Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The cold moonlight shone on the ground, and the battlefield that was too late to clean up was in a mess. The surrounding villagers had already fled, and only those hungry wild dogs and insects that came out of nowhere were left to eat. The flesh and blood of the dead.

At this time, hurried footsteps sounded, and the powerful footsteps shook the ground. The timid mouse rushed into the shadows, only the red-eyed hungry dog ​​kept chewing.

"Marshal, come back to report." Seeing that the tent where Shi Lang lived was still lit by candlelight, Lin Peng, the former battalion commander who won the bid and was directly under the admiral of the Fujian Navy, reported through the curtain. "Just now, another group of Haini with torches entered the opposite enemy camp."

There was no movement in the camp for a long time. Just when Lin Peng thought Shi Lang was asleep, the curtain was lifted violently, and the well-dressed Shi Lang came out accompanied by Shi Shixiang and Shi Shiji. Seeing this, Lin Peng hurriedly took two steps back Salute to Shi Lang.

Shi Lang said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Where is Lin Peng, I can't sleep well, you lead the way, let's patrol the camp once."

"Yes." Lin Peng responded. At this time, Shi Zhaofu, Shi Zhaoxun, Shi Zhaozan and other relatives of Shi Lang also came after hearing the news, so the originally inconspicuous team seemed mighty.

Speaking of which, although the current camp of the Qing Army Brigade is just a temporary barracks built by the division, but because it is in front of the enemy, the defenses everywhere are quite strict. Patrols patrol back and forth.Just because tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and more than a thousand wounded soldiers were squeezed in at once, the small camp was extremely crowded, so that the built camps were snatched by guerrilla and above generals and their soldiers. Many soldiers can only choose to sleep in the open.Fortunately, the weather in Taiwan was hot in August, and it was only for one night, so the Qing soldiers could still silently endure the harassment of mosquitoes.

But it’s impossible for there to be no strange words, no, just as Shi Lang and his party passed by, a few awakened Qing soldiers spat at his back: "Boss, Haini is desperate, do you think we can win this time? "

"I don't know if I can win, but I know that even if I can win, I guess there won't be too many survivors." The so-called boss sighed. "I heard from those who escaped with injuries that Haini's cannons are so powerful that anyone who hits them will die, so it's really our brother's turn to fight. The big guys know it well, don't get ahead of it, but that's not the case. Accurate, who knows how accurate this cannon is, at this level, life and death are at stake."

"Does Haini on the opposite side attract ghosts?" Another Qing army swept around and said in a low voice when he saw that there was no one else. "I heard that those niggers can eat human flesh while killing people. It's pretty infiltrating."

A gust of wind blew by, and several sober Qing soldiers suddenly felt creepy. The boss hurriedly said: "Don't talk about it, if you talk about it, we will all become lonely ghosts. Go to sleep, and you don't have to be afraid of anything when you fall asleep."

Several Qing soldiers were just about to go back to sleep when they heard the rumble of cannons in the distance: "It's the west, it's Mr. Lin!"

Several Qing soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay. Fortunately, the sound of the cannons didn't last long, and stopped after a while: "It's Hai Ni who is shelling!"

"Nonsense!" The boss kicked the Qing army who was talking. "Can our tiger squat cannon hit them? Of course, Hai Ni is bombarding Lord Lin's camp." Speaking of this, the boss looked around and was a little scared. "Fortunately, Hai Ni on the opposite side didn't fire, otherwise how would we escape?"

Having said that, several Qing soldiers did not dare to sleep anymore, and looked around anxiously, for fear that the Zheng army would carry out shelling anytime and anywhere. At this moment, another patrol team walked past them, and saw the patrol team The last steps were hurried, obviously they didn't dare to stay in the same place for too long.

"Sleep, sleep." The boss soothed. "It's said that life and death are up to fate, even if the sky falls and the earth falls, he still has to sleep."

"Boss." Several Qing soldiers closed their eyes, but almost none of them fell asleep immediately. After a while, one of them asked softly. "Are you asleep?" The other side responded with a sudden grunt. "I know you haven't fallen asleep. It is said that the left, right, and second right were all wiped out by the sea inverse. Can we go home alive?"

"You're going to die!" the boss yelled angrily. "Master Jiang is a lieutenant general, but he didn't mean to cut it down. It still hasn't broken through the obstruction of Haini. Do you really want to be sacrificed by the commander if you shake the morale of the army like you? Don't say it, everyone wants to go back alive, but This can't be helped." There was another burst of gunfire from the direction of Xigang, and this time more Qing troops were alarmed. The boss didn't want to say anything more, just a sentence. "Live tonight and talk about it"

The night became thicker and thicker, and the intermittent shelling in the direction of Xigang seemed to have stopped for a long time. When even the night watchman was drowsy, ten ships of different sizes came from the side close to Beishanwei Island. Under the guidance of a small boat, the boy scout navy plywood boat slowly sailed through the reserved channel and appeared one after another inside the blocking line.

After crossing the blocking line, the plywood boat did not have full sails, and was still gliding along the blocking line at a low speed. Soon the dots of lights on the Qing army fleet appeared in front of their eyes.At this time, the small boat stopped, and the plywood boat behind it changed its angle silently, then raised its full sails, and rushed towards the Qing army fleet.

