The Red Mansions

Chapter 1144 Queen Song: It’s just that the phoenix is ​​trapped in a cage and cannot sing in the sky...

The next day, Chongming Shawei Port
"Boom boom!!!"

The sound of drums, as dense as raindrops, tore through the mist in the early winter morning. A large number of three-story ships with tall masts came out to defend the harbor and set sail under the guard of the patrol ships.

The navy general, wearing a big man's red mandarin duck war coat and armor, boarded the warship, braved the wind and waves, and began to march towards the vast sea.

Jia Heng was currently on a flag ship equipped with a Hongyi cannon, looking up at the golden red glow of the eastern sky. The cold wind was blowing on his face, making his cheeks feel a little raw.

Looking at the warships around him, the Jiangnan Navy has about 100 warships and currently has 3 soldiers. Compared with the menacing North Korean Navy, it is relatively inferior in strength.

Since the naval battle, after the Jiangnan Daying Navy expelled Duduo and the pirates, a large number of generals were promoted to study at the Jiangnan Naval Academy.

After such a long time, there have been four groups of students, which have blossomed and borne fruit among the Navy and gradually spread out. If studied by historians in later generations, they should be called the Jiangnan Department.

Well, in fact, the distribution of power under Jia Heng has gradually formed several major sections, such as the Jingying Department and the Jinyi Department. The former and Shui are the top of the military, while the latter is the intelligence system.

As for the Shi brothers and even Wang Ziteng and others, they are not the core members, just like Bai and Li are to the bald ones.

In the morning, the sun shines high in the sky, the fog in the sky disperses, and the waves keep hitting the ship, making a swishing sound.

Jia Heng finally came to the sea as set out in the battle letter. Looking at it at this moment, the sky was blue and the sea and sky were the same color.

One side has the strength due to the large number of people, and the other side takes advantage of the fire. At this moment, the confrontation on the sea is less cunning in deploying troops and forming a more majestic battle.

Jia Heng took out his monocular and looked at the warships of the North Korean navy in the distance. There were two to three hundred warships and patrol boats. If some grasshopper boats were added, they would be densely packed and dotted.

In terms of military strength alone, the Jiangnan Navy currently has only 3 troops. Adding in some of the infantry troops and horses in Jiangbei, the number is probably only [-].

The Jurchens, with more than 5 people, do suffer some losses in terms of military strength.

Jia Heng looked into the distance with a monocular telescope and ordered: "Order, as soon as you enter the firing range, fire immediately, and do not engage in close combat with the North Korean and Jurchen Navy!"

Compared with the test attack, when the Jurchen and North Korean navy lost two patrol boats, the Hongyi cannons at this moment were denser and could cause more damage.

The Denglai Navy's tactics are actually still stuck in the close-ship water warfare of the cold weapon era, and the existence of the Hongyi cannon has partially come close to the scorching smoke of hot firearms.

Hauge was on the flag ship. This water battle was mainly directed by Cui Daocheng, the navy chief. Cui Daocheng was nearly fifty. He had the small eyes and shoehorn face of a Korean, but he was very interested in the navy. The commander was very experienced and ordered his men to wave the flag.

As the flags waved and the drums rumbled, the North Korean navy and the Jurchen Blue Flag sailed their boats and approached the flag ship in the distance.

The entire North Korean navy became more dispersed from the originally dispersed battle array to avoid the concentrated fire of the Han navy's Hongyi artillery.

But even so, after gradually approaching the Han navy's naval warships, the first wave of Hongyi artillery bombardment still caused many ships to be hit by cannons and spin around in place.

Abatai, who was beside Hauge, whispered: "The Han people's firearms are too sharp and it is not suitable to fight forcefully."

Hauge stared closely at the warship flying the flag with the word "Han", waved his hand gently, and said: "Let our ships approach and fight the Han ships at close range! The Han people are no match for our Qing warriors !”

What Hauge relies on is the bravery of Zhenglan Banner's elite soldiers, which was undoubtedly proved in the previous battle with Denglai Navy.

The Denglai Navy under Baoling Hou Shi Nai fought with the Korean Navy and suffered heavy casualties. If it were not for the defense of the port, the Jurchen and Korean navy would not dare to approach in large numbers, fearing that the battle would be even more tragic, and the elite troops of Zhenglan Banner The bannermen suffered less casualties.

