Chapter 39: The Northern Expedition (8)
The city of Hangzhou was finally breached, and Zheng Chenggong rode into the city of Hangzhou with the support of many soldiers.
Seeing the hidden soldier cave dug by Liu Zhiyuan, Zheng Chenggong said, "If it weren't for someone to help, I would never have been able to take Hangzhou City so easily." Xi Zhi quickly went to invite people here, and Ming Yan should thank him heavily! ”
Yao Qisheng said: "Yes, General! ”
After Yao Qisheng finished speaking, he turned around and took a few guards to find the people who were causing chaos in Hangzhou City.
Zheng Chenggong led his subordinates to continue walking towards the Hangzhou Mansion, looking all the way.
There are many houses in the city that have been destroyed by artillery fire, and the black stone walls that have been destroyed by the fire.
There were still a few fires in the city that had not been extinguished, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Zheng family army also joined in the firefighting operation.
Looking at the houses and houses destroyed by fire and artillery fire, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but sigh: "Disasters are everywhere, wars are continuous, and the people are suffering!" ”
Wang Zhongxiao persuaded him: "It is precisely because of this that the general needs to work hard, stop the war with war, and return the people to a prosperous future!" ”
Zheng Chenggong nodded, "Since you should be reluctant, Mr. Gu Duanjing, after extinguishing the fire, count the people affected by the disaster, and compensate according to the price." ”
Gu Chaojian hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Yes, General." The lower officials will definitely settle the people! ”
Zheng Chenggong continued: "Hengchen, you sent craftsmen and carpenters to help the people build sheds, and you can't expose the people to the sun and rain!" ”
Feng Chengshi said: "Yes, Xia Guan immediately ordered his subordinates to cut down wood and build houses!" ”
When Zheng Chenggong walked into the Hangzhou Mansion, Zhang Huangyan walked over under the leadership of Yao Qisheng.
Zheng Chenggong looked at it, hurriedly walked over, leaned over and said.
"Thank you, Mr. for your great help, if it weren't for Mr. to create chaos, Ming Yan would never have been able to conquer Hangzhou so easily, please accept Ming Yan's worship!"
Zhang Huangyan avoided Zheng Chenggong's big gift and said: "The king of Yanping doesn't need to be polite, my move is just to help the Ming Dynasty." ”
Zheng Chenggong got up and grabbed Zhang Huangyan's hand and said: "The world is in turmoil, and I need a talented person like Mr. ”
Zhang Huangyan pretended to give up his hand and took the opportunity to get rid of the hand held by Zheng Chenggong.
"I am a man of the mountains and wilderness, and I have no great talent. The praise of the county king, I dare not be ashamed, and the county king will kill me at the end! ”
Zheng Chenggong was anxious to persuade again: "Sir......"
Zhang Huangyan saluted again: "I, Zhang Huangyan, the words are mysterious!" ”
Zheng Chenggong heard some doubts, in the past, those scribes and military generals would be disgusted when they saw that they were hired with a big gift.
How did this guy go out of his way to put his name on it?
Yao Qisheng walked over and whispered in Zheng Chenggong's ear.
After listening to Yao Qisheng's words, Zheng Chenggong understood.
Zhang Huangyan respects Lu Jianguo, and now he is preparing to go to Zhoushan to persuade Lu Jianguo to give up the name of Jianguo and send an envoy to respect Yongli as the emperor.
He refused to take refuge in himself because he was afraid that the world would make fun of him, and he was a repeated.
Zheng Chenggong sighed and said: "Mingyan is shallow, and I can't join hands with Mr. Mr. Wang's good deeds are new masters, in the name of success! ”
Zhang Huangyan also had a good impression of Zheng Chenggong at this time, but he was afraid of being made fun of, so he could only give up his hand and say: "I am slightly wise and shallow, not enough to help the king of the county." So that Jun Yi should not seek the assistance of high sages and work together for a great cause. ”
With that, Zhang Huangyan got up and prepared to leave.
Zheng Chenggong took many of his subordinates to send him out of the city, and when he left, in order to thank Zhang Huangyan for his help, he gave 10,000 taels of silver, 5,000 quintals of grain, 1,000 knives, and countless arrows.
Seeing Zhang Huangyan get up and go to Zhoushan to persuade Lu Jianguo, Gu Chaojian said: "There are no two days in the sky, there are no two kings in the soil, and there are no two kings in the country." I hope that Zhang Xuanzhu can persuade Lu Jianguo, so that Daming will not have internal friction all the time, and ZTE is hopeful! ”
Zhang Huangyan left, and Zheng Chenggong immediately changed his regretful expression.
To be honest, Zheng Chenggong doesn't attach much importance to Zhang Huangyan.
Bowing down and holding hands to persuade is just to make an attitude of respecting the virtuous and virtuous in front of the world.
