Shi Lang was originally a subordinate of Zheng Chenggong's father Zheng Zhilong, for the left charge, and in 1646, he followed Zheng Zhilong to surrender to the Qing Dynasty! After Zheng Zhilong surrendered, he went to Beijing, and Zheng successfully summoned Shi Lang! Shi Lang did not comply, Zheng Chenggong caught him, and finally escaped, but his family was killed by Zheng Chenggong! Shi Lang and Zheng Chenggong thus became enemies of the heavens, and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty Shi Lang was promoted to the position of Tong'an Commander-in-Chief, and in the first year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Shi Lang was promoted to the position of Admiral of the Water Division.
After Zheng Chenggong's death, Zheng Chenggong's son Zheng Jing occupied Taiwan and invaded Fujian Haicheng! Shi Lang sent the defender Wang Ming and other boat divisions to resist, beheading the Zheng Jingbu general Lin Wei and capturing many warships and ordnance. Not long after, Geng Jimao, the king of Jingnan (Geng Jingzhong's father), and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Li Litai, conquered Xiamen, and Zheng Jing's troops were shocked to hear the news, and Shi Lang recruited Dutch sailors to attack with splints, beheading more than a thousand people! He also took advantage of the victory to pursue and occupy the two islands of Huanyu and Kinmen. Shi Lang was distinguished in battle and was promoted to the position of Right Governor. Three years later, he was given the title of General of Jinghai.
In 1668, Shi Lang secretly told the Kangxi Emperor Chen, saying: "Zheng Jing is stubbornly resisting at sea, and we should seize the time to attack Zheng Jing." Kangxi summoned Shi Lang to the capital and asked him about the methods and strategies for pacifying Taiwan. Shi Lang said: "Taiwan can be recovered soon. "The Kangxi Emperor will recover Taiwan, let the ministers discuss, because of the uncertainty of attention, the recovery of Taiwan was stranded, Shi Lang was also dismissed! Until Zheng Jing's death, because Zheng Jing's son Zheng Keshuang was still young, the military was under the responsibility of Zheng Jing's subordinates. The issue of attacking Taiwan was put on the agenda by The Cabinet Minister Li Guangdi, who reported to Kangxi and recommended Shi Lang as a general to recover Taiwan. At that time, Shi Lang had been removed from his post, and the Kangxi Emperor reappointed Shi Lang as the admiral of Fujian And asked him to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Taiwan.
In June 1683, Shi Lang sent troops from Tongshan in Fujian province to capture Huayu, Maoyu, and Caoyu, marching along the south wind and anchoring at Penghu Bayu Island. Shi Lang sent the guerrilla general Lan Li to attack with a bird ship, and Zheng Jun's warships attacked from all sides by the tide. Shi Lang sat on the commander's big ship to direct the battle, and during the battle, his eyes were shot by flying arrows, and blood flowed from his turban! But he continued to supervise the battle, and did not retreat at all! Wu Ying, the commander-in-chief of Tong'an, attacked fiercely, beheading 3,000 people and conquering the two islands of Hujing and Bucket Pan. A hundred large ships of the Qing army marched again in the east and west directions, and Shi Lang sent his generals Chen Bo, Wei Ming, Dong Yi, and Kang Yu to lead the Qing troops to attack Jilongyu, Sijiaoshan, and Niuxin Bay to the east, in order to disperse the other side's forces. Shi Lang personally supervised the battle of 56 ships divided into eight teams, and after 80 ships, sailed straight into Taiwan.
The Zheng army did not dare to fight, and the generals Lin Xian and Zhu Tiangui took the lead in rushing into the enemy position, and Zhu Tiangui was killed in battle. The generals were even more courageous, from morning to night, and finally burned more than a hundred enemy ships, drowning countless people, Shi Lang then occupied Penghu, and Zheng Junbu would flee back to Taiwan. Zheng Keshuang was very frightened when he saw Shi Lang's army arriving in Taiwan, so he sent emissaries to Shi Lang's army to ask for surrender. Shi Lang sent a copy of the surrender to the Kangxi Emperor, and Kangxi agreed with him and accepted Zheng Keshuang's surrender. In August 1683, Shi Lang commanded troops to enter Lu'erMen, and the Qing army officially recaptured Taiwan.
It is said that after Shi Lang regained Taiwan, Kangxi sent the attendant SuBai to Fujian to consult with Shi Lang! Some people have proposed to abandon Taiwan and relocate the island's inhabitants to the mainland! Shi Lang said in the song that although Taiwan is an island far away from the Tailu, it is a dangerous place that has a bearing on the safety and security of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangzhou, and absolutely cannot be abandoned. He drew up a map of Taiwan and presented it to the Kangxi Emperor, who ordered Shi Lang to agree with Shi Lang's advice to garrison Taiwan.