Late at night, the inner hall of the Gu family was brightly lit, and several people from Suzhou City made an appointment to come to Gu's house.

Gu Youde sat on his head, his face flushed. He could see that his waist and thighs were trembling slightly. In addition, sweating on his forehead, it was not difficult to imagine what intense activities he was doing just now in the middle of the night.

Scan the scattered pupils down, Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao, and several major families in Suzhou were present. These people were not only his business partners, but also allies who were moving forward and retreating. Gu Youde leaned on the chair, his eyes closed slightly, and asked, "You old ghosts, don't sleep in the middle of the night, why do you run to my mansion to do?"

Zhang Wenshun is the leader of Suzhou shipping, with no less than a few thousand ships under his command. Except for Gu Youde, who is the most prestigious person, he stood up, walked to Gu Youde, and whispered: "Mr. Gu, you must have heard the sound outside the city today."

Gu Youde said angrily: "I'm not deaf, you can say nothing of what you want to say, don't beat around the bush." ​​His good things were interrupted by others, and he was already angry, and his words were gone without the fullness of the past.

Zhang Wenshun was not angry and chuckled, "The Qing army is powerful and there are artillery bombardment in the city. We cannot turn Suzhou into the second Jiading. How can our three million people in Suzhou Prefecture be handed over to a Jiading boy? Hou Dongzeng and his son are both ominous people, and they will die wherever they go."

Gu Youde frowned. Today's cannon sound was indeed a bit scary. It was impossible to say that he was not afraid at all. Hou Xuanyan had a two-faced relationship with him. Between his whole family and Hou Xuanyan, he would of course choose to protect the former. Even if he lost a Gu Linger, the old man would be ruthless. But is the situation really so unbearable? The old man still hoped that he could win the bet.

When the people in the lobby saw him browsing and closed their eyes and knew that he was making a decision. Everyone was waiting to listen to his decision with their breath. This was the local emperor of Suzhou, and his influence in Suzhou was not as good as those of these people.

"What do you think of Hou Xuanyan?" Gu Youde suddenly spoke, but did not draw a conclusion, but instead opened his mouth and asked.

Zhang Wenshun curled his lips and said disdainfully: "A child with a yellow mouth succeeded by chance, which led to the conspiracy to seize Suzhou. No matter how powerful he is, can he be stronger than Shi Kefa Shi Pavilion? Even Shi Kefa can't stop the Qing army. What ability can he defend Suzhou? In the end, we will be killed by him sooner or later, and become the second Yangzhou."

Gu Youde really wanted to trust Hou Xuanyan because he chose this person, but he did not dare to bet his whole family on this gamble. He was carrying a huge family and he had to be very cautious in making every decision.

Since the Qing army headed south, its military power has never been stronger than ever before. It seems that after passing Shanhaiguan, there is no more iron cavalry that can stop these alien races.

Although they did not want to admit it, many Ming people were already desperate. They regarded the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Central Plains as the destination of heaven, which was the general trend that was irreversible.

Gu Youde was shaken in his heart. How could he hide such a behavior from everyone present? They are all talented people who have been struggling in the business world for many years.

"Mr. Gu, the fate of our Suzhou cannot be left to a boy from the outside city."

Gu Youde sighed, as if he had used all his strength, and said, "What do you want to do?"

Before Zhang Wenshun could speak, Gu Shouye, who was beside him, was excited and said, "Dad, the whole city guards are ours. As long as we decide to Xiancheng, what is Hou Xuanyan capable of us? Then we will open it..."

As he was talking, a figure suddenly flew in. When Gu Shouye saw that it was Gu Jiu, the loyal manager of the Gu family. Gu Youde's face changed. Gu Jiu was he ordered to stay outside the door, and was thrown in at this time, which means that someone broke through the door.

"Haha, my father-in-law, what do you want to open? Do you need your son-in-law's help?"

"Hou Xuanyan?!"

"It's the son-in-law." Hou Xuanyan smiled with a hint of a hint. His handsome face was angular under the candlelight, and his mouth and eyes were outlined with a dangerous curve, as if he was a fox playing with prey.

"My father-in-law, the defenders are all your people, which is convenient for you to offer the city and surrender, but have you ever thought that your people are all on the top of the city, and it is convenient for your son-in-law to take you all in one fell swoop?"

The whole of Suzhou is full of these gentry people. How could Hou Xuanyan not be careful? He had already asked Qin He to secretly send someone to stare at the doorsteps of these gentry's houses.

Tonight, they were all out and gathered in the Gu family. Hou Xuanyan knew what they wanted to do as soon as he heard it.

There were too many heroes and righteous men in the late Ming Dynasty, who had capsized in such a gutter and betrayed by their own people, and failed.

Hou Xuanyan pretended not to know and used his power to arrange all the troops and horses formed by the gentry's servants and guards on the city tower. He brought Qin He's subordinates to the Gu Mansion. Even the new recruits trained by Xia Wanchun did not dare to use them, because they were all from Suzhou. These gentry's forces in Suzhou were mixed, and if they were not careful, they would be crushed to pieces.

The panic flashed in Gu Youde's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Xuan Yan, why don't you remember to hear it when you go back to your father-in-law's house in the middle of the night?"

Before Hou Xuanyan could speak, Xu Yuanbao beside him sneered and spat: "I'll let you know, so that you can tie us up and rob the enemy and sell our country? I just don't know what price we brothers can sell."

"Yinbao, go back! Don't be rude."

Hou Xuanyan walked over with a smile, and two hundred soldiers wearing heavy armored soldiers followed each other. He stepped on the floor and made a neat sound.

Gu Youde spread his hands and said, "Xuanyan, I really did not see the wrong person... No, I still underestimated you. Haha, what do you want to do with us now?"

Hou Xuanyan said with his hands on his back, "It's hot summer, and it's still like a steamer at night, so how can I fall asleep?" He walked out of the lobby while walking out of the lobby, leaving behind a back and said, "Today, a friend outside the city fired a cannon for us for a day. It's not a bad thing to come, and I'll take you out to the city tower to repay the gifts with me."

Xu Yuanbao led the soldiers, two of them, and carried one out of the lobby.

Although there were many remaining servants of the Gu family, they were not the opponents of these soldiers who had attacked the enemy. When those who came to reinforce the family were captured, they did not dare to step forward. They could only watch them and go to the city tower.

Looking down the city tower, the enemy camps were densely packed in the night. In terms of the number of people, the Suzhou garrison was only about 10,000, and they were all mobs. However, outside the city there were a real 70,000 troops, all brave and good at fighting.

Seeing the enemy camp gate open, it closed again. The ignited torches were particularly eye-catching late at night. Although they were far apart, they could still see a rough look.

Hou Xuanyan raised his hands and shouted, "Come on fire!"
Chapter completed!