Chapter 166: Armament Warfare
Zhu Dayuan saw that Ning Yu's attitude was faintly wrong, and he didn't dare to be too presumptuous at the moment, so he said in a low voice: "Although the old man has loose teeth and gray hair now, he can still eat rice after all. ”
Ning Yu nodded with satisfaction, and was no longer polite, and immediately appointed Zhu Dayuan as the governor of Jiangxi, which can be regarded as a promotion to his original official position, and according to the inspection envoy Qingfengzhi, he was promoted to the political envoy of Jiangxi, and the rest of the officials of all sizes were also rewarded, which can be regarded as a big reassurance for them.
Since they have eaten the sweetness, Zhu Dayuan and Qing Fengzhi's support for the Fu Han Army has become much stronger, and they told Ning Yu in detail about the atlas of population and fields, which is not clear, but it has made Ning Yu know a lot of inside information. These crucial data are not reflected in a simple atlas, they are more in the minds of the magistrates.
In addition to briefly reporting the local situation to Ning Yu, Zhu Dayuan also showed his sincerity, that is, 200,000 mu of fertile land and 500,000 taels of silver, which has nothing to do with government affairs, but as a representative of the gentry in Jiangxi, he took out the name of the petition, with this money and grain, he can become the object of protection of the Fu Han army, instead of being used to kill chickens and set an example.
Ning Yu encountered such an opportunity to open his mouth, so he was naturally unwilling to give up so easily, and cut the price back and forth with Zhu Dayuan and Qingfengzhi a few times, and finally reached an agreement of 400,000 mu of fertile land and 800,000 taels of silver, which were borne by the gentry of Jiangxi, and could be regarded as money for buying their own lives.
This big guy is also willing to pay for it, after all, it has been so long, and he still has some understanding of the Fuhan Army's temperament, as long as he is willing to surrender, and then pay the money in time, he generally will not particularly embarrass each other, especially Ning Yu is not the same as others, he does not believe in the so-called verbal loyalty, and the most realistic way is to pay money.
For the digestion of Jiangxi, it is not so simple, and Ning Yu does not intend to be in a hurry, he just added a Ministry of Commerce to the original Jiangxi Political Envoy Department, specifically expanding the Huguang Chamber of Commerce to Jiangxi, expanding the business route and tax sources. This department is composed of some small officials who were originally trained in the Governor's Mansion, and the first one is called Wang Feng, who is very delicate and tight, and is suitable for doing this kind of work.
After sorting out the affairs of Jiangxi, the next plan was also placed in front of him, in the face of Kangxi's move, Ning Yu was not particularly nervous, the so-called plan for a thousand miles, or need to be fought on the battlefield, with the current strength of the Qing army, Ning Yu does not think that the other party can threaten him.
At present, Ningyu's choice is actually very simple, that is, to respond to Jiujiang. What is the matter with the 50,000 Qing troops led by Yongjina, Ning Yu also knows in his heart that when it comes to attacking Jiujiang Jiancheng, he is not enough, unless he adds another 50,000 people to rely on the siege of the city, he may still be able to win.
But now Ning Yu doesn't give the other party more opportunities, especially after getting the talent of Li Fu, Ning Yu adheres to the principle of not wasting it, and handed over some of the original political affairs of the Governor's Mansion to the other party.
After Ning Yu finally got free, he began to reorganize the army. Since there were originally 3,000 green battalion soldiers in Nanchang who defected to Chengcheng together, Ning Yu did not embarrass them, but screened these 3,000 people, and laid off the old, weak, sick and disabled to return to their hometowns, but everyone also distributed some rice grain, and they were not worried about making trouble.
After digesting these 3,000 people, Ning Yu did not leave it idle, but added some veterans of the Fu Han Army to it and reorganized it into the Jiangxi Garrison Independent Division. The number of the division was only 4,000 people, and it was organized into two infantry regiments, and some of the captured Qing swords were equipped with the division, and the combat effectiveness was slightly equivalent to that of the Green Battalion.
Next, what Ning Yu had to do was to lead the army, go to Jiujiang to respond to the third division and the second garrison division, concentrate the strength of two main divisions, one garrison division and two independent divisions, and fight with Yongjina's 50,000 Qing troops with 40,000 troops, and defeat Yongjina in a battle, so as to completely eliminate the threat from east Hudong.
For this battle, Ning Yu did not have too much worry, not only because of the weak combat strength of the green battalion, but because with the Fuhan army in Jiangxi, it had actually occupied a certain strategic initiative, Jiujiang was like a pair of pincer jaws, with Hubei and Jiangxi as the two wings, enough to crush Yongjina's 50,000 army.
"It's just that now Fu Erdan is still in this bag, holding on to the King of Chu in Xianning, and I don't know what the situation is now?" Li Fu doesn't know much about military affairs, so he is a little worried.
According to the news from the direction of Wuchang, Ning Yu knew that Ning Zhongyuan moved to Wuchang, which made Ning Yu a little helpless, in his calculations, Fu Erdan and his party could not carry artillery, without the support of heavy firepower, and it was also an impossible thing to defeat the empty Wuchang, so after issuing a warning, he wanted to maximize the benefits of this battle.
But after thousands of calculations, Ning Yu didn't expect that his father, for the sake of the people from Xianning to Wuchang, would take the initiative to move the battle line forward, which caught Ning Yu off guard, and now seeing Li Fu bring it up, he couldn't help but sigh heavily.
"According to my original prediction, if everything goes well, even if Fu Erdan occupies Xianning, he will not be able to threaten the cities of Wuchang and Hanyang, the city defense of these places is already good, and they can cooperate with each other, so that Fu Erdan cannot concentrate on attack and defense, which is an advantage in itself."
"But now, my father's move has made this battle a little confusing. But it's okay, our army should point to Jiujiang as soon as possible and cut off Fu Erdan's last way of life, but Fu Erdan himself will not be able to protect it at that time. ”
If you are replaced by a big filial son here, I am afraid that you will be desperate to bypass Mufu Mountain and attack Shanxianning as soon as possible, so as to relieve the Wuchang crisis, which is also a choice that many people will make. But such an impulsive result will only give the enemy a chance, as long as Fu Erdan leaves a secret stake in Mufu Mountain and spreads the news in advance, then even if Ning Yu sends more people, it will be difficult to arrive safely.
For Ning Yu, this is a situation that will not occur, because he understands himself and his father, and he should cherish this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the moment, if it is just to save one person and harm the people, this is not the right way.
Since his rebirth, Ning Zhongyuan has given Ning Yu infinite trust, and Ning Yu is the same now, as long as he kills Yongjina fast enough, then Fu Erdan can only hate this place.