Fortunately, Liu Xulei is very ghostly with troops, as early as before the large army encircled Shaoguan, he had sent an advance team composed of the main force of the third battalion plus a reconnaissance company, and went north in the starry night to cross the Da Yuling and attack Ganzhou, which was 300 miles away, and it was expected that when this cavalry team of nearly 1,000 people appeared in front of him, more than 1,000 Qing army green battalion soldiers stationed in Ganzhou would be frightened~щ~~lā

Lin Xiao reminded Liu Xulei that after taking Ganzhou, he did not need to pay attention to the Qing army in Jiangxi, and should immediately lead the main force north along the Meijiang River, and occupy Ningdu, Guangchang, Nanfeng and other places with independent battalions along the way.

In view of the fact that the second regiment was running fast and long-distance all the way, Lin Xiao also had a plan for the food supply of the troops, if it was difficult to raise food locally, then this task would fall on the fourth Jiao Lian department, and the Feng Suqin Dayao Mountain Independent Battalion that cooperated with Jiao Lian to march into Jiangxi.

In fact, Lin Xiao is most worried about this way, although there are more than 30,000 people in Jiao Lian's department, after all, there are only 3,000 flintlock pistols that are relatively advanced in equipment, if it weren't for the assault rifles that were distributed to Feng Suqin's Dayao Mountain Independent Battalion, he really didn't worry about letting Jiao Lian's lone army go deep into the hinterland of Jiangxi.

Therefore, Lin Xiao's trip not only brought back the guard company and the special operations brigade, but also brought Zhang Chenfeng's reconnaissance battalion back to Nanning.

……

When Lin Xiao and his entourage hurried back to Nanning, it was already the first day of the first month of March.

After entering the palace to meet Emperor Yongli as usual, the first thing Lin Xiao did was to go to Li Yuanyin's spirit to offer condolences.

Qu Shiyun, who accompanied him, said that a few days ago, the imperial court had buried his coffin in a beautiful manner, and only the spiritual seat was left in the mourning hall, so Lin Xiao decided to go directly to the cemetery in the suburbs to pay respects.

"Uncle Yuan, you have lived a bright and upright life, loyal and brave, and you have shed the last drop of blood for my Ming Dynasty, and my brother admires you......

I have time to drink with you in the future, and today my brother is here to toast you three cups, and the big enemy brother has avenged you, so you can go with peace of mind...... Your wish, brother, knows, let him help you complete the unfinished business......"

Squatting in front of Li Yuanyin's tombstone, Lin Xiao respectfully put three sticks of incense on the ground, and then muttered while sifting wine.

"General Shuangmu, please mourn, the emperor is gracious, and the Marquis of Nanyang is a loyal and brave man, he ...... It can be regarded as a great grief behind him. ”

Seeing Lin Xiao's eyes with tears in his eyes and his expression gloomy, Qu Shiyun on the side persuaded in a low voice.

"Alas...... Uncle Yuan has been lonely all his life, his father-in-law's family has been defeated, and he himself has not left any heirs, what is the use of mourning or anything after his death......" Lin Xiao sighed and said blankly.

"The geese leave a voice, and the death leaves a name...... The eldest husband is in a troubled world, his fate is impermanent, and what he thinks about should be a meritorious career for the ages, and life and death are trivial matters...... Yuan Bo usually says, 'Draw the knife into a fast, live up to the head of the youth!' In this way, he also deserved to die. ”

Qu Shiyun also sighed.

"My lord is right, but Lin Xiao is sentimental." Lin Xiao looked back at Qu Shiyun, barely squeezed out a smile, and bowed his head gently.

