Hou Xuanyan and Yang Zhan marched to Shuangliu, only one place away from Chengdu.

Suddenly, a group of people and horses came forward, and the front army calmly set up a horse-resisting formation.

Hou Xuanyan said in surprise: "Ma Gan is so brave that he wants to go out of the city to become enemies with me?"

Yang Zhan rode a horse and said, "Mr. Governor, I don't look like I'm here to fight, but rather like I'm running away."

"Escape? It's unreasonable. Ma Gan and Zeng Ying are not incompetent. Sichuan soldiers are known as 200,000, and they are not a mob. It's not as stable as Mount Tai to defend a Chengdu."

Yang Zhan laughed and said, "I don't know. Anyway, this look is very rushing, and it's still the kind of person who is very anxious."

Hou Xuanyan screamed strangely: "Can these two ha'er ruined my 200,000 Sichuan soldiers?"

Yang Zhan looked strange and said, "The General of the Sichuan Army is known as 200,000, but it is just a matter of raising the momentum, but in fact it is only 100,000 people. And after fighting for so long, it is good that there are still 80,000 people."

Hou Xuanyan thought that Ma Gan did not have the courage to rebel openly, and even if he had, he had to take into account his 130,000 Northern Expedition Army. If he really fought, no one in Sichuan could defeat him.

"Anyway, stop this man first."

When Sichuan Governor Ma Gan saw the people in front of him, he was shocked at first, and after careful observation, he was overjoyed.

"It's our Ming army. Go and ask which brothers came to support me. Join forces and fight back to avenge Zeng Ying."

The front army stopped, and the crowded behind them was in the narrow valley, and there were many collisions.

The soldier squeezed out of the crowd and came over to clasp his fists and said, "Sir, is the Northern Expedition Army of Duke Yue in front of him."

Ma Gan glanced at the corner of his mouth and said suspiciously: "Why did he come from southern Sichuan? In the past, he and Zhang Xianzhong met each other and asked me and Zhang Xianzhong to temporarily stop their troops. This would cause losses to the generals, and he would definitely take the opportunity to control me."

He dared to hesitate, but the Sichuan general next to him urged: "Sir, since it is Duke Yue in front of him, go and borrow troops to fight back to Chengdu. We are in a hurry to escape, and my father is still in the city."

"Yes, go and borrow soldiers quickly. It will be too late if it is too late."

"My youngest son is burning incense with his mother in the temple."

...

Ma Gan was furious: "Shut up!"

Although he was defeated, his prestige was still among the Sichuan soldiers. After this shout, the generals did not dare to argue again even though they were anxious.

Hu Bawan squeezed away the crowd, rode a tall horse, and came down to Ma Gan under the guidance of the soldier. He was burly, but his eyes were very small, like two mung beans on a big watermelon. The personal soldier Hu Bawan stared at the mung bean eyes, raised his head and nostrils to the sky, and asked, "Which is Ma Gan? Duke Yue is here, why don't he pay a visit?"

Seeing his appearance, Ma Gan did not dare to neglect it, and said with a smile: "I just learned that there was Duke Yue in front of me, and was about to go to see him, so please lead the way."

The soldiers along the way consciously retreated to both sides, and the Sichuan generals followed Hu Bawan to an open flat ground.

Hou Xuan was sitting on a huge rock with a big golden sword, and Yang Zhan was standing next to him.

When Ma Gan saw Yang Zhan, he immediately became happy: "Yang Yuliang! Why are you here?"

Yang Zhan pointed to Hou Xuanyan beside him and said, "Governor, this is Duke of Yue."

Hou Xuanyan watched coldly. Since you knew that he was Yang Zhan, standing beside me, and I was standing by him, how could I guess my identity? He actually ignored me on purpose, it was clearly intentional.

Ma Gan always believed in his heart that Sichuan people were the right way to govern Sichuan. He hated Zhang Xianzhong the most in his life, and Hou Xuanyan formed an alliance with Zhang Xianzhong several times, which made him very dissatisfied. Moreover, he also heard that Hou Xuanyan protected an unborn child as the emperor, which clearly meant to control the government.

After hearing Yang Zhan's words, Ma Gan stepped down and bent down and said, "Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, has met the Duke."

Hou Xuanyan stood up and asked, "Governor Ma and his group were in such a hurry, where are they going?"

