I was living at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and I dealt a brutal blow to the Eight Banners!

The Guan-Ning-Jin defense line stretches from Shanhaiguan in the south to Jinzhou in the north.

With the successive fall of the five cities of Jinzhou, Songshan, Tashan, Xingshan, and Ningyuan, Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou surrendered the entire city, resulting in the loss of the elite troops of the nine passes and the grain and provisions of China. They were unable to continue the defense, and the temples and shrines were reduced to ruins!

This caused a great uproar in the capital. Wang Pu, the general of Datong, was arrested for being the first to flee and was tried by the judicial authorities.

Censor Hao Jin declared: "Ma Ke, Li Fuming, Wu Sangui, and the other three are guilty of the same crime and should all be executed."

Minister of War Chen Xinjia replied: "However, considering that Wu Sangui has rendered meritorious service in defending Xingshan, he can be demoted along with Li Fuming, Bai Guang'en, Tang Tong and others, and appointed as a minor official."

Guangning, as the last barrier of Shanhaiguan, was of great significance. After discussion among the generals, Ma Shaoyu led the remaining 30,000 Ming troops to defend Guangning City, while Ma Ke, Li Fuming, Bai Guang'en, Wu Sangui, and Tang Tong each led a battalion to garrison the military fort between Guangning City and Shanhaiguan to ensure the safety of the grain supply route.

On the north gate tower of Guangning City.

Ma Shaoyu sat in the head seat, his eyes fixed on two memorials on the table, lost in thought.

One of them is a memorial from Huang Taiji, who personally led the main force of the Qing army to set up camp ten miles north of Guangning City, and Ma Shaoyu requested the court for help.

The other book is about Zhang Jingchuan's capture of Fuzhou Guard and his request for the court to send grain, supplies, and warhorses to Jinzhou Guard.

Ma Shaoyu looked troubled because of the two similar memorials requesting aid from the court; the former was infuriating, while the latter was inspiring.

If these two memorials were submitted, I would be the one causing trouble for His Majesty.

It's like having two kids, one failing a test and the other getting a perfect score, and then the parents use the other kid's name to criticize you. As for chicken legs? Don't even think about it!

After pondering for a day, Ma Shaoyu finally decided to combine the two memorials into one.

Ma Shaoyu found it somewhat shameful to claim that Zhang Jingchuan's capture of Fuzhouwei was a feint attack and a strategy of relieving the siege of Wei by attacking the enemy in the west. However, in order to protect himself, he had no choice but to do so.

As for the provisions, supplies, and warhorses that Zhang Jingchuan needed, he would gather a portion first, and then provide the rest to Zhang Jingchuan once the imperial court sent them.

at this time,

The guard waiting at the door came in and reported, "Reporting to your Excellency, Admiral Huang Fei of the Navy has arrived."

"Quickly, invite him in!" Ma Shaoyu said with a loud laugh.

When Huang Fei was young, he followed his uncle Huang Long to fight against the Qing army in Liaodong. After Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang Town at the end of the Ming Dynasty, was killed by Yuan Chonghuan with a false edict, and after the rebellion of Liu Xingzhi, Huang Long was appointed as the new general of Dongjiang Town.

In the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, Huang Long died in a fierce battle with the Later Jin army at Lushun. Huang Fei succeeded Huang Long and rose from garrison commander to deputy commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the naval forces to suppress the rebellion, and adjudicated the naval forces of Guanliaotongjin Huaihaijiangzhen.

After Huang Fei entered, he bowed to Ma Shaoyu and said, "This humble servant Huang Fei greets Your Excellency the Governor!"

After exchanging pleasantries with Huang Fei for a while, Ma Shaoyu smiled and spoke.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Information has come from Guam in Liaodong that the Qing have transferred the Korean navy to Gaizhouwei, and they have probably already blockaded the port of Fuzhouwei..."

"The Fuzhou Garrison has been sealed off?" Huang Fei asked in confusion.

"Oh, you probably don't know this, but Huai'an has already captured Fuzhouwei and is currently facing off against Daishan's 50,000 troops," Ma Shaoyu explained with a smile.

