Li Wei was slightly silent, he decided to give Chen Shiqian some secrets, at least he couldn't let him fool things around.

"This time I came to Shandong, Li Wei didn't come with two arms empty, the emperor has already made a will, as long as I can drag Chu Yi in Shandong, I can find a way to meet all the requirements of the Shandong clan, even if it is to give up Shandong's taxing power, there is no problem."

Chen Shiqi's eyes shrank, this was obviously a chess game to survive in death, and he sighed immediately: "Everyone has seen the situation now, I'm afraid that even if the imperial court concedes great benefits, those big clans will continue to wait and see." ”

The reason is very simple, everyone likes to do the thing of beating the water dogs, but it is really hard against the Fu Han army, which is currently in the limelight, I am afraid that most of the people will be pressed to death with a finger, so even if the Qing court gives a big temptation, there is no way to really attract everyone, after all, they are still quite afraid of death.

Li Wei looked a little annoyed, and snorted coldly: "At least the imperial court has given sincerity for now, but after Ning Chu comes to Shandong, you might as well see what conditions they can give, I'm afraid that all the big clans will have to weigh it." ”

Chen Shiqi was silent, of course he knew what Ning Chu was doing in the south, it can be said that if it weren't for the influence of the tax system on acres of land, he was afraid that as soon as the Fu Han army crossed the Yellow River, everyone would eat pot pulp to welcome Wang Shi.

But the problem is that Ning Chu has the confidence and ability to give them no longer face, but the Shandong gentry have to take the initiative to pick it up, for fear that they will really tear their faces with the Fu Han army - after all, the former only needs money, and the latter is fatal.

Seeing that Chen Shiqi was silent for a long time, Li Wei's heart sank, don't look at how confident he is on the surface, but in fact he is not at all sure, if Chen Shiqi really doesn't buy it, Li Wei can only go coolly, after all, the 100,000 green battalions and regimental training stationed in Shandong at the moment are only at the orders of him Chen Shiqi himself.

Thinking of this, Li Wei even regretted a little, he shouldn't have met with the officials in Shandong so rashly, which would certainly create a sense of vigor and resoluteness for them, but it also revealed the current weakness of the imperial court, and a mistake like this really shouldn't have happened to him Li Wei.

The two of them were thinking about their own thoughts at the moment, and they were silent together, but the burning lamp and candle made a crackling sound, which seemed so loud in this silent night.

Seeing that the two did not speak, the political envoy Tong Jitu interjected coldly, "The two adults, if you blindly wait for the gentry to help, I am afraid that you will not only lose the dignity of the court, but also lose your confidence. ”

That's right! Shandong gentry underestimated the imperial court, why? It's not that I don't have confidence in the imperial court!

If the imperial court really made a sign of lifting heavy troops into Shandong, even if it was just a move, it would make the current gentry shake a little, because when they saw that the imperial court had the confidence to fight the Fu Han army in Shandong, the gentry would put a heavy bet on the imperial court.

After all, you are a person who can run away at any time, why do you let those centuries-old families fool around with you?

Li Wei woke up like a dream at the moment, raised his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Tong's words made Li Wei extremely ashamed, if there is such a thing, maybe the situation will improve." ”

Chen Shiqi also had a smile on his face, since Li Wei already had an idea, he might as well take a look and say, if it was really a fire, he wouldn't mind adding more firewood.

.............

The speed of the Praetorian Guard Division going north is faster than many people think, after all, the distance from Nanjing to Huai'an is not too far, which is why some people in Shandong Zhufu have been so frightened that they have abandoned their officials and fled after hearing about the oath in Nanjing.

In history, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are natural good defense lines, but compared to the Yangtze River, the Yellow River is not so dangerous - the reason is that the Yellow River has a freezing period in winter, as long as it is frozen, even the cavalry can pass normally, and there are many breakthroughs along the Yellow River, so compared to the Yangtze River, it is not particularly valued by soldiers.

For the current Ning Chu, it is not very difficult to break through the Huai River defense line from Huai'an and then advance all the way to Shandong, so when Ning Yu arrived in Huai'an, the Fu Han army began to prepare for crossing Huai.

"Your Majesty, the eight divisions of our First Group Army have arrived in the area of Qingjiangpu, and the first division will take the lead in crossing the Huai to Xiba, after stabilizing the position, the military engineering troops will urgently build a pontoon bridge, and then the whole army will cross the Huai, and after crossing the Huai, the troops will be divided into two routes, one along the direction of Suqian, north into Xuzhou, and the other is to attack Shuyang and Haizhou, and enter Shandong."

