Chapter 287 The chaos in Hangzhou is about to destroy the city
The guard didn't get angry after being scolded. He said with a smile in a northern Shaanxi accent: "General Kang, forgive me..."
Kang Shu had participated in the Battle of Saarhu, he was a solid veteran, and he had also served as a capital official. Because he was convicted after the defeat of Saarhu, he was sent to Hangzhou to inspect Qiantang County, until he was killed by Chen Cao After being promoted exceptionally, he secured the sought-after position of Hangzhou General.
Because he was extremely loyal to his boss Huang Sihai and the governor's officials during his tenure in Hangzhou, no one would have thought that Kang Sui was Chen Cao's man, but they were just a little confused about his promotion.
Kang Sui also smiled when he heard this. He walked up to the guard with a knife. Just when the guard held his fists and wanted to explain again, Kang Sui quickly drew his knife and slashed at it, and the head of the guard rose into the sky. Blood burst out and splashed on the soldier's face.
The generals all took action, and the three hundred servants who followed quickly took action, catching the Yulin army guarding the road by surprise, killing them.
"The Hangzhou soldiers rebelled..."
I don't know who yelled. Seeing that Kang Shui had been exposed, he simply raised his sword and shouted: "Brothers, occupy the city gate, Fengtian Jingnan, kill..."
"Kill..."
You Gongnian heard the shouts of killing outside the city tower, and hurriedly took his people out to check. He met the town army rushing up. You Gongnian saw the town army rushing up carrying a bloody long knife, and he immediately realized that something had happened. : "Left and right, kill this person immediately..."
You Gongnian's soldiers rushed forward with their swords drawn, and they fired their bows from left and right to kill the rushing soldiers. However, the soldiers rushed up from the horse road in a steady stream, and from time to time they fought with You Gongnian's soldiers. group.
"Sir, the troops in Hangzhou have rebelled and are shouting that Fengtian is in trouble. They want to seize the city gate."
You Gongnian was shocked. The defense line of Genshan Gate was seven miles long. His 3,000 Yulin troops mixed with young and strong troops were scattered on the seven-mile-long city wall. Even in the Tibetan Soldier Cave next to the city gate, there were only a few hundred people and a few people. Just young and strong.
Looking down the city from the position of the horse, thousands of soldiers have been massacred under the city wall, and hundreds of people are rushing onto the horse path. If there is a disadvantage, Genshan Gate will definitely be lost.
"Send someone quickly to inform the deputy general that the troops from Genshan Gate are rebelling. Please ask Wulin Gate to send troops to support."
It took at least half an hour to ride a horse from the city wall corridor to Genshan Gate. At this moment, Kang Shui had already led his men to the city tower himself and started a bloody battle with You Gongnian's soldiers.
"The rebels...the rebels are coming up..."
Naturally, what happened on the city tower could not escape Chen Cao's telescope. When the soldiers on the city tower were in chaos, Chen Cao was wondering if Kang Sui had taken action. Moreover, it was just dawn, and You Shiwei retreated in defeat, so It is impossible to enter Hangzhou from Qiantang Gate and then arrive at Genshan Gate for more than an hour.
This time difference is enough to do a lot of things. Furthermore, there are so many troops to be evacuated in Qiantang County, and it is impossible for them all to evacuate to Hangzhou at once.
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The Shence Army who marched in line held up their guns and fired round after round at the city wall of Genshan Gate, beating the Yulin Army who tried to throw the city defense equipment off the tower so that they did not dare to come forward. That was it. The Yulin Army's casualties also began to increase significantly.
Although the young men who were assisting the defenders had not participated in the war and did not have the natural intention of running away if they were unable to fight like the veteran Youzi, they did not dare to throw spears or stones when more than a thousand people were suddenly killed or injured.
Not long after, the city gate was finally occupied by Kang's men, and the Qingzhuang and the Yulin officers who led the team were blocked and killed in the Tibetan Soldier Cave.
However, there was another major event before Kang Sui's eyes. Although Genshan Gate was not blocked with rammed earth, many stones and sand were used to block the gate in order to prevent the city from being destroyed. More than 400 people The city gates were cleared in batches, and there was not a single moment that they could not be opened.
The battle was fierce and smoke filled. After firing like this for nearly half an hour, no more heads appeared on the city. The Shence Army completely suppressed the Yulin Army and Qingzhuang who were defending the city on the wall.
You Gongnian was hit by two arrows. At this moment, he was being escorted by his own soldiers to withdraw directly from the city wall towards Wulin Gate. Then, more than a thousand town troops followed him with shields and bows and arrows. The Yulin Army and Qingzhuang who gathered along the way finally arrived. With more than a thousand Yulin troops gathered to block the attack of the town army, the two sides launched a fierce battle on the middle walls of Wulin Gate and Genshan Gate.
Kang Sui stood on the tower, took out the secretly obtained sounding arrow from his arms, pulled it hard, and flew into the sky with a scream, and a fiery red firework exploded in the daylight.
"Hahaha..."
Chen Cao, riding on his horse, raised his head and laughed several times: "Okay, Kang Sui has captured the Genshan Gate. All the soldiers, the city of Hangzhou is about to be destroyed."
As Chen Cao's words were passed on, the entire army began to cheer and boil. Kang Shui also heard the cheers on the tower, and quickly went down from the tower to see the situation at the city gate.
"General, it will take at least a stick of incense."
