After the civil strife was pacified, the whole kingdom of heaven was united in a rope, internally, diligently cultivating politics, developing the economy, strengthening armaments, and externally, trying its best to maintain the status quo and not using swords and soldiers.

After a period of preparation, led by Lu Bo and supplemented by Huang Xu and others, the other military divisions that still existed within the Heavenly Kingdom were wiped out in one fell swoop, so that the entire Heavenly Kingdom achieved true internal unification.

In the tenth year of the Heavenly Era, that is, in the third year after the civil strife was quelled, after a court discussion, Hong Xiuquan officially ordered the army to swear to the Northern Expedition and prepare to unify China.

Shi Dakai took it for granted that he was the marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army, commanding the three armies and fighting against the Qing Dynasty, while Huang Xu fought with the rank of general Wuwei, but because he had no actual combat experience, he did not lead the army, but only temporarily served as a counselor in the generalissimo Shi Dakai.

Others, such as Zhao Xiaofeng, Yao Dahong's brothers, as well as Yang Xiuqing, Zhu Yidian, Fu Zhongxin and many other generals under the command of Wei Changhui also went out to fight, and everyone was convinced by the upper echelons of the Heavenly Kingdom at this time, they felt that they could die for such a country, it was a well-deserved death.

However, Lu Bo and other forbidden troops did not move, and they joined forces with the newly reorganized city defense army to protect the safety of the Beijing Division.

In the military camp on the front line, after some fierce debate, the route of the Northern Expedition was basically finalized, first of all, it was necessary to repel the Qing army on the front line of Anfu, try to annihilate the main force of the Qing army, and consume the living Liliang of the Qing court, and then, the troops were divided into two routes, one way from Anqing, through Hefei, Bengbu, Suzhou, Xuzhou, Zaozhuang, Tai'an, Jinan, Cangzhou, Tianjin, Langfang, Zuihou Bing Linshun Tianfu, and the other route set off from Anqing, through Wuchang, Xinyang, Zhumadian, Xuchang, Zhengzhou, Anyang, Handan, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Langfang, Zuihou to Shuntianfu, the two armies are together in Langfang, and attack Shuntianfu together, as long as this goal can be achieved, then the entire hinterland of the Central Plains will be under the control of the Kingdom of Heaven.

And after piercing the heart of the Qing court, Shuntianfu, and gaining the right to rule China, he sent troops to sweep the whole country and unify the whole of Greater China.

After the gathering of the army, the first pre-war military meeting was held on the Anqing front, and most of the front-line generals in the army, as well as Huang Xu and other reinforcements from the capital, gathered together to discuss important matters.

'Ladies and gentlemen, this time I will go out to the army and vow to go straight to the Chieftain Court, what do you think about this?' Shi Dakai, who was sitting behind the handsome case, looked around at the generals in the tent and asked.

'Lord, since the policy has been decided, we will unswervingly implement it.' It was Guo Potian who spoke after a long absence.

'Well, General Guo is loyal. However, although our general direction has been decided, but we still need to have a specific implementation plan, for example, now we are facing the Qing army threat how to pull out, their strength is not inferior to ours, if we fight hard, it is obviously not advisable, but if we outwit, what should we do, there is no lack of resourcefulness in the Qing army, the Qing army commander Zeng Guofan is a wise and brave person, think of winning, how easy is it to say, and if it is delayed here for a long time, it will not be conducive to the follow-up step-by-step attack, so, now we must find a way to break the enemy? Shi Da Kaidao.

"Lord Wang, I will challenge again at the end of tomorrow, no matter what, I will definitely have a showdown.' Guo Potian asks for battle.

"Lord Wang, the student thinks that General Guo's method is not a bad way, we have not confronted the enemy for a long time, the Qing army is unknown, we must engage in a battle, in order to get a glimpse of the Qing army, when the time comes, it is not too late to set the line." Zhao Xiaofeng agreed.

Zhao Xiaofeng's words made everyone around him silently nod, obviously everyone agreed with Zhao Xiaofeng's opinion.

"Brother Huang, what do you think?" Shi Dakai asked Huang Xu with a smile.

"Lord Wang, the last general thinks that Mr. Zhao's method can be tried." Huang Xu also agreed.

"Okay, in that case, tomorrow the school will order troops and fight with the Qing army." Shi Da opened the case.

