Hangzhou City, Outer City, Qingbo Gate, Qiantang County.

"My lord, the third and fourth brothers asked, do you want to start the siege?"

Chen Zi hooked in and respectfully stepped forward to ask for an order.

"Don't be in a hurry, shout to the city, as long as they are willing to surrender, you can send them coiled and let them go."

On the main seat of the county government hall, Wang Heyao shook his head and put down the account book in his hand.

There were only 4,000 soldiers, and if he forcibly attacked the city, there must have been many casualties, and it was not in his plan.

What's more, there is a moat all over the city, it is tall and strong, and if it is attacked, there will definitely be many casualties.

The army entered the city of Hangzhou, and Wang Heyao was stationed in Qiantang County as the garrison of the Chinese army. In addition to the "city within a city" of Mancheng, the inner city of Hangzhou has been attributed to the hands of the righteous army.

Wang and Yao sat in the southeast of Mancheng, Zhao Guohao, Slender Monkey, Lao Huang and Li Xingzhong lived in the northeast and east of Mancheng respectively, and the four of them led three battalions of 3,000 men and horses to surround Mancheng.

As for the outer city wall, Zheng Siming led 500 people to guard it, in addition to maintaining law and order inside and outside the city, but also to guard against the attack of Hangzhou sailors on the Qiantang River. Chen Zigou led 500 men to guard the Wulin Gate in the north of the outer city, which is the starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the gateway to the north, which must be firmly controlled.

"Let them go?"

Chen Zigou's eyes widened and he hesitated.

Those banner people in the city, the generals and soldiers in the army want to get rid of them as soon as possible, and there are few people who don't want to break the city and slaughter them.

"The banner men in the city are now trapped beasts, killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 themselves. It is not worth exchanging their lives for the lives of my soldiers. ”

Wang Heyao's face was calm, and every word was the truth.

If he had ten times as many men, he would besiege the whole city. Even with five times the number of people, he dared to attack.

But he only has 4,000 soldiers and horses, and he has to take care of both the inner and outer cities, which is really a bit stretched.

"Don't worry, Hangzhou is the land of fish and rice, and people don't store food at home. Those uncles in the city can't hold out for a few days. ”

Su Hang is familiar with the world. Hangzhou is the land of fish and rice, and the people never store grain at home, and they usually buy and sell in the market.

"Fifth brother, my lord, you really love soldiers like a son. Brothers follow you, it's a blessing! ”

Chen Zigou heartily complimented Wang Heyao, but he was still a little uneasy.

"My lord, what if the Tartars don't descend?"

"If you don't surrender, you can only attack hard!"

Wang Heyao said coldly.

"Give them a chance, if they don't know how to be funny, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The night is long and there are many dreams, Hangzhou City is the first town in the southeast, and he will only give the Qing generals in the city a few days.

"Chen Zigou, Wulin Gate is the starting point of the canal, the gateway to the north of Hangzhou City, you have to guard it for me."

As long as the Wulin Gate is guarded, the passage to the north will be isolated, and the gateway to the north of Hangzhou will also be guarded.

"Rest assured, the villain will never disappoint the adult!"

As soon as Chen Zigou left, Liu Wenshi followed in again, his face full of excitement.

"My lord, there are still more than 76,000 taels of silver, more than 20,000 taels of money, and more than 10,000 stones of grain in the treasury of Hangzhou!"

Liu Wenshi's words made Wang Heyao also refreshed and nodded lightly.

"The southeast town, the land of fish and rice, is really not in vain!"

It is said that "power comes out of the barrel of a gun", but the strong soldier and the strong horse are kings, and there is no money and food, how can the soldiers be strong and strong, and how can the political power come?

Just one grain of more than 10,000 stone is enough for the rations of four thousand soldiers under his subordinates for half a year!

"Are there any other baggage?"

"Back to my lord, there are still about 200 pairs of armor, but most of them are cloth armor and leather armor. In addition, there were hundreds of arquebuses, hundreds of knives and guns, and hundreds of barrels of gunpowder. As for the artillery, it's more than 100 on the wall. ”

Liu Wenshi's helplessness was in his eyes, and Wang Heyao knew it.

