Hangzhou City

From ancient times to the present, the best way to attack the city is to encircle three and one missing. However, today Li Yunzhong once had a special time. He placed all 60,000 troops in the northern city, and seemed to have no concerns about the other walls.

Looking at the heavily guarded city wall, Zuo Zongtang laughed and said, "Zhang Guoliang was so smart that he was confused for a lifetime. He did not send troops to guard so many dangerous places outside the city, but he retreated all his troops into the city. If we surrounded him for a long time and cut off his food route, there would be 600,000 residents in the city, and within half a year, he would inevitably be in chaos without fighting."

After hearing Zuo Zongtang's words, Li Yunzhong shook his head and smiled bitterly, explaining: "This is really the terrible thing about Zhang Guoliang. He knows me very well, knows that I cannot leave the commander here, and also understands that our army makes good use of firearms. The dangerous places outside the city can only increase casualties under the bombardment of cannons."

Li Chunfa carefully looked at the soldiers on the city wall and the firearm configuration, and laughed: "Your Highness is wise. If our army attacks a city wall, the Qing army's defense equipment, cannons, etc. are used in other directions. Moreover, our army can concentrate firepower. Although the cannons on the city wall are still useless, they will inevitably be bombarded by our army and have no power to fight back!"

Seeing Li Chun's words reveal the mystery, Li Yunzhong still smiled proudly and said, "Look at the city gate, why didn't the Qing army destroy the stone bridge on the moat?"

The army was silent, and the King of Han instead studied the motives of the Qing army with all the generals. Lin Fengxiang lamented the shadow of the famous tree! The King of Han was indeed well-known for his good fighting. If the King of Dong was here, he had already ordered the attack on the city and used practical actions to test the defense of the Qing army's city.

Zuo Zongtang stroked his three-inch beard, squinted his eyes and thought, and suddenly said, "Did the Qing army use the stone bridge to attract our army to attack the city? Such a narrow bridge section will inevitably lead to heavy casualties if it squeezes up!"

The generals suddenly realized;

"This Zhang Guoliang is really insidious. Use this poisonous trick to destroy the vitality of our army."

"It's not all. I think his purpose is to make our army suffer more casualties. The King of Han is kind and will definitely not be able to continue to attack the city, so he escaped!"

"It's really whimsical! Zhang Guoliang is so deliberate, but his highness can see through it at first glance!"

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Listening to the constant flattery, Li Yunzhong kept smiling and asked everyone: "How can you fill the moat in front?"

Li Shixian looked at the moat that was thirty steps wide, remembered the story of the storytelling in the teahouse, and replied excitedly: "Let the soldiers move sandbags and fill them in one sentence." After saying that, he felt that it was inappropriate and added: "It is better to bombard the city walls and cover the soldiers to fill the river."

Damn! How many people will die! Li Yunzhong denied it instantly and replied: "It's too slow, is there a faster way!"

Zuo Zongtang flashed with an inspiration and shouted: "I have a way. During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army entered the gates, and used cavalry to throw sandbags to accumulate to the height of the city wall, thereby breaking the city and slaughtering the city. Why don't our army go according to the same situation and sending people to the upstream to cut off the water source. The river water will inevitably fall. Then use all cavalry to still sandbags into the moat, and it will be able to fill the river in less than two hours!"

Ye Lian was born into a cavalry and went forward to take the order and said, "The last general is willing to lead the cavalry to fill the river. Please forgive me!"

"Since Commander Ye is willing to give in, then go down and prepare! Order the Sixth Army, the Eighth Army and all the civilians to prepare 20,000 sandbags for free." Li Yunzhong turned around and ordered Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and Li Shixian.

"Zhou Ling" four people left with their fists.

On the city wall, Feng Zicai was covered in all kinds of clothes, armor, helmet, and swords. He kept stretching his head to observe whether there were any abnormal movements under the city. Every time he looked at Zhang Guoliang disappointed and reported anxiously: "Sir, Short Hair seems to have not been fooled. Should we give them a letter of war and provoke them?"

The wind blew, leaving behind a cold air. Zhang Guoliang rubbed his cheeks with both hands. His eyes were staring at the ants-like military formations under the city, neat and powerful, and he couldn't help but feel, "I didn't expect that in just two years, the thief... the soldiers are so strong, Nangan, maybe this Hangzhou is our bone burial place, Nangan, if you and the imperial envoy retreat to Jinhua..."

