Huangdian didn’t know the importance of Huai'an. In addition to Yangzhou, Huai'an Prefecture is the second in Jiangbei. In terms of strategic position, Huai'an is even more serious than Yangzhou.

Once Huaian is taken down, it can be said that the overall situation in Jiangbei has been decided. Huaian Prefecture is located in the hinterland of Jiangbei, with convenient transportation and further curbs the center of the Grand Canal. It can hit Shandong to the north, go straight to the Central Plains to the west, and go south to the Yangzhou City, which is enough to see its importance.

This news surprised Huang Dian. He didn't have the idea of ​​staying in Mazhuang at this time? As for Yang Shou, he threw it behind him. After carefully asking about the situation in Huai'an, Huang Dian immediately ordered the departure overnight and sent someone to quickly report to Zhu Yigui.

As for the little flag of the Jinyiwei, Hu Changpei, Huang Dian naturally left him in the army. After all, Hu Changpei was extremely important to lead troops to Huai'an, and he was a key figure in contacting Huai'an.

Hu Changpei had no objection to this and followed the army. After a short rest that night, Huang Dian's troops marched towards Huai'an under Hu Changpei's guidance.

At this time, the preparations for the Huai'an Uprising had reached the last moment. At this time, neither Heshou nor Wendong had a way out. The uprising was two days later, but from the bottom of his heart, they were still a little uneasy.

Although He Shougui was the governor of the grain transport and Wen Dong was the prefect of Huai'an Prefecture, from this point of view, they were local snakes in Huai'an, but in fact, Huai'an and their power are not very strong at the moment. The one who really controls Huai'an is a unit left by Yue Zhongqi.

In terms of scale, this army is not large, with only more than 4,000 people, but the troops are led by a general. The troops are stationed in various places in Huai'an. The total number of people He Shou and Wen Dong can mobilize is only more than 1,000. In addition to some personal soldiers, most of these people are only yamen runners and strong men, and even the servants in the mansions of the two. In terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, they are not the opponents of the regular army of the Qing army at all.

Therefore, if you want to succeed in the uprising, you must first solve the problem, otherwise once they launch in the city, the other party will lead their troops to slap them. So how to solve this problem, He Shou and Wen Dong discussed and decided to trick the other party into their territory based on the fact that Yue Zhongqi had handed over to them before, and then suddenly launched the control of the other party.

In this way, the next evening, Heshou sent someone to invite Du Yuanguo, the general who stayed in Huai'an Prefecture, to discuss matters. The reason was of course the food and wages that Yue Zhongqi had requested before.

Du Yuan was stationed in Huai'an Prefecture, one was to station troops, and the other was to be responsible for urging grain and salary, so it was normal for Heshou to invite him to pass through the prefecture in this name.

"Sir, it's almost dark this day. It's better to go tomorrow if you are not as good as a lie." Du Yuan's subordinate, the guard Du Ping, couldn't help but persuade.

Hearing this, Du Yuan couldn't help frowning. If Du Ping hadn't been his clan's brother, this would have been enough to make Du Yuan severely punish him.

The food and wages matter is of great importance, especially now that Jiangbei occupation is in a state of anxiety. The entire Jiangbei Qing army, and even the Qing army in Shandong, was under great pressure. With the changes in the war situation in the entire Central Plains, the Qing rule in various places was shaky.

Although Yue Zhongqi's victory in Tangzhuang was considered a pill of heart-warming agent, it still could not reverse its disadvantages to the Ming army. Among them, the most important thing is the issue of food and salary. There are words about military tactics, and before the troops are immersed in food and grass, there are words. The general is not short of hungry soldiers, which is what he said.

Long before, that is, after Beijing was lost, the source of food and salary in the two places became a big problem. If Yue Zhongqi had not tried every means to support it, the Qing army might have been defeated long ago. Now, as a general of the Qing army and the chief general stationed in Huai'an, Du Yuan understood the importance of this matter more than anyone else. This is also the main reason why he prepared for the mansion as soon as he received the invitation from Heshou.

