When Hou Xuanyan brought his men back to Yuezhou, he found that Xia Wanchun had already arrived first, mainly the cavalry of Fengzhang, and the marching speed was indeed fast.

Gu Yanwu and Zheng Zunqian stood on the city tower and felt relieved when they saw Hou Xuan acting.

The gates of Yuezhou were wide open. After Hou Xuanyan entered the city, he found that the atmosphere was a little wrong. The streets were full of people coming and going, and there were more defenders on the city tower. He lowered his voice and asked, "Is there any abnormal movement in Yuezhou?"

Gu Yanwu sighed and said, "Tong Dai from Wuchang Prefecture recruited troops in Wuchang. When Ajige retreated north to escape the summer heat, he appointed him as the "Governor-General's Army Gate". The Huguang Army who stayed in Wuchang Prefecture was swept and annihilated by him. Now the entire Wuchang Prefecture has fallen."

When Hou Xuanyan heard this, he called out a secretly. Wuchang Prefecture was the only way for Jinling and Yuezhou. In this way, he and his old camp were cut off. He lost the food and supplies transported from Jinling and had no foundation in Huguang. How could he fight against the influx of Qing soldiers? Hou Xuanyan did not dare to neglect such a major event and said, "Go back to the yamen and call all the ranks in Yuezhou City and discuss it carefully."

As soon as he arrived at the yamen, Gu Yanwu pointed to a middle-aged man at the door and said, "General, this is Yuan Jixian, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War and the right assistant censor."

Hou Xuanyan looked at him, stroking his hands and sighed: "Is it because of Yuan Jixian who "blood is born unchanged and the inch of the elixir remains to repay you for your knowledge?"

When Yuan Jixian heard that he was reciting his poems when he was twelve years old, he felt happy and said hurriedly: "It was Yuan. I have heard that Wu Yue Bo was young and promising. Today, he was indeed a hero who was born in a young age."

Hou Xuan had a high title and a low position, and his official position was even worse than Yuan Jixian, so Old Yuan simply called him the title. After all, this was Hou Xuanyan's territory. If he had treated him with courtesy, he would probably not agree. After the two of them whispered each other, they held hands and entered the yamen.

Hou Xuanyan asked casually: "I heard that Lord Zuo Menggeng was bullied by the thief Zuo Menggeng. When I arrived in Jinling, I took down Jinling Daxun and couldn't find Lord Yuan. Who knew that I would be lucky enough to meet here today."

Yuan Jixian looked angry and sighed: "At that time, the army was in chaos. I don't know who took down Jinling and fled back to Changsha while the chaos was in chaos. Who knew that He Tengjiao's short-sighted eyes were so good that he laughed at others when he said it. This idiot actually wanted Qing soldiers and rush to the arms and he sat in the mountains behind to watch the tiger fight."

Hou Xuanyan said in surprise: "The rebel army did not surrender Du Yinxi, but also formed a Zhongzhen camp and was stalemate with the Qing soldiers in Jingzhou. As the governor of Huguang, does he not even know this?"

Yuan Jixian shook his head, Hou Xuanyan showed a stern expression and said, "It seems that he was accused of knowingly. Okay, let's not talk about him for now. There are more important things now."

Hou Xuanyan brought everyone to the lobby, and his subordinates had known his habits for a long time. There was a sand table in the middle of the lobby. There were mountains and rivers on it, and where the enemy and our soldiers were stationed, they were clearly marked.

Hou Xuanyan stared at the sand table, holding a wooden pole in his hand, and counted silently while pointing, asking: "How many people are there in Tong Dai of Wuchang Mansion?"

Gu Yanwu replied: "There are 10,000 horse and infantry troops in total."

With a bang, the long pole in Hou Xuanyan's hand broke in response. Hou Xuanyan angrily threw the two cut poles onto the sand table: "Why did less than 10,000 people take down such a large Wuchang Mansion?"

Yuan Jixian sighed: "The defenders of Wuchang Prefecture are not He Tengjiao's direct line, and they have always been afraid of him. The soldiers could not receive food and pay, and when they were very hungry, they could only rob the food and plunder the people. Then He Tengjiao reported to the emperor, saying that they were a group of soldiers and thieves. These people wished that they would eat He Tengjiao raw, and as soon as the Qing soldiers arrived, they surrendered."

Hou Xuanyan gritted his teeth and spit out from his teeth one by one: "A good Huguang, which could have been used as a barrier in the southwest. Xiangyang City could withstand the sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty during the strongest period. No wonder He Tengjiao was in his hands like his mother's paper. With such a governor, why worry about the Ming Dynasty's country not perishing and the Chinese race will never be destroyed."

Gu Yanwu said quietly: "He still wants to kill Lord Yuan. If there was no righteous man to save him, Lord Yuan would have died at the foot of Yuelu Mountain long ago."

Hou Xuanyan was so angry that he laughed and said, "The battle of Jingxiang involves the overall situation. If it is taken down by the Qing soldiers, Jiangnan will have no danger to defend. The Qing soldiers can advance east from Wuchang Prefecture at any time, and Jinling is just like their eyes. This kind of national destiny battle cannot be broken by He Tengjiao."

These words were murderous, and the old subordinates who were familiar with him were secretly shocked. Although Xia Wanchun was young, he had been playing the role of Hou Xuan the longest. He rubbed his palms and said carefully: "He Tengjiao is a senior official of the court, and people in the country have a very high reputation..."

Hou Xuanyan sneered and said, "What do you think I was going to Fuzhou in danger? Last time in the battle of Changzhou, I reported to the emperor and asked He Tengjiao to welcome the emperor to personally fight, so he pushed him to stop him. I went to Fuzhou a while ago, and I had already received the secret order from His Majesty. Killing him to obey the will of heaven and to the hearts of the people!"

Although Yuan Jixian was almost killed, he was still concerned about the country and the country. He looked worried and said, "We are killing each other, wouldn't we give the Qing soldiers a chance?"

Hou Xuanyan narrowed his eyes into a slit and pondered for a moment and said, "What qualifications are you to kill me with me? With the governors and soldiers he recruited from Guangxi, you dare to compare with my Fengzi camp? But the most important thing now is to recover Wuchang and open up the access to Jinling. Otherwise, we will be alone and Yuezhou will not be a long-term solution. If Yinxi falls, our Yuezhou will become the second Jingzhou. You don't have to worry about He Tengjiao's affairs in Changsha, I will decide."

Gu Yanwu, Yuan Jixian and others in the hall still didn't want to fight with each other from the bottom of their hearts. Hearing Hou Xuanyan's words, they breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Yanwu asked: "Di Tong has incorporated the defenders of Wuchang Prefecture, and his strength has increased greatly. How does the commander-in-chief plan to fight the enemy?"

Hou Xuanyan picked up half of the wooden pole and pointed at Jinling and said, "The Tartars kept transferring their troops to Huguang, and they were unable to cross the river and invade south. Li Haoxian's 100,000 troops were guarding Zhenjiang, and there was no use of any force. He sent people to take a detour back to Jinling to send orders, asking Yan Yingyuan and Zhu Dadian to divide their troops to defend Zhenjiang and transfer the fiery camp to the west to expedition."

"It's getting late, please go back and rest. There is still a battle to fight. Take care of yourself." Hou Xuanyan looked at Xia Wanchun and said. Xia Wanchun understood it and did not leave with everyone.

Everyone took their leave, and Xia Wanchun said suspiciously: "General?"

"Corresize all the troops and horses, take only the cavalry, remove the baggage, and follow me out of the city to Changsha."
Chapter completed!