I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On February 20, Wu Changqing received a special guest in the camp.

The visitor was Xia Jinyan, the chief butler of the Tong family in Nanjing.

This time, he came here because he hoped that Wu Changqing would send troops to Nanjing earlier to save the innocent people in Nanjing.

"Since the defeat of the Qing army, they have committed 16 murders in the city, killing more than 40 innocent people, including a merchant. There are as many as 30 women who have been insulted, and the people are miserable. Please send troops to Nanjing as soon as possible to rescue the people of Nanjing. The owner of my family has united several large households and is willing to cooperate with the inside and outside to provide assistance when the general is attacking the city."

Xia Jinyan said with tears in his eyes, who didn't know how much he loved the people.

But Wu Changqing knew that these merchants were afraid that the Manchu soldiers would lose control, which would lead to massacres and looting.

Their family business is all in Nanjing, and it is not easy to leave, so they desperately hope that Wu Changqing can enter Nanjing.

After all, Wu Jun's reputation is much better than other armies, although there are not many examples of loving the people like children.

However, in this era, soldiers are extremely good soldiers as long as they do not disturb the people.

Wu Changqing's army has always strictly prohibited harassing the people. Slowly, his reputation has spread and won the hearts of the people.

People's hearts are sometimes useless, and sometimes they can play a crucial role.

Just like now, if you can work with the merchants in the city to open the city gates and take Nanjing City together, you can save a lot of soldiers from dying.

"What is the current situation of the Qing army?"

Wu Changqing asked.

"It's very bad. Military discipline is broken, morale is low, and there are even cases of soldiers committing suicide. Although Hong Chengchou tried his best to cover it up, we still got some information."

Xia Jingyan said.

"Don't Hong Chengchou and Bo Luo care?"

Wu Changqing was a little skeptical. Based on the abilities of Hong Chengchou and Boluo, after so many days, it should not have solved this problem.

"Prince Duanzhong fell ill after returning to Nanjing after being defeated. He has only recovered in the past few days. Because of his status, Hong Chengchou did not dare to be too tough when facing Manchu soldiers."

Xia Jingyan was obviously prepared, and had a clearer understanding of the situation in the city.

Wu Changqing did not expect that the current situation of the Qing army would be so chaotic. However, this is a good thing for him. The more chaotic the Qing army, the greater his chances.

"Specifically how to combine the inside and the outside."

Originally, Wu Changqing planned to rest for a while longer and wait for another batch of firearms to be shipped from Suzhou.

But now that he learned that the Qing army was in bad condition, he also wanted to seize this opportunity to take Nanjing City. If it continues to drag on until Hong Chengchou takes control of the situation, then it will be even more difficult to attack the city.

Xia Jinyan didn't have any specific plans. He just said that when Wu Changqing led his troops to attack the city, they could try to attack the city gate and open the gap.

These wealthy merchants will keep some guards and domestic slaves. These people are not comparable to professional soldiers, but they are still much stronger than ordinary people. Some of the guards who have practiced martial arts are more powerful than professional soldiers in terms of martial arts alone.

However, Wu Changqing was not very concerned about these people. It is unrealistic to rely on a group of domestic slaves to break through the gates that the enemy is focusing on defending.

"I will send another team of soldiers into the city to cooperate with you. Can you get these soldiers into the city?"

In the end, Wu Changqing decided to select a hundred clever people from the army to mix in the city and cooperate with those rich businessmen.

Also, these guys are equipped with grenades.

Relying on this big killer, the chance of success will be much higher.

However, how to get in is a hassle. But this is not difficult for Xia Jingyan. What they are best at in business is collusion between officials and businessmen and making friends with little ghosts.

What they have is a way to make money to the little ghosts guarding the city gate, so as to arrange for those soldiers to enter the city.

As for hand grenades, it is even easier. At present, Nanjing has not closed the city, and merchants come in and out every day to do business and transport a large amount of goods.

For a little money, the goods can be exempted from inspection.

These businessmen, more or less, have done smuggling, and they all have a lot of experience in how to hide goods.

"This is naturally the best. As for mixing into the city, we have a way. As long as the number is not too large, it will be fine."

Xia Jingyan said.

Solved the problem of mixing into the city, but also made some detailed plans.

Once Wu Changqing's army is under the city, Nanjing City will definitely close the city gate, and it will be difficult to contact at that time.

Even though Wu Changqing gritted his teeth, he could exchange for a wireless telegraph machine, but no one would use this thing, and it was too expensive to be worth it.

Therefore, Wu Changqing and Xia Jinyan can only make detailed plans in advance, and then act according to the plan.

If there is an accident in the plan, there is no way, Tong Youwei and others can only admit that they are unlucky.

Everything is risky. If they want to get Wu Changqing's favor, they must take this risk.

Once successful, there will be many benefits. At least Wu Changqing has promised to give them the technology to make soap and soap, allowing them to do business in these two lines of business.

These two businesses are now the hottest and most lucrative businesses. Hearing that Wu Changqing was willing to take out these two businesses, Xia Jinyan was so excited that he was speechless.

he believes

, as long as this news is passed back to the city, there will be more merchants willing to participate, and they will also work harder.

After more than an hour of discussion, the preliminary plan was formulated. The next step is to find a way to help the selected soldiers enter the city. Only after this step is successful can the next step be taken.

If you are caught by accident when you enter the city, there is nothing you can do. You can only admit defeat and abandon the plan.

After Xia Jingyan left, Wang Dafu reminded: "General, do we really have to trust him?"

Throughout the ages, soldiers never tire of deceit, and no one knows whether what Xia Jinyan said is true or not.

"What are you afraid of? If they are lying to us, they will only lose more than 100 soldiers at most. If it is true, the gains can save us 2,000 or 3,000 deaths. Isn't it worth gambling?"

Wu Changqing said, of course, it is impossible for him to be unguarded. For example, he did not equip those soldiers with the Suifa gun, because he was worried that the Qing army would get a sample.

Although it is difficult to get a sample and want to copy it, who knows if there will be one or two geniuses in the north?

As for other aspects of defense, as long as you bring a large army to advance steadily, the enemy will not have a good ambush method.

It is almost all plain terrain from Nanjing, and it is only a little hilly when it is close to Nanjing City.

In this place in Jiangnan, the terrain is too simple, no one should try to ambush anyone, the competition is all about hard power.