At this moment, after several rounds of Hongyi artillery bombardment, the Han army, as the North Korean naval warships dodge and guard, leaving more than a dozen warships behind, gradually achieved little success, and the two sides were close to the traditional water battle mode.

Join the boat, jump and swing.

In addition to the collision of warships and patrol ships, what was more important was that the small boats gradually approached, and then hooked to the larger ships through iron ropes, trying to offset the Han army's firearms advantage with close combat prowess.

Because this kind of small boat is more difficult to target at sea, it would be too much of a waste of shells for Hongyi's cannon to hit the small boat.

However, the officers and soldiers on the Han navy ships quickly switched to shooting with crossbows and muskets from a distance, especially flintlock guns and matchlock guns. As the smoke filled the air, there were many soldiers on the small boats in the distance. Shot and killed.

The Zhenglan Banner elites wearing blue bubble nail armor on the boat were indeed worthy of their name as elites. They were not afraid of death and were approaching with iron shields in hand. Some of them had already climbed onto the boat and started fighting with the Han army.

The soldiers from both sides quickly approached in boats. After a while, they heard the sound of "ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, or ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, --" of their weapons with each other heard.

Blood stained the entire rolling sea surface red.

At this moment, looking down from the entire altitude to the sea, the Hongyi cannons made loud rumbling noises from time to time. The warships and patrol boats that were hit by the cannons were hit one after another and gradually sank into the ocean, while a large number of North Korean navymen looked at other ships from small boats. Warship.

Jia Heng was holding a Yan Fei Dao in his hand at the moment, with a calm expression, looking coldly at the approaching Jurchen warship.

At this time, it was naturally not time for him to take action.

Looking around with a monocular telescope, we can see the entire battlefield on the sea. Although the Han army was at a disadvantage, relying on the power of fire cannons, it still suppressed the Korean navy from a distance and prevented it from approaching.

It's just that compared to the original battle with Duduo leading a ragtag group of people, the North Korean navy and Jurchen soldiers and horses in front of them showed more resilience.

Therefore, the outcome is unpredictable.

And Hauge was standing on the flag ship at this moment, squinting at the hands of people fighting in the distance, and said to Abatai beside him: "Although the Hongyi cannon is powerful, it is people who determine the outcome of the war. Our ships at sea The team is very scattered, and their Hongyi artillery can't fire more than a few shots, and they can no longer fight."

Abatai was relieved when he saw this. As for the surrounding North Korean navymen falling into the water and wailing, they naturally did not take it to heart.

And Cui Daocheng's face looked a little ugly, because the progress of the entire war was at the expense of the lives of their Korean soldiers.

"Go meet the Duke of Wei." Hauge's face was as gloomy as iron at this moment, and he sneered. He raised the long knife in his hand high, shining brightly in the sun, and pointed towards the flag ship where Jia Heng was, with a murderous look in his eyes. .

Jia Heng seemed to feel something at this moment, staring closely at Hauge on the flag ship.

As time passed and after several rounds of bombardment, the Jurchen and Korean navy ships gradually approached the Han fleet. Although the Jiangnan navy kept trying to distance themselves, they inevitably still fought with each other.

At this time, "Bang!!!"

Accompanied by the deafening sound of ship planks colliding, the ships on both sides collided violently, and the soldiers on the deck were shaken.

The female true blue flag flag captain on Hauge's flag ship used a rope and an iron hook to jump to the flag ship where Jia Heng was on, shouting and looking ferocious.

"Boom!"

The flintlock guns were fired at a close distance, and their accuracy was undoubtedly higher. Many girls were hit by the bullets, and they groaned in pain before falling on the sea.

Two nearby warships also came over to help Jia Heng's flag ship reduce the pressure, but the North Korean naval warships and more manpower soon became entangled.

At this time, Hauge saw this and said: "Come here, follow me and take the head of the son of Duke Wei of the Han Dynasty!"

With that said, he was about to summon the personal guards around him to go to the flag ship where Jia Heng was.

Abatai volunteered and said, "The flag owner is the flag ship. Don't be reckless. Let me go."

