I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On November 25, the Qianxiong Allied Forces arrived outside Changzhou.

After receiving the news, Liu Liangzuo hurriedly put on his armor and went up to the tower, thinking in his heart, do they really only have 8,000 people here?

Two days ago, he had already received the news of the spies in advance, saying that Wu Changqing had a conflict with the Ming army from Shaoxing. Qian Sule brought King Lu's order and asked Wu Changqing to attack Changzhou and Nanjing, but Wu Changqing refused the order. .

Afterwards, Qian Sule became furious and turned to take Shaoxing's soldiers and horses on the road alone.

At first, Liu Liangzuo was a little skeptical of the news. He didn't believe that Qian Sule would be so stupid. He dared to come to attack the city with only 8,000 people. This was obviously courting death.

But now that the facts are in front of you, you can't believe it.

"General, Wu Changqing is borrowing a knife to kill."

Xue Guiren said.

What he meant was that Wu Changqing only obeyed King Lu on the surface, but actually wanted to be independent. Therefore, when King Lu's troops went to Suzhou, they would definitely be ostracized, framed, and suppressed.

And driving King Lu's troops to attack Changzhou is to use their hands to destroy King Lu's troops.

This kind of plot to kill with a knife is relatively common. It is impossible for any group of forces to be harmonious and united. Where there are people, there are contradictions, and there are such things in the Qing army.

"Perhaps, we can send someone to persuade them to surrender."

Another general said that since Qian Sule and the others were wronged in Suzhou and were driven to die, they must have hated Wu Changqing in their hearts, and it was possible to persuade them to surrender.

Although they are not afraid of these 8,000 people, persuading them to surrender can avoid unnecessary losses and increase their own strength. Such a good thing, it would be a shame not to try it.

"You can try it."

Liu Liangzuo agreed to this strategy, because he didn't want Wu Changqing to do what he wanted, and he didn't want to be a knife in Wu Changqing's hands to help Wu Changqing clear his dissidents.

He now has a great hatred with Wu Changqing, because he was severely reprimanded by the Qing court because of Wu Changqing's murder, and he almost lost his official position.

This is also due to the fact that Changzhou did not have the presence of the generals of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise he would have to be humiliated. In the past, when he was besieging Jiangyin City for a long time and couldn't take it, Aixinjueluo Boluo whipped him a few times in public and accused him of being ineffective.

And his defeat under the city of Suzhou was a greater sin than that in Jiangyin. The court did not remove him from his post, and it was only because he could not find someone to replace him in Changzhou for a while.

If Bollo had been there, it certainly wouldn't have been a matter of whipping.

Thinking back on this kind of past, Liu Liangzuo couldn't help but regret it.

If I had known that I would be humiliated if I surrendered, it would be better to rely on the 100,000 army under my command to become the king. Even if it is finally wiped out by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it can still be a well-known name.

Instead of being called Erchen by the people in the south, as it is now, there is no dignity and status in the Qing court in the north, and the left and right are not people.

Qian Sule had just built the camp when Cui Ming, Liu Liangzuo's messenger, came to their army.

They did not kill the messenger without saying a word like Wu Changqing, but met Cui Ming in the tent of the Chinese army.

"What is the so-called messenger Cui's coming? Could it be that General Liu wants to surrender?"

As soon as Qian Sule opened his mouth, he almost killed Cui Ming to Lei. He looked at Qian Sule in a stunned manner. He wondered where Qian Sule had the confidence to say such words.

Not to mention that Liu Liangzuo's troops are now in a fortified city, even if there is no fortified city, they also have 30,000 horses.

Could it be that Wu Changqing didn't share the information with them, and they didn't know the number of our troops?

Cui Ming thought of a possibility, and was immediately speechless.

He was here to persuade them to surrender. If Qian Sule didn't know their strength, it would be a bit difficult to handle.

After all, the core of persuasion to surrender is coercion and inducement. Without strong enough strength to oppress, it is too difficult for an opponent to surrender.

"General Qian is joking. Our army of 50,000 is stationed in Changzhou. Even if we dare to surrender, will you dare to accept it, General?"

Cui Ming sneered, bragging about his own strength.

"50,000 troops, I'm afraid that the civilians who transport the grain are also counted."

Qian Sule was disdainful.

Cui Ming didn't care that the lie was exposed, and continued to say calmly: "Excluding the civilians, our army has 30,000 to 40,000 people, and as for the generals, I'm afraid there are not even 10,000 people.

My generals couldn't bear to hurt innocent people, so they sent me to persuade the two generals to be the best who know the current affairs. "

"No need to say nonsense, I would rather be used as a spearman than as a running dog of the Qing Dynasty, you can get out. If Liu Liangzuo is obsessed, and he is willing to be a running dog of the eagle, my eight thousand soldiers will die with him. perish together."

Xiong Rulin also acted, posing as if he was dying.

This made Cui Ming very helpless. He scolded Qian Sule and Xiong Rulin for being idiots and withdrew from the camp.

He was really worried that when Xiong Rulin was agitated, he chopped off his head and sacrificed to the flag, and he would be wronged to death.

Back in Changzhou, Cui Ming reported the process of persuading him to surrender, and Liu Liangzuo gritted his teeth in anger.

He found that more and more people don't take him seriously now. He used to be one of the four famous Jiangbei towns. He had 100,000 soldiers in hand, and the emperor would treat him with courtesy.

But now, he was beaten by Boluo in the Qing Dynasty, mocked by a small official in Jiangyin, ignored by Wu Changqing in Suzhou, and now there are only 8,000 soldiers and horses.

Those who have to surrender themselves.

What a shame, this is a real shame.

"Come on, I will personally lead the troops to take down the head of Qian Sule and Xiong Rulin."

Liu Liangzuo roared.

"General, calm down, please think twice. Why don't we wait for them to take the initiative to attack the city, we rely on the strong city to defend, and then wait for the opportunity to attack?"

A group of generals persuaded one after another.

Although 30,000 soldiers and horses can rush out to defeat the enemy, it will definitely suffer a lot of losses.

In that case, it would be better to wait for Qian Sule and others to attack the city.

Liu Liangzuo calmed down after hearing the words. He was not stupid. Of course, he knew that defending the city was more cost-effective than fighting in the field. Before, he was just angry.

However, in front of his hands, he didn't want to admit that he was just pissed off.

So Liu Liangzuo asked, "What if they don't come to attack the city?"

The other generals were speechless. The Ming army has traveled hundreds of miles and did not attack the city. Isn't that a disease of the brain?

Xue Guiren replied: "If they don't come to attack the city, why would Wu Changqing keep providing them with food and grass? If we attack when they are out of food and the army is unstable, we can greatly reduce our losses."

When Liu Liangzuo saw that he was going down the stairs, he agreed to Xue Guiren's strategy and planned to wait and see for two days, depending on the situation.