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Blocking is worse than sparseness. The retro reform of the Donglin Party in the Southern Ming Dynasty failed in the end, and the good ports were almost ceded. Under the pressure of military pay and war, the imperial court was forced to open Taizhou and Wenzhou ports as international ports for trade in Southeast Asia.

The sprouts of capitalism in the south of the Yangtze River that were destroyed by the Donglin Party also began to reappear. However, compared with the deformed sprouts in history that relied on the collusion of privileged officials and businessmen, this time, this seedling is right. Quite a few of them also knew that their rise and fall, favor and disgrace were closely related to the fate of the country, and Huizhou merchants and sea merchants who returned to their old businesses finally invested their rich commercial interests in the national army.

But even Shi Kefa, the person involved, didn't pay attention, the scholar-bureaucrats in Nanming began to learn from the nouveau riche capitalists in Beiming who they looked down upon.

Putting down the newspaper, Shi Kefa proudly picked up the binoculars again. In his sight, on the other side of Poyang Lake, there were densely packed warships with the battle flags of Shunzi.

The fateful battle between the old Ming Dynasty and the refugee army is about to break out again!

Chapter 7 Twelve. Nan Ming Will Not Die

After all, the Peng army is the Peng army. If Liu Zongmin went straight to Nanjing after destroying Chu Town, the eight Nanmings would not be able to stop it, and Shi Kefa would never have the chance to rush to Jiujiang for defense. Unfortunately, history has never happened, starting from Xiangyang Most of the Chinese army was conscripted tents. Although everyone was from Huguang, they still had to be robbed. After the capture of Wuchang, the hundreds of thousands of troops scattered and went to the nearby countryside in groups to rob.

As for the officers, not only did they have no intention of restraining them, many tent army leaders also joined the plundering team, and even took the lead in robbing, which would have serious consequences.

The first is the fighter. Yuan Jixian, governor of Jiujiang, pessimistically predicted that Nanming only had more than ten days to defend. However, in fact, Shi Kefa's entire army rushed to Jiujiang in [-] days and got stuck at the exit of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. Gather troops in Wuchang! The second is the popular support. The reason why Li Chuang can't be the world is that he can't change his habit of rogues, and he can't see money.

In recent years, when Li Zicheng was honest in Xiangyang, he restored the image of Dashun a little bit, held several imperial examinations, and selected officials from local noble families. The gentry and common people gradually recognized Dashun's rule.

But luckily now, under Liu Zongmin's command, the big guy let himself go freely again, the whole Chu land suffered catastrophe, no matter who the gentry people who escaped from the disaster hated the Shun army so much, taking the opportunity, Shi Kefa killed the old man Gathered under his command.

In mid-June, Liu Zongmin supervised an army of 50 refugees, killing them like locusts, but at this time tens of thousands of warships and small boats were densely packed in front of them.

But obviously, Liu Zongmin didn't take it seriously.

In [-] A.D., the fourth year of Hongguang, the first year of Haiguo Kaihong, in the early morning of June [-]th, at Poyang Lake, this great battle to determine the fate of the South kicked off.

Compared with the earth-shattering battle of Poyang Lake between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang more than 200 years ago, the two sides in the war are a bit out of class.

On the Nanming side, although it is said that there are ships in the south and horses in the north, the Jiujiang Navy, which can travel through inland rivers and lakes, basically has no large ships. It was Shi Kefa who brought more than 40 canal water boats from Nanjing. The 25-six-meter-long canal water boats, at the mouth of this narrow Poyang Lake, hang five five-masted hard sailing boats less than three meters long, which is barely considered a giant. On the deck, about eight to ten bronze cannons were installed. This firepower can be considered fierce even in the traditional Ming army.

Anyway, the Nanming side can be regarded as the government army, and the platoon is so shabby. The Dashun army is even more ordinary. Most of the people are the army, and they have to rely on two legs. There are more than 30 ships on the Bashu River. The two-storey high stern boats that are common in Chongqing, but there are no cannons on them, and these out-and-out cargo ships in combat are not comparable to water transport ships with certain defensive capabilities.

This is not bad, the rest are all fishing boats the size of grasshoppers, and one can only hold six or seven people.

The advantage of Keshun Army is that there are many people!

Even if less than a quarter of the troops are sailors, the entire Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River are densely packed with ships of all sizes, just like the crucian carp crossing the river. Flags are everywhere, and with the sudden blow of the river wind, anyone with trypophobia will have to kneel here.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang competed for the Poyang Lake War. Chen Youliang had 60 troops, but Zhu Yuanzhang also had 20 horses, and he was an elite trained by the Red Turban Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He could face Dashun with 50 troops, while Shi Kefa only had seven [-], and the fighting power of the Xinbei government can only be described as hehe.

