Qualla: Battle of Penghu https://qualla.com/battle-of-penghu en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Penghu https://qualla.com/battle-of-penghu Battle of Penghu: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-penghu/ "Not even a plank is allowed to enter the water." For five years, the Kangxi Emperor's sea ban had strangled the Kingdom of Tungning, cutting off all trade with the last political entity loyal to the fallen Ming dynasty. By 1683, negotiations had failed, and the emperor had found his admiral: Shi Lang, a man with a personal score to settle against the Zheng family who ruled Tungning. On July 12, 1683, over 400 warships met in the waters around the Penghu archipelago, and the battle that followed would extinguish the final ember of Ming loyalism.

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/h/v/battle-of-penghu-wp/wshv-battle-of-penghu-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Penghu: The Admiral's Grudge https://qualla.com/battle-of-penghu/ Shi Lang had once served the Zheng family before defecting to the Qing. His appointment as commander-in-chief of the Qing navy came on the recommendation of Yao Qisheng, the Viceroy of Fujian, who had spent years enforcing the sea ban that slowly choked Tungning's economy. Shi La...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/h/v/battle-of-penghu-wp/wshv-battle-of-penghu-the-admirals-grudge.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Penghu: Four Hundred Ships on a July Morning https://qualla.com/battle-of-penghu/ Shi Lang divided his fleet into several smaller squadrons. The main body bore down on Liu Guoxuan's defense fleet, while a small detachment swung around the battle to land directly on the island where Liu had established his base. Liu anticipated the flanking move and positioned ...

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/h/v/battle-of-penghu-wp/wshv-battle-of-penghu-four-hundred-ships-on-a-july-morning.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Penghu: Drowning Rather Than Surrender https://qualla.com/battle-of-penghu/ When Liu Guoxuan's flagship exhausted its ammunition, the battle was effectively over. But the end was not clean. Some Tungning ships burned for three days and nights. Many generals and soldiers, unwilling to submit to the dynasty that had overthrown the Ming, chose to drown them...

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