A little north of Hangzhou, 50 miles away is Yuhang, above the tower of Yuhang City, Yu Qing with more than 20,000 horses in Xuanzhou just entered the garrison yesterday. The distance from Xuanzhou to Hangzhou www.biquge.info is not close, and when he received the order, Zheng Zhi had already broken Guangde.

Yu Qing, the Xuanzhou economic strategy, was able to rush back on time, and he was also quick along the way, and he hurried up.

Under the city tower, two hundred steps away, tens of thousands of soldiers, all armored. Jia Yuqing was panicked when he saw it, above the battle array, the gap between an armor-piercing soldier and a non-armor-piercing soldier was not a star and a half. Jia Yu Qing has personally experienced the power of iron armor, and then looks at the tens of thousands of armor-piercing soldiers under the city gate, as well as thousands of cavalry, Jia Yu Qing can't help but panic.

The only thing we can rely on is the two-zhang high wall.

Tong Guan also went to Yuhang City with the army this time, and he had already entered the territory of Hangzhou, and it was safer to act with the army than to act on his own.

The army was still being repaired, and it was customary to hold a pre-war meeting in the big tent. Tong Guan was in a very good mood, smiling, attacking the city, it was difficult to climb to the sky in the northwest, but in the south of the Yangtze River, it was more than ten days from Jiangning to Hangzhou. In Tong Guan's view, victory in counterinsurgency is just around the corner.

Although Tong Guan sat in the main seat, he didn't speak, raised his hand to signal Zheng Zhi on the left to speak, Zheng Zhi nodded and said: "Generals, this attack on Yuhang, Yuhang City is mostly thieves from Xuanzhou, under the command of Fang La, this thief of Xuanzhou can be regarded as an elite. This time, our troops are tens of thousands, so we must annihilate all the thieves in Yuhang City here, so as not to enter Hangzhou City after the defeat of the thieves and increase the resistance of our attack on Hangzhou. ”

When Yang Keshi heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "Zheng Xianggong is right, I heard that there are more than 200,000 thieves in Hangzhou, but I also heard that there are not many soldiers in Hangzhou who can fight, and if the thieves in Yuhang are all annihilated here, there will definitely be one less help in Hangzhou." ”

Tong Guan didn't speak, just smiled and nodded, picked up the tea on the desk from time to time, and let Zheng Zhi command.

Zheng Zhi heard Yang Keshi's reply, looked around at the people in the field, and said: "Ordered Tian Yan to besiege the East City Gate with two thousand soldiers, there is no need to attack the city, just stop the thief army when the thieves are fleeing." ”

Although Tian Yan has always disagreed with Zheng Zhi's combat methods, he has nothing to say when he saw the officers and soldiers of the two roads like a bamboo, so he stepped forward and replied: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

"Order Yang Keshi to lead 4,000 soldiers to storm the south gate, and when he hears the drums, he will attack, and there must be no mistake!" Zheng Zhi gave another order.

Yang Keshi had an eager expression on his face, and stepped forward to reply: "Order!" ”

"Let's go down and prepare!" Zheng Zhi said again.

Tong Guan heard that Zheng Zhi's order had been given, and asked suspiciously: "Zheng Zhi, why are the three gates surrounded, but the west gate is released?" ”

Zheng Zhi smiled when he heard this: "This is a strategy to encircle the three missing one, once the city gate is broken, the thief army will inevitably be crushed for thousands of miles, and we can quickly occupy Yuhang City and reduce losses." If all four gates are surrounded, the thief army will inevitably fight the trapped beasts, and the battle will drag on to a stalemate, and it will be difficult to solve the problem quickly. The southeast two gates are surrounded, put the west gate, even if the thief army escapes from the city, it can only go back to the direction of Xuanzhou, can not go south or east, and can not return to Hangzhou, so that it can not only fight quickly, but also prevent the thief army from entering Hangzhou, it is the safest policy. When Hangzhou is broken, some remnants of Xuanzhou will not be in trouble. ”

Tong Guan nodded when he heard this, as if he was also learning, the ruler was long and the inch was short, this is the truth. Yang Keshi also had doubts in his heart, he just said that he wanted to annihilate the enemy, Zheng Zhi arranged it so single-handedly, Yang Keshi also wanted to ask, but he was embarrassed. At this time, I heard Zheng Zhi's explanation, and my heart was full of admiration. got up and arched his hand and said: "Zheng Xianggong, the last general will go to the school to prepare for war now." ”

Zheng Zhi nodded, and Tian Yan also gave up his hand.

