Fortunately, there are many drivers who can drive near the capital, and it is easy to temporarily recruit 10,000 drivers, and it will be half a month later when the preparations are completed.

Hua An led the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army from the camp in the capital and marched all the way to the south, with the cavalry at the forefront as the vanguard, followed by the infantry in the baggage carts, and the last was grain, grass, baggage and other materials.

Since the journey from the capital to Guangzhou is completely within the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty, there will be no strong enemies along the way, at most they are bandits and bandits, for these little thieves, Hua An did not pay attention to them at all, and ordered the troops to speed up the march along the way.

The bandits and bandits along the way saw that the Northern Expeditionary Army was at its peak and its strength was strong, and they all shrank honestly on the mountain, and there was no such thing as harassment and robbery from the mountain.

The Northern Expeditionary Army's march was unusually smooth, and it took only a month to enter the territory of Guangzhou, and from time to time along the way they would encounter heralds who rushed to the capital to report the urgency, Hua'an would always stop and inquire, and the soldiers who were anxious saw that the imperial court had sent a large army to quell the rebellion, and they were also relieved, and even returned directly to Guangzhou to report the good news.

A few days later, 10,000 cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived at Panyu City, the capital of Guangzhou, and the follow-up infantry and baggage team also arrived in Nanhai County.

Seeing the arrival of a large army sent by the imperial court, the officials and people of Panyu City were relieved, especially the strong military appearance and strict military discipline of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which left a very good impression on the soldiers and people of Guangzhou.

At this time, Deng Yue, the assassin of Guangzhou, was discussing with his cronies and staff in the mansion about the strategy of retreating from the enemy, and suddenly heard that the cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army had arrived in Panyu, and he was happy, and hurriedly led his staff to meet him.

At this time, Lei Storm and his 10,000 cavalry were ordered to be stationed outside the city, while Hua An and Wang San and a thousand soldiers of the pro-military battalion rode into the city slowly, and the team marched forward in a neat queue, and was warmly welcomed by the people along the way, and Hua An also waved to the people again and again.

"Big brother, our army has just arrived, and we haven't won a single battle, why are the people so enthusiastic about us." Wang San looked at Hua An sideways and said softly.

Hua An looked at the enthusiastic crowd, looked back at Wang San, and said with a smile: "Haha! This is a good explanation, although our army is the first time to enter the land of Guangzhou, I am afraid that the reputation of our dignified Northern Expeditionary Army has been introduced here several decades ago, and besides, our army has entered Guangzhou for several days, and it has not committed any offence against the people. ”

"What the eldest brother said is right, as long as the military discipline is strict and there is no offense against the people, he will definitely be supported by the people." Wang San added.

Hua An smiled, raised his eyes and saw an official in front of him with a group of subordinates walking towards him, although it was far away, but Hua An recognized it at a glance, and the person who came was Deng Yue, the assassin of Guangzhou.

Deng Yue has been guarding the southern frontier of the Great Jin Dynasty for a long time, and there are not many opportunities to return to the capital, Hua'an and Deng Yue have only met a few times, and they are not very familiar, but at least they know each other.

Hua An hurriedly glanced at Wang San, and Wang San would like to dismount and walk with Hua An.

"Oops! General Hua, I haven't seen him for many years, the general is more handsome and majestic, and the old man almost didn't recognize it. Deng Yue praised Hua An as soon as he opened his mouth, his expression was extremely enthusiastic.

Hua An hurriedly returned the salute with his fists and said politely: "Lord Deng has won the award, in the eyes of the younger generation, Master Deng is old and strong, which is admired by the later students." ”

"Oh, is it? Ha ha! Deng Yue laughed loudly, stretched out his hand and said: "General Hua, generals, the official mansion has prepared a meal, you have come from afar to work hard, please, please." ”

"Lord Deng, please." Hua An stretched out his hand to salute in return, and then led the dozen officers behind him to Deng Yue's mansion.

At the banquet, the guests and hosts inevitably had to be polite to each other, and after the wine was too drunk, the polite words were almost finished, and Hua An opened his mouth to ask about the situation of the rebels.

Deng Yue thought for a moment and replied: "The rebels have 100,000 people, although they are a group of rabble, but they are fierce and barbaric and difficult to deal with, and there are 30,000 troops of Shu in the west to echo from afar. ”

"Oh, Jiaozhou has all been controlled by the rebels, so now, where are the rebels marching." Hua An was shocked and hurriedly asked.

Deng Yue replied: "The rebels left 40,000 troops to garrison Jiaozhi City, the capital of Jiaozhou, and the remaining 60,000 troops went all the way to the north and approached Guilin County. After speaking, he looked at Hua'an, waiting for Hua'an's statement.

Deng Yue meant that he wanted the Northern Expeditionary Army to directly rescue Guilin County to solve the urgent need, this Hua'an naturally understood, but after listening to Deng Yue's description of the enemy's situation, Hua'an had another plan.

Seeing that Hua'an did not plan to reinforce Guilin immediately, Deng Yue was slightly stunned in his heart, and then asked: "General Hua has any good strategy to break the enemy, you might as well talk about it." ”

"Siege Wei to save Zhao." Hua An said confidently.

"Siege Wei to save Zhao." Deng Yue was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This official understands that General Hua is going to attack Jiaozhi City by surprise, force the rebels to come back, and then set up an ambush to annihilate him halfway." ”

"Haha! Exactly, exactly. Huaan nodded.

"There are 40,000 rebels stationed in Jiaozhi City, although it is a rabble formed temporarily, but it is barbaric and cunning, and it is very difficult to deal with, and General Hua must not underestimate the enemy." Deng Yue admonished.

Hua An smiled slightly and said confidently: "Haha! Lord Deng doesn't have to worry about the general, the rebels are just a rabble, and Jiaozhi City can be taken down in one day. ”

"Well, General Hua is so confident, the old man is relieved, now, there are still 5,000 troops in Panyu City, and the general can provide support at any time if he needs it." Deng Yue expressed his full support for Huaan.

Hua An thought for a moment and said that he only needed dozens of local guides to lead the way, and the 30,000 troops under his command were enough to defeat the rebels, which Deng Yue greatly appreciated.

A day later, the follow-up 20,000 infantry and baggage teams of the Northern Expeditionary Army all arrived in Panyu, Hua'an let his subordinates rest for a day, and the next morning, he led his 30,000 troops to march in the direction of Jiaozhi City.

The road from Panyu City to Jiaozhi City is far away, there are more than 1,000 miles, and the road is extremely difficult to travel, Hua'an led the army under his command to travel for half a month to arrive at the position of 20 miles north of Jiaozhi City.

Hua'an chose a place to camp near the mountains and rivers, and then the three armies set up camp in turn, and Hua'an sent more than a dozen scouts to Jiaozhi City to inquire about the enemy's situation.

When Hua'an sent scouts to inquire about the situation in Jiaozhi City, the Nanyue rebels in Jiaozhi City also discovered the Northern Expeditionary Army from afar.