Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

More than twenty people were killed or wounded in an instant.

These sailors in front of me,

Most of them are locals from Hangzhou.

Don't tell me they've never fought a war.

Even their fathers had never experienced war.

When Fang La captured Hangzhou,

The sailors simply boarded a boat and escaped.

They cheered and waved flags throughout the counterattack.

A guy who's never seen blood.

How can you still dare to fight to the death?

The warships that were about to surround them

Seeing this, they all retreated.

Let Zhang Shun lead the fleet.

They drove confidently toward Hangzhou.

"What to do? What to do? What to do..."

Cao Guang was terrified.

Upon hearing the news, Cai Yanchen, the magistrate of Ganpu Town, rushed over and asked in alarm,

"What happened?"

"Could it be that pirates are attacking?"

Cao Guang pointed to the departing fleet.

"The Ming army is the army of the puppet Ming dynasty!"

"Quickly light the beacon fires and send a small boat to deliver the message!"

Cai Yanchen shouted.

From Hangzhou to Xiuzhou (Jiaxing).

Then to Suzhou and Wuxi,

It is connected by a canal.

It is connected to the Yangtze River.

Haiyan County also has canals.

First through Yanguan County,

It connects to the canal in Chang'an Town.

The small boat glided swiftly through the canal.

Smoke signals were also lit on the watchtowers near the salt field.

Smoke billowed along the way.

When Zhang Shun led his army across the Zheshan Mountains,

Smoke billowed from Mount Zhe.

Hangzhou city outside the wharf

Chaos erupted instantly.

They thought pirates had arrived.

He fled in a panic.

The soldiers guarding the city were so frightened that they closed the city gates.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Pirates are plundering us!"

"Defend the city to the death! Xiang Ziming, take the Imperial Guards to defend it!"

They're just a bunch of pirates.

Emperor Huizong of Song was not afraid.

From the time he hunted south to this place,

Even in Hangzhou, there were local rebellions.

Xiang Ziming, of course, followed Xiang Minzhong.

Now responsible for protecting the imperial court.

His three thousand imperial guards

They were all recruited from respectable families in Hangzhou.

Zhang Shun ordered a squad of soldiers...

To requisition ships at the dock

They blocked the Qiantang River to prevent Emperor Huizong of Song from fleeing south.

Then he sent those grunts...

Go and demolish the houses outside the city.

Clear obstacles for artillery firing.

While we're at it, we'll collect wood to make siege equipment.

Then they split their forces and circled around to the north.

Similarly, ships were requisitioned.

Block the Huantang River and the Jiangnan Canal.

Chapter 1783 The Traitors Have Attacked!

Including the regular soldiers,

Zhang Shunlong had a total of more than 8,000 people.

They even dared to divide their forces into three groups to besiege the city.

They completely disregarded the Hangzhou garrison!

The heavily armored guards carefully disembarked from the ship.

Their legs were weak.

The contact with the dock surface was finally stable.

"It's not pirates, it's the fake Ming forces coming to kill us,"

"Quickly, inform His Majesty!"

Xiang Ziming, who had just climbed onto the city wall, cried out in terror.

In Hangzhou, Li Yan scrambled to Emperor Huizong's feet.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

"The enemy soldiers of Zhao are outside the city!"

"Zhao the traitor?"

Emperor Huizong of Song did not react immediately.

Then he turned pale with fright.

He shouted while taking off his clothes.

"Run away quickly!"

The main force of the small court in the southeast,

Besides those sent out to suppress bandits

The rest were all drawn to the Jingxiang battlefield.

Large numbers were stationed in Jiangzhou (Jiujiang) and Hukou.

Keep a close eye on the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the puppet state of Chu.

They can send troops to help Zhong Xiang fight.

They could also take the opportunity to attack the north bank of the Yangtze River.

As for the cities along the south bank of the Yangtze River

There were also many local troops defending the area.

Even in the Taihu Lake region,

Cai You also led Zhu Mian's private army to suppress bandits.

Only Hangzhou was sparsely populated with troops.

Only three thousand newly formed imperial guards

The rest were all local militia who were incapable of fighting.

Those newly formed imperial guards,

It's just to scare the people.

How can we possibly fight against a fierce and powerful army?

Emperor Huizong of Song couldn't even take care of his concubines.

He traveled to the capital with a group of eunuchs.

They snatched the beggar's clothes and put them on.

His hair was disheveled, and his face and hands were dirty.

But they found they couldn't leave the city.

All the city walls were already tightly closed.

"Have Xiang Ziming open all the city gates,"

"Also inform the people that the Ming rebels intend to massacre the city."

Emperor Huizong of Song was quite quick-witted, and said to Li Yan,

"You led your men to set fires everywhere,"

"They escaped in the chaos after the fire broke out in the city!"

"boom!"

Just as they set the fire,

The soldiers had already cleared out several houses outside the moat.

Several wrought iron field guns were towed there for testing.

It did not hit the city wall.

But they hit the eaves of the city gate tower.

The soldiers guarding the city gates,

He was so frightened that his face turned ashen.

Feeling uneasy, he planned to run away.

Xiang Ziming was about to reassure the soldiers.

But then shouts were heard coming from inside the city.

Houses on several streets were set on fire.