With the intention of drinking, Hou Xuanyan fell asleep and slept until the fifth day of the fifth day.

Hou Xuanyan, who was sleeping, was awakened by an explosion. What was even more terrifying was that the sound was right in his ears. Hou Xuanyan was shocked and touched her side. The warmth was still there, but there was no figure.

"Where to shoot? Where to shoot?"

The two pretty maids pushed open the door and looked at Hou Xuanyan, who was a little panicked with a look of surprise under the candlelight. Then they covered their stomachs and trembled with laughter.

A familiar smell of smoke came, and Hou Xuanyan suddenly realized that it was the firecrackers.

Hou Xuanyan smiled awkwardly: "The more battles you fight, the less courage you are, haha."

Miao'er hurriedly held a washed radish and said, "Master, take a bite, this is biting spring."

It turns out that every New Year, at the fifth day of the fifth day, the people of the Ming Dynasty would set off firecrackers and eat radishes. Hou Xuanyan said quietly: "The name of Yaochun is so nice, it turns out that he is eating radishes." He was quite disappointed in his words.

At the same time, firecrackers were flying in Xiangyang City. Aisin Gioro Gong Aedai, who was guarding the city tower, woke up from his dream like Hou Xuanyan. However, he did not have such good luck and did not have a beautiful maid to explain to him what it means to set off paper cannons.

Gong Aday was shocked and stood up and listened intently. It seemed as if there were gunfires in the whole city. He grabbed the collar of the personal soldiers beside him and asked, "What's going on?"

The Manchu soldiers beside him were even more confused than him, and their eyes turned and said, "General, I'm afraid it's not the Han people who rebel. I want to join the Ming army outside to open the city to greet them."

When Gong Aday heard this, he felt it made sense and stomped his feet and cursed with hatred: "I knew that these untouchables were unwilling to be ruled by our Manchu warriors. Please wake up your brothers and break through the northern city."

Another personal soldier was relatively cautious and asked, "General, do you want us to go to the city to check?"

The clever soldier heard that the general of Zhenguo agreed with him and was proud. When he heard this, he angrily scolded: "How can you still have time? You hear the sound of cannons everywhere in the city, and you can't get rid of anyone if you don't leave."

Gong Aday made a quick decision and led the Manchu soldiers to open the north gate and broke out in the night. The defense of the north gate was basically equivalent to no one. Gong Aday opened the city gate and encountered no resistance after a rush. He led his troops across the Baihe River and headed straight to Xinye. The biggest casualties were the cold river water, which freezed many Manchu soldiers to death.

Du Yinxi was well versed in military tactics and knew that if all of them were surrounded, the soldiers in the city would definitely fight to the death to defend the city. So he deliberately left a northern city gate and installed a few soldiers to attack. As soon as the crowd in the city broke through, the north suddenly shouted and shouted loudly. Du Yinxi hurriedly got up, and asked while wearing armor, "Where did the fight start?"

The personal soldiers climbed the lookout building and said, "Sir, it's the North City."

Du Yinxi's expression turned from surprise to joy, he smiled and said, "Xiangyang has been obtained! Gather the troops and prepare to enter the city, the Qing soldiers have fled."

The 200,000 troops of Zhongzhen Camp were celebrating when they entered Xiangyang City. The sound of firecrackers seemed to be to welcome the king's army into the city. Du Yinxi, Li Jin and other generals suddenly felt that the whole city was welcoming them.

On the first day of the New Year, just at dawn, Hou Xuanyan, who had eaten a stomach full of carrots, received the first gift of the New Year. News came from Xiangyang that Du Yinxi conquered Xiangyang, and everyone in Yuezhou City was overjoyed.

Hou Xuanyan sat in the hall, and the civil and military officials and gentry and elderly people all came to pay New Year's greetings. Hou Xuanyan was in a good mood and talked freely one by one. Later, when Xia Wanchun came, he kept him.

Xia Wanchun was wearing a festive dress today. She rarely took off her armor and looked like a handsome scholar. At this time, the news about Xiangyang had spread. Xia Wanchun was also feeling comfortable. When she saw Hou Xuanyan, she laughed and said, "Mr. Governor, I wish you a New Year."

Hou Xuanyan held his hand and said, "Brother Duan, Xiangyang conquered, there is no war in Huguang. The Qing soldiers were unable to move south, so we had a hard time in the north. I want to get up and go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and I will leave it here to you. I don't know how much effort it took to capture Huguang, you must keep it for me."

Xia Wanchun looked solemn and said, "Don't worry, the general commander has fought. What's the difficulty of defending it? If one day the three armies are fighting in the north, our Fengzi Camp will be the first to step into the Central Plains."

To the north of Huguang is Henan, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and the heart of the Central Plains. There are only a few big cities, Kaifeng and Luoyang, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. This time, the Qing Dynasty was like a bloody head, but it was not damaged. Hou Xuanyan sighed and said, "You should not be too hasty to fight the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, but it will take such a day sooner or later."

At dusk, Yuezhou City, from Yuan Jixian, was gathered at the dock on the riverside of the city to see off Hou Xuanyan off for a few months. Hou Xuanyan came to Huguang for a few months. His deep military and people not only eliminated He Tengjiao's tyrants and miscellaneous taxes, but also killed all the military and military gangsters under He Tengjiao; more importantly, he drove away the Qing Dynasty and saved everyone's hair and lives. On New Year's Eve, Yuan Jixian was moved by Gu Yanwu's words, and tossed and turned around at night and stumbled and felt the more he thought about it. Now, watching Hou Xuanyan again, the people's expectations were so high that an unbreakable belief in his heart collapsed. Tears were in the corner of his eyes, and he bowed deeply to Hou Xuanyan's ship. "If the Han people could be protected, how could he be careful of the whole family?"

Hou Xuanyan stepped onto the deck and waved to them. The helmsman bulged the sails, and Hou Xuanyan led his personal guard down the river.

The river is surging, the two sides are vast, and there are smoke curling in the fishing villages scattered along the river.

Hou Xuanyan stood at the bow of the boat, and his heart was full of passion. When I came, hell was everywhere, and it turned into the world. When I first entered Huguang and in front of Yalan, the tragic appearance of the Han people who were tortured and killed was vivid in my mind.

It is the cold winter month now, and the boat speed is extremely fast, and the cold wind blows on your face like a knife.

As soon as Hou Xuanyan shivered, a black cloak was draped on her body. When she turned around, she saw Miao'er wearing a pair of unmarried buns representing Yun Ying's unmarried body, and a plain white jacket could not stop the charm between her waist and thighs. She was standing beside him, and said softly: "It's cold and cold, so it's better not to stand on the bow of the boat. It's better to go into the cabin to avoid wind and cold."
Chapter completed!