After days of rain, the Ming army was unable to attack the city, but the Qing army's defense was still tight in Hangzhou.

On the city wall, the Qing army wearing straw raincoats patrolled with spears. In less than half a quarter of an hour, the soldiers walked back and forth several times.

In Hangzhou, the Governor's Mansion and the soldiers who were whistling at the door stood straight.

A carriage was parked in front of the yamen. The soldiers lifted the curtains. A general walked out and walked into the mansion. The soldiers on duty immediately raised their chests and greeted him.

Ma Guanghui walked through the hall with great pride and came to the lobby. Zhang Cunren was sitting and talking to someone.

"Master Zhongtang!" After Ma Guanghui came in, he saluted Zhang Cunren.

Zhang Cunren looked at him and asked casually: "Ma Junmen, how about the city defense?"

Ma Guanghui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhongtang, it's as solid as a soup!"

Zhang Cunren smiled and still instructed in a deep voice: "Zhu Yihai is eager to capture Hangzhou, so the Ma Junmen should not be careless, and we must prevent the thief army from siege at night."

Ma Guanghui clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Lord Zhongtang, I have already arranged for soldiers to patrol day and night, and will not give the thief army a chance!"

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Zhang Cunren stopped talking and reached out to let him take his seat. Then he turned his head to a Qing official sitting in the right head and said, "Civil Huang can tell the prince that Hangzhou has sufficient soldiers and food, and with the rain for several days, the bandit army was unable to attack the city, so it would be no problem for Hangzhou to hold on for several months."

The honest official was named Huang Shu, who was sent by Mandahai to Hangzhou to learn about the situation in Hangzhou.

"With the words of the central hall, the subordinates can explain to the prince." Huang Shu bowed.

Zhang Cunren lowered his voice, "Civilian Huang, the imperial court has been operating the river defense for several years. Zhao Zamao's army entered the Yangtze River. Could it be that the river defense has not played a role?"

Seeing that Mandahai was specially sent to inquire about the situation in Hangzhou, Zhang Cunren knew that Mandahai might be entangled by Zhao Ming and could not get out. He guessed that Jiangnan might not be smooth.

Huang Shu looked at the lack of outsiders and whispered: "To be honest with the Lord Zhongtang, Zhao Zamao's ship is strong and cannons are powerful, and the prince's side is indeed not going well. However, Zhao Zamao is powerful, but he is powerful in the water. The master doesn't have to worry. At present, the prince is about to re-allocate troops. As long as there is no problem with Lord Zhongtang, the prince will take at most some effort, but he will definitely defeat the pirates in the end."

Zhang Cunren's heart sank. He knew that he was right and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Ma Guanghui also felt a stern and continued: "Censor Huang, in the past, Zhao Zamao scattered across the sea, but our Qing army could not catch a hair. This time, Zhao Zamao entered the Yangtze River, which was an opportunity for the Qing Dynasty. I also asked Censor Huang to tell the prince that he must seize the opportunity and kill Zhao Zamao. If this thief enters the sea again, my Qing Dynasty will definitely not be able to sleep or eat in the future!"

Ma Guanghui said it sincerely. He made Zhao Ming's words, hoping that Zhao Ming would be beaten to death by Mandahai.

Huang Shu said in a deep voice: "Zhao Zamao went deep into the Yangtze River. The prince mobilized elite troops to capture Langshan and Fushan two forts, ready to mobilize heavy artillery to block Zhao Zamao's retreat, and at the same time transfer the Poyang Lake Navy to the east. As long as Zhongtang and Ma Junmen defended Hangzhou, Zhao Zamao would not withdraw from the Yangtze River. By then, when the prince was mobilized, Zhongtang and Ma Junmen would wait for the news of the prince's victory!"

Zhang Cunren nodded and said, "Zhao Zamao is a confidant of the Qing Dynasty. Huang Jingshi told the prince that Hangzhou has no worries for the time being and that the thief army cannot fight in. The prince can concentrate on dealing with Zhao Zamao."

In Hangzhou Prefecture, it has been raining for several days, and the water levels of various rivers and streams have increased.

On the fifteenth, nearly 10,000 Ming soldiers wearing straw raincoats and hats stood by the river, and the rising river water had already disappeared from the earth bags that blocked the water.

