I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Wu Yi's navy only carried less than 2,000 flintlock soldiers, and the rest were navy soldiers using cold weapons.

Therefore, even though this was the best chance to shoot the Qing army, they failed to kill too many Qing troops.

If they were equipped with more flintlock soldiers on board, the Qing court's navy would probably collapse before they could reach them.

And now, after paying a heavy price, the Qing army finally arrived in the Wu army's fleet.

The ships of the Qing court navy began to stretch out some hook spears, which are the kind of large spears with barbs.

The hook gun hooked on the side of Wu Jun's ship, and the distance between the two ships could be maintained, neither colliding nor being thrown away.

After the hook gun was fixed, the Qing army began to put down the plank and rushed over from the plank.

There are only a few people who can jump onto the enemy ship with a rope like a professional pirate. Most ordinary people do not have this unique skill, and can only step on the wooden board honestly.

The boat was hooked, and Wu Jun also took the bayonet and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.

The first contact was with the navy of both sides, both sides used broadswords, which were flexible and light.

Without a gap in weapons, the two sides soon descended into a scuffle.

Compared to being on land, Wu Jun did not take advantage of it on the water, because the formations they usually practiced were useless.

Although the deck is not small, it is incomparable with the land, and the formation cannot be set up. It is a chaotic battle, relying on the bravery of the soldiers, which is very unfavorable for Wu Jun.

Although the bravery of the Wu soldiers was not worse than that of the Qing army, they were definitely more willing to fight formations than to fight formations.

Of course, it's just a disadvantage. The Qing army still has considerable difficulty in winning.

The fighting will of the Wu army was much stronger than that of the Qing army. Even if they fell into a disadvantage, they still fought to the death.

For a time, both sides were suffering huge losses.

People keep getting hit by knives, and people keep falling into the water.

As the battle progressed, more and more ships approached each other and entered the side-to-side battle. The battle had already entered the heat of the battle, and at this time it was no longer able to hold on.

Whoever persists to the end will win the battle.

Because the ships on both sides are now "tied" together, there is little chance of escaping.

From this point of view, the battle of the navy is far more tragic than the battle of the army.

"Come on, keep going, they're going to be unable to stand it anymore."

The generals on the Qing army's ships were still shouting slogans, and the soldiers on the ships continued to rush to the enemy's ships.

However, the soldiers are not blind, they all have eyes to see the situation on the battlefield.

From the current point of view, they really can't see any signs that the Wu army can't stand it. Instead, some deserters have begun to appear on their side of the Qing army.

Some soldiers with good water have thrown away their weapons and jumped into the river to swim towards the bank.

They would rather be prisoners or deserters than go to battle.

The casualties were too tragic, and few of the soldiers who rushed in front were able to survive. Even if one or several enemies can be killed, another enemy will be replenished immediately.

In the small space, the corpses were almost piled up into hills, but the enemy army still seemed to be inexhaustible.

This kind of war of attrition with no end in sight and no chance of victory, the soldiers at the bottom are the most tired. They like the kind of battle where winners and losers are decided in an instant. If you win, you will be rewarded, and if you lose, you can surrender to save your life.

Some soldiers have begun to fear the battle, and no matter how the generals scold them, they will not go there again.

A grumpy Zuo Ling directly killed a soldier who was afraid of fighting, trying to deter those soldiers.

Most of the time, this approach works.

But everything has an accident. This time, there are some soldiers on the big ship of the Qing army who have grievances with this Zuo on weekdays. At this time, the other party was still forcing him to die, so his heart was swollen, anyway, both sides were dying.

As a result, the soldier quietly came behind Zuo Ling, pierced it with a knife, and the blade emerged from Zuo Ling's chest.

"Brothers, let's do the opposite. If you continue to go up, you will die. It's better to turn against this dog."

Usually the Qing court paid them army salaries, and they didn't mind whether they were ruled by the Ming Dynasty or the Qing court. But this time, anti-Qing is an excellent slogan.

These soldiers didn't want to fight anymore. With such an excuse and someone taking the lead, someone responded immediately.

Several more officers were killed or thrown into the water, and the ship's soldiers finished the battle anyway.

"General, withdraw, it's pointless to fight again."

Azali's subordinates persuaded.

There is a big difference between naval battles and army battles. Even though they have been fighting for a long time, they are also fighting fiercely, but the overall casualties are not very large.

Because the contact surface between the two sides was not large, only six or seven ships were fighting at the same time, and the remaining ships did not have contact with the enemy because they had no position.

And these ships that did not make contact were only occasionally bombarded by the Wu army, and the loss was not great.

Up to now, there are still nearly 8,000 Qing troops out of 10,000.

However, in the view of some Qing army generals, the next battle is no longer necessary.

Wu Jun has recovered from the chaos, and they have no advantage. Even, from the scene, their casualties were much heavier.

battle without advantage

Fighting, that is, fighting for consumption.

If you can fight until the other party collapses first, it will be worth it. Unfortunately, most of the Qing army generals did not see this hope. What they saw was that some of their own troops had already collapsed first.

"It is said that the Wu Jun's firearms are powerful. I see their fighting spirit and their morale is even stronger. In such a tragic battle, there is no sign of their collapse. How do they train their soldiers on weekdays. When did the Han soldiers have such bloodliness? already?"

Azali said to himself that the Han soldiers he encountered before were all people who had no will to fight. Often encountered a little headwind, the soldiers will surrender piece by piece.

But now, what he sees is a Han army with a completely different mental outlook.

His words made some Han generals on the ship feel a little uncomfortable and ashamed.

Isn't that the bloodless people that Azali spoke of.

"It is said that Wu Jun's military salaries are very high, and his usual food is also very rich. Not only can he be full, but he can often eat meat. I am afraid that is the reason. It is hateful that those noble masters in the north also spend a lot of money to buy Nanjing. The perfume, soap and mirror. It's all to blame for these people for supporting the enemy, otherwise Wu Changqing would get so much money to support the army."

Another more knowledgeable leader scolded, scolding those noble masters in Beijing.

Because those people are greedy for enjoyment, they have to resist a more powerful enemy army here, and it is inevitable for them to feel angry in their hearts.

"Let's withdraw first, and consider the long-term plan."

Azali ordered the retreat. Only by preserving the strength of the navy could stop the Wu army from crossing the river. If the navy was exhausted at one time, then they would have no strength to stop the Wu army from advancing westward.