On the shore of Taihu Lake, under the willow trees, and on the recliner, a straw hat covered Hou Xuanyan's face, and he was sleeping soundly.

The fresh fruits and melons surrounded by gauze mesh show that his days in the past few days are rare to be comfortable since time traveling. Of course, in addition to Xia Yunyi's noise pollution.

It has been seven days since he arrived in Taihu Lake. He spent all these seven days in Xia Yunyi's roar.

What he admires the most now is Wu Zhikui, a man with a treacherous back and a bear-waisted waist, was sprayed by a thin scholar and was still happy to wash his face with saliva every day. With such psychological qualities, it is really a pity to be a general.

The water vapor on Taihu Lake is filled with mist, and the water vapor that is steaming under the scorching sun can be seen by the naked eye. When the breeze blows, it brings a wave of heat, causing people to sweat all over. Hou Xuanyan is already sleeping uneasy, and suddenly a dog barking comes from his ear, and he knows that it is Xu Yuanbao who is here.

He slapped his eyes and slapped him around, just in time to slap Xu Yuanbao in his chubby hand.

"Steal food? Don't even see who I am, can you steal it?"

Xu Yuanbao was not upset, and smiled and took a piece of melon, and said while eating: "Young Master, Lao Xia and Xiao Xia asked you to go to the big tent, saying that there is something important to discuss."

Hou Xuan played a carp and stood up, threw away the straw hat in his hand, and said, "Are you going to fight finally?"

Along the way, the officers and soldiers we met looked at Hou Xuanyan with respect, as if they were looking at some treasure.

The reason for such treatment is not only because Hou Xuanyan is the descendant of the loyal and wise man, but more importantly... he has money.

On the third day of coming here, Hou Xuanyan and his two men borrowed a car out. Everyone thought that the three of them were afraid of the Qing soldiers and escaped, but who knew they would come back a day later. And they pulled back a car of gold, silver and jewelry, a whole car.

In order to escape, the savings of Mr. Wu, the richest man in Jiading, were hidden in the ancient temple by them. They happened to take them back, otherwise they would have no money or soldiers. Even after the loyal and wise, how could they have the right to speak in the barracks of the remnants and defeated soldiers?

When he saw him coming in, everyone in the tent stood up. Wu Zhikui even stepped forward and held his hand and shouted, "Brother Hou, you are finally here, please sit down."

Hou Xuanyan could tell at a glance that the atmosphere was wrong. These grandsons probably wanted to make money.

Sure enough, there was no concealment at all. Xia Wanchun said, "Brother Hou, we are preparing to capture Suzhou, but we are suffering from insufficient weapons, insufficient armor, insufficient food and grass, and no equipment..."

"What else can I do?" Hou Xuanyan looked stunned. Is he preparing for a suicide attack?

"Cough cough." Xia Yunyi coughed dryly, stood up and spoke. This was what Hou Xuanyan was most afraid of, for fear that he would wash his face with spit, and hurriedly said, "You can't do it recklessly when fighting Suzhou, you need to be smart. I know you want me to pay for military expenses. But to be honest, fighting is the most expensive. My little money is enough for me to do anything else, but fighting is a drop in the bucket."

Wu Zhikui nodded. As the general, he knew that Hou Xuan was right in his speech.

Suddenly, a sound rang in the tent: "The country is in danger..."

Xia Yunyi opened his mouth, Hou Xuanyan thought something was wrong, he was about to start!

Hou Xuanyan's volume was simply increased by several levels and shouted sharply: "The country is in danger! We must be brave and resourceful, otherwise it will ruin the anti-Qing power in vain, make the enemy happy and the relatives hurt, and make the hope of restoring the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty turn into despair!"

Xia Yunyi has been in Taihu these days, and no one dares to challenge him. Today, Hou Xuan's voice was stunned.

When Hou Xuanyan saw him, he was stunned and hurriedly said, "You give me this opportunity, I will take Suzhou without any blood."

Everyone in the tent suddenly gathered on him. Taking Suzhou, the soldiers were not bloody? Several adjutants whispered and pointed at each other. The young man was very energetic, why was he crazy? What a pity.

Only Xia Yunyi looked expectant and asked, "What good strategy does Xuanyan have?" He looked down on military generals in his bones, believing that only a literati like him had the talent of heaven and earth and should command the army. Hou Xuanyan was a scholar, and his roots were the ones he saw.

"Give me three days, and you will know then."

Xia Yunyi looked hesitant and asked, "Since Xuan Yan has good plans to destroy the city, why do you have to wait for three days?"

Hou Xuanyan looked mysterious and carried his hands on his back, and said proudly: "Zhuge Zhoulang both had the strategy of burning 800 miles. Can you see them spreading everywhere? During these three days, please ask General Wu to give orders and let the soldiers cooperate with my actions."

Wu Zhikui was not sure whether the orphan of Jiading was reliable, but the situation was so decayed that he could only be treated as a living person. Anyway, letting him go to Suzhou for three days is much better than going to the city of Suzhou to die together.

"First, I will send someone to contact Wu Yi on Taihu Lake and ask him to raise an army together."

Wu Zhikui nodded and said, "Yes, this move is not bad. We have sent someone."

Wu Yi was originally a Jinshi and followed Shi Kefa as an aide. After Shi Kefa died, he went to Taihu Lake to raise troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Now he is very popular.

"Come all the soldiers from Suzhou in the camp."

Wu Zhikui winked, and his adjutant stood up and went out to pass the order. Hou Xuanyan watched coldly. Sure enough, although Wu Zhikui was "washed" by Xia Yunyi every day, he was still the backbone and absolute leader of this army.

After a while, the adjutant entered the account and said with his fists: "Suzhou and nearby prefectures and counties gathered outside the account."

Everyone looked at Hou Xuanyan again, who whispered to Hong Yizhuo, then stood up and said, "Go out and take a look."

When he opened the tent, hundreds of people gathered, looking at the superiors with a blank look on his face.

Hong Yizhuo came to the front with a box, opened it and saw that it was full of gold.

The sound of swallowing saliva suddenly sounded in the crowd. Hou Xuanyan chuckled and said loudly: "You are all from Suzhou. People in Suzhou City should have heard of it. Does anyone know the trivial matters in the homes of famous gentry in Suzhou City, no matter what the trivial matters are, no matter what the trivial matters are."

The crowd suddenly exploded, and it was reported that it was with gold to buy wealthy families?

"I'll come first! I'll come first!"

"I know a lot, let me say it!"

...

Hou Xuanyan waved his hand, and when everyone saw that the God of Wealth waved his hand, they hurriedly calmed down.

"Get into my tent and come one by one. General Wu ordered people to stay outside my tent and let them come one by one in order."

Hou Xuanyan looked relaxed and hummed a little tune and walked into his tent.

Perhaps he was not as good as Wu Zhikui in command of troops, he was not as good as Xia Wanchun in chanting poems and essays, and he was not as good as Xia Yunyi in chanting slogans. But one thing is that he was better than everyone in the world, and he was familiar with the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

The retreat of the Manchus to the north was a big trick by Dorgon. Unfortunately, no one in history seized this excellent opportunity. Nowadays, all the people in Suzhou have different ambitions, and the traitor team is not a solid piece. Some despise the small officials given by the Qing court, some are unwilling to shave their heads and change their clothes, some are tolerant of surrendering and ready to counterattack.

Suzhou and Hangzhou, in Hou Xuanyan's eyes, they were like two extremely coquettish little girls, holding small handkerchiefs and throwing flirtatiously at Master Hou.
Chapter completed!