In front of the piles of bonfires on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the men and horses of the two battalions of the Northern Expeditionary Army were camped separately, and Hou Xuanyan was squatting in the middle of a group of soldiers, wiping his armor.

The soldiers around him were a little restrained, and Hou Xuanyan raised his eyes to see that a one-armed soldier of the Fire Word Battalion was staring at him.

"Hey, your name... Wu what's coming from? ”

The soldier obviously didn't expect Hou Xuanyan to remember him, his face turned red, and he stammered: "Back to the commander, my name is Wu Shixun." ”

Hou Xuanyan patted his head and said, "I remember, among the few prostitutes I arrested in Taihu, you are you, right?" You are very good, when you keep Changzhou, you are more fleshy than your companions. ”

Wu Shixun was praised by him, his bones were three points lighter, and when he used to study, he thought that everything was inferior, only reading was high. He and a group of scholars and friends, when did he put the military and Han generals in his eyes. It wasn't until the bloody battle in Changzhou, in the smoke and rockets in the sky, and in the sea of blood in the pile of dead people, that he saw Hou Xuanyan's brave performance with his own eyes, and he was convinced.

Hou Xuanyan pointed to one of his empty sleeves and said with a smile: "Where did you lose your left arm?" ”

The loss of an arm has always been Wu Shixun's heart disease. Infected by Hou Xuanyan, he no longer felt sorry for himself, and for the first time faced his disability, and said loudly: "Back to the commander, Changzhou has won, let's chase Danyang, and by accident, he was cut down by the captured Tartar." ”

Hou Xuanyan raised his eyes and looked around, and said in a loud voice: "When this battle is over, I will settle you down." ”

A man next to him, seeing that the Governor was also approachable, no different from ordinary comrades, boldly asked, "Governor, how can this battle be over?" ”

Hou Xuanyan picked up the sword on the ground and drew a circle on the soft sand by the river. "This is Huguang, we are here now, and when we kill from this circle, the battle will be over. When I go back to Yuezhou, I will take you home whenever I want. ”

Most of the people in the Huozi Camp are from Suzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the man who asked this question happened to be a Shandong man who came with Li Haoxian, and he had a sad face that was not worthy of his beard, and asked: "Governor, my family is in Dengzhou Mansion, can we still kill back?" ”

Hou Xuanyan stared at him, arrogant, and said: "You are all the best soldiers, I have your help, where in the world can I go?" Don't say that your home is in Dengzhou, you are from Liaodong, and I will take you home. When the time comes, you will have to treat yourself, and seeing that you are poor and have little money, you will definitely pull a few green onions to deal with the brothers. ”

The crowd around the bonfire burst into laughter, and the Shandong man's mung bean eyes widened, and he grinned: "Don't look down on people, I am also a young master of a rich family in Dengzhou, and my family is very generous." ”

At this time, Li Haoxian walked over, and when he saw this situation, he scolded with a smile: "Liu Heizi, what are you talking nonsense here?" "Li Haoxian is the No. 1 local tyrant in Dengzhou, Liu Heizi followed him all the way to the south, and Li Haoxian, who knows his own details, doesn't dare to continue to brag no matter how thick-skinned he is.

Li Haoxian approached and whispered to Hou Xuanyan: "Commander, Huang Zongzhou of Fuzhou has recruited a team of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, with Shi Lang as the deputy general. said that it was by the will of the Son of Heaven that he was coming to crusade against the commander. They are very high-profile along the way, which is not good for the reputation of the Governor. ”

When Hou Xuanyan heard this, he was furious, stood up and kicked away the burning firewood: "Lao Tzu is fighting with the Tartars in front, this group of incompetent people are dragging their feet behind, this dog thief wants to be Shi Heng, but it's a pity that Lao Tzu is not Yu Shaobao." ”

Li Haoxian made a head cut with his hand, narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you want to wave your division to the south..."

Hou Xuanyan calmed down and scolded: "No, Plug Yinxi is still waiting for us, Jingzhou can't be handed over to Tartar." Let him come, I want to see if he can take Hou Xuanyan's head. ”

The surrounding soldiers were indignant, with fierce expressions on their faces, Hou Xuanyan glanced around, thinking that people's hearts were available. Fuzhou is so cold, I don't know if it is Zheng Zhilong's meaning, or Emperor Longwu feels that he has made a high achievement. If it is the former, Hou Xuanyan is acceptable, as long as the emperor's intention remains unchanged, Zheng Zhilong is just a thief who will win sooner or later.

If it's the latter... To put it mildly, I have an army of 300,000 in my hands, and it may not be time for me to stand on my own, and it will not be easy to help a clan.

As the night deepened, no one added firewood to the campfire by the river, and light smoke rose repeatedly in the bright moonlight. Frogs chirped and insects chirped, snoring loudly, and Hou Xuanyan sat alone in the tent. A thin figure was in front of him.

"Tell Hong Yixun that the Hunan army can't be completely given to Zhang Huangyan, and when necessary, I want to be able to command. Middle- and lower-level generals, install some descendants of Suzhou, and let him do it himself. ”

The man in black remained motionless, listened carefully with one pair of ears, and did not have too much etiquette. Hou Xuanyan was not surprised, and continued: "Our people in the area from Fuzhou to Jiangxi are keeping an eye on Huang Zongzhou and Shi Lang, and I have to know every move. With a wave of his hand, the man in black disappeared into the tent.

Hou Xuanyan stood up, and by the moonlight, he found a figure walking around outside the tent, hesitating. Hou Xuanyan opened the curtain and saw that it was Li Haoxian.

When the two of them entered the tent, Hou Xuanyan asked, "If you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you dangling in front of my tent, do you want to stab?" ”

Li Haoxian sneered and said, "The commander said that he laughed, there will be something in the end, don't vomit and be unhappy." ”

"If you have something to say, it's the same as a girl, it's not cool at all."

Li Haoxian said with a straight face: "Commander, although the last general has little reading, he also knows that Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and the commander has a high merit to cover the master, and there are not a few villains who are red-eyed in the court." In particular, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou, and Jinling are the richest places in the world. If they have evil intentions, the commander must not learn from the hero in the book, and he will not resist if he is aggrieved. ”

Hou Xuanyan smiled and looked at Li Haoxian, who couldn't say anything, and could see that he was really in a hurry, perhaps because he was afraid that after his death, they would also become a group of outcasts. No one will reuse the enemy's henchmen, but more, these people already have their own weight in their hearts.

Hou Xuanyan patted Li Haoxian on the shoulder and said, "Our brothers fought in the south and the north, bleeding and sweating, and we haven't had time to take you to enjoy a day of glory and wealth." Anyone wants me Hou Xuan to die, even if he is the Jade Emperor, I will take you to demolish the Nantianmen. ”

Li Haoxian's heart was stunned, his face was full of light, and he said: "With the words of the commander, the last general will be relieved." ”