Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Returning with Beauty

In the Battle of Shibadao Lake District, the Nujiao Gang created another miraculous victory. In the naval fleet led by Qi Tai, only 32 ships fled back to Nujiao Island, all of which were medium-sized battleships with high maneuverability. Survived to be silenced, Qi Tai and a group of generals who saved their lives escaped by jumping into the fighting boat. Thirty-three warships were captured, and more than 20,000 Ming troops surrendered. Other warships were sunk by the sound of fireworks, damaged by collisions, sunk by fire, and hit by collisions. The reefs or those that washed up on the dangerous shoals and ran aground are in all kinds of strange forms, and it is difficult to describe them all.

The combined fleet, commanded by Zhai Yushi, pursued and killed Baili, and at the same time launched a ruthless raid on other naval ships stationed in Dongting waters that did not participate in the campaign. With accurate intelligence, they fully controlled the Dongting Lake and the entire Yangtze River waterway from Yuezhou to Huangzhou cut off all the external traffic of Nujiao Island. King Yan was ecstatic when he heard the news. At this time, Li Jinglong and Xiefu, the incarnation of the evil Buddha Zhong Zhongyou, have successfully crusaded the kings of Hunan, Qi, Dai, and Min. King Yan was originally in a very bad situation, so he turned around and seized the opportunity to recover the guards in Jingzhou, Juyongguan, Tongchuan, Suihua, Yongping, and Miyun, either by force or by persuasion.

Cooperating with Zhang Xin, who is the general of the Shuangxiu Mansion, he killed Xie Gui who was ordered by Yunqiu to be in charge of the capital.Also, based on Seng Daoyan's plan, he pointed out that Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, etc. were traitors. Because of the name of "Zhu Qihuang and Qing Junfang", they called themselves "Jingnan Army", announced that the world would enter Beijing to "protect them", and restrained Yunwen from afar. It made him dare not use troops against Huangzhou and other rebellious prefectures and counties. The coalition forces headed by the Nujiao Gang are even more powerful, sending out warships every day.Launched a harassing attack on Nujiao Island, which had been cut off from aid and supplies, to weaken the opponent's strength and morale.

The big day of recovering Nujiao Island is approaching day by day, and the battle clouds on Dongting Lake are dense and terrifying. Yun Wen, along with Leng Yan and Bai Fanghua who had fled back to the capital, hurriedly mobilized an army. On the one hand, they defended the city outside Huangzhou Prefecture, and on the other hand, they mobilized 300,000 troops, led by the veteran Geng Bingwen. Let's deal with the Nujiao Gang coalition forces. Purely in terms of strength, Yun Wen still has the advantage at this time. When Zhai Yushi changed to Yuezhou as his capital, he could quickly enter Dongting if he went south, and Wuchang and Huangzhou could be established if he went north.

Jingcheng Leng, relying on the astonishing results of the Nujiao Allied Forces and the reputation of the Ghost King, successfully lobbied the ministers and generals of the neighboring state capitals, making them adopt a wait-and-see attitude and no longer fully support Yun Wen as before. Han Tiande and his son were fully involved in this struggle for world hegemony. The huge merchant fleet they belonged to supplied supplies and food to the various prefectures in Wuchang and the Shuntian Mansion of the King of Yan in an endless stream. The momentum is even more powerful, unstoppable. Lang Fanyun has retired since the First World War in the Han Mansion, and just drinks and has fun with Lian Xiuxiu every day, leading a peaceful and peaceful life.

When Qi Changzheng and Feng Xinglie were so busy that they were fighting with Zhai Yushi and others, Han Bai was a tycoon, Qingfu, who lived with his beautiful wife and maidservants in Wuchang. The Han Family Beppu in the garden spends all day traveling in the mountains and rivers, and never misses Shu. Fan Liangji couldn't bear the pain of lovesickness, so he slipped away to look for Yun Qing. On this day, Feng Qi and his wife took their beautiful wife to Feiniaodu to look for Han Bai in a warship. Han Bai and the girls were overjoyed, and gladly welcomed the guests home. After sitting in the hall for a while, Han Bai glanced sharply, and laughed loudly: "If you have nothing to do, you will come to my Han Bai's house. Congratulations, brothers and sisters-in-law, hey! Sisters-in-law Why don't you obediently call Brother Bai to listen."