Kang Shui could already see with his naked eyes the thick camphor wood gate exposed in the blocked city gate hole.
"Sir..." A knight came on horseback: "Good news, General Qi Changguo, the commander-in-chief of Taizhou, led three thousand Qi's troops into the city from Wansongling. At this moment, they have captured the governor Zhang Yangming and a group of Zhejiang Third Division officials. , even the Hangzhou prefecture’s Yamen officials were all captured, and now they are fighting with Ma Liang, the patrol officer who went to the rescue."
Kang Shu thought for a while and said: "Why are the patrolling soldiers under Ma Liang's command the opponents of the Qi army? Just feel at ease in the center of the city. You quickly go to the west gate to inquire about the situation and see if You Shiwei and others have entered the city. The news must not be interrupted. .”
"yes..."
"General..." A guard general raised his head from the road: "The middle section of the city wall suffered a fierce counterattack from the Yulin Army. We brothers cannot defeat it."
The training of the three thousand soldiers led by Kang has never stopped. Even the military salary Chen Cao also secretly funded hundreds of thousands taels, so the combat effectiveness is naturally stronger than that of ordinary soldiers. To be on the safe side, the main force that just attacked the tower was his elite. There are more than 300 soldiers and servants. If they can't break through the Yulin Army's defense when they take the lead, then there will be no way to break through.
Thinking of this, Kang Shu immediately ordered: "Immediately take all the city defense materials, pour kerosene, gold juice, etc. on the wood, seal the middle part of the city wall with fire, add firewood and pay, and use fire to block the Yulin army." On the middle section of the city wall, their reinforcements must not be allowed to come over."
It is precisely because of Kang Shu's experience in fighting in Liaodong that he has the attitude of not being afraid of danger now. He knows very well that with the three thousand men under his command, there is no way to completely block the tens of thousands of Yulin troops. Their combat effectiveness is superior to them, so now The only thing Kang Shu could do was to preserve the existing results and wait for Chen Cao's army to enter the city. Someone would naturally be able to deal with them then.
Moreover, if you rush from Wulin Gate to Genshan Gate, if you don't take the city wall corridor, you have to pass three stone bridges from inside the city. Before coming to seize the city, Kang Shui had already sent hundreds of people to block the last stone bridge. Many fire starters were placed on the bridge, and they were also prepared to use fire to block the Wulin Gate's rescue of the Genshan Gate, thus strategically dividing the northern city of Hangzhou into two parts, the east and west.
Although Genshan Gate is in chaos, there are currently only more than 20,000 young men still guarding the eastern section of the city wall east of Genshan Gate. Kang Shui is not willing to sacrifice his men's lives in vain, so he only erected defensive positions on the east and west walls, and then devoted himself to They moved away the stones and prepared to open the city gate.
Huang Chunyao laughed and put away the telescope: "Master, Hangzhou is not safe..."
Chen Cao also put away his telescope and waved his hand: "The whole army enters the city..."
Inside the gate of the city, Kang Shui finally saw Chen Cao after several years. At that moment, he led his generals to kneel down on one knee towards Chen Cao: "General Kang Shui, I would like to pay my respects to the Duke..."
Chen Cao dismounted and helped Kang Shui up: "Well, you are capable of doing things. Hangzhou was defeated, and you took the most credit..."
"It all depends on the master's deployment, and the general will only act according to the deployment..."
Kang Su didn't dare to trust him, after all, he was just a small general.
Chen Cao smiled again, then encouraged Kang Shu for a few words, and then asked about the situation of Genshan Gate and Hangzhou's deployment.
When he learned that Qi Changguo's army had entered the city, he couldn't help but be extremely excited. After Zhang Yangming and other Zhejiang commanders all fell into the hands of Qi Changguo, he even laughed for a long time.
"Send the order, immediately accept the Genshan Gate, force the young men guarding the city to surrender, send people to the city, kill directly from the city wall corridor to the Wulin Gate, and also send a message to the feint attack troops outside the Wulin Gate, and immediately assemble towards the Genshan Gate."
A knight came on horseback. He didn't know Chen Cao, so he only saluted Kang Shue: "Sir, two thousand reinforcements from Wulin Gate are blocked opposite Genshan Bridge."
Kang Shui turned sideways and said to Chen Cao: "The water network in Hangzhou city is greater than that in Nanjing. There are three stone bridges connecting Wulin Gate here. If you don't take the stone bridge, you need to take a detour from the prefect's Yamen in the city. At least It took an hour, so General Mo left 300 people at Genshan Bridge, the last stone bridge, and blocked the stone bridge with kerosene and other flammable materials."
Chen Cao nodded: "The plan is good. You immediately take the people to support General Qi. This place is guarded by the Shence Army. In addition, an order is sent. After the army gathers, it will immediately launch a general attack on the North City of Hangzhou from Genshan Bridge."
"Report..."
A knight came galloping on horseback from the direction of the city: "Sir, we have reported that tens of thousands of people from You Shiwei are crossing the lake from the West Lake. Previously, more than 4,000 people have entered the city through Qiantang Gate."
"Good guy..."
Chen Cao said with some excitement: "This time even if the King of Heaven is here, I will leave You Shiwei in Hangzhou. Even Jesus can't save him."
Zhao Xin was not there, so Huang Chunyao asked curiously: "How did the Lord know that You Shiwei had trusted the Western Holy See?"
Chen Cao glanced sideways at Huang Chunyao, then rode his horse and led the people towards Genshan Bridge.