He used to be the second child of ten thousand years, but this time it is finally his turn to be the boss, Liu Zongmin, now standing on the leading Sichuan boat, looking at the Nanming army who is also in full swing on the opposite side, Liu Zongmin's chest is really high-spirited , shouted loudly, pulled out the knife, and swung it forward.

"Beat the drum, march forward, take Nanjing directly, and avenge the eldest brother!"

The generals at all levels also shouted excitedly, driving the disorderly troops under their command to rush forward. Amidst bursts of shouting and cursing, the refugees who had just robbed their fill in Huguang were also full of excitement, madly on the buttocks of the awning boat. The scull was swaying behind, and in an instant, the originally calm water surface of Poyang Lake was like opening a reservoir to release fish, and countless small boats rushed out to the east.

The officers and soldiers beat the bandits, there is nothing to say, the Shunjun beat the drum at the other end, put down the Imperial Daily News at the other end, got out from the cabin of the low tank boat, and aimed at the Shunjun who covered his head in the morning sun, Shi Kefa Those eyes also narrowed, revealing a dangerous aura. After looking at it for two or three seconds, he then raised his right hand.

"Beat the drum, all the birds will march towards the phoenix array!"

Chen Zilong, a member of the army at the side, immediately raised his voice with a high voice, raised the general flag high, and shouted loudly.

"There is an order from the cabinet, march in!!!"

Compared with Dashun's enthusiasm, Nanming's side is the elderly group. The Jiujiang navy recruited by the fishermen of the Yangtze River slowly shakes the scull. There are not more than [-] small boats, surrounded by a big boat, and hey to the sound of drums. He swayed forward.

Although it is a water battle, if you have a bird's eye view from the sky, the passionate Dashun army actually played the feeling of a land battle and cavalry battle. With the sound of clicking, the boat rushing to the front collided with the Nanming official ship. together.

Sawdust splashed, the bow of the ship broke, and amidst the shouts, soldiers of the two armies fought fiercely as they stepped on the boat. Swords, guns, swords and halberds collided with each other, and the originally clear lake water instantly turned red.

But as soon as the battle started, the vanguards of the Shun Army found that they were too anxious.

Even if it is used to catch and fight on a sampan, a water battle is a water battle after all. Under the violent shaking, the soldiers on both sides swayed like rolling gourds and fell into the water, but the difference is revealed here. Yuan Jixian Almost all of the more than 3 people in the Jiujiang Navy under his command were recruited by the children of fishermen. After falling into the water, a few fierce sons turned up again, and they could continue to fight after touching their faces, but Hu Guangpeng and Zhongyuan Chuang as the main force Jun, the water quality is not so good. Those who choke and roll their eyes and pant by the side of the boat are not bad, and some just sink into the water with bubbling bubbles.

Seeing that there is a bargain to be taken, these officers and soldiers are called black when they start. They don't want the boats. They just swung their weapons and rushed towards them. Jiujiang fishermen.

Moreover, compared with the Chuangjun rushing forward all at once, Shi Kefa's slow march kept the formation very well. The new Beifu who came here relied on the big tank boat and fired!

To be honest, this broken copper cannon has a small caliber and a heavy weight. In Beiming, even merchant ships are not rare to buy it, but in Jiangnan, it is still a majestic object. With a puff, it blows up a small three-to-four-meter-long gun. Fishing boats are not a problem, and the whole row of blunderbusses is even more profitable. It is no different from the water guns against the heavy armored Tartars in the north and the stamped armor heavy infantry under Mao Jue's command. A infantry, don't be too sharp.

Amidst the crackling gunshots, Shun Jun, who was far away carrying a sword and spear, had to wait to get closer, and there were already several blood holes on his body.

Amidst the roaring shouts and fighting, tens of thousands of boats of all sizes competed in the narrow waterway of Poyang Lake. However, the Dashun army with a large number of people was crushed and beaten, and they were kicked off the boat with screams. Some Jiujiang water ghosts began to abuse the spring, floating under the water laughing and shaking the hull, and the Dashun soldiers on it hugged like chickens and screamed in fear.

If you look down close to the surface of the water, it is definitely a scene like a horror movie. Countless black-haired aquatic plants are floating on the surface of the water, suffocating to death. The pale faces are desperately facing the sky, and the frozen eyes, Chilling!

Just now, I was still figuring out how to ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor after conquering Nanjing, but before the sweet dream was finished, I was slapped hard in the face. Seeing the rout of the navy, Liu Zongmin snatched the banner in a panic .

"The musketeers will be in front of Lao Tzu, and anyone who dares to retreat will be killed! In addition, an order will be sent to Yang Laochai, ordering him to release the boat and march!"

