Li Hongzhang did not stay in Huai'an Mansion for too long, but soon continued to go north and returned directly to the Tianjin Zhili Governor's Mansion.

This can't be blamed for his disregard for his hometown, it is really the Nanyang Army chasing too fiercely, Li Hongzhang has just left Huai'an Mansion on the front foot, and in less than half an hour, the first town of the Nanyang Army has fallen into Huai'an Mansion.

The Nanyang Army, which has always been known for being the world's first in the speed of armed rapid marching, is vividly displayed at this moment, what is speed? That is, the enemy ran in front for a few hours, and then the people began to pursue, and after a few hours, the enemy suddenly found that the other people's pursuers had run in front of him.

The remnants of the Beiyang Army, who fled all the way and fled slowly, thought that Huai'an Mansion was safe, but when they ran to Huai'an Mansion, they found that Huai'an Mansion had been surrounded by the Nanyang Army.

This Nima is really a hell of a god, obviously he was still chasing after them yesterday, but today he actually ran to the front, which still doesn't let people live!

The remnants of the Beiyang Army wanted to run, but unfortunately they soon found that there were Nanyang troops on all sides, and after hundreds of thousands of Nanyang troops crossed the Yangtze River, none of them were willing to fall behind.

The marching ability of the first town is indeed very hanging, so isn't the marching ability of the other towns dicked?

The answer is obviously no, and the marching ability of the officers and men of every town of the Nanyang Army is very high, and this is all due to Li Weiguo's emphasis over the years that the army's combat effectiveness is outstanding.

All the Nanyang troops who crossed the Yangtze River, under the supervision of the commanders of the towns, attacked from all sides and pursued the Beiyang army everywhere.

At this time, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Army, every soldier of the Beiyang Army was a merit and bonus.

For the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Army, when to improve their lives and give more bonuses, that is, now, if they kill more enemies and capture more prisoners, the bonuses will be great.

The Nima Beiyang Army ran desperately in front, and the Nanyang Army chased after him in the back. All the way like a cat catching a mouse, creating the most bizarre phenomenon in the history of Chinese warfare, this mountain is full of Beiyang Army routs, and there are also Nanyang Army everywhere.

What does it mean to be defeated like a mountain, this is the case with the Beiyang Army at this moment, and it is completely frightened by the Nanyang Army. was already so tired that it was difficult to breathe, but as soon as he saw the Nanyang Army appear, he immediately revived with full blood, and if he couldn't escape, he immediately surrendered with his gun. It's not muddy at all.

More than 100,000 Beiyang troops ran crazy in front, hundreds of thousands of Nanyang troops chased crazy behind, and the entire eight provinces of Jiangbei instantly became lively.

In Wangxian, thousands of Beiyang troops ran into the county seat panting, and before they could sit down and drink saliva, they heard someone shouting that the Nanyang Army was coming.

The thousands of Beiyang troops in Nima immediately jumped up in an instant like a cat whose tail had been trampled on, and immediately fled from the north gate without even looking at it and asking.

Not much. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy popped up and smiled.

It turned out that this kid had secretly heard the conversation of these Beiyang Army just now, and learned that they were running away like dogs by Nanyang Army at the moment. So they shouted mischievously, and as a result, these Beiyang troops were immediately scared away.

The people who learned the truth immediately laughed, this Nima was too funny.

The same thing played out in many county towns, and sometimes a squad of Nanyang Army soldiers could easily occupy a county town. Even if there were hundreds of local troops and hundreds of guns in the county, they did not dare to resist.

Naturally, these news were about to be transmitted back to Shanghai, and Li Weiguo also smiled bitterly when he learned about it. He really didn't expect the Nanyang Army to be so famous, how did he feel as if he had returned to the Anti-Japanese War period, a few Japanese devils could drive thousands of national troops all over China, and a few ronins could occupy a county town with a plaster flag.

At this time, Zhuang Jiuxia came in to report.

"Lord Wang, Li Hongzhang sent someone here again, expressing his willingness to surrender, hoping that the prince can let him and his family go and treat his subordinates well."

Li Weiguo snorted coldly and said, "This old Li really doesn't shed tears when he sees the coffin, and now that he thinks of surrendering, why did he go earlier?" ”

Zhuang Jiuxia then said: "Does the prince mean that he will not accept Li Hongzhang's surrender?" The minister is going back to them! ”

"No!" Li Weiguo waved his hand and said suddenly: "Go and tell Li Hongzhang that he can surrender now, and this king can still give him and his family glory and wealth, but he must destroy the Manchu court." ”

Zhuang Jiuxia was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "If the prince does this, Li Hongzhang is estimated to cry to death." ”

Li Weiguo pretended not to understand, and asked, "Why is he crying?" ”

Zhuang Jiuxia said with a smile: "This is not simple, the Qing Dynasty has ruled for hundreds of years, the idea of enslavement is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the common people still have feelings for the imperial court, and whoever overthrows the imperial court at this time will become a public enemy." Especially the children of the Eight Banners of Manmeng are definitely unwilling to destroy the country, Li Hongzhang took it personally, obviously to pull hatred for the prince. ”

Ha ha!

