I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On October 15, Liu Liangzuo's army of 40,000 appeared outside the city of Suzhou.

The army was assembled in only half a month, which was faster than Wu Changqing expected.

At present, the Qing court is in a rising period, and its efficiency is very high. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, which was in the late stage of a regime, the institutions were bloated, rotten, and inefficient.

This is a necessary process for the rise and fall of a regime. In the later period of the Qing Dynasty, the efficiency of work will be the same as that of the current Ming Dynasty.

After Liu Liangzuo came to Suzhou, he did not immediately attack the city, but first built a large camp and sent a messenger to the city of Suzhou to persuade him to surrender.

When the two armies are fighting, it is a common practice on the battlefield throughout the ages.

However, Wu Changqing ignored this set. In order to convey his determination to resist to his subordinates, he did not give the enemy messengers a chance to go into the city to talk nonsense, and directly ordered the shooting.

The messenger who was waiting for the opening of the city gate at the bottom of the city suddenly gave a shit and fled quickly.

He had better luck and escaped, but a few followers were more than half dead.

"Hahaha."

The appearance of them fleeing in embarrassment was quite comical, and the rebels at the top of the city laughed when they saw it.

"I'd rather be a dead man than a living dog, fight to the end, and never surrender."

Wu Changqing shouted a sentence, followed by Liu Hansan and others shouting the slogan.

"I'd rather be a dead man than a living dog."

Thousands of people shouted together on the city wall, and the momentum was quite spectacular.

Liu Liangzuo could hear it clearly from hundreds of meters away from the city wall, and his face suddenly turned extremely ugly.

Live dog, it's not him who is scolding.

The taint of surrendering to the Manchus and becoming a second minister has always been a thorn in his heart. Now being ridiculed by thousands of people, it is hard for him not to get angry.

Of course, more importantly, he was shocked by Wu Changqing's attitude.

The unspoken rule that the two armies will not fight without slaying is no longer followed. This is clearly a fight to the end, and there is no room for manoeuvre.

Liu Liangzuo couldn't figure out why Wu Changqing's attitude was so resolute. He simply didn't leave a way out for himself. Is he really not afraid of death at all?

This made Liu Liangzuo quite ashamed. After all, Wu Changqing had only a few thousand troops, but he was very strong. As for him, he once had an army of 100,000 people, but he was afraid of the strength of the Qing army and surrendered without fighting.

"It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable."

Cheng Tianbao, a general under Liu Liangzuo, said with emotion that he recalled the previous battle of Jiangyin.

At that time, Liu Liangzuo specially composed a song "Persuading the Folks" in order to persuade the soldiers and civilians in Jiangyin City to surrender, but unfortunately it was not used for birds.

"The city wall of Suzhou is higher than Jiangyin, so it's not easy to attack."

Another general, Xue Guiren, agreed.

"Go back to the camp and prepare for the attack tomorrow."

Liu Liangzuo snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction with the frustration of his subordinates. Saying these depressing words before the fight even started disturbing the military.

Liu Liangzuo's department went back to prepare, and Wu Changqing in Suzhou City was also arranging defenses and getting ready for battle.

In the city of Suzhou, when they heard the news of the arrival of the Qing army, there was some panic among the people. They were all worried that the Qing army would slaughter the city after the city was destroyed.

Some people who wanted to escape couldn't get out either, and the city gates were closed.

But not everyone is worried, and some people even wish that the Qing army could break through the city quickly.

Such as Tang Yu, Liu Shizao and other big businessmen.

They had already written letters to Liu Liangzuo to show their loyalty, so there was no need to worry that the Qing army would deal with them.

And as long as the city is broken, the Chen Daolin family will be unlucky, and they can take the opportunity to get the soap and soap business.

These two businesses have been greedy for them during this period of time. When they inquired about the news and learned that the cost of these soaps was only 40 cents, their eyes were all shocked.

This means that the profit of a piece of low-grade soap is more than 100 yuan, and the profit of a piece of high-end soap is close to one or two. As for soap, that's even higher.

In just a few days, the Chen family has already made tens of thousands of taels of silver from this business, which is a huge profit.

"Hurry up and break the city."

Tang Yu prayed in his heart, and he even used his crooked brains to consider whether to lead his family to open the city gate and welcome the Qing army in.

After thinking about it, he did not dare to act, because he knew that the soldiers under Wu Changqing were very powerful.

With the combat power of his generals, he is definitely not an opponent of the rebels. At that time, the gate of the other city has not been opened, and his own life will go in first.

"I'm afraid the Chen family is already scared to sleep at night."

Liu Shizao laughed.

"It's what they deserve. Chen Daolin thinks he's smart, but this time he's slapped in the eye."

Tang Yu laughed along, and the two looked at each other, seeing greed, pride, and anticipation in each other's eyes.

"Boss Tang, when the Qing army has breached the city, we will find a way to snatch the business of the Chen family and make it ours."

Liu Shizao made a suggestion. He didn't want to share the profitable business with other businessmen. The reason why Tang Yu was brought in was because Tang Yu was too strong.

"Actually, the method is very simple. As long as we can get the support of General Liu, then the business of the Chen family will naturally belong to us."

Liu Shizao understood Tang Yu's words in seconds. In troubled times, the greatest soldier can be a soldier.

With the support of the soldiers, other businessmen would have no way to protest.

"How to get General Liu's support?"

Liu Shizao asked.

"The best way is to help him break the city. If he can't do this, then he can only offer a huge amount of silver taels after the city breaks."

Tang Yu said.

Help break the city?

Liu Shizao secretly thought that Tang Yu was so bold that he had such an idea. They are businessmen, and war is not something they are good at.

"How exactly?"

The two had reached an alliance, and then the two began to discuss specific action plans.

In the Chen family, there was indeed some tension in the mansion.

But it would be an exaggeration to say that he can't sleep at night, at least Chen Daolin is very calm.

Originally, he wanted to quietly send his family out of the city, but Wu Changqing told him not to worry, there was absolutely no problem in defending the city.

With Wu Changqing's assurance, Chen Daolin felt a lot more at ease.

Also his wife Zhen Shi was a little uneasy, but it was only uneasy.

Up to now, all of this is beyond her control as a woman, and she can only accept her fate and wait for the development of the situation.

As for Chen Yuyan, at this time, she was already worried about her future husband.

On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, and she is very worried that something will happen to Wu Changqing, then she will be a widow.

"Don't worry, miss, with General Wu's bravery, those enemies will definitely not hurt him in the slightest."

Zi He comforted from the side.