Sun Wencheng's idea was very simple, that is, to find the intelligence personnel of the Fu Han Army in Jiangnan, and then he would be able to contact him online.

This was difficult for others, but for Sun Wencheng, it was not very troublesome, because in addition to supplying silk to the royal family, the Weaving Mansion itself was also responsible for monitoring Jiangnan.

Just like his Sun Wencheng, in addition to the essential work, he was also a secret agent of Emperor Kangxi, mainly responsible for finding out the situation in the Jiangnan area, and reporting to the emperor in a secret way, so the Weaving Mansion also sent a large number of spies to Jiangnan, and there was still a good chance to find the secret spy of the Han Army.

By the time Sun Wencheng had arranged all this, the sky was already slightly bright. It's just that he has a little guilt in his heart, after all, the Cao family is really kind to him, but in the face of the general trend, he can't do anything.

The situation in Jiangnan is becoming more and more confusing, but for Ning Yu, it is the best news, because the current Fu Han army is almost a way to march to capture Jiangnan.

On 27 May, the Fu Han army captured Wuhu without firing a single shot, capturing 800 Qing troops and capturing more than 500 shotguns.

On the fourth day of the sixth month, after a simple round of siege, the Fu Han army took the Taiping Mansion's Fuzhi Dangtu, the Taiping prefect Li Xiqin committed suicide in defeat, and the whole Taiping Mansion was declared recovered.

The army marched for many days and soon arrived at Cihu Town, on the border between Anhui and Jiangsu. At this critical moment, Ning Yu was not in a hurry, and ordered the army to stop advancing, so as to recuperate in order to take Jiangning in one fell swoop in the future.

Of course, this news was not concealed from Fan Shiyi and Yang Zongren, who were in Jiangning, and when the enemy arrived, they quickly reached an agreement, that is, the governor Fan Shiyi was entrenched in Jiangning City, and Yang Zongren took Cao Fu and the two to Zhenjiang Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion and Changzhou Mansion to recruit team training.

And the group training that the two of them raised in Jiangsu and other governments will also be sent directly to Jiangning City, even if these so-called group training, there is only Mao Zhu in their hands, and there is no training, even if they are sent to be cannon fodder, it is worth it. In addition, Fan Shiyi wrote a letter to the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Manbao, and asked him to arrange for Sun Wencheng, the weaver of Hangzhou, and Li Fu, the governor of Zhejiang, to recruit troops in many provinces in Zhejiang to protect Jiangnan.

At this critical time, the entire southeastern half of the Qing Dynasty seemed to feel the pressure brought by the Fu Han army, and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Man Bao, and the new Fujian naval commander Yao Tang had no way to continue to suppress Zhu Yigui, and chose to shrink their forces to Fuzhou and Pingtan and Kinmen, which was regarded as completely abandoning Taiwan and Penghu.

The crux of the problem lies in the fact that the current Jiangsu is already under the attack of the Fu Han army, and if Jiangsu is lost, then Huguang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu will be connected together, and then Fujian and Zhejiang will be completely locked in a cage, and it will be impossible to hold on to the enemy on both sides.

Because of this, Man Bao, who received the letter asking for help, did not have any selfish intentions, and sent people to recruit troops on a large scale in various prefectures in Zhejiang, hoping that Jiangsu would get more support and be able to persevere.

Just when Fan Shiyi, Man Bao and others were hurrying to recruit troops, Ning Yu led his subordinates to climb towards Ma'anshan, and everyone climbed all the way to the top along the winding path.

The weather in June was already very hot, and everyone was a little puzzled, why in such a hot weather, to climb such a mountain, after all, this place is still one hundred and fifty miles away from Jiangning, and there is not much meaning.

Li Fu was in his early fifties, and he liked to drink alcohol on weekdays, so it was a little difficult to get up, so he was supported by people all the way to the peak, and by the time everyone climbed to the top, it was already afternoon.

Ning Yu pointed to his feet and said with a smile: "If there is nothing to do today, I will take you to enjoy the scenery of this mountain." ”

Li Fu said with a smile: "The Metropolitan Governor has always acted in a disciplined manner, and he will never just come to enjoy the scenery, but what the Metropolitan Governor wants to do, the old man is not very clear." ”

Dong Ce likes to guess Ning Yu's thoughts, so he immediately tried to say: "This place is called Ma'anshan, and it is said that it is the place where the overlord of Chu dismounted back then...... Could it be that the Metropolitan wants to warn us not to be complacent? ”

Li Shihu shook his head and said in a loud voice: "I think the idea of the Metropolitan Governor should still depend on the geography of this side, and when the time comes, Jiangning will be caught off guard!" ”

As soon as this topic was opened, everyone began to talk about it, but there were all kinds of strange reasons, and some people even thought that Ning Yu was here to pay tribute to Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, in order to bless himself with victory, but Ning Yu was dumbfounded.