Li Weiguo laughed and said: "Okay, you can see this, it seems that you can also be released, are you interested in leading troops, now is a good time to make meritorious contributions, you are the chief of the guard next to this king, and your career will ensure that you have a bright future in the future." ”

Zhuang Jiuxia immediately thanked him: "Thank you for the prince's kindness, the minister is still used to staying by the prince's side to do things." ”

"You can think slowly, don't be in a hurry, tell this king when you think about it." Li Weiguo nodded, not forced.

The Nanyang Army marched out of the three routes, Zhang Xiaoliu, the commander-in-chief of the first road, and the six towns of the first front army under his jurisdiction, totaling more than 70,000 people, crossed the river from Haimen Hall to the Northern Expedition, attacked most of Jiangsu and Shandong, and then reached the Zhili Beijing Division.

Li Jie, the commander-in-chief of the Second Road, with the strength of the four towns of the Second Front Army, approaching 50,000 troops, crossed the river from Jinling to the north, attacked Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and then reached the Zhili Beijing Division.

Wang Zhijie, commander-in-chief of the Third Road, with the strength of five towns and 60,000 troops of the Third Front Army under his command, sent troops from Wuchang to cross the Yangtze River and the Northern Expedition, attacked most of Shaanxi and Shanxi, and then reached the Beijing Division.

In addition, the 50,000-lake army under the command of Chen Jingnan of Sichuan immediately dispatched troops to Gansu after the defense of Sichuan was settled, and then defended on the spot, waiting for orders.

As for Inner and Outer Mongolia, the Kwantung Three Iron Hat Generals, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Tibet, the three protectorates, will not be attacked for the time being, this is because these places are vast and sparsely populated, the people are fierce, and they have strong religious beliefs, and they can be pacified by force.

Of course. For Li Weiguo, he also knows another reason, that is, altitude sickness, most of the Nanyang Army are people from the eastern coastal areas, once they enter the plateau to fight, they will encounter this natural enemy of altitude sickness, no matter how awesome and modern the army is fighting on the plateau, they can't do the local natives with bows and arrows, this is the reality.

As a person in the future, it was impossible for Li Weiguo to let his soldiers make fearless sacrifices, so he decided to suspend the use of troops in the northwest. Concentrate all your efforts to destroy the Qing Dynasty first.

The vigorous Northern Expedition of the Nanyang Army quickly burned the entire northern land, because Li Hongzhang's elite main force of the Beiyang Army and the main force of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners Army of the imperial court were all defeated and destroyed, so that the entire Qing Dynasty could no longer have a strong elite force in a short period of time to resist the Northern Expedition of the Nanyang Army.

However, the north was the inherent ruling area of the Qing Dynasty, and the Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui and other ruling ethnic groups were numerous, and the local forces were very dominant, far exceeding the ten southern provinces. This is because the south has experienced more than ten years of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom disasters, and the Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan and Hui forces have almost been uprooted, which is why Li Weiguo was able to take the ten southern provinces in a short period of time and easily, and there was almost no local resistance. In this regard, I have to thank the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

When the Northern Expedition of the Nanyang Army invaded various parts of the north, some cities controlled by Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan and Hui forces still resisted, and they cooperated with a part of the Beiyang Army to hold the cities. Block the Northern Expedition of the Nanyang Army.

It's just that this is simply a mantis arm as a car, and in the face of the artillery attack of the Nanyang Army, which is so powerful that it has turned into titanium, their resistance seems so weak.

Shinshu Castle. The 17th Artillery Regiment of the 17th Town of the Nanyang Army pulled out 9 155mm heavy howitzers and bombarded the defenders at the head of the city, which instantly blew up the defenders' flesh and blood. The walls that had fallen into disrepair soon crumbled and then collapsed.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The Nanyang Army immediately launched a charge, breaking through the defense of the city wall with overwhelming momentum, and the defenders of Shinshu immediately turned into birds and fled in all directions.

Shinshu was lost in half a day and was captured by the Nanyang Army.

Subsequently, the Nanyang Army established a temporary occupation headquarters and began to reorganize the entire Shinshu Castle, but all individuals or families who participated in the resistance were arrested, those who resisted arrest and harbored were shot on the spot, and their family property was confiscated.

Under the bloody butcher's knife, all reactionaries have been turned into paper tigers.

The Nanyang Army put on a murderous appearance, which was deliberately to deter Xiaoxiao, and then the Nanyang officials who came quickly rectified the officialdom of Xinzhou and quickly put the government institutions into operation, and then the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanyang sent people to station, bringing a large amount of materials and distributing them to the people who had lost due to the war, and won the support of the people, and at the same time a large amount of RMB and grain entered the city to prevent profiteers from raising prices and disrupting the currency market, and then controlled the entire Shinshu.

A big stick in one hand, honey in the other, both hands, both hands should be hard.

