In March of the third year of Taijian, Emperor Chen Xu officially announced the resumption of the Northern Expedition in the court, and reappointed Wu Mingche as the governor of the Northern Expedition, leading 100,000 troops to cross the river and the Northern Expedition!

At the same time, according to the battle plan, Wu Mingche attacked the Huainan region in three ways: the West Route Army, led by Huang Faqu, prepared to cross the river in the quarry area, attack Liyang, and point to Hefei; The Eastern Route Army was led by Xu Jingcheng, the Taishou of Wuxing County, as the governor, and led the partial division to attack Guangling; And the Middle Route Army, which was the main force, was personally led by Wu Mingche and attacked Qin County!

On the side of the Qi army, Deputy Marshal Wei Pohu personally led 30,000 elite soldiers to garrison Xuyi, and sent 10,000 elite soldiers to Hefei to reinforce Liyang.

Both sides were mobilizing troops, and the dark clouds of war hung over the Jianghuai region, which was depressing, dull, and irritable. And the people and tycoons in the city of Qinjun are dragging their families with their mouths, their faces are full of sadness, and everyone is full of despair and fear, and they have gone out of the city to avoid disaster, or go north or south, and flee separately!

The black clouds are crushing the city and the city is about to be destroyed, and the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings! The Great War is imminent!

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On March 26, everything was ready for the battle to cross the river, and Wu Mingche, the governor of the Northern Expedition, suddenly ordered that all the officers and men of the whole army should immediately enter the camp and stand by, ready to go out for the Northern Expedition at any time!

As the captain of the infantry battalion of the forward battalion, Xiao Yao, who led the Northern Expedition, will be the one who fired the first cannon of the Northern Expedition, so after receiving Wu Mingche's order, he didn't have time to say goodbye to Xiao Wuhua, Xu Miao and Song Keer, and immediately led the infantry battalion with 1,000 soldiers to station in the riverside wharf camp and prepare for boarding.

At this time, the wharf of the Yangtze River, within a radius of ten miles, has been blocked by the army, and all personnel and materials entering and leaving must be carefully checked, because after selecting the auspicious day of the zodiac, Wu Mingche, the governor of the Northern Expedition, will hold a sacrificial ceremony here, and then give an order, the whole army will attack!

At that time, Xiao Yao's gunboat will be the first warship to cross the river, and he will lead all kinds of warships to cross the Yangtze River and attack the Qi warships on the north bank!

On 27 March, the originally rainy and dreary southeast wind suddenly blew from the southeast, blowing away the gray rain clouds that had been suppressed over Jinling, revealing a pale blue sky, and letting the long-lost sun shine on the earth, making people feel a trace of calm and comfort in the suffocating tense atmosphere before the war.

Xiao Yao and his boss Cheng Wenji were standing on the watchtower, basking in the sun and observing the situation on the other side.

"Shiro, this telescope you invented is amazing! The arrangement of the Qi army on the opposite bank, across the Yangtze River hundreds of zhang wide, we can see it clearly! Why don't you give me this artifact? Cheng Wenji was using Xiao Yao's telescope to observe the water village fortifications on the other side.

"This telescope is made of glass treasures! The price is very expensive, General Wu wants to buy it with silver, but I haven't sold it to him! You want me to give it to you? Xiao Yao joked.

"I heard that two of your subordinates have this artifact, and this general is also your direct boss, you dare not honor me, be careful that I give you small shoes to wear!" Cheng Wenji also smiled.

"Okay! If we can win this Northern Expedition and take down the Qi army on the other side in one fell swoop, I will give you this telescope! Xiao Yao said arrogantly, because Xiao Yao was also very impressed that Cheng Wenji was ready to personally lead the death squad and risk death to go into the water to clear the water barrier, as a forward battalion general, he could take the lead so and not be afraid of life and death, which is indeed worthy of respect!

"Sure enough, the sky is beautiful, the southeast wind is blowing today, I think in the next two days, we will cross the river with the wind and wave the Northern Expedition, Shiro, are you confident?" Cheng Wenji asked.

