Wu Zheng is rushing north.

In order to gain time and walk by water, Zhang Mingzhen, a sailor, personally escorted Wu Zheng to the north.

Before, Song An received an urgent report from Chang Lin Wei, saying that it was Qingyin's summons, and Shen Zhiyuan had the intention of returning.

This news made Wu Zheng happy, but also anxious.

In Hengyang Ancient Town, a little-known bastard, Hui Wu Zheng found a breakthrough.

Then, Shen Zhiyuan's return is equivalent to opening the door to the Northern Expedition for Wu Zheng.

One goes and the other goes up!

How could Wu Zheng still be able to hold on, so as soon as he heard the news, he quickly went north.

The Northern Expedition began with the Qing army's surprise attack on Haizhou, which led to the annihilation of Jiang Quanyi's Taizhou Wei Yi Army, and made the people of Haizhou become the soul of the Tartar butcher's knife.

In the words of Wu Zheng to Jianxing Dynasty, "If this newspaper is not reported, how can it be a person?" ”

Jianxing declared war on the Qing court, in the final analysis, just to deter.

In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that the more than five years of war not only built the Xing Dynasty, but even the Qing court was tired.

This may just be a breath in my heart, or an episode in the process of stalemate between the two sides.

It doesn't help big things, but it helps morale.

The declaration of war on the side of the imperial court, and the conscription over there, in fact, are just making a show, and even the left and right Beijing battalions and the Jianyang Wei of Wei Guogong are almost unable to raise, and then conscription to form a new army is to accelerate suffocation.

In response to Tianfu's declaration of war, it was only "lively" for three or five days, and slogans were shouted in the streets and alleys for a few days.

But Wu Zheng is brewing in his heart, planning carefully? Inadvertently by everyone? What was a local campaign slowly expanded into an unprecedented war.

So far? The General's Mansion has already invested Taizhou and Wusong Erwei to the north? The 18,000 men of the First Army, plus Qian Qiaogong's Wind and Thunder Cavalry and Jiang Quanyi's new battalion that later raided Sizhou? The total number of troops has exceeded 50,000.

At the invitation of Wu Zheng, Li Dingguo's Western Army had already hoarded more than 30,000 troops around Macheng.

Jianxing Dynasty Liao Zhongping's left camp? The deployment of 20,000 troops on the front line of Qingliuguan in Chuzhou has been completed.

Jianyang Wei of Wei Guogong Xia Wanchun? has already invaded Luzhou, and the troops are directed at Hefei.

Now, the battle situation is gradually becoming clear, such a scale? And if it's still called a local war? I'm afraid that no one will believe it, and the Qing court will naturally not believe it anymore, especially once Shen Zhiyuan defects, the Qing court will inevitably be alert to the danger of Qingzhou, Jinan, Tianjin and even Gyeonggi.

Wu Zheng no longer hides his thoughts, there is no need.

Before leaving Hangzhou? Wu Zheng issued another order, and hurriedly handed out a recital and three handwritten letters.

What is the military order? Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Yilin led the water division to the north immediately and shelled Dagukou? Landing in Tianjin at the right time, and cooperating with the infantry to recover Qingzhou, Jinan and Tianjin Sanwei.

The three letters were sent to Li Dingguo, Xia Wanchun, and Liao Zhongping.

Northern Expedition? Since this day? The first day of September in the second year of Jianxing? It's officially open.

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To the south of Yizhou and north of Tancheng, there is a mountain range called Maling Mountain.

There is no peak in this mountain, but the span is very large, north and south Linshu, Tancheng, to Xinyi, Jiangsu, it belongs to the low mountains and hills, although it is in the north, it can be more like the southern mountain system.

The meeting between Wu Zheng and Shen Zhiyuan was chosen on the east bank of Mushui, where Maling Mountain is located.

