Chapter 368: A Slap to the Head

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In the deep valley, a flock of birds was startled by the sound of horses' hooves, and in a short time thousands of knights galloped out of the valley.

Hou Xuanyan whipped the horse's buttocks, pulled the reins and took the lead, passing through the famous Huarong Road.

Jingxiang Jiujun is already the old yellow calendar a long time ago, because of a Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is still talked about.

Hou Xuanyan did not rely on the leisure of Jing Hurt Gu, and last night the battle report reached Wuchang Mansion, and Xiangyang was already in danger.

Xiangyang City is the gateway to Huguang, and whoever holds this city will have the initiative. The loyal battalion has been defending for two years, and the Qing soldiers have gradually increased in the past two years, but because of Zheng Zhilong's rebellion, the Zhejiang soldiers of Zheng Zunqian and Gu Yanwu, who were once the backers of Xiangyang, have retreated to Ganzhou, Jiangxi.

Under the advantages of one and the other, Rao is blocking Yinxi is struggling to support, or very much resisting the fierce attack of Kong Youde and the three.

These Han Eight Banners from Liaodong, although their actions are disgusting, their combat power is really not bad. In the bitter cold land of Liaodong, there has always been no shortage of fierce generals and elite soldiers, but their main generals and commanders value their own interests too much.

Crossing the river outside Jingzhou City, a large number of people and horses in the distance rushed to this side, Hou Xuanyan stretched out his hand to shade the sun, looked at it for a while and said: "It is the banner of the loyal battalion, it seems that Xiangyang is lost, but these people are still in order, it is estimated that they were attacked by someone to take Xiangyang City, and Yinxi led the troops to retreat." ”

Qin He immediately stepped forward to stop a rider and asked, "Where is Plug Yinxi?" What is the merit of high school? ”

When the cavalry who was stopped saw his armor, he knew that it was the commander on his side, and said: "In Xiangyang City, the Cihou Tian Jianxiu, the Yihou Zhang Nai, the Wuyang Bo Li You, and the Taiping Bo Wu Ruyi opened the north gate to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing soldiers outside the city rushed in, and the commander ordered the brothers to retreat to Jingzhou. We are under General Yuan, and we don't know the whereabouts of the commander and the marshal. ”

Qin He walked him around, came to the back and said: "Guogong, it is Yuan Zongdi's people, Xiangyang City is the gate opened by traitors, and they are ready to retreat to Jingzhou." ”

Although the loyal battalion is the old department of King Chuang, some thieves are difficult to change, and the army is very strict, and many generals have been severely punished by him, and the seeds of rebellion have finally been planted. Geng Zhongming sent people into the city, and with a little temptation, he attracted several generals with heavy troops to defect.

Hou Xuanyan shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "The dog traitor who can't be killed is like the mushrooms that have sprung up and cut the leeks." ”

After a while, the little soldier who had just let go rushed over with Yuan Zongdi.

Yuan Zongdi had an injury on his arm and couldn't salute it all, but he still saluted with one hand: "Guogong." ”

When Hou Xuanyan was fighting in Jingxiang, he had some impressions of this brave general, nodded and asked, "What is the battle situation ahead?" ”

"Hey! Our brothers are guarding Xiangyang, and nothing goes wrong. Who knows that the harrier somehow became blinded by lard, and took a few of his subordinates to open the city and surrender, it doesn't matter if this goods surrender, we don't lack his soldiers and horses, but he opened the city gate to make these old brothers miserable. Yuan Zongdi scolded as he spoke, his face was very ugly, and he was also afraid that someone in the loyalty camp would surrender, which would affect Hou Xuanyan's opinion of all of them.

"Tian Jianxiu and the others descended, although it was sudden, but it was inevitable when you think about it carefully. These people are not strong-willed, unlike you, but I don't know how many people they have taken with them? ”

"There are 50,000 people in the harrier's hands, and the other boys add up to 20,000 or 30,000." At the beginning of the Shaanxi thieves, in order not to affect the clansmen, they all took some strange nicknames, and Tian Jianxiu called him Suotian Harrier.

Hou Xuanyan's palms were cold after hearing this, and the loyalty camp was only 200,000 in total, so it went to 80,000. What's even more hateful is that these people are not just attrition, they are on the side of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the situation is even more difficult, no wonder Plug Yinxi is such a strong person, and he will choose to abandon the city and retreat.

"Guogong, on the way to evacuate, I once went to the high post to look back, after the Qing soldiers occupied Xiangyang, it seemed that there was no intention of chasing them out."

Hou Xuanyan nodded and said: "They occupy Xiangyang because they are afraid that we will enter Henan, the minds of this group of people are in Hanzhong, and Wu Sangui has already gone to Hanzhong." ”

Hou Xuanyan had no choice but to retreat to Jingzhou with these people, and the next morning blocked Yinxi and Gao Yi into the city.

The last time I saw Du Yinxi and Gao Yigong, it was in Changsha City, and I didn't see him again after that counterattack. When Hou Xuanyan crossed the river to chase people, he fell into the water in the middle of his shoulder and missed the battle of besieging Xiangyang.

Du Yinxi's face was a little ashamed, and he bent his knees and said: "Guogong, the lower officials are incompetent and did not hold Xiangyang." ”

Gao Yigong Yuan Zongdi and others hurriedly came out of the queue and said: "It's all our fault, we couldn't look at the harrier, alas, he is not a soft bone..."

Hou Xuanyan's face was calm, and he said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that Xiangyang was only temporarily lost, and there is not much loss of soldiers and horses." Now what we have to think about is how to recapture Xiangyang, enter the Central Plains, and kill these four traitor leaders. These people are not inferior to the Jiannu Tartars, and with them, there will be countless Han people who will surrender to the Qing. ”

Du Yinxi also knew that now was not the time to feel sorry for himself, so he shook his spirits, stood up and said: "The hearts of the people in Xiangyang City are towards us, as long as we rectify the military and make a comeback, I believe that Xiangyang will not be difficult to fight." ”

Hou Xuanyan secretly said in his heart that the ethereal thing of the people's heart can influence the general trend of the world, but it cannot affect the gains and losses of one city or one place. In the final analysis, the most important thing is how many available troops there are around Xiangyang, which is the key to retaking Xiangyang.

"Go to Changsha Mansion and let all the officials of Huguang come to Jingzhou, I want to gather the strength of the entire Huguang to recapture Xiangyang." As soon as Hou Xuan's speech fell, a personal soldier stepped out of the column and rushed to Changsha Mansion. He had no more available troops in his hands, and if he wanted to recapture Xiangyang, he had to use local soldiers and horses. This fierce battle is already in place for the enemy, and his side has just begun.

At the head of the city of Jingzhou, the miserable sky seemed to be about to fall, and the city tower full of flags was crowded. The whole city is busy, and the loyalty battalion from top to bottom is eager for a big victory to wash away the shame. Xiangyang, which has been guarded for so long, has been defeated in the hands of his own people, and no one can swallow this breath in their hearts. Cihou led the crowd to surrender to the Qing, and they were even more aggrieved in their hearts, if they could not recapture Xiangyang with their own hands, the name of the Loyal Camp would become a joke from now on.

On the first day he came to Jingxiang, he gave Hou Xuanyan a blow to the head, looking at the chaotic Jingzhou City, but Hou Xuanyan's mind was not here at all.

In a map in the lobby, take a closer look at the dense surroundings of Hanzhong Mansion, all of which are marked by Hou Xuanyan.

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