It took only half a day to get the wealthy family in Suzhou.

"Then Mr. Gu Youde, the old man, has a gray hair and is still strong. His third daughter-in-law is as tender as the skinned onion heart. He pinchs it to make a handful of water. Hey, these two people..."

Hou Xuanyan looked at the soldier with an excited look on his face and threw a golden bean.

"Go down." Although Xiaobing hadn't finished speaking, he picked up the gold and retreated with a flattering smile on his face.

A soldier opened the tent and saw this scene. He swallowed and said, "Sir, General Wu Yi is here. Please come to the tent to discuss."

"Oh? General Wu is here, go."

Wu Yi had a boat and a soldier in his hands. Compared to his own ten thousand people, he was more comfortable hiding in Taihu Lake. Later, he went to hold a banquet for his brothers, but was betrayed and captured and beheaded on the spot.

Wu Zhikui came over and introduced it to Hou Xuanyan: "This one is Wu Risheng Wu Yi, this is the eldest son of Hou Dongzeng, Jiading, Hou Xuanyan."

When Wu Yi heard this, he said seriously: "It turns out that he was the loyal and wise man, and he was disrespectful."

Wu Yi had a white face and no beard, and had a medium figure. Although he was once a staff member of Shi Kefa, he was a little more powerful. No wonder he could control many heroes in Taihu Lake and staged a flood of Liangshan in the late Ming Dynasty.

Hou Xuanyan went straight to the point and said, "I guess the two generals Wu have already been angry. I invite the general to come this time, not for anything else, but for Suzhou City."

Wu Yi looked embarrassed and said, "Suzhou is a big city. It was presented to the Qing court by a traitor. If it were forced to be taken, it would not be easy."

Hou Xuanyan said with a smile: "I'm not sure about it. I already have a plan to take Suzhou, but I just need the general to cooperate."

"If Brother Hou can really take Suzhou, Wu and his subordinates will die, but they just don't know where the plan is?"

Such a person has soldiers in his hands and has fought so many battles, he naturally would not easily believe a scholar's words and bet on the life of the entire army.

Hou Xuanyan turned around, pointed to Wujiang County on the map in the tent, and said, "The general does not need to spend one soldier or one soldier. The general only needs to bring his troops to attack Wujiang County with his troops. After the defenders of Suzhou come out, the general can lead his troops to retreat and retreat to Taihu Lake."

Wu Yi's eyes lit up and said, "Do you want to lure the tiger out of the mountain?" Then he went dark and said, "Xuanyan, this plan is difficult to succeed. Suzhou City not only has the Tu Guobao of the Governor of Jiangning, but also the troops of Wusong Admiral Wu Shengzhao. A mere Wujiang County would not let them all come out."

"Haha, General Wu just needs to act according to his plan, and I have another clever plan to win Suzhou."

Wu Yi secretly thought about it and thought to myself that I will do what you said, and there will be no loss anyway. If he can really take Suzhou, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be fully revitalized.

Although Wu Zhikui and others didn't believe Hou Xuanyan very much, they had no choice but to have money in their hands. The entire army pointed at him and paid for it, which made them willing to listen to him. Of course, this was based on Hou Xuanyan's current actions and had not damaged their troops. If they were asked to attack Suzhou, they would have been detained by them long ago.

"Xuanyan, what strategy do you have? You can always say it now?" Xia Yunyi looked expectant and was really willing to believe that Hou Xuan was the only one who played it from beginning to end.

The others also pricked up their ears, and their hearts were like monkeys being caught.

"Hehe, this strategy is simple..."

...

At night, Suzhou City was pitch black and there was no one on the streets.

Now that the war is in chaos, the Qing army has just occupied Suzhou, and the people are still watching.

The wealthy families in Suzhou City were even more closed, and no one wanted to attract attention. Especially in the past two days, there was a news that the governor Tu Guobao wanted to kill all the Suzhou gentry in order to control Jiangnan. For a moment, the city was full of storms, and everyone in Suzhou City was in danger.

The ten-day massacre in Yangzhou City is not a matter of whether you are a wealthy family or an ordinary citizen. They kill men when they see women when they see them. Since ancient times, Suzhou Yangzhou has been the two richest cities in Jiangnan. They often have contacts with each other. There are few industries in Suzhou's gentry in Yangzhou.

The inner courtyard of Gu's mansion was brightly lit, and Gu Youde gathered the men in his family here.

In his arms, he was the grandson born to him by his third son. He was held in Gu Youde's arms and was most favored.

"Dad, do we really want to shave our hair?"

The second son Gu Shouzheng was a scholar who was the most ambitious and became a scholar at a very young age. However, the world was in chaos and he was worried about letting him go to the imperial examination, otherwise it would be no problem for the juren to be a Jinshi. After decades of studying, he naturally refused to shave his hair and change his clothes. However, the family was under too much pressure and he did not have the courage to resist.

"The Qing Dynasty is powerful, and we are under the eaves, so we must bow our heads."

The eldest son Gu Shouye is a businessman, and he is responsible for most of the property in his family. He said, "Dad is right. Second brother, you didn't go to Yangzhou, it would be tragic. If your elder brother hadn't escaped quickly and the guards at home tried to protect me from the desperate situation, we brothers would have been unable to meet."

"That's it, I'll pay homage to my ancestors tomorrow and shaved my hair and change my clothes!"

At the same time, in the residence of the servants in the backyard, a figure in the night clothes was agile and skillful in crossing the wall.

He touched a small dark room and gently woke up the servant of Gu's mansion lying on the bed.

The servant was shocked and was about to shout and was covered by someone's lips. "Xiao Hei, it's me, I'm Dazhuang."

"Brother Dazhuang? Why are you? Didn't you redeem yourself and return to your hometown?"

It turned out that they were fellow villagers. Because their family suffered a flood, they fled to Suzhou to sell their bodies as a traitor in Gu's Mansion. Later, Dazhuang was unwilling to be a slave and saved money to redeem themselves. Later, they defected to the anti-Qing army soldiers and were incorporated by Wu Zhikui.

Xiao Hei lit the oil lamp and looked closer. It turned out that it was his own little hair.

"What do you think this is?" Dazhuang threw down a black package, Xiao Hei stepped forward and looked at it, and his breathing was rapid and he was bleeding.

"Brother Dazhuang, where did you get so much gold? Are you well developed?"

"It's not that I'm developed, it's that you're developed, do you want it?"

...

It was getting dark, and a fast horse drove into Suzhou. In the prefect's office, the governor of Jiangning Tu Guobao sat upright in the hall and asked, "What's going on, tell me slowly."

"Sir! Wu Yi, a thief from Taihu Lake, led his troops to besiege Wujiang County, so we can't hold on. This time, Wu Yi came out in full swing, and the county magistrate Zhang asked Xiaodi to come and ask for help. I hope he will send reinforcements as soon as possible."

Tu Guobao clapped his hands and said angrily: "This group of thieves bully people too much! When Manren was there, they hurried in Taihu Lake as turtles. As soon as Manren left, he came out to attack the county town, so he didn't take us seriously."
Chapter completed!