Hong Chengchou hurriedly took over the book and lowered his head to think about it carefully.

The moment when Hong Chengchou lowered his head, the haze flashed in his eyes.

After a long time, Hong Chengchou raised his head from the account book, looked at Fan Wencheng with a compassionate expression and said, "What is Lord Fan's intention? This... is simply an enemy of capital. If this account book is accidentally transmitted, it may cause a disaster... Does the emperor know about this?"

Fan Wencheng smiled slightly and shook his head and said, "This money comes from the wrong way and has not been entered into the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue... But if it is used in the war that concerns the survival of our dynasty, I think your Majesty will definitely agree in the future."

Hong Chengchou narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "But Hong doesn't think that Lord Fan's approach can play the following role in the war."

"I have consulted business experts among Shanxi merchants for this. After several verifications, they determined that this matter had a chance of winning... Brother Yan Yan, are you interested in participating in this matter and laying a foundation for the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years in history and keeping a reputation for keeping a talented person?"

Hong Chengchou looked at Fan Wencheng for a long time, closed the account book, took a long breath, and said, "I believe in Brother Xiandou... Since Brother Xiandou is so sure, how can I, Mr. Hong, not participate in the grand event?"

With a "bang", the two of them swear by high-fives, and then they burst into laughter together.

....

Prince Duan Chong Boluo was in full spirit at this time.

The two cities of Sishui and Qufu were conquered in succession. I originally thought that a bloody battle would break out in Ziyang.

Unexpectedly, the Northern Expedition Army, which had caused great casualties in Qufu, only resisted for three days and "retreated" overnight.

Boro was surprised, and his first reaction was that the enemy was insufficient ammunition and could not resist the sudden attack of his own army.

So at Boluo's order, the army had only rested in Ziyang City for one night, and then went out in full swing and headed south.

It’s not that Boluo was dull. In fact, Boluo was even more military talent than Yue Le. Otherwise, the Qing court would not have reused Boluo and cooperated with Duoduo to fight south to stand alone. At that time, Yue Lecai was just a Beller.

There are two main reasons why Boluo is so "arrogant". First, during the years when Yue Le was familiar with the firearms, Boluo was imprisoned by Wu Zheng in Hangzhou Prefecture. This kind of long-term imprisonment is equivalent to being isolated from the world. Although Boluo led the new firearms army, the cavalry still had the fighting idea of ​​being king. Of course, the cavalry was still king. However, once it crossed the Yellow River, south of the Yellow River, especially around the Yangtze River Basin, the rivers were crisscrossed and the waters were complex, which was extremely unsuitable for large-scale cavalry combat. It was too difficult for cavalry to cross the river, so it was delayed by circling. This was also one of the main reasons why Wu Zheng did not develop his own cavalry in the first few years.

Second, Boluo was imprisoned for more than three years, and his hatred for Wu Zheng was endless. When he returned to the capital, he gained enough power. The first thing Boluo thought of was the word revenge.

As people wish today, the Northern Expedition Army was defeated three times. If the prefectures north of the Yangtze River were recovered in one fell swoop, then Boluo would be the leading hero of the Qing court and even the savior to turn the tide.

How could Boluo resist the temptation of this greedy heavenly power?

Of course, Boro had the confidence that most of his second battalion of Zhili, including 50,000 new troops, were musketeers, and three short guns. The speed of the cavalry and three combos were simply invincible.

....

Compared with Boluo, Prince An Yue Le who broke through Haizhou was indeed much more cautious.

Yue Le has fought with the Northern Expedition Army several times and has a full understanding of the Northern Expedition Army's tactics and combat skills.

Of course, he also did not think that now he, who has 36,000 troops, would be taken back to Haizhou by the Northern Expedition Army.

But after thinking about Haizhou City for a whole night, Yue Le decided to temporarily stop chasing and rest in Haizhou.

He believed that only after Prince Boluo successfully conquered Xuzhou, he could lead his army south. Otherwise, if the enemy counterattacked and blocked by the Yellow River, Boluo would probably not have time to save him.

After all, Yue Le was still afraid of the Northern Expedition Army.

....

With the massive retreat of the Northern Expedition Army, the southward forces.

The people who had just re-emerged Han crowns were miserable.

Some ordinary people who "small boats are easy to turn around" fled south with the marching route of the Northern Expedition Army.

Some people who were unable to leave the countryside were pointing to the Northern Expedition Army that retreated south and cursed all the bad words.

What are the "escape generals", there are also "incompetent in war and skillful escape", and there are also those who hold rotten vegetables and rotten eggs, hiding behind the door and smashing marching soldiers at the entrance of the alley.

The soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army, who had strict orders, could only grit their teeth and endure such accusations and abuse that they should not have been able to bear.

For a moment, the just stable people in Jiangbei changed unstoppably.

Some wealthy families, wealthy families and demoted officials who were already inseparable from the Qing court celebrated each other and promoted the fact that the Jianxing Dynasty was not too long and the Qing Dynasty would unify the world.

But Wu Zheng in Huai'an City is really hard to live.

Outside the temporary headquarters, he was blocked by countless petitioners.

The public opinion is fine, just be isolated from the outside. The key is that there are generals who are not in tune with the situation and "take advantage of the situation to rob".

The Northern Expedition Army was very strict in military discipline, and Wu Zheng spent all his energy on reorganizing the army in recent years.

But there are aliens in the Northern Expedition Army, such as the brother Liu Fang who dared to take the position of "General" in front of Wu Zheng.

Liu Yishou, who was ordered by Wu Zheng to "remember his mistakes in Hengyang, was unable to withstand his innate "general" addiction. He was not honest in thinking about mistakes in Hengyang, so he would do it again and he created a Hengyang Guard that could be called a "large army".

However, this time he did learn from the previous lessons and did not recruit those women, children, elderly and weak, but strong men.

This actually has nothing to do with Liu Fang's ideological change. Instead, a small town in Hengyang, whose population was lost in the previous two battles. Now the people who flock to Hengyang are all people from the surrounding prefectures.

Yes, as the shadow of a person's reputation, a "successful person" who has transformed from grassroots to generals against the will of heaven is undoubtedly a great temptation for young people who are determined to have the "general dream".

This can be reflected in Wu Zheng and Shen Zhiyuan. Didn’t Qi Shaobao’s heroic anti-Japanese deeds in Wanli Dynasty influence several generations of young people in Jiangnan abandon their pens and join the army and pursue their lives by sprinkling blood on the battlefield?

Liu Fang came with a letter of invitation.

Or a blood book.

But God knows whether it is human blood or chicken blood, but this is not important. What is important is that this guy almost pointed at Wu Zheng's nose and said "advice".

"Your Majesty, you are the Dinghai Dinghai Sword of our dynasty... I, Liu, and millions of people in Jiangbei, but I am determined to lead you to the Northern Expedition..."

Listen, listen, this guy actually dares to represent public opinion in front of Wu Zheng.
Chapter completed!