.If the final victory of the Tianjun expedition in the West could control the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to ensure the safety of Tianjing, and at the same time establish a new base, expand its territory, and connect with Tianjing, so that Tianjing can obtain a continuous stream of material benefits. Then, the Eastern Expedition could not only open the Tian Dynasty's overseas portal and fully control the prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also cut off the Qing Dynasty's supply channels for the south-to-north grain transfer, and fundamentally cut off the Qing Dynasty's actual control over the provinces in Jiangnan. For the Tian Dynasty, this was an extremely important strategic action. Its actual value was far more important than the Northern Expedition.

According to the instructions of the Military Command, the navy, originally under the command of the Yiwang of the Western Expedition Army, led by the Prime Minister of Ensheng and the famous ship king of the Tianjun Army, quickly gathered in Zhenjiang and was assigned to the temporary establishment of the Zhenjiang Naval Army.

The troops stationed in Tianjin also began to mobilize one after another. Zeng Shuiyuan's troops have successively entered Zhenjiang and Yangzhong's front line in recent days. Following closely behind are more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Red Army Teaching Brigade, which has already organized five battalions.

The main force of Qin Rigang's army had already released Jurong, Danyang, sweeping Lishui, Jintan and other Qing army defense key points, almost approaching the city of Changzhou.

Just as the Qing army in Changzhou was in panic and desperately asked for help from Wuxi and Suzhou, the Tianjun suddenly stopped the offensive momentum and began to build a defensive line. The continuous investigation and report were sent back, which made the Qing army in Changzhou breathe a sigh of relief. It turned out that the Tianjun deliberately expanded the depth of the defense in order to consolidate Tianjing's defense, and the main force was to carry out the Northern Expedition.

Lai Hanying, who was stationed in Luzhou, has conquered the Qing Yao strongholds around Lu'an, Chaohu and other surrounding Qing Yao, and has completely controlled the vast area south of Luzhou. At this time, the various Nian Army units, which had accepted the name of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Anhui Province Self-Defense Army, went out of Woyang in the south and launched an attack on Fuyang and Mengcheng, causing Shengbao, who had just entered Bengbu and Shouzhou (Huaibei), to not only be poor at dealing with it, but also had the worries of the northern grain road being cut off from the north. Lai Hanying took this opportunity to send troops to attack Shouzhou and restrain Shengbao in order to reduce the pressure on Zhang Luoxing's self-Defense Army, and at the same time, he sent troops directly to Chuzhou and began to threaten the flanks of the Qing army's Jiangbei camp.

Under the command of Li Shixian, the heavenly army in Yangzhou was even more unwilling to be lonely and kept sending small forces to frequently harass the Jiangbei camp in Qishan outside the city.

All of this, after Qishan and others seemed to have begun to attack Jiangbei camp after destroying Xiangrong's Jiangnan camp. If it weren't for the new Shengbao troops coming to Anhui, he seemed to have some pointers. If it weren't for the emperor's destiny, Qishan would have been oiled and he would have retreated. In any case, Qishan had to consider how to deal with the possible dangers and divide his troops to prevent the Tianjun from blocking the direction of Chuzhou. In this way, Yangzhou's defense pressure was reduced.

The wrong guesses came not only from the Qing army, but also from the defense zone of Qin Rigang's troops stationed in Jurong and Danyang. In addition to the commanders above the division, the following were also speculations about the upcoming start of the second Northern Expedition. The Red Army had just changed into clothes, which was something that the soldiers of the entire army had been looking forward to for a long time. This changed into a brand new winter suit. Thinking of the strongest Red Army Teaching Brigade, the ace, all went to Zhenjiang, how could everyone not think so?

Of course, Lin Fengxiang knew where the next destination was. Listening to the speculation and questions of the soldiers below, he would always look to the north unnaturally, feeling a little regretful that he could not immediately attack the north. King Dong and His Highness An almost drew all the horses in the city of Tianjing. With the support of Qin Rigang and Zeng Shuiyuan, the Red Army already had two cavalry divisions, nearly 10,000 elite cavalry, two infantry divisions and an artillery division, especially he also had a direct guard brigade equipped with all new weapons. Now he is really strong. With these more than 20,000 athletes, if they fight against Qing Yao in the field, 100,000 Qing Yao is no match.

However, if you think about it carefully, he would rather go to the Eastern Expedition. It would be more interesting to meet foreigners and fight with foreigners in the Eastern Expedition. At that time, he would capture thousands of big-nose prisoners and pull them into the streets and alleys of Tianjing, which would be more imposing.

After lunch, Lin Fengxiang inspected nearby subordinates as usual. As soon as he arrived near the base of the Red 1st Division, he was attracted by the rolling yellow dust and the sound of killing.

