The two Dolgon brothers in Nanyuan started their gambling game by shooting and killing Han fugitive slaves.

If Azig wins, he will be able to get the beautiful Han woman that Dolgon looted, that girl is slender and moving, and she is also the daughter of a large family, and she is not known how many times better looking than the Manchurian woman. Azig fell in love with it at first sight, and then he and Dolgon went hunting in the South Garden. And if he loses, he will lead his troops south and go to Jingxiang to participate in the battle.

Azig was stupid, but he knew that he couldn't win against Dorgon at this time. When Dolgon hired people, if he won him and did not go to Jingxiang, even though he was a brother, he would inevitably have a dislike. In the end, with Azig's release of water, Dolgon killed one more person and won the gamble, but in order to win the eldest brother, he still gave the slave girl to Azig.

Azig led the people of Zhengbai Banner, a total of 30,000 people passed through Henan and went south to Jingxiang. Within half a month, the army had already marched to Xiangyang Mansion. Wu Sangui, Haoge, and Azig, representatives of the three major forces of the Qing court, gathered in Huguang.

At the same time, Hou Xuanyan and Fengzi Camp had already arrived in Wuchang Mansion. Countless spies shuttled back and forth from Huguang, and all the forces in the world were watching.

Whether it is the King of Sanshun in the Dabie Mountains, or Zhang Xianzhong who occupies the southwest, or even Zheng Zhilong, who is entrenched in the southeast, they are all waiting for this inevitable decisive battle.

In autumn, the grass and trees in the south of the Yangtze River withered, and the suburbs of Wuchang Mansion were open and low, and Hou Xuanyan and his party passed through the layers of checkpoints outside Wuchang Mansion before they were able to enter the city.

Zheng Zunqian, who was stationed in Wuchang Mansion, personally greeted them and took them to Wuchang Mansion.

In the early winter, the people have also been in winter at this time of year in previous years, not to mention that they are panicking now. Most of the people who came and went in the streets were soldiers stationed in the city.

Hou Xuanyan couldn't wait to ask about the recent battle situation on the way, and learned that there were mutual victories and defeats, but a few generals died in Yinxi. Similarly, Wu Sangui also suffered heavy losses, the two sides came and went, and the main battlefield was still in Jingzhou. Since King Sanshun marched eastward, there have been very few wars in Wuchang Mansion.

Zheng Zunqian used to be a person who paid attention to appearance, and Hou Xuanyan vaguely remembered the last time he saw him, he was still a neat and clean heroic general. Seeing Zheng Zunqian again this time, he has messy hair and a scruffy beard, which shows that although there is no big war in Wuchang Mansion, there will be no shortage of things to be busy.

Hou Xuanyan did not want Wuchang Mansion to mobilize the people, so he refused the dinner party set up for himself to receive the wind, and took his personal guards to rest in the city.

Although Miao'er Shuang'er is a maid, she has received rigorous training in the Yasukuni Mansion since she was a child, and their status is humble, and if they are not careful, they will inevitably be severely punished. Therefore, the martial arts of the two of them are even higher than Huang Ying'er, and it is not difficult to pretend to be two pro-soldiers. Although Hou Xuanyan knew that these two girls were skilled in martial arts when they were attacked in the ancient temple, he still underestimated the people who came out of the Yasukuni Mansion. Seeing that the two of them were at ease, he was relieved. With them by your side, not only is it not a drag, but you can also protect yourself when it is critical.

Since the last time Qin Qingqing fell from the sky, Hou Xuanyan has a heart, if he hadn't died on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition and was assassinated in a daze, it would have been too embarrassing. And the guards outside, although competent, cannot achieve close protection. With these two people, you can sleep at night to be sure.

Zheng Zunqian arranged a fairly generous house, when the Tong Dynasty captured Wuchang, the family rebelled, and Zheng Zunqian confiscated the family property.

The moon was hanging high, the red candlelight in the bedroom had been removed, and Shuang'er, who was dressed in obscene clothes, took out the quilt from the cupboard and was making the bed. Sister Miao'er squatted on the ground and washed Hou Xuanyan's feet.

Hou Xuanyan sat slumped in his chair, holding a brown paper map in his hand, and watched intently by candlelight. A slight autumn breeze came from the half-covered window, swaying with candlelight, Hou Xuanyan put the map in his hand on the table, tilted his head and closed his eyes.

The mountains and rivers on the map, the troops stationed, appeared clearly in his mind. Huguang is known as the province of a thousand lakes, with waterways and many lakes. Whether it is Wu Sangui's Liao soldiers or the Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers, they should not be good at water warfare, which may be a major favorable factor in the decisive battle, and we must find a way to use it.

Miao Er took his feet out of the basin and rested them on her moist thighs, wiped them clean and kneaded them gently. Hou Xuanyan followed the Fengzi camp all the way to Huguang, and was very tired. Just closed his eyes and enjoyed it, Miao'er was skillful, coupled with the strength of his hands, Hou Xuanyan hummed unconsciously on his comfortable mouth, but his mind was quickly calculating the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and me.

In terms of troops, there are slightly more troops on their side, but the individual combat power of the Qing soldiers is stronger, and it is more suitable for fighting in winter. Calculating the total combat power from here, the Qing soldiers are still slightly superior.

As for the command, except for the 200,000 loyal battalion of Gu Yinxi, the others are all descendants of Hou Xuanyan. Once the decisive battle begins, the relationship between Du Yinxi and himself is not bad, they are both people who want to win, and they should be able to fight the enemy together. On the side of the Qing soldiers, there are three forces with intricate relationships, and it will definitely be difficult to work together. Especially the two yellow flags of Haoge and the white flags that just came to Huguang, which have been grudges for a long time. In this way, it seems that he has the upper hand in this regard.

There is no pressure on the logistics baggage, and there is Changsha Mansion behind him, and the money and grain in the south of the Yangtze River can also be transported by the road of Wuchang. Although the Qing soldiers did not have so many food sources of their own, the people in the occupied areas where they were located could not clear the wilderness at all. The people in the Jingxiang area are the targets of their plunder, and naturally there will be no shortage of food. Even if the food route of the Qing soldiers is cut off, they can rob on the spot to ensure their own supplies. From this point of view, the enemy and the enemy are tied.

After calculating and calculating, Hou Xuanyan came to a conclusion that the two sides were evenly matched in this decisive battle.

Thinking of this, Hou Xuanyan was very nervous and breathed a sigh of relief.

A fight is just around the corner, and dragging it out until the depths of winter is not good for your side, and you are afraid that your main force will be consumed here after a long-term stalemate. Nanming's pig teammates, if they take advantage of the main force to consume in Jingxiang and make trouble for themselves, they will be in a hurry.

Thinking of this, Hou Xuanyan opened his eyes and said secretly in his heart: "To be a master or a slave, it depends on this experience!" ”

"Master, the bed is made, let's go to bed and rest."