In front of piles of bonfires on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the two battalions of the Northern Expedition Army camped separately. Hou Xuanyan squatted among a group of soldiers, wiping his armor.

The soldiers around him were a little restrained. Hou Xuanyan looked up and saw a soldier with one-armed fire camp staring at him.

"Hey, your name is...Why are you here?"

The soldier obviously did not expect that Hou Xuanyan remembered himself, his face flushed and said stammeringly: "Go back to the commander-in-chief, my name is Wu Shixun."

Hou Xuanyan slapped his forehead and said, "I remember that you are among the several scholars I caught in Taihu, right? You are very good. When you guard Changzhou, you are more passionate than your companions."

Wu Shixun was praised by him and his bones were all three points lighter. When he was studying, he thought that everything was inferior to that of studying. When did he and his friends take military generals seriously? It was not until the bloody battle in Changzhou, among the fireworks and rockets filled the sky, and in the sea of ​​blood in the dead, that he saw Hou Xuanyan's brave performance with his own eyes, and was convinced.

Hou Xuanyan pointed to his empty sleeve and said with a smile: "Where is the left arm thrown?"

A broken arm has always been Wu Shixun's heart disease. He was infected by Hou Xuanyan, and he no longer complained about himself. He faced his disability for the first time and said loudly: "Go back to the commander-in-chief, Changzhou won, we chased him to Danyang, and accidentally got him killed by the captured Tartars."

Hou Xuanyan raised his eyes and said loudly: "After this battle is over, I will settle you down."

A man next to him saw that the Governor was approachable and was no different from an ordinary comrade. He plucked up his courage and asked, "General, how can this battle be completed?"

Hou Xuanyan picked up the sword on the ground and drew a circle on the soft sand by the river. "This is Huguang, we are here now. When we kill from this circle, the battle will be over. Whenever we fight back to Yuezhou, I will take you home."

Most of the people in Huoziying are from Suzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but this man who asked the question happened to be a Shandong man who came with Li Haoxian. His face was sad that was not worthy of his beard and asked, "Master General, my family is in Dengzhou Prefecture, can we still kill him back?"

Hou Xuanyan stared at him and felt proud and said, "You are all the best soldiers. I have your help. Where can I go in the world? Don't say that your family is in Dengzhou, even if you are from Liaodong, I will take you home. At that time, you will have to treat you. Seeing that you are so poor and don't have much money, you will definitely pull a few green onions to deal with your brothers."

The crowd around the bonfire burst into laughter. The Shandong man Mung Bean stared at his little eyes and grinned, "Don't look down on others, I am also a rich young man in Dengzhou. The family is very generous."

At this time, Li Haoxian walked over and saw this situation, and cursed and said, "Liu Heizi, what are you talking nonsense here again?" Li Haoxian is the number one rich man in Dengzhou. Liu Heizi fled south with him. Li Haoxian knew his background. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he would not dare to continue bragging.

Li Haoxian approached and whispered to Hou Xuanyan: "The General Commander, Huang Zongzhou of Fuzhou, recruited a army of more than 10,000 people, with Shi Lang as his deputy general. He said that he was coming to attack the General Commander according to the will of the Emperor. They were very high-profile along the way, which was not good for the General Commander's reputation."

When Hou Xuanyan heard this, he was furious and stood up and kicked the burning firewood: "I was fighting the Tartars in front, and these incompetent people fell behind to drag their legs. This thief wanted to be Shi Heng, but it's a pity that I'm not Yu Shaobao."

Li Haoxian cut his head with his hands, narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you want to rush to the south..."

Hou Xuanyan calmed down and cursed: "No, Du Yinxi is still waiting for us. Jingzhou cannot be handed over to the Tartars. Let him come, I want to see if Hou Xuanyan can take away this head."

The soldiers around were indignant and showed a ruthless look on their faces. Hou Xuanyan glanced around and thought that people could be used. Fuzhou was so cold-hearted, I don’t know if it was Zheng Zhilong’s meaning, or if Emperor Longwu felt that his achievements were so great. If it were the former, Hou Xuanyan would be acceptable. As long as the emperor’s intentions remained unchanged, Zheng Zhilong was just a bandit that had been taken down early.

If it is the latter... To put it bluntly, I have a 300,000 army in my hand and I will be brave enough to be independent. It is not easy to support a royal family.

The night was getting deeper, and no one added firewood by the bonfire by the river slowly. The smoke rose repeatedly under the bright moonlight. Frogs and insects screamed and snored loudly. Hou Xuanyan sat alone in the tent. A thin figure was in front of him.

"Tell Hong Yizhuo that the Hunan Army cannot be completely released to Zhang Huangyan. If necessary, I will be able to command. The middle and lower-level generals will be placed in some direct subordinates in Suzhou and let him take care of it."

The man in black was motionless, listening carefully with his ears, without too much etiquette. Hou Xuanyan was not surprised and continued, "We from Fuzhou to Jiangxi, we have been watching Huang Zongzhou and Shi Lang closely. I have to know every move." After he said that, he waved his hand and the man in black disappeared into the tent.

Hou Xuanyan stood up and took advantage of the moonlight to find a figure walking around outside the tent, hesitating. Hou Xuanyan opened the curtain and saw that it was Lee Haoxian.

When the two entered the tent, Hou Xuanyan asked, "If you don't sleep in the middle of the night, why are you swaying in front of my tent? Do you want to assassinate?"

Lee Haoxian chuckled awkwardly and said, "The General Manager is joking. There is something that will happen if you don't vomit."

"If you have something to say, it's not good at all like a sissy."

Li Haoxian said seriously: "Although the last general reads little, he also knows that wood is beautiful in the forest wind will destroy it. The commander is very good at superb, and there are many villains in the court who are jealous. Especially Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou, and Jinling are the richest places in the world. If they have evil intentions, the commander must not learn from the heroes in the book, and they will not resist in a frustrated manner."

Hou Xuanyan laughed and looked at Li Haoxian, who was not satisfied with the words. It was obvious that he was really anxious. Perhaps he was afraid that after his death, they would become a group of abandoned children. No one would value the enemy's confidants, but more of these people, Hou Xuanyan already had his own weight in his heart.

Hou Xuanyan patted Li Haoxian on the shoulder and said, "Our brothers fought south and north, bleeding and sweating, and they had not had time to take you to enjoy the glory and wealth of one day. Does anyone want me, Hou Xuanyan, to die? Even if he is the Jade Emperor, I will take you to demolish the Nantian Gate."
Chapter completed!