On the open space temporarily used as a training ground, various straw targets of varying heights were erected within a depth of 200 steps. Cavalrymen in two columns ran over from a distance, holding sabers, which were almost in a straight line with their bodies, forming a forty-five degrees angle with their backs. In the afternoon sun, the swords were shining and the horse's hooves were breeze. A rider in front held a red flag in his hand, and the flag was embroidered with the "First Brigade of the First Division of the First Army of the Workers and Peasants in the Red Army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom". As the target approached, the mighty knights shook the saber to the left or right, and then chopped right or left, and the "heads" rolled down one after another in the sword light.

Lin Fengxiang smiled with satisfaction. The Red 1st Division just entered Danyang yesterday, and it is rare to be able to conduct such formal training immediately. However, he believed that all his subordinates would be like this. The Red 1st Division was just a microcosm. "Sweat more in normal times and bleed less in wartime", and almost everyone can recite the words of His Highness An.

Just as the Tianjun was preparing for the Eastern Expedition, Hong Xiuquan was living his palace life safely, as if he didn't care about what was happening outside.

Wei Changhui always likes to come to the king of heaven, but rarely speaks it bluntly. He does not like to go around the corner, but is afraid that if there is a mistake, he will ruin himself. He once tried his best to make the king understand that the so-called "Interim Tianchao Land System" is a blasphemy of the original intention of the King of Heaven's uprising, but Hong Xiuquan ignored it. He doesn't care who it is to allocate to. As long as the income from the Holy Library is a good guy. Didn't Yang Xiuqing say that this can increase national strength and make a lot of money, and spend it easily. If it's really bad, it's your Yang Xiuqing's sin.

However, Hong Xiuquan agreed with Wei Changhui's idea of ​​always wanting to command the Eastern Expedition Army. He knew that Wei Changhui wanted to use himself to achieve the goal of intervening in the army. If he had a gun, he was the king of grass. But he really didn't believe that Wei Changhui would be loyal to him wholeheartedly. It's a pity that his two unscrupulous brothers would not make me embarrassed if he had a promising prospect. No matter what, it would be right to cultivate Wei Changhui's strength. This is called mixing sand to balance the power of the court. Because, Lin Haifeng's power must not be strong. This guy is actually the most difficult to deal with.

Hong Xiuquan is a little confused now. He has slowly realized that if the Celestial Empire wants to be strong, it must have people like Lin Haifeng and make good use of them. However, when it comes to leaving Lin Haifeng in Tianjing or sending him out, he thinks it is better to be the latter, and there is less trouble to stay away from it.

So, at the routine meeting, Hong Xiuquan first looked at Lin Haifeng with great concern, "Brothers Haifeng have lost a lot of weight recently. If they can't bear it, they might as well choose another general and commander for this Eastern Expedition. I think it's the same for Brothers Haifeng to stay in Tianjing to command."

"I am very grateful to the king of heaven," Lin Haifeng bowed his hand, looking very tired on his face. "I feel a little tired. Besides, I suddenly have the idea of ​​becoming a family recently."

Hong Xiuquan smiled in his heart, and I just said, "Where is no one in the world who is not in the world? Even if Lin Haifeng comes from heaven, he will have seven emotions and six desires." "Oh, it's not that I don't care about you, I just blame the monogamy you want to promote to make me hesitate. If this is the queen, if the choice is not good, wouldn't it become a burden or a heart disease?"

Wei Changhui quickly smiled and put on fun, "Actually, that monogamy is still for others to listen to, and Brother Haifeng doesn't have to mind. If Brother Haifeng needs it, I will choose a concubine for you first." Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something again and looked at Lin Haifeng in confusion, "Brother Haifeng, there is a ready-made candidate in your palace. Why did you find a horse on a horse?"

Lin Haifeng looked at Wei Changhui in a clear way, "Who is it?"

Wei Changhui glanced at the King of Heaven and shook his head at Lin Haifeng, "Did Brother Haifeng pretend to be confused with his brother? Is that Liu Xianghe pretty good? Of course, if he is a real wife, it would be a little bad, but it would be appropriate to marry a concubine."

Lin Haifeng sighed, "It's a pity that he has a master of famous flowers."

"Are you kidding?" Wei Changhui laughed, "Can the people in my brother's palace be snatched first by others?"

"What I said is true," Lin Haifeng seemed helpless.

Looking at Lin Haifeng's performance, Zheng Nan almost laughed in his heart. He glanced at Yang Xiuqing, whose face was getting ugly, hehe, it's almost gone, Dong Wang is almost anxious.
Chapter completed!