"Duanzhen, time is up!" A thousand households hurriedly climbed up to the high place and bowed with their fists.

The rain was raucous along the straw raincoat. Under the hat, Wu Zhaosheng's face was gloomy and clear. He held the hilt in his hand tightly, and then let go after a while. Finally, he ordered in a deep voice, "Let's start!"

Qianhu clasped his fists and turned around and left. Soon, a loud noise suddenly came from the river. With the "boom", the earth bags and soil were blown away. The blocked river water suddenly came out, like thousands of horses galloping.

To the west of Hangzhou, upstream of Dongtao River, there was also a loud bang, and the surging flood immediately rushed down the river.

Dongtiao River flows from the northwest of Hangzhou to Taihu Lake. The Ming army intercepts the upper reaches and also builds embankments downstream to block the river channel and prevent the flood peak from flowing to Taihu Lake.

In the lower reaches of Dongtao River, south of Deqing County, a cavalry ran to the river and lifted it up and rolled over and dismounted. "Master General, Hongfeng has only half an hour left to reach Deqing!"

The old coach Zhang Mingzhen swelled his cheeks and exhaled a breath of turbid air. He looked into the river with his eyes. A rolling white waves rolled in miles away.

Seeing this, Zhang Mingzhen was not hesitating, and immediately waved his hand. The officers beside him immediately roared loudly, "Light up the fire and explode the dam!"

The river bank, which had been half opened, was suddenly exploded, and the rolling flood peaks surged out of the gap and rushed to the south.

While Dongtao River was blown up, many streams in Hangzhou were broken into dams, and the main force of the Ming army had moved to the northern embankment of Qiantang River north of Xiaoshan.

Here, General Fang Guoan, led tens of thousands of troops, was sweating profusely digging the river embankment, and the embankment had loosened.

In the evening, the Ming soldiers on the river bank suddenly exclaimed, "It's coming! The tide is coming!"

The busy Ming soldiers suddenly heard a faint sound of thunder. Everyone stood up and saw a white wall rising higher and higher to the east of the river, which shocked many soldiers.

"The Hongfeng is here too!" Suddenly, the Ming soldiers on the embankment were in a stir again, and the Hongfeng that was lowered from the upstream ran towards him like thousands of troops.

To the north of Qiantang River is the endless and flat Taihu River Basin, which has been threatened by upstream flood peaks and sea tides in the east for generations, and every breach has suffered huge losses.

During the Ming Dynasty, there were many floods. The flood in Wanli once every three years, destroying more than 80,000 acres of farmland and drowning more than 3,000 people. The Ming Dynasty frequently organized manpower and material resources to build river embankments and seawalls against this threat faced by Zhejiang.

Fang Guoan looked at the flood peak rolling upstream, and when he saw the tide coming in downstream, he couldn't help but feel a little scared, and suddenly shouted anxiously, "Hurry up, blow up the embankment!"

In the city of Hangzhou, Zhang Cunren and Ma Guanghui had a great conversation with Huang Shu. After the two of them assured Huang Shu that there was no worries in Hangzhou, Huang Shu was eager to return to Zhenjiang to report and said goodbye to the two.

Although it was raining, Zhang Cunren and Ma Guanghui still sent Huang Shu outside the Governor's Office.

The Qing soldiers held an umbrella for Huang Shu, and Huang Shu clasped his fists and said, "Zhongtang, Ma Junmen, you won't have to send me off!"

Zhang Cunren said: "Chief Huang is safe all the way!"

Huang Shu was about to bow his hand to say goodbye, but he was suddenly stunned and suddenly heard a faint sound of muffled thunder in his ears.

Ma Guanghui and others also heard the sound, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised and said nervously, "What sound?"

Zhang Cunren and the Qing army around him frowned. At this moment, a cavalry rushed in the rain, rolled and crawled over and dismounted, and said with panic: "Master Zhongtang, something is not good, the water is all over the outside~"

Zhang Cunren and Ma Guanghui were both old corpses, and they were slightly stunned and reacted instantly.

Zhang Cunren's face turned pale in an instant, "No, it's water attack!"

Ma Guanghui trembled in fear.
Chapter completed!