The arrival of the Hunan Army has more than doubled the strength of the Northern Expedition Army. This is by no means a simple double-double problem. The deterrent effect of 200,000 people being released under the city is far greater than twice that of the 100,000 people. The opening of Qingliu Pass ensures that the source of materials and resources can be continuously transported to the front line. Hou Xuanyan has sufficient capital, and he has the final say on how to fight this battle. Jiergalang can only passively accept it and has no right to choose.

He even broke through the siege and could only tremble in the city.

Hou Xuanyan didn't know the reality of the city, so he made up his mind to learn from Li Er who attacked Luoyang Wang Shichong, and surrounded and attacked the Qing Dynasty to destroy the living forces. What the Qing Dynasty feared most now is to destroy his troops. In a small place outside the pass, no matter how good the reproductive ability is, how many Tartars can be raised? Kill one less, kill one less, and kill one less, and they can't afford to consume! The two blue flags in the city are almost all present. It is no exaggeration to say that there are two of the Eight Banners where the Tartars have a foothold, and they can't afford to lose.

With the fragrant bait as big as Jiergalang and the two blue flags, Hou Xuanyan was not afraid of not being able to catch the reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty. As long as someone came, it was the best hunting ground for the Northern Expedition Army on the endless plains of the Jianghuai River.

Hou Xuanyan held Xia Wanchun's shoulder and smiled and said, "Brother Duan, when I returned to Beijing last year, I promised your sister and my brother and sister to let you go home and reunite with your family. Haha, this time I was afraid I would break my promise and become fat. This Northern Expedition has exhausted the national treasury, and if it fails, the consequences are unimaginable. I have decided not to fight outside Shanhaiguan, and even if the sky falls, I will not withdraw my troops." The past few Northern Expeditions have ended in vain, which has always been Hou Xuanyan's heart disease. This time he dealt with Zheng Zhilong and pulled out the last thorn. After 5 worries, he can let go of his hands and feet and do a big fight.

Xia Wanchun's sister Xia Shuji is the daughter-in-law of Hou Xuanyan's third uncle Hou Qizeng. Judging from this relationship, he is also Xia Wanchun's brother. His younger brother Hou Xuanxun is dead, but judging from this way, Xia Shuji has no plans to remarry. She has always lived in her mansion and serves her parents-in-law with peace of mind. As for Xia Yunyi's old and pedantic appearance, I'm afraid that he will never allow his daughter to remarry in this life.

Although Xia Wanchun missed his masked sister Xia Shuji and his father Xia Yunyi for a long time, he was a country that was bigger than his family. Otherwise, he would not have recruited a beggar soldier on the wedding night and rushed to Taihu to assist in the battle. After hearing Hou Xuanyan's words, Xia Wanchun shook his shoulders and smiled: "Fortunately, the generals of the generals have never believed the words of the general Xu, otherwise they would be disappointed."

In front of the battle formation, Hou Xuanyan repeatedly promised the soldiers who fought for a long time to take them back to his hometown. He took the battle formation and fought one after another. It has been more than two years since the heat and cold, and few soldiers who are fighting abroad can stop. This matter has become an anecdote that everyone knows in the Northern Expedition Army. People hope that the prince who has reached the peak can trust everything he says, but he can't trust anything he takes home.

Having said that, Hou Xuanyan was exposed in public, and he still blushed. He laughed and scolded: "It's not that I don't want to say anything, but because the situation is forced, the plan cannot keep up with the changes. My family has no time to enjoy the carved beams, painted buildings, jade plates, and beautiful wives and concubines. I haven't had time to enjoy it. I'm just like you, fighting outside for nine days. Let me hear who is gossiping and corrupting my reputation, and I can do more than 300 pounds of strength with one foot."

At this time, the soldiers around him were not afraid of Hou Xuanyan. Only when his face was ugly, the entire army was silent. Since Xia Wanchun, except Yan Yingyuan, everyone laughed together. Hou Xuanyan was not annoyed, and arranged the defense zone with a smile. Since the siege was a long-term job, they had to arrange their troops.

Seeing that Hou Xuanyan started to do a serious business, the laughing generals gathered together, and their expressions slowly returned to being serious.

A sudden increase of 130,000 troops under the city, Jirgalang's face became increasingly ugly, and the delay in reinforcements promised by the Qing court made him in despair.

As Huang Taiji's loyal supporter, Dorgon and him were not very good, and Jirgalang knew it very well. However, at this point, he still believed that Dorgon could distinguish between priorities and to send troops to support him.

There were not many battles with the Northern Expedition Army, and they were defeated every time. Jirgalang admitted that the Northern Expedition Army under the city had high combat power, but he did not think that he could not fight with him.

A gust of breeze blew, and the cool breeze poured into the armor made Jirgalang wake up from his meditation. The Northern Expedition Army under the city was changing its garrison. They were originally surrounded by three sides and left the north to open. He knew that he was afraid of trapped beasts and still fighting, giving himself a way out so that 70,000 people in the city would not fight to the death. But at this time, the encirclement was around, and it seemed that the defenders in the city of Chiding were the ones.

