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Chapter 72 Under the city of Gusu, a ten-mile company

Wu Zhikui, who was wandering outside Suzhou City, returned to her down-and-out days.

The entire Suhang is in the hands of Hou Xuanyan. Every time I think of this, Wu Zhikui is so angry that she is itchy. In his opinion, everything Hou Xuanyan has should be his own.

Xia Yunyi, who had always respected him, came in person and was bombarded by him. Hou Xuanyan had become his inner demon.

After rejecting Xia Yunyi, he still relied on looting small villages to maintain his troops outside Suzhou City. Hou Xuanyan's patience has also been exhausted. This man is brave enough to abuse the people and is afraid of foreign wars. Although it is a rare highlight for refusing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he cannot allow him to persecute the surrounding villages and towns.

The newly recruited soldiers in Suzhou City finally got the opportunity to fight the group of beggar soldiers to abandon their armor. Most of his soldiers surrendered to Suzhou, leaving only a few hundred personal soldiers to protect him and escape to Taihu Lake.

It was very early in early summer, and the sun was big, and the ground was already baking the earth in the early morning. Wu Zhikui and others hid by the lake, and their strength was lying on the ground as if they were exhausted. The water birds on Taihu Lake were frightened by some unknown reasons, and they cried in the morning, and their noisy screams made them dizzy and tinnitus.

"Lai Gouzi, go find something to eat." Wu Zhikui ordered weakly. His personal soldier Lai Gouzi just struggled to get up and stayed there.

Wu Zhikui was furious and cursed: "I can't even instruct you?"

Looking around, I looked like Lai Gouzi, and was fixed on the spot like a stupid chicken.

In front of me, there was a high-headed horse, with a general's brocade clothes and soft armor on it, and a sword on his waist. This person has a wide-needle and tall nose, a handsome and handsome man, and a dignified appearance. The guards beside him all have bright eyes and strong bodies. Behind him are thousands of troops and horses with distinct armor.

The man immediately looked as deep as water and asked coldly: "Who are you?"

Wu Zhikui looked at it and saw a knight holding a big banner with the words "Hong" written on it next to the general in charge.

Wu Zhikui's legs became weak and she fell to the ground.

"Young general Wu Zhikui, I am willing to surrender to Lord Hong."

Hong Chengchou waved his hand, and his personal soldiers took the group of people in front of him into the army. There were too many Han generals who surrendered since entering the pass, and they had long been familiar with it.

Lekdehunbeile, who had just been named General Pingnan, guarded Jinling. The newly surrendered Han soldiers in the Jiangnan area were brought to Suzhou by Hong Chengchou, claiming to be 100,000.

The tiger hill outside Suzhou City, the dark scorched earth and huge bomb craters, can still be seen in the traces of Boluo's camping. Hong Chengchou chose to camp here. Although Boluo was a coward, he still had the experience of leading troops. The camp he chose was broad in vision and was indeed suitable for camping here when attacking Suzhou.

Hong Chengchou climbed the lookout tower and looked from a distance at the dark muzzle on the Suzhou city tower, which made him frown. He had heard that Boluo had lost two hundred cannons under the city of Suzhou, and it was indeed not a rumor.

Hou Xuanyan's scouts were all over Suzhou and Hangzhou, and Hong Chengchou's marching speed was within his control. On the west city tower of Suzhou, holding the low wall, the darkness was all the Qing soldiers.

"The army has been camping for dozens of miles, setting up camps and setting up sieges in an orderly manner. It is really worthy of being Hong Chengchou." Hou Xuanyan sighed. The generals behind him agreed with him. Hong Chengchou's reputation during the Chongzhen period, and now the time has passed, the remaining power is still there.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little depressed, Hou Xuanyan immediately woke up and felt a sense of emotion for a moment, accidentally gaining the ambition of others and destroying his own majesty.

He chuckled and said, "You don't have to be afraid. How about he compares to Boluo? Boluo has two hundred more cannons, but it has turned into smoke under the city. Hong Chengchou, a dog thief, has been blessed with the grace of the emperor, but he has not wanted to repay the favor, but has turned his knees to the enemy. Everyone is punished by such a traitor who sells the country and seeks honor. Now we are lucky. With this opportunity to kill the thief, I am waiting to share this great contribution with you, haha."

In Fuzhou, the Pure Land that has not yet been burned, is still as prosperous as yesterday.

Fan Xian first went to a manor on the outskirts of the city. Now it has become a place for the residents of Jiading, and it was given by the current emperor himself.

A group of people surrounded him in the middle and asked in a verbal way: "How is Mr. Hou?"

"I heard that Mr. Hou had fought back to Jiading. Is it true?"

"Has Jiading been captured by Young Master Hou now, where is Li Chengdong?"

...

Gong Laosan slapped the table and scolded: "Shut up and let me ask."

He is now the head of the family here, and his speech is very important, and the chaotic crowd suddenly calmed down.

"Fan Xian, Xuanyan sent you back this time, what's wrong?"

Fan Xian was surrounded by people, sweating all over his body, but said excitedly: "The Qing army is approaching, and Young Master Hou asked me to bring a memorial to the current emperor."

Gong Laosan exclaimed, slapped his forehead and said angrily: "Mr. I am so anxious. What are you still doing here? Here is the memorial, take it out!"

Fan Xian looked aggrieved and said, "I'm passing by here. Besides, we can't continue to go to the saint when we report the memorial."

Gong Laosan held his beard and pondered: "You idiot said something, there is some truth to it. Now the princess has a good relationship with the empresses in the harem. It is not easy for the princess to hand it over to the emperor. Xuan Yan is alone in Suzhou, so he dare not miss the war on the front line." After saying that, he asked for the memorial and hurriedly took people to the princess's mansion to find Huang Ying'er.

The others once again raised Fan Xian and asked about Jiading in a verbal way.

When he learned that Li Chengdong had surrendered to Zheng Zhilong and was now having fun at sea, there was a lot of curses in the hall.

The Princess's Mansion had a close contact with the people of Jiading, and the doormen knew Gong Laosan well and took him to the front hall to wait. When Huang Ying'er heard that it was a letter from Suzhou, she came to the front hall with a whoosh. After learning about the matter, she changed her formal clothes and asked someone to protect her into the palace.

In the Fuzhou palace, Zhu Youjian held the memorial and his face turned red with excitement.

"Come here, the Grand Secretary Huang Daozhou, Jiang Dejing, Su Guansheng, Wu Chunzhi, Dinglu Hou, Chengji Bo, Yongsheng Bo, enter the palace."

The three Zheng brothers, one is Marquis and two uncles, are extremely proud in Nanming. When they arrived late, the other officials had arrived long ago.

Zhu Youjian did not dare to show his anger and forced himself to smile and said, "Come here, I will give you a seat to your three beloved ministers."

The three brothers Zheng Zhilong sat down and asked, "Your Majesty asks us brothers to enter the palace, what are your instructions?"

Zhu Youjian said happily: "When Hou Xuanyan came from Suzhou, Hong Chengchou led a 100,000 army to the city of Suzhou. Now Ajige and Duoduo have retreated north, and Nanjing Jinling is an empty city. Hou Aiqing suggested that we go up the sea and go straight to Huanglong! The naval warship of Dinglu Hou is invincible in the world, and it is just around the corner to defeat Nanjing."
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