Since the establishment of Lin Hong's Chinese Empire, the people in the south have lived and worked in peace and contentment, while the people in the north have continued to live in misery.

The five provinces of Henan, Shandong, Zhili, Shanxi, and Shaanxi broke out against the Qing uprising one after another, and the capital of Beijing was shaken for a time, especially in Henan Province, which was not allowed to cultivate for three years, and was full of devastation, with ten rooms and nine emptiness.

At this time, Lin Zexu, who escaped from Wuhan, had been idle in the capital for a period of time, and Mu Zhang'a and other ministers finally made up their minds and decided to use Lin Zexu as the governor of Zhili, prepare the army, and be sure to exterminate the rebellious people in the five provinces.

Lin Zexu is no longer young, but his heart to serve the country has not diminished, and he dragged his old and weak body to the Henan Qing Army Camp. I saw that the camp was full of old and weak soldiers who were useless, so it was necessary to recruit new soldiers for the sake of fighting a war.

"My lord, most of the soldiers in this Kaocheng camp are local soldiers in Henan, who have been fighting against chaos for a year, they are exhausted, and there are many defeats, which is really not of great use." A handful of general roads.

"Exactly, Lord Lin, I heard that the green camp of this Kaocheng city is already like a frightened bird, even if a small group of southern thieves appears, they don't dare to resist it, Jian is extremely cunning, cowardly as a mouse, and the grain and grass here can't be connected, and many soldiers have also become deserters." Jing Guji on the side continued.

"The southern thieves have not been pacified, the people are in turmoil again, the country is restless, the people are not farming, and the country will be abolished." Lin Zexu looked up to the sky and sighed.

When Lin Zexu was idle in Beijing, he never stopped his loyalty to the country. He suggested to the imperial court that the soldiers who went to Shanxi and Shandong should be organized into a new green battalion, and that Western military advisers be invited to strictly train them, and that they be equipped with good firearms to cast them into usable soldiers.

At first, some Manchus opposed this proposal, but as the military situation of the Qing Dynasty took a turn for the worse, a life-saving army became a priority for these magnates.

Yishan controls the Manchurian New Army in Beijing, and it cannot be moved lightly, and a force that can mobilize and calm the territory where the rumors are spreading is indeed needed.

As a result, the auxiliary ministers really made a lot of efforts, forcibly deducted a sum of money from the treasury of the running rats, recruited soldiers from Shandong and Shanxi, and formed the New Green Battalion. At the same time, the French and Russians were also invited to serve as coaches of this unit, and it was necessary to form considerable combat effectiveness.

It's just that there are soldiers, generals, and teachers, but there are no guns. A while ago, Nanban was selling arms enterprises, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who felt that the Nanban Emperor's braincase was broken, sent a group of people to disguise themselves and carry silver into Nanban, ready to make a gain. But these people were often taken away by some mysterious people before they could enter the auction venue, and all the money was gone, and none of them returned to the north.

In the end, the Qing court, through Western forces and scattered purchases from the Southern Dynasties, was barely able to get the new green battalion to get guns.

Lin Hong had secretly been close to the Manchu border before, and a batch of smoothbore guns and ammunition ~ medicine flowed out, one was to earn huge profits from the Manchu Qing Dynasty's urgent need for firearms, but to check to see if there were any local businessmen who took risks in order to earn 300% of the profits.

Facts have proved that Mr. Ma's words are indeed the truth-

In the autumn of 1834, the north was becoming more and more chaotic, and when Lin Hong came to the northern border to inspect, what he heard was that the common people along the way were talking about the tragedy in the north.

And when Lin Hong personally went to those who fled from the north to verify the rumored tragic situation of ten rooms and nine emptiness, and the change of children and food, he began to deeply reflect on what he had done, to be precise, a reaction to the Qing court in the north.

In Lin Hong's view, his previous decision to divide the river was not just because of the task of the system. There are many advantages to recovering the mainland: you can continue to promote the economic development and national construction in your existing territory, so that your foundation and strength will be stronger; It is possible to divide the country and rule by using the rapid social changes in the south to impact the small peasant economy in the north, which can make the people more dissatisfied with the Qing Zhengfu and reduce the resistance to reform that offends the residents after taking over this region; What's more, Lin Hong's funds are limited, if they are evenly distributed in each province, then there will not be much money left, in other words, he can make some places quickly rich and strong, but if the whole country is on the same page, the most likely thing is that all places will not go up and down, and stop in an embarrassing situation.

