ordinary soldiers to powerful warriors. If Geng Zhongming's army was fighting for the first time, it relied entirely on its excellent armor to show off its prestige. In terms of personal quality alone, it was no better than Geng Zhongming's army. Then in each subsequent confrontation, those soldiers were stronger than the previous one.

Among them, the most powerful generals can even jump from Yong'an Castle to the city wall that is more than ten feet high, making them unable to defend themselves!

Geng Zhongming became more and more frightened. He felt that his masters were no match for such an army!

But these words cannot be said, and I dare not say them. The fear in my heart is growing day by day, but on the surface, I still want to maintain the majesty of the Qing Dynasty - even if the wilting on the faces of the soldiers is clear at a glance.

"Eh..."

Geng Zhongming looked at the moonlight and sighed dejectedly.

"Although Xia has few troops, they are all strong. And with the city as a basis, I'm afraid the regent's plans will come to nothing. Once Xia takes control of China, the Qing Dynasty will probably be a pill..."

"Why did I get confused and vote for Huang Taiji? It would be great if I could persist for a few years and wait for King Xia to rise, and then I would bow down to him and not become a hero of Conglong. How can it be like now, where everything is done inside and out? not human..."

He also secretly complained: "I have huge casualties here, but Dorgon didn't even say a word. He just told me to defend, how can I defend? It's a good thing that the Xia army didn't really attack the city, otherwise the game would have been over long ago."

His eyes flickered, his thoughts turned, and suddenly his eyes condensed. Under the moonlight, he could vaguely see some movement in the distance.

He thought for a moment: "Could it be that the Xia army is attacking?"

He shook his head again: "In the past ten days, the Xia army has been attacking during the day... What's more, if it really comes to attack, what can I do? I can only defend to the death."

In the past few days, he had thought about surrendering, but being a domestic slave with three surnames was not that easy. Not to mention the monitors sent by Dorgon around him, just talking about the king of Xia, I heard that he hated "traitors" very much. If he threw it over, he would probably be chopped off his head with a knife, and his death would be unclear.

Geng Zhongming's eyes flickered for a moment, then he withdrew his gaze, pretending that Quan had disappeared, and shouted: "Strictly patrol, don't neglect."

Turn around and go down the city wall.

Geng Zhongming was not dazzled. At midnight, the Shanhaiguan gate was quietly opened. Ying Yi took the lead and led the personal guards first, followed by Zhu Bingkun and others who also led the army out.

Speaking of which, in the early days, the Tatars repeatedly sent reconnaissance cavalry to hang out outside Shanhaiguan, but they were wiped out every time. They secretly estimated the strength of Shanhaiguan, and then they stopped sending people.

Otherwise, if there are still Tatar reconnaissance cavalry hiding outside at this moment, there will be no secret in sending troops.

When the moon is full, the night is not dark. It's hazy, but you can roughly see it from a certain distance. Of course, for Ying Yi, there is no obstacle.