The sun is rugged and the distant mountains are spread deep in the distant mountains. The green water is surrounded by ancient water, and the frozen and fat accumulated ice is cold all night.

Xianxia Ridge has five steps and one bay, three steps and one rock, with mountains and thousands of layers of cliffs in the mountains. The only ancient road was rebuilt in the eighth year of the Song Dynasty. It was twilight and twisted, with twenty-four curves and thirty-sixty levels. The four Xianxia Passes on the north and south of the peak are built at the pass of the two mountains with steep walls, just like a section of the Great Wall, three or four meters high and two or three meters wide, and the wall is five meters thick. There are two stone gates in the middle of the dangerous pass. If there is an enemy situation, the stone gate will be sealed and it will be difficult to fly.

Therefore, it is called "Southeast Key" and is also called "Bamin throat", which expresses the strategic value of this pass. To the north is the entrance to Liangzhe, and to the south is the throat to enter Fujian. Now it is firmly in the hands of Zhejiang soldiers.

The defenders at the pass were a group of Zhejiang soldiers led by Sun Jiaji, with a total of only 5,000 people. Above this majestic pass, there were enough troops of 100,000. After passing the first pass, there were four passes behind it. For the attacking side, each of them was a gate of hell.

When Hou Xuanyan arrived here, Li Chengdong, who intended to attack, had already failed three times under Xianxia Pass. A Xianxia Pass that was ready to defend against the enemy was definitely not something that 50,000 Fujian soldiers could defeat him. Information is the best partner to win. Before you take action, I know what you want to do and fight me with what you want. Hou Xuanyan invested a lot of material, financial resources, and human resources to create a potential elephant camp, which has played its unparalleled role more than once.

When news of Li Chengdong's intention to send troops came, everyone knew that he was going to enter Zhejiang from Xianxia Pass because he had to go to Xianxia Pass. Otherwise, this pass would be controlled by Hou Xuanyan and could invade Fujian from now on at any time. Although Zheng Zhilong was so successful in fighting in Guangdong and Guangxi, if Fujian lost him, he would be completely defeated back to his original form.

On the ancient road in front of the mountain, a group of people dismounted and hiked. The pass at Qingshi Lei was not very high, but very thick. The walls on the pass were covered with dark red mottled after weapons were rusted. The arched aisle could only be passed by two people side by side at a time. Even if an enemy charges here, two people will be slaughtered every time. Hou Xuanyan walked in it, and he felt a bit gloomy, especially the moss on the ground, which made people slippery and he had to walk carefully.

The generals of Zhejiang's prefectures led their troops to arrive one after another, and the closer Wenzhou Prefecture and Chuzhou Prefecture were even earlier than Hou Xuan and Qian Sule.

Hou Xuanyan walked towards the pass, and there were all kinds of rolling stones everywhere. He climbed up the spiral mountain roads and reached the final command post. A small house made of wood and stones was paved, with a table in the middle, and a map of Fujian. This is Sun Jiaji's room. Hou Xuanyan stepped forward and flipped through the map. Each one had deep wrinkles. It was often churned. After seeing it, he was very satisfied and asked, "Where is Sun Jiaji?"

"General Sun went to Ganquan in the second level ahead, where an arrow tower was being built." A young general among the guards bowed.

Hou Xuanyan turned around and smiled at Qian Sule, "What arrow tower is built? The battlefield we are going to be in Fujian, not in Zhejiang. Li Chengdong's dog thieves want to enter the pass is a dream. For him, I stopped the third-line Northern Expedition. If Zheng Zhilong was not dealt with as soon as possible and recaptured Fujian, I am sorry for the Huozi Camp that retreated from Shandong to Huai'an." Li Chengdong came in a fierce manner, and Zheng Zhilong had a slight advantage in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the chieftains in the southwest were in a serious state again. All this made Zheng Zhilong's harm magnified. In fact, he really threatened Hou Xuanyan not on land at all. The Zheng family's naval army blocked the sea surface and made sea transportation impossible. The loss of commercial taxes was the main reason why Hou Xuanyan decided to solve him first. No matter how powerful the other front soldiers were, it would be difficult to persist, unless they were fishing like the Qing Dynasty.

Qian Sule leaned on a stick and chuckled: "After that being said, Sun Jiaji is also preventing problems before they happen and making full preparations. The better the construction here, the less worries we will be when we enter Fujian. Moreover, both soldiers and horses from Zhejiang are here, and our hearts are already empty. If one of the enemies on all sides breaks through the front line, they will drive straight into the uninhabited state."

Hou Xuanyan thought in his heart that the generals of Nanming were defeated too many times, so they developed the good habit of scrutinizing defeat before they were considered. In the long run, this is a good thing. Seeing that he didn't speak, Qian Sule thought that Hou Xuanyan was indeed advised, and could not hide his smile in his eyebrows: Well, it is the most important thing for young people to have a good temper, and the little Duke of Hou is good and good.

In this way, Hou Xuanyan settled down at this heroic pass, and Zhejiang soldiers gathered.

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Pucheng, Fujian, in the Zheng family army camp.