When Yuhang was about to start the war, thousands of men and horses in the southwest of Hangzhou had entered Qiantang, and it was only a dozen miles away from Hangzhou City. It is the king of Wuzhou.

Fang Qifo heard Fang La's order to abandon the Zhejiang defense line and directly entered the city of Hangzhou, Wang Yu led his troops to cross the river immediately, and entered Qiantang is already a prosperous place, but there is no prosperous appearance.

The people of Qiantang actually had many people gathered outside the barracks, and many young people actually wanted to join Wang Yu's command and go to Hangzhou with the army.

Wang Yu was not surprised, along the way, there were more than 2,000 people who joined the army like this, and there were also people in charge of this matter.

Wang Yu was born extremely strong, and he looked extremely tall in Jiangnan, where there were many literati, with a beard on his face, and he looked like he had an unusual sense of strength. There is also a lot of arrogance in the face, even from the perspective of physiognomy, it is not good to match.

At this time, Wang Yu was sitting in the Chinese army, and his eyebrows seemed to be happy.

A soldier in front of him reported: "General, Captain Tong personally led the troops to besiege Yuhang, and the little one saw the situation and immediately came back to report." ”

A general next to him was also overjoyed, and asked, "General, should we hurry up and send troops to Yuhang to help the captain?" ”

Wang Yu's joy in his heart was difficult to restrain himself, all the way to the frowns, at this time his face was rare to keep a smile, he always thought that he was fighting alone, even if he won it, it was difficult to have much joy, but in the face of a bigger enemy, at this time in Hangzhou, he finally figured out the movements of the imperial army, and finally did not fight alone.

"How far is Qiantang to Yuhang?" Wang Yu asked.

"Back to the general, seventy or eighty miles, fast horses can reach it in half a day, and the march can be reached in a day at most!" The scout, who had just returned from Yuhang, replied.

Wang Yu pondered for a moment in his heart and said: "I can't wait for Yuhang, it shouldn't be a problem for Captain Tong to attack Yuhang, but I'm afraid that Hangzhou will send troops to aid Yuhang." I'll set off now and station the army under the city of Hangzhou, so Fang La's gang will definitely not dare to divide his troops to save Yuhang. ”

What Wang Yu said naturally makes sense, Yuhang is already the last gateway to Hangzhou, and Fang La definitely wants to save it. If Wang Yu's thousands of troops were stationed under the city of Hangzhou, it would inevitably cause great psychological pressure on Fang La.

Wang Yu looks like a rough man, but he also has a ravine in his heart and is extremely strategic.

In the city of Hangzhou, Fang La was dressed in a dragon python, and hundreds of officials from the court gathered together and quarreled, and it was time for life and death.

"Silence!" Fang La stood up suddenly, seeing the noise in the hall, he was really upset.

The officials heard Fang La's loud roar, and they all stopped talking and turned their eyes to Fang La.

Seeing that everyone finally stopped making noise, Fang La spoke: "What Marshal Fang said in front of him, what do you think, say them one by one!" ”

Si Xingfang, the general of the protector of the country, stepped forward and replied: "Yu Shenggong, Marshal Fang wants to send troops to save Yuhang, it is really inappropriate, Yuhang has more than 20,000 defenders of Xuanzhou, all of whom are elite soldiers who are good at fighting, and they will be able to protect Yuhang from losing." Now there are only more than 30,000 soldiers in Hangzhou who can fight, and Marshal Fang only led a few thousand soldiers back, adding up to only 40,000, and the rest are all unarmed people, how can they still divide their troops. The city wall of Hangzhou stretches for more than ten miles, and the manpower is already insufficient. ”

Si Xingfang was originally a close confidant of the crown prince Fang Tianding, and he also made many military exploits, and was named the general of the protector of the country, at the same level as Shi Bao and Li Tianyan.

