Chapter Seventy-Nine: Eating Noodles
Ning Yu was full of confidence at this time, whether it was the original fight against Hubei Fubiao, or later the fight against Daye and Huangzhou Mansion, almost every battle could be won very easily, this ease was not a tactical victory, but really won by crushing with hard power.
Just like when he first started fighting Wuchang City, although he used a strategy to attract the fifth battalion of the superintendent to the foot of Snake Mountain, he still needed to fight a tough battle in the end, and after the battle, he found that the strength of the entire green battalion of the Qing army was weak. In the subsequent battles of Daye and Xiaoshi Village, this point was even more prominent.
"Now the number of our army has reached more than 20,000 people, but the flintlock pistol is only more than 6,000 at present, and the captured shotgun is more than 4,000, but it is still far from enough to use, which is a major factor hindering our army, and the gunpowder saltpeter required is used very quickly, which the government needs to pay attention to."
Ning Yu has always attached great importance to logistics, so he took this opportunity to pour out all the bitter water.
For Ning Yu, as soon as he thinks of these things, he feels big, he is not afraid of the attack of the Qing army, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the equipment of the original first division can still be enough, but the newly formed second and third divisions are almost equipped with the shotguns and swords and shields of the original green battalion, which greatly affects the combat effectiveness of the troops.
When he ordered the second division to conquer the various cities and cities of Huangzhou Mansion before, he also took these broken things, but fortunately, the Qing soldiers of Huangzhou Mansion had been gathered and annihilated in Xiaoshi Village, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.
"Now that Daye is in hand, the mines in Iron Mountain have begun to be collected, and the prisoners of war who are unwilling to surrender to our army have been sent to open mines, and if they want to come to next month, the output will increase a little, as for saltpeter gunpowder, Yunmeng should also have corresponding mineral resources, which can be explored by the local county order first, and mined immediately once there is income." Cui Wancai pulled his beard and pretended to be relaxed.
Ning Yu's face was only slightly better at this time, and he thought in his heart that he would take this opportunity to train the troops well, especially the few Qing army generals who have been captured at present, in fact, they are all good talents, if they can persuade them to surrender, it will also be a help, so he told Cui Wancai again.
Cui Wancai also felt that this was a good opportunity in his heart, the reason why he had not been persuaded to surrender before was very simple, because the Fu Han Army had just risen, and in fact, he was not qualified to talk about this topic, if the battle was not fought well, these people would be the future fate of the top leaders of the Fu Han Army.
After the battle in Huangzhou, the situation began to gradually become clearer, and at this time it was better to try to persuade him to surrender. If one or two can really be persuaded to surrender, it will also be quite a favorable situation for the current Fu Han army.
"The Yue Lingfeng I caught before, now his attitude has changed a lot, and he is no longer so stubborn, so it's better to try it from him." The smile on Cui Wancai's face became thicker and thicker, like a fox who had just caught a chicken.
Ning Yu smiled, if he can really persuade these generals to surrender, let them lead the army to attack the Qing army in the future, I am afraid that the five Buddhas of Kangxi's old and childish spirit will ascend to heaven!
After all the negotiations were over, Ning Yu thought about leaving, but he didn't expect Cui Wancai to not let him go, and there was an inexplicable smile on his face.
"Recently, Ji'er has been staying in your office, dealing with paperwork for you, and during the time you went on the expedition, she lost a lot of weight, you have to go and see her."
Ning Yu couldn't help scratching his head, he was not afraid of fighting on the battlefield, but when he met a little girl like Cui Xi, he had no choice, so he had to promise to take good care of Cui Xi at the moment, so he got out.
Back in the camp, when Ning Yu walked to the door of his office, he hesitated a little, and finally waited for a long time before quietly walking in.
When I walked in, I found that Cui Xi was still wearing a scribe's uniform, holding a volume of documents in her hand and writing with her head down, and there were several military officials standing in front of the table, standing respectfully on the lower head.
"The privy envoy has led the army back to Wuchang, and the supply of grain and grass in the past few days must be timely and sufficient, and there must be no mistakes."
Cui Ji said without raising her head and handed the written document to the next officer, and then opened the following paperwork.
The little official got the order and exited the office, but found Ning Yu standing at the door, and even though he wanted to salute, he was supported by Ning Yu with a gesture, so he quietly retreated.
Everyone still didn't notice that Ning Yu was standing at the door, just staring at Cui Xi with all their attention, waiting for the issuance of one order after another, these orders either involved the construction of barracks or logistics and supplies, all of which were trivial and troublesome little things, but Ning Yu understood that if these small things were not solved well, the loss would be the entire army's heart.
"Privy Counsellor, why don't you go in?" A voice came from outside the door, it turned out to be the little official who came to deliver the documents, and found Ning Yu's traces.
Everyone heard it at once, and everyone saluted together, but Cui Ji was still sitting in front of the desk, holding a pen in her bare hands, and writing with her heart.
"Don't blame the privy envoy, the students are rude, but this camp has a lot of Chinese books, but the wronged privy envoy sat down for a while." Cui Xi was a little dissatisfied in her heart after all, and the yin and yang monster stabbed Ning Yu a few words.
Ning Yu also knew that what he did was not right, after all, he left a little girl in this camp to deal with the heavy paperwork, but he disappeared for many days, which was really not a son of man.
"You're busy, you're busy, let's get busy first." Ning Yu's tone was a little embarrassed, and he felt a little bit like he was not going to retreat, so he sat in his office, but he almost fell asleep in this seat, until it was close to evening, and only Ning Yu and Cui Xi were left in the office.
Cui Xi raised his head, glanced at Ning Yu, and saw that he was now black and thin, and his heart couldn't help but soften a little, although this person was exempt from the labor of the case, but in fact it was not easy at all, and immediately said: "The privy envoy will later, and after the student has finished processing this volume of documents, he will come to report to the privy envoy." ”
Ning Yu didn't bother Cui Xi, turned around and went to the small kitchen next door, and brought two bowls of noodle soup, which was originally prepared by Ning Yu for the staff on duty, but there was a shortage of manpower at present, so he could only make some pasta for simple food, but it was enough.
The two bowls of noodles were very plain, and there was nothing else when they were sprinkled with some green onions, but after Ning Yu brought them over, Cui Xi had a little surprise.
Cui Xi grabbed the chopsticks, and regardless of the lady's demeanor, she took a big bite of it, perhaps Cui Xi was used to dressing up as a scribe today, and she didn't feel like a daughter in her gestures.
Ning Yu took the noodles and ate them in one bite, but when he was halfway through the meal, he couldn't help but regret a little, if he added two poached eggs, it seemed to be good.