All around Li Chengdong were his confidants, and the troops he brought from Jiading and Taicang. Zheng Zhilong did not have a single confidant, for fear of hindering the strength of this general. Zheng Zhilong’s most trusted general is Li Chengdong. For a pirate, trust is based on interest relations. Hou Xuanyan’s great power, and even his son may be betrayed himself when facing his Northern Expedition Army. But Li Chengdong would not. Everyone knows that Li Chengdong is the one who is the least likely to surrender. Hou Xuanyan’s whole family, and even the whole city died in his hands. Although the three slaughtered in Jiading only once, it was already "no one in life". This is the greatest hatred in the world, and there is no room for easing. Hou Xuanyan is not a person who repays his grudges with virtue. His actions are all declaring to the world: I will repay my grudges if I have any grudges.

In order to escape Hou Xuanyan, Li Chengdong defected to Zheng Zhilong from Songjiang Prefecture. After he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he went south and could not hold hundreds of ships of gold, silver and treasures he had plundered, so his life was good at all during this period. However, his life and wealthy life did not give him a sense of security. His life and death rival, Hou Xuanyan in Jiading City, became increasingly powerful.

When he first arrived in Fujian, Li Chengdong was very scared. He was afraid that Zheng Zhilong would use himself as a bargaining chip and hand it over to Hou Xuanyan for benefits. Zheng Zhilong did have this idea. For a while, Li Chengdong's every move was under layers of surveillance. Until one day, Hou Xuanyan broke into Fuzhou and rescued the puppet Emperor Longwu in Zheng Zhilong's hand. Li Chengdong's treatment suddenly changed. Not only did he become Zheng Zhilong's guest, he was able to join the army as a general.

Li Chengdong has a square face and a wide mouth, a burly figure, and a standard Guanzhong man. He speaks loudly and loudly, and he will reward all his achievements and punish all his mistakes. He has a high prestige in the army. As a general, he is qualified.

At this moment, Li Chengdong's face looked very ugly. He marched from Fuzhou overnight, hiding out at night. He thought that the attack on Xianxia Pass was foolproof. Who knew that the news leaked out in advance. Sun Jiaji appeared in Xianxia Ridge personally, which showed that they were prepared.

"Damn, there must be an insider in our army. Don't let me catch it, otherwise I would tear him apart and feed the dog. And that Hou Xuan acted as a child. We didn't work cleanly at the beginning, so he escaped by chance. I didn't expect to raise such a big disaster. As soon as I came out of the mountain, he ran over from Huai'an. It was obvious that he wanted to be irrelevant with me."

Chen Jia next to him was his confidant, and he cut down the head of Hou Dongzeng with his own hands. The Chen family glanced at Li Chengdong and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Hou Xuanyan was killed by us, and the women in his hometown were all played with by his brothers. How could he not hate us? As the dog was anxious and jumped over the wall. He knew that the person in front of him would definitely lose his mind. Then he used some tricks to discipline him without returning.

What kind of ability can that kid have? It is just the old dogs Gu Youde from Suzhou who were raised with money. The gentry in Suzhou is rich. Even if they throw out those white silver, even a pig can make a fortune and take advantage of the situation. After all, the national treasure is too stupid. Before he gained a foothold in Suzhou, he has to attack the Gu family. He annoyed Gu Youde, and then supported Hou Xuan to perform it. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as the remnant of Jiading."

These people have been in Fujian for a long time. Although Hou Xuanyan has heard of the record, he thinks that the opponent he encountered is not good. If the Jiading people were really so powerful, why would they be killed by their five thousand men and they were not kept?

Li Chengdong's expression was a little calmer. Whether he believed it or not, people always liked to listen to good things. Most people like him in the late Ming Dynasty were from thieves. Li Chengdong was originally a follower of Gao Jie, a general under Li Zicheng. Gao Jie was good at everything, but he couldn't control his belt. He took advantage of Li Zicheng's war on the front line and actually hooked up with Li Zicheng's wife and wore a green crown on the King of Breaking. After the incident, Gao Jie was afraid that Li Zicheng would take revenge, so he had to join the Ming Dynasty. Li Chengdong transformed himself into a general of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Jiashen National Incident, the four vassal states in Jiangbei supported King Xiaofu ascended the throne, and became the title without success. From then on, the curtain was opened for the fierce battle between the Qing Dynasty and Dashun in the north, and the warlords in the south fought each other and killed each other. Gao Jie was one of the four vassals. When the Qing Dynasty and Li Zicheng scored their victory and defeat and led their troops to Jiangnan, Li Chengdong became the vanguard of the Qing Dynasty. Li Chengdong, who had long been jealous of the flower world of Jiangnan, turned into an alien hawk, and completely lost the shackles of the collar. He burned and killed Jiangnan like a mad dog, and satisfied his animal desires, and made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty's conquering the city.

"Even if Hou Xuanyan is not worthy of his name, he has a lot of people under him, which is not a joke. Unfortunately, this kid is too arrogant and fights everywhere. I have never seen such an arrogant person who can have a good ending."

Li Chengdong nodded and said, "Yes, although his territory is rich, his troops are all from the southerners. The southerners are weak and cowardly, and they can't help but fight. Now he relies on the large number of people and fights around the east, south, west and north, which has caused resentment from heaven and the world. The powerful people from all directions attack him together. Hehe, I see that this wealthy land in Jiangnan has no fate with him, Hou Xuanyan, but our brothers can still go and have fun."

Li Chengdong's men in the room burst into laughter, and amid the laughter, the air of optimism filled the entire military camp.
Chapter completed!