"Defending the city? Second uncle, on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and defending the city is not a joke. ”

Gu Shouzheng's face turned red, the cannon sounded just now, and he was indeed afraid. But his heart to defend the city was firm, and he raised his head and said: "Your Excellency, don't worry, there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, just take care of me and be an ordinary soldier." ”

Hou Xuanyan listened to him as a governor, obviously not thinking about relying on connections to make a name for himself in the city. He is the son of a wealthy family, and he has this awareness, and Hou Xuanyan can't help but be impressed by him.

"Okay, since that's the case, the second uncle will stay here."

Gu Shouzheng's face was happy, and he consciously walked to the city tower and mingled with the soldiers. He was originally the second young master of the Gu family, and everyone who guarded the city knew him, and many of them were still his little entourage. Even though he wanted to be an ordinary creep, he was surrounded.

After Hou Xuanyan watched it, he said in his heart, it is also a good thing to let him stay here, as long as he does not die, he can stabilize the morale of the army. The soldiers of the Gu family will also know that they are determined to be enemies of the Qing army.

Inside the governor's yamen, Xia Yunyi was giving a hoarse speech in front of the door, and the moment Hou Xuanyan stepped in, he heard his trademark voice.

After being slightly stunned, Hou Xuanyan even felt that he was back in the army of Wu Zhikui in Taihu Lake.

After entering, I found that in the Yamen compound, hundreds of prisoners with shackles and shackles in their hands were lazily gathered together.

Xia Yunyi is explaining to them the hatred of the country and the family, hoping that these people can take up arms, and fighting for the country can be regarded as atonement.

Hou Xuanyan noticed that these people had a small braid on the back of their heads, and the top of their bare heads was shining and reflecting in the sun, which should be the soldiers and horses of the Tu National Treasure who didn't have time to escape.

These people had the blood of the Han people on their hands, they surrendered from Liaodong, and followed the Manchu masters along the way, and I don't know how many compatriots they killed. Obviously, Xia Yunyi's speech had no effect on them, and looking at their contemptuous expressions, they inevitably despised Xia Yunyi in their hearts.

Hou Xuanyan rolled his eyes and thought about it.

He walked up to the stage and pulled Xia Yunyi aside.

"Wen Yuan, Suzhou has limited soldiers and horses, and the recruitment of new recruits is still ongoing. These are soldiers who have fought in battle, and it would be great if they could be used by me. ”

Hou Xuanyan sneered and said, "Look at their appearance, do they seem to be of use to me?" I think that if you pull them to the battlefield, they will be surrendered by these people sooner, and it will be too late to regret it. ”

Xia Yunyi nodded and reluctantly admitted this.

"Well, they're not useless, hehe.."

Listening to this treacherous laughter, Xia Yunyi didn't know why, and suddenly panicked.

"Wen Yuan, don't laugh, listen to the madness. If you have any ideas, tell me quickly. ”

...

Suzhou City has come and gone, and many owners have changed in a few days. But the officials of the yamen only changed their bosses, and even their clothes were still from the Ming Dynasty.

In the Suzhou prison, the same is true of the jailers. No matter who occupies Suzhou, these people are needed to be errands, but the monthly money has not been received for several months.

The damp and stuffy prison was crowded with prisoners, most of whom were Qing soldiers who had not had time to escape.

Xia Yunyi's words during the day did not arouse any thoughts in their hearts. Xia Yunyi's great truth is only suitable for speaking to civil officials and scholars in the court or academy in a peaceful and prosperous era.

These veterans have all crawled out of the pile of dead people, and they have long developed their own philosophy of life. These people have milk and are mothers, and now the Qing army is strong, and they have taken refuge in the Qing soldiers to slaughter their compatriots. One day, a force that is more ferocious than the Qing soldiers will come and beat the Qing soldiers to the ground. There is no doubt that these people must have turned into a Manchu Qing dynasty.

Among these prisoners, Geng Wan still has the highest status. He was the commander of these people, and when he slaughtered the city in Yangzhou, he killed people and killed him, but he accidentally cut himself.

This time, Tu Guobao was in a hurry, and he didn't have time to keep up, so that he was arrested.

The surrounding soldiers consciously made way for him, and a few fanned him diligently.

At this time, a middle-aged man came to the prison. Leaned close to the jailer's ear and whispered, and the jailer's attitude immediately became respectful.

The cell boss personally took him to the prison, pointed at Geng Wan and said, "This is it." ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Escort him out." ”

The cell boss looked embarrassed, and the middle-aged man said, "Huh? He glared at him fiercely.

The jailer finally confessed and confirmed his eyes, this is a person who cannot be provoked. Although he is a cell boss, he is nothing compared to others.

Geng Wan had a wound on his leg and limped out, he was a repeat offender, and his handcuffs and shackles were complete. walked with a clanging sound, but his face still looked like he was confused.

Walking outside the prison and getting into a spacious and delicate carriage, the middle-aged man's playful eyes stared at him for a while, "Geng Wan, do you want to live?" ”

"Hey, life is a good thing, bastard doesn't want to live." Although Geng Wan didn't know who was coming, since he could save himself from prison, he definitely had something to do by himself. So he didn't ask in a hurry, but waited for the other party to tell him.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, you don't get scared when you're in danger, you're a character." I have a chance here, if you do it, let alone live, there will be a wealth to send you. ”

Geng Wan's eyes flashed, and he leaned forward and asked, "Say something first." ”

When the middle-aged man saw him getting too close, the unhappiness on his face flashed, but he still couldn't escape the eyes of this soldier. Geng Wan not only did not get angry, but became happy, I have been in prison for a long time, this old Wang Ba dislikes me and stinks. He is so particular, he must not be an ordinary person, so my chances of being rescued are a little better.

The middle-aged man didn't answer him, but asked first, "Do you know who I am?" ”

Geng Wan shook his head.

"I am a member of the Gu family, Hou Xuanyan is overwhelmed and wants to resist the heavenly soldiers, but he is an outsider. How can we in Suzhou cost the lives of the whole city for an outsider, do you understand? ”

Geng Wan's eyes flickered, it turned out to be the Gu family, they first rebelled, and now when they heard the earth-shattering artillery, they were afraid. Haha, these merchants' homes are really rudder when they see the wind. Geng Wan squinted his eyes and sneered, "You want me to kill him?" ”

"This guy is cunning and vicious, and it's not easy to kill him. We want you to go outside the city to inform you that we, the squires of Suzhou, want to sacrifice the city. ”

"There is a lot of artillery outside the city, how can I get out of the city?"

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and smiled calmly: "The people who guard the East City are all the children of our Gu family, why is it difficult to let you out at night?" Go back to prison, pick a few trustworthy ones, and I'll come back to your rescue tomorrow. ”