The palace of the king of Chu in Wuchang City, the fragrance of tea is lingering.

Ning Zhongyuan held a military newspaper in his hand, his fingers were pale, and his face was gloomy and uncertain.

Cui Wancai was holding a cup of camellia and was sipping tea, just now he had already read the military newspaper, and he also knew what Ning Zhongyuan was worried about.

"Tinghe, you can really sit still, this Wei Yan of the Qing Dynasty has already come, and my Zhuge of the Han Army has a clever plan?" Ning Zhongyuan's face had a faint wry smile on his face, and then he sighed, "Now Yu'er is still in Jiangxi, and the distant water can't save the near fire, do you think the army is drawn back from Jiujiang or from the northern front?" ”

"Your Majesty, at this time, you must not mobilize the army of the northern front, the northern front was originally fought very hard, and it was able to resist Kangxi's onslaught. As for Jiujiang, I'm afraid it is also under heavy siege at this time! ”

Cui Wancai put down the teacup and said, "What's more, this urgent report from the Duke of Hanyang is not just a warning!" ”

"Oh? But what else is there to say? Ning Zhongyuan was a little puzzled.

"Exactly, it can be learned from the military newspaper that the Duke of Hanyang is not worried that this Fu Erdan's 10,000 horses will be able to defeat my Wuchang, but thinks that it is an opportunity, and this opportunity can completely solve the threat to the east of our army."

Cui Wancai's expression was slightly moved, and he said in a low voice: "This move of Hanyang Gong can be described as a big deal!" ”

Ning Zhongyuan read the general report carefully, and seemed to understand something, "What do you mean is that Yu'er plans to let Fu Erdan's 10,000 people come in, and then he will go to take Anqing and take the grain and grass transfer ground of the Qing army, so as to completely cut off the vitality of these 60,000 troops!" ”

"Not only that, in addition to completely destroying the 60,000 Qing troops, the Duke of Hanyang also wants to have a decisive battle with Kangxi, if this battle can be won, my Han army will enter the sea from now on, and I don't have to worry about the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army anymore!"

Ning Zhongyuan stood up and sighed slightly: "It's just that if Fu Erdan is allowed to come in this time, it will be a blessing or a curse for the people of Chudi, I am sorry for them, and the Fu Han Army is also sorry for them." ”

Cui Wancai naturally understood in his heart that with the nature of the Qing army, I was afraid that along the Tongshan to Xianning would turn into a sea of blood, but there was no better way at the moment, and he could only accept this fact.

Although he was a scholar, he was not pedantic, so he persuaded: "Your Majesty, this is the time of great controversy, whether it is our army or the Qing army, they are all wrestling on the same line, if we are soft-hearted, the people will suffer more!"

"Your Majesty, the overall situation should be the most important thing at the moment, and the minister has arranged for the people from the political hall to evacuate the population in the Xianning area, so that the losses can also be reduced." At this point, the meaning is already obvious, benevolence and righteousness.

It's just that Ning Zhongyuan also understands in his heart that there will not be many people who can be evacuated in a short period of time, and Fu Erdan's 10,000-strong army may be about to leave Mufu Mountain, and the people here will face the blade at that time.

If so, how is it different from covering your ears and stealing the bell? Thinking of this, Ning Zhongyuan made up his mind immediately.

"Tinghe, issue my order, concentrate the defenders of Hanyang and the defenders of Wuchang, go out with me, and set off tonight to guard Xianning!"

Ning Zhongyuan's tone was very flat, but there was a sense of obligation in his words.

Xianning is just a small county with a narrow city, while Wuchang is a fortified city with high walls and thick walls, and no matter who is asked to defend it, the former will not be considered.

"Your Majesty, why bother, we just need to stick to Wuchang, with the depth of Wuchang City, Fu Erdan can't help me!"

Cui Wancai was a little dumbfounded, he didn't understand that this decisive old soldier on weekdays behaved so differently today, but Ning Zhongyuan's attitude of caring for the people made Cui Wancai a little embarrassed.

Ning Zhongyuan has never read the book of sages, and he doesn't understand what it means to be informal, but he understands one thing in his heart, that is, when the Ning family was in danger, it was the support of the fathers and villagers in Chu that allowed Ning Zhongyuan and the Ning family to develop to this day, and only then did they have the Fu Han Army.

What's more, this is not to stick to Wuchang and sit back and relax, even if Fu Erdan can't beat Wuchang, can he still beat Hanyang and Xiaogan County? That is the place where the Ning family has taken root for a hundred years, how can it be easily abandoned?

This is the difference between Ning Yu and Ning Zhongyuan, in Ning Yu's opinion, as long as Wuchang can be kept, other places can be taken back if they are lost, and some sacrifices are naturally inevitable. But in Ning Zhongyuan's heart, he consciously bears a responsibility to every subject.

As the so-called gentleman does something and does nothing, he Ning Zhongyuan is not a gentleman, but he is also a bloody man.

"Tinghe, write the edict, if there is anything wrong with Lone, immediately pass on the throne to Ningyu, Lone can die, and the Fu Han Army cannot die, this is the hope of the big guy."

"Tinghe, Yu'er is your student and your son-in-law, you have to assist him well in the future!"

Ning Zhongyuan, who has always been commensurate with you and me, used Lone to call himself for the first time, there was no fear in his eyes, only calmness, only the desire for the Han Army. He was not a truly courageous monarch, but he loved the people under his rule deeply.

Cui Wancai let out a long sigh, quickly knelt down, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, yes, the minister is dead!" ”

On the eighth day of September in the 60th year of Kangxi, Fu Erdan led less than 10,000 tired troops from Mufu Mountain and arrived at Tongshan.

More than a thousand people disappeared into the vast mountain road, they may have broken away from the group, or they may have rolled down the cliff, and even Voerdain almost died on the road, only when these people passed through the heavy mountains and mountains, the enthusiasm and animal nature in their hearts were rekindled.

Fu Erdan is not a general who loves the people like a son, and he doesn't believe in this, and when he crossed the Makufu Mountain, he had already given an order promising not to seal the sword, which made these big-headed soldiers muster up the remaining courage in their hearts and climbed down from the Makufu Mountain alive.

Between the marches of the army, there was burning and looting along the way, and in this way, Fu Erdan inspired the spirit of war and intensified hatred. Fortunately, on the way from Tongshan to Xianning, there were few people, but there were no very heavy losses.

Because of this, Fu Erdan is also eager to arrive in Xianning, so that he has the opportunity to sharpen the knife in his current hand into a sharp blade, and he can be invincible with blood.

And Ning Zhongyuan gathered all the garrisons of Wuchang City and Hanyang City, plus his own palace guards, and also set off towards Xianning.

These two garrison regiments are not the main elite forces, and they add up to only 4,000 people, and they are mainly based on knives and guns in peacetime, and all the guns and cannons have been supported to the front line, so most of them are armed with knives and guns, and their combat effectiveness is relatively low.

In addition, what Ning Zhongyuan can really rely on is the guards of the palace, a total of more than 500 people, their establishment is the same as the main division, in addition to the full equipment of thunder-style flintlock pistols, there are also six artillery pieces.

For each other, it's a battle between the two sides.