"Absolutely! It's not like you've not seen the abilities of my infantry battalion soldiers, and my mission is only to lead the warships, and be responsible for disrupting the enemy's ship formations and sinking their main ships, as well as creating favorable conditions for the death squads to rush in front of their water barriers. It's General Cheng, you have to personally lead the death squad to clean up the water barrier, it is within the range of the Qi army's fierce bows and arrows, and you can't wear armor, you really have to be more careful! Xiao Yao reminded.

"Haha, Shiro, it's enough to have your heart, a few wooden stakes can't stump me Cheng Wenji! I think back then, I also led a group of brothers to pull up the water barrier, but at that time, I had to pass through the enemy's slap warship to get to the stake! And this time, you are going to deal with the warships of the Qi army first, and with the strength of your infantry battalion, I believe that by the time I rush to the stake, you have already destroyed their main warship, and they are all so frightened that they will flee, where can we take care of our group of death squads who pull out the stakes? Cheng Wenji said arrogantly.

"General Cheng is heroic! When the time comes, I will sink their main ship as soon as possible, and then go to your aid immediately! Xiao Yao saluted Cheng Wenji respectfully and said.

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"Report to the commander, the ancestor boss of the General Commercial Bank personally sent two large carts of vegetables, fruits and wine, saying that he wanted to wish us a victory, and said that he wanted to see the commander and practice for the commander!" The guards came to report.

"Oh? How did Zu Yuan come here at this time? Don't? It's definitely them! Xiao Yao thought about it, smiled and let Zu Yuan in.

"Young master, I also know that the big war is coming, you are ready to go out at any time, and you shouldn't come to disturb you at this critical time, but those three young ladies are about to drive me crazy! They're all in the wagon now! Zu Yuan said with a wry smile.

"It's okay, you send those things over to Wen Yuan first! I'll go up and see them. Xiao Yao guessed correctly, sure enough, Xiao Wuhua and them! The three beauties kept pestering Zu Yuan, and insisted that he take them into the dock to see Xiao Yao.

"Stinky pervert, it's about to go on an expedition, and he won't say goodbye to us, so let's worry about death!" As soon as he got into the carriage, Xiao Wuhua rushed over and hugged Xiao Yao, and said in a choked voice: "Shiro, this time you lead the troops to the battle, you must protect yourself well and return safely!" I will be at home every day for you, as well as my father and eldest brother, sincerely chanting sutras and worshiping the Buddha, and copying scriptures to pray for you, so the Buddha will definitely bless you with your triumphant return! ”

Xiao Yao held the other two beauties in his arms with one hand and said with a smile: "You can rest assured, I will make a contribution this time, you will wait for me to become a general, and then marry you all as wives!" ”

"Shiro, you must talk and count, we are all waiting for you to come back!" Xu Miao also hugged Xiao Yao tightly and said reluctantly.

"Childe, Ke'er is really reluctant to let you go!" Song Ke'er's tears were already flowing out.

"Don't worry so much, those Qi troops on the other side are a group of vulnerable rabble, we will soon be able to defeat them, recover Huainan, and return triumphantly! When the time comes, I'll take you all to the Huai River and have a good time there! Come on, give me a smile! Xiao Yao comforted the three of them in a soft voice.

"The stinky villains are going to coax us! Alas, we were all going to be like Sister Kerr, with you... Hum! Who knew that you would have to go on the expedition so suddenly, alas, we can only wait for you to come back, and we will ... Here you go again! Xiao Wuhua said softly, shyly burying her pretty face in Xiao Yao's chest.

"Hmph, don't think we don't know that you and Sister Kerr secretly did that kind of thing!" Xu Miao also glanced at Xiao Yao with a red face and resentment, and then hugged him tightly and said: "Shiro, our hearts are all given to you, you must come back safely and marry us in this life!" ”

"Childe, the two sisters Bing Xue are smart, in fact, they have already seen it, and they deliberately gave time to us a few times, and the two sisters have a deep affection for the son, and the son must not lose the two sisters!" Song Keer said affectionately.

"Hmmm! I promise you that you will make a great contribution and come back safely! I will never let down your affection for me! Xiao said firmly!