Hangzhou is a big city with a population of three or four hundred thousand people.

A few days before the start of the war, the people who had the means and conditions to flee the city and go to the countryside to escape the war.

But more ordinary people's belongings are in the city, and there is no way to escape.

One can only hope that the fighting will not reach them.

As soon as they heard that there would be war, many merchants took the opportunity to make a fortune and were busy hoarding goods.

The people of Hangzhou, who have experienced the war, also know that in the war, food is the most precious.

On weekdays, the consumption of firewood, food and other materials in Hangzhou is huge, and the demand during this war is even more massive.

Before Liu Zhiyuan ordered the city to be closed and strictly guarded, many merchants and ordinary people desperately asked farmers and chaifu outside the city to send more.

It was in this situation that Zhang Huangyan and Wang Yi followed Chen Yonghua's strategy.

Zhang Huangyan and his subordinates pretended to be farmers, pushing carts, loaded with grain, sulfur, and fire, and infiltrated the city of Hangzhou.

Zhang Huangyan and more than 300 people mixed into the city of Hangzhou, and rested in the grain market.

Just wait for the fire in the city to kill the Qing army guarding the granary and burn the grain and grass.

Without grain and grass, the Qing army could not hold Hangzhou at all.

Wang Yi's subordinates were some pretending to be fishermen, some pretending to be firewood, carrying burdens and selling them everywhere in Hangzhou.

When the time comes, they will light fires everywhere and create chaos.

After two days of anxious waiting in the city during the fierce battle between the Zheng army and the Qing army, Wang Yi heard the sound of artillery fire.

Immediately knowing that the Zheng family army was at war with the Qing army, Wang Yi was overjoyed and hurriedly gathered his subordinates.

A hundred young men lit fires in all directions of the city, and the fire spread rapidly.

The black smoke rising into the air could be seen clearly even from outside the city.

Seeing that there was a fire, the lieutenant hurriedly rang the gong, and the people heard that they couldn't take care of the ban issued by Liu Zhiyuan, so they hurriedly ran out of the house and rushed to put out the fire with wooden barrels.

Liu Zhiyuan put most of his forces on fighting with the Zheng army for control of the city wall, and the Qing soldiers guarding the granary were only more than 2,000 people.

Wang Yi set fire to the city to create chaos, and Zhang Shun, the Qing army commander who stayed behind, saw that the fire was in danger of spreading to the granary, so he could only tell a thousand generals to watch carefully and be careful of the granary.

Zhang Shun himself led a thousand Qing soldiers to put out the fire and suppress the rioting people.

When Wang Yi saw that the fire had risen, he shouted to his subordinates: "Okay, hurry up and join Master Zhang and go to burn the granary of the Qing army!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they hurriedly shouted: "Yes, my lord! ”

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Hearing the sound of artillery fire and seeing the thick smoke rising from the city, Zhang Huangyan knew that the time had come, and shouted: "Brothers, success or failure is here, kill!" ”

When the soldiers heard the order, they lit the withered grass on the board that was stained with lamp oil.

More than 300 soldiers led with two blazing carts and rushed towards the gate of the granary.

Not long after the Qing soldiers went to put out the fire, the gate outside the granary had not yet been closed.

The Qing soldiers guarding did not dare to stop the blazing carts, and the carts successfully rushed into the granary.

The Ming soldiers who followed behind drew their sharp knives and made noise to enter the granary.

Zhang Huangyan led 300 of his men into the granary, and while fighting the Qing army, he threw the earthen pot filled with lamp oil that had been prepared and lit into the warehouse full of grain and grass.

With a bang, flames erupted, and the smoke in the granary was thick.

The Qing troops who went to fight the fire all saw smoke rising from the direction of the granary and knew that they had won the plan.

At this time, he didn't care about fighting the fire.

There is a loss of food and grass, with Liu Zhiyuan's god-killing character, he will definitely not die well, and Dusi Zhang Shun rushed back with his subordinates to save Ying.

