In the eyes of the upper-level generals of the Chinese army, Lin Chengting's Zhenhu army was a greater threat than Shi Dakai's Taiping army, so there were more troops attached to the direction of Yunnan operations.

Although the troops marching into Yunnan had only one number of the Fourth Army, the Fourth Army now has more troops than in the past, including the Fourth Division, the Seventeenth Division, the Second Mixed Brigade, and the First Guards Mixed Brigade that originally belonged to the Fourth Army.

As a result, the number of troops under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Army was increased to three divisions and two mixed brigades, and there was also one heavy artillery regiment, one cavalry regiment, and two independent baggage regiments.

In terms of troops, the current Fourth Army has replaced the previous Sixth Army and has become the largest unit in the Chinese Army, with more than 45,000 officers and men of the Royal Army.

After Shi Langyi led the Fourth Army into Yunnan, he failed to get off to a good start like Lin Chengfei's Fifth Army, because Lin Chengting did not block the Fourth Army at the margins.

"Judging from the current situation, Lin Chengting has gathered most of the elite troops in the Kunming area, and it seems that he is preparing to have a final decisive battle with us here!"

"Since he took the initiative to give up the peripheral areas, then we don't need to worry, first occupy and control the peripheral areas, so as to avoid trouble in the rear at that time, in addition, the current supply is still relatively poor, we must contact the logistics department more, so that they can increase their support for our army!"

Shi Langyi said as he looked at the map on the wall, which was a map of the whole of China, from the map. At present, the Chinese army has completely controlled Guangxi, Guizhou and other provinces, and the Chinese army's troops have entered Yunnan Province.

As long as you take Yunnan down yourself. Then it is basically possible to declare the victory of the Great Southwest Strategy, and it is estimated that the war in Sichuan and the Northwest will be almost over.

After all, he is the most difficult to fight in Yunnan. Lin Chengting, who is now entrenched in Yunnan, is China's old opponent, although the previous battles have been won, but this Lin Chengting is still not to be underestimated.

On the other hand, in the northwest and Sichuan direction, the northwest side is a little bigger, and the march is a waste of time, but there is no large-scale enemy army in the northwest that can stop the pace of the Chinese army, and it is only a matter of time before the northwest is taken, and it is a matter of the past few months, if nothing else. The Northwest Territories should be the first to end the fighting.

Although Shi Dakai on the Sichuan side said that he claimed to have hundreds of thousands of troops, everyone was not a fool, and everyone knew what kind of goods the Taiping Army was, and even if one million troops with cold weapons and arquebuses came, they would not be able to stop the westward advance of the Chinese army.

Therefore, among the three directions, it is the most difficult to fight in Yunnan!

But what if it's difficult to fight, Shi Langyi is thinking that it will take a few more months at most, as long as he fights steadily, it is difficult for Lin Chengting to still play flowers!

After Lin Chengting is killed, the country will be completely unified.

Will you be able to go any further?

There may be a chance to earn the rank of general. There may be a chance to get the title of a marquis.

In the middle of the year, there were rumors that when the country was completely unified, Lin Zhe would be crowned a hero, since he rebelled with Lin Zhe a few years ago. There are countless people waiting for this day to come, and Shi Langyi is naturally no exception.

In the past few years, although Lin Zhe has also given out some noble titles, these noble titles are generally low. At present, there is only one marquis, Shi Qingxuan, and three counts. There are more than 10 other viscounts and more than 20 barons. As for the highest title that a courtier can obtain, that is, a duke, there is currently none.

This is an anomaly for a vast Chinese empire in any case.

During the founding of the previous dynasties, not to mention the princes, even the princes also sealed a lot, there are such as the Chinese Empire, which has been established for almost three years, and they have almost unified Kyushu, but there is only one marquis and three counts.

Everyone knows that this situation will not last forever, and even Lin Zhe has revealed many times that he will make an adjustment to the existing aristocratic system and titles next year.

Many people expect that when the time comes, the titles of the heroes will be greatly increased, and the prince is not to be counted on, that is not the prince is not sealed, and the minister is not awarded after his death, otherwise don't expect to be able to get the king.

But the prince can still hope for a thing or two.

Shi Langyi's requirements are not high, and the duke estimates that it will be more difficult, but at least he has to get a marquis!

Just when Shi Langyi was accumulating strength and preparing for the final decisive battle with Lin Chengting in the Kunming area, when he was fighting for his title, Lin Zhe in Nanjing also received the military information sent back from the Lanzhou front.

This is the battle report sent back by Bian Chengxun, the commander of the Sixth Army, last month, because the distance is too far and the transportation is inconvenient, so it was delayed for almost a month before it was delivered to Lin Zhe.

