Hou Xuanyan and Yang Zhan marched to Shuangliu, which is only one place away from Chengdu.

Suddenly, a group of men and horses came in front, and the front army did not hurry to set up a rejection formation.

Hou Xuanyan was surprised and said: "Ma Gan has eaten the heart of a bear and a leopard, and he wants to take the initiative to go out of the city to be my enemy?" ”

Yang Zhan rode up and said, "Commander, I look at this look, it doesn't look like I'm coming to fight, but like I'm fleeing." ”

"Escape? It doesn't make sense, Ma Gan and Zeng Ying are not incompetent, the Sichuan soldiers are known as 200,000, and they are not a rabble, and defending a Chengdu is not as stable as Mount Tai. ”

Yang Zhan laughed: "Then I don't know, anyway, this appearance looks like a desperate escape, and it's still very urgent." ”

Hou Xuanyan screamed: "Aren't these two Ha'er who buried my 200,000 Sichuan soldiers?" ”

Yang Zhan's face was strange, and he said: "Commander, the Sichuan soldiers claim to be 200,000, but they are just talking about their momentum, but they are actually only 100,000. And after fighting for so long, it would be nice to have 80,000 people. ”

Hou Xuanyan thought to himself that Ma Gan did not have the courage to openly rebel, and even if he had, he would have to take care of his 130,000 Northern Expeditionary Army. When it really fought, the heroes of Kawanaka were invincible.

"Anyway, stop this guy first."

When Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, saw the people in front of him, he was taken aback at first, but he was overjoyed after taking a closer look.

"It's our Ming army, go and ask which brother is coming to support my horse. Join forces and kill back to avenge Zeng Ying. ”

The front army stopped, and the rear were crowded in the narrow valley, and there were many collisions.

The little soldier squeezed through the crowd, came over and hugged his fists and said, "My lord, in front is the Northern Expeditionary Army of Yue Guogong." ”

The corners of Ma Gan's mouth twitched, and he wondered: "Why did he come from southern Sichuan?" In the past, he and Zhang Xianzhong frowned, and asked me and Zhang Xianzhong to temporarily suspend the army several times, which would lose the army and take the opportunity to pinch me. ”

He dared to hesitate, but the general of the Sichuan army next to him urged: "My lord, since it is the Duke of Yue Guo in front, go and borrow troops to kill back to Chengdu, we fled in a hurry, and my father is still in the city." ”

"Yes, let's go borrow soldiers, it's too late."

"My youngest son, incense is in the temple with his wife."

...

Ma Gan was furious: "Shut up! ”

Although he was defeated, his prestige among the Sichuan soldiers was still there, and although the generals were anxious, they didn't dare to quarrel anymore.

Hu Bawan squeezed through the crowd, rode a tall horse, and came to Ma Gan's side under the guidance of the soldiers. He was burly, but his eyes were small, like two mung beans on a large watermelon. The pro-soldier Hu Bawan stared at the mung bean eyes, raised his head and nostrils to the sky, and asked, "Which one is Ma Gan?" Yue Guogong is here, why don't you go and see him? ”

Ma Gan didn't dare to slack off when he saw his appearance, and said with a smile: "This official has just learned that the front is Yue Guogong, and he is about to go to meet his old man, and please lead the way." ”

Along the way, the soldiers consciously retreated to both sides, and the Sichuan soldiers followed Hu Bawan to an open flat land together.

Hou Xuan sat on a boulder with a golden knife, and Yang Zhan was standing next to him.

When Ma Gan saw Yang Zhan, he immediately became happy: "Yang Yuliang! Why are you here? ”

Yang Zhan pointed to Hou Xuanyan beside him and said, "Lord Governor, this is the Duke of Yueguo." ”

Hou Xuanyan watched coldly, since you know that he is Yang Zhan, standing next to me, I sit on him, how can I not guess my identity. He deliberately ignored me, which was clearly intentional.

Ma Gan has always believed in his heart that Sichuan people governing Sichuan is the right way. He hated Zhang Xianzhong the most in his life, and Hou Xuanyan formed an alliance with Zhang Xianzhong several times, which made him very dissatisfied. And he also heard that Hou Xuan played an unborn child as the emperor, which was clearly to control the government.

After listening to Yang Zhan's words, Ma Gan got off the donkey, bent down and said: "Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, has seen Guogong. ”

Hou Xuanyan stood up and asked, "Governor Ma and his party are in such a hurry, where are they going?" ”

"Sacrifice the remnants of rebellion, attack Chengdu, General Zeng Ying was unfortunately defeated, and the lower officials are ready to go to southern Sichuan to gather the people and horses in Shuzhong to completely eliminate the remnants of the rebels."