"Sir, Mr. He has been in frequent contact with Lord Wen these days, and it has been rumored that the two of them may have strange intentions. Today, they suddenly asked the Lord to go to the mansion to discuss matters. Hu Zi was a little worried..." Du Ping gritted his teeth and persuaded.

"Just!" Du Yuan immediately interrupted him and continued, sneering: "This is nothing more than a trick of exaggerating the thief's words of danger and spreading rumors to move our army's morale. It's fine for Wen Dong to be like this, who is He Shou? He is a man of the people and a local official in the banner. How can he do such a thing? Don't talk nonsense!"

"But sir..." Du Ping opened his mouth and said anxiously.

"I'll ask you, is there any evidence?" Du Yuan asked back.

"This..." Seeing Du Ping speechless, Du Yuan said: "Since there is no evidence, do you know what is the crime of falsely accusing a senior official?"

"But I..."

Du Yuan shook his head and said a little slowed down, "No need to mention this, remember! Food and salary are the most important thing now. If you missed Marshal Yue's major event, let alone you, even my head is not enough to cut."

Seeing Du Ping's speechless look, Du Yuan patted his shoulder, but before leaving, Du Ping still sent some more guards to Du Yuan, with the reason to ensure that Du Yuan is foolproof, and Du Yuan was not easy to refuse. After all, this was Du Ping's kindness, and it was too late to come back after the meeting, so it was not an exaggeration to bring more guards.

In this way, Du Yuan left the mansion and hurriedly headed towards the Governor's Office. After Du Ping and others left, they were always feeling weak and walked around the hall restlessly.

There was some distance from his own station to the Governor's Office. After Du Yuan set out, he did not have any abnormalities along the way and arrived very smoothly.

When we arrived at the place, someone had been waiting for Du Yuan. When we saw Du Yuan coming, the person who came hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.

"General Du, General Du has been waiting for you for a long time."

Du Yuan nodded, jumped off his horse without comment, and then walked towards the mansion with great strides, but before he could take a few steps, there was a noise behind him.

Turning back, he saw that the guards following him were stopped, and they were arguing with the Governor Biao's personal soldiers in the Governor's Office. Du Yuan frowned immediately. The person who had just come up to pay his respects to him quickly came out to scold the Governor Biao's personal soldiers when he saw this, and then smiled at Du Yuan and said, "General Du, it is probably not appropriate to bring so many people through the government. This is the Governor's Office of the Governor's Office, not the general's barracks."

"What? Is Magistrate He worried that I, Du, would be unfavorable to him?" Du Yuan asked with a sneer. In fact, he was not without ideas about what Du Ping said before. As a general, especially the general who could make Yue Zhongqi value was naturally not mediocre. Now, seeing that the people from the Governor's Office stopped his personal soldiers and refused to let him in, he immediately became suspicious.

"How could this happen?" The man said with a smile: "General Du is a good general of the court and a capable general of General Yue. He is responsible for the safety of Huai'an. Even our general respects him very much. Everyone is for the Qing Dynasty and the court's affairs. How can there be any disadvantages? But... General Du, please see, this is the yamen of my governor of the grain transportation. Today, if so many people go in, it is inevitable that the general will not look good. The court's demeanor must leave. If General Du thinks that General Du is worried, he can bring ten people into the palace. As for the other brothers, waiting for a rest for the time being."

After hearing this, Du Yuan felt it was reasonable. If he brought nearly a hundred people into the Governor's Office, it would be really not good-looking, and it would bring some ideas to Heshou. Leaving most of the people outside the yamen and bringing ten people into the mansion is also a solution to the problem. Besides, both Heshou and Wendong were both civil servants, and he had experienced many battles and had ten personal soldiers on his side. Even if there were accidents, he could support the rescue. Moreover, the main purpose of coming today was to discuss matters and not cause trouble. It was indeed inappropriate to be a stalemate.

"You are smart, why haven't you seen you before?" Du Yuan looked at the other party and asked with a smile.

The man quickly smiled and said, "General Du is forgot about his affairs. He is surnamed Liu, but he is not as low as his position. He has met the general several times before with my general."
Chapter completed!