Zuo Zongtang's matter ended quickly, because, it was all the aftermath work, and a small official could be appointed at will, and there was no problem, so Luo Yang immediately decided to go north to destroy the Qing Dynasty, for the affairs of Zhejiang and Fujian in the south, and the two Guangzhous and regions, he did not go directly to the official, but entrusted the former Taiping Army general Li Shixian as the economic envoy of the Southeast Military Region, in fact, he was responsible for all the conquest matters in Zhejiang, Fujian, and the two Guangxi regions, and also equipped him with 30,000 troops, but, because the Northern Expedition was urgent, The matter of going south was put on hold for the time being, and he was told to train soldiers and horses first, gather the Taiping troops that had been lost before, and also recruit Qing officers and soldiers who were willing to surrender everywhere.

Within two days, Zuo Zongtang was killed, and the news spread, which made the officers and soldiers of Huaxia Tian** in Nanjing and Shanghai elated, everyone knows that those who can suppress the original Taiping Army are such three big devils, and now, Zeng Guofan has absconded, the elite has collapsed, Li Hongzhang was arrested, the whole army has been destroyed, Zuo Zongtang has been captured, and the whole army has been destroyed, it can be said that the situation in the south has stabilized, and those small fish and shrimp are all small cats and dogs, etc., all of which are trivial.

Under the good situation, Li Xiucheng showed a cautious attitude, he repeatedly preached the strength of Zeng Guofan, and the courage of the remnants of the Hunan army, the elite Bao Chao, so Luo Yang ordered him to leave Nanjing temporarily, lead the troops, join Zeng Shihe army, march west to the two lakes, encircle and suppress the remnants of the Hunan army, and warned them to pay attention to military discipline, not to violate the regulations, not to retaliate against the families of the Hunan army, etc.,

On 21 July, the Luoyang Army swore in Shanghai, mobilized the troops of four divisions, enriched its weapons and equipment, and marched north.

Ten days later, the troops arrived at the border of Henan, where they joined the remaining troops in Henan and further increased their equipment, because the two military industries of Shaanxi and Henan had already produced ammunition regularly.

Luoyang's Guards Division, Dong Fuxiang's Division, Huang Wenjin's Division, Chen Kunshu's Division, Liang Yuancai's Division, Lan Dashun's Division, Chen Decai's Division, Dai Beibei's Division, eight divisions, a total of 100,000 people, including 70,000 infantry, 20,000 artillery, 10,000 cavalry, and 20,000 attached transporters, etc., passed through the Luoyang area of Kaifeng, Henan, replenished supplies, and continued to go north, on August 12, arrived at Baixiang Town, Hebei, the forward finally encountered the resistance of the Qing army, however, thousands of Qing troops were defeated in a battle, fled for thousands of miles, three days later, The troops arrived in Baoding, this city, is a big city in the Ming and Qing dynasties, is the long-term governor of Zhili, the city is high and deep, extremely strong, tens of thousands of Qing troops stationed in the place,

No matter how many Qing troops there were, how many weapons and equipment, the Huaxia army immediately besieged it, and the dense foreign artillery and flying thunder cannons scared the Qing army stupidly.

In that battle, there were more than 400 artillery guns of various types of the Huaxia army, and as a result, after only ten minutes of bombardment, the Qing army collapsed.

The Qing army opened the north gate of the city and wanted to escape, the Huaxia army simply let go of the road and let them run, as a result, the rest of the Qing army also pouted their butts and ran crazy, and the Huaxia army welcomed on both sides of the sandwich road, no, it was a sandwich attack, so that the enemy's tide was constantly shrinking, and the cavalry of the 8,000 Huaxia army chased the Qing army in sections, constantly surrounding and killing them, as a result, although the Qing army that could escape was 30,000 or 40,000 people, but in the end, the officers and soldiers who could escape from the battlefield were less than 1,000 people.

In the battle of Baoding, the chief generals and generals of the Qing army were either killed or committed suicide, and suffered heavy losses.

