I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In Tongling, Li Shaobin didn't know how his actions would affect other forces. He just followed Wu Changqing's orders and expanded his territory step by step.

With all the pre-war preparations ready, the Wu army began to march towards Chizhou by land and water.

The road from Tongling to Chizhou is not easy to walk, and there are not so many boats by water.

All the way through mountains and rivers, it took three full days to arrive.

At this time, Chizhou's Zhizhou and the guard have all fled. In this era, or in other words, every era is like this, the time for real fierce battles only takes up a small part, and most of the time the army is marching.

Just like Liu Han's three attacks on Guangde and Huzhou, the real two fierce battles only took a few hours to add up, and the remaining ten days were all on the way.

That's why there is such a saying that a soldier's demand for a good pair of shoes is far higher than a good weapon.

Now, after several days of marching, Wu Jun arrived in Chizhou and found that there was no battle, and the next step was to walk.

Before the Chizhou general left, he looted the property in the city, burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of evil.

What they left was an empty city with only a few people left, and it had no much value to Wu Jun.

"Damn, these clean dogs, if there is a kind, just escape to the outside of the customs, otherwise don't let me catch."

Wang Dayong saw the corpses of the common people everywhere in the city, and couldn't help but curse. This kind of destructive behavior before leaving is very immoral.

"What can you do if you are caught? The general said that no prisoners are allowed to be killed, whether they are Manchus or Mongolians."

Li Shaobin reminded that if Wang Dayong beheaded the prisoners without authorization, it would be a violation of the military order. This kind of thing can be big or small, and it will be troublesome when someone who wants to mess with him makes it big.

Wang Dayong lost his temper when he heard the words. He actually didn't understand why Wu Changqing treated the enemy soldiers kindly. However, this was Wu Changqing's order, and he did not dare to disobey it.

After resting for a day in Chizhou, the army continued to advance until it stopped at Dadukou Town opposite Anqing.

Anqing is north of the Yangtze River, but in Wu Jun's plan, this city was to be won because of its special geographical location.

Anqing is surrounded by lakes from east to west, forming a natural barrier. To the south is the Yangtze River, and to the north is a large mountain. There is only one trail from Anqing to the north.

In short, this is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If the city is not taken down, the Qing army can use Anqing as a stronghold and constantly harass the Wu army's rear and supply lines, which is very dangerous.

The distance from Nanjing to Jiujiang is not close, and the long supply line is very dangerous. Leaving an Anqing in the hands of the enemy, like a choke in the throat.

After capturing this city, it is very cost-effective to ensure the security of the logistics line without having to send too many troops to garrison due to the terrain.

It is precisely because of Anqing's great role that the Qing army did not abandon Anqing as it did Chizhou, but instead stationed 10,000 troops here.

Among them, there are 8,000 Green Battalions and 2,000 Eight Banners soldiers.

The general defending the city was Liu Gaoxun, a Han Chinese, but he joined the Eight Banners of the Han Army in his early years and was very loyal to the Manchus.

"What should I do? I asked the old farmers here, and they said that there is no good landing point in Anqing, just a pier near the river, and the enemy will definitely focus on guarding it."

Li Shaobin sent someone to find several old fishermen around and asked them to introduce the surrounding terrain.

Although Anqing is close to the Yangtze River, there are not many Dadukou.

There are many small ferries, but only small boats can be docked. A large ship like Wu Jun, which can transport hundreds of people at one time, will run aground in most places along the coast of Anqing and cannot dock.

Only one ferry was deep enough to allow large ships to dock, but it would definitely be heavily guarded by the Qing army. Landing operations would be more dangerous, and Wu Jun had no experience in this regard.

There is a lot of risk in crossing the river. There is also a special tactic for the army crossing the river, called half-crossing and attacking, which means that half of the enemy's soldiers will launch a fierce attack after landing.

At this time, once the enemy army is defeated, then the enemy army has no way to escape, and it is easy to be completely wiped out and defeated.

Of course, no tactic in this world is perfect. If the morale of the army crossing the river is high enough, it may also have the effect of a last-ditch battle when attacked.

Flexible use of tactics is an excellent general.

Just like Han Xin, he knew that not having a way back was a big taboo in the military, but he had a way to turn danger into combat power.

In the face of the aggressive Wu Jun, it is actually stupid to play halfway and attack. The most correct way is to prevent Wu Jun from going ashore.

"What else can we do, we can only attack by force. Large ships seize the ferry, and some elites are sent to land in small boats. As long as our men stand on the shore, the enemy will not be able to stop our attack."

Liu Hansan's meaning is very straightforward. It is nothing more than using human life to fill it. As long as they are willing to pay a certain amount of losses, the victory will definitely belong to them.

Whether it is the number of troops, the quality of the soldiers or the weapons and equipment, they have an absolute advantage over the enemy troops in Anqing. This kind of strength comparison, it is impossible to lose, it is nothing more than a problem of the size of the battle damage.

If they still can't win, then they don't have to go to capture Jiujiang, it's better to go home obediently.

"As of now, we can only use a strong attack."

Dai Zhijun said that this basically represents the opinion of the staff.

At the moment, they really have nothing better than a strong attack, unless they are willing to take the time to detour to land, and then detour to the north of Anqing, from

Attack on land.

In that case, it would take four or five days on the road, which is very uneconomical.

Moreover, it is not easy to attack from the north, and it is difficult to break through those mountain passes.

Anqing can become a strategic point precisely because it has no obvious defensive weaknesses.

Determined the general policy of the storm, the next step is to arrange various attack details. The number of troops involved in the attack was as high as 15,000, and there were a lot of details to be arranged. It was not that all soldiers knew how to fight with a single order.

After discussion, the final battle plan was finalized.

A total of 5,000 troops were attacked in the early stage, and the flintlock troops acted as the vanguard. Their task is to take the ferry, so that the Wu army can continuously transport troops there.

When enough troops have been transported, the next step is the siege battle, which is the battle that Wu Jun is good at. Since the uprising, they have been sieging the city, and they are very experienced in this regard.

A city wall like Anqing is not a particularly strong city, and Wu Jun would not take it seriously.

It can be said that the key to this battle is to seize the ferry and successfully land. Solved the problem, the rest is not a problem.