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Chapter 279 The second stroke Chapter 79 Stakeholders
Sun Wencheng's idea is very simple, that is to find the intelligence personnel of the Fuhan Army in the south of the Yangtze River, and then he can get in touch with them online.

This is very difficult for others, but for Sun Wencheng, it is not very troublesome, because apart from supplying silk to the royal family, Zhizao Mansion itself is also responsible for monitoring Jiangnan.

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

After Sun Wencheng arranged everything properly, 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 situation, he can't do anything.

The situation in the south of the Yangtze River is becoming more and more confusing, but for Ning Yu, it is the best news, because the current Fuhan army is almost a way of marching to capture the south of the Yangtze River.

On May 27, the Fuhan army captured Wuhu without firing a single shot, captured 800 Qing soldiers, and seized more than 500 shotguns.

On the fourth day of June, after a simple round of siege, the Fuhan army captured Dangtu, the prefecture of Taiping Prefecture. Li Xiqin, the prefect of Taiping, committed suicide in defeat, and the entire Taiping Prefecture declared its recovery.

The army marched all the way for many days, and soon arrived at Cihu Town, the border between Anhui and Jiangsu.At this moment, Ning Yu was not in a hurry, and ordered the army to stop advancing, so as to recharge its energy so that it could take down Jiangning in one fell swoop in the future.

Of course, this news was not hidden from Fan Shiyi and Yang Zongren who were in Jiangning. When the enemy came, they quickly reached an agreement that Governor Fan Shiyi would stick to Jiangning City, and Yang Zongren led Cao The two went to Zhenjiang Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion and Changzhou Mansion to recruit regiments.

And the regiments the two recruited in Jiangsu and other prefectures will also be sent directly to Jiangning City. Even if these so-called regiments only have moso bamboo in their hands without any training, even if they are sent as cannon fodder, it is worth it .In addition, Fan Shiyi wrote a letter to Man Bao, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, asking him to arrange for Sun Wencheng of Hangzhou Weaving and Li Fu, governor of Zhejiang, to recruit soldiers in many prefectures in Zhejiang to preserve Jiangnan.

At this critical moment, the entire southeastern half of the Qing Dynasty seemed to feel the pressure brought by the Fuhan Army. Governor Man Bao of Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces and the newly appointed Admiral Yao Tang of the Fujian Navy had no way to continue to suppress Zhu Yigui and chose to shrink their forces to Fuzhou. Pingtan and the Kinmen line have completely abandoned Taiwan and Penghu.

The crux of the problem is that Jiangsu is already under the attack of the Fuhan army. If Jiangsu is lost, then Huguang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu will become one, and Fujian and Zhejiang will be completely locked in a cage. Under the enemy, it is impossible to defend.

Because of this, Manbao, who received the request for help, did not have any selfishness, and sent people to recruit troops in various provinces in Zhejiang, hoping that Jiangsu would receive more support and be able to persevere. The officers and soldiers still have some hope.

Just as Fan Shiyi, Man Bao and others were rushing to recruit soldiers, Ning Yu led his men to climb towards Ma'anshan, and they all climbed to the peak along the winding path.

The weather in June is already very hot, everyone is a little puzzled, why come to climb such a mountain in such hot weather, after all, this place is still 150 miles away from Jiangning, so it doesn't make much sense.

Li Fu was in his early fifties, and he liked to drink alcohol on weekdays. It was a bit difficult to climb up, so he was supported by others all the way to the summit. By the time everyone climbed to the top of the mountain, it was already afternoon.

Ning Yu pointed at his feet, and said with a smile, "I have nothing to do today, so I will take everyone to enjoy the scenery of this mountain."

Li Fu said with a smile: "The governor has always had rules in his actions, and he will never just come to enjoy the scenery, but what the governor wants to do, the old man is not very clear."

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

Li Shihu shook his head, and said loudly: "I think the idea of ​​the governor should still be based on the geography of this side, and Jiang Ning will be caught off guard by then!"

As soon as this topic was opened, everyone began to talk about it, but there were all kinds of weird reasons. Some people even thought that Ning Yu came to pay homage to King Xiang Yu of Chu, so as to protect themselves from victory, but they made Ning Yu He was stunned.

