For the rest of the officers and men of the captive army bordering the Manchu Qing Dynasty, especially the main force and partial divisions that were originally planned to march from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the General Staff Headquarters should also issue an order and directly order the troops to be dispatched within five days!

Of course, in fact, some orders have been issued a long time ago, and now, it is just a matter of urging them again, so that they can start early, and attract the strength and attention of the Manchus. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Chen Yucheng led the 3rd Division, Peng Yulin led the 7th Division and the 10th Division, together with Wei Jun and Zhang Zipeng, who had just defected to the Holy Kingdom and were eager to perform meritorious service, led 13,000 soldiers of the Taiping Army, one south and one north, to attack Wuchang City.

Liang Litai led the 4th Division and Luo Qiongshu led the 6th Division, which was also one south and one north, and attacked Qingfu City.

The most critical troops along the way were Lin Qirong leading the 3rd Division B, He Zhigou leading the 6th Division, plus 35,000 people of the 1st Yiyi Division led by Shi Zhenji and Shi Zhengao as the land division, plus 50 ordinary warships led by the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 10th Division and the original 2,000 soldiers of the Taiping Army as the sailors, directly along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the north and attack Danyang first.

After the arrangement, Feng Yunshan dismissed everyone and asked them to hurry to carry out the preparations for the Northern Expedition. As for himself, he began to arrange activities for the Propaganda Department and the Secret Service Department to build momentum for the Northern Expedition, and at the same time, let people find Hu Damei, Zeng Guanlan, and Huang Dingfeng to ask for things.

"Eldest sister, this king is looking for you, and I have something to ask you." Feng Yunshan said with a smile.

Sister Hu also smiled and said: "Holy King, what else can you ask the eldest sister about now, just give me a direct order." ”

"That's right. The Luo brother lost his son, and his mother-in-law also died soon after the Jintian Uprising, and now he is alone, very lonely, and the king is afraid that he will not be able to fight for the holy kingdom with all his might, so it is better for the eldest sister to find a bride for him, but it is also a matter of the king's heart. Feng Yunshan remembered what he had said about talking about his family affairs for Luo Xuan, so he directly mentioned it to Sister Hu.

If you want to say that this big sister Hu is really a good matchmaker. Since coming to Guangzhou City, she is a good police minister is not good at work, but she always likes to help people say goodbye, and when she saw that the old brothers in Guangxi have not married, she will go to find relatives for others, and after more than a year, it has become more than ten pairs. So much so that even Feng Yunshan knew that he wanted to ask Sister Luo to help him about the matter of Luo Xuan.

"That's no problem! It's wrapped up in the eldest sister! Sister Hu smiled heartily: "Do you want the Holy King to marry the princess of the two rooms?" The eldest sister happened to go to Zhang Luo and Zhang Luo together. ”

When Sister Hu said this, Zeng Guanlan and Huang Dingfeng on the side were also happy.

"No, no." When Feng Yunshan heard this, he hurriedly said with a straight face: "You eldest sister! Where did you go! This king is here today, in addition to what he just did, there are important things to explain to you! ”

Sister Hu was taken aback, immediately put away the smile on her face, and said with a serious face: "What is the important matter of the Holy King?" ”

"That's right, this king has decided to immediately launch an army to the north! In a few days, I will take a boat from the sea to the north, attack the Qing demon, and leave Guangzhou for a while, so I will ask the three of you to come and explain some things. Feng Yunshan said solemnly.

When the three of them heard this, they were all taken aback. They were all Feng Yunshan's henchmen, and they knew about the Holy King's preparations for the Northern Expedition, but they didn't expect it to be so soon. Originally, I thought that it would take a year and a half, get ready, and then sweep it full.

Zeng Guanlan persuaded: "Holy King, could it be too hasty? Wouldn't it be better for his subordinates to be fully prepared, wait for the newly occupied Jiangnan and Yunnan and other places to settle down, and then transfer the troops from these two places to join the Northern Expedition? ”

Huang Dingfeng said: "Holy King, if you want to go on a northern expedition, why don't you arrange for me?" I will follow the Holy King on the Northern Expedition! ”

Feng Yunshan smiled and looked at Zeng Guanlan and Huang Dingfeng, these two people had different performances, but they both wanted to help themselves sincerely and plan for themselves. With peace in my heart, with them, I believe that even if I leave Guangzhou, I will not be in chaos.

"Guanlan, this king came to you because he has something important to tell you! Including Brother Huang and the old sister, you are all the king's henchmen, know in advance, and help the king prepare. Feng Yunshan said in a heavy tone: "The reason why this king wants to immediately launch the Northern Expedition and strive to defeat the Manchu Qing as soon as possible is that this king dreamed of a terrible catastrophe a few days ago!" A catastrophe that would affect the lives and deaths of millions of people. ”

Seeing that the three of them were all looking at him solemnly, Feng Yunshan continued: "It is extremely absurd to say, this king has had the same dream for three consecutive days, all dreaming of the Yellow River in the north, and Lanyang in Kaifeng Mansion began to divert to the north and seize the Daqing River into the sea. This king then consulted some information, and sent the secret service department to Kaifeng Mansion to investigate, and learned that the catastrophe of the dream realm is really very likely to happen! ”

Or did Hu Damei know Feng Yunshan best, and she was also the most kind-hearted, she took over and said: "So, the Holy King decided to immediately launch the Northern Expedition, defeat the Qing Demon, occupy the Yellow River area, guard against the diversion of the Yellow River in advance, and prepare to save the people of Limin?" ”

