"Yanxi, what are you going to do next?" Jin Quan asked with concern.
"For Xiuzhu's sake, Bai Xiongqi won't deal with me now, but that doesn't mean he won't in the future." Xiang Nan thought for a while and said, "I have to be prepared to break with him, and I must not let him take us down." Drag to death."
Jin Quan nodded.
He knows that power can corrode people's hearts the most, especially for ambitious people like Bai Xiongqi, whose hearts have long been controlled by the desire for power.
For him, father and mother are not as good as power. Although he is Bai Xiuzhu's biological eldest brother, when he continues to degenerate, even his sister can be sacrificed.
By then, it will be time for the Jin family and the Bai family to break up.
"Then you have to be well prepared. Bai Xiongqi is a man who is scheming and cruel and cunning. To fight him, you must have a hundred and twenty minds." Jin Quan instructed.
Xiang Nan nodded.
…
In the spring of 2006, Xiang Nan released a new song "Serve the Country with Loyalty" on "Peking University Daily".
"Looking north from the mountains and rivers as the wolf smoke rises"
The dragon flag rolls, the horse neighs, the sword air is like frost
My heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River
Who can resist in twenty years?
…
The horse's hoof goes south and people look north
People look north, the grass is green and yellow dust is flying
I am willing to defend the land and restore the borders
The dignified China wants to send congratulations from all over the world.”
After its release, it immediately won people's love with its shocking melody, sad and majestic atmosphere, magnificent momentum, and sad, angry and desolate tone, and then it was rapidly promoted.
This song was originally about Yue Fei's resistance to the Jin Dynasty, but it coincided with the southern government's Northern Expedition.
Therefore, in the summer of 2026, when the New Party Army was on the Northern Expedition, the song "Serve the Country with Loyalty" was almost designated as a military song to boost morale.
Inspired by this song, countless men joined the army, hoping to defeat the warlords, unify the country, expel the foreign powers as soon as possible, and return the country to us.
As the Northern Expedition marched all the way north and became invincible, this song spread more and more widely and became more popular. It was much more popular than "Men Should Be Strong" released the year before and "One Cut Plum" released last year.
Xiang Nan's reputation has also risen to a higher level.
…
In the autumn of 2006, the Northern Expedition began in full swing.
At that time, the Northern Expeditionary Army totaled 100,000 people, but the three major warlords it had to face each had 20,000 to 300,000 people, so the numerical gap was quite large.
As for equipment, the gap is even greater. The three major warlords at that time all had very advanced equipment. They have planes and artillery, but the equipment of the Northern Expedition is inferior.
Therefore, when the Northern Expeditionary Army first started to advance, Jin Quan told Xiang Nan, "The Northern Expeditionary Army is weak in strength and poorly equipped. If it marches blindly, it will definitely return in defeat."
"Father, I don't agree with your point of view." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I think the Northern Expeditionary Army will definitely win a great victory and will fight all the way to the capital."
"Oh, you seem to have a good impression of the Southern New Party." Jin Quan was stunned and said with a smile.
Xiang Nan waved his hand, "You're wrong. I don't have a good impression of the Southern New Party at all, but it is finally more advanced than the Beiyang warlords.
I judge that it was able to break into Yanjing because the Beiyang warlords were torn apart. There were intrigues and intrigues between the factions and even within the factions. It was simply a mess.
The New Party currently does not have this shortcoming and is still very united. But when the fists are put together, they can hit people with the greatest power.
Moreover, the people all over the world have been suffering from the warlords for a long time. The Beiyang warlords have been fighting for years, causing mourning and devastation. The people are in dire straits and the country is in ruins. They have long lost the support of the people.
In comparison, the New Party's current Northern Expedition has won the hearts of the people. Therefore, I concluded that the Northern Expedition would definitely be victorious. "
"You are so young that you don't know much about military affairs. You should just watch." After hearing this, Jin Quan smiled and said, "Military and political matters are not as simple as you think."
