I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The news of Huai'an City's destruction reached the Qing army camp, and Dorgon frowned.

He can accept the destruction of Huai'an City. Victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs. The cities in Daqing that were captured by the Wu army were not one or two, but many, many, and he was used to it and became numb.

What he couldn't accept was that Huai'an was breached so easily.

Huai'an is not the old-fashioned city. There is a new-style cement city wall, equipped with a large number of grenades, and guarded by new-style trained soldiers.

It can be said that this is the garrison they have carefully built. As a result, this result was a bit irritating.

Dorgon couldn't help but think that this kind of defensive city can't be defended. Which city can be defended in the future?

Thinking of this, he became even more determined to defeat Wu Jun in this decisive battle, and he must not give Wu Jun any more time to develop. Otherwise, who knows what novel weapons Wu Jun will invent.

This time, there are soldiers who can go to the sky. Will there be soldiers who can burrow into the ground next time?

"People can fly to the sky, what do you think?"

Dorgon asked, it was very clear in the battle report that the root cause of this failure was the soldiers of the Wu army who could fly in the sky.

It is unbelievable that Dorgon would never believe that people can fly to the sky if it hadn't been for sure that his subordinates did not dare to talk nonsense in the battle report.

It's enough to fly to the sky, and it's actually able to drop bombs underground.

Everyone took the battle report and checked it carefully, and each and everyone had an incredible look on their faces.

"How is this possible, how can people go to heaven?"

"The war report can't be fake, give them ten courage, and they don't dare to tell such a lie."

"Wouldn't it be bad if we were flying in the sky? How should we deal with it?"

Some generals have already begun to panic, and they feel a little more pessimistic about this decisive battle. Wu Jun was always able to get some advanced weapons out, which made it hard to guard against and kept suffering.

"We don't need to worry too much. The battle report said that there are only dozens of things that can fly in the Wu army, and the number of bombs that can be carried is limited. In the decisive battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, these two hundred people will not be decisive. effect.

Moreover, it can be seen from the battle report that Wu Jun's control of this kind of thing seems to be immature, and even falls. "

Fan Wencheng opened his mouth to comfort everyone. He didn't want to see these people lose their confidence and fighting spirit before they started fighting, and they would definitely lose.

His relief was effective because what he said sounded reasonable.

Although Wu Jun's kind of thing is very strange, but the number is limited, maybe it can play a role locally. But if you want to affect the war situation, it is impossible.

Unless they can fly to Dorgon's head and blow Dorgon to death.

However, now that they know this kind of thing, they will definitely take precautions.

"As Mr. Fan said, there is no need to worry about this kind of thing, but we must send spies to inquire about the mysteries."

Dorgon said.

Afterwards, they also discussed the next big battle together.

The capture of Huai'an City was a bit unfavorable for them, but that was all.

No matter who occupied Huaian, the final outcome depends on the decisive battle on the plain outside the city.

Huai'an City was so small that it could not accommodate hundreds of thousands of people fighting, so the decisive battle must be outside the city.

Dorgon would not go to siege the city either, he knew that Wu Changqing would definitely take the initiative to come to the decisive battle.

Both sides dispatched almost all of their troops, and the food consumed by hundreds of thousands of people every day is an astronomical amount. These grains have to be transported from the rear to the front, and the loss on the way will be close to half.

This is still in the plains, with canals to assist. Like Zhuge Liang out of Qishan, more than 80% of his military rations will be lost on the road.

Therefore, neither side can afford to delay, both sides want a quick solution and will not engage in so many complicated tactics.

Another point is that there is an endless plain here, and it is impossible to play some esoteric tactics.

In the end, Dorgon and others set the battlefield in the Siyang area in the north of Huai'an.

As for the specific deployment of troops, this will depend on the situation.

On August 8, the main armies of both sides were still approaching each other.

Among them, a 10,000-strong cavalry unit of the Qing army played the front, quietly bypassing Huai'an, and wanted to attack the rear of the Wu army and the logistics supply line.

Relying on their flexible mobility, the cavalry circled for dozens of miles, and none of the Wu army spies found this cavalry.

Their main force was assembled in Siyang, while the Wu army was assembled in Huaian.

On the ninth, the Wu army took the initiative to leave the city, and the Qing army also went out of Siyang very tacitly, and then met in the field, and each began to form an army.

Near Yugou Town, cavalry spies from both sides engaged in a contact battle.

Subsequently, the forwards of both sides stopped and began to adjust the formation.

The two armies at this time were only three or four miles apart, and they could already see each other with the naked eye.

However, I couldn't see the face clearly, and I could only see a piece of black and numb.

In this small place, the two sides have assembled more than 400,000 people.

Among them, the Qing army totaled 260,000, and when they set off, there were 300,000. However, they left some reserve troops in Suqian and Xuzhou, and 10,000 people were sent to attack the rear of the Wu army.

There were 150,000 troops when the Wu army set off, 10,000 of whom stayed in Huai'an. There are ten thousand troops here.

forty thousand.

In terms of arms, the Wu army had 30,000 flintlock troops, 20,000 arquebus troops, 30,000 cavalry troops, 10,000 archers, 5,000 grenadiers, 5,000 artillery troops, and 30,000 cold weapons troops.

Among them, there are one hundred four-jin artillery pieces and fifty eight-jin artillery pieces.

The Qing army had only 10,000 flintlock troops, which was a serious disadvantage. There were 30,000 arquebuses, more than Wu Jun. However, the quality of its personnel is definitely worse than that of Wu Jun.

Therefore, the Qing army did not have an advantage in this regard.

In terms of artillery, the Qing army also had 150 artillery pieces, and the number did not suffer. But the quality is far worse, all of them are solid bullets weighing four pounds.

There is no eight-pound gun, and no howitzer.

In this regard, the Qing army suffered.

There were also 5,000 grenadiers in the Qing army, but their grenades were less powerful than the Wu army due to the problem of gunpowder, and they suffered slightly.

In addition to these aspects, the other is that the Qing army dominates.

Among them, in terms of archers, the Qing army had a total of 20,000 people, twice as many as the Wu army. Moreover, the quality of their archers is no worse than that of Wu Jun, they are all people who have been trained for a long time.

The gap was even bigger in the cavalry. The Qing army had a total of 70,000 cavalry, more than twice that of the Wu army.

There are also cold weapon troops. The Qing army has 120,000 troops, which is four times that of the Wu army.

The strength comparison of the two sides seems to have their own advantages and disadvantages, and both have the strength to fight. On paper, it's hard to tell the difference.

This is also the reason why both sides are willing to have a decisive battle. If the strength of one of the parties is obviously at a disadvantage, such a decisive battle will never be possible.

The weaker party must go to defend the city honestly.

And now, Dorgon and Wu Changqing are each full of confidence in their own troops.

Dorgon is not blindly arrogant, his confidence comes from the cavalry.

As long as his cavalry overwhelmed the Wu army's artillery, archers and cold weapon troops, the Wu army's only 30,000 flintlock troops would not be able to overturn the sky.

Wu Changqing is naturally not arrogant. Although his troops are much smaller, he has many means. Every means can offer a great gift to the Qing army.