When he returned to Jinling, the weather had turned colder. Qin He and two thousand personal guards escorted Hou Xuanyan to board the ship from Wuchang Mansion.

Zheng Zunqian from Wuchang was in Jiangxia. Hou Xuanyan specifically told him not to come and meet him, and asked him to prepare his troops and take advantage of the departure of King Sanshun to recover Hanyang Prefecture.

Three ebony official boats were slowly descending, and the group of people disembarked at Yuanzi Port. After changing to a large ship, they plucked up their sails and went down the river.

Now Yan Yingyuan's giant wood camp has already been opened to Luzhou Prefecture, but Hou Xuanyan did not intend to meet. He trusted Yan Yingyuan and would definitely be able to block the Sanshun King, so it would be better to go to Zhenjiang Prefecture.

After leaving Baidi in the morning, he returned thousands of miles of Jiangling in one day. It was about the speed of the Yangtze River flowing downstream. The boat that kept going day and night sent Hou Xuan to Zhenjiang Prefecture in less than three days.

Zhu Dadian had already led his troops to wait by the river. Hou Xuanyan had a rare time to rest in the past three days. Despite the bumpy journey, he was in good spirits after getting off the boat.

Now that the Frost has passed, even the air in Jiangnan is chilly. Hou Xuan tightened his clothes and looked at the civil servants and generals who came to greet him, and smiled and waved to him.

Zhu Dadian stepped forward to welcome him into the car, and Hou Xuanyan refused, "Riding a horse."

Someone immediately brought a few BMWs over. After several months of fighting, he had already mastered the horsemanship performed by Hou Xuan.

Zhu Dadian smiled diligently and said, "I heard that the generals of Zhenjiang have returned and held a banquet in the city. Will the generals of Zhenjiang attend?"

Hou Xuanyan shook his head and said, "Go directly to the Shuizi Camp, summon the generals with grades, and gather in the tent. I have important things to discuss with you."

In the big tent of the Shuizi Camp, Hou Xuanyan sat in the upper head, on both sides were Zhu Dadian and Deputy General Wu Yi. Hou Xuanyan looked at the military generals all over the tent and said, "Jingxiang has gathered 300,000 Qing soldiers. We cannot sit idly by and watch them fight Jingxiang. We are enjoying the peace of mind in this prosperous and prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, and the flowers and birds are romantic in the countryside. I have decided to cross the river and recover Yangzhou recently and support the brothers of Jingxiang from afar."

The generals in the tent were all blushed and excited. Hou Xuanyan nodded secretly, very satisfied. Although the Shuizi Camp experienced the least war, they were not afraid of death. What is even more rare is that they announced such shocking news, and they all just raised their heads to stare at them. The soldiers can see that the generals' military discipline was like this, and Hou Xuanyan was very satisfied with the condition of Zhu Dadian and Wu Yi.

Hou Xuanyan turned around and asked, "Has the crossing boat been prepared?"

Zhu Dadian said: "The General of the Shuizi Camp was stationed in Zhenjiang Prefecture, and Li Haoxian and Zhang Huangyan built large warships. After we arrived, we collected another batch. We wanted to cross the river and everything was ready for our Shuizi Camp, but we only had to give the Supervisor's order."

Wu Yijiu was in Taihu and was most proficient in water warfare. He said, "What Lord Zhu said is not bad. Yangzhou is empty. Duoduo was massacred ten days ago and was only sealed after ten days. The surviving people have deep blood hatred. They hope that the royal army will cross the north day and night. We have great potential for the northern expedition."

Hou Xuanyan pondered for a moment and said, "The Northern Expedition is not a joke, but it is not a decisive battle of life and death. It is different from Jingxiang here. We can attack and retreat or defend. This move affects our whole body with one move. We cannot rely solely on the water camp. All the people along the coast must be mobilized. Zhang Mingzhen is in Songjiang. I once told him to develop the navy with all his strength. I don't know what's going on?"

Zhu Dadian said with his ears: "The General, Zhang Mingzhen and Gong Zifang have monopolized the route from Japan to our Ming Dynasty. Not only does it take to make money every day, the scale of the navy is already quite considerable. Our wealthy merchants in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and southern Zhili have also been entrusted to them, and they have made a lot of money by opening seas to do business."

Since Hou Xuanyan sent the two thousand-year-old Lang to the sea, he really let them die on their own. It doesn't matter at all. The reason is that he is too busy, especially when he enters Huguang, he can't be distracted. Hearing that Gong Zifang did so well, Hou Xuanyan was overjoyed and said happily: "Okay, it's not worth my financial support from the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province. Didn't Zheng Zhilong intervene?"

Zhu Dadian smiled and said, "Zheng Zhilong was greedy for money at first, and sold ships and cannons. Later, Gong Zifang didn't know where to contact a group of homeless people and accommodated them. In addition, he took advantage of the situation and attracted various foreigners to fight against Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong's nest is in Fujian and he didn't want to fight with us here, so he had to acquiesce to this matter."

Hou Xuanyan didn't know much about the history of the Ming Dynasty Franchise and the Netherlands, and was amazed at Gong Zifang's talent. "If you have the opportunity, you must ask in person, and it will definitely be very exciting."

Hou Xuanyan became more and more happy as he thought about it. He grinned and said, "No wonder Zheng Zhilong urged Huang Daozhou to attack me last time in the court. It turned out that he had long hated us. It's a pity that he was greedy for money and profit. I promise that he would still be plotted by Gong Zifang. After all, Gong Zifang has endless financial support behind him, and he only wants to develop his strength and regards my money as dirt. This is how people are, they are strong if they have no desires!"

Zhu Dadian said: "With Zhang Mingzhen's current navy help, we will definitely be able to recover Yangzhou and win the first battle of the Northern Expedition!"

Hou Xuanyan paused his head and said, "The navy can only assist us. The water camp is the main force. Yangzhou was lost after being defended by Shi Kefa for a day last time. The city wall must be intact. Prepare more artillery and gunpowder and siege equipment. Do you know the situation of the defenders in Yangzhou?"

Zhu Dadian was in a clear mind and said, "Nine out of ten families were killed in Yangzhou. The Tatars drove the people from other places into the city. There were countless spies who disguised themselves as they entered the city. The highest officials in Yangzhou City are the Tatars' Melezhangjing Li Rutai and the surrendered Zhang Tianlu. They did not have many soldiers, the total number was no more than 30,000, but their combat power was very strong."

Hou Xuan spoke: "The Shui-Capital Army is more than 100,000, and it is more than enough to attack Yangzhou. As long as the city wall is broken, Yangzhou City will be broken."
Chapter completed!