I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The armies on both sides moved.

On the Qing court's side, Azali commanded the fleet to divide into two groups, one way down the waterway in the south of Jiangzhou, and attacked the Wu army head-on. The other way is to enter the waterway in the north of Jiangzhou, and prepare to sneak to the back of Wu Jun for a sneak attack.

They don't have steamboats, but they're going down the river, so this solution also works.

Both sides thought of the tactic of sneak attack, mainly because it is much simpler to fight on the water, and there is really not much room for tactical play.

Sneak attack, creating panic and chaos, this is already a fairly good tactic.

Sometimes, even miraculous results can be achieved.

In a real war, it mainly depends on the fight of hard power, and tactics can often play a relatively small role.

When ordinary people read historical novels, they are always attracted by those wonderful tactics, so there is a kind of misjudgment, thinking that fighting is based on the wisdom of both sides, which is better than whose tactics are used.

But in fact, the examples of winning by tactics only account for a very small part of countless wars. Most of the battles are competitions of pure strength.

However, this kind of pure strength competition does not have the kind of ups and downs, and there is no amazing reversal. It is far less exciting than the war story of flexible use of tactics, so there are not many handed down.

This also leaves an illusion to ordinary people in later generations, that is, the ancients used tactics when fighting.

In Wu Jun's battles, tactics are rarely used, and they rely on absolute strength to fight recklessly.

In the face of Wu Jun's rogue style of play, the Qing army did not have any good means to deal with it.

Tactics, in the face of absolute strength, are often unable to make waves. Occasionally successful, it can be used as a classic big blow.

In the waterway north of Jiangzhou, Wu Yi's navy and Qing court's navy met.

Wu Yi's navy was very clear that the opponent was definitely the Qing army, so he immediately started various combat preparations.

The Qing court's navy was a little stunned, because they saw that the fleet on the opposite side was very strange, and there was no sail or wood pulp. However, it is this kind of strange ship that is going upstream.

This phenomenon is really weird, just like when ancient people saw trains and cars, they would definitely be frightened to think that they were dazzled, or that there were some monsters.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain this kind of unreasonable thing.

Attracted by this strange appearance, the Qing army forgot to distinguish the identity of the other party.

It wasn't until the sound of the opponent's cannons that the Qing army woke up from a dream after watching the flying shells.

"The enemy attack is the Ming army."

Some generals shouted in horror, and in the face of the sudden attack, they panicked.

Officers are like this, soldiers are even more unbearable.

Some soldiers even put down their weapons, saying that the Wu army had the help of the Dragon King and the river god, and that the river god pushed the Wu army forward under the boat, and the river god wanted to punish them.

There are many soldiers who agree with this nonsense statement, and they all panic.

"Fart, that is the enemy stepping on the two water wheels with the strength of their feet, all preparing for me to meet the enemy."

Some generals have no idea in their hearts, and do not know if there is really the existence of the Dragon King and the River God. However, at this time, we must not condone the spread of such rumors, otherwise the military will definitely be in chaos.

As a result, a clever officer came up with an explanation.

In this era, there are already boats propelled by paddle wheels, but they all rely on people to shake the water wheel, which is not as efficient as rowing directly.

Although what the general said was wrong, it was a plausible explanation, and it was better than letting those soldiers believe in the Dragon King and the River God.

When their soldiers came back to their senses and hurriedly prepared to fight, the two armies were already less than 100 meters apart.

Subsequently, the fire guns on Wu's ship began to shoot. The two armies were very close to each other, and the soldiers on the Qing army ships were very dense, so the hit rate of the fire guns was considerable.

"Hold up your shield, and the archer and the gunner fight back."

The generals of the Qing army shouted that after the navy suffered losses last time, this time their ships also carried some large and thick iron shields, and also equipped a large number of archers and fire guns.

However, their counterattack firepower is much worse than Wu Jun's flintlock gun.

After two rounds of confrontation, the Qing army discovered this situation.

"Let's go up for a pick-up battle."

The Qing army knew that by simply competing for long-range firepower, its own side was far from an opponent and could only be beaten passively, or had to find a way to fight hand-to-hand.

Although they did not take advantage in hand-to-hand combat, at least they would not suffer such a big loss as they are now.

"Accelerate to avoid, keep your distance, and fly their kites."

Wu Jun's commander ordered that a battle that can be solved with a flintlock gun is best not to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

He relied on the power of the steam engine to be more powerful and the speed of the ship to be faster, so he could maintain a distance from the enemy so that the enemy could not get close.

This is a new method of warfare evolved from a typical new weapon, and the Qing army was completely unsuitable for a while.

They wanted to fight on the side, but they couldn't catch up with Wu Jun's ships, and they couldn't face each other, so they could only be beaten passively.

This battle was quite embarrassing for the Qing army.

"Stop chasing, let's go straight through to attack their fleet at the mouth of the lake."

The generals of the Qing army saw the rogues of the enemy army after continuous losses, so they could only choose to break the boat and continue to carry out sneak attacks.

Task.

However, how could Wu Jun let them succeed.

Still relying on speed, they caught up again, hung behind the Qing army's buttocks, kept a distance, and then kept firing with muskets.

This style of play is a bit like the riding and shooting of the Mongolian army of Genghis Khan. It is very rogue, but it is also invincible.

At least, the Qing army had absolutely no way to deal with this kind of play, and could only ask the soldiers to find something to hide from.

However, the deck was already empty, and there were many soldiers, so there was nothing to hide.

"Shameless, despicable, obscene, and timid people don't dare to do it in an open and honest way."

The generals of the Qing army scolded, and at this time they seemed to have nothing to do except curse their mother.

"General, it's time for a battle, we have to deal with them as soon as possible. Attacking the enemy's rear is our main task."

On Wu Jun's side, a staff officer reminded the commander of this naval force.

Although it is very cool to fly a kite in this way, the loss is very small.

However, the speed at which they shoot the enemy is not particularly fast, at least not as fast as hand-to-hand combat.

If there are no other tasks, they can continue to fight until the enemy collapses.

But now that they have a task at hand, if they spend too much time on this group of people and can't get to another battlefield in time, then the gain will outweigh the loss.

"It's a pity that such a good method of tactics has been ordered to prepare the entire army for a side battle, and to quickly deal with the enemy at any cost."

Wu Jun's commander ordered.