"It's good that General Shuangmu is not too sad," Qu Shiyun said gently, "Speaking of which, the lives of the old man and Uncle Yuan were all saved by the general himself from the Ghost Gate, and since then, the rest of our lives have been earned, so let's do things with a conscience, and look down on everything else." ”

"My lord's words are serious," Lin Xiao hurriedly arched his hand when he heard this, "My lord has been indifferent all his life, and I know that he is honest and honest in the name of officials. ”

Lin Xiao knew that although this Master Qu studied under Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, because of his upright nature and integrity, he had no interest in forming a party for personal gain, fighting for power and profit, and was able to resolutely die when he was hopeless to save the country and was in a desperate situation, so he was an admirable person.

"Eh, the general is overrated," Qu Shiyun subconsciously waved his hand, "A courtier, loyal to the master, diligent for the country, and just live up to his original intention, don't wear such a big hat for me...... Shall we go back? ”

"Okay, go back, there are a few things I want to discuss with the adults."

"Okay, why don't you go to the Humble House for a few more drinks?"

"Uh...... No, no, no, how dare you bother again? ”

This time it was Lin Xiao's turn to shake his hand, the last time he went to drink and almost lost his life, Lin Xiao felt palpitations when he thought of this, "If I go back to my hometown in the future, I will definitely visit your mansion and ask for a glass of wine." ”

"Then it's decided, you must go,"

Qu Shiyun subconsciously responded, but then looked up to the north, and said in a deep voice, "If there is one day, the old man can return to his hometown with Wang Shi, and the leaves will return to his roots, and he will have no regrets in this life." ”

"There will be an adult of that day, and...... In the next assurance, that day is not far off. ”

"Oh?" Qu Shiyun's eyes froze, he had already heard about the front-line counteroffensive, but the specific operational deployment still had to be explained by Lin Xiao.

"My lord, there are three things to discuss with your lordship in this coming this time...... The first thing is to negotiate with you to send someone to Yunnan and Guizhou to organize the mining matter, and the King of Jin has already agreed to this matter. ”

"Really? That's good, that's good, it seems that Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, is really extraordinary, not comparable to ordinary people! That being the case, the old man will play the emperor tomorrow, and the Ministry of Engineering has already had a case in this matter, and everything is ready, just wait for an official document. ”..

"Okay, then Master Lao has to worry about,"

Lin Xiao said with a straight face, "This second thing is the matter of our department's counteroffensive to the Northern Expedition, this time our department is mainly divided into three offensive directions: Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong, but ...... The labor division went on an expedition, winning the battle was easy to fight, and it was difficult to supply grain and grass, so I also asked the adults to recruit and transfer the officers and troops to the north, first, to garrison the rear of our department, and second, to organize the people to transport grain and grass. ”

"This matter is not difficult, Zhang Beishan's new army should go out for a walk, but I don't know where the general wants to send it?"

"Governor Zhang's new army has not been trained for a long time, and it is not suitable for him to participate in the war immediately, so I will consider whether we can first send it behind our troops in Hunan and Jiangxi, and be responsible for clearing out small groups of remnants of bandits, and supervising the transportation of grain and grass...... As for Hu Yiqing, Zhao Yinxuan and other officers and soldiers, for the time being, they will first take over the rear areas of northern Guizhou and western Guangdong, what do you think? ”

"The general's captive army is a strong army of our dynasty, with your department opening the way in front, and our officers and soldiers are only following behind, what else can we say? Everything but with the deployment of the general, the old man set the face of the saint to play, and tried his best to persuade the saint to accept it. ”

Qu Shiyun's face was straight, and he replied, but his eyes flashed later, "It's just...... After the recovery of the above-mentioned provinces, the selection and appointment of officials at all levels ......"

Lin Xiao's eyes froze when he heard this, Qu Shiyun is a secretary of the ministry, it is normal to think of this, but this matter involves the division of forces after the war, Lin Xiao feels that the war has just started, and it is not yet the time to talk about this matter openly and honestly.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Xiao said slowly: "This, naturally, is appointed by the imperial court, but please also ask your Excellency to show the emperor, you must strictly control the pass, select the meritocracy, and the adults also know that the people of my dynasty can no longer afford to toss." ”

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