The Ming soldiers who were dragged at the end saw that the Qing soldiers had returned, and hurriedly said to Zhang Huangyan: "My lord, the Tartars have come back, block them in part!" ”

Zhang Huangyan shouted: "Just strive forward, wait for the Tartar to go behind before you can return to the battle!" ”

When the Ming soldiers heard this, they all rushed to cover up inside.

With the deepening of the Ming soldiers, the fire in the grain depot became bigger and bigger, the flames soared into the sky, the fire captured the moon, and it was very huge.

The fire was so big at this time that even if the Qing soldiers rushed back, there was no way to control it anymore, so Zhang Huangyan led the troops back to fight.

At this time, Wang Yi also came with more than 100 subordinates to support Zhang Huangyan.

Under the attack from both sides, the Qing soldiers could not resist the enemy and were surrounded by the Ming army.

In the city of Hangzhou, Zhang Huangyan led the Ming soldiers to fight and retreat.

At the same time, Zhang Huangyan also shouted loudly: "The grain and grass are destroyed, the Qing army is defeated, kill!" ”

"Brothers, hold on, the country surnamed Ye will soon conquer Hangzhou City and come to save us!"

With Zhang Huangyan's shout, the witty Ming soldiers also shouted.

For a time, the people in the city were panicked and rushed to be the first to report.

"The Qing army was defeated, the Qing army was defeated......"

"Liu Zhiyuan is dead, Liu Zhiyuan is dead, the country surnamed Ye has already entered the city!"

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Zheng Chenggong, Yao Qisheng and other Zheng soldiers outside the city also saw the fireworks in the city, Yao Qisheng hurriedly shouted: "General, good opportunity, beat the drum quickly, break the city in one fell swoop!" “

Zheng Chenggong jumped off the war horse, personally picked up the mallet and beat the war drum desperately.

With the sound of passionate drums, Gan Hui, Yang Cai, He Wenxing, Wan Li, Zhou Wenbin and other generals jumped off their horses and bravely climbed to the top of the city with their subordinates to fight.

Under the orders of the three armies, the Zheng army killed the Qing army step by step, and slowly seized the city.

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The Qing soldiers who were fighting fiercely at the head of the city saw the flames in the city, and then heard the shouts of the people, they all thought that the Zheng army had broken through the city of Hangzhou and entered the city.

"There is no ...... for food and grass"

"The Qing army was defeated......"

The Qing soldiers, who had been suppressed under severe torture for a long time, broke out at this time.

"Damn, don't be angry with this bird anymore. Lao Tzu is the opposite! ”

"It's the opposite, it's the opposite, what the hell, since the Qing army doesn't treat Lao Tzu as a person, Lao Tzu will go to the country to take refuge!"

"Yes, let's go, let's go......"

The Qing soldiers who rebelled drew their swords and cut down the Qing troops who were caught off guard, and fought with the Qing soldiers.

Although there were only some of the rebellious Qing soldiers, more Qing soldiers saw that the Qing army was fighting among themselves, and the Zheng family army fought fiercely.

A soldier suddenly shouted, threw his weapon on the ground, turned his head and ran, this man took the lead, as if it were a contagious disease, and at the same time shouted, threw away his weapon and fled in all directions.

Without the resistance of the Qing soldiers, the Zheng army successfully captured the city.

Zheng Jiajun quickly divided two teams to guard both sides of the city wall, and when the archers and fire commanders in the army had already ascended to the top of the city and controlled the commanding heights, Zheng Chenggong knew that Hangzhou City had been taken!

Liu Zhiyuan, the general of the Qing army in Dingnan, saw smoke rising from the city, and also thought that the Zheng army had entered the city.

Seeing the Qing soldiers rebelling, the Zheng army entered the city again.

Liu Zhiyuan knew that the general trend had gone, and at this time, where could he still take care of the fleeing Qing soldiers.

He rushed back to the palace, tied the gold and silver that had been packed around his waist, took off his armor, and disguised himself, hoping to escape from the city while he was in the midst of the defeat. (To be continued.) )