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Chapter 293 Attacking Xiamen Bay

Fujian governor Xiong Wencan led more than 2000 guards in Xiamen Bay anxiously waiting for the result of the Penghu naval battle, but Zheng Zhilong and his party who were in a hurry and retreated were waiting.

"Get off the ship quickly, and take the important things with you, especially the artillery bought at a high price from Westerners." Zheng Zhilong retreated from the warship with the defeated soldiers, and busily transported the artillery and food in the cabin off the ship to minimize losses as much as possible.

"Zheng Zhilong, you are the only ones back? Where is Zongbing Yu?" Seeing Zheng Zhilong and the others in a panic, Xiong Wencan felt something had already happened in his mind, but he still couldn't admit that the fleet composed of hundreds of ships, Only a dozen ships returned, and they brought back a thousand people.

The most important thing is that these ships are the most elite warships under Zheng Zhilong's command, and they escaped the battlefield by chance, but the ships of the Daming Navy were nowhere to be seen.

"The Daming Navy was surrounded by the fleet of the Liao Army. Their artillery fire was too fierce. We were defeated and had no choice but to retreat." Zheng Zhilong was in a difficult mood, but he had to tell Xiong Wencan the fact of the defeat.

"So many ships failed? Our Daming navy was wiped out?" Xiong Wencan was in distress, "How should I explain to the court now?"

"Your Excellency, don't think about how to report the battle of Penghu to the imperial court. The fleet of the Liao Army has chased us to Kinmen, and it will soon arrive at Xiamen Bay. If Xiamen Bay falls, the Liao Army will have a base. Attack southern Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and retreat back to Penghu and Yizhou." Zheng Zhilong brought another bad news.

"How long will it take for them to reach Xiamen Bay?" Xiong Wencan's expression gradually froze, his mouth slightly opened, "No need, I've already seen them..."

Zheng Zhilong turned around abruptly, and on the sea behind him, the lingering Fuliao army fleet was pressing down like black clouds.

"Retreat, follow me!" Zheng Zhilong and other pirates didn't have time to carry more things, and ran away dragging the relatively high-value supplies.

The response of the Daming Guard soldiers on the shore was a little slow, standing still and waiting for Xiong Wencan's order.

"We also retreat." Xiong Wencan saw Zheng Zhilong and other pirates quickly retreating from the Bay Area, and quickly retreated with two thousand guards.The 2000 people stumbled and squeezed together.

Soon they understood why Zheng Zhilong and the others had to retreat quickly.

"Fire!" The artillery on the bow of the gunboat of the Liao army fleet took the lead in attacking the defenders in Xiamen Bay before the fleet turned.

boom!Dozens of shells fell into the formation of the defenders on the shore, setting off a bloodbath.

These shells whizzed down, and the soldiers hit were not simple casualties, but the whole person was smashed into a pile of meat, and the dead could not die any more.

"Ah!" A guard soldier who had never seen such a tragedy screamed. The companion beside him happened to be hit on the ground by a solid bullet. awful.

The artillery shells had limited damage, but the casualties they caused exceeded the limit that the guards could bear, which caused a large-scale panic among the retreating guards.They stomped on each other in a panic, causing more damage than shells...

"Zheng Zhilong and the others have already given up their warships and led their soldiers ashore. This time, they were allowed to run away. No matter how powerful our battleships are, they will not be able to reach land." Deng Qianlong saw from a distance that the pirate warships moored in Xiamen Bay were still there. In response, he knew that Zheng Zhilong and the others had already abandoned the warship and went ashore.

"Deputy commander, what should we do next? The pirates have all fled to the shore, should we go ashore and chase them?" the adjutant of the Daqin asked Deng Qianlong.

"Don't worry, wait for General Nelson's order." Deng Qianlong looked at the Victory.

The semaphore soldiers on the Victory were waving their flags and giving orders to several formations of sailing battleships following the Victory.

"The two warships Daqin and Daqi went ashore to capture the port and build fortifications, and the rest of the ships provided cover." Deng Qianlong could understand the orders issued by the flagship of the Victory without the translation of the Daqin's semaphore soldiers.

"Okay! It's time for us to participate in the battle. Our Admiralty is invincible in the sea, and our land combat capabilities are also not bad. Since the above has decided to capture Xiamen Bay, we should strictly implement the orders above and take Xiamen Bay as well. It has become a stronghold of our Navy Department." Deng Qianlong commanded the Daqin, and joined with the Daqi to march towards Xiamen Bay.

The defenders in Xiamen Bay were bombarded by the Liao army fleet and were forced to retreat hundreds of meters to avoid the range of the artillery.It's just that their departure gave the two battleship formations Daqin and Daqi a chance to seize Xiamen Bay.

The two battleship formations occupied the pier without any effort. Hundreds of soldiers disembarked from different warships, and then searched for obstacles near the pier, skillfully building temporary fortifications.As a unit of the Ministry of the Navy, not only must learn to master the skills of maritime combat, but also conduct land combat training.

"Quick, maybe the Ming army will launch a counterattack later, we have to stop them." Nelson asked Deng Qianlong to lead people ashore to seize the harbor, and naturally let Deng Qianlong be in charge of commanding the attack and defense of Xiamen Bay.

Hundreds of naval soldiers went ashore and divided into several teams to seize nearby commanding heights and important obstacle points.

In the distance, Zheng Zhilong, Xiong Wencan and others, who managed to gain a firm foothold in the distance, watched helplessly as the soldiers of the Liao Army disembarked and did not dare to attack.There is no way, the fleet of the Liao army has blocked Xiamen Bay, and once it gets close to the pier, it will be attacked by the artillery of the Liao army.

There are no forts near Xiamen Bay... At this time, the concept of forts is still relatively weak. The most important thing is that before the Liao army appeared, Zheng Zhilong and others never thought that there would be a sea force here!
"Zheng Zhilong, we just let them occupy Xiamen Bay? Shouldn't we send troops to prevent the Liao army from going ashore?" Xiong Wencan was at a loss when he saw the Liao army coming ashore with his own eyes.

"My lord, what do we use to fight? They have artillery to suppress us. With our strength, we can't even beat the infantry they landed on the shore, let alone the artillery of the battleship covering them." Zheng Zhilong said in despair.

"I..." Xiong Wencan thought about it, he really didn't have the courage to take 2000 people to retake the Xiamen Bay Wharf.Looking at the strong ships and sharp guns of the Liao army, it made people retreat two miles.

"Your Excellency, you can report to the imperial court, claiming that the Liao army used a conspiracy to defeat our fleet, intending to use Xiamen Bay as a base to attack the southeast coastal area, and request the imperial court to send a large army to retake Xiamen Bay." Zheng Zhilong also said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)