"It's already good to have silver and food!"

Wang Heyao smiled and pointed to the city in front of him.

"It seems that the inventory of Hangzhou City is all in this city!"

The capital of Zhejiang, more than 130 government offices, half of Zhejiang's money and silver are in Hangzhou, which is not surprising.

"My lord, didn't you say persuasion? Did you do it on purpose? ”

"I am persuading them to surrender, and I will never kill them if they surrender. However, I didn't say to let them go! ”

Wang Heyao replied, serious.

"My lord, what a profiteer!"

Liu Wenshi was stunned and laughed softly.

Zhang Hei came in and whispered a few words in Wang Heyao's ear, Wang Heyao nodded and whispered.

"Bring people in."

"The villain knocks on the general!"

The two officials knelt on the ground, their faces as white as dirt, and their bodies trembled.

"Get up. The Manchus regarded you as slaves, kneeling and doing things. Here in general, sit down and talk about the Tao, sit down. ”

Wang Heyao's gentle voice was heard in his ears, and the two officials looked at each other, and the two stood up and bowed.

"Thank you, General!"

The two of them found chairs to sit down, but they only sat on half of their buttocks, respectfully.

"Are you Linglu Youweng of Qiantang County?"

Wang Heyao's gaze looked at the short and fat old man with a round face and long beard.

Lu Youweng trembled, and hurriedly stood up and was about to kneel, but was stopped by Wang Heyao's eyes.

"General, the next official is the Qiantang County Ling Lu Youweng!"

"Lu County Order, please take a seat. Can you tell General Ben what these donations are? ”

Wang Heyao picked up the account book on the table and flipped to a page.

Lu Youweng took the account book and looked at it, and his face turned pale.

"General, these are all the accounts donated by the county gentry to the construction of the government office in Mancheng over the years. The banner people want to expand the city, and the gentry in the county can only break the wealth and avoid disasters! ”

"So, Renhe County is also like this?"

Wang Heyao picked up another account book and swept his gaze to another official.

"Generals, bannermen, and gentry dare not speak out, so they can only be so compromised, otherwise the losses will be greater, and there will even be a disaster of breaking the family!"

Another thin-faced official bowed, calmer in comparison.

The officials' words made Wang Heyao sneer softly.

The rebels broke the city, and they did not see a single Hangzhou gentry come to "surrender" and "filial piety". It seems that you have to give these guys some color, otherwise you really think that the righteous army can be bullied.

Two hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver, what a big deal!

"Two, my army has entered Hangzhou City, and the soldiers under my command will attack the city, and I don't know how many dead and wounded there will be at that time. The army was in urgent need of silver, so they bothered the two and asked the gentry in the city to donate it. As for the exact number, let's take half of the number in this account book. ”

Wang Heyao had a kind face and smiled when he spoke.

"General, I'm afraid this is difficult for some strongmen......"

The two officials hesitated, and their faces were embarrassed.

"Is it difficult to be strong?"

With a "snap", Wang Heyao's face turned pale, and the account book in his hand slammed on the table.

"Banner man, you will donate 2560,000 taels of silver! The general is only half, and you will push back and say that it is difficult for a strong man. Do you really think that you can be deceived? ”

Wang Heyao's anger was in his eyes, and the two officials were terrified, and the two knelt down together and kowtowed again and again.

"General, the next official will do it!"

"The general is angry, and the subordinate must be successful in this matter!"

"Remember, it was the gentry in Hangzhou who donated the money, not the ordinary people. If it is a fake public benefit and defrauding the people, it will be a heavy sentence and a severe punishment. ”

Wang Heyao's words made the two officials tremble in their hearts.

This young rebel is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The two officials were about to leave, but they were stopped by Wang Heyao.

"Do you know how much grain and grass there is in this city?"

The two officials said goodbye, Wang Heyao frowned, he pondered for a moment, and turned to Zhang Hei on the side.

"You go and call Li Xingzhong and Zhao Guohao, I have something to ask!"

With so much grain and grass in the city, it seems that it is not a way to get these guys to surrender or fight themselves.

If there is no other way, I am afraid there is only a strong attack.