Gu Zixian, Gu Qianlian, Xiao Linglong, Han Bicui, Hongxiu, Song Mei, Chu Hongyu, etc. all responded with embarrassment. Although no one was willing to call him Brother Bai as promised, they could all see their gratitude. Qi Changzheng laughed and said: "Boy Han, you are worthy of being called a master, alas! I really hope that time will slip by faster, then we can see the spectacle of all the beauties with big bellies." Zuo Shijiao said angrily: "We need to find a way to separate Han Lang from Long March, so as not to let them make cheap use of our tongues all day long."

Gu Qianlian, who was teasing Xiao Wenwen with Song Mei and Hongxiu, raised her hand and said, "I have a suggestion, that is to lock them up in turn, so that the ears will be clean." The proposal elicited roars of laughter. Feng Xinglie said: "There is great news, Hui Zhi rescued the capital An Ran, and is on the way here, we came back from Dongting this time, also to wait for the place, she should be here soon." Han Bai and others were overjoyed immediately, and Han Ningzhi jumped up even more excitedly, throwing herself into Han Bai's arms desperately, weeping with joy.

Xiaoju, who was serving tea, dropped the cup on the ground, so happy that she didn't know what to do. When everyone calmed down, Qi Changzheng said: "Han Xiaoer, you have enjoyed enough, will you follow us to recover Nujiao Island?" Han Bai said with a bitter face: "Go, just go! Why are you so loud and evil! Alas: I thought the two brothers would keep their beautiful wives, so that this prodigal son can take advantage of his tongue every day to make money. Now the dream is gone!" Among all the girls, gentle and gentle as Gu Zixian, shy and timid as petite, they couldn't help coquettishly laughing and cursing at this boy.

After arguing for a while, Feng Xinglie was a little worried and said: "The military situation in Shuntian is in a hurry. Geng Bingwen led an army of 300,000 troops to go northward, and confronted King Yan's Jingnan army across the Hutuo River. King Yan's army was only 200,000. , Geng Bingwen is the only remaining famous general in the Ming Dynasty, and now no one is optimistic about King Yan." Xu Yeyue, who was sitting on the armrest beside Han Bai's chair, said: "You are worrying for nothing! Dad said that King Yan is destined to be the emperor. Why worry about him?"

