In Baling City, in a small attic facing Dongting Lake, it is as warm as spring. Hou Xuanyan was barearmed, and his robe was taken off to his chest, revealing arrow sores on his shoulders.

Miao Er stood aside with a wooden tray with the best gold sore medicine and a clean white cloth. Shuang'er bent down and twisted his arms, carefully removing the dead skin of the bad flesh, revealing the red flesh, and smearing it with gold sore medicine. Although the heat in the room was constantly roasted by smokeless animal charcoal, it was the middle of winter after all, and Shuang'er's nervous forehead was sweating.

A bamboo curtain separates the attic, and outside there is a soldier from the Hidden Elephant Battalion who is giving a report. There is Hou Xuanyan's forbidden belly in the curtain, and you can see Na's posture through the curtain, obviously she is thinly dressed. The little soldier stuck out his tongue, didn't dare to raise his head again, and said: "Commander, half a month ago, the governor led the troops to cross the river, followed the instructions of the commander, and specifically selected the green battalion to pursue the Qing soldiers. In one fell swoop, Jingzhou Mansion, De'an Mansion, and Chengtian Mansion were recovered. In the entire Huguang, only Xiangyang Mansion is still in the hands of the Qing soldiers. The governor has been besieging Xiangyang for many days, and presumably good news will come soon.

General Zhu Dadian of Yangzhou met the Qing soldiers in Huai'an Mansion and retreated to Yangzhou without being able to catch it. Zhang Xianzhong went out of Shu to fight Hanzhong, but was blocked by his original subordinate Liu Liangzhong, and later Wu Sangui, who fled west, happened to arrive and almost surrounded Zhang Xianzhong's troops. Fortunately, several of his righteous sons were brave and desperately rescued Zhang Xianzhong. ”

Hou Xuanyan listened to Xiao Bing's words, but his eyes kept looking at the lake downstairs.

A lavish passenger ship on the lake, parked not far from the shore, set up a banquet on it, and the banquet was all the Qing army commanders who surrendered in the Battle of Jingxiang.

One after another, generals came to the shore with their own soldiers, and a small boat led them to the ship. They were all Manchus who surrendered with troops, and the family system prevailed at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and these people's subordinates were like their domestic slaves and private soldiers. So even if they surrendered, they all hugged each other, which was very majestic.

Seeing that there was another person who got on the passenger ship, Hou Xuanyan asked, "Who is that?" When a sentence came out, his voice was still weak, and this time the fall into the river and the arrow wound really tossed his body a lot. Although there were famous doctors in Baling who gathered for consultation and used the best medicine to recuperate, half a month has passed, and there is still no complete recovery. The war on the front line had to be entrusted to Plug Yinxi.

The Hidden Elephant Battalion had already investigated the information of these generals clearly, and the little soldier looked back and said casually: "Commander, that's Wu Weihua, when Dolgon entered the capital in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he greeted the head of the horse and won Dolgon's favor. Last year, he recommended himself to Shaanxi and Shanxi to recruit him, and this time he was sent to Huguang to help in the war, with about 20,000 soldiers and horses. Because in Shanxi, he appeased a lot of anti-Qing righteous teachers, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty made him a deferential marquis, and his title was not low. ”

Hou Xuanyan nodded and said, "Since these people surrendered, have there been people secretly pouting and repeating? ”

The soldier smiled, "That's not true, but when the brothers in the camp are lurking, I often hear them disrespectful to the commander. ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed, patted Miao'er's buttocks, and motioned for her to dress herself. Under the strip of cloth that had just been tied on his shoulder, there was a cool feeling, and Hou Xuanyan secretly sighed that ancient Chinese medicine had its own way, and it was indeed not a lie.

"What did they say?"

Xiao Bing thought for a while and said: "Sun Zhiqi, the third one who came in the morning, was made a right attendant of the Ministry of Rites by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This time he recommended himself to follow Tong Dai, when our fire battalion fought Wuchang, he fled from Wuchang Mansion to Wu Sangui's command, he said to his nephew seven days ago: Hou Xuanyan that kid wants to ambush these more than 100,000 soldiers, and he can't do without us, and he dares to use those big-headed soldiers without us?

Xie Qiguang, who just arrived on the shore, is a native of Zhangqiu, Shandong, and said three days ago: It's a pity that an arrow didn't kill Hou Xuanyan, it really belongs to Wang Ba, and his life is hard. ”

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Xiao Bing explained the identity of the speaker one by one, and then he was able to remember seven, seven, eight, eight. The organization is clear, and the identity and position are also clearly explained. These small soldiers of the Hidden Elephant Battalion are carefully selected from various battalions, and they are not only agile, but also alert and intelligent.

Hou Xuanyan sneered while listening, and Miao'er beside him listened to the atmosphere, puffed out his cheeks and interjected: "These people really like to chew the root of their tongues, but it's a pity that their skills are not good, and they haven't been caught by the master." ”

Hou Xuanyan said: "These officials are stunned to be officials, and they think that their subordinates are really loyal. The knife licks the blood but eats a mouthful, and the north has been plagued by famine for many years, and these big-headed soldiers are willing to sell their lives if they give him food. As for whether what I said is accurate, I can verify it immediately. After Hou Xuanyan finished speaking, a pair of eyes were cold.

The generals on the lake sat down one after another and greeted each other, some of them were old acquaintances, and some of them were famous for not seeing each other for a long time. In this general battle, they were transferred to Wu Sangui and came to Jingxiang.

The ship's carving was exquisite, and the food and wine on board were delicious, and these people were suspicious. On the main seat is Yuan Jixian, the prefect of Yuezhou, which is his home field, although Yuan Jixian's official position has declined, but his prestige in the Ming officialdom is very high. He raised his glass and said: "Everyone, I gathered you here today in order to hope that you can sincerely unite and lead your subordinates to recover your homeland for the Ming Dynasty." Let's drink a glass of wine to release our suspicions, and from now on we will be our own people. ”

The generals toasted one after another, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, a peaceful scene. No one could have imagined that half a month ago, the river outside the city was still scarlet. The smoke has not yet cleared, and it seems that spring has entered here early.

Yuan Jixian smiled and said, "Yue Guogong was seriously injured, but he still doesn't forget you, just in the attic in front. I'm going to ask Grandpa Guo if I can take everyone to a toast. ”

Xie Qiguang, who scolded Hou Xuanyan behind his back for being the eighth life of the king, stood up and said excitedly: "That's right, Yue Guogong took us to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, which is simply a rebirth of parents." We went to toast, one to show loyalty, and the other to fulfill filial piety, Yuan Gong can go quickly. ”

The others in Lou Chuan secretly scolded the sycophants in their hearts, but they blurted out words that were numb to him. Yuan Jixian had a small pimple all over his body, which was unbearable, and he got up hurriedly and said, "Everyone's hearts, Yuan will go now." ”

As soon as he waved, a small boat rowed over, and Yuan Jixian boarded the boat with his relatives.

After a while, the boat slowly sank, and with countless frightened shouts, it sank to the bottom of Dongting Lake.