I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"What if I don't agree?"

Man Dahai asked.

"If you don't agree, I'll ask Hong Chengchou to see if you can exchange 50,000 taels. If he doesn't want me, I can only chop you up. I can't keep you for dry food."

Wu Changqing was only interested in Man Dahai's identity, and he didn't know his abilities for the time being.

Moreover, the proportion of firearms in his current army is getting larger and larger, and old-style generals have to re-learn if they want to command. The previous experience is not very useful, and it may not be more advantageous than his newcomer.

Man Dahai was in a tangle when he heard the words, surrender, the hurdle in his heart can't be overcome. If he does not surrender, Hong Chengchou may not be willing to spend money to redeem him now, and he will be beheaded when he loses his value.

If you can live, who wants to die?

What's more, he Man Dahai is a person anyway, as long as he promises to surrender, he can continue to live a good life, and he will cherish this world even more.

"Actually, why bother, Dorgon is in power now, and now he hasn't completely controlled the court and can tolerate you. When he really dominates the court, he will inevitably turn his back on the old accounts. You forced his mother to death. , do you think he will forget?"

Wu Changqing persuaded.

"How do you know..."

Man Dahai was stunned halfway through speaking. Although his father waited for several princes to force Abahai to death, although it was not a top secret, ordinary Manchus would definitely not be aware of it, and Han Chinese had no way of knowing it. Got it.

But now, Wu Changqing said this.

"You don't need to worry about how I know. If I don't have any skills, did I win the previous battles by luck? You go back and think about it, and by the way, see how I am taking down the city of Nanjing. "

Wu Changqing waved his hand and let Man Dahai be escorted down.

He has already said what he should say, and if Mandahai still refuses to surrender, he doesn't care.

After all, the value of Mandahai is not big enough. If it was Hong Chengchou, he would spend more time and words to persuade.

In Nanjing City, Hong Chengchou and Boluo sat together, and both of them were a little depressed.

The defense of the outer city wall was a complete failure.

Not only was the city wall lost, but the loss of personnel also exceeded their previous estimates, and there were no more than 10,000 people.

Today, they have only 39,000 soldiers left in the city, most of them cavalry.

Using cavalry to defend the city is simply something that can only be done by a general with a problem in his mind.

It is too difficult to train a cavalry, and when the cavalry reaches the city wall, its function is the same as that of an ordinary infantryman. Even, it may not be as useful as infantry.

However, they had no other way than to send this group of cavalry.

The reinforcements from the north must have been too late, and Lu Kedehun was fighting against He Tengjiao. The only one who could be mobilized was probably Zhang Yingyuan's troops in Wuhu, but Zhang Yingyuan's troops were not many, and they were only in the early 10,000s.

Li Chengdong still had 40,000 to 50,000 troops, but they were in Xuancheng, which was too far from Nanjing.

However, even if it took time for them to arrive, Hong Chengchou still sent messengers to ask them for help.

As long as they can hold on for ten days, they can wait for reinforcements.

"How about we break out and give up Nanjing?"

Bo Luo suggested that he was reluctant to use his cavalry to defend the city, and he wanted to rush out to preserve his strength.

As long as the main force of this cavalry is retained, Nanjing can be attacked again after it is lost.

However, his suggestion was rejected by Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou said: "This city of Nanjing has high walls and thick walls, it is a pity to give up. And once it is occupied by Wu Changqing, it will be extremely difficult to regain it in the future. This Wu Changqing is not Qian Qianyi, he is absolutely not. They will open the gates and surrender."

The last time I got to Nanjing was purely a surprise. Hong Chengchou didn't want to pin all his hopes on luck.

In Hong Chengchou's opinion, relying on this tall city wall, they can fortify the city for at least half a month, or even longer.

As long as the reinforcements arrive and the morale of the Ming army drops, then their chance will come.

And if you give up now, if you want to retake Nanjing in the future, God knows what the price will be.

Seeing that Bo Luo was still hesitating, Hong Chengchou continued to persuade: "Moreover, now that the outer city wall is occupied by the Ming army, it is not so easy for us to rush out, and we will definitely suffer great losses."

Hong Chengchou's remarks also sounded reasonable. Bo Luo sighed in his heart and gave up the idea of ​​retreating.

Not only did he not capture one city and one place with his army, but he wanted to lose Nanjing. This responsibility was not an ordinary one.

Now he can only pin his hopes on the tallness of Nanjing's city wall. For such a majestic city wall, the Ming army may not be able to attack it.

"Otherwise, we will escort all the people in the city to the city wall. If Wu Changqing dares to attack the city, we will slaughter the people. Doesn't he love the people like a son? If he wants to keep his reputation, he won't even think about attacking the city. If he continues to attack the city regardless of the lives of the people, the reputation he has been fortunately accumulated in the past will be in vain."

Boluo suddenly came up with a strategy. The description of Wu Changqing in the battle report was very detailed. It was even recorded that he had let the people fill the moat because he couldn't bear to kill innocent people.

Through these deeds, Boluo judged that Wu Changqing was a man with a soft heart and a love for a false name.

This kind of character is a very big disadvantage for a general in charge of the army. And now, Bolo is ready

Take advantage of this shortcoming.

"You can't be a general. You can't use this kind of lose-lose method until it's a last resort. If we do this, there will be no more generals and people in the south to surrender in the future. Don't lose the big because of the small."

Hong Chengchou quickly dissuaded him, although doing so might indeed force Wu Changqing to retreat. However, it was also a major damage to the Manchu's reputation.

After this kind of thing spreads, it will only strengthen the determination of the Ming army in the south to resist, as well as the determination of the people to resist.

Maybe some people in the north will rebel against it.

Such a move that completely loses people's hearts is absolutely unacceptable.

Yangzhou slaughtered the city and Jiangyin slaughtered the city, because the people there were stubbornly resisting, and they also had a reason for the slaughter. But now the people in Nanjing are not resisting. If this is the case, they will be killed, and the people in other regions will feel insecure, and they don't know when they will be taken to the city head as a human shield.

Without the support of the people, it is absolutely impossible to completely control the land of the Central Plains. As far as the small population of the Manchus is concerned, if they want to rule the land of the Central Plains, they must rely on the Han people, and cannot completely offend the Han people.

Even if Nanjing was lost, Hong Chengchou would not do such a thing, it would not be worth it.