I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The actions of the Qing army soon spread to Nanjing.

Nowadays, Nanjing has a lot of spies in the north, and the Qing army can't hide any trouble from them.

Not to mention this kind of preparations for a decisive battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops, every kind of material demand is massive, and there is no way to hide the inquiries from people who are interested.

The Qing army was going to make a big move, and Wu Changqing also held a high-level meeting to discuss how to deal with it, or the military plan in the future.

"What do they want to do, do they want to go south, but how are they going to cross the river?"

Tao Dongcheng asked his doubts, the current Qing army's navy is not strong, and there is no absolute advantage over the Wu army's navy.

Under such circumstances, crossing the river is an extremely dangerous thing, and taking such a risk is just for a chance to fight, and it is not worth it.

However, if you don't cross the river, there is no point in gathering your troops, you can only waste food and grass, because the north is still in the hands of the Qing army.

The Wu army did not assemble their forces to go north. Who would they assemble their forces to deal with first?

"I'm afraid I want to find an opportunity to cross the river from a place where our defense is weak, and then fight to the death with us."

An Fugui guessed.

"This is a bit difficult. With our current intelligence capabilities, we are all aware of their movements. It is impossible to cross the river secretly."

Dai Zhijun said.

"Anyway, it's a good thing for us. As long as we block them across the Yangtze River, it will kill them."

Several staff members agreed that the Qing army's southward movement was a bit reckless, which was very beneficial to them. As long as they stick to the Yangtze River, it is enough to give the Qing army a headache and retreat without a fight.

"No, we have to take the initiative to cross the river and fight them decisively in Jiangbei."

Wu Changqing suddenly spoke.

His words made everyone puzzled. After all, according to Jiang Ershou's advantage is very large, there is no need to go to the past to fight the Qing army decisively.

However, after hearing Wu Changqing's decision, some people vaguely guessed a little in their hearts, but they were not sure.

Old foxes like Hong Chengchou, Ruan Dacheng, and Qian Qianyi have a clear mind.

Wu Changqing didn't care whether they understood it or not. In short, he set the tone. Next, there was no need to discuss the benefits of defending against the river. What they had to do was to study where to set up the battlefield in the north.

The military had no objection to Wu Changqing's decision, and did not dare to object.

In their opinion, going to the north for a decisive battle is also beneficial, that is, there are many plains in the north, and there can be many places suitable for a decisive battle.

And in the decisive battle on the plain, they have not been afraid of any army.

It is also a good thing to be able to eliminate the enemy in a decisive battle once and for all. According to Jiang Ershou, although he takes advantage, he lacks initiative and consumes more time.

At that time, it will not be easy for the Qing army to cross the river south, and it will be equally difficult for them to cross the river north.

"The battlefield can be preset in Yangzhou or Huai'an, which is mainly determined by the speed of action of the Qing army and our army. Relatively speaking, Huai'an is better..."

Tao Dongcheng explained to the map that if they want to expedition north, they must go north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Only by water transportation can logistics transportation be guaranteed.

If they are transported by land, they will starve to death before they reach Beijing, and the amount of food lost on the road will be astronomical.

In land transportation, a soldier needs at least two civilians to work non-stop to supply it.

In the same way, the Qing army must go south through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. As long as they wait at an important location on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, they can definitely wait for the arrival of the Qing army.

"Everyone, this time is a battle of national fortunes. The winner will be in Kyushu, and the loser will be completely destroyed or left in a corner. I don't need to say more about its importance. Next, you will put other work aside and focus on your energy. Prepare for war, prepare for war..."

This battle may be a battle of national fortunes for the Qing army, but for the Wu army, even if they lose, they can actually rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to defend and recuperate.

With Nanjing's current wealth, it is not difficult to rebuild a new army to rise again.

However, even if there is a way out, Wu Changqing does not want this battle to fail. He doesn't like this kind of twists and turns, he likes to win all the way smoothly.

This meeting just set a general direction, and there are many things to prepare for next.

At the end of the meeting, Hong Chengchou, Ruan Dacheng, Li Shaobin, Liu Hansan and other seven or eight core members were left behind, and they were going to have a deeper meeting.

Surprisingly, Gu Yanwu was excluded.

This confuses many people, but they have never been able to figure out what Wu Changqing does. Therefore, for this strange appearance, not many people take it to heart.

As for Gu Yanwu, he vaguely guessed something in his heart, just sighed in his heart, and then went back to his own job.

His energy is now focused on improving the quality of life of the people, and he is too lazy to take care of other things.

Governor's Palace.

Wu Changqing first arranged for his servants to deliver the food, and then dined with several core ministers. During the meal, he did not talk about official business, but chatted a lot of gossip.

There was a burst of laughter from time to time at the dinner table.

However, everyone's mind was not on these gossip, and they were waiting for the confidential meeting later.

After the meal, Wu Changqing stepped back and suddenly

Ran asked, "I don't know when the wars in the world will end."

Liu Hansan and several other soldiers were a little confused when he said this, and did not understand why Wu Changqing suddenly sighed.

And Ruan Dacheng has already realized it and said, "From ancient times to the present, whenever the world is in chaos, there must be a hero who stands up to quell the war and save the world. The old dynasty fell, and the new dynasty rose. It is another prosperous reincarnation."

The meaning of this is that now the world is counting on a hero to stand up and save, and who this hero is, we don't need to say.

Those of the Zhu family are not qualified at all, and the change of dynasties is also a historical trend.

In fact, what he said is to say again, boss, hurry up to rebel and become the throne, everyone is waiting for you to save the world. Rebellion is a historical trend, not a rebellion.

When Wu Changqing decided to take the initiative to go north, Ruan Dacheng, Hong Chengchou and others guessed Wu Changqing's thoughts.

That is to create the illusion of emptiness in Nanjing, to lure Zhu Yihai into action, and thus obtain reasons for rebellion.

In terms of military affairs, Wu Jun has no big problem to solve Zhu Yihai, Zhu Yujian and others.

However, they still lack a reason to rebel.

The reason is that this thing is important, sometimes it is useless at all, and it cannot increase the actual combat power. But most of the time, it is necessary.

Without a suitable reason for rebelling, even if he wins the throne, he is not in the right position and cannot convince the people of the world.

In this case, firstly, the reputation is not good, and secondly, it will also make some careerists want to move around and have excuses to do things.

In short, a reason for rebellion is very important. Wu Jun must find a reason for rebellion. If he can't find it, he has to create one artificially.