Half a month later, in the third year of Jiaqing, on the eighteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, it was only more than half a month, Huo Xiong led 50,000 Kongtong troops, starting from Guangxin Mansion in Jiangxi, all the way to the north to attack the city and plunder the land, and successively took Huizhou Mansion, all the areas south of the Yangtze River in Anhui, Yang Lin led the mixed army of Kongtong Army and Qilin Army from Shaowu Mansion in Fujian, Chao Sheng's 80,000 Qilin Army from Funing Mansion to attack, the two cooperated with each other to take the entire Zhejiang Province in one fell swoop, and even joined forces in Hangzhou Mansion to continue to wave the army north. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the end, the three-way army took advantage of the situation, enveloped the overwhelming momentum, conquered the land south of Jiangsu, and joined the army in Nanjing, and the 400,000 troops were stationed along the south coast of the Yangtze River, ready to cross the river at any time. Since then, the southeast of the Yangtze River has all fallen into the hands of Yang Lin, and Yang Lin's troops and various materials have been continuously replenished.

After the chaos, there must be a great order, and the punishment is severe, so that the area occupied by Yang Lin is very stable, and the people want it, and more than 80% of the people cut off their braids to show their support.

After the three main forces occupied Nanjing, only in Anhui and some parts of Jiangsu south of the Yangtze River, the total strength of Yang Lin's command reached nearly 400,000, and the cavalry had 100,000 people.

On the bank of the Qinhuai River in Jinling, a pavilion is surrounded by soldiers, armed with steel guns, on guard, every time a pedestrian comes, seeing this situation, they are far away, detouring. Standing on the third floor of the pavilion, you can take in the beautiful scenery on the Qinhuai River, and it makes people feel that the autumn is high and refreshing, so comfortable.

At this time, the commanders of the three armies, Yang Lin, Huo Xiong and Chao Sheng, the three of them were all in this pavilion, sitting on the third floor, looking at the beautiful scenery on the Qinhuai River, the boat moving slowly, the weeping willows waving in the wind on both sides of the river, and the dusty women shouting business.

Born in the army, the expedition was fierce, hearty, and the sudden calm of the war made Chao Sheng and Huo Xiong a little impetuous, and they didn't care about the beautiful scenery in front of them, the two looked at each other from time to time, blinked, and hoped that the other party would speak first.

However, the two of them, who are usually decisive and hearty, were a little twisted at this time, and they just looked at each other vigorously to encourage each other to speak.

At this moment, Huo Xiong's swarthy face trembled slightly, showing a hint of cunning, his eyes were shining, he grinned silently, and said with bad intentions: "That, Commander Chao, I will discuss something with you." ”

Seeing Huo Xiong's wicked smile, the words he said were very different from the previous discussion, and they were very different, Chao Sheng's heart suddenly broke out for no reason, and a bad feeling arose, but he couldn't speak, he didn't know how to speak, he didn't think much about it, and immediately responded: "Oh, I don't know if Commander Huo has anything to discuss with me?" ”

As the initiator of the first question, Huo Xiong looked at him left and right, and asked again: "Commander Chao, what do you think, how is my Kongtong army?" ”

For a while, Chao Sheng was a little confused, and he couldn't figure out what Huo Xiong was paying attention to, so he still followed his train of thought and replied, "Well... Compared with the Qilin Army, the overall strength of the Kongtong Army is of course much stronger, and in any case, these Kongtong Army have undergone your systematic military training, and they are also cooperating. ”

"And the Qilin Army, all of them are changed on the basis of the original Qilin Gang, most of them are the soldiers of the Qing court green battalion and those regimental training and rough people in mountain villages, lacking strict military training, and even some military essentials have not been mastered, and discipline is not good, and there are often disturbances to the people."

