I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On the 24th, Wu Changqing and Dong Tianbao agreed on the day for the revolt.

When they arrived at Yinshi (three in the morning), the Ming army had already assembled behind the city gate and was ready to leave the city.

On the city wall, Wu Changqing was watching with a telescope.

The Qing army's camp was five miles away from Suzhou City, and it was so dark that nothing could be seen.

However, it didn't take long for a fire to appear in the direction of the Qing army camp, and the fire was getting bigger and bigger.

"It doesn't seem to be a fraudulent surrender. The whole army sets out. Wang Dayong and your team are the forward. Be careful. If you find something wrong, report it to the rear immediately."

Wu Changqing exhorted, let Wang Dayong go to test first, even if it is a plan, the main force behind can return to the city in time. Losses will definitely be inevitable at that time, but at least the city can be kept from being lost.

"As ordered."

Wang Dayong took the lead to go down the city and trotted towards the Qing army camp with the soldiers of the headquarters.

Afterwards, Wang Dafu, Li Shaobin, Liu Hansan and others followed with the main force. This time, Wu Changqing did not go in person, because Wang Dafu and others firmly opposed Wu Changqing's personal expedition.

In the past, the night attack was because it was at the point of life and death and had to do it.

But now, as the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Wu Changqing really didn't need to take this risk. Any kind of accident can happen at night, let alone being attacked by the enemy, even if you accidentally fall off your horse, you will be easily injured or even killed.

Maybe it was to show loyalty, or maybe it was because he was really worried about Wu Changqing's safety. In short, several other important generals did not agree with Wu Changqing's personal expedition, so Wu Changqing could only give up.

It's not that he likes to play in person, but it's just that he doesn't feel at ease if he doesn't.

The Ming army rushed out of the city, and the Qing army camp was in chaos at this time. Dong Tianbao partially scattered into the camp and set fire everywhere.

Three or four o'clock in the morning is the deadliest time for people to sleep. At this moment, not to mention the sleeping soldiers, even the soldiers standing guard are dozing off. The few dedicated soldiers were the first to be killed by Dong Tianbao's troops.

In the early stage, Dong Tianbao's department went well, and more than 100 tents were lit in one breath. After the Qing army was awakened and rushed out of the camp, it would be difficult for Dong Tianbao's department to set fire again.

According to the plan, they quickly returned to the headquarters to assemble, ready to be counterattacked.

After the fire was lit, the chaos followed. The first thought of the soldiers who woke up from their sleep was that the enemy was attacking at night.

Soldiers in this era are afraid of being attacked at night. It is difficult to understand the situation in the dark. When this happens, all soldiers are in a panic.

The rest of the senior general's tent was very closely guarded, and Dong Tianbao's department did not find a good opportunity, and the losses suffered were not great. With the screams in the camp, those senior generals also woke up and began to wear armor with the help of their personal soldiers.

"What the hell is going on, didn't I order strict prevention of night attacks?"

While wearing the armor, Liu Liangzuo questioned his subordinates. Preventing night attacks is common sense, and Liu Liangzuo also made a lot of preparations and arranged a large number of open and secret posts.

"General, not the Ming army, it seems that the fire was set by Dong Tianbao's department."

someone said.

What? Dong Tianbao?

Liu Liangzuo was so angry all of a sudden, this feeling of being betrayed is really disgusting.

"Order Xue Guiren, Wang Yunhan and others to gather troops and control the situation immediately."

It was not the night attack of the Ming army, Liu Liangzuo was a little relieved. He believed that, relying on his deterrent power in the army, as long as he was in front of Dong Tianbao's army, he would naturally be able to deter the rebellion.

However, when he assembled his troops to fight the rebellion, his men came to report again, saying that the Ming army had killed him.

At this time, Liu Liangzuo still doesn't understand, this is clearly a conspiracy between Dong Tianbao and Wu Changqing.

Damn, is this Dong Tianbao's brain kicked by a donkey?

Liu Liangzuo couldn't figure out why Dong Tianbao fell to the weak Ming army. Isn't that courting death?