As for the reactionary forces in the shadows, the newly established Shinshu government quickly began to publish a list and put up notices that anyone who had been wronged could go to the government office to file a complaint, and the government government would accept all of them. Those ordinary people who were oppressed on weekdays didn't dare to come at first, because they knew the government too well, and the yamen was open to the south, and if you had money, don't come in. However, soon some of the "trusts" secretly bought by the government began to file complaints, and the government accepted all of them and promptly avenged their grievances, which immediately aroused strong repercussions among the common people, and soon the common people began to liven up.

"I heard that the government has avenged Erwa's family, and the three acres of paddy fields that Erwa's family was robbed of by the landlord Shahara are all coming back."

"Yes, I also heard that Lao Liu in the west of the city avenged his daughter, and the government executed the king of Doluo County, who raped and killed Lao Liu's daughter."

"What? Even the king of the county was executed? ”

"Yes, I heard that the Nanyang Army is all Han Chinese, and Li Weiguo, the king of Wu, in order to liberate tens of thousands of suffering clansmen of my Han Dynasty, raised troops against the Qing Dynasty, and now occupies Xinzhou, and since then the Han people in Xinzhou have turned over and become the masters of the house."

"What occupies Shinshu? That's not called occupation, that's called reconciling and can't be understood? ”

"Is occupation not the same as restoration?"

"Of course it's different! If you invade the cities of other countries, you will be called occupying, and if you recover your own country, you will be called recovering them. This Xinzhou was originally the city of our Han people, which was occupied by the banner people hundreds of years ago, and now King Wu has taken it back on behalf of the Han nation, which is called recovery. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Shinshu is restored, everyone no longer has to be enslaved by the banner people, and the crimes suffered before must be brought back to justice! ”

"Let's go, let's go to the government together, avenge the grievances, and seek justice!"

The common people finally believed in the provisional military government of the Nanyang Army, and went to file a complaint one after another, seeking revenge and revenge.

As far as the Nanyang Army Provisional Military Government is concerned, they need the common people to take the initiative to stand up, so that they can attack those hostile forces in the shadows.

The so-called teachers are famous, and they cannot clean up those reactionary forces for no reason, which will leave people with a handle and a mouthful, but if the common people take the initiative to report and provide evidence, then they can take advantage of the problem and completely eradicate these reactionary forces.

In this way, the Provisional Military Government of the Nanyang Army of Shinshu soon swept away and wiped out all the reactionary latent forces in the entire Shinshu area, and the bannermen who had been powerful and prosperous, but those who were on the evil side were either beheaded or had their homes raided, and only a few who had a conscience were treated leniently, and the Nanyang Military Government did not embarrass them, but since then, many of the surviving bannermen have changed their names and surnames, moved their families, and went to another place to pretend to be Han people.

Xinzhou is just a microcosm, with the Nanyang Army's Northern Expedition all the way forward, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and other provinces have been restored one after another, the common people have turned over and called the shots, and the bully reactionary forces that once rode on their heads have been uprooted one after another, leaving only a bright future.

On November 3, 1865, the First Route Army and the Second Route Army of the Northern Expeditionary Army met in Gunzhou, Shandong, and three days later, more than 100,000 troops surrounded Jinan Mansion.

Jinan Mansion was the key place for Li Hongzhang to operate, deploying 30,000 Beiyang troops and 20,000 garrisons, with Li Hanzhang personally in charge, in an attempt to block the Northern Expedition of the Nanyang Army.

However, the result made the people of the whole country stunned, and Tang Naifu, the garrison of Jinan City, opened the south gate in the middle of the night and surrendered with more than 20,000 people from the garrison of Jinan Prefecture.

That night, the main force of the Nanyang Army entered from the south gate, and the Beiyang Army was caught off guard, and at noon on the second day, the city of Jinan was recovered, and more than 20,000 people of the Beiyang Army from the governor of Jinan were forced to lay down their arms and surrender.

Li Hanzhang tried to break through and failed to break through, so he disguised himself as a common man and infiltrated the house, but he was discovered three days later and became a prisoner.

The news came back to Tianjin, Li Hongzhang finally succumbed, first all the relatives in Huai'an Mansion were taken prisoner, and now his younger brother Li Hanzhang was also captured, if Li Hongzhang resisted again, the family would be finished, so Li Hongzhang immediately ordered the Beiyang Army to change its banner and surrender to the Nanyang Army.

At the same time, in order to save his life, Li Hongzhang had to bite the bullet and send 30,000 Beiyang troops from Tianjin to attack the city of Beijing.

After two days of fierce fighting, the 60,000 Eight Banners Patrol Battalion was completely annihilated, and the dignity of the Eight Banners was defended with the last blood.

On the 11th, Beijing fell, Li Hongzhang personally led a team into the city, and surrounded the Forbidden City, wantonly arrested members of the royal family and the children of the Eight Banners, and began to force the palace at the same time.

On the morning of the 9th, Emperor Tongzhi, the queen of Ci'an and Cixi, announced his abdication and opened the city gate to surrender.

At this point, the Qing Dynasty, which had ruled China for more than 200 years, came to an end.

Li Hongzhang also became the gravedigger of the Qing Dynasty and successfully helped Li Weiguo's classmate pull away the hatred. (To be continued.) )