I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

After the Qing army was defeated, Jiading City gained two more days of peace.

What Wu Changqing did in these two days was one thing, training the three hundred new troops, which was the basis for his future field battles. He can't stay on the city wall forever, and sooner or later he will have to go out of the city to grab territory and expand.

Calm was restored in the city of Jiading, but the surrounding counties were not calm after learning that the Jiading army had defeated the Qing army.

Kunshan also had an uprising in June. Gu Yanwu, a famous scholar in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was among the rebels. However, the Kunshan Rebels only held on for a few days before they were broken, and more than 40,000 soldiers and civilians were killed or injured.

Although the uprising was suppressed and the common people chose to shave their hair, it was only out of frustration, and most of the common people were dissatisfied.

When the Jiading uprising broke out again and severely damaged the Qing army, some righteous people who were unwilling to be humiliated began to wonder whether they should go to Jiading to defect to Wu Changqing.

The people of Taicang also secretly celebrated when they learned that the Jiading army defeated the Qing army.

Although most people have shaved their hair and become so-called obedient people, they have not become accustomed to this identity so quickly, and many people still want to be enlightened.

On the Taihu side, Wu Yi, the leader of another rebel army, heard that Jiading was still resisting and defeated the Qing army. He excitedly told the news to his soldiers to boost morale.

Wu Yi's rebel army was basically a navy army, relying on Taihu Lake and the Qing army to fight guerrillas. The Qing army was not good at water warfare, and for the time being, Wu Yi could not do anything about it.

However, Wu Yi only had a navy, but he was powerless to attack the city.

"Dahan, find a way to send a batch of food there, and do what you can."

Wu Yi ordered.

At present, there are only two rebels left in the Susong area, they are brothers in need. What's more, Wu Changqing and Wu Yi still have the same surname, which makes Wu Yi feel more cordial.

He should have given some help.

When the news of Jiading's victory in the army reached the Yulian Trail in Changshu, a smile appeared on Gu Yanwu's face.

His biological mother was killed when the city of Kunshan was broken. For the past two months, it can be said that all thoughts have been lost.

Seeing the rebels being suppressed one after another, he sighed in addition to sighing.

But now, he was quite moved when he heard that there were still rebels resisting. What is even more rare is that this rebel army actually confronted more than 1,000 Qing troops with less than 300 people, and also killed more than 300 Qing troops.

This kind of record can be said to be the most dazzling among all the rebels, which is enough to show that this type of rebels has extraordinary combat strength, and the leader of the rebels is a capable person.

If it weren't for the need to keep filial piety at home, Gu Yanwu would have wanted to leave for Jiading to assist Wu Changqing.

Jiading, Wu Changqing trained the soldiers all morning, and then returned to the county government from the barracks.

On the way back, Wu Changqing encountered a fight on the street. A large group of people chased and beat a few Shunmin who had shaved their hair.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

Wu Changqing shouted.

When everyone saw that it was Wu Changqing, they stopped immediately. One of the men stood up and said, "General Wu, these people are from the north. We suspect that they are spies. They even shaved their hair, so they must be the lackeys of the Qing Dynasty."

Hearing this, one of the beaten men stood up, knelt in front of Wu Changqing and said, "Your Excellency is wronged, the villain Dong Qingshan was originally from Changshu. We are only refugees who have fled here. Not a spies at all. If you don't shave your hair in Changshu, you will be beheaded, and we are all forced."

"My hair has been shaved, but my heart will still be towards the Ming Dynasty? Sooner or later, I will become a lackey of the Qing Dynasty." The beating man continued to shout.

This kind of statement is a bit extreme. Wu Changqing said: "You can't say it like this. Those who haven't shaved their hair are righteous people, and those who have shaved their hair are refugees. We can't demand that all refugees become righteous people."

Wu Changqing remembered that in history, many refugees who had shaved their hair fled to Fuzhou under the Longwu regime of the Nanming Dynasty, only to be executed as spies.

This practice was very unpopular and was soon stopped by Emperor Longwu. Emperor Longwu shouted that you should be obedient to the people, and Wufa should be refugees.

As soon as this decree came out, it was in stark contrast to the tyranny of the Qing court, where a large number of people went south to the Longwu regime.

The common people shave their hair in order to survive, this Wu Changqing is completely understandable. After all, warriors in this world are a minority, and ordinary people are the mainstream.

As a modern person, Wu Changqing is much more tolerant to the people. Even, even the people of the Qing Dynasty, he will not carry out massacres in the future.

In his eyes, the Manchu and Han are one family, and the Manchus and the Ming are a complete civil war. He just hates those in power who order the massacre of civilians, he is not a nationalist.

"Thank you for your forgiveness. In fact, the villain has always wanted to join the army and fight against the Qing Dynasty, but he was struggling to find a rebel army. If the adult does not dislike it, the villain is willing to contribute."

Dong Qingshan's words aroused Wu Changqing's vigilance. If this guy wants to get close to him, he must be a spy.

He couldn't be sure, and he couldn't refuse.

He is in urgent need of strength now, and anyone who comes to join him must make a welcome gesture of a polite corporal, so as to attract more people to join him and strengthen his strength.

"Since you are determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty, then join the City Defense Department first, and participate in the defense of the city first. If you perform well, you can naturally join the Rebel Army."

Wu Changqing did not dare to keep such a person by his side, so he simply sent him to the garrison.

Even if he was a spy, he would not be able to make any waves on the city wall by himself.

"The villain obeys, the villain must work hard to kill the enemy and reimburse the adults

of kindness. "

Dong Qingshan thanked him.

Back at the county office, Wu Changqing immediately called for Yang Yicheng, the only civil servant in the city, and asked him to arrange for people to go to the city and the surrounding area to publicize the decree that "those who have not shaved their hair are righteous people, and those who have shaved their hair are refugees."

The decree stipulates that those who have already shaved shall not be beaten at will, and they must be treated equally.

He did this, naturally, to gain the goodwill of the surrounding people.

You must know that the people in the surrounding areas have basically shaved their hair. If they regard the people who have shaved their hair as enemies, then they will not be able to develop, and the surrounding people are all enemies.

And as long as it is announced that the rebels will not embarrass those who have shaved their hair, those who have shaved their hair will be grateful and even support.

"I'm going to do it now, but we don't have much food in the city now, and it can only last for a month at most. The general should make plans this morning."

Yang Yicheng reminded that if the food ran out, they would be finished if the enemy did not come to attack the city.

"I'll figure out a way to do this, you go down first."

Wu Changqing said with a headache.

Only by experiencing the rebellion himself did he know how difficult it was to rebel. Not only the military needs to face a strong enemy, but also the lack of materials and personnel in the logistics.