Chapter 8: Decision-making

"Lord Li, Prince Kang, don't you really want their corpses?"

The generals dispersed, leaving only Giltabu and Li Shizhen together.

"General, if you don't do this, the hearts of the soldiers in the entire city will be scattered. I also had to do it as a last resort. When I get to the emperor, I will be guilty. ”

Li Shizhen replied in a low voice, and his words were helpless.

"Prince Kang, they are all gone, can this city be defended?"

Giltarb's mood darkened.

"Anyway, there is plenty of food and grass, just stick to it and wait for help."

Li Shizhen smiled coldly, and his eyes made Jiltab shudder.

"General, Hangzhou is an important town in the southeast, and the imperial court will not abandon it. Besides, Hangzhou is full of solid cities, and if the rebels want to break through the city, I'm afraid it won't be so easy! ”

Li Shizhen's words made Jilettab nod slightly.

Now, I have torn my face, and I have to take one step at a time.

However, Li Shizhen, the feudal official of the white flag, is shrewd and capable, Jane is in the emperor's heart, and that heart is not ordinary ruthless!

In the afternoon, the yamen of Qiantang County, all the generals gathered together.

"My lord, the Qing army sailors on the Qiantang River are always a trouble!"

Zheng Siming said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed.

Wang Heyao nodded lightly, and he was helpless in his heart.

The rebels had no sailors, so they could only watch the other party show off their might on the river and around Hangzhou City, but there was no way.

"My lord, on the ferry of Wulin Gate, I have seized more than a dozen ships from other places, mainly because I am afraid that the news will leak. Look, do you want to ......?"

Chen Zigou asked softly.

"It's useless. Not to mention the quality of the ship, there is no artillery, let alone officers and soldiers of the naval division. This is war, and it's not okay to make do. ”

Wang Heyao shook his head. These guys from the Hangzhou Sailors, although there are two or three hundred people, are quite difficult. Once they collude with the Qing army in the city, it will be really difficult.

It seems that you have to fight the city quickly, and let these guys die.

"Can you pass over the city walls when you attack the city?"

Wang Heyao changed the topic and asked loudly.

No matter how powerful the Hangzhou sailor is, there are only that few people, if they dare to go ashore, they will not be able to eat and walk around.

Passing from the city wall refers to the north and south sides of the west city wall of Hangzhou City, breaking through the boundary wall between the city and Hangzhou city on the west city wall, and entering the city from the west city wall of the city.

"My lord, I'm afraid not. The boundary wall is two feet thick, and it is all bluestone and bricks, and it can't be blown up! ”

Zhao Guohao shook his head. He went to the city wall to observe, the Qing army was eyeing the boundary wall, to attack, there must be many casualties, the boundary wall could not be removed, it was difficult for the army to enter the west wall of the city.

"Is it possible to ...... if the walls are shelled?"

Wang Heyao's gaze moved to Li Xingzhong.

"My lord, the artillery can't do it, the city wall is one zhang thick, one zhang nine feet high, and there is no way to collapse it!"

The room was silent. The city walls and moats are all there, and if you want to break the city, I am afraid that you can only attack it.

The Qing army in the city does not seem to be going to surrender. It seems that there is only hand-to-hand combat.

"Zhang Hei, how many "10,000 enemies" are there in the army? ”

"My lord, there are more than 2,000 of them!"

After Zhang Hei finished speaking, he asked suspiciously:

"My lord, you don't want the "ten thousand enemies" to blow up the city wall, do you? ”

"The "10,000 enemies" are used to attack the city and kill the enemy, how can it be used to blow up the city wall!"

Wang Heyao shook his head slightly.

"If you want to blow up the walls, you have to ...... Gunpowder. ”

"My lord, maybe you can enter through the water gate......"

Fang Hu suddenly spoke.

In addition to the five city gates, there are also three water gates in the city, one is south of the Shishuifang Bridge, one is in the Tie Bridge, and the other is in the Salt Bridge.

"Watergate?"

Wang Heyao couldn't help but be stunned.

Blowing up the wall from the water gate, this is the first time I have heard it.

"Since the adults want to blow up the city wall, the water gate is the easiest to attack. The wall tiles are soaked in water and are not difficult to remove. Then the hole was dug and in an hour or two, and the hole was all dug as big as it was! ”

Fang Hu replied while thinking.

Blast from the water gate!

"Have you chosen a place? Which one is more suitable? ”

Wang Heyao's heart jumped "puff puff".

This is a good way to dig from under the walls without having to worry about the moat, which is not only much more difficult to dig, but also easy to find.

"Adults, the villains have already seen it, the salt bridge is easy to sneak into, and the river is also deep, so it is not easy to be discovered."

Jiang Zhong took over the conversation.

"Yes...... Sure? ”

Wang Heyao asked hesitantly.

"It should be fine. Five or six people came in for about an hour or two, and they could dig a hole one person deep and half a person high. ”

Jiang Zhong immediately replied, looking a little confident.

Wang Heyao nodded lightly and groaned.

A cubic meter hole is about 900 kilograms of gunpowder, which is close to a meal, which is equivalent to about 200 kilograms of high-explosive in later generations. It should be enough to blow down a section of the overhanging wall.

"How do you get the gunpowder packets?"

Wang Heyao continued to ask.

"I wrapped it in oiled paper, put it on a wooden plank while it was dark, and floated over the water. Brothers dive through the water, be careful. ”

Jiang Zhong knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted, his face solemn.

"My lord, the villain has a good water nature, and he is willing to go and blow down the city wall in person! If you can't complete the military order, the villain will die under this wall! ”

"Get up! Go down and prepare, be cautious, and come back alive! ”

The military heart is available, and Wang Heyao is also excited.

"Brother Jiang Zhong, not only to complete the military order, but also to find a way to come back alive. In the future, our brothers, there are still many important things to do! ”

Zheng Siming's face was solemn, and he told him seriously.

"Rest assured, the villains will complete the military order!"

Jiang Zhong left, and Wang Heyao turned his gaze to Li Xingzhong and Thin Monkey and the others.

"Jiang Zhong and the others entered the water gate, and immediately began to bombard the siege of the city, making the movement a little bigger, covering them to dig holes! After the city was broken, all the armies entered the city together from the east and pursued the Qing army. Chen Zigou's men and horses were ambushed outside the Qiantang Gate, blocking the retreat of the Qing army. ”

Wang Heyao looked at the generals, clasped his fists and saluted, solemnly.

"Brothers, you have worked hard to enter Hangzhou City, whether you can capture the city, whether you can gain a foothold in Zhejiang, it is this trembling tonight!"

"Obey your lordship's orders!"

The generals received their orders together and dispersed.

Wang Heyao thought for a moment and said to Zhang Hei.

"You go and bring that Dai Zi, I have something to say to him."

This Dai Zi is a native of Hangzhou City, and after tonight, he will use it if he can, and he will be dismissed if he can't use it.

The city of Hangzhou was broken, the world was shaken, and the situation of resisting the Qing Dynasty was very good. A Dai Zi has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Besides, how can the anti-Qing plan be pinned on one or two people?

Fight for 100,000 skull blood to save the world.

Restore the old mountains and rivers, and the blood and corpses of thousands of people with lofty ideals will be paved!