At the beginning of July of the twelfth year, Lu Timur, the political affairs of Pingzhang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, died of illness, and wrote to the imperial court before his death, strongly recommending Fan Zhijing as a candidate for guarding the south of the Yangtze River.

At the same time, Wen Xuan also rushed back to Xiang Puluo's military camp and informed his father and Peng Yingyu of the details of Hangzhou City.

The two were immediately overjoyed, and Peng Yingyu immediately ordered Ai Tu Guo Putian and Xiang Pulio to prepare to lead the army to attack Hangzhou.

A few days later, under the plan of Peng Yingyu and Wen Xianzhong, Xiang Pulio and Guo Putian personally led 10,000 elite rebels to attack Hangzhou at night according to the city defense map drawn by Wen Xuan.

The city of Hangzhou was immersed in the grief of the death of Yuelu Timur, and no one expected that the Red Turban Army would dare to make a detour to Hangzhou, and a group of officials were in a mess, and many people were planning how to flee with their families.

Among the officials, Fan Zhijing was the only one who remained calm and calm, advocating to defend Hangzhou to the death, but helplessly, the chapter submitted by Timur to the imperial court had not yet been approved, and Fan Zhijing was soft-spoken, and no official was willing to obey his orders.

In a fit of rage, Fan Zhijing swung his sword and slashed the generals who were about to flee, and then persuaded Yuelu Timur's son to invite him to defend the city together, using Yuelu Timur's prestige to win the support of several generals who defended the city.

However, most of the officials actually ignored the enemy's sneak attack and urgently escaped with their families, so the people in the city fell into a panic, and the remaining Yuan soldiers were extremely poor in combat effectiveness, the city defense was empty, and the situation was extremely critical.

Su Youlong, the Pengshi under the command of Fan Zhijing, was promising, and said with a calm face: "My lord, the thief army is coming, and the city is empty, what should I do?" ”

Fan Zhijing was unmoved, and replied with righteousness and awe: "I sharpen my spear, and when I destroy thieves to serve the country, if I can't succeed, I just die, what's so terrible?" ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier came to report: "The outer city has fallen, and the thief army is coming." ”

Fan Zhijing didn't say much, and shouted: "Come and fight with me!" ”

After that, he flew on his horse and led the guards around him to gallop to meet the enemy.

Fan Zhijing, Su Youlong and others reached the halfway point and met the Red Turban Army led by Xiang Puluo.

Xiang Pu saw that this person was extraordinary and had the appearance of a famous general, so he immediately ordered a group to besiege him and capture him alive.

Fan Zhijing sneered a few times, scolded Xiang Puluo and others for endangering the common people, and pulled out a hard bow and pointed an arrow at Xiang Puluo.

Xiang Pu was slightly stronger in the deployment of troops, and was not good at fighting in battle, and was startled when he saw Fan Zhijing's arrow, and hurriedly squatted down to hide, which was able to avoid an arrow.

coincided with the outstanding situation Putian who rushed to come, led a few good hands to chase after him, and went straight to Fan Zhijing.

Fan Zhijing secretly said that it was not good, turned the horse's head to avoid the pursuit of Guo Putian and others, and turned around to shoot arrows, and shot the four good players behind Guo Putian in a short time.

Seeing that Fan Zhijing was riding ** Zhan, and the mount under his crotch was a famous horse, he knew that it would be uncertain to chase him like this, so he called his subordinates and ordered them to block the streets and alleys and set fire to them, blocking Fan Zhijing's way.

Not long after, Fan Zhijing saw the fire in the city, and he was furious, and he bent his bow and arrows to kill three people.

Seeing this, Su Youlong swung his sword to resist, but Su Youlong was the opponent of Guo Putian, and he was picked up and killed in just a few rounds.

Seeing Su Youlong's tragic death, most of the Yuan soldiers around Fan Zhijing fled, leaving him alone to face the endless Red Turban Army.

Fan Zhijing was even more angry when he saw Su Youlong's tragic death, and wanted to draw out his arrows to shoot the whole world, but the quiver was already empty, so he had to throw away his hard bow and pull out his saber, and stand alone in the street.

At this time, the Red Turban Army had surrounded and filled the streets and alleys, and Fan Zhijing was surrounded by rebels armed with guns and arrows.

Seeing that this person was loyal, he persuaded him to surrender: "I see that you are also Han, why do you serve the thief?" It's better to take refuge in me and wait for the rebels to be a thousand households, and fight with us to Dadu! ”

Fan Zhijing knew that there was no hope of escape, and after sneering, he opened his mouth and scolded angrily: "Traitor! If it weren't for the incompetence of those corrupt officials and the incompetence of the soldiers who defended the city, how could they have let you into the city so easily? I can't wait to break your corpse to pieces, how can I surrender! ”

After speaking, Fan Zhijing jumped on the horse and swung his knife at Guo Putian, who had compassion and only raised his gun to resist the killer who was unwilling to kill him.

After a long struggle, Fan Zhijing saw that Putian's subordinates were merciful, and he was ashamed of this, and after laughing wildly, he continued to scold the surrounding Red Turban soldiers to provoke them.

The soldiers of the Red Turban Army were humiliated and unbearable, so they attacked them in groups, and all the guns came out, stabbing Fan Zhijing and his horses into a honeycomb like a honeycomb, and died in the street on the spot.

There is a poem that says: "The Lord will have no plan to deal with the feelings of the people, and the virtuous ginseng has the ambition to cherish the lightness." The foxes rushed into demons, and the head of the Qiantou was frightened and looked forward to peace. Strive to serve in the army and show loyalty. The cold water under the bridge is cold, and the night sky is choked. ”

Wen Xuan had heard of Fan Zhijing's name, and hurried to come after hearing the news, but after all, he was a step late, and what he saw was already a miserable corpse, and the whole world also sighed again and again, closed his eyes and recited the Buddha's name for him.

As soon as Fan Zhijing died, the remaining defenders in the city surrendered without a fight, without the slightest resistance, and after Wen Xuan, Xiang Puluo, and Guo Putian occupied each government and established the occupation of Hangzhou City, Peng Yingyu and Wen Xianzhong were able to enter the city.

The two old men stood at the head of Hangzhou City and touched the scene, first remembered the tragedy of the first battle in Yuanzhou, felt sorry for the dead relatives and friends, and then thought of the tragedy of the Southern Song Dynasty when the country was broken.

Needless to say, the news that Hangzhou City was broken by the Red Turban Army was like a thunderbolt that shook the mountains and rivers, shocking the world!

Tokhtar had just received the news of the death of Yuelu Timur recently, and he was still considering the candidate to guard the south of the Yangtze River, but he didn't expect Hangzhou to suddenly break.

Emperor Zhizheng was also furious this time, and even broke the thing that was being carved in his hand, and ordered Tofu to calm Hangzhou within a month, otherwise the prime minister would not have to be.

After a meeting, the edict ordered all the leading generals near Jiangnan to move closer to Hangzhou, and must not let this gang of thieves escape, and personally ordered Dong Junxiao and other troops besieging Haozhou to also cross the river and rush down to help Jiangnan.

Dong Junxiao was leading his troops to storm Haozhou, and when he saw that he was about to break the city, he had no choice but to give up attacking Haozhou and lead his troops south.

There is no need to elaborate on the surging army of the Yuan Court, just Peng Yingyu and Wen Xianzhong, the two elders, who were already old and weak, were injured after crying in the city, and fell ill in Hangzhou one after another.

Wen Xuan regretted seeing this, and asked the famous doctors in the city all over the world, but the second elder did not improve.