For this Northern Expedition, logistics supply is the biggest problem, and the consumption of ammunition, grain and grass is still within a controllable range. Because the resistance in the provinces was not fierce, very little ammunition was consumed, especially the shells, and the old cities often surrendered before the arrival of the army, and the artillery shells used in the march were not reduced much at all. Grain and grass can also be purchased on the spot, Yunnan and Guizhou are more barren, Jiangxi and Zhejiang can be replenished on the spot, there are many big landlords here, there are abundant grain stocks, the national army has many ways to buy from it, the large-scale circulation of "Huayuan" also makes it convenient to buy, in Jiangxi and southern Zhejiang, the people generally agree with Huayuan.

The largest quantities of fuel and vehicle spare parts are delivered by the logistics department. In the rugged Yunnan-Guizhou region, trucks and jeeps are not easy to use, and bicycles and motorcycles, especially sidecar motorcycles, are most used by the Nationalist Army, which are very popular with soldiers. These vehicles can drive on narrow, rough roads and carry certain supplies. Of course, the complexity of the road surface and the intensity of use make the possibility of vehicle failure greater, and the replenishment of spare parts is on the agenda.

Guangzhou Hongguang Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a joint venture, with the state holding 15 percent of the shares, mainly providing machinery, technology and talents, and private capital accounting for 85 percent, providing venues, workers, production and sales. This is also a microcosm of Luliang's cultivation of private capital. The company, which mainly produces all kinds of motorcycles, has branches in Guangxi and Fujian, and received orders from the military department for 20,000 motorcycles of various types before the Northern Expedition, accounting for 70 percent of the annual sales.

When owning a bicycle was popular among the people in Guangxi and Fujian, the wealthy families in Guangdong who were the first to develop had already targeted the novelty of motorcycles. Relatively strong purchasing power and convenient transportation conditions make motorcycles rapidly popular, a Hongguang 250 motorcycle horsepower, strong passing ability, only need 3,000 yuan, which is the first choice of many businessmen. The Hongguang 150 motorcycle is small and delicate, and it is popular with women and rural areas.

Guangdong, which has only been lifted out of poverty for a few years, has recently shown many signs of bad habits, and the New Culture Movement has been promoted for several years, and civilized manners, loyalty, filial piety, and love of learning have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but they still cannot resist the powerful power of folk traditions. Taking marriage as an example, in the countryside, if an ordinary peasant family marries a daughter-in-law, it will need a bride price of at least 3,000 yuan, renovate the house, and buy a three-piece wedding set -- a bicycle, a radio, and a sewing machine. In addition, there is also a large banquet, and the concierge also has to take a lot of gift money per person, and tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea have become the carrier of comparison. Some families also invite Taoist monks to do great rituals, and do everything they can think of.

These customs have plunged the newly wealthy people of Guangdong into a shortage of money, and a wedding is also heavy and unbearable, not to mention the fact that the family is surrounded by walls and debts. During the Northern Expedition, many soldiers were terrified because of letters from their families, and Lu Liang specially instructed the revolutionary government to take decisive measures to stop this unhealthy trend!

And the most effective measure is taxation! Take the bride price tax as an example, if the bride price exceeds Wu Baiyuan, you will have to pay ten times the tax, and if it is lower than Wu Baiyuan, you only need to pay one percent of the tax, and if it exceeds 1,000 yuan, you need to pay 100 times the tax, that is, if the woman's family asks for a 1,000 yuan bride price, you need to pay 100,000 yuan in taxes from the government! Of course, there are policies and countermeasures, and the people will constantly update their tricks to avoid these measures, so it depends on whether the road is one foot higher or the magic is one foot higher, and the revolutionary government vows to fight this bad habit to the end!

The struggle against bad folk customs was only a small wave in the sea, which did not attract much attention, and now everyone's eyes were on the majestic Northern Expedition.

On October 19, 1903, the 3rd Mountain Brigade, using advanced mobile tools such as motorcycles, was invincible from Tongren, Guizhou, and captured the Yuqing area, followed by the Fourth Army to expand to both sides of the attack line. As of October 22, Zunyi, Dushan and other places were occupied, forming a three-sided encirclement of Guiyang.

When the 3rd Mountain Brigade was getting closer and closer to Guiyang, a telegram brought the war in Guizhou to an abrupt end. The governor of Guizhou, Ke Fengshi, announced in a telegram that Guizhou Province had broken away from the Manchu rule, asked to join the revolutionary government of Guangdong, and would fight to the end against the corrupt rulers of the Manchu Dynasty! At the same time, about 3,000 people from the 19th Town of the New Army in Guiyang, Guizhou, under the leadership of the co-commander Chen Eun, announced that they would obey Ke Fengshi's orders, lay down their arms and wait for the arrival of the national army.

As soon as the power was issued, Ding Zhenze, who was far away in Kunming, fell into despair, Ke Fengshi, an old fox, repeatedly denounced the rebellious party in front of him, saying that he would never compromise with it, but he didn't expect the national army to raise his hand and surrender before he arrived in Guiyang! There is also Chen Eun, this person is the military talent he values the most, Xiliang introduced himself to himself, although he served as the assistant commander, in fact, the entire nineteenth town was handed over to him. He was in Guiyang to do his best to keep Guizhou, but he didn't expect to betray the imperial court with Ke Fengshi. Ke is at the right time, it's really timely!

