When Xiao County was lost, Aisin Giornikan did not think that he would be defeated by the Han people in the south like the previous Qing royal family. In his opinion, this was just a temporary retreat, and wars could not only look at the gains and losses of one city and one place.

The Northern Expedition Army everywhere made him numb, and the loss of one stronghold after another means that if he was guarding Xiaoxian, he would be surrounded in the city and become the second Jirgalang. Nikan retreated very decisively and retreated to the more dangerous and stable Xuzhou City, where he welcomed a new round of game.

Hou Xuanyan, a madman from Jiading, liked to die in war, and cut off his future and fight for a fight. Now he has changed his appearance and has become extremely calm. If he has any chance of failure, he will choose to endure it and win in the most reliable way. Just like this time, Hou Xuanyan has 230,000 people in his hands, but he chooses to take action step by step, instead of rushing forward to the decisive battle.

In the past, he had no choice, and if he didn't fight, he would die. The strength was huge. He had been overwhelmed by all the gambles several times and earned the capital that he now admired the world. Hou Xuanyan became less courageous. He didn't want to give the opponent a chance to turn the tables, so he took extremely solid steps, and insisted on the principle of first resolutely pacifying the country before he fought against foreign countries. He first cleaned up all the forces in the south, and then the whole country launched the northern expedition.

At the gate of Xiaoxian, there were already a low city wall full of holes, and the gate was open. The gentry and celebrities from Xiaoxian stood behind the soldiers, waiting for Hou Xuanyan to enter the city. Under the dizzy sky, the smoke everywhere had not completely dissipated, mixed with the smell of blood, and the outskirts of the city were filled with an unpleasant smell. Unlike the joy and excitement of the victorious soldiers, the celebrities and gentry of Xiaoxian behind them were suppressed by the tense atmosphere. When the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, these great good people shaved their heads and changed into barbarian clothes, and they were all worried at this moment.

After a while, several fast horses arrived, hundreds of knights surrounded a heroic young general. The gentry of Xiao County looked out with his toes. This general was so young and handsome, and extremely heroic. The knights beside him were all straight and distinctive in armor. It should be the legendary Duke of Yue, Hou Xuan, played by the legendary Duke of Yue.

The soldiers of the Hunan Barracks in front of the city had already cheered. It turned out that the gentry had guessed wrongly, and Xia Wanchun was here.

After Xia Wanchun dismounted, she waved her hand to stop the cheers, and immediately bowed and asked, "What are you doing in front of the city?"

Liu Feng, a young general of the Hunan Barracks, said happily: "The last general is waiting here, and wait for the general and the Duke of the Kingdom to enter the city."

Xia Wanchun frowned and said angrily: "Wait? Do you still have to hold a banquet to celebrate the commemoration? A Xiao County stopped the march, and there were thousands of northern counties. When will the Northern Expedition be completed? Everyone in the Hunan Barracks will continue to move forward with me, and we will attack Yunlong Mountain."

After taking Yunlong Mountain, Xuzhou City was in sight. This was Gaogang outside Xuzhou.

Xia Wanchun was angry and the Xiang barracks were completely gone, leaving only the gentry standing outside the city, and continued to wait in a state of anxiety.

At this time, it was sunset. Finally, a group of soldiers came from afar. The leader must have fought for too long and sweated, and actually untied the armor on his chest. A terrifying scar on his face would have been shocked to death if he suddenly encountered it at night. There was almost a virtue behind him, not only with his chest and breasts exposed, but also with a strange walking posture with his shoulders. He pulled his breastplate in his hand, a jade belt tied around his waist, and a naked one with his arms exposed, looking inconsistent. He was protected in the middle, and was holding a horse and talking yellow jokes, which caused the military man next to him to laugh out loudly.

“What’s the situation?”

Hou Xuanyan was showing off his crosstalk talent to the fullest, and saw many luxuriously dressed people in front of the city gate, stretching their necks to look here. Soon a clear look flashed in his eyes. After fighting for such a long time, this kind of scene was not the first time. Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "Damn, you are blessed. A big fish and meat meal tonight is settled."

