In the Suzhou Yamen Hall, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu of Jiangyin, Suzhou's military and political dignitaries, and the heads of major families gathered together.

A newly built sand table was placed in the center of the hall, and Hou Xuanyan said with a smile: "General Yan, Lord Chen, the situation is urgent, let's analyze the situation first, and then invite you to the banquet." ”

Chen Mingyu hurriedly said: "It should be so, although Lord Xiaohou said that it is, we are in Jiangyin, and it is common for us not to eat for a few days." ”

Yan Yingyuan nodded, he could see that he was not good at such official words, and Chen Mingyu spoke for him.

Hou Xuanyan retracted his gaze, stared at the sand table, planted a small black flag on the position of Jinling, and said: "Hong Chengchou's army has arrived in Jinling, I think according to his marching habits in his early years, he will arrive in Suzhou in less than five days." ”

Many senior officials in the hall nodded one after another. When Hong Chengchou was a fierce general in the Ming Dynasty in his early years, his style of marching and fighting was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"In these five days, General Yan will familiarize himself with the defense of Suzhou as soon as possible." Yan Yingyuan nodded, Chen Mingyu tugged at the corner of his clothes, and Yan Yingyuan immediately realized that this was not Jiangyin. He clenched his fists again and bent over, and said, "Xia Guan understands. ”

Hou Xuanyan didn't care, he continued: "How many troops can Jiangyin fight? ”

Yan Yingyuan was too familiar with this, and blurted out without thinking: "Seven thousand." ”

Hou Xuanyan bowed slightly, which was similar to what he thought. After a pause, he looked at Gu Yanwu and asked, "How many people can be recruited in Suzhou?" ”

"There are 20,000 who can defend the city, less than 10,000 who can fight in the field, and there are no who can be trapped."

Hou Xuanyan also knew that he couldn't force it, even if Sun Wu and Wu Qi were reincarnated, they couldn't train an elite soldier in such a short time. He looked around at the patriarchs of the major families and said, "Gu Yanwu, I will give you nearly 10,000 soldiers from each family, and guard the West City with the recruits; General Yan led 3,000 Jiangyin soldiers to defend the northern city; Dongcheng, I estimate that the Qing soldiers in Taicang will not work hard for Hong Chengchou to come to Suzhou, Xia Wanchun will lead your own soldiers to defend Dongcheng. Xia Yunyi and Gu Shouzheng, you are responsible for the allocation of grain and grass, and the supply of baggage. Gather the remaining 10,000 recruits for field warfare, and give me 4,000 Jiangyin soldiers. ”

Xia Yunyi frowned and said, "There are no enemy troops in Nancheng, Xuan Yan wants so many soldiers, and it is a waste to defend in Nanchen, right?" ”

Hou Xuanyan smiled, and his handsome face showed white teeth: "Who said that I was going to defend the southern city, Shaoxing Fang Guoan has already crossed the river, and he should have arrived at the city of Hangzhou at this time." A few days ago, they sent someone to seal the official and make a wish, so that I could besiege Hangzhou. King Lu's name as a prison is not right, so I naturally won't accept his official title. But recovering Hangzhou is a serious matter, and I can't make a big mistake because of a small mistake, Hong Chengchou gave me three or five days, and I want to take Hangzhou. ”

"What?!"

Everyone in the hall suddenly whispered, the enemy is coming, and the boss is going to fight Hangzhou, this is too confident, right?

Only people like Yan Yingyuan, Gu Yanwu, and Xia Wanchun seem to have a look of realization in their eyes.

Of course, there are also die-hard fans like Gu Shouzheng, although they don't have the vision of the above three people, but they have been once again impressed by Hou Xuan's courage.

"After defeating Hangzhou, we have a steady stream of support behind us, with soldiers, food, grass and weapons. Otherwise, behind us will be a vicious earth national treasure, which will be attacked on our backs and become a lonely city. So Hangzhou, I have to take it. It just so happened that my colleagues in Shaoxing had the courage they had never had in their lives, and they came across the river, and I couldn't let them chill. ”

Xia Yunyi thought about it carefully, it was the same thing, and besides, he was also a radical. At the beginning of Taihu Lake, only Wu Zhikui's 10,000 flowers were called, and he kept instigating him to fight Suzhou.

He was moved in his heart, he didn't expect Hou Xuanyan to have such courage, and said emotionally: "Wen Yuan, you can go with confidence, we will definitely guard Suzhou for you." When do you plan to depart? ”

"Without further ado, prepare the food, and the army will be ready tonight."

...

At nightfall, Hou Xuanyan rode on a horse and marched to Hangzhou with 14,000 men.

Xu Yuanbao rode on the horse, looking uneasy: "Big brother, when I left Suzhou City, how could I be so flustered." ”

"What are you panicking about?"

"Big brother, everyone around here has a grudge against us. Those Qing soldiers were driven out by us, and those rebels were all used as guns by you, and you also drove people out of Suzhou. Let's just say that the messenger sent by those people around Hangzhou was scolded and damaged by you, and he was so scared that he almost peed his pants..."

Hou Xuanyan closed his eyes and dragged the horse rope, he was originally calculating the affairs of Hangzhou, but he was upset when he said it.

"Shut up, where are we?"

Fan Xian was by his side and said diligently: "Hou Dashao, let's go to Wujiang County, you see, that is Wujiang County." ”

Xu Yuanbao probed his head and looked at it for a while, and said: "Wujiang County heard that it was occupied by Wu Yi, why is there no camp tent on the edge of the city, have they all entered the city?" They have so many soldiers and horses, can they fit in small Wujiang County? ”

Hou Xuanyan's eyes lit up: "The nearby rebels are all King Lu's people, King Lu even sent someone to summon us when he hit Hangzhou, how can he not transfer these people to help in the war." Lao Tzu has been marching for so long, and I haven't even seen a single figure, hey! I'm afraid that the vicinity of Suzhou Mansion has become a fucking empty city now. Fan Xian, you go back and inform Gu Yanwu quickly, so that he can take the opportunity to take Wujiang County. Let's get the east of Taihu Lake and the south of Suzhou first. ”

Xu Yuanbao had a melancholy look on his chubby face, and said: "Big brother, you are still taking advantage of others at this time, when you get to the city of Hangzhou, how can we fight Hangzhou with them." ”

The corners of Hou Xuanyan's mouth curled, and he laughed: "Hit Hangzhou? Bah! The city of Hangzhou is high and deep, the grain is enough to eat for three or five years, and the army is enough to fight for seven or eight years. Tu Guobao and Wu Shengzhao are not wastes, if they really fight, can they still hold Hangzhou? ”

Xu Yuanbao's small eyes widened, and his mouth opened into an O-shape: "Big brother, what are we going to Hangzhou for?" ”

Hou Xuanyan no longer paid attention to him, but instead spoke leisurely, shaking his head and singing: "I was originally a loose person in Wollongong, relying on yin and yang to protect the world." The first emperor went down to Nanyang to drive three times, and the Han family's business was counted as three points... Ahhh

The magic sound was in his ears, and Xu Yuanbao only felt that the whole person was not good.

"Big brother, what do you mean?"

Hong Yixun, who has never spoken, listens to it with relish, this kind of singing that has never been done before, inexplicably to his taste.

He glared at Xu Yuanbao with contempt and said, "Big brother compares himself to Zhuge Liang, and he must have a clever plan to take Hangzhou." ”

Hou Xuanyan glanced at him and continued to sing: "I will shine the sound of the piano in the enemy building when I have nothing to do, little Taoist, you are my bosom friend..."