The war changed very quickly. As soon as the Suzhou city was broken, the army went directly to the outside of Hangzhou city.
The officers and soldiers were not like the Mingjiao who only knew how to charge with human lives. They responded with trebuchets, crossbows, and artillery, and more than a dozen fortresses outside Hangzhou were destroyed.
The next step was to attack the city. The officers and soldiers knew that the Fang La people were in Hangzhou, and they were like wild beasts smelling the smell of blood. Tong Guan personally supervised the battle. The officers and soldiers relied on weapons to attack the city of Hangzhou crazily.
After all, Fang La was no match for the official army and suffered heavy casualties after several battles.
Fang La did not dare to stay in Hangzhou City, so he led his army to Bangyuan Cave at night, where the road was winding and surrounded by mountains, which could resist the large army of officers and soldiers.
Tong Guan took advantage of the situation and captured Hangzhou, and commanded the army to attack Muzhou, Yuezhou, Kuaiji, Yuhang, Lin'an, Yuqian, Changhua, Fenshui and Xincheng in batches.
After Han Shizhong was captured in Hangzhou, he led his troops back to Liu Yanqing's command.
In order to compete for military glory, Xin Xingzong took the initiative to take over the task of attacking Yuhang, Yuqian, Changhua, Fenshui, Xincheng and Lin'an counties.
The hard core of Muzhou was handed over to Liu Yanqing, and Zhao Tan was responsible for attacking Yuezhou and Kuaiji.
Xin Xingzong was Tong Guan's confidant, and Tong Guan naturally gravitated toward him, so he agreed to Xin Xingzong's suggestion and settled in Hangzhou.
"Muzhou!"
Liu Yanqing frowned while looking at the map. The terrain of Hangzhou was relatively flat, but Muzhou was completely different. The mountains here were undulating and there were countless dangerous mountains. The army could not display its strength. It would not be easy to capture Muzhou in a short time.
"Father, this kind of terrain trebuchet cannot be used. I'm afraid we can only use artillery!"
Liu Guangshi looked at Liu Yanqing and said, the terrain in Muzhou is really difficult to fight.
"The general is in charge of the capital and is willing to lead troops to attack the city!"
Wang Yuan cupped his fists and asked for battle.
"Well, how about you take three thousand vanguards to test the guards first?"
Liu Yanqing nodded.
Wang Yuan was overjoyed and quickly took Han Shizhong to attack the city.
"It's not easy to fight!"
Han Shizhong sighed and said.
"We have broken the city of Hangzhou, so what's the point of Muzhou?"
Wang Yuan said with a smile.
"It's different. From Hangzhou to Muzhou, they are all mountainous areas. It is difficult to march, let alone attack the city!"
Han Shizhong shook his head. Mountains and plains are completely different.
"Besides, it's time to rain in the south of the Yangtze River! It's more difficult to march in the forest. If the thieves take advantage of the weather and create floods, no matter how large the army is, it will be in vain!"
Han Shizhong pointed to the gloomy weather and said, the rainy season in Jiangnan is coming.
"this!"
Wang Yuan's face turned bitter again. He didn't expect so much. In the past, the turn of spring and summer was the best time to fight in the northwest. There was no such thing as autumn in the north. It would snow in August, and snow would mean It's closed.
Sure enough, as Han Shizhong said, Fuyang was successfully won, but it ran into trouble when it reached Baifengling.
The Bailing Peak Mountain is densely forested and the terrain is steep. The mountain road is winding and winding, and the cliff outside the road is hundreds of feet, which is daunting. There is only a plank road close to the mountain wall for passage. It is really a man who can block it, and no one can get through it.
Guarding Baifengling was Marshal Tan Gao under Fang La, who was commanding Bai Qin and Jingde.
The attack for three consecutive days was quite unsatisfactory, which made Liu Yanqing unable to sit still. He came directly with his army, but when he saw the plank road that could only pass a carriage, and the cliff next to it, his face was gloomy.
"No wonder Xin Xingzong didn't come to fight against Muzhou!"
Liu Yanqing looked helpless. This kind of terrain cannot be conquered by force attack.