After hearing the admiral say such disheartening words, Feng Zicai said excitedly: "I don't know anything. There are two people I respect most in my life. The first one is Xiang Junmen. Unfortunately, I die before I succeed. The second one is Zhang Junmen. I should not leave Hangzhou for any reason."

Zhang Guoliang was quite pleased after hearing Feng Zicai's heartfelt words, and his momentum suddenly rose. "There is only one way to defend Hangzhou tightly. Although Li thief is fierce, he pitys the soldiers. As long as we kill and injure the enemy in large numbers, he will definitely lead the troops to retreat. In this way, the siege of Zhejiang can be lifted."

"Don't worry, the city has enough food and grass for a year, and 30,000 soldiers are all vowed to live and die with Hangzhou." Feng Zicai was quite confident about this.

"Report to your Highness, the river water in the upper reaches has been blocked, and the river water in the lower reaches has been dredged!"

"Report to your Highness, 20,000 sandbags have been made."

"Your Highness, the two thousand cavalry are ready and can set off at any time."

"Report to Your Highness, the cannon is ready, please give your instructions."

Li Yunzhong looked at the row of ten howitzers and fifteen cannons in front, all of which were European goods. Only they could bomb the city walls outside the range of Qing army cannons and suppress the Qing army's artillery fire.

"Let it go" Li Yunzhong pulled out the sword with his right hand and shouted loudly.

"boom"

"boom"

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Seeing that there was no artillery firing on the city wall, a dark cloud floated on the center of Li Yun, but the arrow had to be fired on the string, and continued to order, "The cavalry took turns to move forward in three groups to fill the moat!"

Ye Lian took the lead, holding the reins in his left hand and the sandbag in his right hand, rushed towards the moat. When he arrived at the riverside, he turned beautifully. The sandbag in his hand had already been thrown into the river, and led the cavalry behind him back to the front of the army to collect the sandbag.

Zhang Guoliang hid behind the wall and saw the enemy dispatching cavalry to fill the river, shouting: "Fire the cannon! Fire the cannon! The foreign gun battalion is ready to shoot, shoot!"

"boom"

"Bang"

"boom"

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Whenever he saw a thief cavalry hit by artillery and muskets and fell to the ground, Zhang Guoliang laughed happily.

Feng Zicai shouted anxiously: "Sir! All the short-haired cannons are pushed up. We will use the cannons to bombard their artillery positions. Don't attack cavalry anymore!"

Zhang Guoliang looked forward and saw Shorthaired pushing a cannon to the city wall. He stood up regardless of the danger and shouted: "Fire at Shorthaired Cannons, and the cannons aim at Shorthaired Cannons..."

Lin Fengxiang looked at the battlefield ahead with a passionate blood and asked for his order: "Please allow me to lead my troops to break open the city gate!"

Lee Shixian had just been transferred to the Fifth Army and wanted to show off, and then said, "The last general is willing to fight."

"Go to the Sixth Army and just send a battalion to try it! The city wall may have been sealed." Li Yunzhong said to Lin Fengxiang.

Zheng Damao was unhappy about Commander Lin sending his camp to attack the city gate. Looking at the fierce artillery fire of the Qing army, the fool knew that this would inevitably lead to death. He was just a gangster, and he was content to the battalion commander.

The company commander Zheng Ermao was excited and kept calling his subordinates to push the charge car around. After a while, he ran to Zheng Damao and grinned, "Brother, this is an opportunity. Your Highness the King of Han is watching us from behind. As long as we break open the city gate, you... you are at least a regiment commander!"

Zheng Damao patted his brother's forehead vigorously and whispered: "Remember it for me. Don't rush forward later, just hide behind him."

Zheng Ermao covered his forehead and said anxiously: "Why! I also want to be a battalion commander, a regiment commander, and a division commander. Why don't I let me rush? I want to be a high-ranking official to shine the ancestors."

Zheng Damao acted and beat him again, scolding: "Captain, commander, you must have that fate."

The regiment commander Zhou Lichun saw that Zheng Damao was delaying in doing things, rode over and said, "Mom Xipi, if you are not good at it, I will beat you, and the commander doesn't know how much you are interested in you. Such an important task is given directly to you, so I don't have the chance to show it!"

Zheng Damao lowered his head and bowed his waist and said in a flattering smile: "It's good now! It's good now!"

Feng Zicai looked at the charge car moving forward under the city and laughed: "Fortunately, the military gate had the foresight and blocked the city gate. This short hair must be in vain this time! Brothers beat me hard and beat a thief to death and reward three taels of silver!"

"Shooting the Arrow"

"Top the stone"

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Chapter completed!