The Northern Expedition Army reached Shandong. Aisin Gioro Babuhai, who was stationed in Jinan Prefecture, was Nurhaci's eleventh son. He led his army from Jinan Prefecture and went south to fight against the Northern Expedition Army.

Although Babuhai is also the son of Nurhaci, he has mediocre qualifications and is not as brave as his father and brother. He was reluctant to go south when he heard the imperial order. He was used to living a life of living in Jinan Prefecture and did not want to lead troops to fight.

The general was not in a fight and his soldiers were timid. The group dragged and moved slowly. Thirteen days after Babuhai announced his departure from Jinan Prefecture, he actually arrived at Taishan Prefecture. Not to mention marching, even if he was traveling around, he should have arrived long ago. Even though Babuhai was in the north, he had heard of the achievements of the Northern Expedition Army. In his guilt, he had a clever plan in his mind. He sent a thousand men to investigate and investigate his army. After reporting that there were no enemy troops every day, he ordered the march. The Qing soldiers of Jinan Prefecture were very satisfied with the commander and wanted to burn high incense for him.

At this time, Li Haoxian had already captured most of the territory of Yanzhou Prefecture. Although he was advancing all the way, the problem of insufficient troops was soon exposed. The Huozi Camp had a total of 100,000 people, leaving behind 30,000 remnants of the Qing Dynasty to pacify Huai'an. The remaining manpower was only 80,000, and even if he captured a city, he could not send troops to appoint him. Moreover, there were dangerous passes everywhere, so he had to be divided into troops to guard.

When he arrived in Yizhou, Li Haoxian looked at the more than 60,000 people he had, and sighed in his heart: The Northern Expedition has come to an end. Li Haoxian's hometown Dengzhou Prefecture is right in front of him, and no one knows how eager this seven-foot man is to lead his troops to regain his hometown.

A fast horse ran from Shandong to the camp of Hou Xuanyan in Huai'an Prefecture. The Huozi Camp invited troops to support him and needed Hou Xuanyan to send officials to govern the place. Hou Xuanyan was frowning, and the Northern Expedition Eastern Route Army fought too fast, and the front line was very long at once. Invite troops, you can transfer troops from Fengyang Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and Kaifeng Prefecture to attack the places where Huozi Camp was recovered at any time. At this time, the dispatch of officials was equivalent to pushing them to the guillotine and waiting for the giant axe to fall at any time.

At this time, we should not care about the gains and losses of a city and a place at all, but should look for the main force of the Qing army and seek a decisive battle. Killing and injuring the Qing generals as much as possible is the way to win the Northern Expedition.

The Qing court obviously understood this point. Although Li Haoxian was coming in full force, as long as Fengyang Mansion was not broken through, the Huo-zi camp, which had entered deep into the army, could only end in a hurry. Therefore, the turtle-marching of Babuhai was not ordered by the Qing court, and there was not even a minimum urging.

"Oh, I shouldn't have sent Li Haoxian to attack Shandong. He would not be willing to hand over the prefectures and counties he captured when he attacked Shandong. He would be extremely attached to him." Hou Xuanyan felt uncomfortable. He was obviously strong in his army and horses, with a rainbow of momentum and singing all the way. However, the situation was stronger than people, and the general trend of the world would never change because of people's ideas. No matter how strong the Eastern Army was, it would be hard to support it. Even if he fought to Liaodong, he would pull down a front line that stretched out the entire Ming Empire, and was cut off by someone, which would be annihilated.

Zhu Dadian comforted him: "Don't be sad. The Northern Expedition has always been extremely difficult and it is unrealistic to achieve it overnight. Going alone is a taboo for military strategists. As powerful as Liu Jinu, he has returned in a defeat over and over again. Chen Qingzhi won thirty-two cities with thousands of people, which shocked the Central Plains. He was inevitably defeated by the lonely army and sneaked back to Jiangnan alone. Moreover, the Zheng family is in great trouble now. If he rashly invests all his troops, he is afraid that the backyard will catch fire and our hearts will be occupied by the Zheng family thieves. At that time, he will be completely defeated."

Hou Xuanyan kicked the table over, and there was a nameless fire in his heart: "I'm not willing to give up! After passing Shandong, it's Jifu. After ninety-nine steps in the Northern Expedition, I can't step out at a single step. Do you think you're frustrated?"

Zhu Dadian stood up straight and said in a serious tone: "Duke, since ancient times, those who have accomplished great things must have been indomitable and become more courageous. Now that we have not lost, how can we be impatient and lose our insight? The world's general trend is like playing with others, and only with evidence of advancement and retreat can be foolish. If you are greedy for merit and advance, others will strangle the dragon's head, even if you have the advantage in the early stage, you will eventually lose all the game. We will kill the enemy this time, and the north is already a fight of trapped beasts, and it will be full of fatigue and ills. It will only last for a while."

These words were like a wake-up call. After listening to it, Hou Xuanyan's forehead was sweating and his mind was clear. He was blinded by hatred and victory. He had always wanted to end the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, expel the Tartars, and restore the Central Plains. However, this matter was a gradual process and was absolutely unhurried. "Yuan Jia had a candle, sealed the wolf's residence, and won the northward gust in a hurry." Emperor Wen of Song Liu Yifu has proved what the outcome would be when the Northern Expedition alone. If the central army could never break through Fengyang Prefecture, then Shandong's Huozi Camp must be withdrawn.

Zhu Dadian is worthy of being an old minister of the three dynasties. He is extremely clear about things and has the wisdom and calmness he does not have. Moreover, he knows that Hou Xuanyan is not a arrogant and domineering person who does not listen to others' advice. His words are so incisive that Hou Xuanyan has completely awakened. The army's northern expedition was invincible, which gave him too much confidence and made him become impetuous. Now Hou Xuanyan cannot withstand failure or even a little setback. If he is not satisfied, he will be furious and often acts on his anger. He will no longer be the undefeated Jiadinger, who can't be beaten by the army of Huiyi.

As the sun sets, Li Haoxian stood at the top of Yizhou city. The trampled city was trampled by him. He held the letter written by the person he most feared in his hand, and whispered: "At the end of his strength, one cannot penetrate Lu's white silk. If he cannot reach the capital and clear the Tartars, he should return to defend Huai'an. The future is long, and heroes will not compete for the long term."

Chen Pengjie, the genital general next to him, looked a little tired on his face and a little black and gray on his forehead. He clasped his fists and asked, "General, we will stay here tonight, or should we continue northward?"

When Li Haoxian looked back, the soldiers beside him raised their ears and looked at him eagerly. The team of Huozi Camp is Suzhou recruiting soldiers. He has been away from his hometown for half a year. The battle has not stopped since Yangzhou. The wind in Shandong is blowing fast and fucking, covering each of them with a layer of dust, with the same homesickness as himself in his eyes. Li Haoxian pushed himself to others and knew that the soldiers were extremely tired. Even if they were fighting for half a year, they would be exhausted both physically and mentally.

Chen Pengjie has been following him all the time. He has never seen Li Haoxian look like this, and he looks quite lonely.

"General?"
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