Early the next morning, Wu Sangui's health improved slightly, so he personally commanded the army, traced the river, and went to Sichuan. Songzi left only Hu Guozhu's troops. Hu Guozhu was born as a man and called himself a Confucian general. Whenever you encounter scenic spots, rivers and mountains, you must drink and compose poems to express your feelings, even in the army, it is still the case. He will drink every poem, and he will get drunk every time he drinks.

Since Wu Sangui left, Hu Guozhu has been drunk every day and ignores military affairs. The general Wu Guogui couldn't stand it anymore, so he came to find the pillar. As soon as Wu Guogui lifted the curtain, Hu Guogui was half-lying on the bench, with his feet crossed, and the table in front of him was full of empty wine bottles. With a flask in one hand and a pen in the other, and with a big tongue, he sang:

The cool breeze and autumn moon cut off the leaves of the Han family. A piece of north, a piece of south, and a piece of things to go! Help the sick body, climb the dangerous building, and torture the grass and trees in the good night, and the candle will be extinguished. The slave is sick from his own heart, why should Lang force the slave to choke on the medicine? I have to break the jar, I am afraid that I will see it, and the gold ou is lacking!

Wu Guogui forcibly suppressed the fire, hugged his fists and said, "Hu Concubine." ”

Hu Guozhu saw that someone was coming, so he put down his feet and said: "Country....Gui, I was ..... about to call you, you came by yourself, just right." Sit down. Seeing that Wu Guogui reluctantly sat down, Hu Guozhu patted his head, sobered up for a moment, and continued, "Guogui, how about you listen to the song I just sang?" Don't say it, Wang Zairong, this kid, is talented, whether it is written by himself or changed by others, it is all literary and brilliant, I am a hundred admirers, a hundred likes!

Wu Guogui scolded in his heart: What the hell is this, you still have the leisure to discuss this! Then he asked: "Hu Luma, how did you arrange the things that King Zhou told you?" ”

"What? Got an explanation? Hu Guozhu looked dazed.

Wu Guogui secretly scolded Hu Guozhu a hundred times: "Let you save Changsha, you won't forget such an important military matter, right?" ”

Hu Guozhu then remembered and said, "Oh, it's okay. Noble, let you take 5,000 soldiers and horses to Changsha. ”

"What? Just five thousand? Wu Guogui almost didn't jump up, "There are 100,000 Qing troops attacking Changsha!" ”

Hu Guozhu said impatiently: "If you want to bring 5,000, you can bring 5,000, how can there be so much nonsense!" Go quickly, don't delay Ben Shuai to compose a poem! ”

Wu Guogui wanted to say something more, but when he saw Hu Guozhu's eyes closed, he began to shake his head and chant poetry again, so he had to sigh and lead the order to Changsha.

Located on the Yangtze River, Jingzhou is a transportation hub connecting the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and its strategic position is very important. The Qing army set up a camp in Jiangbei here, which was guarded by the Manchu and Han heavy troops led by the general of Jingkou in Ningnan, Doluo Shuncheng, and the king of the county. Kangxi was still uneasy, and later sent Shuodai and Shangshan to Jingzhou to strengthen the defense to ensure that nothing went wrong. In order to motivate the soldiers to stick to the city, Kangxi specially rewarded the soldiers, and added ten taels of silver to each soldier who originally planned to go out: the military academy, the cavalry school below, the army, the officers above the armor and the archer, each rewarded with 20 taels of silver, and even the blacksmith and other miscellaneous logistics personnel also gave a reward of 20 taels of silver.

In the Jingzhou camp, Leerjin, Shang Shan, and Shuo Dai discussed military affairs together.