"Please commit the rebellious rebellion and attack Chengdu. General Zeng Ying was unfortunately defeated. The subordinates were ready to go to southern Sichuan to summon the troops from Shu and completely eliminate the rebellious rebellion."

Hou Xuanyan didn't stand firm and almost fell down. Yang Zhan stepped forward and supported him.

"Chengdu... lost? How many Sichuan soldiers are left?" The voice mixed with surprise and disbelief. Hou Xuanyan asked in a low voice, holding his head.

Ma Gan and the general Chuan were ashamed and explained: "Zeng Ying and his 70,000 people died in Xindu. The officials dared to borrow troops. As long as the Duke gave me 20,000 people, they will regain Chengdu today."

Hou Xuanyan stood up and said quietly: "Hey, dare? Your courage is indeed as big as a fight."

With a long sigh, Hou Xuanyan turned his back and said in a deep voice: "After the Battle of Jingxiang, the situation of the Northern Expedition was very good. My original intention was that Zhang Xianzhong would leave Hanzhong to restrain the Qing soldiers on the nine sides of Shaanxi and Gansu; 200,000 people from Zhongzhen Camp sent troops to Xiangyang, and went out of Xinye to Nanyang to advance to the Central Plains; the Northern Expedition Army occupied Yangzhou, took the Shandong, and the troops were in the capital. Major events were expected!

Who knows that I have calculated it so much that I have not calculated that you ignorant children, short-sighted men, Ding Kuichu, Zhai Shizuo, and Guangdong, you, the governor of Sichuan, Ma Gan, and despite my repeated orders, attacked Zhang Xianzhong with the Qing Dynasty. What else are Zhang Zongfan, Lu Daqi, Gu Yuanjing, and the clown who jumped into the beam, causing trouble."

The more Ma Gan heard, the more scared he became, his face flushed, and he defended himself: "Duke, Zhang Xianzhong is a rebellious traitor. He has openly proclaimed himself emperor. He is the only one who is the people in Shu who are willing to attack Chengdu."

Hou Xuanyan sneered, and when he closed his eyes, the Sichuan army was killed. In an instant, he felt dizzy and expressed his thoughts: "Li Chengdong killed my hometown, slaughtered my fellow villagers, cut off my father's head, and hung it on the top of the city. I endured it to this day. Even though I knew he was in Fujian, I had hundreds of thousands of troops in my hands, but I had never taken a step south. Do you think I would listen to your argument? Even if you have great reasons, you have to let go of it for the Northern Expedition."

Ma Gan raised his head, opened his mouth and wanted to speak but stopped. After thinking about it, he lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "The emperor knew his mistake, so he asked the Duke to send troops as soon as possible to help me make up for my mistakes."

Hou Xuanyan narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Ma Gan ignored the court, despised the government orders, hindered the Northern Expedition, colluded with the Qing soldiers, and caused hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and northern Sichuan to be slaughtered by the Qing Dynasty. He was not allowed to be punished. Since he had already pleaded guilty, he should be rectified on the spot."

When Ma Gan heard this, he jumped up: "Hou Xuanyan, don't bully people too much!"

All the generals under him also protected him in the center.

"Today, you will die!" The anger in Hou Xuanyan's heart gushed out, and the hatred that he saw the slaughter of Chongqing Prefecture along the way surged into his heart again.

When Ma Gan saw that the Northern Expedition soldiers were numerous and powerful, he had only one chance, which was to capture the thief first.

He pulled out his waist knife, jumped up, and ran towards Hou Xuanyan.

Yang Zhan beside Hou Xuanyan was a martial arts scholar Tanhua. Seeing that he suddenly attacked, he stopped him with a move: "Bold! What are you going to do?"

"Yang Zhan, do you want to help outsiders?"

Yang Zhan was unmoved: "I, Yang Zhan, is a military officer in the Ming Dynasty, and naturally protects the regent Duke of the Ming Dynasty. Could you murder the pillar of the country with you?"

Hu Bawan had already been in a cold sweat. Seeing that he threatened Hou Xuanyan's life, several personal soldiers were furious and pushed their swords forward to chop him into meat sauce.

When the generals of Sichuan saw that Ma Gan was dead, Zeng Ying was dead, and only Yang Zhan was still there. The generals expressed their loyalty and were willing to obey the orders of the court.

Hou Xuanyan looked into Chengdu from afar and ordered: "Go to Chengdu, take back the city, and avenge the Sichuan soldiers."
Chapter completed!