"You all answered wrong."

Ning Yu was a little helpless, he decided to find someone who really knows how to do it, but after looking in the queue for a long time, he didn't find He Yuanyi, Lei Tuozi's big disciple, so he had no choice but to say: "Where is He Yuanyi, let him come to see me? "

Everyone was a little confused, and at this time they also found that the guy who went up the mountain with them had disappeared, so they had to spread out to search, but found He Yuanyi kneeling on the ground in a pit, holding a stone in his hand.

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

"Governor, there are mines here!"

mine?Everyone was still dumbfounded after listening, but Ning Yu put on 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 knew it a long time ago.However, He Yuanyi didn't notice it either, his hands were trembling slightly, and he tried hard to swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Governor, this stone is unusual. I've looked at it for a long time. I think it should be a rich mine, and it shouldn't be difficult to mine it. According to my observation, most of it is iron ore!"

As soon as everyone heard the word iron ore, they were immediately attracted, and their expressions were a little disbelieving.Because it is too difficult to find iron ore nowadays, but iron ore is a strong guarantee. If there is no iron ore, it will be very difficult for the Fuhan army to do anything.

After the Fuhan army captured Wuchang, the first thing Ning Yu had to do was to take down Daye, because he knew very well that Daye was the easiest iron ore for the Fuhan army to obtain and mine. With Daye's iron ore, there will be a steady stream of guns, which will establish the advantage of the Fuhan army on the battlefield.

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

He Yuanyi looked at Ning Yu, but suddenly realized, "Could it be that the reason why the governor brought us up the mountain today is because of the iron mine? But how did the governor know that there is iron mine here?"

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

In the history of later generations, it will take another 200 years to mine the Nanshan Iron Mine in Ma'anshan. Only in 1916 will someone find a way to mine it. However, this mine has been in operation until the 21st century, which can be said to have been mined for 100 years. There are 150 million tons of iron ore mined every year, and even 600 million tons at the peak.

For Ning Yu, he doesn't need to mine so much. As long as he can smelt 4000 tons of iron every year, he has already far surpassed the Qing Dynasty, because even the Qing Dynasty, which had the whole country before, had an annual pig iron output of only [-] tons. [-] million catties, or [-] tons of iron production, and now that the Daye iron mine in Huguang is lost, the Qing court's iron production will also plummet further.Therefore, as long as [-] tons of iron, the entire Qing Dynasty can be piled up directly.

"There is a large iron mine here, which is a sign of the prosperity of our Han army. You can leave a battalion of soldiers and horses waiting to watch, and no one else will be allowed to enter this mountain!"

After everyone responded, Ning Yu smiled at He Yuanyi and said, "I will send you back to Wuchang to report the situation of this subway mine. At that time, the Chu Palace can send people to mine, and you will be in charge of handling this matter."

What Ning Yu said surprised Ding Yuanyi. This was originally his idea. As Lei Tuozi's disciple, he hoped that he could be recognized in this aspect, not just for producing weapons.

After everyone went down the mountain, the Imperial Guard 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 was so good about this barren mountain. In the army, an order is an order, and discounts will never be allowed.

After dealing with the matter here in Ma'anshan, Ning Yu put his mind to rest and set off with the army, heading towards Jiangning City.Taking Jiangning City is of great significance to the Fuhan Army. At least it shows that with the foundation of the country, it can further expand towards the south in the future.

Of course, Ning Yu also warned himself in his heart that the more it came to this kind of time, the more he had to be cautious. Don't see that the Qing army's combat effectiveness is extremely poor, but if it really can display its considerable strength in some special environments, If you are too relaxed, someone may find a loophole instead.

The Fuhan army is approaching step by step, but for the Qing army in Jiangning, it has become a time to witness courage. Xiayong.During this period of time, a large number of Qing troops had begun to escape from Jiangning, and some of them had their heads chopped 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 this time to escape, but everyone knows that the Eight Banners today are not as good as in the past. It is also disorderly. When the battle starts, the musketeers will shoot indiscriminately like setting off firecrackers without any aim, and there is almost no threat.

(End of this chapter)