When Hou Xuanyan left Chengdu, he only took away two thousand local soldiers from Peng Zhuze in western Hunan.

Next door is Shunqing Prefecture, where Xia Wanchun's 100,000 troops are stationed here to intimidate all forces around.

In Nanchong County, it was already March when Hou Xuanyan met Xia Wanchun again. After a month of separation, one swept the south of the Sichuan River and the other pushed the east of the Sichuan River.

Hong Yizhuo took a secret scroll and spoke to Hou Xuan who had just entered the city: "Brother, the news from Jinling."

Hou Xuan's butt was still hot, and asked, "What did you say?"

"Zheng Zhilong from Fujian sent troops to occupy Chaozhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province under the guise of suppressing rebellion for the court. He forced the pseudo-Shaowu regime to surrender to the pseudo-Yongli, and joined forces to resist Zheng Zhilong in Zhaoqing."

Hou Xuanyan nodded, and Zheng Zhilong was indeed moved, but his eyes were only staring at several prefectures along the coast. The sea owl also knew that his ace was a navy, and he was no match for land tyranny at all.

"We don't have the time and energy to worry about him. As long as Zhang Mingzhen and Gong Zifang develop steadily in Songjiang, the time to attack Zheng Zhilong when the navy becomes stronger. Otherwise, we will cut the grass and not eliminate the roots and drive him to the sea from land. From then on, we will never think of peace on the coast. When the Japanese slaves were in chaos, they disturbed the coastal uneasiness. This guy is much stronger than the Japanese slaves."

Xia Wanchun said worriedly: "If all of Lingnan and Fujian are in his hands, will it breed ambitions that should not have?"

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "Ganzhou is like strangling the throat of Fujian and Guangdong in our hands. It can attack and retreat or defend. No matter how great it is, it cannot be used. The most urgent task now is to deal with the mess of Sichuan and Sichuan."

Xia Wanchun's face was filled with anger: "There are too many thieves in Shu, who will control one side and harm the people. A good country of Tianfu, with a fertile land of thousands of miles. During the weather and good weather, they made a mess."

Hong Yizhuo was interrupted by them and interrupted, "Mr. Governor, there is still a secret scroll."

Hou Xuanyan frowned and asked, "What else is there to do if Zheng Zhilong is expected to cause trouble?"

"The Three Shun Kings in the Dabie Mountains have moved..."

Hou Xuanyan's eyes widened, his heartbeat increased, and he said in a hurry: "What's wrong with them?"

"Liu Denglou, Ren Yigui, thank Rude in Henan anyway, and sent someone to contact Du Yinxi from Xiangyang. Du Yinxi was overjoyed and vowed to the Northern Expedition in Xiangyang. As soon as the army crossed Xinye, they met Kong Youde who quietly withdrew his troops. After the two sides retreated in one battle, they are now in a stalemate in Nanyang Prefecture."

Hou Xuanyan looked happy and asked, "Did the Qing Dynasty send troops?"

Hong Yizhuo flipped through the secret scroll and said, "Jirgalang led the Manchu and Han army and has gone south."

Hou Xuanyan hurriedly said: "Is there any map of Henan Provincial Administration?"

Xia Wanchun looked through the big tent for a while before finding the map from the bottom of the box and laying it flat on the table.

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said with a heartfelt laugh: "There are often the Qing Dynasty, anyway. If Nanyang gets it, it will be Luoyang. No, I will return to Jinling. On the one hand, I will build momentum from the east to attract the Qing court's troops for Du Yinxi; on the other hand, I will save money, grain, build weapons, and prepare for the Northern Expedition. Brother Duan, Sichuan and Shu are handed over to you. The situation is still OK now. When I leave Shu, I will guarantee you to be the General Pingxi."

Xia Wanchun thoughtfully and pondered: "The commander-in-chief, the Henan rebel army is just a small group of armed forces. If the Qing Dynasty sends troops, it will be pacified every day. If we go on the northern expedition because of this, wouldn't it be too hasty? You must know that our rear is still unstable, and if we are not careful, we will lose all the money."

Hou Xuanyan nodded and paced and said, "What you said makes sense, but since the rebels are asking for help, they cannot help but respond. Du Yinxi did a good job in this regard, even if I do this, I will do it like this.

Now the Qing Dynasty is full of ambitions. The Manchus in the court and the country are highly regarded by themselves and bullied Han officials. The Qing court emphasizes Manchus and Han people, and emphasizes the generals who surrendered to the pass after entering the pass. You should know that it is these generals who are expanding territory for the Manchus, so how can they not complain without any complaints?

Also, the longer these people surrendered, the more they became clear. The Manchus were not as magnificent as they boasted, and the combat power of the Eight Banners was quite limited. If the Liao people had not raised the enemy and respected themselves, there would have been no current situation. 'If it were to be stored for a long time, the attack would have been quick'. I predict that in the near future, a wave of anti-Qing will set off in the north, and that was the best time for the Northern Expedition."

After hearing this, Xia Wanchun nodded frequently. He didn't know that Hou Xuanyan was a person who had read history books. He sincerely admired: "What the Supervisor said is like seeing the fog clearing the clouds and making me suddenly enlightened. Since that's the case, Supervisor please return to Jinling with peace of mind and prepare for the Northern Expedition."

"I have appointed Yang Zhan as the governor of Sichuan. You can cooperate with him in multiple ways. This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you manage it well, the Northern Expedition will be a sharp arrow in the future."

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "Baoping Prefecture, Taipingjie, and Weizhou Prefecture are all in the hands of the enemy. If we use troops to eliminate internal troubles first, or expel foreign enemies first?"

Hou Xuanyan has already known the dangers of warlord separatism along the way, and insisted: "If we do not pacify the separatist situation in Sichuan, we cannot save the situation in Sichuan and Sichuan. What we want is a self-reliant place, rather than a broken pot that needs us to remedy."

Xia Wanchun received the order and said, "I understand. When will the Commander-in-chief go back to Nanjing?"

Hou Xuanyan picked up the horse whip on the table, tidied up his clothes, and said casually: "Let's go now."

The generals had long known his temperament and could not delay the decision for a quarter of an hour. They followed behind and sent him out of the Central Army camp.

Hu Bawan and Zhang Yitong, with a few personal soldiers, were leaning on the big tree in front of the camp to rest. The continuous running made this Shandong man unable to withstand it. After standing for a long time, he had to rest on the big tree.

"This kind of big tree is very tall in the south of you, but in our Shandong, this is a small sapling." Hu Bawan spoke authentic Dengzhou dialect and was led to a deviant position, always with a Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent.

The personal soldiers looked at him in a stern manner. Zhang Yitong wiped his nose and said angrily: "The big trees there cannot be reached to the Tianshan Mountains? In this case, if the cows want to eat leaves, they have to fly into the sky?"

Hu Bawan hit his shoulder and cursed with a smile: "If you guys in the south are cunning, you almost took me into the ditch."

The soldiers burst into laughter, Hu Bawan didn't care and was proud.

Zhang Yitong said with a little enviousness: "Brother Eighty-Wan, I heard from the Governor General that I want to promote you, General Zuo. You are fine. In the future, don't forget the brothers who have broken their legs together."

Hu Bawan was about to answer when he saw Hou Xuanyan coming out, and the personal soldiers who were fighting were bitter. Hu Bawan said frowningly: "It's hard, I've been resting for less than an hour, and I'm going to travel far again this time."
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