Hearing this, Hauge glanced at Abate and said, "Be careful."

Abatai led his guards and jumped to the deck where Jia Heng was on the building ship. He held a long knife and fought with the Han army generals and soldiers.

At this time, the generals of the Han army were also fighting with him. Abatai was extremely brave, and the elite Blue Flag Jurchens led by him marched forward like a sharp blade into the Han army.

Suddenly, the Han army caused a brief commotion.

But soon, several generals and sailors, led by a young general, surrounded and killed Abatai and others.

Jia Heng held the Yan Ling Dao at his waist and stood at the bow of the ship, watching all this coldly.

Because he has to sit in the middle of the army, unless he encounters big fish like Hauge and Duoduo, he will not go into battle with his sword in person.

At this moment, Abatai swung the long sword in his hand and slashed horizontally. Many Han soldiers screamed and were dripping with blood. The deck was soaked with blood and was almost unsteady.

Just as he was talking about fighting, Abatai suddenly saw a cold gaze staring at him. It was the young general who was slashing towards him.

Abatai snorted coldly, and slashed forward with the saber in his palm. The light of the sword was like a moon rising, and there was a "clang" sound, and sparks flew everywhere.

Abatai looked shocked and quickly blocked with his sword.

But Jia Ling's eyes were cold, and she waved the long knife in her hand, but it was as fast as a knife, and she was killing Abatai like a gust of wind.

The surrounding Jurchen Blue Banners were also fighting with the Han army. For a while, shouts of killing and screams came one after another.

The surrounding Hongyi artillery roared and bombarded the warships and cruise ships of the Jurchen and Korean navy. Bows, crossbows and muskets also kept firing at each other.

Although they had expected and taken precautions, the damage ratio to the warships of the Jurchen and Korean Navy was still quite alarming. Many soldiers of the Korean Navy who fell into the water from the sunken ship held a sampan and swam hard to the big ship, looking quite embarrassed.

Seeing the sunken navy warships around him, Cui Daocheng felt anxious and glanced at Hauge on the flag ship.

This kind of casualties was even more tragic than the Battle of Denglai some time ago.

On the other hand, the Han army had very few warships injured, and most of them were entangled by the Korean navy or Jurchen Blue Flag bannermen during close combat.

Just at noon, Hauge's fleet suddenly sounded the sound of "dangdang" gongs, and the clear and harsh sound of ringing gold temporarily overwhelmed the sound of fighting.

The ships that were originally fighting against the Han army's ships were quickly breaking away and fleeing towards the eastern sea.Abatai, accompanied by a group of personal guards, dragged his injured body back to the ship along the same route, leaving only a large number of corpses of Zhenglan Banners on the deck of the ship.

Jia Heng stared at the Jurchen ships scattered in the distance, and ordered: "The big ships carry cannons and cannons to pursue them. Leave as many ships as you can!"

This tentative naval battle did not achieve decisive results, and of course it weakened the effective strength of the invading enemy.

This is not something that can be solved in one battle, and I was mentally prepared for this before.

Chen Xiao said: "The North Korean Navy just suffered a lot of casualties. After this battle, they know they can't get any advantage, so they should not dare to invade Jinling again."

Jia Heng said: "But for fear of harassment, most of them will go south to cooperate with Hongyi. The navy in Hangzhou and Ningbo need to do a good job of containment."

After a period of time, the casualties were counted. The Han Army's Jiangnan Navy suffered 2000 casualties and sank 23 North Korean Navy ships. It is roughly estimated that the North Korean Navy suffered 7000 casualties.

This battle loss ratio is undoubtedly a small victory for the Han army.

Jia Heng looked at the battle report and said thoughtfully: "The female main force is still intact. It will not be easy to annihilate them all."

As time goes by, it is no longer realistic to think about taking advantage of the opponent's underestimation to achieve a surprise attack like the first time he defeated Duduo.

Jurchen senior officials also learned war in war and game in game.

This time, they were obviously more prepared for the Jiangnan Navy's Hongyi cannons, and the results of the battle tended to be normalized. Moreover, there were tens of thousands of North Korean naval forces attacking this time, which was far from the first time.