The fall of the Qing court is imminent, but Luo Yang is worried, because, once the army attacks the city of Beijing, the Qing army and the Qing court will be disturbed early, at that time, once the Qing court flees to the northeast region, or the Mongolian region, it will become a hidden danger of the Chinese Heavenly Kingdom, and become a powerful chess piece for the great powers to intervene in China, once the great powers use a large number of weapons and ammunition to equip the Qing court and the Chinese army to confront each other, then, China's civil war will not stop,

Sooner or later, they will fight with the great powers that stubbornly invade China, and although the great powers are now stabilized and have no hostility for the time being, sooner or later they will react.

Luoyang could not abide by the "Treaty of Nanjing", "Treaty of Tianjin" and "Treaty of Beijing" signed by the Manchu government, those treaties cut off a large amount of China's territory and caused China to lose a lot of sovereignty, and it was a despicable treaty that humiliated the country, and once the whole country was unified, it would be abolished.

"King Rui, why are you worried?" Chen Decai saw the problem,

"General Chen, this king's secret order, you will continue to lead the army under the banner of this king, but if you are stationed in this area, you will not go north for the time being, and you can be a pawn."

Chen Decai was taken aback: "Why, King Rui, our army can take advantage of the victory and advance and go straight to Beijing." ”

"It's good to go straight to Beijing, but if you let the big fish go, isn't it a big loss?"

The generals were recruited, the plan was discussed, and in the end, it was decided to take Chen Decai as the commander and station in Baoding, and Luo Yang personally led the troops to attack the enemy's rear road.

There is no opinion on this arrangement, because it is easy to destroy the Qing, and it is natural for the Archon to get this honor.

At this time, the cavalry troops of the Twist Army who were fighting in the north, under the leadership of Zhang Zongyu, met the division safely, because of the long-term battle, the Northern Twist Army lost thousands, but the elite was still there, and the cavalry of the Southern Twist Army of King Ren Huabang of Lu also rested and arrived, so that the strategy of long-distance attack on the enemy had a basis for implementation.

Now, Huaxia Tian** has gathered the original Shi Da Kai Army, the Taiping Army, the Twist Army, other troops, and some Qing army components, with a total of 200,000 people, especially the elite, more than 70,000 Twist Army cavalry, which has become a good cooperation.

Luo Yang led 70,000 cavalry, especially his own Guards Cavalry Brigade, equipped with enough grenades and rifles, and equipped the other cavalry with a large number of grenades, and also let two mixed artillery brigades follow the cavalry troops, forming a powerful field force, mighty and mighty, detouring, pursuing the northwest area of Beijing City,

In order to block the escape road of the Qing court, Luo Yang took Zhang Zongyu as the north commander, led, 40,000 cavalry, and attacked the northwest region, asking him to occupy Huailai, Yanqing and other cities in Zhili, and the farthest should disturb Zhangjiakou and cut off the Mongolian escape route of the Qing court, and another cavalry force of more than 5,000 people to guerrilla in the west of Zhili to prevent the Qing court from escaping through the west.

No one can be sure of the whereabouts of the Qing court's escape, but the northeast and Mongolia are the most likely places.

Luoyang also took Ren Huabang, the king of Lu, as the vanguard, from the east of the Hebei region of Shandong, directly into Tianjin, detoured to Tianjin, blocked in Zunhua, Xinglong, and as far as Chengde, to prevent the Qing court from escaping to the northeast, while his own troops, followed behind Ren Huabang, marched slowly, and after enough time, attacked from the flank of Beijing, and directly broke the city.

In order to deceive and paralyze the Qing court, Luo Yang also sent military envoys to the towns within the Qing court's sphere of influence north of Baoding, and expressed to the Qing army that they wanted them to report to the Qing court, and Huaxia Tian** was willing to negotiate with the Qing court to determine the future prospects of the country.

In fact, Baoding City has already taken it, this is just a bluff, giving the Qing court some illusions,

As soon as the military envoy came out, the cavalry of the mighty Huaxia Tian** set off in a storm, and the cavalry carrying a considerable number of foreign guns and grenades was no longer what it used to be, and the faces of every officer and soldier were filled with a smile of victory.