Si Xingfang bluntly said that Fang Qifo only brought a few thousand people back, obviously alluding to Fang Qifo's ineffective battle with Wang Yu, Fang Qifo heard the words and said: "Holy Prince, Wang Yu has entered Qiantang, if you don't help Yuhang, in case Yuhang is lost, Hangzhou is already a lonely city, and there is no longer a colleague to go out, and Xuanzhou, Muzhou, Shezhou are isolated, so they fall into the danger of being trapped in a lonely city, and the consequences are unimaginable." Holy Father thinks twice, Yu Hang must help. Zheng Zhi's corporal is extremely high, and even if Yuhang has 20,000 defenders, it is difficult to guarantee safety. General Zhenguo once guarded Anji and knew this! ”

After Fang Qifo finished speaking, he also used his eyes to signal Zhenguo General Li Tianyan, Li Tianyan stepped forward and said: "Holy Father, Marshal Fang is not lying, the officers and soldiers attacked the city, using gunpowder, a few feather arrows can break through the city gate, and then thousands of iron armor horses rampage, it is really difficult to stop." ”

Li Tianyan said this, but also to find an excuse for his failure.

Hearing this, Fang La looked at Si Xingfang, then at his son Fang Tianding, and asked, "What does the prince think?" ”

Fang Tianding and Si Xingfang glanced at each other and replied: "Father, according to the opinion of the sons, Hangzhou is still the most important, Hangzhou is the fundamental place, and there is no loss. ”

Although Fang Tianding did not express his opinion, his voice was also the opinion of not sending troops to help Yu Hang.

Deng Yuanjue listened to the opinions of the two parties and kept thinking about it, and only then did he answer: "Holy Prince, according to the minister's opinion, this Yuhang still needs to help." If it is not helped, Yuhang will be broken. If you are ready to trap Hangzhou, and make up your mind not to aid Yuhang, if you withdraw the Yuhang garrison into Hangzhou City, the chances of victory are even greater. If you don't want Yuhang to be lost and don't want to be trapped in Hangzhou, then you must send troops to help Yuhang. ”

Fang Qifo heard the words of the national teacher to help him, and hurriedly said: "What the national teacher said is extremely true, although there are not many soldiers and horses in Xuanzhou, Muzhou, and Shezhou at this time, but under the national teacher Manichaeism, there is still a lot of strength, as long as Yuhang is not lost, the Manichaeans will definitely be able to exert a lot of strength to support the war in Hangzhou." Once Yuhang is lost, Hangzhou City will be isolated from the outside world, and it will no longer be able to get any support from the outside world. ”

Deng Yuanjue and Fang Qifo had a very high status in Fang La's heart, and after hearing the words of these two people, Fang La's original intention of not wanting to divide troops to rescue Yu Hang was also much looser. was also hesitating and weighing in his heart, and Yu Hang seemed to be becoming more and more important in the words of the two.

Fang La was still thinking about it, many officials were staring at Fang La, and in the lobby, a nervousness was accompanied by silence, just waiting for Fang La to make a final decision.

"Report !!!" A shout outside the hall broke the peace in the lobby!

A soldier rushed into the hall and knelt under the hall, panting in a loud voice: "Qi Qi Holy Prince, urgent military situation, Wuzhou Wang Yu has brought thousands of troops to the south of Hangzhou." ”

Fang La's heart was anxious when he heard this, and he asked, "How far is Wang Yu?" ”

"Return to the Holy Father, three hundred steps away from the city gate!"