In the temporary general headquarters in Shanyang, Zheng Hongen, chief of staff of the First Group Army, was making a relevant introduction, and he pointed to Shandong and continued to introduce: "After the two armies enter Shandong from Yanzhou and Yizhou respectively, they can continue to advance from Qingzhou and Tai'an and encircle Jinan. ”

Ning Yu looked at the map in front of him and nodded, in fact, these more specific tactical parts, with the improvement of the General Staff and the staff offices of various group bureaus, he will not bother to speak, he only needs to strictly implement it, after all, the collective wisdom should not be underestimated.

"The key to this battle is not to directly capture Shandong, but to attract the Qing army in Shandong as much as possible, so as to reduce the pressure on the landing Central Army, and when they capture Tianjin, the Qing troops in Shandong and Henan will collapse without a fight."

Ning Zhongyi, who was standing in front of the map, also nodded, he pursed his lips and stared at the direction of Jinan, "At the moment, the Qing army does not have the idea of sticking to Huaishui....... According to the news from the Military Intelligence Department, the commander of the Qing army in Shandong was not the original Shandong governor Chen Shiqi, but Li Wei, a henchman sent by Yongzheng. ”

"Li Wei? Is it the original governor of Zhili? ”

Ning Yu smiled, the origin of this person has long been clearly understood by the Military Intelligence Department, but the evaluation of this person is still above Tian Wenjing, thinking that although this person has no literary talent, he has outstanding talents and can open up a world in the chaos.

Ning Zhongyi nodded slightly, he had also read Li Wei's information, and he had also heard of his deeds, and said in a low voice: "It is this person, but now that this person is coming, it is not beneficial to the overall situation, how our army should fight or how to fight, don't care about him." ”

Ning Yu nodded with a smile on his face, but he put the horsewhip in his hand and walked towards the outside of the tent, everyone knew that the emperor was not going to continue to look at it, so he hurriedly followed behind, bowing his head slightly.

"How Li Wei doesn't care, the overall situation of Shandong still depends on the thoughts of those gentry, especially the Kong family, although Kong Yuxun is now attached to our dynasty, but the attitude of the Confucian family has been ambiguous, especially since I Dachu sorted out the acre system, it is even more faintly resistant....... I won't always give them a chance. ”

Speaking of this, Ning Yu's words carried a somewhat categorical tone, "Pass the order and tell the Kong family that when our army takes Xuzhou, if they don't surrender again, they don't have to surrender, and they can prepare to get out of the pass with the Eight Banners!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ning Zhongyi nodded, the so-called Yansheng clan was nothing in the eyes of these soldiers, not to mention, the north side is gone, but the south side is happy enough!

In late July, under the cover of artillery, the 1st Division of the Fuhan Army began to choose to cross the river to attack, and hundreds of small boats carrying the soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Fuhan Army began to choose to attack towards Huaishui, and at once they defeated the 2,000 Qing troops left in Xiba and successfully took the bridgehead.

After taking the West Dam, the boats of the Fu Han army began to build pontoon bridges on the Huai River, and battalion by battalion of the Fu Han army marched towards the Yellow River, their faces with excitement, and they moved quickly on the small pontoon bridge.

"Hurry, hurry! Before dark, our regiment, as the vanguard of the whole army, must arrive in Xinglong Town, and no one will hold me back! Damn, Lao Tzu's regiment never wants to be wasted! ”

Han Zaiguo, the commander of the 1st Regiment, had a stubble on his face, a wheel-type handcuff stuck in his waist, and a Hanyang-made musket on his back, looking more like a rude soldier than a real officer.

However, in fact, Han Zaiguo was an officer from the martial arts hall, and he was originally a well-mannered scholar, but after he really integrated into the army, he completely let go of himself, and once he started a war, he never took into account his personal image, and even seemed a little reckless.

The First Regiment of the First Division of the Fu Han Army is known as the first regiment in the world, and everyone has arrogance in their hearts, for them, there is no opponent in the world who can make them look at it squarely, not to mention other brother troops, even the Praetorian Guard Division is just a bunch of petite dolls spoiled by the Son of Heaven and the Privy Council in their eyes.

In the words of the soldiers of the first regiment, the Praetorian Guard Division is guarding the door for the emperor's house, and if you really want to talk about the big war, you have to be the brothers of the first regiment of the first division!

In this environment, Han Zaiguo was able to become the commander of the first regiment, and he could also be recognized by this group of soldiers, which fully demonstrated his talent, so in every battle, their first regiment was a well-deserved pioneer.

From Xiba to Xinglong Town, there is at least more than 70 miles in between, and when the soldiers of the first regiment arrive at Xinglong Town, they are afraid that they will run until midnight - if it is placed on other troops, it is something to be proud of, but if it is placed on the first regiment, it is commonplace.

Just when the soldiers of the first regiment were frantically hurrying, the rout of Xiba was also fleeing frantically, and this escape even led to the Qing soldiers in other places, everyone knew that the Fu Han army had already fought, and everyone chose to continue to flee north with an embarrassed and desperate attitude.