"Don't be chaotic, calm down. Xue Guiren, you take someone outside the camp to resist the Ming army, and the rest follow me to quell the rebellion. As long as we don't riot, the enemy army will have no chance."

Liu Liangzuo had to divide his troops, and then the two troops moved into action.

It's just that Liu Liangzuo's idea is good, but when it comes to actual actions, he encounters a lot of troubles. The burning tents had to be put out, and the routed soldiers scattered in the chaos had to be gathered up.

The night was chaotic, which caused great trouble to command and dispatch the army. Most of the messengers could not find the lower-ranking officers they wanted, and the military orders could not flow smoothly.

When they arrived at Dong Tianbao's main camp, Liu Liangzuo's troops were less than 8,000. And Dong Tianbao's department was ready, and there was a wave of arrows in front of him, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers in front.

Dong Tianbao and the others not only set fire to trouble, but also captured the armory and robbed a large number of bows and arrows.

One side is a long-prepared, premeditated rebellion. The other side is unprepared and can only respond passively.

"Kill the past, and those who capture Dong Tianbao will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."

Liu Liangzuo shouted, in the dark night, his commanding level could not show much. He couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly, and he couldn't arrange complex tactical maneuvers such as detours and outflanking. He could only arrange for the soldiers to carry out the simplest frontal assault.

"Where's our archer?"

Continued to be suppressed by the opponent's arrow rain, Liu Liangzuo said angrily.

"Report to the general, Dong Tianbao and the others captured the armory and stole all the bows, arrows and firearms."

"Bastard, don't let me catch

you. "

Liu Liangzuo scolded angrily, working in a hurry on the spot.

On the other side, Xue Guiren's troops had already met Wang Dayong, and the two sides had nothing to say, so they went straight to work.

It was inconvenient for both sides to fight in the dark, with a knife in one hand and a torch in the other. After a short-handed battle, they fought each other, and most of the time they died without knowing how they died.

The main battle of the two sides is morale, and the party with strong morale can gain the upper hand.

The Ming army was a premeditated sneak attack. The soldiers had a solid heart, and the organization at the bottom was relatively close. The Qing army not only encountered a rebellion, but also suffered a night attack at the same time. The soldiers had already panicked in their hearts, and they had no intention of fighting and only wanted to save their lives.

And many soldiers could not find their chiefs or hundreds of households, and could not receive specific combat orders.

In this case, although the Qing army had an advantage in numbers, it was still no match for the Ming army.

Some brave and clever soldiers are already running away in the chaos, this kind of melee in the dark is too dangerous.

Wang Dayong's group had the upper hand, but it was still difficult to defeat Xue Guiren's group.

At this time, the main force of the Ming army, the thousand-strong flintlock troop arrived.

Then the main force began to show their power. They didn't need to get close to the Qing army, they just needed to shoot at those shadows. This advantage is too great, and the Qing army has no good way to deal with it.

It's definitely impossible to rush forward. The flintlock gun's rate of fire is too fast, and if it rushes in front of the enemy, it will damage more than 60 to 70% of the soldiers. This is a fart.

You can't rush from the front, and it's hard to rush from the side. It was dark, and it was very inconvenient to rely on torches to see the road. Moreover, there are not many soldiers with torches, and most of them are still headless flies.

It can be said that the Qing army at this time has no tactics at all, and is fighting by instinct. Those low-level commanders couldn't think of a good way, and the only cavalry that could pose a huge threat to the Fire Gun Army was useless at this time.

They ran wild on horseback in the dark without the enemy shooting, and they themselves would fall down a lot in the process of charging.

These Qing troops were already very afraid of the Ming army's fire guns. Coupled with various unfavorable conditions, many Qing troops have begun to collapse and flee.

Although they have an advantage in numbers, but without smooth command in the dark night, these numerical advantages cannot be exerted at all.

It is precisely because of this that the night attack can create so many battles where less wins more.

With the entry of the follow-up troops of the Ming army, the entire camp of the Qing army was completely thrown into chaos.

This lack of clarity caused many Qing soldiers to panic and their morale plummeted.