Guizhou is lost, Ding Zhenze has no choice, although Ke Fengshi and Chen Yan's families are in Kunming, but what can he do to others? I don't know how many days will the National Army call, and I won't settle accounts with myself when the time comes? It's a pity that his family is in Beijing, and if he wants to keep his family, he can't betray like Ke Fengshi.

Ke Fengshi's telegram made the Qing troops in Guizhou breathe a sigh of relief, and all the green battalions, governors, and flag soldiers all laid down their arms and waited to receive them, from the general army to the general soldiers, and no one regarded the court as their own mother. It can be said that the rebellion of Zhang Zhidong and Li Jingxi played a very good role in exemplifying, plus Guizhou is not far from Liangguang and has been deeply affected, and the local people are very eager for the prosperity there, which also played a role in promoting Ke Fengshi's decision.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the chaotic party is strong, is it withdrawing to Sichuan to organize military resistance? The Governor of Sichuan, Lord Cen, has invited adults to Sichuan many times to jointly resist the rebellious party, which is not a road! Cao Feibao, the chief soldier of Yunnan and the commander of the ninth town, said, Tan Junpei, the governor of Yunnan on the side, shook his head, Cao Feibao's family is in Kunming, of course he can leave, but he and Ding Zhenze can't, both of them are officials in different places, and their families are in the capital, how can they risk the responsibility of losing their land to go to Sichuan, a bad trouble, is a big crime of killing the head or even exterminating the clan.

"General Cao, the imperial court will never allow us to withdraw from Yunnan, you still have to do a good job of appeasing the things below. Guizhou rebels, Yunnan will not be stable, the national army marches to Kunming in the east, subject to the geographical speed is not fast, you still have to arrange the defense of Kunming, the rest of the region can give up, concentrate the military strength in Kunming, the old man wants to fight to the death with the chaotic party! "The people's hearts are unstable, Ding Zhenze can only make this decision, concentrate all the Qing troops in Kunming, so that it is easy to control.

"My lord, this order has been issued, and the number of soldiers gathered in Kunming now exceeds 20,000, but I don't expect more people to come after that. The main position was defended by the 19th Town, and if it was really not possible, it would enter the city of Kunming, and the artillery of the party in the city would not be able to play its role. Cao Feibao was ruthless and did not hesitate to let the people of Kunming City accompany the funeral. In fact, there is another point he did not say, the nearly 20,000 Qing troops who arrived in Kunming were not controlled at all, and the looting of merchants and the abscenity of women in the city gradually increased.

Resistance was stronger in Jiangxi and Zhejiang, the economic center of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where most of the taxes were paid, and if lost, the Manchus would have no power to recover. These places were also one of the most powerful areas of the compradors, and the high-level compradors gathered in Shanghai pooled money to buy equipment and grain and grass to supply the Qing army in both places. There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and even the soldiers of the Eight Banners, who only know how to smoke a lot on weekdays, have carried their rifles, but it is doubtful whether they can pull the trigger.

On October 21, 1903, the 8000 Green Battalion sniped at the Nationalist Army in the Xinyu area east of Yichun, and the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Division, the vanguard of the Second Army, encountered the enemy and a fierce battle broke out. Before the start of the war, the soldiers of the Green Battalion were each given a piece of Fushou paste and five taels of silver to boost morale, and the high sponsorship from the comprador group made the Qing army scream. It was originally an ambush operation, but after seeing the national army, it actually rushed out of the position and turned into a strong attack.

The soldiers of the Green Battalion, who were rarely strong, did not get a chance to play, and the first regiment had already received a report from the scouts, and the number and firepower of the enemy were all figured out, and they originally wanted to wait until the follow-up large forces arrived before attacking, but found that the Qing army rushed directly towards the first regiment. Those Qing troops began to run wild from 800 meters away, which made people very puzzled - where did the Qing army get the physical strength?

The infantry artillery did not have time to be erected, the mortars were the first to fire, and the heavy and light machine guns were quickly erected by the soldiers, and an improvised defensive position was quickly formed. Before the Qing infantry arrived, the shells came first, and the soldiers of the Nationalist Army responded calmly under the not dense artillery fire. The Second Army is also an old army, the number of veterans is very large, and there are not a few battles experienced. Being able to withstand the enemy's artillery fire without panicking shows that the Second Army is already a very effective unit. Of course, the sparse artillery fire of the Qing army also discounted this speculation.

The quality of the artillery of the Nationalist army was no worse than that of the infantry, and by the time twelve infantry guns were erected and began to counterattack the Qing artillery, the Qing infantry had already rushed within two hundred meters. With the stimulation of Fushou ointment, the about 2,000 soldiers who attacked ran wildly for 600 meters, and finally their physical strength was exhausted, and it could be seen with the naked eye, and it was very difficult for the Qing soldiers to even move their feet.