I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The Qing court's naval forces retreated, and Azali fled to the south bank in panic, abandoning the ship and fleeing.

Only a few hundred people escaped with him, and the remaining sailors were either killed or captured.

When the news of the defeat of the navy reached Gong Adai's ears, Gong Adai's subordinates panicked.

These senior generals all know that the navy is the key to this battle plan. Only when the navy defeated the Wu army and then attacked the Wu army's transport troops would they have any hope of victory.

If the navy could not do this, their army would not be able to withstand the continuous attack of the Wu army.

"Let's go back to the city first."

Gong Adai said that there is no point in continuing to defend this beachhead. At this time, Wu Jun can already let the navy transport troops and land from other places.

If Wu Jun transported troops behind them, they would be really in danger.

There is only one road between the city of Meizhou and Jiujiang where they are stationed, and this road is very small, and there is a big mountain next to it, which separates Meizhou and Jiujiang.

Wu Jun only needs to send one or two thousand men to capture the mountain pass and block their retreat at the mountain pass, then all 30,000 of them will be trapped in this Meizhou 塆.

Therefore, Gong Adai decided to retreat very decisively. Although he didn't know what to do after returning to the city, he didn't have time to think so much for the time being.

More than 3,000 people were left for containment, and the remaining troops retreated quickly.

Because the Wu army was still landing, the troops on the shore were limited. Even if they found out that the Qing army was retreating, they were unable to pursue it, so they could only eliminate the remaining Qing army and earn a little credit.

However, the one who stayed behind was Xu Yuxian's department. After he was assigned to be in charge of staying behind, not only did he have no resentment, but he was very happy.

After Gong Adai left, he immediately ordered the entire army to surrender.

The soldiers under his command didn't want to fight for a long time, and when they heard the general's order to surrender, they moved faster than anyone else.

This made Wu Jun, who was about to earn a lot of credit, very disappointed. Many soldiers scolded these people, mocking them as useless and vulnerable.

But this can't anger these soldiers. If you are laughed at, you should be laughed at. It is better than being killed.

"Congratulations, sir, for the victory, and Jiujiang will be ours."

Xue Guiren flattered Liu Han Sanyi.

Liu Hansan was not very happy when he heard the words, no matter how he made a contribution, the commander-in-chief this time was also Li Shaobin. He was only responsible for the beach landing, and even if he was credited, he would give Li Shaobin some of the points in the end.

"You take someone to take down the mountain pass to prevent the Qing army from counterattacking. Brigadier Zhang supervises the transportation of materials. Don't be careless and don't make mistakes."

Liu Hansan arranged tasks for Xue Guiren and Zhang Yingyuan, while he went to rest.

In order to prepare for this battle before, he also thought about it for a long time, and he didn't sleep well at night.

In a battle of tens of thousands of people, there are too many things to consider. His ability is limited, and it is very difficult to direct such a battle. Because of the fear of making mistakes, before the war, he needed to spend more time thinking and researching than others.

Now he himself has realized a problem, that is, his ability is somewhat unable to keep up with his own power.

However, he will not be willing to take a back seat because of this, which is the biggest opportunity in his life. As long as he sticks to Wu Changqing and unites the world, he is the founding hero, and at least he can be named a duke.

If Wu Changqing is generous enough, the throne may not be guaranteed.

Now in the system of generals under Wu Changqing, his status can be ranked second. As long as this position is maintained, his future status can be disdainful of the heroes.

For the sake of prosperity and wealth in this life, and for the sake of his descendants, he would not give up this position.

Xue Guiren took 5,000 people straight to Zhaojia'ao Mountain Pass, and the Qing army also left a symbol of 1,000 people here to defend.

However, these thousand people were vulnerable in front of Wu Jun.

After all, the terrain of this mountain pass is not particularly dangerous, and the Qing army did not build any fortifications.

After the Wu army made a wave of charges, the Qing army of 1,000 people surrendered, fled and fled, and became a bird and beast scattered.

This fight was really easy.

Xue Guiren played with the telescope in his hand and felt that this battle was a little unreal. The Eight Banners soldiers, who were once majestic and powerful, were so vulnerable.

In Meizhou, a large amount of Wu Jun's supplies began to be carried ashore.

Food, large-scale ordnance, artillery, tents, etc., it took Wu Jun more than half a day to transport these materials.

When the supplies were finished, it was already dark.

Li Shaobin and other senior commanders gathered in a large tent and began to discuss and study the plan to attack Jiujiang, as well as the next battle plan.

Everyone looked at the map sand table and began to ponder.

This map sand table is something that Wu Changqing provided ideas and then his subordinates came up with.

This kind of sand table is much more intuitive than ordinary maps. It is clear where there are mountains and where there is water. The only disadvantage is to create trouble, but it is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of troops. No matter how difficult it is to create Wu Jun, many large sand table maps have been created.

From the sand table, everyone can clearly see the topography around Jiujiang.

"Can we send a troop through here to sneak attack on Lianhua Town? As long as Lianhua Town is occupied, their connection with Nanchang will be cut off. If the fleet blocks the water, they will be completely surrounded. At that time, even if we don't attack the city, they will have to come out of the city to take the initiative to attack, otherwise they won't be able to eat the grain in the city for long."

The speaker was Tao Dongcheng, who proposed a strategy based on the topography around Jiujiang.

The advantage of this strategy is that it can reduce losses. Although they are very powerful in siege, they must pay some price. And compared to attacking the city, they defended the city even more powerfully.

As long as they occupy Lotus Town and force the Qing army to fight outside the city, they can win more easily.

Although they have an advantage now, there are still 80,000 to 90,000 troops in Jiujiang City, so they still have to be careful, or they will capsize in the gutter.

Tao Dongcheng's strategy is not bad, but there is a disadvantage that it takes too long.

Even if there is not much food in Jiujiang City, there is no problem in supporting it for a month. Moreover, at that time, the Qing army will rob the food of the people in the city, and even do even more tragic things.

Those soldiers who are defending the city and are in a desperate situation can do anything.

"There's no need for that. We'll attack them directly, and we'll be able to knock them down in less than three days. How many days will your siege plan take?"

Liu Hansan disagreed, he wanted a quick solution.

"My plan may take a month, which is indeed a bit longer."

Tao Dongcheng said, in fact, his strategy is a very good strategy for other armies. Being able to force the enemy out of the city can reduce a large number of soldiers dying in battle.

However, in the Wu army, this strategy is not very clever, after all, everyone needs to take into account the efficiency.

It took more than a month to attack a city, which was definitely a failure for them.

Therefore, not only Liu Hansan disagreed, but several other major generals also disagreed with the siege plan, preferring to attack directly.