This is not because he is afraid that the enemy will obstruct him when he hears the news, but now Yizhou and Tancheng are controlled by Shen Zhiyuan, and the east of Maling Mountain is within the sphere of influence of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Ganyu City was surrounded by Lu Zhiyu and Qian Qiaogong, and the only outlet was Andongwei in the north, and he was unable to go out of the city to expand his sphere of influence.

Therefore, the choice of this place is nothing more than the fact that the two of them are in a hurry to meet, one to the south and the other to the north, it is better to choose a day than to collide with the day, and it happened to meet here.

When the two met, they hugged each other tightly.

It's not about power, it's about camps, it's not about long-term distinctions.

It's just about the fact that both of them think that the other party is someone they can absolutely trust, even if they are opponents of each other, even if they are enemies of each other, they can also be trusted.

Many times, friendship is really not related to interests, it is even purer than the love of men and women.

Wu Zheng took the lead in letting go of his hand and looked Shen Zhiyuan up and down.

Shen Zhiyuan has changed a lot, the original round face shape has faintly edged and angular, and his expression has faded away and become calm.

The melancholy and pain revealed in his eyes made Wu Zheng's heart sink even more.

"Qing Yin...... He's dead. ”

Wu Zheng never expected that when he met Shen Zhiyuan, the first thing Shen Zhiyuan said was such bad news.

"She's your man?"

Wu Zheng was silent.

"She's always been your person!"

Wu Zheng was silent.

"Perhaps, like Tungor, she was also ordered to kill me at some time...... Is that right? ”

Wu Zheng couldn't be silent anymore, and spoke dryly and hard, his voice a little hoarse, "If I say it...... I just let her ...... Spying on you, do you believe it? You should know that you and Qian Qiaogong ...... at the beginning. ”

Shen Zhiyuan suddenly interrupted: "I believe it." ”

Wu Zheng looked at Shen Zhiyuan in surprise.

Shen Zhiyuan looked at the river in the distance melancholy, and said in a sad voice, "If she wants to kill me, she won't fall in love with me...... Do you believe it, even if you ask her to kill me, she won't? ”

Wu Zheng didn't answer, but said softly, "Her real surname is Mo, and the Mo family ...... Qing'er's cousin, who was absorbed by Qing'er when he was in charge of Chang Lin Wei. ”

"I know." Shen Zhiyuan turned his head and suddenly smiled, his smile was a little like crying, "It doesn't matter what her surname is...... The important thing is that I have to avenge her...... She can't die in vain! ”

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "Of course...... Murderer, die! ”

"That's good." Shen Zhiyuan sat down slowly, looked at Wu Zhengdao, "I need food, grass, weapons, and reinforcements......." ”

Wu Zheng slowly frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan looked at Wu Zheng strangely, "Naturally, it is to attack Ziyang in the west, and Dolbo's troops are scattered, and the available troops around Ziyang are no more than 50,000 people...... And the 10,000 new troops in Ziyang City and Ningyang may not be without defectors...... Don't worry, to capture Ziyang, I only need Ganglin and Qi Chongge, and the rest of the matters will be handled by you. ”

Wu Zheng shook his head slowly and did not speak.

Shen Zhiyuan said angrily, "Wu Zheng, Qingyin is your ......!" ”

Wu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Yes, Qingyin is the head of Changlin Wei's fifth gear...... Even when you and I met in Xuzhou, she chose to follow you...... She's still the head of the fifth gear, and she's always been ...... But right now, what we need to do most is not the Western Expedition, it should be the Northern Expedition! ”

Shen Zhiyuan's face twitched, he got up, pointed at Wu Zheng and said, "You know the Northern Expedition, since you returned to Shaoxing Mansion, you have been shouting about the Northern Expedition...... Attacking Ziyang, isn't it the Northern Expedition? Wu Zheng, let me ask you a word, if your princess is killed, can you still say to me so calmly, what we need to do most is not the Western Expedition, but the Northern Expedition? ”