On this day, 342 years ago, on July 16, 1683 (June 22, 1683 lunar calendar), a fierce decisive battle broke out between the Qing Dynasty Navy and the Taiwan Zheng Navy in the waters of Penghu. On July 16, 1683, a fierce decisive battle broke out between the Qing Dynasty Navy and the Taiwan Zheng Navy in the waters of Penghu. On July 16, 1683, a fierce decisive battle broke out between the Qing Dynasty Navy and the Taiwan Zheng Navy in the waters of Penghu. After the battle broke out, the Qingshui Army led by Shi Lang quickly took advantage of the favorable southwest wind conditions and used the "five-point plum blossom" tactic, that is, multiple warships besieged one of the Zheng Army and concentrated their forces to fight. On the same day, the Qing army destroyed nearly 200 large and small warships of the Zheng army, annihilated more than 12,000 of its main force, took down nearly 5,000 people, captured many ships and weapons and equipment, and soon captured the Penghu Islands. Liu Guoxuan led only a few warships to break out of the siege and fled back to Taiwan. This battle wiped out the elite troops of the Zheng army in one fell swoop and opened the door to the island of Taiwan. The hearts of the whole island of Taiwan were shaken, so that the Taiwan Zheng group was forced to accept the appeasement. Comments on the Penghu Naval Battle: Shi Lang came from Zhengying, naturally familiar with the way, the Zheng family perished, very natural