At the beginning of May of the 60th year of Kangxi, all parties in the world fell into turmoil, and Wuchang, which should have been the center of the eye of the storm, had a sense of tranquility, and the lives of the people gradually entered the right track, especially under the policy of the Fu Han Army to work for relief, many ordinary people helped the Fu Han Army to work in their spare time.

When those hard-working people knew that the construction site they were building was not a palace for the governor of the capital, but a university hall for people to study, everyone seemed to be more energetic in their hearts. This is a school building, and in the past, it was a great thing to accumulate yin virtue!

At the time of the noon break, several men who have been making sweat money on the construction site for a long time are drinking tea under the pergola that has been built, and the tea is also provided by the Fu Han Army, which adds some medicinal materials to relieve heat and heat dissipation, although the amount is not very much, but in this weather, it is cold in people's hearts, not to mention how comfortable.

"Hey, you know what? The major general is out to fight again! A man with braided hair said with a mysterious face, the topic of war is the most popular among the workers, and sure enough, the rest of the people gathered in a circle, waiting for the man to tell everyone.

The man picked up the teapot and took a sip, and then said mysteriously: "My uncle's son was originally a soldier in the Hanyang battalion, and then he entered the young marshal army because of his good performance in all aspects, and then he learned the news." ”

The so-called Young Marshal Army, in fact, is the name of the first division by many people who don't know outside, because from the very beginning, Ning Yu led the troops to the battle, and he brought the men and horses of the first division to defeat Daye and Huangzhou Mansion, and later also led the men and horses of the first division to defeat Wang Wenhuan and Hengrui, which established a famous army, also known as the Young Marshal Army.

The onlookers were a little impatient, and hurriedly said: "You should say it quickly, you can be anxious now!" ”

The man smiled, "Hey, what are you in a hurry, I only know that this time the young marshal's army is going south, hey, when the time comes, I will beat those Qing dogs to the ground!" ”

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Hubei Puqi, in the past also known as Chibi, shook the world of the battle of Chibi in this place, is the edge of Hunan and Hubei provinces, Wuchang in the north, Yuezhou in the south, across the river for Jingzhou, three Puqi as the fork point, so in today's strategic deployment of the Han Army, has always been a very important position.

Ning Yu took a group of guards and came to the Chibi Ancient Battlefield, this place can be called a tourist attraction in ancient times, Du Mu once came here to hang the Chibi Ancient Battlefield, and Ning Yu is now about to go south to fight, and the mood is also a little complicated.

In Ningyu's planning, the capture of Yuezhou is not the focus, but will be carried out for a long time after that, so as to attract the attention of the Qing army and reduce the pressure on Wuchang on the inner line.

According to the current situation, the current 20,000 Qing troops assembled in Yuezhou are basically the last Qing army in Hunan, after all, the center of gravity of Huguang has always been in Hubei, so the number of Qing troops in Hunan has never been very large, but in this way, it will be difficult to do after all, and the problem is still to attack the city.

In terms of quantity, Ning Yu's troops have always been very limited, so he has always avoided siege warfare with heavy casualties, and the previous method of using gunpowder to open the city, the Qing army is now prepared, plus Ning Yu has limited military funds and gunpowder this time, and it also needs to be prepared for the subsequent battle, so it cannot be used arbitrarily.

Cui Yu did not stay in Wuchang, but accompanied the army, which was also requested by herself, dressed as a male scribe on weekdays, to help Ning Yu deal with military affairs, Ning Yu was also a little reluctant to leave his wife as soon as he got married, so he acquiesced to this behavior, and now Cui Xi followed Ning Yu to this ancient battlefield of Chibi.

"After Cao Cao took Jingzhou that year, it was obvious that he could slow down, first consolidate Jingzhou, train more sailors, and then launch a southern expedition, even if Sun and Liu joined forces, it would be difficult to resist. Do you know why he was in a hurry? Ning Yu said to Cui Yu while looking at the scenery of the ancient battlefield.

Cui Xi is also familiar with history books, and she is naturally very clear about these allusions, and said softly: "He should feel that he is already old, and if he doesn't fight, he won't have a chance." ”

"Yes, Cao Cao was already fifty-three when he launched the southern expedition, and his teeth were becoming looser and looser, I am afraid that he also wanted to end this troubled world as soon as possible."

Ning Yu sighed leisurely, looked at the north, and said with a wry smile: "Now that we are facing Kangxi, he is already seventy-seven years old, no matter what you say, I am afraid that there will be no two years to live." He was in a hurry, he would definitely come. ”

An emperor who does not have much to live, what he wants to do most before he dies is to eliminate the rebels of the empire one by one. But what made Ning Yu feel a little congested was that he wanted to find an alliance like Liu Bei now, but it was difficult to find, so he could only rely on himself to fight the upcoming Qing court army.

For Ning Yu, his main energy some time ago was on the body of the First Division, this so-called young marshal army, in the eyes of outsiders, is prestigious, but in the eyes of Ning Yu, it is still unqualified, there are still many problems, if he just takes people to the battlefield like this, it is easy to have problems.

The original First Division was composed of a part of the elite of the Eagle Battalion, plus a part of the veterans of the Hanyang Battalion, and then continued to expand and reorganize, so that among the 10,000 people in the First Division, at least half were recruits who had not fought much, and thirty percent were soldiers who had fought Wang Wenhuan, and the remaining two percent were veterans who had been trained in blood and fire.

Ning Yu understood that in this war, the first division needed to shoulder many tasks, and it was not just the end of the Yuezhou Bureau, so for the reorganization and training of recruits, we must seize every minute and every second, otherwise we will suffer from the battle.

At present, the first division has a total of more than 10,000 people, divided into four infantry regiments and an artillery regiment, each infantry regiment has 2,000 people, all equipped with thunder-type flintlock guns, each person is also equipped with two grenades, plus the artillery of each regiment, which can ensure that each regiment can fight alone.

In view of the aspect of supplementing firepower, Ning Yu set up an independent artillery regiment under the establishment of the 1st Division, with a total of 1,500 men, divided into three battalions, namely a light artillery battalion, a heavy artillery battalion, and a grenadier battalion. The light artillery battalion was equipped with 24 6-kilogram mine guns and 12 8-pound mine guns, while the heavy artillery battalion was equipped with 12 8-pound mine guns and 12 12-pound mine guns, for a total of 60 guns of different calibers.

As for the grenadier battalion, it is composed of a group of people with extremely strong arm strength, and they only train to throw bombs every day, and everyone wears armor and is equipped with long knives, and they will be at the forefront in wartime, and when the grenades in their hands are used up, they will rush to the forefront with knives.

In addition, Ning Yu also set up a guard battalion, this guard battalion is basically composed of veteran elites and some of the sons of the Ning family, loyal to Ning Yu, it can also be said to be the sharp knife unit of the entire division, the whole battalion, especially in white-knuckle fighting, can be called the first of the entire Fu Han army.

This is also because, for the guard battalion, when it really needs to go to the battlefield, it is often the time when the battle and strangulation are the most intense, and the final word needs to be made, so there is no time to use firearms, and this also determines that the guard battalion will be the unit with the heaviest casualties in the entire division.