"Father, although the mountains in the south of the Yangtze River are undulating, they are not very tall. I think there are many villagers in these mountains, so why not find a mountain road to go around to the back!"
Liu Guangshi said, terrain like the plank road must not be attacked by force.
"Okay, send someone to ask the villagers!"
Liu Yanqing was overjoyed and quickly spoke to the soldiers.
"Commander Liu Du! This place is still hundreds of miles away from Muzhou. The mountains along the way are steep. If we continue to fight like this, it will probably take a month to reach Muzhou!"
Han Shizhong said to Liu Yanqing.
"Do you have any idea?"
Liu Yanqing looked at Han Shizhong and asked.
"When I heard that Fang La was fleeing from Lin'an to Bangyuan Cave, I wanted to lead an elite army over the mountains and rob him to attack him!"
Han Shizhong said.
"Attack Fang La!"
Liu Yanqing frowned. He had heard about this. Fang La originally wanted to resist in Lin'an, but once Tong Guan's army arrived, a small town like Lin'an couldn't stop it.
"Okay, you take a thousand elites over the mountain!"
Liu Yanqing nodded and said, if Fang La is allowed to escape back to Bangyuan Cave and defend the mountain, then this battle will drag on for a long time.
"Thank you Commander Liu Du!"
Han Shizhong was overjoyed, bowed to Liu Yanqing and left with his troops.
"General, is this inappropriate?"
Wang Yuan looked at Liu Yanqing and asked, Tong Guan's order was for them to attack Muzhou, but now they are dividing their troops to help Yuandong, which is overstepping the boundary. Tong Guan's mind is also very small.
"It's just a thousand soldiers and horses!"
Liu Yanqing shook his head and said, he also had selfish motives. Fang La was the greatest contributor. The emperor had already said, "Whoever wins La's head will be awarded the two-town festival ax."
The Jiedu Yue of Two Towns was the Jiedushi of Two Towns. Although the Song Dynasty emphasized culture and suppressed military force, the Jiedushi was in charge of the soldiers of one town. However, from the second-rank high-ranking officials, except for Tong Guan, the privy envoy in the army, who didn't care? Not jealous?
Valley.
Sun Lei was waiting with people on a mountain. This was the only way back to Bangyuan Cave.
"Brother, Fang La will be here at dawn."
Shi Qian came to report.
"Everyone has arrived. Things in Jiangnan should be over. The rainy season is coming soon. It's better to go back to Liangshan to feel more comfortable!"
Sun Lei nodded and said, he went out in February, and now it is April. Jiangnan has begun to enter the rainy season, and the weather will soon become rainy and humid.
"Brother, we're all here!"
Du Bo, Wang Jin and others said with a smile that they had arrived secretly.
When the sky was getting brighter, Fang La and his party finally appeared.
"Your Majesty, the Fuyang side has been defeated, and the army is preparing to attack Muzhou."
Lou Minzhong walked over and reported to Fang La.
But Fang La couldn't listen to these things at all. His face was livid and he was in a very bad mood.
Seeing this, Lou Minzhong could only shut his mouth silently. After losing Hangzhou, Fang La thought of a desperate fight in Lin'an, but the result was still a disastrous defeat. The successive defeats had made Fang La lose his strength.
"How many troops do we have left?"
Fang La took a long time to speak.
"Shezhou and Muzhou have not been conquered yet, and including Bangyuan Cave, there should be 100,000 people left!"
Lou Minzhong said, this is the last strength of Mingjiao.
"One hundred thousand people! One hundred thousand people!"
Fang La murmured. At its peak, his Ming Cult had eight states and fifty-two counties, millions of believers, and 300,000 soldiers. Now, however, there are only two states left with 100,000 followers.
"Am I so inferior to Sun Lei?"
Fang La gritted his teeth in his heart and said, he only occupied eight states, but Sun Lei occupied twenty states! The imperial court couldn't defeat Sun Lei, so it came to bully him? Do you only pick soft persimmons?
"Your Majesty, as long as we stay until next month and when the rainy season comes, we promise to drive away the government troops, Jiangnan will still be ours!"
Li Tianrun looked at Fang La and assured.
(End of chapter)