On the other side, the Korean navy and Jurchen bannermen fled towards the vast sea.

Under the flagpole hanging the Manchu dragon flag, Hauge was dressed in military uniform and tall. His face was gloomy at the moment, and his eyes were like tigers and wolves. He stared at Cui Daocheng who was kneeling down and said: "The situation in today's battle is very good. Just We could almost completely defeat the Han navy, so why should we withdraw our troops at the expense of gold?"

Cui Daocheng raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the casualties among our men are too heavy. One-fifth of our ships have been lost. In addition, there are 6000 casualties. If the attack continues, the damage will be even greater."

Hauge said coldly: "If we retreat this time, we will have to pay greater casualties when we fight with the Han army next time."

In other words, the opportunity to fight the main force of the Han army has been lost, because such casualties will be experienced again next time.

Cui Daocheng said: "Your Majesty, the Hongyi in Jilong Mountain have many Hongyi cannons. We can equip the Hongyi cannons when we go south. At that time, if we join forces with the Hongyi, the Han people will definitely not be able to resist them."

There are not only Hongyi cannons on Jilong Mountain, but also grain, fresh water, vegetables, etc. that the Korean Navy is in urgent need of at the moment.

Hearing this, the strong anger on Hauge's face dissipated a little, his eyes became a little gloomy, and he said: "That's exactly what I meant. Fresh water and grain will not last long. It's important to go south. With our elite soldiers, plus the red It will be difficult for the Han people to resist the Yi's firearms."

From the battle loss ratio of the warships just now, Hauge also roughly knew the combat power of the Han navy, especially the Hongyi cannon, which was a powerful weapon in naval warfare, but the Han army was much inferior in close combat.

"Your Highness, Abataibele is here." At this time, a general with a Han army flag next to Haug said.

At this time, Abatai came closer with the support of several soldiers. The wound on his shoulder had been wrapped with cloth, and little bright red blood stains were looming.

"Uncle Qi, are you okay?" Haug asked eagerly.

Abatai is the seventh son of Nurhaci. Huang Taiji had always suppressed Abatai during his lifetime. On the contrary, Hauge repeatedly angered Huang Taiji due to his violent temper, and had a better relationship with Abatai, who was the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. .

Abatai's unshaven face showed a sallow color. He waved his hand and said, "I have nothing to do. The previous battle with the Han army was more difficult than before."

The Han army, which had faced several major victories in foreign wars, was indeed much more confident in fighting than before.

Hauge said: "Uncle Qi, let's go south to join Hongyi. They have Hongyi cannons, and they just keep introducing them to the ship. Then we won't be afraid of the Han army."

Abatai said: "It's up to Your Highness to decide, but these Han people are not all red barbarian cannons. In the past two years, they have been much more difficult to deal with than the Han soldiers and generals at the border."

Haug said: "A sheep will always be a sheep and can never be a wolf."

"Your Majesty, the Han army's ships are catching up from behind." Cui Daocheng walked closer and said.

"Can you fight them off?" Haug asked.

Cui Daocheng said: "Their guns are sharp and difficult to resist."

Hauge frowned.

Then, the ship set sail.

After Jia Heng cleaned the battlefield, he led the Jiangnan Navy back to the port of Wei at Chongmingsha.

The petty officials sent by the Liangjiang Governor's Yamen to inquire about the news also waited for a long time. When the news of the victory came, they immediately took a boat to Jinling to report to calm people's hearts.

Nanjing officials and people who were still a little nervous at first breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

However, the official offices of the Jiangnan Naval Academy in Chongmingsha were brightly lit, and most of the navy generals had solemn expressions on their faces.

Because the Jurchens and the North Korean navy are very likely to go south to join the Hongyi in Jilong Mountain.

Jia Heng asked: "Have the pursuers returned?"

"General Wei hasn't come back yet." At this time, a general in brocade clothes reported to the captain.

Jia Heng looked at the generals in the military tent and said: "As soon as the ship's ammunition is replenished, I will lead the navy south to pursue it tomorrow."

Weiche probably couldn't stop Hauge's main navy.