"What!" Huang Fei exclaimed with delight, "The Earl of Pinglu has captured Fuzhou Guard!?"

After becoming the Admiral of the Navy, Huang Fei was stationed in Dengzhou Prefecture to prevent the Qing army from Liaodong from crossing the sea to the south.

Last month, Huang Fei received an order from the imperial court to transport a batch of cannons to Guangning. After delivering them, he did not return immediately, but instead stayed at the port of Zhongqiansuo in Guangning.

In fact, Huang Fei had his own plans. After learning that Zhang Jingchuan, the newly appointed general of Liaodong, had been granted a noble title after capturing Jinzhouwei, Huang Fei began to think that he could gain some more military merits in Liaodong, which would be better than being bored in Dengzhou Prefecture.

Ma Shaoyu smiled and nodded, saying, "Now that Huai'an has opened up the situation in Liaodong Guam, we should lend a hand as well."

Huang Fei's eyes lit up, and he looked at Ma Shaoyu with a glimmer of hope.

Ma Shaoyu smiled slightly and continued, "Huai'an did manage to seize ten Fujian ships from the Qing invaders, but they lack naval combat experience. I'd like you, the naval admiral, to go and help them out."

Huang Fei grinned and laughed loudly, "Although the Goryeo naval commander Lin Qingye has some skill, he is no match for the Ming Dynasty navy. Governor, rest assured, I will go and relieve the siege of Fuzhou right away!"

Ma Shaoyu nodded in satisfaction and said, "Although Goryeo has surrendered to the Qing, it is still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. You should be careful about your actions when you go there..."

Huang Fei frowned, looking at Ma Shaoyu with some doubt, and asked in a low voice, "What does the Governor mean...?"

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"Lord said that we should inflict heavy damage on the Goryeo navy, but not kill them. Although the Panoksang ships are weak, they are still seagoing vessels. If we sink them all, our Lord will be heartbroken!"

"Hahaha……"

Shi Lang's words caused the eleven ship captains to burst into laughter.

These eleven ship captains were all acquaintances recruited by Shi Lang and Li Daniu from the coastal areas of Jiangnan, and they were quite experienced in naval warfare.

They were certainly aware of the strength of the Goryeo navy. Although they had a numerical advantage, it was like dozens of Chihuahuas facing ten wolves and two tigers compared to two thousand-ton galleons and ten two- or three-hundred-ton Fujian ships. They were simply no match for them.

It wasn't that they underestimated the enemy, but rather that Lord Zhang's emphasis on the Liaodong navy was excessive. Not only did he equip each warship with Hongyi cannons, but in addition to the crew, the ships were also equipped with three squads of ten soldiers each, armed with muskets, long spears, swords, shields, bows and crossbows.

Whether at long range or close range, or even in a head-on collision, it can inflict continuous damage on enemy ships.

After assigning tasks to each ship, Shi Lang departed from the port of Jinzhouwei and headed straight for the western waters of Fuzhouwei.

There were two main reasons why the Liaodong Navy did not immediately engage the Goryeo Navy at sea.

One,

Zhang Jingchuan and Shi Lang did not obtain accurate intelligence about the Goryeo navy, including the types of warships and the number of each type.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Only by obtaining accurate intelligence about the enemy can we avoid being caught off guard and increase the probability of the Liaodong Navy winning its first battle.

Second,

It was this Lin Qingye who, when leading the Goryeo navy to the western waters of Fuzhouwei, took advantage of the cover of night to send an envoy ashore in a small boat.

In reality, it was just a matter of informing the Ming army generals of Fuzhou Guard in advance.

The general idea is:

I was ordered to blockade the port and do not wish to offend you. If you need Jinzhouwei's ships to transport grain, it would be best to do so at night, and I will pretend I did not see it.

This matter left Zhang Jingchuan both amused and exasperated. After asking Shen Qiyuan, he learned that most of the Goryeo generals who were coerced by the Qing army to the front lines would do the same thing, and that Lin Qingye was also a member of the Tongming faction.

Twelve warships set sail, and Shi Lang stood at the bow, taking out a booklet from his robes.

Above is the script for this naval battle that Zhang Jingchuan had the Embroidered Uniform Guard bring to him.

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