It's easy to say but hard to do.

On the sea, to complete the reversal to the upper air outlet, it is necessary to take a big turn.

If the wind is small, or the ship's speed is faster than the right back, it may be easier to achieve this goal without any blockage.

But unfortunately, the Qing soldiers did not occupy any of these.

First of all, the boat cannot do it.

The Ming army navy was born from the Shaowu Dynasty Navy. Compared with the Denglai Navy, the ship was originally large and had superior performance. Over the past year, Zhu Youlang ordered the Quanzhou Shipyard to build many new ships, and the Qing soldiers have never attached importance to the navy. The Beiyang Navy only simply integrated the fleet of the Denglai Navy and Zheng Zhibao, and did not build new ships.

Therefore, the Beiyang Navy's ships were generally smaller than the Ming army's ships.

Secondly, the wind is too strong, and the Ming army ships only need to hang up the sails. The sailors do not need to exert force at all, and the ship can move forward quickly. In this case, if they return to the upper air vent against the wind, they must throw away the pursuit and go around a large circle.

Third, the main force of the Ming army was prepared. As soon as Chen Zhongwu launched an attack, they hung up their sails and retreated to the southeast. When the Qing soldiers reacted, the main force of the Ming army was blocked in the southeast direction early, leaving you with no way to escape.

"Report! Governor, the main force of the Ming army retreated to the southeast and blocked our army's way!"

"Report! Governor, the Ming army on the North Road is too strong, and our army has lost nearly a hundred ships of all sizes!"

Bad news came one after another, and Liu Qingtai was anxious.

There are only two choices now. One is to rush over to the southeast and fight with the main force of the Ming army. If a gap can be opened, you can escape smoothly.

This is very difficult. If the Ming army warships had no disadvantage of wind direction, the Qing soldiers would basically be beaten. Even if they could escape in the end, there would probably be only a small number of warships.

Another option is to enter Luoyuan Bay.

Liu Qingtai didn’t know the dangers of entering Luoyuan Bay, but it was a dead land. As long as you enter Luoyuan Bay, the Ming army had to tighten the hole and attack only with fire, and the fleet would basically be reimbursed.

This is probably what Ming Jun made up his mind.

However, there are also benefits to entering Luoyuan Bay, that is, you can abandon the boat and land on the shore. The boat is destroyed, but the person is there.

As for whether there is an ambush on the shore, Liu Qingtai didn't care very much. Even if there is an ambush, there were only five thousand soldiers and horses led by Su Sheng. In addition to being unable to land in the north, Luoyuan Bay can be both east, south and west. It is impossible for five thousand soldiers to defend the coastline within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Therefore, Su Sheng only knows one side of his defense.

So, there is a great hope for escape.

However, if you choose this path, it means the end of the Beiyang Navy. From then on, there will be no sails entering the sea in the Qing Dynasty. Will Prince Su and Prince Zheng spare themselves? Without thinking too much, his head will definitely not be able to be kept.

Unlike the first path, he can save most of the soldiers' lives.

Liu Qingtai's mind was spinning rapidly, calculating the gains and losses of the two paths, and finally made up his mind: "Save your life first. There are two main reasons for the failure of this battle. One is that the information is inaccurate, which makes us not pay attention to it at all; the other is that when the Ming army arrived, it did not launch an attack immediately, which delayed for three days, so that the Ming army had time to divide the troops and detour to the back of my side. The latter was Zheng Zhibao's idea, so use him as a scapegoat to see if he could save his life."

"The command was sent to the fleet avoided the main force of the Ming army, quickly entered Luoyuan Bay, abandoned the ship and retreated to Xiapu and Funing." Liu Qingtai said desperately.

"Zhe!" The messenger received the order, climbed up to the high place, and issued a retreat order to the ships in flags.

...

"Report! Governor, the Qing army fleet adjusts its course and retreats towards Luoyuan Bay!"

On the "Zhenxing", the lookout sentry reported to Shi Lang.

"Hahaha, Liu Qingtai is so scared that he lost a hundred ships after losing their lives. Want to escape? Look at him, sending a command to attack the whole army!" Shi Lang thought that Liu Qingtai would fight him at sea, but he didn't expect that Chen Zhongwu wanted to escape after just a fight. He couldn't help laughing and then changed his original plan.

If you run away, I will fight, chase you and fight.

After the attack order, Chen Zhongwu was in the north and the three brothers of the Shi family were in the east, and began to chase and attack Liu Qingtai and Zheng Zhibao.

The Qing soldiers were only concerned about escaping their lives and had no power to fight back. As long as they were caught up, they would blow up a grenade and shoot another rocket, which would soon start a fire. In order not to be burned, the Qing soldiers jumped into the sea one after another, like dumplings.

They were also panicked, the sea water was cold and the wind was strong and the waves were rushing into the sea. No matter how good the water was, it wouldn't be able to swim on the shore. Isn't it the same as waiting to die?

The sea was filled with fire and the Qing soldiers and warships rolling in thick smoke, and Qing soldiers calling for help in fear in the sea.

"Help, help!" The Qing soldiers in the sea waved their arms desperately and shouted loudly.

"It depends on your luck whether you die or live. It deserves to be aided by the evildoer! If you don't make up for your shot, even if I am the governor's heart is full of great success, I will still save you? Humph!"

Shi Lang said coldly without any pity.

Good fortune? What fortune? There are more than ten miles from the shore. If there is such a big storm and no one can save it, it will be just a death.

The Qing soldiers who were struggling dying in the sea watched the Ming army warships leave helplessly, and seemed to see the cold arrival of the god of death.

...

There were less than 400 Qing soldiers who were chased and beaten by the Ming army and fled into Luoyuan Bay.

Fortunately, there is a mountain on the north bank of Luoyuan Bay called Wuzhi Mountain. It was blocked by this mountain and the wind was reduced.

"Governor, let's land here. There is no way to escape when entering Luoyuan Bay. Su Sheng must have sent troops to defend Luoyuan County." Liu Qingtai's personal soldiers advised in panic.

"No, if you land here, you will be caught up by the Ming army soon."

Liu Qingtai looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon. He ordered: "Send an order to lead Zheng Zhibao to lead his fleet to block the Ming army at the entrance of the sea. Before sunset, he is not allowed to retreat. Those who violate the order will be killed!"

"My fellow Taoist is not dead, I am not dead, Liu Qingtai, you are a turtle, I am going to die!" Zheng Zhibao received the order and saw that there were less than 200 ships left in his fleet. The soldiers were all covered in dust and looked panicked. When he thought about the terrifying combat power of the Ming army, he wanted to cry without tears and cursed hatefully.

There is no way, who can make us a bannerman? We Han people are inferior to others in their eyes. When life and death are at a loss, who can we be cannon fodder if we don’t become cannon fodder?

If you don’t obey the orders, you can’t even think of any of your family members in Nanzhili.

"Send the order, stop moving forward, set up a formation on the spot, and fight the Ming army with a decisive battle!" Zheng Zhibao gave the order helplessly.

"Second brother, you can't fight. The soldiers have no intention of fighting. The bows and arrows are almost exhausted. If you continue to fight, you must be wiped out. We only have this little bit of our family's wealth."

Zheng Zhibao's deputy general, and his cousin, Zheng Zhirong, heard him give such an order, knelt on the deck with a "thump" and begged loudly.
Chapter completed!