Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

When the Ming army arrived in Seoul, they immediately chose an open space to camp outside Seoul and prepared to build a camp.

In the Battle of Seoul, the Ming army's role was only to suppress the formation.

It just coordinates and directs the coalition operations of various clans in North Korea.

Until the critical moment, the Ming army will definitely not play on its own.

In other words, before the arrival of the coalition forces from various Korean sects, the Ming army in Seoul would at best confront the Qing army.

Or use artillery bombardment to suppress the Qing army in Seoul.

It is impossible to risk huge casualties and take the initiative to attack Seoul.

Sun Tzu's Art of War said it well, "If you are ten, you are to surround an enemy; if you are five, you are to attack it; if you are twice the enemy, fight it; if you have the enemy, you can divide it; if you are few, you can defend it; if you are weak, you can avoid it."

To capture a fortified city, one must have at least five times the strength advantage.

But the Ming Army now has less than 20,000 Korean soldiers in total, including the combat-effective Korean soldiers.

The total number of troops was only half of the Qing army defending Seoul.

It is definitely not a wise move to attack a fortified city with less than half the enemy's inferior force.

Therefore, the first thing the Ming army did after arriving outside Seoul was to set up camp and rest.

Looking at the Ming army camping outside Seoul, Seoul also looked like a stormy scene.

Everyone can feel the pressure coming from them!

……

Huang Changjun stood on the deck of his ship, looking towards Seoul.

Looking at the large banner with Chinese characters floating over Seoul, Huang Changjun felt it was quite an eyesore.

Therefore, he said with an expressionless face.

"Send an order to our naval and artillery groups to launch firepower projection on Seoul immediately!"

"Haha, now that we have arrived at the gates of Seoul, let us say hello to the Tatars in Seoul!"

"Tell the Tatars that I am coming!"

Huang Changjun's order was issued, and the ordering soldiers clasped their fists to accept the order, preparing to convey the military order.

Immediately, there was a deafening sound of shelling outside Seoul.

The Ming army warships anchored on the Han River poured out firepower unbridled towards Seoul!

Amidst the roar of heavy artillery fire, shells passed by at low altitude, piercing the air and letting out a roar.

When the smoke filled the air, the surface of the Han River looked like a fairyland, with ripples caused by the recoil of the shelling quickly spreading.

The cannonball hit the city wall of Seoul heavily. Visible to the naked eye, cracks spread like spider webs near the impact point.

Sand and soil splashed, bricks and stones exploded!

The gunners of the Ming Army carried out the work of loading and firing in an orderly manner.

The roar of naval guns directly beat the Qing army in Seoul to the point where they could not lift their heads.

The artillery shells whizzed past their heads and smashed into the city of Seoul. The Qing troops at the top of Seoul were almost scared to death.

But when the Qing artillery prepared to fire back, they discovered that the range of their artillery could not reach the Ming warships on the Han River.

One after another, artillery shells landed on the beach of the Han River, causing a splash of sand and soil.

Or it fell on the water of the Han River, and water columns shot away.

But the threat to Ming warships is almost zero!

Seeing the Ming army's shelling unilaterally suppressing the Qing army, a burst of earth-shaking cheers sounded in the Ming army camp outside the city.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!!"

Even the Korean soldiers and Korean civilians began to cheer in Korean.

"The heavenly soldiers are invincible, and the Ming Dynasty is victorious!"

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!!!"

"..."

They are now on the side of the Ming Dynasty. Seeing the Ming Dynasty's artillery group suppressing the Qing army, they can't help but feel proud.

Seeing this scene, He Shen's face turned frighteningly gloomy. But there is nothing we can do!

As for taking the initiative to go out of the city to attack the Ming army?

What can I say, He Shen is not stupid.

The Ming army's current strength is limited, and it is indeed unable to capture Seoul before the coalition forces of various Korean clans arrive.

However, this does not mean that the Qing army has the ability to capture the Ming army's camp outside Seoul!

Do you really think that the Ming fleet on the Han River is just a display?

When the Qing army was fighting in the field, once they were covered by a round of firepower from the Ming army's naval and artillery batteries, they would collapse on their own without having to fight.

……

At the same time, outside Nanjing, Longjiang Shipyard!

Here, it was once one of the most important shipyards in the Ming Dynasty when Zheng He made his voyages to the West.

Most of the treasure ships in Zheng He's fleet, as big as mountains, were made by craftsmen here.

After the Ming Dynasty regained Nanjing, the reconstruction of Longjiang Shipyard was put on the agenda.

Now, the scale of Longjiang Shipyard is even bigger than when Zheng He went to the West.

Today's Longjiang Shipyard is not only able to produce traditional Chinese-style Fu Ship, Bao Ship, Guangzhou Ship and other ship types.

It also has the ability to build Western-style sailing battleships, Galen ships, and galleys.

It is a shipyard with considerable shipbuilding capabilities!

After Zhu Jing'an received the news that the first sail battleship produced by Ming Dynasty was about to be outfitted and launched, he put down the military affairs at hand and took his own soldiers to personally inspect the work at Longjiang Shipyard.

Looking at a dry dock in front of him, Zhu Jing'an said.

"Wells, please introduce me to Gu!"

Zhu Jing'an said pleasantly to a red-haired foreigner next to him.

This man's name is Wells, a senior ship designer from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

He owed a large gambling debt in the Netherlands. In order to avoid his creditors, he took a boat to the East to make a living.

Then, he was attracted by the high salary offered by Ming Dynasty and became a shipbuilder in Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty's first sail battleship was built under the leadership of Wells.

After he showed considerable value and ability, Wells was promoted all the way and is now one of the leaders of Longjiang Shipyard.

Although he is a foreigner, Zhu Jing'an does not mind his origin. As long as he can show his worth, Zhu Jing'an is willing to promote him, give him a promotion, and reward him with the glory and wealth he wants.

Without him, it’s just a thousand dollars to buy horse bones!

There is no shortage of talents in the West in this era, and Zhu Jing'an is also very covetous of those talents.

If all the Western talents of this era could be attracted to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jing'an would laugh out of his dreams.

Upon hearing this, Wells bowed slightly and then spoke.

"Your Royal Highness, this is a dry dock built by the shipyard based on your guidance."

"There is a valve in the dock that connects to the Yangtze River. After the ship is built, the valve can be opened to release water."

"Then let the ships enter the Yangtze River along the waterway..."

Zhu Jing'an heard this, nodded slightly, and then continued.

"Very good, take me to see the newly built warships at Longjiang Shipyard!"

Zhu Jing'an was very satisfied with the dry dock, but what he wanted to see more now was the latest warship built by Longjiang Shipyard.

Upon hearing this, Wells began to lead the way.

Soon, he led Zhu Jing'an and his party to a slipway.

On the slipway, a huge creature appeared in front of Zhu Jing'an.

Seeing this, Wells opened his mouth to introduce.

"Your Highness, this is the most typical sailing battleship. Its length is 7.2 meters, its width is meters, its draft is meters, and its load capacity is tons. It has two gun decks and can carry large and small artillery pieces. Seventy doors, crew of three hundred and twenty.”

"According to the classification standards of sail battleships, this is undoubtedly a standard third-level sail battleship!"

"Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince, from today on, your empire will move from land to sea!" (End of this chapter)