The generals promised.

Early the next morning, the soldiers had a full meal, Guo Potian ordered 5,000 soldiers and horses, and went out of the camp to challenge, and Shi Dakai personally led a large team of men and horses to escort the formation.

When the Qing army heard Guo Potian's call, they also opened the camp gate, and a hussar first led about 5,000 troops to rush towards Guo Potian, and the large group of men and horses behind him also followed.

"Coming to the common name?" Guo Potian reined in and sat down on the horse, put the machete in his hand on the horse's back, and shouted.

"I am the general under the account of Zeng Dashuai, Zeng San is also, who are you?" Lai Jiang pointed the steel gun in his hand at Guo Potian and shouted. Standing proudly.

I saw a fair-skinned, handsome young general about twenty years old, dressed in black heavy armor, sitting down across a white horse, holding a steel gun,

"Me? Ha, ha, your grandfather's name is Guo Potian, a general of the Heavenly Empire, and you are a yellow-mouthed child who has not dried up, and you must have never heard of my name." Guo Potian said contemptuously.

"Phew, a traitor is a traitor, you can be called a general like you, wouldn't it be a loss for Hong Xiuquan's face." Zeng San did not show weakness.

"Clean your mouth." Guo Potian heard the young general call Bixia's name and shouted.

"No matter how loud you roar, I'm not afraid of you." Zeng Sandao.

The two people on the field, you say a word, I say a word, they don't give in to each other, there is no movement in this hand, but there is already a lot of verbal fighting.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you want to fight, you will fight, if you don't fight, we will collect the army and return to the camp and find a chance to fight again." Guo Potian was tired of scolding, and deliberately provoked that Zeng Sandao.

"Fight, why don't you fight, who is afraid of whom." Zeng San is also young and vigorous, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions.

Guo Potian looks rude, but he is coarse and fine, he expected that the other party was young and vigorous, so he deliberately provoked him with words and looked for a chance to make a move. Soon, the opportunity came, and he saw that the other party's guard had begun to relax, so he danced the machete in his hand and killed him.

When the other party saw Guo Potian killing, he also raised the steel gun in his hand to meet the enemy.

The two of them raised swords and guns together, you went back and forth, and in a moment there were twenty or thirty rounds of fighting. Under Guo Potian's indiscriminate slashing, Zeng San gradually felt a little lack of follow-up strength, every time he raised his gun to resist, he felt that his strength weakened by a point, and when the fight reached nearly seventy rounds, he really couldn't parry, so he shook a shot at Guo Potian's face, and ran to his own phalanx.

Seeing that he had won, Guo Potian raised the machete in his hand high, shouted: "Kill.", and took the lead in killing the Qing army.

The Qing army saw that the main general was defeated, the fighting spirit had been lost, and in the panic, the formation was in chaos, and then let Guo Potian lead people to rush like this, and the five thousand people brought out by Zeng San were completely chaotic, Guo Potian saw this and took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill.

Seeing that the 5,000 men in the front were in disarray, the commander of the Qing army was worried that these rebellious troops would rush to the rear army's position, so he hurriedly raised the command flag and ordered the army to withdraw to the battalion. At this time, the trumpet in Shi Dakai's army also sounded, and the brigade rushed over like a tide, and after Zeng San fought to the death, the rear army of the Qing army returned to the camp safely, but Zeng San's own five thousand forwards had been lost. It seems that a punishment is inevitable.

Guo Potian led people to the front of the camp of the Qing army, and was about to order an attack, but unexpectedly, on the moat of the camp gate, sharp arrows rained down, and he hurriedly ordered the army to retreat to avoid the rain of arrows of the Qing army, and he was ready to launch another strong attack after this rapid shot of the Qing army.

Just as Guo Potian was preparing to attack again, Shi Dakai's flag of the Chinese army had been raised, which was a signal to retreat, Guo Potian had no choice but to lead the army to retreat.

Guo Potian personally broke off and escorted his 5,000 troops back to the camp, but Shi Dakai's rear team had already retreated into the camp. When Guo Potian stopped at the gate of the camp, he saw Shi Dakai leading the crowd to greet him personally at the gate of the camp, Guo Potian hurriedly dismounted and handed over the order to Shi Da.

Although it was a small victory today, Shi Dakai was also very happy.