Han Bai also said: "Seng Daoyan is another Zhai Yushi, what's the use of having a lot of people, just look at Qi Tai and Hu Jie who are currently trapped on Nujiao Island waiting to die." Qi Changzheng said: "He is the only one who is worried, but Nujiao Island has sufficient food reserves, good military equipment, and strong strength, so far we can't do anything to them." Rou Ju said: "Why don't you invite the hero out of the waves, lead someone to sneak up on the island and kill him alone, afraid that you won't be able to recover the Nujiao Island?" Han Bi laughed and said: "My big sister Rou! There are a hundred thousand people on the island! And now no one dares to disturb the old man, for fear of affecting the battle to block the river." Song Mei continued: "That's why I came to arrest your Han Lang to do hard work, alas! I really envy you, playing and frolicking all day, but we have to worry every day, hoping that they will return safely." Zhuang Qingshuang pursed her mouth and said: "The good times are over, and we will be as worried as you are in the future." Gu Zixian said: "Don't look like this, okay? I have already made a detailed plan at two o'clock, and I guarantee that I can recover the Nujiao Island without any effort!" At this time, the men came down to report that a warship was coming. Everyone was overjoyed, and Qi Changzheng took the lead and rushed to the pier. Three warships approached the river in a zigzag shape, and the leading one slowly moored to the pier. Someone on the deck kept waving to them, and everyone took a closer look. Besides Madam Han and Han Huizhi, there were actually Fan Liangji, Yun Qing, Bo Zhaoru and Jing Chengleng. How could Qi Changzheng be negligent, and flew to the boat one step earlier than Han Bai who carried Han Ningzhi. With a smile, Bo Zhaoru sent Han Huizhi, who had been crying so much, into Ailang's arms. Qi Changzheng hugged the jade man tightly, sighed with mixed sorrow and joy: "All the nightmares and sufferings are over, from now on Huizhi is my old Qi's woman, no one is allowed to hurt you." Fan Liang laughed and said, "You know how to do it, sister Zhi is now my good girl." Han Huizhi couldn't distinguish between joy and sorrow, but couldn't stop sobbing. Mrs. Han next to her was in tears, and she was comforted by Yun Qing, Bo Zhaoru and Han Ningzhi who had just boarded the boat. Han Bai raised his arms and shouted: "Mother-in-law, Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Fan, Brother Jing, please get off the boat." The soldiers on the ship cheered together when they heard the words, and the sound shook both sides of the bank. That night, the "Han" mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and it was full of joy. Everyone was full of enthusiasm, eating, drinking and playing to their heart's content. Three days later, Han Bai, Feng Xinglie, Qi Changzheng, Fan Liangji, and Jingcheng Leng bid farewell to the reluctant daughters, boarded the warship, and started the journey to recover Nujiao Island. As you can see along the way, everything is the same, and the people's lives are peaceful and abundant, as if they didn't even know that the Ming Dynasty was caught in a civil war. Just after passing the Yuezhou Mansion and before entering the Dongting, the news came. As soon as the battle of Shuntian came into contact, King Yan had already defeated Geng Bingwen and killed more than 30,000 opponents. When Yun Wen heard the news, he immediately changed his division. Zhong Zhongyou, the Duke of Cao, Li Jinglong, went north to replace him. King Yan's victory in this battle benefited the Nujiao allied forces, not only boosted their morale, but also the generals from all over the country were optimistic about them, and they all secretly supported and assisted them. Ye Sudong, Yan Wuwei, Zhi Potian, Shuai Nianzu and others recruited troops, with the disciples of the eight sects as their team, recruited a large number of black and white figures, organized a rebel army, and firmly defended the three prefectures of Huangzhou, Wuchang, and Yuezhou. No worries. Han Bai and the others first sent Zuo Shi's newly prepared twenty-odd jars of Qingxi Liuquan to Xiaonujiao's Langfanyun. That night, Huahua'er and Qibo cooked for everyone, and prepared a feast of wine and dishes for everyone. Lian Xiuxiu, who had a slightly protruding belly, flicked and sang softly, and everyone was fascinated and envious. Jingcheng sighed coldly: "This song should only exist in the sky, how many times can we hear it in the world? Jing heard that Miss Xiuxiu's performance on the late emperor's birthday was unprecedented, but because she couldn't hear it and saw it, she thought it was a song. Unfortunately, this loss can only be made up for now.” Lian Xiuxiu, who sat back beside Lang Fanyun, thanked her happily. Han Bai, who was still fascinated, sighed: "Miss Xiuxiu changed her name really well, and she has a sense of self-pity. I wonder if the name was chosen by the lady herself?" After Lian Xiuxiu and Lang Fanyun looked at each other and smiled, they said kindly and gently: "Xiuxiu has always admired Ji Xixi the most, and I can't put it down for her works of writing lyrics and composing music, so I can't help but imitate her name, because of 'xi' Get 'pity', repeat the 'xiu' in the real name, and you will get my pity Xiuxiu!" Fan Liangji exhaled a cloud of strange air, and said, "Cherish the show, it is indeed exquisite. It makes people look good in the world, and it also makes a lot of color." Lang Fanyun smiled lightly, raised his glass and said, "Well said! Let's have a drink!" Everyone toasted and drank, only Lian Xiuxiu tasted it, very restrained. Lang Fanyun smiled and said: "When Qitai's army was at its peak, it was still not an opponent in the rainy season. Now it is weak, and it is just around the corner. Now it's over. Xinglie will return to the outside world to recover the Wushuang Kingdom, and the Long March will have to Continuing to fight against Yun Wen, what plans do Brother