Chapter 200： Crossing the river plan

The retreat of the navy is easier than that of the army.

When Wu Yi saw the enemy retreating, he wanted to catch up, but he had to deal with the enemies that were still at war first, and then pull out the spears.

At the same time, those damaged ships also need to get out of the way and clear the waterway so that the entire fleet behind can pursue them.

Moreover, everyone relies on manpower to paddle, and whether they can catch up is also a big problem.

Taking into account many problems, Wu Yi did not order the pursuit, but ordered the elimination of the remnant enemies as soon as possible, sweeping the battlefield, and repairing the ships.

In this water battle, the ships in front were damaged to varying degrees. Some ships had been burned by the fire and only had their shells left, and they were completely scrapped.

There are other damages that are not particularly severe, but have reached the point where they must be overhauled.

The job of eliminating the remnants of the enemy was easy, because the Qing army that remained in place was basically abandoned, and they had no chance to escape.

Therefore, when most people saw their fleets escaping, they honestly chose to throw away their weapons and surrender. Anyway, Wu Jun’s tradition is not to kill the prisoners.

Only a small number of soldiers chose to jump into the river to escape, and Wu Jun didn't know why they did not surrender.

For these people, Wu Jun was also polite, shooting with muskets and bows and arrows on the ship.

Unless the water is particularly good, a person who can dive more than a dozen meters before can escape by chance, and most of the other escaped soldiers will be hit, and the corpse will be in the river.

After clearing the battlefield, the navy came to station in the scheduled water village.

In this water battle, Wu Jun lost a total of 1,500 soldiers, of which 1,200 were killed in the battle and about 300 were missing. Those who disappeared fell into the river, and no one cared about them in the melee.

These three hundred people should still survive a part of it, but it is difficult to say whether they can return to the army smoothly.

In addition to the loss of personnel, Wu Jun also scrapped five blessed ships, and seven more ships in need of major repairs. The losses were also heavy.

The Qing army suffered even more severe losses. They lost a total of 23 large ships and dozens of small boats. As well as more than 2,500 missing soldiers who died in battle, these missing soldiers are basically equivalent to being killed in battle.

Of the 23 large ships they lost, most of them were not seriously damaged and were captured by Wu Jun.

Therefore, in addition to the loss of personnel, Wu Jun actually made a little profit in terms of materials.

After Wu Yi disembarked, Li Shaobin immediately called him to ask about the battle. If they wanted to take Jiujiang this time, they had to rely on the navy to transport them to the other side. At the same time, they had to rely on the logistical support provided by the navy.

"Even though the enemy has been repelled, the enemy's main force is still there. It may be dangerous to cross the river rashly. It is best to wait a little longer and wait until I have eliminated the enemy's main water force."

Wu Yi said that fighting on the water is not like land, and more soldiers must have the advantage.

If the enemy forces launched a larger fire attack while Wu Jun was crossing the river, they would face great risks.

Although most of the soldiers in Wu Jun are from Jiangnan, not everyone can swim. Even if he can swim, his weapons and equipment will definitely not be able to keep after falling into the water.

Therefore, they can do it by forcibly crossing the river, but the risk is great.

Wu Yi hoped that Li Shaobin could wait a little longer, and he would be foolproof when he defeated the main force of the Qing court's navy forces before crossing the river.

"However, how long will it take you to eliminate the enemy's main naval forces? We can't wait here forever."

Li Shaobin reminded that the daily consumption of food and grass for tens of thousands of troops is a terrible figure.

"This......"

Wu Yi was speechless for a while, he didn't dare to issue a military order saying that the enemy would be destroyed within a few days.

This is not a siege, there is a fixed target waiting there.

The navy can act at will on the surface of the river. If the Qing court insists on not fighting him decisively, it is not easy for him to find an opportunity to destroy the opponent if the enemy advances and retreats, and the enemy retreats.

Failure to eliminate them is always a threat.

"So, let's prepare a plan for forced landing."

Liu Hansan said that he didn't have any hope for the navy, and he hoped to give full play to the power of the army.

"Perhaps we can wait for the next batch of material ships to arrive, and then Brigadier Wu leads the fleet to blockade the enemy's navy on the Yangtze River, and we use those ships to transport the soldiers from Panyang Lake to the other shore. As long as we can transport a regiment, we will be able to gain a foothold on the other side, and the next thing will be easy."

Dai Zhijun said that as long as they are not harassed by the navy of the Qing court during the landing battle, they are still confident that they can successfully land.

Although this risk is a little bit bigger, it saves time and can take the initiative.

"Block the enemy's navy, can this brigade commander Wu be confident to do it?"

Li Shaobin asked.

"As long as I still have a breath, I will never let the Qing Dynasty navy enter the mouth of the lake."

Wu Yi issued a military order, just to block the enemy, this problem is not big. If he couldn't even do this, he, the navy boss, would lose his face.

"In that case, let's refine this combat plan."

Li Shaobin said to everyone in the staff.

Although the plan just now sounds highly feasible, there will be a lot of accidents in the war, and it is necessary to formulate plans to deal with the accidents one by one.

What if Wu Yi fails to block the Qing Ting navy? What if it does, but the navy has suffered heavy losses and cannot protect the subsequent logistics and transportation. What if there is a strong counterattack while landing? What if there is a sudden flood...

These are all issues that the General Staff needs to consider and study. This is a major matter that affects the lives of the seventy to eighty thousand troops.

If the 70,000 army arrived at Jiujiang City, but the logistics were cut off, it would be extremely dangerous.

At that time, the enemy will not need to hold on to the city, as long as the food in the city and surrounding food is scraped or burned, Wu Jun will be starved to death.

The Qing army absolutely did this kind of thing.

Therefore, the navy must not only be able to block the navy of the Qing court, but also need to save enough power to maintain logistics and transportation, and it is best to defeat the navy of the Qing court.

The plan was continuously deduced, and in the end everyone agreed that the key to this battle was the navy.

Unfortunately, the development of their navy is relatively slow, and now there are few ships and people.

All the pressure was on Wu Yi, but at the same time he felt the pressure, he was also very excited. The greater the pressure, the greater the credit.

As long as he accomplishes this task well, he can explain the importance of the navy to Wu Changqing and ask for more military expenses to expand the navy.

The stronger the navy, the greater his power.

The plan was determined, and then the ministries began pre-war preparations, reconnaissance to find suitable landing sites, detect terrain, repair ships, collect food and grass, and maintain weapons and equipment........

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