In the past, Lin Hong also knew that there would be dead people in the north like this, but he always used the ostrich jing god to appease himself, and now he believed that he had enough strength to lead this nation, so it was impossible for the ostrich to continue to hide his head in the sand

On December 1, 1834, His Majesty Lin Hong, the Great Emperor of the Great Chinese Empire, could not sit idly by and watch the Manchus continue to brutalize the people in the north, and decided to sign the Supreme Military Mobilization Order, recruit battle echelons on a large scale, and prepare for the Second Northern Expedition of the Chinese Empire. The first echelon is the main force of the Royal Army, which will defeat the enemy with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and the second echelon is the reserve force that the Royal Army is already compiling; The task of the second echelon is to sweep the ground, clear the enemies who resist sporadically and the bandits who plague the place, and completely restore peace to the place; The third echelon is the Jing inspection troops, and the third echelon is not only the Jing inspection troops, but also carries He Muping's invincible sharp weapon propagandists, as well as a simple administrative team, and must restore all normal production and construction order in the shortest possible time.

The ultimate goal of the whole strategy is to use a perfect structure and meticulous organization to reduce the further destruction of the northern region that was already riddled with holes in the Northern Expedition, and at the same time restore the vitality of the local area as soon as possible, so as not to drag down the vigorous industrial revolution that is going on in the whole of China.

This order about the Second Northern Expedition was sent to the military and political departments by the CIA's royal special agents on the night of May 17, and when Prime Minister Zuo Yu saw this order, he couldn't help but sigh: "Thunder is as sudden, this emperor is still the same, thinking of a thing to do, completely ignoring the plan that has been laid out for several years." ”

The prime minister, who is only in his forties, has already dyed silver hair on his head, and although his power is still at his peak, he is obviously much older than when he first took over as prime minister.

Zuo Yu instructed: "Go and inform the cabinet members that at 12 o'clock tonight, a temporary cabinet meeting will be held, and at the same time, Li Chao, the director of the Royal Army, Ouyang Xiang, the director of the Royal Navy, and Liu Kan, the director of the Zhongyang Intelligence Bureau, will come over to observe." ”

When the secretary heard that the prime minister had called all the most important people in the country at once, he couldn't help asking, "Yes, Your Excellency, does Your Majesty still need to call him?" ”

"Your Majesty suddenly threw out a plan of more than 100 pages tonight, do you think Your Majesty can still listen to our people discuss?"

"Yes! My lord! The secretary bowed respectfully, then stepped back.

In Li Chao's mansion, an uncle in black handed over the thick plan.

Li Chao looked through it, then slapped the plan on the table and shouted: "Three echelons of 1.6 million people? ”

This mouthless uncle, who was obviously a high-ranking person in the Intelligence and Security Bureau, continued to say without a mouth: "Yes, commander, but among these 1.6 million people, only the first echelon can be regarded as real combatants, and the rest of the work will be done by the reserve and Jingcha, Your Majesty instructed me to tell you before leaving, the first echelon has only one task: to break through, to advance against time, and he hopes to end this war in the shortest possible time." ”

Li Chao shook his head and said: "This is impossible, now, only the southern region of our country has a railway, and the transportation capacity is quite limited, Your Majesty's plan from the south of the Yangtze River has involved the Balkhash Lake in the Western Regions and the Outer Xing'an Mountains in the northeast, separated by five or six thousand kilometers from east to west, and at least three thousand kilometers from north to south. The overall organization of 1.6 million people, the planning and arrangement is another set of troublesome things, and if this arrangement had been done a year in advance, it would have been too hasty to suddenly shout that the second Northern Expedition would be made. ”

Uncle Wukou was expressionless and didn't say a word, which put a lot of pressure on Li Chao.

Li Chao touched the slag of his beard on his chin, stood up, and said, "You go and reply to Your Majesty, saying that our Royal Army will do our best to complete Your Majesty's task." He saluted.

Uncle Wukou nodded slowly, bowed, and exited the door.

Li Chao scratched his scalp and said distressedly: "This is troublesome!" ”

On the night of September 17, the head of the huge war monster of the Zhonghua~ Kingdom first opened its eyes and shook. The head of the giant beast has been raised, so when will the sharp claws of the giant beast fall?