Jiergalang slapped the city tower and said in a deep voice: "Hou Xuanyan is too bullying! I want to see how you came to capture Fengyang. I ordered the city to search for the remaining Han people and drive them out to help us defend the city. There is no idle person."

The Qing generals around were all pale in their faces, and panic had spread in the city before the war had begun. Fengyang City was short of food and gunpowder, and even the rolling stones were small stones that women could move. No one knew better about the situation in Fengyang City than them. Such a city would never have expected to be attacked by the Northern Expedition Army.

The young women under the city were driven to carry stones and wood to the city. I felt sorry for these delicate little wives. In the past, my husband would not even let them do rough work at home, but now they have to do a job that is hard to do. A few steps later, there were Qing soldiers with rat-tailed braids standing by with a whip, waving the whip from time to time and whipping the women. It had just rained in the city, and the road was muddy and slippery. A ragged woman had a big belly and struggled to carry a piece of wood. Suddenly the soles of her feet slipped, and the young pregnant woman fell to the ground. The women around her hurriedly put down what they were in her hands and helped her up.

An older woman touched her belly, wiped the sweat from her forehead covered in mud, and wiped her face full of mud. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, the child is fine." The women burst into a low voice, and suddenly a loud whip sounded, and a Qing soldier came over.

The old woman stood up, blocked the pregnant woman, and said with a smile and flattering voice: "This military master, she is pregnant and cannot do anything anymore. We are willing to move for her. You should be kind and let her go back."

Her teeth were missing, and her skin was already loose and weak. Although she smiled humbly, she was also kind-hearted. I don’t know how many children in Fengyang remembered that the kind-hearted old lady next door should look like.

A Manchu word appeared in the Qing soldiers, and their faces were very dissatisfied, and a whip was whipped on the old woman. The Tartars' whip was extremely powerful. Even if they bite the iron man, they would die on the spot after eating ten whips. The old woman was old and tired every day, so how could she live such a whip? As soon as the whip was down, the old woman vomited blood from her mouth and fell to the ground, and she seemed to be out of life. The old woman's eyes were wide open. Perhaps the Tartars had not arrived yet, and the bustling and familiar alley entrance...

The women screamed in surprise and were all stunned by the cruel scene. The Tartars were still unhappy and whipped three whips to kill the pregnant woman. A pool of blood slowly spread between the legs of the young pregnant woman, and the wind was filled with the sorrow of the slaves who lost their country!

The Qing soldiers around him were unmoved and even showed cruel smiles, and rushed forward to drive the remaining women to continue working.

The strong men of Fengyang Mansion were driven to Qingliuguan to work as coolies. Later, Jierharang believed Su Bandai's words and beheaded them all and threw them down the mountain to shock the Northern Expedition Army. Poor bones by Wuding River are still people in the dream of spring boudoir. When these women leaned against the door and were waiting for the return of their good people, their husbands had been slaughtered in Qingliuguan. What's even more pitiful is that they still had to continue working as coolies for their enemies.

Jiergalang did not expect that this move completely angered Hou Xuanyan, and burned them clean with a torch, and the Jinling Lock Key Qingliu Pass was captured. Jiergalang could also be regarded as shooting himself in the foot, losing the most dangerous level in front of Fengyang Mansion in one fell swoop.

Nowadays, few men in the city, women, children and elderly people are forced to come out of their homes and work as laborers for the Qing soldiers.

Standing on the city tower and looking down, Zhongdu Fengyang is now like hell, with women lying on the ground crying everywhere. These poor people will not be dragged down and executed if they don’t get up for a while. There are corpses hanging everywhere in the city that do not listen to the command of the soldiers. It is not enough that the Tartars kill them, but they will also hang their bodies at the doors of each house to warn them of disobedience.

In front of a high-gate courtyard in Fengyang, dozens of corpses were hung from the elderly, weak, and children. The oldest was gray-haired, and the youngest was babbling. A few young women were dressed in disheveled clothes and a young girl, but they could not escape this terrible fate. It seems that the family in the courtyard should have been destroyed, but four teenagers were gathering in the inner courtyard at this time.

Four people surrounded a small stove, and they dared not make fires. If smoke came out, the Qing soldiers would definitely come in again to search. The corpse hanging at the door was their best shield. The man in charge was not old, with dark skin, and frowned and said, "The dogs and Tartars are becoming more and more inhumane. We must spread the situation in the city and let the governor know the dilemma of the people in the city. It's a pity that the city is too strict. You all tell me what good solutions are there."

It turned out that these four people were secret spies of Qianxiang Camp. The one who just spoke was their leader, named Zhang Yuanhua. Although he was young, he was one of the old teams selected by Hong Yizhuo from Suzhou. They had been hiding in the city for a long time and could send some news to the front line a few times, but after Fengyang City was surrounded, it would be difficult to take any action. After these days of inquiries, they already knew the situation in the city. If the Northern Expedition Army outside attacked with all their might, Fengyang could not defend for three days, and might be broken in one day. It was just because this city was majestic, but the gold and jade were shattered outside and the inside would be rotten. There was no food, equipment, and military sources needed to defend the city.
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