Lerkin first said: "Two old brothers, what do you think about the emperor sending you here this time?" ”

Shang Shan said: "Then it is necessary to strengthen the defense." Some time ago, as a special envoy, I went to Wu Sangui's camp. Oh, the entire line from Songzi to Dongting Lake is full of big boats, and there are hundreds of them just as I saw! What does this mean, they want to cross the river! ”

Shuo Dai said: "What Brother Shang said is that the emperor sent us, didn't he snipe it Wu Sangui across the river?" We are now in one place, with more than 200,000 people, and there is enough food and grass in the city, and there is no problem in guarding him for ten or eight years. Then the spy came and said, "Report—"

"Speak!"

"Military Gate, Wu Sangui has personally led the army and headed for Sichuan. In Songzi City, now only Hu Guozhu's troops are left! ”

"Is this true?"

"The little one saw it with his own eyes, and it was true!"

Leer Jinle slapped his thigh: "Haha! God help me! Now Wu Sangui doesn't run by himself, we can sit back and relax! ”

Shang Shan was a cautious person, and he asked the spy again: "What is the situation on Hu Guozhu's side?" ”

"Back to my lord, Hu Guozhu drinks and writes poems every day in the army, and the soldiers have many complaints!"

"Okay, you can stand down," Shang Shan waved his hand and let the spies go down, "Oh, Brother Le, you're really right, this Wu Sangui is probably scared stupid and ran away by himself!" It's really weird. ”

Shuo Dai said, "What's so strange about this. You two may not know yet, I just came from the capital, and the emperor has already beheaded Wu Yingxiong, and even the ancestral grave of their old Wu family outside the gate has been picked! ”

Shang Shan suddenly realized: "Oh! It turns out that Long Live Lord used this strategy. That Wu Sangui is over sixty years old, just such a son, he must have been hit and collapsed after hearing about it! ”

Lerkin said, "Oh, that's a good thing." The spies also reported just now, Hu Guozhu is a wine bag and a rice bag, and a waste! In Sichuan, the emperor sent Mo Luo and them, leading more than 200,000 people, to prepare to conquer them. This Wu Sangui really can't take care of his head. I'll have peace of mind! Leerkin waved his hand, motioned to the people to prepare wine and food, and said: "Two old brothers, thousands of miles away, the wind and dust have come to the younger brother, and the younger brother has not taken the time to wash the dust for the old brother and catch the wind!" Leerkin smiled and said: "The emperor has given us so much silver, and the brothers have come from afar, and they have left their homes and businesses here, so we will start to set up a big banquet for a few days today, so that the brothers can also feel the immensity of the emperor's grace, how about it?" “

"Good! Good! Just do what Brother Le says, haha! Shang Shan and Shuo Dai agreed.

Sent Wu Guogui away, Hu Guozhu looked at the sky through the curtain, the night had fallen, the sky was covered with thick clouds, and even the moon was completely covered, without a trace of light. Hu Guozhu called: "Hu Guoliang! “

Hu Guoliang is the younger brother of Hu Guozhu and is a deputy officer in the army. No one agreed.

Hu Guozhu shouted again: "Hu Guoliang! Hu Guoliang ran in in a panic and replied, "Yes!" ”

Hu Guozhu asked angrily: "Where did you go, I didn't make a sound to you!" ”

"I... I'm out on my patrol. "Hu Guoliang Xin said, big brother, you drink here every day and write poems, who would think you would call me.

Hu Guozhu didn't talk nonsense with him, and ordered: "How is the ferry ready?" ”

"Boat?" Hu Guoliang was puzzled and said, "The warships have all been brought to Dongting Lake by General Ma Bao!" ”

"I'll ask you for the ferry!"

"Oh, the ferry. King Zhou went up the river and took some of it away, and now there are more than 100 ships in the barracks. ”

"Good! Enough! Go and gather all the soldiers in front of the tent! ”

"Now?"

"That's right! Right now! ”

"Yes!" Hu Guoliang took the order. The soldiers had eaten dinner and were ready to rest, as soon as they heard that there was an urgent military situation, they hurriedly followed Hu Guoliang to the front of the camp, and saw a man standing in front of the camp from a distance, with a golden helmet and golden armor, a military uniform, a horizontal sword and a raised eyebrows, and the demeanor of a general! When I got closer, everyone was stunned, isn't this Hu Guozhu? It's not the drunk, drunken horse master, but the majestic and murderous General Hu!

