Because of this, the blow to the Qing court could not only be carried out around the green battalion, otherwise no matter how many green battalions were defeated, it would not be able to pose a substantial threat to the Qing court.

Ning Yu pointed at Lu Gongshan with his finger, "The 20,000 green camps above can basically be concluded to be bait, so we don't need to pay attention to it." Then he pointed to Kong Cheng, "What is the current situation in Kong Cheng?" ”

Shi Xue scratched his head, quite distressed, "Since Kangxi entered Kongcheng, he has been strictly investigating intelligence, and the military intelligence spies I sent out and the shadows sent by Ning Luoyuan have no results. I only know that there will be no shortage of Eight Banners soldiers there, and the composition of the military force is not very clear. ”

Ning Luoyuan is now the head of the shadow, since the separation, he has gradually faded out of the field of military intelligence, and is only responsible for other external intelligence collection and analysis, as well as assassination activities, but he usually does not accompany the army, but is stationed in Wuchang, in order to provide intelligence information to the Chu Palace.

This made Ning Yu feel a little unhappy, the Qing army in Kongcheng could not be determined, which meant that he failed to grasp the main movement of the Qing army, especially in the current situation, if he rashly engaged, the main force of the Qing army was likely to be killed at any time, and the consequences were unpredictable.

Li Fu waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "The establishment in the Eight Banners is originally very complicated, and it is normal for ordinary people to not be able to figure it out, so there is no need to be too embarrassed, I just ask you, has there ever been a large number of horse troops in Kong City?" ”

Shi Xue hurriedly said: "According to the news, there are no large number of horse troops in Kongcheng, just a few, and the rest are mainly infantry troops, but the banners used by the infantry army are mixed, including the guard battalion, the firearms battalion, and the forward battalion, and the soldiers of these battalions also belong to different eight banners, so it is difficult to distinguish the specific number." ”

Hearing this, Ning Yu also understood in his heart that the so-called horse army should refer to the soldiers of the Xiao cavalry battalion, they are different from the infantry army, even if they belong to different eight banners, but they are all assembled to fight, so as long as the location of the horse army can be found, then some of the small abacus of the Qing army will be clear.

"In addition to the Ma Army, there is another army under Kangxi's command that needs attention, that is, the firearms battalion, which can be said to be the force that can pose the greatest threat to us besides the Ma Army."

Ning Yu felt a little headache, so far, the Qing army's head is still covered with a veil, and he can only see a layer of looming appearance, but he can't see the end, which is extremely unfavorable for the upcoming decisive battle.

Shi Xue hesitated: "The establishment of the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion is also very complicated, and it has not yet been thoroughly figured out, but according to various sources, the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion under Kangxi's hands has about 10,000 to 15,000 people, and more specifically, it is still being inspected, and as for the Green Battalion Firearms Battalion with less than 10,000 people, it is also in Kongcheng." ”

After Li Fu finished speaking, he took over the conversation, "In the early years, when I was on an errand in the South Study, I was fortunate to have contact with some construction affairs of the firearms battalion, and I also had a little understanding of the establishment of the firearms battalion. ”

"Please also ask Mr. Li for advice." Ning Yu now really feels that his teacher Cui Wancai can attract a talent like Li Fu, which is really too profitable, after all, there are few core ministers like Li Fu who have been by Kangxi's side, and it is impossible for him to defect to the Han Army, and now in the internal affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Li Fu's role is really very crucial.

Li Fu smiled, then stood up and said: "Speaking of the military system in the Eight Banners, it is a core secret, and idlers can't see it, and the old man only has a certain understanding of the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion by chance." ”

"In the early years, when the Qing army entered the customs, the Eight Banners had not set up a firearms battalion, and later when the Qing court pacified the rebellion of the three feudatories, the Han Army Firearms Battalion made outstanding achievements, so in the 22nd year of Kangxi, the Eight Banners Han Army Firearms Battalion was specially set up, and the Han Army Xiao Cavalry Firearms Battalion and the Han Army Shotgun Battalion were selected, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who were proficient in firearms, were selected, which can be called a momentary prosperity."

Later, in the thirtieth year of Kangxi, Kangxi Junchen thought that it was unfavorable for the Han people to have too strong firearms, so they removed the firearms battalion of the Eight Banners Han Army. Later, after the rise of Galdan in the northwest, the power of firearms was re-emphasized, but this time Kangxi did not restore the firearms battalion of the Han army, but specially selected the soldiers of the Eight Banners Manchuria and Mongolia to learn firearms, and formed another Manchurian and Mongolian firearms battalion. ”

Li Fu thought about the past, and he was also embarrassed in his heart, and said: "The Manchurian firearms battalion is mainly divided into two kinds of shotgun guards and artillery armor, rated Manchuria and Mongolia each leader under the command of six bird gun guards, one artillery armor, divided into two battalions inside and outside, and in the city is the internal firearms battalion, divided into two battalions of guns and artillery. Outside the city is the Outer Firearms Battalion, which specializes in shotguns, with a total number of about 8,000 people. ”

When Ning Yu heard this, he felt that it was okay when he fought the green battalion, and it was easy to figure out the upper and lower contexts, not to mention that there were a large number of green battalion troops and generals, even their Ning family was born in the green battalion, and the twists and turns in it could be quickly figured out.

But the Eight Banners are different, especially the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp, which have not been fought before, and are quite unfamiliar with their military system, the so-called Forward Battalion Escort Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion are originally a large number, plus these battalions are not fixed formations, but are divided into the three Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia and Han, and there are three banners directly under the emperor in the Eight Banners, not to mention them mixed together, even the Eight Banners themselves Many people are not clear.

Everyone discussed and discussed, but found that the military system of the Eight Banners alone was extremely complicated, that is, it was basically determined that there were at least 20,000 firearms troops in Kongcheng, and then there were 10,000 to 20,000 horse troops who were not in Kongcheng, and they didn't know where to hide, ready to deal a fatal blow to the Fu Han army.

Just when everyone was worried, an officer from the Military Intelligence Department walked in quickly and handed Shi Xue a note, Shi Xue glanced at it, his face suddenly changed, and there was a trace of excitement in his eyes.

"Governor Dadu, the spies sent in the direction of Huangjiapu were intercepted and killed by the Qing army less than ten miles away from Huangjiapu, and nineteen of the twenty sentry spies were killed, and only one person returned with serious injuries."

Sentry killed? Everyone present smelled an unusual smell, at this time, the spies sent to Huangjiapu were originally regular sentinels, such sentinels had been sent out dozens of teams of the Han army, but only Huangjiapu's sentry was intercepted and killed, which fully illustrated one point, the Qing army had a move in Huangjiaji, and it was a big move.

Ning Yu's face was slightly solemn, he stood in front of the map, looking at the area of Huangjiapu, but the doubts in his heart were gradually solved, it seems that the Xiao cavalry battalion should have been found.

A black flag was planted on the Huang family set, and everything seemed to be settled.