I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"Damn, there is no reason for this, whoever makes them retreat, they should all be killed."

The furious Fang Guoan has already started talking nonsense. Now the entire army is retreating. If he really wants to kill people, I am afraid that he will die first.

"General, let's quickly withdraw to Guangde and have a long-term plan."

The subordinates persuaded that although Wu Jun did not pursue, but if they lost, they were defeated, and they would be afraid if they lost.

Fang Guoan wanted to scold again and ask the guy who thought about the long-term plan, how should he think about the long-term plan?

Such a good ambush opportunity has not been seized, and can it be held after returning to Guangde County from a long-term plan?

This fight is really impossible.

Fang Guoan felt tired for a while. He didn't feel this powerless when facing the Qing army. Although the Qing army is also strong, he can at least see the gap between the two sides clearly.

However, the strength of Wu Jun was all kinds of things that he couldn't see through and couldn't find a way to fight.

"Try to gather the troops and withdraw to Guangde first."

Fang Guoan sighed.

With the retreat of the Ming army, Liu Hansan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they had the upper hand from the start of the war, Liu Hansan was unwilling to fight this kind of hand-to-hand combat, and the losses were too great.

If it's a sunny day, he can hit a 1-to-10 battle damage ratio in a wide area. But in the hand-to-hand battle just now, their battle loss ratio was at most 1 to 2, to 1 to 3.

Everyone is flesh and blood, and it is difficult to survive being stabbed.

The Ming army retreated, and the Wu army began to sweep the battlefield.

Those dead bodies need to be buried, this is the basic human nature of generals.

If these corpses are not buried, plagues are very likely to occur. In the event of a plague, how many civilians will die is up to God's will. At least a few villages will die, and at most, several surrounding towns will die.

Under normal circumstances, when the enemy is cleaning the battlefield and burying corpses, even if there is a chance of a sneak attack, everyone will give up the attack for moral reasons.

This is an unwritten rule on the battlefield, just like when the two armies fight against each other, although there are occasional people who violate it, most of the time everyone will abide by it.

After cleaning the battlefield, Liu Hansan also got the battle damage statistics.

They lost a total of more than 1,700 people in this battle, of which more than 1,300 people were killed, nearly 400 people were seriously injured, and there were no statistics on the minor injuries.

There are less than 20,000 of them in total, which is close to a 10% loss. It can be described as a hard and fierce battle.

In addition to losing nearly two thousand soldiers, they also damaged a large number of guns.

Although those guns can also be used for hand-to-hand combat, their strength is definitely not comparable to that of a broadsword. When there are many people who are slashed with a big knife, it is easy to roll the blade, and these guns with bayonet are also easy to damage the barrel and other parts in the process of assassination.

Those barrels are a little deformed and can't be used anymore, or they'll blow up.

There is also a batch of bows and arrows that were forcibly used in the rain. After this battle, all of them were damp, and it is estimated that they will be scrapped in a short time.

During the melee, some materials were also damaged, such as gunpowder and arquebus.

The gunpowder was wrapped in leather, but it was destroyed by the Ming army in the melee, causing a lot of gunpowder to be soaked in water and damp.

"What about the enemy's losses?"

Liu Hansan gritted his teeth and asked, this time the loss is huge, and when the battle report is delivered to Wu Changqing, he may not receive any substantive punishment, but it will definitely leave an impression of incompetence on Wu Changqing, which will affect his future career promotion. .

"The enemy left more than 2,700 corpses and more than 400 wounded soldiers. In addition, the enemy will lose some soldiers when they flee, and the total damage to the enemy is estimated to be around 5,000."

The guy in charge of statistics is also a clever man, and he tries to maximize the losses of the enemy as much as possible, so that he can cover up the failure of the ambush among them.

In the case of ambush in the middle, it can still play a one-to-two battle loss, which is already quite a remarkable victory.

Hearing the enemy's loss, Liu Hansan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This battle loss was more than acceptable and could make up for the fault of the ambush in the lower middle.

"Speed ​​up and make sure to arrive at Taozhou Town before dark. I instructed to go down and let the brothers rest for two days when they arrive in Taozhou."

Liu Hansan said.

He didn't dare to spend the night here, lest the troops be infected with the plague. Moreover, many soldiers who were slightly injured and those who had a cold and fever needed to go to the town for treatment.

If these minor illnesses are not treated in time, they can easily deteriorate into incurable diseases.

The order was issued, and those soldiers also gritted their teeth to speed up the march. After all, they didn't want to spend the night in the countryside.

Speeding up the march, they finally arrived at Taozhou Town before dark.

Immediately afterwards, the people of Taozhou Town suffered. These cold and hungry soldiers will not continue to obey orders not to disturb the people.

They didn't dare to do things like beheading, burning, killing, looting, insulting women, but forcing the villagers to boil water for bathing, asking for a bowl or two of ginger soup, eating one or two chickens and ducks from the villagers, and occupying the beds and bedding. is not prohibited.

In his opinion, Wu Changqing loved the people too much, and the soldiers were the foundation. If the soldiers under their command are not served well, the soldiers will not go to work. What is the use of the love of the people.

The first time Wu Jun disturbed the people, the people here were not too angry. Because, compared with other armies, Wu Jun's disturbance of this level is not bad, and it is very restrained.

Just provide some service and food without robbing them of their money

wealth, and did not rape their wives and daughters, this people can still accept.

Human needs are closely related to the current social state.

Ordinary people in later generations will demand rights such as dignity, privacy, inviolability of property, etc., but the people of this era are satisfied with living with a little dignity.

The soldier occupied his bed for a few days, little things, little things, little things.

Wu Jun rested in Taozhou Town, and Fang Guoan also fled back to Guangde to lick his wounds.

The soldiers they lost and escaped were not as many as Wu Jun had estimated, but they were not far behind. This time they ambushed, and lost a total of more than 4,500 people.

Today, there are only more than 8,000 soldiers in Guangde City, of which only more than 5,000 are veterans, and the other 2,000 are weak troops.

In the past, relying on these troops, and then forcing some young men to defend the city, can last a long time.

But now, Wu Jun has cannons and muskets, and the traditional way of defending the city is completely outdated. As soon as the cannon is fired, those young men will pee their pants, and they can't count on it at all.

Even the 2,000 unreliable troops are unreliable. Once they have a disadvantage, they will easily collapse.

How could he be able to hold on to those 5,000 people alone.

Fang Guoan sighed in his heart, and the whole person fell into confusion. Confused about the current situation and confused about the future.