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In the discussion with Wang Yingkai, Wang Bin set a general policy for the upcoming war, and the 4th, 5th, and 6th divisions of the army in the southern region of Henan were responsible for keeping a close eye on the Qing army in the direction of Yiyang Sanguan, and it was best to launch a continuous offensive to pressure the Qing army to increase troops towards Yiyang Sanguan.

At the same time, in order to ensure that Duan Qirui's attack was fierce and that the army could be fully replenished, Wang Bin also deliberately transferred Yu Sun's Eighth Division to the rear of Xinyang, so that it could support Duan Qirui's army in front at any time, and fully ensure that Duan Qirui's side could oppress the three passes of Yiyang.

Then the interspersed troops composed of the first and tenth divisions passed through the Qing army's defense line from the Xinye area and went straight to Xiangyang City.

Although this battle plan seems simple, it still requires the joint efforts of all parties, and Wang Bin roughly calculated that this time the number of troops covering his side alone has reached seven divisions.

The real offensive was only the 1st and 10th Divisions responsible for taking Xiangyang, and of course it would be best if the Qing army could follow this pace of its own.

If these Qing troops nailed the three passes of Yiyang, Wang Bin could only say that he could not help, and let the army that captured Xiangyang advance towards Wuchang.

After this general strategy was constructed, Wang Bin began to actively dispatch troops, so that Yu Sun's Eighth Division would follow the railway inside and outside the Guanwai from Guanwai to Guannei, and then go straight to Henan.

The 1st Division and the 10th Division of the Army, which were located in Zhili, also received secret marching orders from Zhili to Xinye.

When Wang Bin made these moves, the Manchu side also continued to deploy troops, but this time the Manchu Qing move was destined to leave Wang Bin's strategic ideas in the air.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jiang's Suqing Jiangpu belonged to Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, and in the 25th year of Qianlong in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1760, as a new county seat, it was divided into Qinghe County from Shanyang County, and was successively the governor of Jiangnan River and the Huaiyang Daozhi Office.

In terms of administrative relations, although Qingjiangpu has always been subordinate to Huai'an Fucheng, but since Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, due to the diversion of Huanghuai, the canal channel was cut and straightened, and Huai'an Fucheng, which flourished because of the ancient end of the mouth, has since been far away from Yunkou, and its status has been replaced by Qingjiangpu to a large extent.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, due to the prosperity of river affairs and water transportation, Qingjiangpu, which had the prominent status of "southern ship and northern horse, thoroughfare of nine provinces", reached its heyday.

And in the 40th year of Qianlong, that is, in 1775, the population of Qingjiangpu reached 540,000 for the first time, surpassing Hankou and Nanjing in the same period.

Moreover, Huai'an City, with Qingjiangpu and Huai'an Fucheng as the axis, was known as the "four major cities" along the canal along with Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou at that time, and was known as the "four capitals in the southeast".

This shows the importance of Qingjiangpu in Jiangsu, and after deciding to go on the Northern Expedition, he temporarily moved his Liangjiang Governor's Mansion to Qingjiangpu.

At this moment, in the Liangjiang Governor's Palace, Duanfang, Zhou Fu, and Ding Zhenduo, three southern bigwigs, gathered together, which shows how much attention is attached to the upcoming Northern Expedition.

"Ladies and gentlemen, at present, the Queen Mother has agreed to our previous proposal for the Northern Expedition, and now the time is ripe for the Northern Expedition, and I hope to contribute more to the recovery of my Qing Dynasty.

After this incident, the official believed that the reward from the imperial court would inevitably not be small there, even if it was a prince or something, it would not be a problem.

Even if it is not good, this name is just a trivial matter in history. ”

The words of Duanfang, the governor of Liangjiang, first spread in this official residence, and as soon as these words spread, Zhou Fu and Ding Zhenduo, who came out to sit on both sides of Duanfang, could still sit.

The following governors have already been chattering and talking.

This king is not a joke, there are only a few Hanchen who have been crowned kings since the founding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and this time the title of prince was taken out, which shows that this time it is not a trivial matter if it becomes a reward for the imperial court.

Immediately, the following governors all said that they would definitely smear the liver and brain of the imperial court in this Northern Expedition, and they would die in the clouds.

At this moment, Zhou Fu also nodded after seeing the reactions of the governors below, and then continued to say: "Everyone, be quiet for a while, this is not finished yet, why is it like this." ”

As soon as the words fell, these governors closed their mouths, and Zhou Fu saw that the voice was quiet before he spoke again.

"This time, the imperial court has made a great determination for the Northern Expedition, and I waited for this time to come from the south alone to bring the military strength of three towns, and in addition to the three towns of Yiyang Sanguan and the three towns of Wuchang, this is the military strength of nine towns.

In addition, you people also have some new troops in their hands, and there are still hundreds of thousands of troops, and the army arranged by this rebellious minister Wang Bin in front of us is only five towns, most of which are also arranged in Nanyang, and we have a lot of military strength in Yiyang Sanguan.

Our forces are several times larger than the enemy, and I hope you will be a little determined. ”

In the end, Zhou Fu's words already had a warning tone, telling these governors that this time our side has a big advantage.

Therefore, the official did not want to see any escape, and in the late Qing Dynasty, most of these governors were people at both ends of the head, and would only choose to stand on the side that was beneficial to them.

Otherwise, in the later revolutions, there would not have been so many governors who saw that the general trend of the revolution was already unstoppable, and then they became independent.

Although Zhou Fu's beating didn't know how useful it could be, even he didn't have a bottom, but at least he could let these governors know that this side had a great advantage, so that when the war first started, some people couldn't sit still for fear that they would lose or something, so they secretly left a way back for themselves.

The following governors are also human spirits, so they can naturally understand Zhou Fu's words, and even if they say that they will be loyal to the imperial court.

Joke, the army on his side is several times more than Wang Bin, and he can't beat it, even if he can't beat it, he will still pack up and run away, but at this moment, he naturally has to pretend to be in front of Zhou Fu, and he seems to be a big loyal minister.

"Okay, you guys go down first to prepare for the Northern Expedition and some logistical matters, we still have some important things to discuss."

After Zhou Fu got the assurance of these governors, he also let these governors leave the governor's palace, and with the departure of these governors, only Zhou Fu and the other three were left in the governor's palace.

After these governors left, Ding Zhenduo glanced at Duan Fang and Zhou Fu before speaking: "Isn't this Northern Expedition plan a little too risky, so you have to use this plan?" ”

As soon as Ding Zhenduo's words were finished, Zhou Fu on the side said: "Although this plan is a little risky, it is a surprise, as long as it is used properly, it is just a very simple matter to take down Zhili." (To be continued.) )