I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On March 15th, Wu Jun, who had been resting for half a month, started his expansion journey.

At present, Wu Changqing occupies only the area around Nanjing, Changzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. Among the many forces, his turf is actually the smallest.

Even Zhu Yihai occupies more than half of Zhejiang, and in terms of site area, it is more than four times that of Wu Changqing.

Not to mention Emperor Longwu, his current nominal territory is at least dozens of times that of Wu Changqing.

Even the Daxi regime of Zhang Xianzhong in the west had a much larger territory than Wu Changqing.

Of course, the geographical location of those people's sites is far inferior to Wu Changqing's.

During this period, the most prosperous area in the country was Nanjing and Suzhou.

In Zhu Yihai's territory, except for the wealthier Hangzhou area, other places are continuous mountainous areas. Although the area is four times that of Wu Changqing, the total economic volume is probably not even a quarter of Wu Changqing's.

In order to expand the sphere of influence, Wu Changqing formulated a strategy of going west and south after winning Nanjing.

The early goal is to win Wuhu, Tongling, Xuancheng and other places.

These places are some plains south of the Yangtze River, with developed transportation, and they are currently in the hands of the Qing army.

Before the navy was developed, it was very troublesome to attack the north of the Yangtze River, logistics and transportation was a problem, and defense after the occupation was also a problem.

Therefore, occupying the place south of the Yangtze River is the most suitable plan for him.

Currently stationed in Wuhu are Li Chengdong's and Zhang Yingyuan's troops. They were planning to support Nanjing, but Nanjing was already occupied halfway, and they had to retreat.

The main force of the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in Nanjing could not defeat the Wu army against the city wall, and they did not have the courage to challenge the military might of the Wu army.

The combined force of Li Chengdong and Zhang Yingyuan is about 60,000, but they are all green battalion soldiers and their combat effectiveness is relatively weak.

Wu Changqing dispatched the 3rd Division of the 2nd Division and the 11th Brigade. The 11th Brigade was the first brigade of the 1st Division, plus some other auxiliary arms, the total strength reached 30,000.

This time Wu Changqing did not go to the expedition in person, and let Liu Hansan be the commander-in-chief.

At the same time, Wu Changqing also took this opportunity to set up a staff organization.

The tactical level of some officers is actually stronger than Liu Hansan, Wang Dayong and others. However, it cannot be said that because they are more capable, they should be made bigger officials. That would be unfair to the elders like Liu Hansan.

It would be a waste of talents to continue to let Liu Hansan take command without these more capable people, and it may even lead to the failure of the battle.

The solution to this problem is to set up a staff department. The specific battle plan will be discussed by the staff members, and Liu Hansan is only the one who makes the final decision.

This not only ensures the power of Liu Han's third-class elders, but also gives full play to the capabilities of the talents in the staff, giving those capable officers a chance to display their abilities.

In fact, the staff department is somewhat similar to the military advisers, except that they are more numerous, have greater power, and have more and more specific things to manage.

An advanced staff is still very helpful in combat.

After all, every battle is a very complex system with a lot to cover. The formulation of tactics, the support of logistics, the collection of intelligence...

Relying on a general's personal ability alone cannot play a role, and must rely on a fully functional staff.

On the 18th, Wu Jun arrived in Wuhu.

In the city of Wuhu, Li Chengdong learned that Wu Jun had arrived, and almost lost the teacup in his hand.

Today is different. Last year, he learned for the first time that Wu Changqing had captured Jiading County, and he didn't take it too seriously at all.

Although at that time Wu Jun defeated his subordinates with fewer wins and more, but Wu Jun had only a few hundred people in total and could not raise any storms. But who would have thought that in more than six months, this army of several hundred people has grown to hundreds of thousands of people.

If there are only 100,000 people, Li Chengdong will not panic, and he may not be able to defend against 100,000 people by relying on the city wall.

The Manchu Qing army now has nearly one million troops, which is completely true in number.

What made him flustered was Wu Jun's record. Although he had never fought against Wu Jun in person, he could feel the horror of Wu Jun from the previous record of Wu Jun.

With 60,000 against 120,000, he defeated the main force of the Qing army's cavalry in the field. Within five days, Nanking, which was garrisoned by 50,000 troops, was captured.

No matter which battle example it is, it is so incredible, comparable to the battle of Guandu, the battle of Chibi, and the battle of fat water.

Facing a prestigious army, Li Chengdong really had no confidence. If he had such strong self-confidence, he would not have surrendered before, Manchu.

The city wall of Wuhu City is not tall, only more than four meters. In front of Wu Jun's firearms, it does not have any advantage at all.

"Brother Li, I don't think this Wuhu can hold back anymore."

Zhang Yingyuan's thoughts are the same as Li Chengdong's. After all, he also received those battle reports. From the battle reports, he felt the strength of Wu Jun and learned about Wu Jun's strange advanced weapons.

"If we can't keep it, we have to defend it. We can't afford the crime of fleeing without a fight. Besides, we are the barrier of Lek Dehun Belle, and he is about to defeat He Tengjiao now.

If we flee without a fight now, and put the Wu army in the Jiujiang area to attack General Lekdhun, then he will behead us in anger? "

Li Chengdong said helplessly, this is the helplessness of being a soldier.

There may still be a way to survive if you keep a guard, if you flee without a fight, the Qing Dynasty can

won't be polite to them. As for the surrender, their families were already under the control of the Qing army at this time, and the surrender would destroy the whole family.

"Transfer your troops stationed in Xuancheng to here, anyway, there is no need to garrison there."

Zhang Yingyuan has no good way to deal with Wu Jun now, he can only increase his own troops as much as possible. A little more people, after all, can play some role.

As for Xuancheng, it doesn't matter if it is handed over to Fang Guoan. As long as they hold the city along the Yangtze River, they can ensure the safety of Le Kedehun's rear.

At present, there are many battlefields in the country. Not only is the Wu army attacking, but Fang Guoan in the King Lu regime is also taking advantage of Wu Changqing's attack on Nanjing. He has already occupied Huzhou and Guangde, and is trying to attack Xuancheng.

In Jiangxi, Hunan and other places, Luck Dehun is still chasing He Tengjiao. The Eight Banners soldiers were quite formidable in the face of troops other than the Wu army.

"The situation is difficult. Who would have thought that the situation would change so quickly."

Li Chengdong sighed, he and Zhang Yingyuan were both surrendering generals, and the reason for their surrender was almost the same, that is, they believed that the Qing army was very powerful and invincible.

They were all optimistic that the Qing army would replace the Ming Dynasty to unify China, so they chose to take refuge.

And at first, they seemed to have made the right choice. Until Wu Changqing was born, he continued to defeat the Manchu army, and even defeated the main force of the Manchu, captured Hong Chengchou, Azige alive, and killed Aixinjueluo Boluo.

Even Man Dahai, who was Baylor, surrendered to the Wu army.

This kind of thing, if it was half a year ago, they didn't even dare to think about it.

And now, these things are so real that they are beginning to doubt whether their decision to surrender was the right one.

If you don't surrender, you can wait until Wu Changqing's rise to take refuge, not only can you hug your thighs, but you can also leave a good reputation.

Unlike now, not only have to face a crisis, but also bear the infamy, which is really not worth it.