Ningyu is moving very fast along the way, the main purpose is also to seize Linjiang Mansion, so as to have the opportunity to continue to advance eastward, the key is whether it can rely on 13,000 soldiers and horses to defeat the 40,000 Qing army in its position, compared with the form of the first battle of Changsha, it is much more relaxed, because the first battle of Changsha is Xu Sheng, not allowed to draw, otherwise Ningyu will be dragged down, and the 100,000 Qing army of Cha Bina can be put into the north of Jiujiang.

The current situation is different, Gao Qiqi needs to hurry up to achieve a decisive battle with Ningyu, and then go north to reinforce, otherwise relying on the 60,000 Qing army of Chabina, it is very difficult to conquer Jiujiang itself in a short time, and the current Fu Han army has put two garrison divisions and a garrison regiment in Jiujiang, and the strength of more than 20,000 people plus a strong city defense is by no means easy for the Qing army to capture.

According to Ning Yu's current assessment of the combat strength of the Fu Han Army, the main division is fully equipped and has a long training time, so the battle is at least three times that of the green battalion of the same Qing army, that is to say, it is no problem for a main division to defeat 30,000 green battalions in the field, and the strength of the garrison division is only one line higher than that of the green battalion, and it plays a defensive role in strategic deployment.

Although it can be delayed at the moment, Ning Yu does not want to or does not want to delay, or according to the previous strategic thinking, as long as there is a stalemate in the war situation, Ning Yu's army to conquer the south will be limited to the same place, which is not a favorable move for the Qing army, because after all, the Qing army is backed by the whole country, and it is naturally stronger than the Fu Han army in terms of personnel mobilization and material collection.

On the tenth day of the seventh month, Ning Yu formally commanded the army to attack Xinyu, it only took one day, Xinyu, which was not strong, was bombarded by artillery, officially announced the fall of the city, the Qing army originally stationed in the city either died or surrendered, most of the officials in the city fled without a trace, and the Fu Han army only suffered 82 casualties.

On July 14, the Ningyu army arrived at Qingjiang and surrounded the city, at this time the Qing army in the city plus some mobilized family members, but more than 4,000 people, the combat power was underground, and the fighting spirit was completely lost. In the bombardment of the city for half a day, Li Shihu, the commander of the third regiment, personally led the leading people to climb the city wall, and launched a bloody battle with the Qing army for several hours.

When the city fell, Ning Yu walked into the city with blood and water, many people knelt on both sides of the road, with a frightened look on their faces, for this army without braids, they only heard about it, only a small number of old people who had experienced the chaos of the three feudatories, only recalled the blood sea corpse mountain that was killed back then, and couldn't help but turn a little pale.

For most of the people, they don't understand what the national righteousness is, nor do they understand what is the restoration of our Han family, and they yearn for a peaceful life for their wives, so even though the Fu Han army has done nothing for ordinary people everywhere they go, there are still many people who still have a sense of vigilance in their hearts.

"Tell the governor of the capital, now that our army has taken Qingjiang, this Linjiang Mansion can be regarded as in hand, but according to the spies, the 40,000 Qing troops in their position are marching very fast, and now they have arrived in Fengcheng. It is only two days away from Qingjiang. ”

Dong Ce spread out the map, the terrain depiction on it is very fine, compared to the current use of the Han army is much clearer, so it also makes everyone very happy, it was originally captured from Yang Lin, the governor of Liangguang, that day the battle of Changsha was defeated too quickly, many things fell into the hands of the Fu Han army, including this map.

For people like Ning Yu who took care of the contour map of later generations, it was really unbearable, such a very detailed map in the eyes of everyone, but in Ning Yu's opinion, the information was too little and too vague, and it was really necessary to send more people to survey the nearby terrain when it came to the actual place. This is also a good habit that Ning Yu brought to the whole army, but whenever you go to a place, you must first observe the terrain in person, so that you can know it in your heart.

Ning Yu plans to wait until the war is stable, and in the future, he will organize a special geographical and geological survey team, which will be composed of the current soldiers of the Fu Han Army, and then teach the contour line, so that he can draw more surprising military maps, and second, he can also explore some shallow minerals on the surface.

Of course, these are all later words, Ning Yu didn't think about it more, but used his fingers to draw between Qingjiang and Fengcheng, from the distance point of view, these two places are not far away, the appetizers on both sides have been eaten, and now it's time for the official dinner.

"Order, the whole army should rest quickly, and there must be no disturbance to the people, and then strengthen the city defenses, I think in less than two days, Gao Qili will have to fight a siege battle with us."

The smile on Ning Yu's face was extremely mysterious, "Send someone to ask, where the only division is, let them not have to come to Linjiang, go directly to Ganzhou, and then go north from Ganzhou to Ningdu, Jianchang, and Guangxin and other places, as for the troops of the second division of the main force, they don't need to come to Jiangxi again, they can't catch up with this battle, and after taking the entire territory of Hunan, they will go directly north to Jingzhou to deal with the Wuchang war." ”

In the original idea, the main 1st and 2nd Divisions would take Hunan after removing the threat from Guangzhou, and then let the 2nd Division be responsible for the defense of the entire Hunan, and then the 1st Division and the newly formed 1st Independent Division would march into Jiangxi, so that there would not be too much disadvantage locally.

However, because of the First Battle of Changsha, Ning Yu directly defeated the 40,000 Qing army, which can be regarded as removing the threat ability of the Qing army in Liangguang in advance, thus completely liberating the second division, and the second division can be sent to Hubei in advance, and there is no longer a threat near Hunan, so the newly formed city defense regiment is in charge, which is also appropriate.

Dong Ce has been following Ning Yu for a long time, and he can see this set very well in his heart, but he still has some worries, "If this layout is made, only the first division and the independent second division can hold Linjiang, and it is feasible to deal with the 40,000 people who are higher in their position?" ”

"It depends on how the cards are played, if there are only these 40,000 people, if he is attacking the city, I am afraid it is still not enough, if he can continue to transfer reinforcements from Nanchang, then it is exactly what I want. As for how to keep it, that's our forte, and we can play some new tricks in these two days. ”

For defense, Ning Yu still has a lot of routines in his heart, if it weren't for the lack of time, Ning Yu would like to change this small Qingjiang City into a fortress. With the 18th-century means of attack, it really didn't do much to those bastions.

However, although the fortress can't be played, it is still possible to dig a few trenches outside Qingjiang City, and then arrange barbed wire, with these things, there is no fear that the Qing army will dare to rush straight and brave the barbed wire. Of course, the Qing army can also choose to make a detour, but once it is detoured, the Fu Han army can also choose to march into Fengcheng, and it is possible to cut off the logistics supply of the high position at that time, and this battle will be even more impossible to fight at that time.

Of course, Gao Qi's position can also choose to besiege, but in Ning Yu's vision, the siege is not bad for the current Fu Han army, after all, there is an independent first division outside, really wait until the independent first division occupies other provinces in Jiangxi, and then go straight up from Fuzhou, these 40,000 Qing troops don't want to run.

After thinking about it and starting to do it, Ning Yu no longer thought about other problems, after placing the defense in the city, he began to mobilize the whole army, led people to dig all the way outside the city, and forced a trench out on the defense line outside the city, and then placed wooden antlers and barbed wire for several key positions, which looked like it.

At this time, the spies of the Qing army also arrived outside the city and took a full view of every move of the Fu Han army.