On the eighth day of the eighth month of the first year of Hongguang, in the second year of Shunzhi of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, Chuzhou Prefecture, Yingtian.

Under the command of the pseudo-Qing Pingnan General Luke Dehun, two thousand soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, were slaughtered in Chuzhou for seven days in the name of confiscating military rations.

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival night, and the wealthy Chuzhou Prefecture was filled with blood and corpses. Surviving Chuzhou people walked out of the dark corners of hiding and searched for the corpses of their relatives. From then on, there was no Mid-Autumn Festival in Chuzhou again.

When the news came, the world was shocked, and Suzhou Prefecture was the one who was in the brunt of it.

Hou Xuanyan, who was hosting all officials in the Hou's Mansion to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, kicked the table in front of him overturned.

"Han and the barbarians are incompatible! My Hou Xuanyan and Tian swear together. Where this bright moon shines, only one race can survive in Han and the Jurchens!"

At the same time, the gate of Jinling was wide open, and the officials of Man and Han gathered outside the city to welcome their Prince Yu Duoduo to return.

Duoduo, who was riding on the horse, looked around the Jinling officials and gentry kneeling on the ground with endless anger. He snorted coldly and led his troops into Jiangning, along the Qinhuai River, headed straight to the Jinling Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty. The officials behind him then got up and followed him back to the city.

These days, Duoduo was very angry. When he was in Jiangnan, he went to a place where he was defeated in one battle, and he killed gods and Buddhas.

But as soon as he left, Boluo was blown up at the city of Suzhou without any bones. Then Jixiha was cut off his head in Hangzhou. Later, Hong Chengchou, who was highly anticipated, lost 100,000 troops and threw away the entire Changzhou.

These are the direct descendants of his brother Dorgon. The Haoge lineage has been jumping up and down recently and provoking everywhere. Many centrists and fencemen have turned to Haoge and the little emperor.

Although Huang Taiji died, his influence was still there. Eight people including the two yellow flag ministers, Sony, Tan Tai, and others who were loyal to him gathered at Haoge's residence to "make an alliance to vow to live and die together."

At this time, Dorgon's confidant was repeatedly frustrated in Jiangnan. Now Dorgon could not sit still. He urgently ordered his best brother Duoduo to lead his troops back to Jiangnan.

All the Qing soldiers' territory in Jiangnan were defeated by Duoduo. Moreover, the 370 pseudo-Qing officials under the governor were appointed by him. This person's influence in Jiangnan was the highest in the entire Qing court.

In Fengtian Hall of Minggu Imperial Palace, Duoduo looked at Hong Chengchou in the hall and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to pursue the past, nor do I want to ask more questions. Now you can tell me in detail about our enemies."

Hong Chengchou coughed and said, "There are about 100,000 guards in Changzhou. The chief general is a former Jiangyin official named Yan Yingyuan. There are only 30,000 people stationed in Yixing, and the chief general is Zhu Dadian, the former right assistant minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. If the war begins, Suzhou and Zhejiang can be drawn to Changzhou, no less than 50,000 people. Suzhou and Wuxi canals are connected, and soldiers, horses, money and grain can reach Changzhou in one day."

Duoduo's eyebrows were getting more and more angry, and finally he squeezed into two vertical lines. He slapped the table and said angrily: "I have only been away from Jiangnan for a month. Where did these soldiers come from?"

Hong Chengchou has been studying his opponent Hou Xuanyan these days. He paused and looked up and said, "By the prince, the rebel Hou Xuanyan first used tricks to defraud Suzhou, and the rebels near Taihu Lake. The rebels rushed to surrender, which allowed him to obtain 20,000 troops. Then he used the deception to surrender, which killed Boluo Beile, and obtained Liu Liangzuo's surrendered troops, which was estimated to be 50,000. Later, he used the rebuttal attacks and counter-espionage strategy to eliminate Zhejiang Governor Zhang Cunren and King Lu of Shaoxing. Without spending one soldier and one soldier, he won no less than 100,000 troops, and the whole province of Zhejiang."

Luke Dehun interrupted, "In the end, he even exploded you, Grand Secretary Hong, and confiscated your remaining soldiers. I'm afraid there are 70,000 or 80,000?"

Hong Chengchou did not apologize, lowered his head and bent down and said, "Mr. Beile is right. The slave was defeated in Suzhou, which made him more than 50,000 people."

Duoduo sat on the dragon throne that Emperor Taizu Gao had sat on. He stroked the dragon head with his big hands and said, "This Hou Xuanyan is a major concern of our Qing Dynasty. He must be eliminated. All the siege equipment in the Central Plains region will be transported across the river to prepare for the southern expedition."

Just as Duoduo was preparing to conquer Changzhou in the south, Zhang Mingzhen from Songjiang Prefecture had already transported the first batch of artillery and ammunition to Suzhou.

When Zheng Zhilong received the messenger Zhang Mingzhen, he thought they were using the anti-Qing righteousness to come to ask for artillery and ammunition. Just as he was about to give a little to beat the beggar, Zhang Mingzhen's messenger's words made him turn a 180-degree turn.

It turns out that Hou Xuan played these people, not beggars, but God of Wealth!

The prices they offer are fair and fair, and even slightly higher than the market price. Not to mention that Zheng Zhilong has his own arsenal, even if he buys them from the Dutch and resells them, he can make money by himself.

An arms sales line along the southeast coastline gradually took shape, and the newly emerging maritime forces labeled Hou Xuanyan were also very good. Gong Laosan proved with practical actions that he was not boasting. He really took out two-thirds of all his money and respected Zheng Zhilong. In this way, they were able to gain a foothold on the sea, and Gong Laosan's business skills began to slowly show.

Zheng Zhilong is now very satisfied with this young brother Hou Xuanyan who has never been masked and treats him as his god of wealth. On the arms, he personally instructs that no corners are allowed to be cut in any sold to Suzhou, and inferior products are used as good ones.

These gunpowder cannons were transported to Changzhou's defense line by Hou Xuan. Yan Yingyuan of Changzhou stroked the cannon barrel and felt excited.

Once upon a time, he could only stay in the city, watching the cannons outside the city pouring onto his city walls. The cannons that he hated were now in his own hands.

Gu Shouzheng, the prefect of Changzhou, was a little unemployed, and he handed over all his political affairs to his subordinates, but he ran around the city tower day and night.

He looked at the dark cannon barrel and asked, "General Yan, can Changzhou be defended?"

Yan Yingyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, magistrate, with our strength, we dare not talk about taking the initiative. We can be as stable as Mount Tai if we stick to Changzhou."

The two of them looked side by side at the west side. A dark cloud in the sky was swept by the storm, and they rushed over from Changzhou. The sky was half bright and half dark, and the storm was about to hit.

Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and the rumbling thunder followed.

"It's a change of time."

"Yes, the weather has changed."
Chapter completed!