The dark night of midsummer comes very slowly, and the anxious sun bakes the earth for a longer time.

Hou Xuanyan took two people to take advantage of the night to touch the city. The steaming heat on the ground made them sweat all over, even at night.

Through the distance, I walked north along the city wall. When the soles of my feet were sore, I finally saw the crowds of people on the city, and the torches shone on the city towers like day.

Hou Xuanyan, who was hiding in the dark, stretched out his hand, blocked the two of them, and found a grass nearby to penetrate it.

"Come here, get on your tumbling."

The two of them followed suit, got into the stuffy grass, and hid.

"Brother, I'll take a look when I'm tired. I'll keep an eye on you." Hong Yizhuo lowered his voice and whispered.

Thinking of not knowing how long it will be here, Hou Xuanyan nodded and said lightly: "We take turns to sleep."

The grass is hot and stuffy, and there are many small insects. It is so uncomfortable to hide in it. However, since Hou Xuanyan and the other two left Suzhou City, they have been resting in the village during the day, and their fatigue has not been relieved. Hong Yizhuo can only hold on for a while after practicing Taoist rituals for a while. Hou Xuanyan and Fan Xian are already so tired.

In the middle of the night, Hou Xuan was shocked and was drilled into his nostrils by a small flying insect. He suppressed his sleepiness and said, "Yiwu, you sleep first, I'll hold on for a while."

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The sun rises and the moon sets, and a day and night passes, Hou Xuanyan is secretly anxious.

As a Ming fan who is active in major forums and fighting with Man Yi, in his memory, the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou City did not defend the city.

In the city of Hangzhou, in addition to Tu Guobao, Wu Shengzhao's defeated soldiers were actually the highest official position of Zhang Cunren, the governor of Zhejiang in Qing Dynasty. In addition to the Manchu Niu Luezhenji Xiha, the Eight Banners soldiers led by Tuo, there were also the Han Qing soldiers of the former Huang Degong troops led by Tian Xiong, who was rebellious general who was chasing Huang Ying'er.

If these soldiers and horses are determined to defend the city, they cannot easily capture even if they pour out the entire Southern Ming army. Only when they take the initiative to attack like in history can they have the chance to take advantage of the situation.

This is why Hou Xuanyan chose to come to be a scout because if it were someone else, it would be difficult to judge the situation and issue orders.

Inside Hangzhou, at the Yamen.

Jixiha and Tuo sat in the upper head carelessly. Both of them were Niulu with yellow flags and were Dorgon's confidant.

In order to win over the Han people, Dorgon treated Zhang Cunren with a traitor who was determined to be a traitor and had outstanding abilities.

But this place is Hangzhou, 108,000 miles away from the capital where Dorgon is located, and there are no other Manchus with high status. The two of them no longer respect Zhang Cunren. Although their official positions are lower than those of Zhang Cunren, they are still naturally sitting in the upper head, while the Han ministers are in the lobby under their feet.

Zhang Cunren and other people, all old traitors who surrendered in Liaodong, had long been accustomed to the domineering Manchus. He did not think that he was at all, and stood in the hall and talked happily.

Wu Shengzhao and others were depressed, but they did not dare to show it.

Zhang Cunren said: "The Regent urgently dispatched Prince Yu to return to Beijing, and the little thief Hou Xuanyan took the opportunity to steal Suzhou. In this way, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which had already stabilized, were once again in chaos. The rebels from all over the country refused to be honest anymore, and even the King of Lu dared to send people to attack Hangzhou."

Ji Xiha curled his lips and pointed at Tu Guobao and cursed: "It's all you useless, you can throw it away in Suzhou. It's like a human-headed and pig-hearted." After that, he pointed at Wu Shengzhao and cursed: "You stupid pig, you have caused so much trouble for the Qing Dynasty."

Wu Shengzhao clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and his temples suddenly rose, but he did not dare to talk back. Tu Guobao looked panic and knelt on the ground, shaking like a sieve, begging for mercy.

Ji Xiha was just cursing for a few words and venting his anger, but when he saw Tu Guobao's servile appearance, he became angry at Wu Shengzhao who was standing there.

If there is no performance of the national treasure, there is nothing wrong with Wu Shengzhao being scolded and standing there. However, in comparison, Jixiha thought that Wu Shengzhao was not afraid of himself and did not give him face.

In addition, Wu Shengzhao resisted the Regent's hair shaving order a few days ago, and his soldiers refused to shave their heads. Wu Shengzhao not only did not punish him severely, but also sheltered his subordinates.

New and old hatreds surged in my heart. Ji Xiha slapped the table, stood up and cursed, "Train this man pig out and chop it."

As soon as he finished speaking, two shirtless Jurchen men walked in and rushed towards Wu Shengzhao.

Zhang Cunren hurriedly knelt down and begged for his nominal subordinates.

Ji Xi saw that he was his boss, but he knelt down and begged, and then he was satisfied.

"The death penalty is avoided, but the living penalty is hard to escape. Take it out and whip twenty whips."

Wu Shengzhao's eyes were about to split, and he was dragged out, stripped his shirt and forced him to kneel on the ground. The two Jurchens took turns to beat him. They were both Jurchens outside the Pass, and they were soldiers in wartime and hunted and grazed in their spare time. The whip was in their hands, and their power doubled. Often, a piece of flesh and blood could be rolled up with a whip.

Hearing the screams outside, Ji Xiha was satisfied and said, "Shaoxing overestimates himself and dares to come to fight Hangzhou. This time, he insists that they see our power."

Zhang Cunren stood up and complimented: "General is wise. Instead of defending the city, we might as well take the initiative to attack. First defeat these Ming troops so that the King of Lu dare not speak across the river. Then we go north and conquer Suzhou to avenge Borobele."

When Jixiha thought of making such contributions, especially avenging Boluo, he would definitely be favored by the Regent Dorgon, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Okay, that's it. Let's divide our troops into three groups. Governor Zhang, you will lead your troops to attack from the north; Tian Xiong and Zhang Jie will attack from the south; I will attack from the middle. Fence them up and wipe them out, and don't let them escape."

Everyone took the order one after another, and Ji Xiha pointed to the Tu Guobao who was still kneeling on the ground and said, "As for you, you should be with the one outside, guard the city well, and don't let the Han people in the city cause trouble."

Tu Guobao snatched the land with his head and said, "Don't worry, general, the slaves will manage these people well. If anyone dares to cause trouble, no one will be left."

Jixiha smiled wildly, pulled out his knife and carried the scabbard, and walked out.

Zhang Cunren and others also went back to light up their military horses. The gate of Hangzhou slowly opened, and three groups of soldiers rushed out of the city.

Hou Xuan in the grass was shocked, poked two companions, and slowly pulled out and crawled backwards.
Chapter completed!