"What's on the sea?" By the time a few sober lookout posts spotted the enemy suddenly emerging from the darkness, the distance between the two sides was already very close. "No, it's Haini's plywood boat, enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Speaking of which, the Qing army who were in distress had made preparations, and the awakened Qing army sailors rushed to their positions. After a while, the Qing army gunboats on the outermost flotilla opened fire first, but the Qing army artillery It was too heavy to be moved, so no matter whether it was the Hongyi Cannon or the Dafolang Machine Cannon, the first wave of shelling only stirred up a few jets of water that soared into the sky.

The Boy Scout's plywood did not fight back, but approached. At this time, a belated shell fell on the Sunshine as if by magic, and suddenly turned the side of the small two-masted schooner into a shura. What was even more frightening was that this shell ignited several packs of fixed gunpowder, and with a dull explosion, a huge hole appeared on the side of the hull.

Sea water poured in at an alarming speed along the damaged hull, and the hull began to roll. Seeing this scene, the captain He Tian, ​​who didn't have time to feel distressed, immediately ordered: "Abandon the ship! Dive into the water."

Although the tragedy of the Sunshine aroused the cheers of the Qing army, the rest of the plywood ships were still firmly approaching, so the hurried Qing army fired a second round of artillery. At the same time, several bird boats and chasing boats also followed He rushed out through the reserved waterway, trying to fight the boy scouts.

The artillery fire of the Qing army with irregular ballistics fell through again. At this time, the warships of the Boy Scouts had already lined up and the gun windows had been opened. Headed by Maying's Feitian, the flying eagle, flying dragon, flying tiger, flying rhinoceros, flying Ling, Flying Bear, Flying Star, and Knight opened fire one by one, instantly setting off a curtain of water on the sea.

Before the Qing army, which was drenched in seawater, could wake up from the shock, the boy scout gunners who had already calibrated their ballistics quickly fired a second round of salvo.The cannonballs and chain bullets fired by the three-and-a-half-inch (12-pound) long guns immediately slaughtered the sailors on the nearby Qing army gunboats, attacking bird boats, and chasing boats, and the solid bullets of the four-inch (28-pound) short cannons The hull of the Qing army warship was easily torn apart at a relatively short distance.

The wailing sound quickly resounded across the sea, but to the relief of the Qing army, the warship of the Boy Scouts had sailed past the position of the convoy and disappeared into the darkness again.The respite of the Qing army didn't care about salvaging and rescuing their wounded. The first thing was to reload the cannons and small cannons.

However, before the busy Qing army had finished reloading, the boy scout sailors had finished their U-turn and came over again. This time, the boy scouts, who had already played their hand, once again sacrificed the magic weapon of hot bullets, so after the shelling, The fire was ignited even in the presence of the Qing army fleet.

Of course, the Qing army also resisted with all their strength, and the shells fired by several Dafolang machines hit the Flying Eagle, Flying Dragon and Flying Tiger successively, damaging the hull of the ship and causing considerable casualties to the Boy Scouts.

"Commander, the Qing army's bird boats and chasing boats have rushed out again." Due to the loosening of the Qing army's fleet, more than a dozen bird boats, chasing boats, and even boats emerged from the corner of the collapsed battle line. This instead caused problems for the Boy Scouts.

Maying, who was unwilling to get caught up in the boarding battle, did not hesitate at all: "Withdraw, send the flag, let's withdraw!"

Seeing the signal on the flagship, the Boy Scouts sailed away, and the Qing warships did not dare to pursue them, so the battle ended.

"Fire! Fire!" Although the night battle at sea was over, the soaring fire formed by the burning warships lit up the entire night sky, so that the two Qing army camps in Xigang and Dapaixi could be seen clearly. "Look, the sea is on fire."

"Don't make any noise!" The Qing army patrol yelled. "The sound of the artillery has stopped. It must be Chen Zongzhen who repelled Haini's attack. It's okay, everyone go to bed. Who dares to speculate, be careful in military law!"

Under the pressure of the patrol team, the Qing army, who was worried about gains and losses, fell asleep again, but the officers and soldiers at the lower level had no idea, but all the senior military officers unanimously expressed pessimism about the battle situation: "General town, let's not talk about victory or defeat at sea. Zheng Jun's artillery is elusive, and the prospects for tomorrow's battle are worrying."

"General Town," Haitan Township Zuoying Guerrilla Wu Hui also suggested to Lin Xianjian. "Once our army is defeated and Haini attacks Shijunmen from the west, the battle will be lost. It is better to lead the troops to the east at night, and maybe we can stop Haini's offensive."

"What's the use of joining forces, this is death." Lin Xian said in a lonely tone. "If we can join forces, can Haini not join forces? Now that He Yi and Chen Mang are alive or dead, if the Zheng army who wiped them out arrives again, the superiority of the officers and troops will also be lost."

Being able to be lieutenant generals, generals, and guerrillas, these generals of the Qing army are not only military meritorious, but many of them are also people with active minds. Therefore, as soon as Lin Xian's words came out, the human character tasted out of them, so he asked: " What does your lord mean?"