Southern Ming Rebel Army

The next morning, the sky was gloomy and the cold wind was howling, blowing straight into the seams of people's clothes, making them shiver with cold.

As the battle array was completed, the sound of drums and trumpets rang out one after another, but the soldiers had become numb to it and no longer felt the surge of excitement when they heard it again. They only felt that the sound seemed like a death warrant from the King of Hell.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, as soon as the war drums sounded and the command flags were waved, the loyal troops, together with the auxiliary troops, rushed towards the city wall carrying larger-scale siege equipment. No matter how cold the wind was, it could not stop the soldiers from advancing.

At this time, on the city wall of Hangzhou, Zhang Cunren braved the danger of artillery fire and observed the battlefield below the city. He stood on the battlement, ignoring the strong dissuasion of the guards beside him. Zhang Cunren had an ugly expression on his face and felt a little unpredictable in his heart.

With the continuous artillery bombardment, the Meng army under the city had approached the city wall. Under the persuasion of the guards, Zhang Cunren had no choice but to go down the city wall.

After returning to the governor's office, Zhang Cunren immediately summoned Li Chengdong. After a while, Li Chengdong hurried in.

"Governor," Li Chengdong bowed to Zhang Cunren as he entered the room.

"Yanzhen, come and sit down," Zhang Cunren said to Li Chengdong with a smile.

"Thank you sir"

"Yanzhen, you must prepare the cavalry to prevent unexpected changes and be ready to move at any time." After Li Chengdong sat down, Zhang Cunren said straight to the point.

Li Chengdong was a little confused, then he slowly said, "Of course I will follow the Governor's lead."

Zhang Cunren was a little breathless, and couldn't help but say more clearly, "The cavalry is deployed at the south gate."

Li Chengdong blurted out, "The enemy troops are not in the south city..." Then he suddenly came to his senses, looked at Zhang Cunren with a complicated expression, and said, "Yes, Governor."

"Hmm." Seeing that Li Chengdong seemed to have understood something, Zhang Cunren nodded slightly and sighed helplessly: "The Green Camp in Hangzhou is of little use. Zhuma La is seriously injured. The number of Eight Banners is small. Hangzhou City may not be able to hold out until Marshal Bo returns."

Li Chengdong clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will go down and prepare right away."

……

"Yuan Yin, get ready. Hangzhou City is no longer viable," Li Chengdong said to Li Yuan Yin in a low voice.

Li Yuanyin was somewhat shocked and said, "Is Meng Jun's army so powerful? They can capture Hangzhou in just a few days."

"Don't worry about these things. Take the light things with you. Damn it, I don't even have time to take away so much money. I wonder if that bastard Meng Jun has found it," Li Chengdong cursed.

Li Chengdong didn't notice that Li Yuanyin's expression was very strange and hard to understand. His eyes revealed a deep contradiction and struggle, as if he was experiencing a fierce struggle in his heart.

Li Yuanyin's hands were clenched, sometimes tightly, sometimes slowly loosening. This repetitive action seemed to reflect his inner uncertainty and hesitation.

As time went by, Li Yuanyin seemed to have made a decision and turned and left.

After fighting outside the city for an hour and a half, a drizzle began to fall from the sky. Meng Jun saw that the defenders on the city were already exhausted, and only Wu Lachan's flag soldiers were still running back and forth. Meng Jun gestured to Meng Bizhi under the high platform.

Meng Bizhi nodded heavily, and then shouted, "Heavy Armored Army, attack!"

The heavily armored army rushed towards Hangzhou City like a steel torrent. The troops were all wearing heavy armor, shining with a cold light. They stepped firmly and powerfully on the ground, making a dull sound. The sharp-eyed soldiers on the city wall shouted, "Shoot over there!"

The arrows hit the armor, making a clanging sound. After a round of arrows, almost no one fell to the ground. Wu Lachan on the city had a terribly gloomy face. These Hangzhou Green Camp were like trash. If it weren't for his desperate rescue, Hangzhou City would have been broken long ago. Then Wu Lachan said to the guards beside him, "Go and ask the governor to mobilize reinforcements!"

……

"Report, North City is in danger, General Liu requests to dispatch the Eight Banners troops to help North City"

As soon as Zhang Cunren received the news, he issued an order, "All the servants and guards organized in the city should be transferred to the north city."

After a while, Wu Lachan's personal soldier Goshha ran in hurriedly and said, "Governor, there are many enemy troops, and one of them is wearing heavy armor and is climbing the city. Please quickly mobilize reinforcements to support us."

Zhang Cunren sent this Geshaha away, then slumped down in his chair for a long time...

"Climb the city wall, go up!" Meng Bizhi shouted to everyone, and then he led the way and climbed up the city wall.

The Green Camp on the city wall looked on in panic as these heavy men gradually approached; they felt the powerful aura of the heavily armored army.

Arrows and stones rained down from the city walls, but the heavy armor of the soldiers was as solid as a rock. They were not afraid and continued to move forward bravely.

Finally, Meng Bizhi climbed up the city wall and started a close combat with the Green Camp. The armor advantage of the heavy armored army was fully utilized at this moment. They were as strong as steel and easily broke through the enemy's defense line. Although the heavy armored army was unstoppable in the first battle, Meng Bizhi and his men could not hold out for long under the heavy armor.

Du Yonghe, Guo Hu, Wu Shunchang and others followed closely behind, climbed up the city wall one by one, and started killing the Green Camp soldiers.

The soldiers of the Xieming Army and Changlin Town poured into the city one after another, as if endless, and crushed the resistance of the Hangzhou defenders.

Wu Lachan roared and chopped down a soldier of the service army, then rushed towards Meng Bizhi and others with dozens of flag soldiers behind him.

A Green Camp captain was standing at the foot of the city wall. Seeing that the enemy troops were coming in greater and greater numbers, and Wu Lachan being drowned in the crowd, he hurriedly pulled a horse and galloped towards the Governor's Mansion. The troops he left behind stared at the captain walking away in amazement. They looked at each other for a few seconds, then threw their swords and guns on the ground. A group of people huddled at the city gate and trembled.

……

After Zhang Cunren received the news that Wu Lachan was trapped in the battle, he immediately took his guards and rushed to the South Gate. Then the South Gate opened wide and a cavalry rushed out like thunder.

Hangzhou City was finished. Zhang Cunren looked back at Hangzhou City with a complicated expression, then whipped his horse and left without looking back.

The fighting was still going on in the city. Once the city walls were breached, the remaining Green Camp soldiers all surrendered. Except for those Eight Banners soldiers who died on the city walls, the rest all retreated to the Governor's Mansion.

Qian Biao shook off the raindrops on the armor plates and wiped the blood off the sword. A corpse was lying at his feet. The deceased was wearing bannerman armor and had a mouth full of yellow teeth. The braid behind his head was obviously not newly shaved. He was definitely a genuine Eight Banners of Liaodong. His mouth was half open, his eyes were open, his left fist was clenched, and there was a terrible wound on his chest that extended to his abdomen.

Qian Biao said with murderous intent, "What's the matter? Can't you kill your way in?"

One of the soldiers blocking the gate said, "This house looks very rich. The door is very big and thick. We can't push it open. The remaining Tartars have all hidden inside."

"You are so stupid! You can't read. This is the Governor's Mansion," a person nearby cursed in a disappointed tone.

“Yeah, I can’t read.”

Qian Biao had no time to deal with the two of them. He said to the guards beside him, "Go find a ladder and a big piece of wood. I don't believe that after we have captured Hangzhou, this small Governor's Office can't do anything to him."