The tragic fate of the cannon fodder, even if his own people didn't cherish it, the Shunjun retreated in a panic, and received another round of gunfire head-on. Looking back, there were more than [-] two-story Sichuan boats densely packed. At the same time, the old Shun Army officers were yelling orders, and they would die if they went back! Gritting their teeth, these crushed Shun Army cannon fodder sailors had to shake the boat and rush forward again.

At the same time, thousands of large wooden rafts were pushed down the fast-moving river along the Yangtze River.

The last time I went down the river, I defeated Zuo Liangyu in one breath. The Dashun Army, which had already tasted the sweetness, repeated the same trick again. After going out, as long as they rush through the river mouth guarded by the officers and soldiers and attack from behind, these life-hungry bastards will have to be beaten back to their original form again!

However, now that Zuo Liangyu is no longer in command, will Xinbei Prefecture, with Fushe scholars as its backbone, fall into this pit a second time?

All right!These pedantic, arrogant and selfish guys often fall into a pit. The 17 years of Chongzhen was the tragedy caused by their repeated tug-of-war. How many decisive battles have been lost by urging the soldiers, but this time, it can be regarded as an exception for the scholar-bureaucrats.

Just as Yang Laochai, the leader of Dashun, brandished a big hatchet and roared majesticly, suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and dozens of huge water jets rose from the densely packed rafts, and the big logs tied with ropes directly The frame fell apart, and the flesh and blood above it was torn apart.

It was a bit of luck to die on the spot. Although it was the main force of the Dashun Army, most of them were landlubbers. Men from northern Shaanxi fell into the muddy Yangtze River water screaming, and then sank to the bottom of the river like stones.

"What kind of ghost is this!!!!"

Amidst Yang Laochai's terrified roar, a gigantic creature slowly came into view by the river.

Chapter 7 Thirteen. Unknowingly Changing

In order to continue production, the Nanming court really worked hard. This black giant in Dafali City at the mouth of the Yangtze River was originally moored in the Qinhuai River. It was a gift from the Dutch to the Emperor of Nanming. This huge toy displaying the emperor's authority was brought to the battlefield.

However, the performance of this 37-meter-long, three-masted, double-decked, typical Dutch merchant ship converted to a battleship equipped with 58 light and heavy cannons did not disappoint. It even improved the technical content of this Poyang Lake battle for more than two centuries. Until, just such a boat was lying across the mouth of the Yangtze River, and 29 artillery guns sprayed it here. Tens of thousands of Dashun troops were like ants in front of it, stepping on it as they said.

The Dutch wanted to equip Nanming to fight against Mao Jue's Beiming, so they also paid for it. Not only did the Lowland Seven Provinces come, but they also brought a first mate, a second mate and several bosuns. Amidst the grotesque yelling of a red-haired, red-nosed, alcoholic ghost, the bewildered sailor of Nanming hurriedly carried the shells. The language barrier made this ship not really an over-control, but even so, the ship lying there The battleships fired one after another, and the people of the Dashun Army, who were no different from floating objects on the river, were massacred one by one while screaming in fear.

The spinning grape bullets were spinning rapidly, even if the whistling sound had not been cut back, it had already attracted screams of fear, and the grape bullets specially used to cut the mast were not ashamed of the screams, and slashed across , the blood splashed out like paint, spraying Yang Laochai all over.

Even Yang Laochai, the Shaanxi Old Eighth Team who crawled out of the dead, had never seen such a tragic situation! A row of old brothers who supported the raft were gone! Only broken legs of different lengths and white Sensen's bones are stubbled!

Even against Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other imperial courts encircling and suppressing the artillery fire all over the sky, the oncoming arrows and gunfire, no matter how tragic the battle, Yang Laochai has experienced it, but this is completely different from the war in front of him. Yes, I used to control how many people died, rush to the front, if we risk our lives, we can do it back for you, blood for blood and tooth for tooth! But this is a water battle, floating down the Yangtze River, front, back, left, and right Everyone listened to Jiang Longwang, and watched hundreds of people harvesting their tens of thousands of names. You can only watch, but you can't do it!

Shunjun's contempt for the Yangtze River has now paid the price in blood. This is no longer a war, but a one-sided massacre. After wiping the blood on his face, Yang Laochai raised the weapon in vain and followed him to rebel For more than ten years, the heavy chopping knife screamed and ordered to launch a futile charge on the Seven Provinces of the Lowlands.

But what time is it now?The rainy season in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in June and July is different from the battle of Wuchang more than a month ago. Now the river is so turbulent that no relatives recognize it. There is not even a sail. Not to mention supporting and launching a charge.

On the edge of the Lowland Seven Provinces in the center of the anchored river, the screaming Shun army could only spin around while watching the Nanming army humming a tune and filling the cannon with gunpowder barrels, and then harvested them life.