Zeng Guanlan also exclaimed: "Holy King, the diversion of the Yellow River may be avoided?" ”

Feng Yunshan sighed and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid it's unavoidable!" The diversion of the Yellow River is because the upstream river carries a large amount of sediment, which accumulates over time, silting up and blocking the downstream river section, and accumulating higher and higher, especially in Lanyang County, Kaifeng Prefecture, which has become an above-ground river! In the event of a major flood upstream, the river channel will be diverted if it cannot contain the turbulent water. To avoid this, hundreds of millions of laborers are needed to dredge the river, which is very difficult to do. Therefore, the king wanted to deal with it in advance, and took the initiative to set the route of the Yellow River diversion, and evacuated the people in that area in advance to minimize the disaster. Hope it succeeds! ”

Huang Dingfeng also felt compassion in his heart, and said with some concern: "Holy King, doesn't that mean that this Yellow River may be diverted at any time?" Will this catastrophe happen at any time? ”

Feng Yunshan nodded: "Exactly!" Now you understand why this king is in a hurry to launch the Northern Expedition, to defeat the Qing demon as soon as possible and occupy the Yellow River area! ”

"In order to ensure the foolproof nature of this northern expedition, this king decided to go to the north in person. Therefore, when I called you here, I wanted to entrust you with Guangzhou and the rear of the Holy Kingdom. Only you can reassure the king. Feng Yunshan looked at the three of them and said solemnly: "The news that this king went to sea with the warship will not be made public, and it will be tightly sealed, for fear that there are Manchu remnants plotting against him." Of course, this is just in case, it stands to reason that according to the strength of the Holy Kingdom today, no local wealthy clan dares to openly rebel. The king will also bless the local military districts of the provinces, so that the local garrison brigades will be on alert at all times. On the side of the Secret Service Division, the secret service will also shrink and concentrate on the newly occupied Jiangnan and Yunnan places. And Liangguang, Munan, Chixi, Fujian and other places mainly rely on you to take care of them. Especially in Guangzhou, there can't be chaos! ”

"Holy King rest assured!" Sister Hu and Zeng Guanlan had already understood what the Holy King meant, and let them take care of their home. With such trust from Feng Yunshan, the two of them felt an inexplicable feeling in their hearts, and they felt a great responsibility.

However, Huang Dingfeng couldn't turn a corner, and still asked the Holy King: "Holy King, since the Northern Expedition, let's take my subordinates with you!" After speaking, he looked at Feng Yunshan with an earnest expression.

Zeng Guanlan on the side pulled him and reminded him not to embarrass the Holy King!

"Well, since Brother Huang wants to go to the northern front line so much, he will go with this king. However, your Second Division B can't go, and although there are two garrison brigades outside Guangzhou, they still need the Second Division B to defend it. Brother Huang, don't you really stay behind to help Benwang guard Guangzhou? This is the foundation of this king, in case a foreigner comes over, who will help this king resist? Feng Yunshan said.

Huang Dingfeng had no choice but to cry and mourn, and said: "My subordinates have ordered the Holy King to stay in Guangzhou!" When it was over, he sighed, as if he couldn't follow Feng Yunshan to the north to kill the Qing Demon, and he was very unwilling.

Feng Yunshan smiled, although Huang Dingfeng was not an old Guangxi brother who had followed him since the morning, he was a rare person who was honest and only believed in himself. The key thing is that he has nothing to do with all the forces of the Holy Country, and only obeys himself, so Feng Yunshan has always left him in Guangzhou to guard, with him, with his loyalty to himself and his personality of only admitting death, he can leave Guangzhou with confidence.

"Don't worry, Holy King, I will let the police department pass on the order this time, and the police bureaus and police stations in various places will strengthen their vigilance to strictly prevent local tyrants and rebels." Sister Hu patted her chest and said.

Zeng Guanlan didn't need to say much, he had followed Feng Yunshan for the longest time, and he was also the most powerful assistant, but he just saluted Feng Yunshan. Feng Yunshan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Guanlan, you are in charge of the general affairs department, it is related to the overall situation of the palace, and you will take the lead in whatever you do!" If there is anything, you can discuss it with the two princesses. ”

After instructing the three of them, Feng Yunshan successively summoned several department chiefs of the palace, especially Li Wenmao, director of the Propaganda Department, Li Shanlan, executive vice president of the Whampoa Military Academy, and Bai Huihuai, director of the Political Department, to spy for a long time.

Because Huang Yukun, Minister of Justice, was Shi Dakai's father-in-law, he also decided to follow Feng Yunshan to the north and meet Shi Dakai by the way.

In the next few days, careful people will find that the Dongshan Lake Wharf in the east of Guangzhou suddenly has more boats, and they keep loading grain on the ship. The eight warships headed by the "Exterminating Oceans" docked next to Cheung Chau Island loaded and unloaded many artillery guns, muskets, cannons, and other weapons and ammunition.

Feng Yunshan, Luo Gang, Zuo Zongtang, Huang Yukun, Liu Shengbang, Zhou Shengfu, Bai Huihuai, Carragher. Together with Xia Er and the others, they quietly left Guangzhou on the warship "Annihilation," which has the largest displacement tonnage in the Holy Country, together with the rest of the "Keyang" and "Captive Yang" and five newly-built warships, and 200 guards from the palace and 800 cadets of the second phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.

One night a few days later, hundreds of transport ships from the Liangguang Ocean Company, led by more than 30 warships, left the Pearl River estuary and headed northeast for the sea.