Now Lao Tzu has an army of 170,000 and countless generals under his command.
Zhang Huangyan is not a reincarnation, Zhang Liang is reborn, there is no more than you, and there is no less than you.
Since he didn't know how to lift, in order not to be afraid of being ridiculed by the world, he stubbornly refused to take refuge in himself, and Lao Tzu didn't have much interest in keeping it.
Zheng Chenggong walked into the Hangzhou Mansion and said to Wang Zhongxiao: "Changru, what are the casualties of our army? ”
Wang Zhongxiao replied: "General Hui, our army suffered more than 3,000 casualties in this battle, more than 2,000 were seriously wounded, and countless people were slightly injured. ”
When Zheng Chenggong heard the casualty figures, he sighed: "Mingyan should reflect on it and underestimate the people of the world." Otherwise, the casualties of our army would not have been so great! ”
Yao Qisheng persuaded: "General, don't mind! Ancient and modern, all those who have achieved great things have all gone through hardships. Moreover, our army did not lose this battle, and finally successfully took the city of Hangzhou. ”
Zheng Chenggong said: "I know this, I just want to remind myself that you must not do it again, you need to remember that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated!" ”
Wang Zhongxiao continued: "Our army killed more than 6,700 Qing soldiers and captured more than 20,000 people. The treasury has more than 800,000 taels of silver. It's a pity that there is not much left in the grain fire. ”
Hearing the results of the battle, Zheng Chenggong was in a much better mood and said: "Those captured Qing soldiers, those who are willing to surrender will be scattered and reorganized, and those who are unwilling to surrender will be given three taels of silver and let them go home." ”
"Yes, General!" Wang Zhongxiao arched his hand and said.
Zheng Chenggong turned his head and said to Yao Qisheng: "Now that our army has captured the city of Hangzhou, how should our army exercise it after capturing the city, please give me advice!" ”
Yao Qisheng unfolded the paper fan and said: "Although the number of people in Hangzhou has been greatly reduced by the war, there are still hundreds of thousands of people, and Hangzhou has always been a famous and rich place in the world, and the fertile fields are extremely rich. The general immediately dispatched military horses to attack the counties of Hangzhou. ”
Zheng Chenggong heard it and hurriedly ordered.
Yang Cai led an army of 3,000 people to capture Tonglu.
Wanli led 3,000 troops to capture Lin'an.
Yu Kuan led 3,000 troops to capture Fuyang.
Huang Ting led 3,000 soldiers and horses to capture Yuhang.
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After Zheng Chenggong arranged for soldiers and horses to occupy the counties and townships around Hangzhou Prefecture, he saw Gan Hui coming over with a shaved and ugly money rat whip, wearing a red hat, a gray gown, and a Qing soldier embroidered with a big "soldier" on his chest.
Before he walked in, Gan Hui shouted loudly: "General, you have caught a big fish!" ”
Zheng Chenggong heard it and said with interest: "Oh, who is this person?" ”
Gan Hui laughed and said, "It's Liu Zhiyuan's kid, this kid is a thief." He pretended to be a clear soldier and wanted to get by. Fortunately, Lao Tzu is smart, and he looks at this kid as white and pure, not like a soldier. I pulled him out and wanted to ask him clearly. Unexpectedly, this kid was a soft-footed shrimp, and he actually peed his pants, and he knelt down and begged Lao Tzu to let him go. When Lao Tzu saw his misdemeanor, he came to the fire and kicked him down. Hey, after the hat fell, the surrendered Qing soldiers recognized him as Liu Zhiyuan! And the last general brought him here. ”
Liu Zhiyuan saw Zheng Chenggong sitting in the right position, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The general spares his life!" The general spares his life! The little one doesn't mean to do it against you, the little one is also forced, the little one just obeys orders! I beg the general to spare his life! ”
Liu Zhiyuan kowtowed and wept, and his snot dripped down, which made Zheng Chenggong look very disgusted.
Zheng Chenggong snorted and said, "Forced? Could it be that they forcibly occupied the people's fields and houses, and forced the people to donate money under the pretext of suppressing bandits! Before the attack on Hangzhou, I had already heard of your reputation! The sky is three feet high, the sky is three feet high! Hmph, Liu Zhiyuan, General Ben is now going to borrow your head to win back the hearts of the people. Someone, drag this person out and behead him! ”
"Yes, General!"
When the guards heard this, they pulled Liu Zhiyuan up and dragged him out.
Liu Zhiyuan heard that he was going to cut himself and struggled desperately. "The general spares his life! The small ones are willing to surrender, the small ones are willing to pay for their lives, and the generals ...... Ah......h
The voice stopped abruptly, and the guard came back with blood stains and told Zheng Chenggong: "General, Liu Zhiyuan has been subdued!" ”
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "Hang this person's head on the head of the city and let the people know." (To be continued.) )