The army behind him was still hundreds of steps. Hou Xuanyan took his personal soldiers to the front of the city, touched his belt with both hands, and sang: "I am the Duke of Yue in the current dynasty. Today, I have liberated your Xiaoxian and rescued you from the hands of the Tartars. It would not be too much for you to wait and worship, right?"

The gentry of Xiao County hurriedly bowed down and shouted words like seeing the Duke of the State. Hou Xuanyan pinched his waist and laughed: "Get up, I'm holding this Park Knife. From last night to now, I'm so hungry that I'm rumbling. Is there anyone holding a banquet?"

Liu Fengshan is the head of the Liu family, a large clan of Xiaoxian County. When he heard this, he was blessed with his heart and said, "When the Duke returns to China, the people have already set up a banquet, but I am afraid that the Duke will not be willing to give him a favor." In fact, he did not hold a banquet at all, but how could such a good opportunity slip away in vain? The Liu family has a great career and hastily made a sumptuous dinner, which is not enough to win. When the others saw that he had taken the lead, they had to secretly upset in their hearts.

Hou Xuanyan nodded, raised the knife in his hand into the sky, and more than a thousand soldiers rushed into the city behind him, firmly occupying the ancient city that had existed since the Spring and Autumn Period. A quarter of an hour later, Hou Xuanyan took a group of personal soldiers into the city. Liu Fengshan personally led his horse to lead him to his mansion. It was indeed a very grand house. Xuzhou is a place where the north and south meet, and this house of Liu's family illustrates this point. It has both the elegant charm of the Jiangnan courtyard and the magnificence of the wealthy families in the north. Hou Xuanyan brought his subordinates into the courtyard, and a servant had already come forward to welcome them to the inner courtyard.

The Liu clan has a strong family, but only Liu Fengshan can serve tonight. Hou Xuanyan was halfway through eating, and pointed to a personal soldier on the table next door and asked, "He Zhengbang, I remember you boasted that you were a county magistrate before, and it was not accurate?"

The named soldier was holding a chicken leg in his hand. After hearing this, he quickly put it down. He wiped his hands on his waist with his greasy hands, wiped his mouth and said, "Master-in-law, this matter is registered in our Daming copy, why is it not accurate?"

Hou Xuanyan curled his lips and looked at him and asked, "How can you become a county magistrate like a bear?"

He Zhengbang sorted out his hair, stood up straight, and bent down and said, "It's so that the Duke of the People learned that the student had won the Juren in his early years, and was an absolute scholar." His style was so bookish that he immediately changed from a soldier to a polite young Juren.

Hou Xuanyan almost squirted, took a sip of wine and asked, "How did you fall into what you are now?"

He Zhengbang looked at Hou Xuanyan straight, without saying a word, and the meaning was self-evident.

Hou Xuanyan said embarrassedly: "Haha, you are pretty good now. At that time, you were the lord of a county. The Tartars had no choice but to leave the city and run away. Now you have been with me for so long, so you have some good luck. Just stay here as the county magistrate of Xiao County, set up officials and divide their posts, appease the military and civilians, and rectify the administration. Do you still remember how to do these things?"

Hou Xuanyan's move was not aimless. He had already begun to arrange the retreat of his soldiers. The north finally fought, and it was a big question to whom he had in his hands. In history, the commander of the Northern Expedition, who had worked hard and made great contributions, was often picked by someone. And if nothing unexpected happens, the war will soon end in the foreseeable future. By then, there are thousands of people who have made contributions to the Northern Expedition Army. It is time to start resettlement.

Liu Fengshan was so shocked that his chin almost fell to the ground. The county magistrate's position was not what later generations thought. He was a seventh-rank official. You should know that the honor of a county is the real parent of this county. Even the court officials who returned to their hometowns, when they arrived at their hometown, they would call them old parents. Such official positions generally require fame and honor, and the emperor personally ordered them to arrange them. The power of the Duke of Yue was indeed as legendary, and he established a county magistrate with one word and did not allow the emperor to do so.

He Zhengbang showed joy and raised his glass of wine to the soldiers on his table and said, "Brothers, I have made a fuss. You can continue to do it. From now on, we are different from officials and people, so we can't drink so much."
Chapter completed!