Cutting 1719

Chapter 74 Daye
Wuchang is very famous in later generations, a large part of which is due to the existence of Daye.

In the late Qing Dynasty, after Zhang Zhidong served as the governor of Huguang, he founded the Hanyang Iron Works at the foot of Guishan Mountain, which can be said to be the first of its kind for the Qing government. The iron used by the Hanyang Iron Works came from Daye.As the saying goes, "a hundred miles of gold land, a cornucopia in the south of the Yangtze River." It is Daye. Today's Daye County is not only rich in iron ore, but also famous for its gold mines.

Today's Daye County is under the jurisdiction of Wuchang Prefecture, and it is not far from Wuchang. After the Ning family took Wuchang City, Daye County was the goal they wanted to take the most. After the others escaped from Wuchang City, they valued Daye a lot, and temporarily mobilized the green battalion soldiers from nearby Xingguo Prefecture to garrison here.

There are about 3000 green battalion soldiers from Xingguo, so the Ning family cannot directly occupy Daye after taking Wuchang.However, all the Qing troops in Wuchang Mansion have already gathered in Daye. If Daye is defeated, the entire Wuchang Mansion can be completely held in the palm of your hand.

In view of this situation, Ning Yu has also been patient, and waited until the beginning of September, when the potential of the Ning family began to be brought into play, and when the military force rapidly expanded to the scale of ten thousand, Ning Yu began to pay attention to Daye. Especially this time, he not only wanted to pursue Daye's idea, but also wanted to take Huangzhou Mansion into his pocket.

This is also to allow Man Pi to pull out one of Man Pi's teeth before summoning heavy troops, so that the fight will have a better chance of winning.Only by taking the initiative to attack can the attention of the Qing army in Hubei and Hunan be attracted from Wuchang City, and the Ning family can have more preparation time.And Huangzhou Mansion, as a sharp knife on the back of Wuchang, should not be underestimated. If Huangzhou is not taken first, when the Qing troops from De'an Mansion, Anlu Mansion and Xiangyang Mansion in the west come over, both sides Under the attack, the Ning family is too dangerous.

If Daye and even Huangzhou are taken down, Ning Yu will not have to worry about the threat from the east in a short period of time—there are Jiangxi and Anhui provinces to the east. If it is not for the order of the Ministry of War, the Qing army in these two places cannot Move casually, otherwise it is a serious crime of rebellion.As for the imperial court sending officials to coordinate the suppression of the multi-provincial federation, there is no need to worry about it in a short time, after all, Kangxi still can't afford to lose such a person.

In early September, Ning Yu set off with the first division of the Fuhan Army that had just been formed. There were a total of 5000 people, which was one-third of the current Ning family's strength, and it was also the hope of the Ning family.Although these 5000 people have undergone short-term training, they are still mainly recruits. This time, the fight against Daye is also a substitute training. Only the battlefield can train the troops as quickly as possible.

The commander of the newly formed First Division of the Fuhan Army is Ning Yu himself, and the chief of staff of the division is Cheng Zhien, a son of the Cheng family. He is rich, so it is perfect to be Ning Yu's deputy.

The first division is highly valued by Ning Yu, and the two combat regiments under it are top-notch. The first regiment is headed by Dong Ce, who was brought out by himself, and the second regiment is led by Deng Fang from the Hanyang camp. A good young seed in the army with experience and strength.

Since Ning Yu's business was caught off guard by the Qing army, there was no pre-war mobilization meeting. It was just that Ning Zhongyuan, as the governor, came to bid farewell to his son, but in Ning Zhongyuan's heart, he really understood When it comes to the sadness of being a father, I wish I could replace it with my own body, but it is only reasonable that the governor should sit firmly in the tent.

"This time to fight Daye and even Huangzhou Mansion is of great significance. I won't tell you more. You know better in your heart."

"I'm just saying one thing, you must hurry up!"

Ning Zhongyuan instructed his son with all his heart, lest something might happen to his son.

Ning Yu also understood in his heart, and without saying anything, he led the first division of the Fuhan Army and headed towards Daye.

At this time, Daye County was not in chaos. Xu Mingyuan, the general of the green battalion who was stationed there, was originally the garrison of the Xingguo Camp. With 3000 people under his command and a green battalion who was stationed in Daye, the total number was almost 4000. A small county town of Daye was overcrowded.

Xu Mingyuan didn't have any backing in the court, and he was able to get to this position because of his own ability——Because he performed well before and was valued by the former governor Zhang Liandeng, he was promoted to the post of green battalion garrison, but after Zhang Liandeng resigned, He was left out in the cold, and this transfer to Daye made Xu Mingyuan value this opportunity very much.

"Here, and here, why are there so few people? Call some more people to block this place." Accompanied by his own soldiers, Xu Mingyuan arranged the entire Daye County solidly. He thought he was not a genius , so every time you go to war, you will make adequate preparations.

Xu Mingyuan is neither familiar nor unfamiliar with Ning Zhongyuan, who calls himself the Great Governor. He had met him at Zhang Liandeng's residence before, and both of them had followed Zhang Liandeng. Yuan is still quite valued, and it must not be an ordinary person who can make such a big noise.Moreover, the two of them can be regarded as going out of the same school, so they also feel very sympathetic to Ning Zhongyuan in their hearts.

But no matter what, Xu Mingyuan would never seek refuge with Ning Zhongyuan, because he would never doubt the strength of the entire imperial court. Wang Wenhuan has already begun to mobilize troops. Once he joins up with Man Pi of Xiangyang Mansion, he will immediately join forces to attack Wuchang. At that time, no matter how hard the Ning family can be, they will be pressed to death, but all this depends on Man Pi's determination. .

Even if the Ning family took advantage of the so-called guns, they would be wiped out eventually.However, during this period, he, Xu Mingyuan, and Xingguoying will not casually get involved in these matters. After all, judging from the current exposed combat power of the Ning family, he is definitely not a good Xingguoying. .What kind of battle can he fight with these three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled?As long as you keep it, it is also a great achievement.

But before Xu Mingyuan expected it, Ning Yu's first division was already approaching Daye County.Of course, such a large army cannot hide from the eyes of the defenders, so Xu Mingyuan soon learned of the news. Looking at the Fuhan army in Wuyang Wuyang below the city, he clenched his fist lightly and gasped. Take a breath.

It's not easy to fight!The people below seem to be elite, and there are at least 5000 people, while our side is only in the early [-]s, so even if we defend the city, we can't take advantage of it.

Xu Mingyuan took advantage of the fact that the Fuhan army had not completely closed the siege, so he sent out a few spies and set off towards Huangzhou Mansion. As long as he waited for the reinforcements from Huangzhou Mansion, not only the siege of the city would be solved, but the Fuhan army under the city would also eat it up. A big fiasco!Before that, what I have to do is to stand firm and wait for help.

At this time, the Fuhan army and the others also saw the messenger who had been thrown out, and immediately Cheng Zhien suggested that Ning Yu send scouts to intercept the messenger, so that the fighting spirit of the people in the city would collapse, and the next city would naturally be effortless.

Ning Yu shook his head lightly. If he just wanted to take down the Daye City, he could naturally do so.But Ning Yu still has greater greed, he wants to catch a bigger fish.And this fish is from the Qing army in Huangzhou Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)