Under the gate of Wuchang, the soldiers of the Fu Han army marched out of the city in a queue, carrying flintlock pistols on their shoulders and bayonets hanging from their waists, with serious and high-spirited expressions, and set off into the distance.

Ning Yu rode on his horse and looked at Ning Zhongyuan and the others who came to see him off, "Father, the weather is cold, let's send it here first." "On this expedition, he will take a division of 5,000 people, first drag Wang Wenhuan and the Jingzhou Eight Banners Battalion, while Ning Zhongyuan will lead the remaining 2nd and 3rd divisions, a total of 10,000 people, to destroy the 20,000 green battalions in the direction of Manpi in the shortest possible time, and then flank them.

Ning Zhongyuan looked at this proud son solemnly, "This future is dangerous, you must be cautious and cautious!" Then he took the reins of Ning Yu's horse, and took a few steps forward in front of the public, which surprised everyone, how could Lao Tzu lead the horse and whip his son?

When Cui Wancai saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "After Emperor Taizong swept away Dou Jiande, Emperor Gaozu personally led the horse and whipped Emperor Taizong, which can be called a good story!" ”

It turned out that when Li Shimin was still the king of Qin, he led the army to conquer Wang Shichong, and later after the battle of Tiger Pass, he also eliminated the biggest enemy at that time, Dou Jiande, and Li Yuan in order to reward his merits, after Li Shimin's class, personally led the horse and whipped to show his weight.

This explanation made the surrounding crowd praise in unison, some lamented that the governor was broad-minded, and some lamented that Ning Yu was a tiger, which made the atmosphere a little warmer.

At this time, Ning Zhongyuan had already walked a distance with the horse, glanced around, and when he was sure that there was no one else, he looked at Ning Yu and said in a low voice: "If you can't do anything, you should focus on your own life." ”

The meaning of this is too obvious, if you kid can't beat it, run away. It's just that you can't say this in front of everyone, it will hurt morale, so Ning Zhongyuan specially stayed away and told Ning Yu.

Ning Yu naturally understood his father's good intentions in his heart, but at this moment, he couldn't let his old father worry, and said with a smile: "Father, this Wang Wenhuan and Jingzhou Eight Banners seem to be powerful, but in my opinion, they are nothing more than that. Why don't we make a bet and see who can crush the other side first? ”

Ning Zhongyuan laughed, he was originally a fierce general on the battlefield, and at this time, he was even more arrogant, and immediately raised a finger.

"Ten days, I only need ten days, and I will definitely be able to take down the dog's head of Man Pi."

The corners of Ning Yu's mouth also hung up with a smile, "Father, you are not the only one who has this arrogance, if you really say that it is not necessarily you who take down the dog head of Man Pi!" ”

Ning Zhongyuan nodded at Ning Yu with a smile, "You kid, then let's compare the father and son and see how it goes!" ”

This happy scene made everyone present dumbfounded.

In the following days, the weather became colder and colder, and the soldiers of the entire first division marched on the road in an orderly manner, and there were constantly flying horses coming over to inform Ning Yu of all kinds of news, both the movements of the Qing army and the movements of their own friendly forces.

Fortunately, Ning Yu had already integrated the entire staff system into the Fu Han Army, so with the assistance of his staff officers, there was no need to be in a hurry when dealing with this information, and there was enough time to judge the authenticity.

From the current front-line intelligence, it is known that now the Fu Han army has begun to have friction with the Qing army, and each other's sentinels have been biting each other before, before the arrival of the army, in order to ensure the accuracy of the information on the battlefield, the battles at the outposts are more bloody, often endless, but this is also the prelude to the war in this era.

It's just that the current Fu Han army has fewer horses and fewer people who are good at riding and shooting, so Ning Yu has been working hard to improve this way of sentry, preparing to use more advanced information transmission methods to obtain battlefield information. But before the war, there was no time to make adjustments, so I had to do this first.

"Zhi'en, our army is out of Wuchang, where do you see where our army is most likely to encounter the Qing army." Ning Yu sketched on the simple map, which made him very helpless, and now the entire map is extremely inaccurate, and more needs to rely on experienced locals to identify. Ning Yu already planned to wait until the end of the war to organize a team to re-calibrate the location and draw a map.

Cheng Zhien is quite familiar with this place, he drew two circles next to Xiantao Town, "This place is Xiantao Town, on both sides are Santai Lake and Weiyang Lake, which can be called easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is an extremely critical place." If the Qing army wants to attack our Hanyang, it is very likely to take this road, and on this road, the location of Xiantao Town is seven inches. ”

Ning Yu said softly: "Judging from the current position, I am afraid that the time for our army to arrive in Xiantao Town will lag behind the Qing army, if the Qing army is allowed to occupy the first hand, my army may be passive." ”

The main purpose of this battle for Ningyu was to entangle and even eliminate Wang Wenhuan's troops, and if the Qing army was allowed to take the lead, it was very likely that they would abandon Ningyu and go straight to Hanyang City, which was unacceptable to Ningyu.

"Now if we want to achieve the strategic goal of our army, we must take the first step to occupy Xiantao Town, our army has baggage transportation, and it is not appropriate to rush all the way, only by sending a battalion to march in a hurry can we take the lead." Ning Yu groaned, "It's just that this battalion is probably going to be under a lot of pressure. ”

Cheng Zhien's face also became solemn, now the situation is obvious, if you want to occupy Xiantao Town first, you can only let one battalion advance lightly, but this battalion will soon face a counterattack by more than 10,000 Qing troops, it is really not easy to resist, with the current marching speed of the first division, without artillery support, it will be necessary to hold at least a whole day.

"Let Dong Ce come to see me." Ning Yu sighed slightly, he had no choice.

After Dong Ce came, Cheng Zhien briefly analyzed the current form, and finally said concisely: "This task will be handed over to a regiment, you select a battalion, bring enough dry food, and prepare to go." ”

Ning Yu looked down at the map, his slender fingers sketching on it, "If you have any difficulties, just say it." ”

Dong Ce was slightly silent, and then raised his head, "Master, this time I will personally take someone there." ”

Ning Yu raised his head and looked directly into Dong Ce's eyes, still with a firm gaze, from the Eagle Camp to Snake Mountain, from Snake Mountain to Daye, Dong Ce was always at the forefront, and he never flinched.

It's just that this time Ning Yu wanted to be selfish, "You are the head of a group, you go to Xiantao Town now, what should I do with a group?" ”

Dong Ce smiled and said: "Let the chief of staff of the regiment be higher than the original top, I originally fled from there to escape from the famine, I am familiar with the terrain there, and I will bring a battalion over to ensure that the task is completed." ”

Ning Yu understood that no matter what, this was the best choice, and for the sake of the overall situation, he knew what he should do.

"This time, if you don't die, you're my brother."