I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In Xuzhou City, in the barracks, the morale of the Qing army has dropped to a low point.

Every day someone runs away and goes missing.

This situation of being surrounded on all sides caused great pressure on the soldiers.

At Wanyan Yechen's mansion, Wanyan Yechen and Kong Youde received the envoys of the Huajun together.

Up to now, Wanyan Yechen and Kong Youde have both surrendered.

There is nothing they can do if they don't surrender. Xuzhou is surrounded to death, and Huajun can break the city at any time if they want, but they themselves feel that they can't hold it.

There are 40,000 troops in the air, but there is no morale, and the soldiers seem to collapse at any time.

What's more, the Daqing ship was already in the water, and it seemed that it was about to sink.

It is unwise to continue to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

"Our commander said that we hope that the two generals will surrender unconditionally, leaving a way for the soldiers below, and don't let them die in vain."

said the messenger.

"Good birds choose wood to perch on. It's not impossible for us to submit. It's just that after we submit, what kind of errands did we get, did Commander Liu say?"

Wanyan Ye Chen asked.

This is what they are most concerned about. They still want to keep their glory and wealth, and they have to continue to lead the army. First, they must master a certain power.

"For the surrender of ministers, we have a mature mechanism within Dahua, and the two generals can rest assured. According to the usual practice, the two will be sent to the Nanjing Military Academy for further training, and finally, depending on the training results, they will be assigned military positions.

Of course, if the two are tired of military career, they can also choose to be rich in Nanjing, very free. "

The messenger laughed.

"If this is the case, then the messenger can go back and tell Commander Liu that we will fight to the death."

Wanyan Ye Chen snorted coldly.

The messenger's words amount to no promise of any additional benefits.

If you want to lead troops in the future, you have to pass the military academy assessment first and compete with other ordinary people. You have no care for your current status.

They have also heard a little about that military academy, and know that it is not easy to pass the assessment.

In short, there is no guarantee for them.

They are all generals who lead tens of thousands of troops now. If they cannot even get the position of a regiment commander and brigade commander after surrendering, it will be difficult for them to accept that the gap is too large.

It is completely normal for Wanyan Ye Chen to be so angry.

"Will this be too harsh, so we can't continue to serve in the army? Even a regiment commander is acceptable."

Kong Youde played a roundabout way, but he couldn't really drive the messenger away, otherwise it would be completely useless.

Accepting the surrender was miserable, but not accepting it was even worse. After the Hua army came in, it would not be surrender, but a prisoner.

From King Gongshun of the Qing Dynasty to a regiment commander of the Hua Army, Kong Youde has made huge concessions.

"Master Kong, the present is not what it used to be. To be honest, I, Dahua, did not pursue your past. It is already a great kindness, and you are still not satisfied. What's more, there is no guarantee, it does not mean that you will have no chance in the future.

To His Majesty, I have always promoted exceptionally capable people, regardless of their background. If you can show your talents in the military school, you can naturally be reused.

Besides, I'm here to persuade surrender, I'm just here to inform you, but I don't mean to plead.

For our army, it doesn't make much difference whether you drop or not. It's nothing more than a few more deaths and a waste of artillery shells. "

The Huajun messenger persuaded earnestly.

He hoped that Kong Youde and the others could recognize the reality and stop having illusions.

Now I still want job guarantees, which is no longer possible.

The positions in the Huajun army are all fragrant buns, and how many people are watching, where is the turn to surrender.

He said that there are still opportunities in the future, but there is a high probability that both Wanyan Yechen and Kong Youde can only retire in Nanjing.

"Let's think about this for a second, and give Commander Liu an answer tomorrow."

Wanyan Ye Chen said.

Wanyan Yechen and Kong Youde couldn't help sighing after sending the Huajun messenger away.

It's really not as good as a chicken. They are the core high-level in the Qing Dynasty, and they all have the title of the county king, which is a noble class.

And now, Dahua treats them the same as ordinary generals.

As long as you are an officer, you can go to the military school for further education. And they just went to the military academy for further education.

This kind of treatment is even a little humiliating.

Before the change, they would not agree to kill them.

But right now, they have no choice.

Surrender, not for glory and wealth, but to save a little life.

If you continue to resist or try to break through, you will have to rely on luck if you want to survive.

Wanyan Yechen and Kong Youde spent a long time together, and finally decided to agree to Hua Jun's request.

Where there is life, there is hope.

They need to save their lives first, and as for future prosperity, they can think of ways later.

They believe that with their own abilities and personal connections, there will definitely be opportunities for a comeback in the future.

It really doesn't work, it's better to be a rich man than to die.

After making up his mind, Xuzhou held a grand surrender ceremony three days later.

All the nearly 40,000 troops put down their weapons and left the city unconditionally to accept the reorganization of the Hua Army.

Most of the technical arms will be protected

Stay, and ordinary soldiers, sorry, can only go to repair the railway and mine.

The welfare of Chinese soldiers is too high to support too many people.

At present, Dahua has 100,000 main troops, 200,000 second-line troops, and 200,000 local defenders, a total of about 500,000.

As the Qing army became weaker and weaker, Dahua no longer needed to maintain so many troops.

Even some of the civilians have proposed disarmament to reduce financial pressure.

Several military leaders are still working hard, hoping to retain this number of troops.

As for further expansion, don't count on it.

Xuzhou was taken, announcing that the main task of their Northern Expedition had been completed.

The next step is to divide troops to take over the cities around Xuzhou, and then let Nanjing begin to send civil officials over to take over the rule of these places.

The war in Xuzhou has basically ended, and Dong Tianbao's attack on Henan is progressing relatively smoothly.

Zhumadian, Zhoukou, Shangqiu and other places have been taken down, and now they are marching into Xuchang.

The Qing army concentrated its resources on the Central Army, and the local troops were already weak and disrespectful. Some troops did not even have muskets, and they were pure cold weapon troops.

When this kind of army encounters the main force of Dahua, it is basically free, and it has no ability to resist.

Dong Tianbao's group was not so much a siege of a city, but an armed parade.

Go to a place and fire a few shots, fire a few shots, show off advanced weapons, and the opponent basically surrenders.

Liu Hansan sorted out the battle report, and then sent someone to announce the good news to Nanjing.