Ning Yu led the army north to Jiujiang, and marched mightily along the way, and the news naturally could not be concealed from the Qing army. Many Qing army agents rode horses and passed on news in the direction of Jiujiang, although these news had become untrue and imprecise by the time they really reached the ears of the generals, they were still valuable intelligence information.

Yongjina did not attack Jiujiang, but only besieged outside Jiujiang City, after getting the news that Ning Yu went north, although his face was not obvious, but there was a little pressure in his heart, it was really because Ning Yu's reputation was too great!

For the name of Ning Yu, now everyone knows the entire Huguang Jiangnan, some people compare Ning Yu to Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms, young and handsome, with soldiers into the gods, some people compare Ning Yu to the demon king who eats people, can stop children crying at night.

But no matter what the people say, it's just a rumor. The problem is that since the beginning of the Fu Han Army, the Qing army has fought a lot of battles with Ning Yu, no matter how famous the generals were before, they were all planted in the hands of Ning Yu, and they were defeated and captured, or the whole army was wiped out.

Now Fu Erdan is deep in Huguang, and it is difficult to get out for a while, and the Qing army in the entire east only has these 50,000 troops left, but it has to face 40,000 Fu Han troops, which makes Yongjina feel a little panicked.

But since he is a disciple of the Eight Banners and a general of Jiangning, he should also be loyal to the imperial court...... It's just that I've enjoyed the scenery of Jiangnan for so many years, and the family has just accepted an aunt's wife, so it wouldn't be a pity if I just went like this. At this time, Yongjina secretly had a plan to retreat in his heart, but he was a little afraid of Kangxi's will.

At the beginning of October of the 60th year of Kangxi, the continuous rain shrouded the entire Huguang Jiangnan, and in such a humid and cold environment, the intensity of the battle between the two sides increased a lot. From Yunxian to Pingjingguan and then to Xianning, there were battlefields between the Qing army and the Fu Han army everywhere, and the losses of both sides were also increasing day by day.

Yongjina's 50,000 troops had already withdrawn from Jiujiang, but they did not withdraw too far, and chose to cross the Yangtze River and stationed the army at the mouth of the lake, which was only separated by a river from Jiujiang.

Ning Yu also led the army to Jiujiang, and joined the 3rd Division and the 2nd Garrison Division that were originally stationed in Jiujiang, and met Cheng Ming, Cheng Zhien, Yue Lingfeng and others, which was also gratifying. In addition, the sailors originally organized by Ning Yu were also in Jiujiang, but there were not many ships, and the sixth elder of the Ning family served as the commander of the sailors.

However, Ning Yu was not stationed in the city, but stationed on the bluestone ridge on the west bank of the city outside the city, the terrain is not dangerous, but it is enough to garrison 20,000 horses, the original deserted wild ridge is densely packed, Ning Yu's Chinese army tent also erected a big flag in front of the governor's mansion in the south, with the word Ning written on it, drooping in the rain, it seems a little weak.

"Look at it like this, this god really gives face to the Qing army."

Ning Yu took off the cowhide boots on his feet, put them on the brazier and roasted them, making a sizzling sound, and shaking from time to time to shake out the water inside.

"This rain may take half a month, the road is slippery and difficult to walk, I am afraid it will be difficult to cross the river to attack Yongjina." Cheng Ming said in a deep voice.

Cheng Ming is the commander of the Third Division, and the only one who is not the commander of the main division by the Ning family, and he has little to do with the Cheng family, mainly because he has been following Ning Zhongyuan, he is an old subordinate, and he has outstanding ability and experience, so he was promoted to the commander of the Third Division earlier. However, he has a taciturn personality and is relatively low-key on weekdays, so he is not well known in the army.

Ning Yu nodded slightly, he was already prepared for this kind of weather situation, but if he really couldn't leave Yongjina behind, he was quite unwilling in his heart.

This is a good opportunity, and it is also a flaw in the Qing army due to poor communication, if Kangxi knows the situation here, he will definitely choose to storm Pingjing Pass immediately, and will let Yongjina contain himself, and at present, there is only one division in Pingjing Pass to defend, and the pressure is still very great.

Cheng Zhien had always been Ning Yu's chief of staff earlier, and he knew Ning Yu quite well, but now when he saw Ning Yu's frowns, he had a guess in his heart.

"Governor, rainy days are not necessarily a bad thing. If it's a sunny day, Yongjina probably won't dare to stay here. Cheng Zhien lightly tapped his finger on the location of the mouth of the lake, "Since he dares to arrange the army here, it is nothing more than a little unwilling in his heart, thinking of using the rainy day to break his wrist with our army." As long as he has this idea, our army will still have a chance. ”

Ning Yu was suddenly awakened by this thought, mainly because he was anxious, and after calming down, he felt more and more that this statement made sense.

"Then let's fight Yongjina, we can't delay it any longer, the soldiers are fast." Ning Yu stood up, he looked at the pouring rain outside the tent, and sighed leisurely.

The reason why Yongjina will stay at Hukou is not only because he is still a little unwilling in his heart, but also because he has not received further orders from Kangxi, if he really waits for Kangxi to come to his senses, this Yongjina may withdraw directly to Anqing at that time. When the time comes, 50,000 troops will be stationed in Anqing, but it will not be easy to fight.

"Admiral Ning, are there enough boats for our army to cross the river?" Ning Yu turned his head to look at Ning Zhonghai, who had never spoken, this is also Ning Yu's habit, once he is in the army, then no matter what the relationship is, he is directly commensurate with his military position.

Ning Zhonghai glanced at this eldest nephew with a lot of resentment, isn't it obvious how many ships he has? However, the military tent was discussed, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he got up and arched his hand and said: "Governor Qiyu, my sailor has four rushing boats, seven double-canopy boats, ten fast sentry ships, and thirty civilian ships, all of which are obtained from the capture of Qing warships. If it is just a simple crossing of the river, it must be enough. ”

Hearing this, Ning Yu also felt a little shabby, but he also understood that this was also a helpless move at the moment. After all, in a sense, since the recovery of Taiwan, the Ming and Zheng were eliminated, the threat of the Qing Dynasty in the southeast sea was cleared, and the focus of coastal defense shifted from the open sea to the interior, so they did not pay much attention to the development of naval divisions.

Strictly speaking, at present, the Qing court has only two regular sailors, that is, the Fujian Sailor and the Zhejiang Sailor. As for the early years of the Green Camp Guangdong Naval Division, it was built at the beginning of the third year of Kangxi, and it was abolished in the seventh year of Kangxi. Therefore, in today's Yangtze River Basin, there is also no Qing army sailor, so to speak, everyone is half a catty and eight taels.

The lack of strength in the construction of the naval division was reflected in the fact that the warships were getting smaller and smaller, and the large warships were useless and were successively dismantled, and the small and medium-sized ships represented by the rushing boats and double-canopy boats became the main warships of the naval division. Of course, for the current Fuhan army, there are no conditions for large-scale development of naval divisions.

"In this case, in three days, our army will cross the river and fight and take the mouth of the lake!"