Fan, Brother Jing and Brother Han have?" Everyone knows that Lang Fanyun has never cared about such trivial matters, and there must be deep meaning in what he says.After thinking for a while, Fan Liangji said: "I'm used to hanging out with Han Bai, I'm afraid life will be very difficult without him, and I don't want to leave you girls, I just want to see where he is going, so I build a room next to him, and talk to Yun. Forget about Qingxiang Suxiangqi." Han Bai rejoiced and said: "That's really great. I was afraid that your bad comments about me are true, and you would throw me away whenever you have a chance. Hey! That's really great. Hmph! You will be the best in the future Have more respect for this prodigal son." Fan Liangji rolled his eyes and said: "You kid is really easy to be deceived. In fact, I don't have the slightest interest in you. I'm just greedy for your house to produce clear streams and springs. It's easier to pick up the goods when you live nearby. Ha! Give me some color and make it a big hit. It's ridiculous. Already!" Lian Xiuxiu smiled coquettishly, and everyone couldn't help laughing. Jing Cheng coldly stretched his waist and said: "Brother Fan and Xiao Bai are destined to be entangled in this life. As for the younger brother, because of his teacher's life, it will be difficult for the younger brother to retreat to enjoy the blessings and regain the anger if King Yan is not on the throne for a day. After the island, I had no choice but to go to Suncheon to see if there is anything I can do to help!" Han Baixi said: "We can go together as companions, I also want to go to Jingting Hall to see Mengyao, alas! Thinking of her, how can I sleep tonight?" Everyone almost spouted wine, only Feng Xinglie remained silent, obviously worried. Lang Fanyun saw it in his eyes, and said indifferently: "Seeing each other is like not seeing each other, you can afford it and let it go, does Xing Lie understand what I mean?" Feng Xinglie was startled and said: "Xinglie has been taught, he will go to Shuntian immediately after recovering the Nujiao, if all goes well, he will go to the Wushuang Kingdom, the result of the battle to block the river can only be transmitted by people. " Surprisingly, when Lian Xiuxiu heard about the battle against the river, not only did she not look worried, but she happily raised her glass and said, "Let's have a drink for Lang Fanyun and Pang Ban." Everyone was surprised and raised their lamps to respond. Lang Fanyun nodded and said: "Although there are still some ups and downs in the ascension of King Yan to the throne, I don't see how it will take three or four years. At that time, the world will be peaceful. I guess Brother Han, Brother Fan and Brother Jing will all be there. I want to reserve a house for Xiuxiu to settle down in the new ghost palace in the deep mountains, so that I can have someone to accompany me." The three were overjoyed, and Han Bai shouted, "Yue'er and the others are so happy!" Qi Changzheng sighed: "The new Ghost King's Mansion should never lose my resident, right?" Lian Xiuxiu said happily: "The ghost king can pick a place to build a mansion, it must be a blessed place in the cave, and Xiuxiu is already thinking about it." Feng Xinglie said in amazement: "Miss Xiuxiu is really a strange woman in the world. If it were someone else, at this moment...hehe..." I couldn't continue, and secretly blamed my slip of the tongue. Lian Xiuxiu was calm and composed, looked affectionately at Lang Fanyun, then smiled and said: "Life is over in a blink of an eye. For Xiuxiu, with this moment of being favored by Fanyun, she has lived up to her life. Hey! What's more, she has the flesh and blood of Chuanyun, how can Xiuxiu have other delusions and extravagant wishes?" Han Bai drank Hua'er's fresh wine in one gulp, shook his head and sighed, "Miss Xiuxiu, can you quickly give birth to Xiao Fanyun to open our eyes!" Amidst the loud laughter, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate each other, talked and laughed, and made a fuss until late at night before leaving. The next morning everyone got up and went to visit Mrs. Qi and Yi Yanmei. Mrs. Seven was withdrawn by nature, and when Yi Yanmei was entertaining everyone, she dragged Han Bai into the garden to talk about her thoughts, and said innocently: "Look at how big you are!" Han Bai boldly reached out and stroked her swollen belly and said, "Xiaoyun's big belly looks better than everyone else's." The Seventh Madam Yu Fuyun glared at him, took his hand and sat down on a side stone, looking at the flowers and fruits in full bloom in the garden, she said spontaneously: "Only at this moment can Xiaoyun enjoy the joy of living, look! How much is here?" Peaceful and beautiful, I dreamed of Zunxin last night, he accompanied me to walk in this garden, unexpectedly you came today." Han Bai smiled and said, "Didn't you dream of me?" Yu Fuyun happily said: "How could I miss you? But when I dreamed of you, you were all bad." Han Bai's heart became hot, and he wanted to put his arms around her and kiss her, but he didn't dare. Yu Fuyun pulled his hand over, pressed it on his stomach, and said tenderly: "The King of Ghosts received a letter yesterday, asking Xiaoyun to meet his son after his full moon, will you still come to see him?" Woolen cloth?" Han Baixi said: "I was afraid that you would not allow me to see you, hey! Maybe I will live with the ghost king, you know who I am! I am most afraid of beating and killing. I have my father-in-law to take care of me, so I don't have to." I'm afraid people will come and mess with me." Yu Fuyun laughed and said: "Except for a few people like Pang Ban, who would overreach to provoke you, and even the emperor will call you brother and brother later. Sigh! You are such a person." Stretched out his hand and caressed gently He said on the cheek: "Come on! Let Xiaoyun give you a mouthful. Go to Fujiao Island and be careful in everything, otherwise Xiaoyun will never be able to have such a good mood again."