"Aguba? Where did this man come from? Lin Zhe looked at Agubai's name on the military newspaper and thought hard about his memory, but unfortunately, he was not a lover of history or military affairs in his previous life, and he knew some general historical events at most, such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement and the Second Opium War, which were major events in the mid-nineteenth century.

I also know some famous historical celebrities, such as Zeng Guofan, such as Shi Dakai, Li Hongzhang or something.

But if you want him to know who Aguba is, it's a bit reluctant.

To be honest, before coming to this era, he didn't even know that there was a Kokand Khanate in the west of Xinjiang before the mid-19th century, and he thought that Russia was in the west of Xinjiang, and he didn't know that the Kokand Khanate had not been completely annexed by Russia in this year.

"This Kokand Khanate had also paid tribute to the former Qing Dynasty before, but it was cut off later!" Shi Qingxuan explained to Lin Zhe: "I heard that the Kokand Khanate has lost its territory under the attack of the Russians in the past few decades, but I never thought that they would dare to send people to invade our Greater China!" ”

Although the Chinese army is still in Gansu and has not even entered Xinjiang, it does not prevent the officials of the Chinese Empire from treating Xinjiang as imperial territory.

Not to mention Xinjiang, even Tibet, which is still far from the actual control of the Chinese Empire, is regarded as an integral part of the empire, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has held many talks with the British on the Tibetan issue.

"However, the current Kokand Khanate is quite weak, and they will definitely not be able to invade Xinjiang alone with their own strength, in the opinion of Weichen, there must be the support of the Russians or the British behind this matter, otherwise, where did so many muskets under Aguba's hands come from?" Shi Qingxuan said.

Lin Zhe said: "Whether it is the Russians or the British, if they want to invade the territory of the empire, it will not be tolerated by me, your military is ready to prepare to increase support for the Sixth Army, and the Northeast and Mongolia should also strengthen their vigilance!" ”

Speaking of this, Lin Zhe stood up and began to think quickly in his mind!

Although Aguba's invasion of Xinjiang this time did not seem too serious, and it should not be much of a problem to defeat them with the strength of the Sixth Army, this incident made Lin Zhe realize the current crisis on the northern border.

Even if the empire has not yet been completely unified, it must not allow the Russians to be arrogant, and if they don't fight hard, those Russians will always take the so-called Aihui Treaty to admit it.

Nima, Lao Tzu even dared to fight the Anglo-French coalition army, and he won the war, you Russians are a fart, you want more than a million square kilometers of land when you open your mouth.

Lin Zhe pondered for a moment and said: "The troops in the northeast are still too small, your staff department is preparing for one or two, building a new ninth army based on the fourteenth division to garrison the northeast region, and then based on the first division, the tenth army will be established to garrison the Zhili and Mongolian regions, in addition to the existing troops, you will send additional troops to garrison the northeast and Mongolian regions as appropriate." ”

"Be prepared, prepare to send troops to the area north of Heilongjiang to drive the Russians out completely!"

"The Mongol side can't continue to drag on like this, since those princes are unwilling to accept submission, then they will be completely annihilated, I want to see if these Mongol princes really have the courage of Temujin back then!"

After Shi Qingxuan left, Lin Zhe called Song Guanqian, Minister of Foreign Affairs!

"Negotiate with the British and ask them not to meddle in Xinjiang affairs, and as for the Russians, suppress their demand to establish a consulate in Nanjing!"

Song Guanqian listened to Lin Zhe's words, while looking at the military report that Lin Zhe gave him, and after Lin Zhe said it, he said: "Weichen understands!" ”

For this kind of thing, Song Guanqian was also a little helpless, the diplomatic work in these years was not easy to do, even if it was a diplomat of the British Empire, no one would pay attention to what verbal protest was used.

In these years, everyone believed that war decided everything, and if you don't fight a war, you basically don't expect others to make concessions at the negotiating table, even if the Manchu Dynasty, which was cowardly in history, did not say that it betrayed the country because of a verbal protest from others, and it was only after losing the war that it signed a treaty of loss of power and humiliation of the country.

Therefore, Song Guanqian knew that his words of sending diplomatic protests would basically have no effect.

Before sending Song Guan away, Lin Zhe stood up, and then walked to the window to look at the Xinhua Hall to the west, which had completed most of the work and was expected to be able to move into next month.

This palace has been built, and the country is almost unified, but why do you still feel that there are so many troubles?

Lin Chengting and Shi Dakai have not yet cleaned it up, Hong Kong has not been taken back, and they are still arguing with Britain and France because of Burma, Tibet, and even Thailand, and now the Russians are also pounced, first towards recognizing the so-called Aihui Treaty, and after they refused, they not only sent troops to actually control a large number of areas north of Heilongjiang, but also supported the Mongol princes and Agu Bai to invade Chinese territory.

These things are one after the other, and there is no time to stop. (To be continued.) )