What Chao Sheng said was very pertinent, and he blamed himself a little, but Huo Xiong's eyes lit up, the cunning meaning became more and more intense, and the jump in his thinking was very strong, and he suddenly said: "Commander Chao, the Kongtong Army is handed over to you to command, and I am responsible for commanding the Qilin Army, how about it?" Would you like to exchange? ”

Chao Sheng nodded subconsciously, shook his head again, and hurriedly said: "That, this matter is very important, the supreme commanders of the two armies have exchanged generals, this has to ask the marshal's opinion, whether you agree?" ”

However, without waiting for everyone's reaction, Huo Xiong hurriedly said again: "Don't ask the marshal first, you tell me first, are you willing?" Seeming to be a little weak-hearted, Huo Xiong tilted his head slightly and glanced at Yang Lin next to him.

As the commander-in-chief, looking at the overall situation, Yang Lin certainly understood what Huo Xiong was paying attention to, and he was not ready to poke Huo Xiong's intentions, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, full of deep meaning.

Seeing that the marshal didn't stop him and didn't say anything, Huo Xiong's courage became even bigger, he looked straight at Chao Sheng, and asked again: "Commander Chao, are you willing or not?" As for the work of the marshal, don't worry, I'll do it~! ”

After saying the last sentence, Huo Xiong also patted his chest with an oath, making his words more charming.

As the chief instructor, he has brought out so many soldiers, and now he is the commander of the Qilin Army, Chao Sheng is by no means an easy person, there must be a demon when things go wrong, he knows this truth, so he did not agree immediately, but muttered: "Forget it, although the Kongtong Army is attractive and has very combat power, it is better for me to be honest, and my Qilin Army is better, which is quite suitable for me." ”

At this moment, Yang Lin was secretly giving Chao Sheng a thumbs up, and he was very appreciative, Chao Sheng deserved to be a scheming person, although he didn't understand Huo Xiong's intentions and evil intentions, but he was not greedy for merit, and he was still cautious.

If the plan failed, Huo Xiong did not continue to entangle, but turned his head to look at Yang Lin, and asked loudly: "Marshal, ten days ago, we conquered Nanjing, and we were able to cross the river three days ago and march north, why haven't you let the army cross the river until now?" ”

As soon as these words came out, whether it was Chao Sheng or the various staff officers standing around, they all immediately came to their senses, their eyes were shining, waiting for Yang Lin's words.

Yang Lin was in a very good mood, he withdrew his gaze from the Qinhuai River, looked around left and right, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Huo Xiong, let me ask you, what season is it at this time?" ”

"Summer, Marshal, so what? Does it have anything to do with our river crossing? Huo Xiong didn't think much about it, and then replied.

"Hehe, you're right, it's summer, but it's also the season to harvest wheat, and corn and other food crops should be sown soon." Yang Lin nodded, and did not continue to speak.

At this time, the commander of the 1st Division of the Qilin Army, who was standing aside, showed a sudden look and blurted out: "Marshal, I understand what you mean, isn't that so?" If we lead our army to cross the river now, carry out the Northern Expedition, and recover the Central Plains, although we can take the provinces south of the Yellow River, it will affect the agricultural affairs in the second half of the year, and it will be directly related to the future military supply of our army. ”

Yang Lin smiled and said softly: "That's a good point, keep talking, don't stop~"

With the approval of the supreme commander, Guo San became more and more confident, his voice became more sonorous and powerful, and Lang Lang said: "Once the army crosses the Yangtze River, the entire Central Plains will inevitably be full of flames and wars, making it impossible for the peasants to work and barren the land. If there is any more natural disaster, even if we take the Central Plains and drive out the Manchurian Tartars, we will make a mess, full of devastation, desolate everywhere, and refugees fleeing in all directions, which is not conducive to the rule and governance of the marshal. ”

At this moment, everyone reacted and understood Yang Lin's intention to postpone the crossing of the river, not not to fight, but to choose the best time, as long as the peasants finished sowing, the army crossed the Yangtze River with thunder, and the war swept the Central Plains, so that the impact of military action on agriculture was greatly reduced.

Seeing that everyone nodded frequently, knowing their intentions, Yang Lin's expression changed, and his tone changed, and he said solemnly: "Okay, after chatting for so long, it's time to talk about the upcoming action, how to assign the task of crossing the river?" Who crossed the Yangtze River with me and launched the Battle of the Central Plains? (To be continued.) )