"General Guo's courage is really well deserved, it seems that the Qing army may not be able to shrink under the general's slashing today, which is really happy." Shi Dakai said, and it could be seen that he was really happy.

"Xie Wang Ye praised, but if the Qing army can't shrink back, then we are at a loss, and the end is to hope that they can be ashamed and brave, and come to us one after another to take revenge." Guo Potian also laughed, and it could be seen that he was not happy to kill today.

"Ha, ha..." everyone got up.

That night, Shi Dakai set up a banquet to invite the generals to celebrate today's victory, of course, Guo Potian's contribution cannot be erased, Shi Dakai has already made a heavy note for him on the credit book.

In the Qing military camp, Zeng San was shirtless and guilty.

"Come on, pull out this useless man who has lost his troops and cut it down, so as to be the prestige of the army." Sitting in the seat was a man who was no longer a young commander, and he only heard him shout majestically.

"Marshal, on this occasion of employing people, if the general is cut before the battle, it is not good for the army, it is better to let him make meritorious contributions, if there is another mistake, it is not too late to punish the two crimes." A man dressed as a literati next to him persuaded.

"Military advisor, if you don't kill it, why is it a military rule, if everyone makes a mistake and doesn't punish it, won't this army be messed up, the commander's will has been decided, you have to persuade again." The handsome man looks iron-faced and selfless.

"The words of the military advisor are reasonable, please be gracious." All the generals knelt down and pleaded.

"In this case, for the sake of the generals, I will let you go this time, and if you make a mistake next time, you will not be spared." The big handsome said, paused, and then said: "However, although the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime cannot be escaped.

When the generals heard that they only hit fifty military staffs, they were all relieved, and Zeng San was also relieved, for a mere fifty military staffs, it was a small meaning to him.

After dealing with Zeng San, the big marshal asked everyone under the tent again: "Everyone, this Shi Dakai, he hasn't fought for a long time, but he came to challenge today, what does it mean?"

"Presumably they are here to spy on our reality, according to intelligence feedback, reinforcements have come from the stone thieves' side, presumably, they are a little overwhelmed." The military advisor analyzed.

"Well, the military advisor is reasonable, and it must be so, but how should we deal with it, does the military advisor have a plan?" Da Shuai asked.

"Dashuai, now that the thieves are in full swing, we can only temporarily avoid their fronts, shrink the defense, and wait until the thieves are weak, and then counterattack." The strategic plan of the military advisor is just like what Guo Potian said, it is impossible to shrink out.

"It seems that this is the only way to go. The generals listened to the order, passed on the commander's order, and the army from today onwards, guarded the camp and did not go to war, and those who violated the order were beheaded." The big marshal groaned for a while.

"Yes." The generals said.

"Okay, you guys stand down, military advisor, Ben Shuai still has something to talk to you alone, you stay." Da Shuai Dao.

All the generals withdrew, and there were only two men in the tent, the military advisor and the commander.

"Strategist, a few years have passed since we held off with the thieves, and we still haven't gained an inch, but the thieves are even stronger, and it seems that there is a spark on fire

I am very worried, what should I do to explain this situation?" The handsome man was full of sorrow.

"Dashuai, your heart of worrying about the country and the people, the students are very impressed, but the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for us, we have no other way but to serve the country wholeheartedly, the so-called planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky, so it can only be so." Military Division.

"Alas, is it true that the Qing Dynasty has run out of gas?" The big marshal sighed.

"Dashuai, don't be refreshed, the entire Qing Dynasty, now rely on you alone, you must resist it, otherwise, the Qing Dynasty may really be over." The military advisor persuaded.

"I'm just a little emotional, I can't talk about recovering my heart, since that's the case, then I can only fight hard." Dashuai perked up and said.

"The students will do their best to help the boss achieve his wishes." Military Division.

"Okay, military advisor, with your words, I'm relieved." Dashuai was very pleased.

"Dashuai, you rest early, and the students retire." Military Division.

"Okay, you can go down and rest." Dashuai nodded.

The military division withdrew.

After listening to it for so long, we can't help but ask, who is this marshal, and who is this military advisor, maybe we already have the answer in our hearts, yes, the marshal is the optimus pillar of the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan, and the military advisor is the first strategist under him, Li Hongzhang. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)