"You've all answered ..... wrong"

Ning Yu was a little helpless, he decided to find a person who really knew how to come out, but after looking in the queue for a long time, he didn't find the figure of He Yuanyi, the eldest disciple of Lei Huozi, so he had to say helplessly: "Where is He Yuanyi, let him come to see me?" ”

Everyone was a little stunned, and at this time they also found that the guy who went up the mountain with them was gone, so they had to scatter to look for it, but they found in a pit that He Yuanyi was kneeling on the ground, holding a stone in his hand.

He Yuanyi looked up and saw Ning Yu and the others coming, and with a look of surprise on his face, he staggered over, still holding the stone in his hand.

"Governor, there are mines here!"

Mine? Everyone was still stunned after hearing this, but Ning Yu had a satisfied smile, he walked over quickly, took the stone in He Yuanyi's hand, and said with a smile: "Is there really a mine here?" ”

Ning Yu was asking, but his expression was not the slightest bit excited, as if he had known it for a long time. However, He Yuanyi didn't notice it, his hands trembled slightly, and he tried to swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Governor, this stone is not ordinary, I have been looking at it for a long time, this place should be a rich mine, and it should not be difficult to mine...... And as far as I can see, most of it is iron ore! ”

As soon as everyone heard the word iron ore, they were immediately attracted to it, and their expressions were a little incredulous. Because it is too difficult to discover iron ore now, but iron ore is a powerful guarantee, if there is no iron ore, it will be very difficult for the Fu Han army to do anything.

After the Fu Han army took Wuchang, the first thing Ning Yu had to do was to lay down Daye, because he also knew very well that Daye at that time was the easiest iron ore for the Fu Han army to get and the easiest to mine.

Ning Yu had a smile on his face, the reason why he took everyone to Ma'anshan was naturally the Nanshan Iron Mine on Ma'anshan.

He Yuanyi looked at Ning Yu, but he suddenly realized, "The Metropolitan Governor took us up the mountain today, could it be that this iron mine is not successful?" But how did the Governor know that there were iron mines here? ”

After all, Ning Yu knew from the memories of later generations that today's China itself is not very rich in iron ore reserves, especially the open-pit iron ore suitable for mining in this era, which is even rarer. The Nanshan Iron Mine in Ma'anshan can be called the largest open-pit mine in the entire southeast in terms of reserves, and it is also very simple to mine, so it will definitely not let go.

In the history of later generations, the Nanshan iron ore mining in Ma'anshan still needs to wait for another two hundred years, and in 1916 no one will find a way to mine, and this mine has been operating until the 21st century, which can be called a hundred years of mining, and the iron ore mined every year has 1.5 million tons, and even 6 million tons at the peak.

For Ning Yu, he doesn't need to mine so much, as long as he can smelt 100,000 tons of iron every year, he has far surpassed the Qing Dynasty, because even if the Qing Dynasty still owned the whole country before, the annual pig iron output is only 40 million catties, that is, 20,000 tons of iron, and now that Huguang Daye Iron Mine has been lost, the iron production of the Qing court will further plummet. Therefore, as long as 100,000 tons of iron, the entire Qing Dynasty can be directly piled to death.

"There is a big iron mine here, which is a sign of the prosperity of our Han army, but you can leave a battalion of soldiers and horses to guard here, and no one else will be allowed to enter this mountain!"

After everyone responded, Ning Yu smiled at He Yuanyi: "I will send you back to Wuchang to report the situation of this subway mine, and then the Chu Wangfu can send someone to mine, and you are responsible for handling this matter with full authority." ”

Ning Yu's words surprised Ding Yuanyi, this was originally his idea, as a disciple of Lei Huozi, he hoped that he could be recognized in this aspect, not just the production of weapons.

After everyone went down the mountain, the Praetorian Brigade quickly sent a battalion of soldiers up the mountain to guard the place directly, but it made many people feel a little puzzled, and they didn't understand what this barren mountain was so beautiful, but in the Fu Han army, an order is an order, and it will never be allowed to be discounted.

After dealing with the affairs of Ma'anshan, Ning Yu also had a thought, so he set off with the army and began to set off towards Jiangning City. Taking Jiangning City is of great significance to the Fu Han Army, at least it shows that with the foundation of the country, it can further expand to the south in the future.

Of course, Ning Yu also warned himself in his heart that the more he came to this time, the more he had to be cautious, don't see that the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is extremely poor, but if he really wants to exert considerable strength in some characteristic environments, if he is too relaxed, he may be found by others.

The Fu Han army is approaching step by step, but for the Qing army in Jiangning, it has become a time to witness courage, as the so-called thief and flee is brave, those who flee despite the wind are brave, and those who mishear and flee are brave. During this period of time, a large number of Qing troops had begun to escape from Jiangning, and some of them were directly cut off after being discovered by Fan Shiyi.

Of course, the courage of the Eight Banners in Jiangning City is still commendable, and they did not take advantage of the current time to escape, but everyone knows that today's Eight Banners are not as good as in the past, the arrows and arrows are missing, the galloping horses fall to the ground, and even if they fire a musket, it is also disorderly, and when the war starts, the musketeers are like firecrackers and shoot indiscriminately, and there is almost no threat.