When Hou Xuanyan and the Fengzi Battalion swept through southern Hunan and exterminated the remnants of He Tengjiao, the Huozi Battalion led by Li Haoxian was already close to Wuchang Mansion.

After Li Haoxian fled south, he was reused by Hou Xuanyan, and he wanted to repay Hou Xuanyan for his meritorious service, and at the same time prove his ability to the military and civilians.

He set out from Zhenjiang Mansion and made complete preparations along the way, and he would personally inquire about logistics and important matters to ensure the supply of soldiers. This army that came out of the flames, from the commander to the soldiers, all had bright armor and high fighting spirit, and the soldiers, farmers, and merchants along the way were all happy. The people were in troubled times, and when they saw that the army guarding them was so strong, they sent them off one after another. Li Haoxian strictly ordered not to accept it, for fear of missing the speed of the march, so that he would be more loved by the people.

Li Haoxian, who was riding on a horse, was nervous and excited and eager to try. Beside him, it was Zhang Huangyan, who was a little lonely. In the Changzhou Garrison Battle, Zhang Huangyan ignored Hou Xuanyan's order and led his troops to Jinling, but he didn't expect to run into Hong Chengchou. So when the good news of the entire Nanzhili was spreading, only when he was wiped out and relied on the remnants to desperately protect him, he escaped with his life. What's even more tragic is that after Hong Chengchou won the last battle in his life, he threw himself into the river.

It's embarrassing...

Someone else has already saved their will to die, and by the way, they have defeated you.

Li Haoxian inadvertently caught a glimpse of Zhang Huangyan's expression, and opened his mouth to persuade: "The big war is imminent, and the whole army is high-spirited, why is Brother Zhang sullen?" ”

Zhang Huangyan smiled bitterly and said: "It's nothing, I learned this when I was young, and now I come back to the old place and remember some old things." ”

Li Haoxian values this civil official from the bottom of his heart, and since he arrived in Zhenjiang, Zhang Huangyan's talent has won his respect. Whether it is managing the army and training troops, or logistics baggage, Zhang Huangyan has shown his ability. As his name suggests, Li Haoxian likes virtuous people very much and leans on him as his humerus.

"Hey! What should I do, Brother Zhang doesn't have to be depressed, I don't know the person who is the commander. When we conquer Wuchang, I will personally take you there and tell him about your talents. Make sure he happily reuses you, brother. ”

Zhang Huangyan laughed, the Shandong man in front of him was really upright. His prevarication was heard by him, and he directly ignored it and did not hide it. After some words, Zhang Huangyan said that his heart was warm, everyone wanted to get along with such a person.

"Then I'll thank General Li a lot."

Li Haoxian's mind quickly returned to the upcoming battle, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Brother Zhang, what kind of character is this Tong Dynasty of Wuchang?" ”

Zhang Huangyan has a deep understanding of the situation of the Tartars, and in his opinion, only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one defeat the enemy. Zhang Huangyan didn't think about it, and opened his mouth to say: "The Tong family is a very important family in the puppet Qing court. The ancestors of the Tong Dynasty were officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they had an iron heart to join Jiannu very early, after he defected to Nurhachi, he repeatedly made war exploits with Nurhachi, his official position jumped, and he exchanged in-laws, becoming the closest, in Jiannu, they were called "the head of the eight households from the dragon", to put it bluntly, he was the head of the eight traitor families.

This Tong Dynasty is a member of the Tong family, and his ancestors cast Hongyi cannons for Nurhachi, the leader of the thief chieftains, which has to be guarded against. ”

Li Haoxian nodded and said, "I didn't expect that this surnamed Tong is still a talent, and he can even make Hongyi cannons." I just don't know if he has a cannon in Wuchang. ”

Zhang Huangyan chuckled lightly and said: "There are so many counties in Wuchang Mansion, and there are only so many soldiers and horses under his command, less than 10,000 people. The others were stragglers who surrendered, vulnerable to attack. As long as we open a line and flank the commander's left and right, the surname Tong is useless no matter how many artillery pieces there are. ”

Li Haoxian disagreed, pursed his lips and said: "Having said that, if he has too many artillery, we will win and narrowly win." Moreover, the siege losses will be greatly increased, and our fire battalion will not be able to win a crushing victory for the first time. You have to win, but you also have to win beautifully! ”

The expression in Zhang Huangyan's eyes changed, staring at his back, and fell into deep thought.

Li Haoxian's words cut into his heart and just touched the pain point in his heart. In the previous defeat, he had to play a beautiful victory to wash away the shame. The Tong Dynasty of Wuchang Mansion in front of them is their best opportunity.

Zhang Huangyan, who figured out the joint, dissipated the clouds on his face and came back to life. His radiant face was flashing, and he was thinking about how to win a great victory in Wuchang.

...

When Hou Xuanyan, who swept southern Hunan with the Fengzi battalion, returned to Changsha again, the eyes of Changsha officials and gentry had changed.

Hou Xuanyan had no time to take care of it, so he returned to the governor's office and removed the armor on his body. Da Ma sat on the top with a golden sword, looked at the full hall of civil and military, and said in a loud voice: "He Tengjiao has harmed the people a lot, and from now on, the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes he has set will be abolished, and all the overcollected grain will be returned to the people." All counties and counties shall handle it according to the book, without delay, Hong Yixun, you will send people to each county and county to make secret visits to the open investigation, if there is any person who does not return according to the actual book, or if he fills his own pocket, he will be beheaded on the spot, and there is no need to report it. ”

Hong Yixun took the order and left, and his subordinates are now in Hou Xuanyan's territory, and they are all secretive characters. When it comes to this intelligence force, there is a deep fear of it.

"He Tengjiao, Huang Chaoxuan, Zhou Xianbi and others have caused trouble in southern Hunan, so that the people are not happy. Shonan is a land of grain and rice, and they cannot be destroyed, so they send orders to all counties and counties to resume production and settle the people. ”

The prefect of Changsha blinked his eyes on Tuesday and stood up and said: "Commander, the people of Hunan are fierce and brave in battle, it is better to recruit troops on the spot to relieve the siege of Jingzhou." ”

Hou Xuanyan chuckled lightly and said, "Lord Zhou has bothered, although the people of Hunan are brave, they have not been trained, how can they be the opponents of the Tartars." My Agni Battalion has already set off, and in less than three days, I will be able to march west to Wuchang. When the time comes, let's see us attack left and right, first conquer Wuchang, and then save Jingzhou. As for recruitment... Let me think about it again. ”

Tuesday Nan was slightly unwilling and retreated. The officials and gentry of Huguang must still hope for a Hunan army, but Huang Chaoxuan, Zhou Xianbi and others were all annihilated and were not captured. In this way, the army composed of Hunan people is gone. Without their own soldiers, these Huguang people are not down-to-earth in their hearts.

Hou Xuanyan was actually moved by him, but recruiting new soldiers and training soldiers is a big deal. If there were no people available, the recruits would become a scourge that he had just wiped out. He pondered for a long time, but he didn't think of anyone who could take on this heavy responsibility, so he had to suppress it for the time being.