Because the Han Dynasty is the defender, if the Jurchens want to escape at sea, they will not be able to achieve total annihilation. However, this does not mean that they cannot pursue, because the Jurchens and the North Korean navy have no supply points on the southeast coast of the Han Dynasty, and the Han army can The defense port was replenished with ordnance, grain, and fresh water.

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Henan, Luoyang City
A bright moon as bright as silver shines brightly in the courtyard, which is quite cold in the early winter night, and the bare branches of the sycamore tree in the courtyard rustle with the wind.

"Plant a sycamore tree to attract phoenixes." The plump beauty stood in front of the window, looking like a plump and succulent peony with a rich disk. Under the moonlight, the skin of her cheeks under the clouds looked like flowers and trees piled with snow. It's so bright and beautiful that I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a feeling in my heart and murmured.

Her mother was the most noble in the world, she could be considered a phoenix.

It's just that the phoenix is ​​trapped in a cage and cannot sing in the sky...

"Mother." At this moment, the voice of King Liang came from outside.

Empress Song turned her eyes and saw the plump, bright beauty. She saw traces of motherly charm flowing from the corners of her eyes without noticing the wrinkles. She smiled and asked: "Wei'er, it's so late, why haven't you slept yet? "

Prince Liang said: "I just talked to Uncle Feng for a while. Mother, I heard that there is another war going on in the southern sea area."

Empress Song raised her eyebrows, blinked her phoenix eyes, and said in surprise: "Why is there another war at sea?"

The beauty's voice was gentle and soft, with a hint of little girl's playfulness.

Liang Wang said: "Mother, I heard that the Jurchens sent their navy again to invade the south of the Yangtze River. Najia... Duke Wei didn't know how to deal with it yet. The navy of the south of the Yangtze River went to the south to fight against the red barbarians."

The Empress of Song Dynasty had a beautiful face, her pink lips were slightly parted, and she said softly: "Jia Ziyu is good at using troops, and the Jurchens are all defeated by him, so it should not be a serious problem."

I don’t know how many times this has happened, but with Ziyu here, he should be victorious soon.

This is actually an inherent impression formed by long-term victory. Outsiders may see it this way, but Jia Heng, as a person involved, has never had such thoughts.

The King of Liang said: "Mother, the military situation is dangerous. This is something that no one can say."

Queen Song looked a little calmer and said, "Let's wait and see the news in the next few days."

For some unknown reason, her son kept getting away from Jia Ziyu.

Liang Wang Chen Wei also noticed that Queen Song looked unhappy, so he changed the subject and said, "I have something else to tell my mother. Brother Chu Wang is in Jinling at the moment. I heard that Jia Ziyu appointed him to be in charge of military supplies and logistics." .”

Empress Liu Ye of the Song Dynasty frowned, with a look of thought in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Brother King Chu, he is in charge of the Ministry of War and helps Jia Ziyu with the logistics and logistics of the ordnance. It is normal."

"I'm afraid that if Jia Ziyu makes another contribution, Brother Chu Wang will follow suit and enter the military aircraft office." King Liang said softly.

Empress Song's face was graceful, she waved her hand and said, "You should go back and rest first."

King Liang was stunned for a moment, knowing that his mother had already listened, and immediately left.

If it hadn't been for his mother's acquiescence, the fifth sister and sister Chanyue who grew up with him would not have committed themselves to Jia Ziyu!
Let’s not talk about the fifth sister. I heard that Chanyue was originally supposed to be promised to him!
He also served in both the Ning and Rong mansions, how big of an achievement is this?Three years ago, Jia Heng was just an unknown person living outside Shenjing City!
Empress Song's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she was worried. She came to the bed surrounded by curtains. The beauty was sitting on the bed with her plump and round body, and a look of worry gradually appeared on her graceful and beautiful face.

If King Chu really fell in love with that little fox, he would win His Majesty's heart from then on...

Probably not. Compared to Xianning, Little Fox is closer to Ran'er.

Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that His Majesty has been reluctant to express his position?
Over the years, her father and she have tried their best to reduce the Song family's influence on the government. Why is Your Majesty always worried?

Thinking of this, the beauty couldn't help but feel depressed. A look of resentment appeared on her plump and graceful jade face, and some resentment gradually began to grow deep in her heart.

(End of this chapter)