When Hou Xuanyan and Fengzi Camp swept across southern Hunan and wiped out the remnants of He Tengjiao, the Huozi Camp led by Li Haoxian was already close to Wuchang Prefecture.

After Li Haoxian fled south, he was highly valued by Hou Xuanyan. He wanted to repay Hou Xuanyan with great sincerity and proved his abilities to the military and civilians.

He set out from Zhenjiang Prefecture and made complete preparations along the way. He had to personally inquire about the logistics and supplies to ensure the soldiers' supplies. The army that walked out of the fire, from the commander to the soldiers, was distinctively armored and had high fighting spirit. The scholars, farmers and merchants along the way were all happy. In the troubled times, the people saw that the army guarding them were so majestic, and they all sent them to each other. Li Haoxian was not allowed to accept the strict orders, for fear of misleading the speed of the march, and this would be even more loved by the people.

Li Haoxian, who was riding on the horse, was nervous and excited and eager to try. Beside him was Zhang Huangyan who was a little lonely. In the battle of guarding Changzhou, Zhang Huangyan ignored Hou Xuanyan's order and led his troops to attack Jinling. Unexpectedly, he encountered Hong Chengchou. So when the news of the entire Nanzhili war spread frequently, he was the only one who was wiped out and relied on the remaining troops to protect him to escape. What's even more tragic is that after Hong Chengchou won the last battle in his life, he committed suicide by committing suicide into the river.

This is embarrassing...

He has already had a desperate ambition and defeated you by the way.

Li Haoxian accidentally glanced at Zhang Huangyan's expression and advised: "The war is imminent, and the whole army is full of fighting spirit. Why is Brother Zhang depressed?"

Zhang Huangyan smiled bitterly and said, "It's nothing. I have been studying here when I was young. Now I'm back in my hometown and remember some old things."

Li Haoxian valued this civil servant from the bottom of his heart. Since he arrived in Zhenjiang, Zhang Huangyan's talent has won his respect. Whether it is military training or logistics supplies, Zhang Huangyan has shown his ability. Li Haoxian, as his name is, likes virtuous people very much and leans him as his humerus.

"Hi! What should I do? Brother Zhang doesn't have to be depressed. I know the most about this man, Supervisor. When we conquer Wuchang, I will take you there in person and tell him about your talents. Make sure he will happily use you brother."

Zhang Huangyan laughed. The Shandong man in front of him was indeed too straightforward. He heard his words of refusal, and he ignored them without any concealment. After a few words, Zhang Huangyan felt warm in his heart, and everyone wanted to get along with such a person.

"Then I will thank General Li."

Li Haoxian's thoughts soon returned to the upcoming battle. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Brother Zhang, who is this Tong Dai from Wuchang?"

Zhang Huangyan had a deep understanding of the situation of the Tartars. In his opinion, only by knowing oneself and the enemy could he defeat the enemy. Zhang Huangyan said without thinking, "The Tong family was a very important family in the pseudo-Qing court. The ancestors of Tong Dai were originally officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they were determined to surrender to Jiannu very early. After he surrendered to Nurhaci, he made many military achievements with Nurhaci, and his official position jumped, and they became closest to each other. Within Jiannu, they were called "the leader of the dragon and the eight families". To put it bluntly, they were the leaders of the eight traitors.

This Tong Dai is from the Tong family. His ancestors cast red barbarian cannons for Nurhachi, the leader of the thief chief, and we have to guard against this."

Li Haoxian nodded and said, "I didn't expect that this man named Tong is still a talented person, and he can even make red artillery artillery. I just don't know if he has a cannon in Wuchang."

Zhang Huangyan chuckled and said, "There are so many counties in Wuchang Prefecture, and he has only a few soldiers and less than ten thousand people. The others are surrendered scattered soldiers and scattered, vulnerable. As long as we open a line and attack the commander left and right, no matter how many artillery the man surnamed Tong has, it will be useless."

Lee Haoxian disagreed and said with a pursed lips: "Anyway, if he has too many artillery, we will win even if we win. And the losses in siege will increase greatly. Our Fire Camp will not win badly for the first time. We must win, but also win beautifully!"

Zhang Huangyan's eyes changed, he stared at his back and fell into deep thought.

What Li Haoxian said came into his heart and just reached the pain point in his heart. In the previous defeat, he had to win a beautiful victory to wash away the shame. Tong Dai, Wuchang Mansion in front of him, was their best opportunity.

Zhang Huangyan, who figured out the joints, had the dark clouds on his face dissipated and came back to life. His face was full of energy, and he was thinking about how to win a commendable victory in Wuchang.

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When Hou Xuanyan, who swept across southern Hunan with the Fengying camp, returned to Changsha again, the eyes of Changsha officials and gentry at him had changed.

Hou Xuanyan had no time to take care of it, so he returned to the Governor's Office and removed his armor. He sat on the top of the head with a golden sword, looking at the civil and military officials in the hall, and said loudly: "He Tengjiao has harmed the people. From now on, he abolished the harsh taxes he set up, and returned them to the people as much as possible. All the food he collected will be returned to the people. All counties and counties shall be handled in accordance with the registration and shall not be delayed. Hong Yizhuo, you send people to investigate the secretly and openly. If any of them are not returned in the actual registration, or those who are full of personal pockets, they will be beheaded on the spot and do not need to report it."

Hong Yizhuo took the order and left. His subordinates are now secretive in the territory of Hou Xuanyan. When it comes to this intelligence unit, they are deeply afraid.

"He Tengjiao, Huang Chaoxuan, Zhou Xianbi and others caused trouble to southern Hunan, so that the people were living in poverty. Nan Hunan is a hometown of grain and rice, and they could not be destroyed by them. They ordered all counties to resume production and settle the people."

The prefect of Changsha, Zhou Ernan, blinked his eyes and stood up and said, "The governor of the Hunan people are brave and brave in fighting. It is better to recruit soldiers on the spot to break the siege of Jingzhou."

Hou Xuanyan chuckled and said, "Mr. Zhou has trouble. Although the Hunan people are brave and have not practiced, how can they be the opponent of the Tartars? My fire camp has already set out and can go west to Wuchang in less than three days. Then, let's see us attacking each other, first conquering Wuchang and then saving Jingzhou. As for recruiting troops... let me think carefully."

Zhou Ernan was a little unwilling to accept it and retreated. The officials and gentry of Huguang must still hope to have 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 was no longer there. Without their own soldiers, these Huguang people were not at ease.
Chapter completed!