Hu Guozhu saw that the soldiers had arrived, and said loudly: "Everyone, according to the arrival of the horses, the enemy in Jingzhou will drink alcohol every day and do not ask about military affairs, and there is no garrison in the city. Therefore, tonight we will take advantage of his unpreparedness to kill him by surprise, cross the river and go up, and seize Jingzhou! ”

Only then did everyone understand what Hu Guozhu meant, and they all said: "The horse is a god, I can't wait!" ”

Hu Guoliang had already arranged the ferry by the river at this time, just waiting for Hu Guozhu to give the order. Hu Guozhu said: "Tonight's surprise attack, people and horses are speeding away, and no movement is allowed, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”

"Yes!"

"Good! Let's go! ”

I saw that on the river with no fingers in sight, the ferries were racing and sailing to the opposite bank. The sentinels on Jingzhou City leaned on the city wall in twos and threes, yawning. "Hey, I'm sleepy, I don't even have a ghost at night, what kind of city to guard."

"Yes! I just drank a little, and now I feel dizzy, so I'll squint for a while. ”

"I'll squint too."

After a short time, the ferry sailed to the opposite shore. There was silence under the city of Jingzhou, and Hu Guozhu ordered the soldiers to park the ferry, drive the cannons, prepare the ladders, and prepare everything to stop. Hu Guozhu pulled out his sword suddenly, pointed to the sky, and said, "The great husband is making contributions at this time!" Come on! “

"Rush!"

Suddenly, Jingzhou City was on fire, and the earth shook. Lerkin was awakened by the loud noise and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" What's going on? ”

"Report-no, Master Jun, Zhou Bing has come in!"

"What?" Lerkin's eyes darkened and he collapsed to the ground. Thanks to Shang Shan's long-term battle, he drew his sword and cut down two soldiers who were scurrying around with his life, and shouted loudly: "Don't mess around! Don't mess around! Shuodai! ”

"In!" Shuodai didn't put on his pants, and even crawled on the ground.

"You protect the Lejun Gate and retreat first, and I will come to the back of the palace!"

The gates of Jingzhou City were not nailed, but only closed as usual. As soon as the car crashed, the Zhou soldiers poured into the city like a tide. Hu Guozhu took the lead and shouted: "Those who descend will not be killed!" Put down your weapons! ”

The Qing soldiers ran around lifelessly, either killed or surrendered. Seeing this, Shang Shan couldn't stop, so he only rode a horse to protect Leerjin and Shuodai, escaped from the city, and went in the direction of Wuchang.

Hu Guozhu covered up for a while, and when he saw that the enemy commander had fled and did not know where to go, he no longer pursued. When he returned to the city, he gathered the surrendered troops and counted more than 20,000 prisoners. Hu Guozhu ordered Hu Guoliang to clean up the battlefield and appease the people, while he climbed the Jingzhou City Tower, looked at the little sparks on the other side of the river, and couldn't help but be poetic, and chanted at the moment:

The night attack on Jingzhou is felt

The Tiger Brigade will cross, and the Zhou Division will do his best.

Sweep the atmosphere in a moment, Jingzhou is easy to open!

Besides, Wu Guogui all the way, after getting the order, although he was displeased, but still thought of rushing to Changsha, the Qing general Niyahan saw that the Zhou army came to the rescue, and Changsha City was impregnable, worried about being surrounded inside and outside, so he withdrew his troops and returned to Wuchang. Ni Yahan was already afraid of Wu Sangui, and Wu Guokang repeatedly issued edicts to urge the war, so he was forced to attack Changsha. Hu Guozhu had expected this a long time ago, so he only sent 5,000 men to rescue him. Wu Guogui couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.