Xiang Nan also smiled and said, "Father, how about we make a bet."
"What are you betting on?" Jin Quan asked doubtfully.
"If the Northern Expeditionary Army really reaches the capital, our Jin family may have no hope of recovering. At that time, I hope that our Jin family will go abroad together." Xiang Nan suggested.
"Going abroad?!" Jin Quan was stunned.
"Yes, the sage said: Don't enter a dangerous country, and don't live in a chaotic country." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Before you were the prime minister, but now with Bai Xiongqi, our Jin family can still live in peace.
Once the new party really comes, Bai Xiongqi will definitely collapse. When the time comes, who will our Jin family rely on to protect us? It is better to immigrate to a foreign country and escape the scourge of war. "
Jin Quan thought about it and felt it made sense.
Although my son is now known as the "Poetry Soul of Youth" and is admired by thousands of people, he is only a scholar after all, and his abilities are actually limited.
He can only create public opinion to exert pressure and achieve his own goals. But if someone doesn't care about public opinion, then he can only do useless work.
Just like Confucius back then, he had three thousand disciples and was famous all over the world. He traveled around the country and promoted his Confucianism, but he was not valued by any king and even almost starved to death on the road.
Therefore, once the new party really overthrows Yanjing, the original Beiyang government is bound to collapse, and Bai Xiongqi is bound to lose his position as prime minister. By then, the Jin family will also lose the protection of power.
By then, the Jin family will be like a kid holding gold in the city, and anyone will want to take a bite. After all, one year to clear the magistrate's office costs one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.
The Jin family has been officials since their ancestors, and the lowest rank is the second rank. You can imagine how much wealth they have accumulated. According to Xiang Nan's estimate, there are still two to three million oceans. In troubled times, this money is the root of trouble.
…
In the second half of the year, the situation turned out as Xiang Nan expected.
The Northern Expeditionary Army fought through thorns and devastation all the way. The Northern Expedition was officially launched in early July, and Southern Hunan was captured by the end of the month.
In August, the Northern Expeditionary Army defeated the two dangerous passes of Dingsi Bridge and Hesheng Bridge, defeating the main force of the Zhili warlords.
In October, the Northern Expeditionary Army occupied Hankou and Wuchang. The main force of the Zhili warlords was completely wiped out, and the chance of a comeback was completely lost.
In November, the Northern Expeditionary Army invaded Ganzhou, and then marched into Minzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, and was invincible.
Seeing this, the Zhi clique had no choice but to bow to the Feng clique in order to fight against the Northern Expedition, which surprised Jin Quan.
You must know that the year before last, it was the Feng clique that defeated the Zhili clique, occupied Yanjing City, and overthrew the original Beiyang government. Now the Zhili clique is begging for mercy from the Feng clique and intends to make peace. It really doesn't give up any face.
"Yan Xi, it seems that as you said, the direct line is really dead." Jin Quandu sighed.
"Father, I have said before that the Beiyang warlords are like a loose sand. They are fighting against each other, and they all want to see each other die. That's why the Northern Expedition seized the opportunity and defeated them one by one.
Now that the Northern Expeditionary Army has gained momentum, it is already too late for them to think about cooperation. Xiang Nan said.
Jin Quan nodded.
If from the beginning, Zhili and Fengtian unite, eliminate conflicts, and be united in dealing with the outside world, there is still a great chance of winning.
But now the Northern Expeditionary Army has captured southern Hunan, northern Hunan, Minzhou, Ganzhou and other places. Together with the original two provinces of eastern Guangdong and western Guangdong, the eleven southern provinces have accounted for more than half, and morale has increased.
And Yuzhou and Jizhou are the places of the Four Battles, with a vast plain and no danger to defend. When the time comes, the Northern Expeditionary Army can go straight down, unimpeded, and attack the city of Yanjing.
So now it's really all over.
(End of chapter)
