However, it was said that Guan Xiaozhong led 10,000 Qing soldiers to Yuhang to garrison.

Although his role is only to lure the enemy deeper, he is still a little weak with only this little soldier.

After all, what he has to face is Zheng Chenggong, the Zheng Chenggong who can attack from the mouth of the Yangtze River and defeat the enemy all the way to Nanjing!

Putting aside the issue of position, Guan Xiaozhong actually admires Zheng Chenggong.

Although Zheng Chenggong has a little bit of his father Zheng Zhilong's light, his ability is still very strong.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to clean up his subordinates over the years, and let them willingly work for him.

Sometimes Guan Xiaozhong was also thinking about whether it was possible for him to pull up a team of people to work alone, but after comparing Zheng Chenggong, he pressed this unrealistic idea to death.

He does not have Zheng Chenggong's network background, and second, he does not have Zheng Chenggong's execution and decisiveness, so it is impossible for him to do it alone.

Leaning on the big tree of the Qing court, it is good to enjoy the shade, if you really leave alone, I am afraid that it will not be long before you will be wiped out by the imperial army.

Isn't Wu Sangui also nominally obeying the Qing court now?

People sometimes have to recognize reality.

In the years since he came to Nanjing, Guan Xiaozhong thinks that he and Lang Tingzuo still cooperate very well.

The two of them are one civil and one martial, one main and one outside, and they have managed the entire Liangjiang River Basin in an orderly manner.

Not to mention that the people live and work in peace and contentment, at least no one dares to pull the flag and rebel.

Of course, except for the gang of Ziming bandits in Siming Mountain.

In fact, there are still some doubts about the allegiance.

Born in troubled times, if you want to say that you fight for yourself, there are still some sayings.

After all, if you have laid down the country, you can be the emperor. Who in the world doesn't want to be an emperor?

But the Qing court has already won the country, but it still wants to fight for the Ming court and the Zhu family, what does this mean?

Guan allegiance really understands that it can't.

And this resistance is doomed to failure.

With the gap between the Ming and Qing dynasties, even ten more Zheng Chenggong and ten Li Dingguo will not be able to solve the problem.

So since you can't resist, why not simply surrender?

After surrendering, there is endless glory and wealth.

Of course, what Guan Allegiance has to consider now is to complete the task assigned to him by the Governor and lure Zheng Chenggong to go deep alone.

Compared with taking Zhenjiang and recovering Nanjing, Zheng Chenggong's head is obviously more attractive.

If they can kill Zheng Chenggong and send the head to the Jingshi, the emperor will definitely be happy when he sees it.

Then all the guilt they have committed before can be written off.

Success or failure depends on this trembling!

Upon reaching the ravine, Langtinzo immediately ordered the construction of a defensive line.

Although the purpose is to deceive, it must also be acted like some, otherwise how can it continue to be seen through by Zheng Chenggong at a glance?

Guan Allegiance is still a little nervous.

He didn't know how many people Zheng Chenggong had brought this time, and with the strength of the Governor and Shi Lang, could he eat them in one bite?

"Give this Admiral a careful look, Luchai is stuck at the intersection, don't leave a gap!"

The Yuhang area is hilly and has low peaks.

The ravine is one of them.

This is the only way for the Ming army to march into Hangzhou.

As long as Zheng Chenggong wants to attack Hangzhou, he must pass through here.

Arrange everything and manage allegiance, the next thing to do is wait.

According to his estimates, it won't be long before Zheng Chenggong arrives.

Guan Xiaozhong had some expectations in his heart.

He wants to wash away the humiliation with a big victory, and also let Zheng Chenggong understand that the grasshopper shakes the tree, which is ridiculous!

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"Your Highness, this mountain in front of you looks a little steep."

Zheng Chenggong's personal soldiers saw that a mountain peak in front of him was blocking the way, and said with some concern.

The army marched from Nanjing, and the road was basically flat, and there were no peaks at all.

This was the first one they had seen.

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help frowning.

When a soldier marches, the most taboo thing is to encounter a mountain.

Because it's too easy to set up an ambush in the mountains.

Even Zheng Chenggong himself often uses this trick.

At the beginning, when the Zheng family was in Fujian, they repeatedly set up ambushes in Xianxia Pass, and the Qing army that fought lost their armor and collapsed.

Among them, Zheng Chenggong naturally understands the routine.

In case the Qing army set up an ambush here, it would be really difficult.

"The king ordered that the army should rest on the spot first. Send scouts to investigate. ”

"Order!"

The soldiers resolutely took the order and left.

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but sigh.

He also felt that the attack on Hangzhou was a bit impulsive now.

But he had to.

This is the best option to motivate morale.

Only by taking Hangzhou and retrieving the heads of the soldiers' families can the soldiers be willing to continue to work for him Zheng Chenggong.

Otherwise, it won't be long before he loses his heart.

So this battle had to be fought, but maybe he was in too much of a hurry.

During the break, Zheng Chenggong ordered someone to open the map for him to analyze.

The biggest difference between Hangzhou City and other ordinary cities is that Hangzhou is connected to the Grand Canal.

As the starting point of the Grand Canal, Hangzhou's water system is criss-crossed.

Then if Hangzhou is taken, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can be cut off, so that the transportation and supply of the Manchu Qing will be interrupted.

The entire north had to rely on grain, silk, and tea produced in the south of the Yangtze River to replenish it, and the Qing army in the north was blinded if it cut off this connection.

Therefore, the Qing army will definitely defend in Hangzhou.

Zheng Chenggong is mentally prepared for this.

So what awaits him is a vicious battle.

However, Zheng Chenggong did not have the slightest concern.

Fighting early is also fighting, and hitting late is also fighting.

In that case, what is there to hesitate about, just do it.

He Zheng Chenggong has never been cowardly in his life!

After about half an hour, the sentries who had scattered out came back one after another.

According to their report, there should be no signs of an ambush in the ravine.

Zheng Chenggong nodded, and ordered the army to prepare to set off.

If they move faster, they can even climb over the ravine before dark.

If the Qing army seeks stability, it will definitely be stationed in the city of Hangzhou, ready to fight him to the death.

Based on Zheng Chenggong's understanding of Lang Tingzuo, this person is the most stable and will not gamble easily.

So it's understandable that he didn't send someone to Yuhang.

The momentum of the Ming army is very sufficient, and every ordinary soldier is burdened with the revenge of killing his wife and children.

They were eager to rush into the city of Hangzhou immediately and chop up those tartars, so they didn't need Zheng Chenggong's urging at all.

It's just that the mountain road is a little difficult to walk, and it has just rained, so the dirt road is a little muddy.

Quite a few soldiers slipped during the rapid march.

People are fine, they fall down, it's a big deal, they just get up again.

The worst thing is the war horse.

Except for the mounts of Zheng Chenggong and other generals, most of them were used to transport grain, grass and ordnance on camels.

Because it was too heavy to sink into the mud puddle, it was difficult to get out on its own.

It takes a dozen soldiers to work together, pulling the reins of the horse, and pulling the legs of the horses.

After some tossing, he finally rescued the horse from the mud pit, so that he could continue to move forward.

Although the speed of the march was affected somewhat, fortunately there were no major problems.

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