Hou Xuanyan didn't stand firm and almost fell, but Yang Zhan stepped forward to hold him up.

"Chengdu... Lost? How many Sichuan soldiers are left? The voice was mixed with surprise and disbelief, Hou Xuanyan held his head and asked in a deep voice.

Ma Gan and Chuan generals were full of shame and explained: "Zeng Ying took 70,000 people and died in the new capital, and the lower officials had the courage to borrow troops, as long as the Guogong gave me 20,000 people, I would recapture Chengdu today." ”

Hou Xuanyan stood up and said faintly: "Hey, dough? Your courage is indeed as great as a fight. ”

With a long sigh, Hou Xuanyan turned his back and said in a deep voice: "After the Battle of Jingxiang, the situation of the Northern Expedition is very good, and my original intention is that Zhang Xianzhong will go out of Hanzhong and contain the Qing soldiers on the nine sides of Shaanxi and Gansu; The 200,000 people of the loyal battalion Chen soldiers in Xiangyang, went out of the new field to Nanyang, and entered the Central Plains; The Northern Expeditionary Army was based in Yangzhou, passed through Shandong, and marched to Gyeonggi. Big things can be expected!

Who knows that I didn't count you ignorant children, short-sighted. Ding Kuichu and Zhai Shiyun conspired against each other; You, Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, ignored my repeated orders and attacked Zhang Xianzhong together with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. What else is Zhang Zongfan, Lu Daqi, Gu Yuanjing... Jumping off the beam clown, causing trouble. ”

The more Ma Gan listened, the more frightened he became, his face flushed, and he defended: "Guogong, Zhang Xianzhong is a rebel thief, he has openly proclaimed himself emperor, and the lower officials beat Chengdu, which is also the desire of the people in Shu." ”

Hou Xuanyan sneered, as soon as he closed his eyes, the Sichuan army was killed, and in an instant he felt that the world was spinning, and he confided in his heart: "Li Chengdong killed my township, slaughtered my fellow villagers, cut off my father's head, and hung it on the city." For the Northern Expedition, I have endured it so far, knowing that he is in Fujian, and I have hundreds of thousands of troops in my hands, and I have never taken a step south. Do you think I'll listen to you? You just have a big reason, and you have to let go for the Northern Expedition. ”

Ma Gan raised his head, opened his mouth to speak, and after thinking about it, he lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "The lower official knows his mistake, and he also asks the prince to send troops as soon as possible to help me make up for my mistakes." ”

Hou Xuanyan squinted his eyes and said coldly: "Ma Gan ignored the imperial court, despised the decrees, obstructed the Northern Expedition, colluded with the Qing army, and killed hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Sichuan and northern Sichuan who were slaughtered by the Manchus, and the crime cannot be punished." Now that you have confessed your sins, let's correct the law on the spot. ”

When Ma Gan heard this, he jumped up: "Hou Xuanyan, don't deceive people too much!" ”

All the generals under him also protected him in the center.

"Today, you will die!" The anger in Hou Xuanyan's heart gushed out, and the hatred of the slaughter of Chongqing Mansion that he saw along the way once again came to his heart.

Ma Gan saw that the Northern Expeditionary soldiers were numerous, and he had only one chance, that is, to capture the thief and capture the king first.

He pulled out his waist knife, jumped up, and ran towards Hou Xuanyan.

Yang Zhan beside Hou Xuanyan was a martial artist, and when he saw him suddenly attacking, he stopped him in a hurry: "Bold!" What are you doing? ”

"Yang Zhan, do you want to help outsiders?"

Yang Zhan was unmoved: "I, Yang Zhan, am a military attache of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally protect the regent of the Ming Dynasty, can I murder the pillar of the country with you?" ”

Hu Bawan was already shocked into a cold sweat, and when he saw that he threatened Hou Xuanyan's life, several pro-soldiers were furious, and they raised their knives forward and chopped him into meat sauce.

The generals of Zhongchuan saw that Ma Gan was dead, Zeng Ying was also dead, and only Yang Zhan was still there. The generals showed their loyalty and were willing to obey the dispatch of the imperial court.

Hou Xuanyan looked in the direction of Chengdu and ordered: "Go to Chengdu, recapture the city, and avenge the Sichuan soldiers." ”