Due to the strong fortress of Hangzhou, the Qing army's siege equipment was too rudimentary, and the soldiers lacked training, they repeatedly rushed and killed several times but failed to climb the city wall, and finally left behind more than 2,000 corpses of their companions, and the Taiping army also suffered more than 500 casualties. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Perhaps the Qing army was demoralized because of the unfavorable siege and needed time to recuperate, so they retreated to a hillside ten miles away and set up camp, and did not attack again until sunset.

The soldiers of the Desheng battalion were ordered to go out of the city and bring back Zheng Fei's body.

I looked at this incomplete corpse, and the dissatisfaction with Zheng Fei in my heart disappeared in an instant.

Although Zheng Fei was arrogant and domineering, he once wanted to behead himself, but he was able to stand up in the face of the critical moment of life and death in Hangzhou City, and he could be regarded as a good man.

The bodies of more than 100 wounded soldiers and more than 400 comrades were carried off the city.

Looking at their distant figures, my heart was very sad.

This night, the whole army will spend time in the city, and even the old general Guo Yuan did not leave half a step.

Food and water were brought to the city by the people of the city in turn.

In fact, without the need to organize the king, many soldiers and civilians spontaneously brought water and food to the north city gate.

Hundreds of disciples of the local Golden Sword Dart Bureau came to the city with Su Gongjin, the head of the dart, clamoring to rush up the city wall.

The soldiers in the city thought that there had been a civil uprising, and immediately built a human wall to block them from the stairs.

This matter is not trivial, someone immediately reported it to Guo Yuan, and his face changed after hearing it.

Su Gongjin is a martial arts tycoon in Zhejiang Province and has always been courteous to the Taiping Army. If he takes the lead in making trouble, I'm afraid the situation will be difficult to clean up.

So, Guo Yuan ordered the Desheng camp to rush to the city wall, ready to deal with an emergency that might occur at any time.

I saw a large number of samurai armed with weapons bustling under the city walls, and the hundreds of soldiers guarding the stairs were blocking them, and they were about to be squeezed to the top of the city.

Guo Yuan shouted at the head of the city: "Stop! ”

The soldiers and samurai at the head of the castle stopped arguing and looked at him together.

Guo Yuan drank back the soldiers below, and saluted Su Gongjin with a fist in the distance: "I don't know that Mr. Su's dart head is here, Guo has missed the distance, forgive the sin!" ”

Su Gongjin also waved his big hand, and the hundreds of disciples behind him immediately fell silent.

He returned the salute to Guo Yuan at the head of the city, and said hoarsely: "General Guo, Su Mou led the disciples in the sect to come, not to make trouble. It is the duty of the husband to defend the homeland and drive away the Manchu Tartars, so let's do our part! ”

The crowd immediately erupted in shouts: "Defend your homeland and drive out the Manchu Tartars, it's your duty!" ”

Guo Yuan's heart was relieved when he heard this, and at the same time he was very moved, he solemnly bowed to the strong men under the city, and then turned sideways and shouted: "Heroes, please go up to the city tower!" ”

The disciples of the Golden Sword Dart Bureau burst out into cheers in unison, and under the guidance of the chief dart head, they ascended the city tower in an extremely orderly manner.

As soon as the soldiers defending the city saw these strong reinforcements, their morale was greatly boosted.

Su Gongjin stopped to say hello as he passed in front of me, and at the same time encouraged him to fight bravely, which made me respect this martial arts senior even more.

When Su Gongjin swept up the city, Guo Yuan immediately stepped forward.

After exchanging a few words of greetings, Guo Yuan led ten of my subordinates to Su Gongjin and said with a smile: "Brother Su, these ten young men are all good men in my Desheng camp. You don't think they are young, but they have a lot of potential. If you don't mind, keep them around later and let them learn a few tricks from you. ”

I was slightly stunned at first, but then I understood.

Guo Yuan's arrangement was very ingenious, not only arranging professional soldiers around Su Gongjin to protect his safety, but also praising him.

A martial arts celebrity like Su Gongjin is usually very arrogant, and he also has so many disciples that if Akari says that he wants to send someone to protect him, most of them will be rejected.

The battlefield is not as good as the rivers and lakes, once it is chaotic, even if you are a martial arts master, what can you do? With the help of professional soldiers, the situation would be much better.

Guo Yuan said solemnly to me: "You have to follow Su Yingying's side well, how much you can learn is your creation, understand?" ”

Su Gongjin is old and sophisticated, and he can't see what's going on, but he is also very grateful to Guo Yuan for taking care of him, and he smiled slightly at the moment and did not refuse.

The hour was approaching, and the dark night was already full of stars.

Except for the soldiers patrolling the city, most of them leaned against the wall and fell asleep, recuperated enough to wait for tomorrow's battle.

Su Gongjin didn't feel sleepy, standing on the wall, looking straight into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

Guo Yuan privately gave me a task, that is, to ensure Su Gongjin's personal safety before the end of this battle no matter what.

Therefore, even if he was very sleepy at the moment, he had to let the other nine fighters who were in the same fire sleep first, and he stood behind Su Gongjin.

Feeling the rare tranquility of the war, I vaguely felt in my heart that something was missing from the castle tower, but I couldn't remember it all at once.

Just as he was thinking, Su Gongjin suddenly turned around and said, "Brother Sibao, I heard that you interceded for the more than 4,000 Qing prisoners of war in Wengcheng a few days ago?" ”

I was shocked and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Su Gongjin said: "Hangzhou City is such a big place, so many prisoners of war have been shot, it has long been a matter of knowing in the streets. Can you tell me what you thought at the time? ”

I sighed, "I was just thinking that everyone has the right to live. These Qing soldiers have already put down the swords and guns in their hands, why can't they be given a way to live? I heard that most of those captives were from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and they were all Han people like us, and the reason why they wanted to join the ranks of the Qing army was nothing more than to have a bite to eat, and with food to eat, who would rebel? ”

Su Gongjin sighed: "Although I have never been a soldier, I also understand the truth of fighting without killing. There is karma in the dark, and the resentment of Hangzhou City is too heavy, and I don't know if it can escape this catastrophe. ”

Suddenly, a faint layer of mist filled the city.

I was stunned, how could there be fog at night this season?

Su Gongjin also saw that the situation was wrong, and his hands condensed his true qi and looked at the bottom of the city wall.

As time went on, that fog grew thicker and thicker.

Soon, the top of the city became invisible, and the situation below the tower was even more invisible.

I grabbed a torch and shook it down. Although only a large area of dim mist could still be seen, there was a faint movement under the base of the wall.

With a furrowed brow, I scurried towards the alarm bell on my right and rang it hard.

Suddenly, the whole city was awakened by the alarm bell, and everyone opened their sleepy eyes and came to the city wall, but there was nothing at a glance.

Just when they thought it was fog, a dense rain of arrows fell on the walls through the thick mist. (To be continued.) )