"Da da da!!!!!"
On the road leading to Hangzhou City, more than ten fast horses galloped forward.
Soon, they saw the city of Hangzhou.
The city gate was closed, and a small number of soldiers stood on the city. They were all old, weak, sick and disabled, or government servants, policemen and the like who made up the numbers.
Zhang Haoyong took away the elite soldiers, and the rest were just make-up.
More than ten fast horses stopped. After the knights communicated with the defenders, the city opened and they entered the city quickly.
The streets in the city are empty, and all commercial activities have stopped except for grain and oil stores that are still open.
Governor's Yamen, in the study.
Xun was sitting on the imperial chair, looking dull and sweating profusely. Defeated, really defeated.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Xunze shuddered and looked up. Then he saw Master Li Chun hurriedly walking in from outside.
"Sir, what should I do now?" Xun Ze was confused. When he saw Li Chun, he felt like he was seeing his parents. He immediately stood up, grabbed Li Chun's hand, and said with fear on his face.
When Taizhou and Ningbo fell, they lost a lot of food, grass and baggage.
The fall of Hangzhou city was equivalent to the output of the entire Zhejiang Province last year being burned down.
Li Chun was also covered in cold sweat. Although he accepted Zhang Haoyong's money, he also believed that Zhang Haoyong could win.
Now it is a complete failure.
He calmed down and said decisively: "Pack up your gold and silver, and run to Nanjing immediately. Sir, don't think about it. You will definitely not be able to keep your position. Write a letter to my patron in the court immediately, and retire in peace."
"Retire!!!" Xun Ze let go of Li Chun's hands in despair and slumped down on the chair.
Power is a poisonous thing. Once you get it, it's hard to let go.
He, the governor of Zhejiang, is a high official in the border area. All Huang Chu's most important ministers are now gone.
Gone.
Xun Ze thought for a long time, raised his head and said to Li Chun: "Sir, look at me organizing the people and taking away the food and military supplies in the city. I don't expect to keep my official position as governor of Zhejiang, but can I keep my position as governor of Zhejiang and make a comeback in the future? Chance?"
"It's too late. The Han army is advancing by land and water. The navy will soon arrive at the city." Li Chun shook his head and stamped his feet and said, "Master, you should not continue to suffer the chaos."
Xun Ze was so desperate that he had to find a housekeeper and collect the gold and silver. He left Hangzhou city that day.
With the departure of the governor of Zhejiang, most of the officials and wealthy families in Hangzhou dispersed.
Only those ordinary people who really couldn't escape could only hide in the city and hope that the Han army would not kill them.
The Han army advanced by land and water.
The warship quickly arrived outside Hangzhou and entered the city effortlessly.
After the Han army entered the city, it was the same as before. Issuing the list of people's peace, restraining military discipline, and not violating the common people's rule.
Li Tianbao led the infantry and entered Hangzhou in the morning.
"The warm wind makes tourists drunk, uh, what's the next sentence?" Li Tianbao stood on horseback at the gate of the city, looked up at the empty street in front of him, and turned around to ask.
"The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they mistake Hangzhou for Bianzhou." An accompanying officer replied.
"Yeah. That's it. It's such a good city. We haven't seen it in Liaodong. Even the capital of Goguryeo is not as majestic as Hangzhou."
"It's a pity. We can't stay any longer." Li Tianbao looked pityful.
immediately. Li Tianbao led everyone to the granary.
Li Tianbao had been mentally prepared for a long time, but when he arrived at the granary, he was still stimulated by the scene in front of him.
The granaries are arranged neatly, and the edges can't be seen at a glance.
Zhejiang is a land of fish and rice, a land of grain production. Hangzhou is the provincial capital of Zhejiang.
Originally, even the city of Hangzhou would not have had so much food.
The current situation is that a lot of grain from various prefectures and counties is gathered in Hangzhou. From Hangzhou, it was transported to the north via the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to supply hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in the north.
"Our small army can last for five years, or even longer. We can't finish it, and we can't take it with us."
"It would be a pity to burn them. How about we distribute them to the people nearby?"
Li Tianbao was used to living a hard life and said it was a pity.
"Admiral, if we distribute the food to the people, the government will search twice as much to take it back. Not only is it not a good thing for the people, but it is also a bad thing."
"Be cruel and burn it."
Wang Baihui shook his head and said firmly.
Yan Changshan next to him nodded. As locals, the two of them know very well the rough and tumble nature of officials.
"Hey." Li Tianbao sighed again and again, glanced at the mountains and seas of food with nostalgia, and then ordered: "Set fire in the city, maybe it will burn down the city. Pull everyone out of the city."
"Together with the cloth, grain, and military supplies, they were all burned."
"Find a way to take away all the gold, silver, and copper coins."
"Yes." An official responded.
Li Tianbao was very depressed. He led everyone out of the granary and came to the governor's Yamen to sit down.
"As expected of the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen, he is very impressive." Li Tianbao sat on the main seat like a country bumpkin, showing admiration.
very nice.
so good.
This is a prosperous land in China. It is countless times better than the indifferent Liaodong.
It's a pity that we won't live long.
"Everyone, we are responsible for the harassment this time. Although we harassed, we captured the city of Hangzhou and controlled one end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Our task has been overfulfilled."
"The king's strategic purpose has also been achieved."
"Chu State can take care of the head but not the tail. It will definitely send the northern army south to deal with us."
"They will also organize private group exercises to harass us."
"We'll wait and see the situation first. When it's almost over, we'll have to run."
Li Tianbao raised his head, his tone was pity, but his expression was very happy.
The task was exceeded. The city of Hangzhou was captured by me.
What a pleasure. Your Majesty said, I take the lead in this battle.
Most people also looked very satisfied and laughed.
However, Wang Baihui stood up, bowed to Li Tianbao and said, "Admiral, we couldn't capture Hangzhou City originally. It was Zhang Haoyong who advocated the battle."
"I think Nanjing, the state of Chu, may not be prepared either."
"Even if you are prepared, it's not much."
"Why don't we take advantage of the victory and go north. If we can, we can capture Nanjing. If not, we can show off our troops outside the city."
"Nanjing is the capital of Chu State, with various ministries and offices. As long as our troops arrive in Nanjing, whether we succeed or not, it will have a great impact."
"Greatly increases the prestige of the Han army."
"Huh?" Li Tianbao was stunned after hearing this, Nanjing? I really can’t even think about it. But after thinking about it carefully, his heart skipped a beat.
Li Tianbao looked up and met Liu Tianfang's eyes, both of them had dry mouths.
Li Tianbao pondered for a moment, clapped his thigh and stood up and said, "Okay. Let's march by land and water and send troops to Nanjing."
