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But Liao Zhongping was disappointed. From afternoon to now, there was no sign of negotiations in the city.

Liao Zhongping actually knew very well that no matter whether he led his army south this time or not, there was no reason or excuse between him and the King of Wu.

From the moment I applied for the new king, there was no way back.

The King of Wu could accommodate civil officials who had changed their bids, but he would never tolerate himself who controlled the 100,000 left camp.

Liao Zhongping couldn't help but raise his head and let out a long time. One step is wrong, every step is wrong!

"General Liao, we have been delaying for too long... We should launch an assault on the city gate at noon!"

When Liao Zhongping heard this, he frowned and turned around, "I am the general of this battle... Isn't Mo Xiang knowing you, and everything must obey this general's order?"

"General Liao, the head of the family really made us obey the general... But the general's delay in ordering an attack will give the city a time to defend... In this way, our army will encounter greater resistance when siege the city, increasing unreasonable casualties... Please order the city to attack immediately!"

"Please order the siege immediately!"

Looking at the soldiers coming up around, Liao Zhongping's face turned pale. About 80% of the army were people whom Mo Nian, but there was no way. Liao Zhongping could not mobilize Zuoying to move south without the emperor's will. There were only 2,000 confidants in his arms.

In this case, he had no choice. If he was to stop it with a tough stance, it might be a mutiny.

"But... it's getting late at this time..." Liao Zhongping hesitated for a moment.

"Then let's fight at night... General Liao don't worry, what our brothers are best at is night attacks!"

Liao Zhongping gritted his teeth, "Okay... Since we are going to attack at night, then four gates will attack at the same time. In this way, no matter which gate breaks, we can break the city!"

"Abide by the order!"

....

The sound of cannon suddenly rang out.

Just like the sky that was not yet dark, the thick smoke, the fire, and the wailing sounds of the injured.

The city wall, which spans more than ten miles, was covered by gunfire.

The rebels divided into four routes and launched a fierce attack towards the east of Hangzhou City.

The city walls seemed crumbling under the bombardment of heavy artillery.

Yes, Hangzhou is an ancient city, and the city walls built are not for defense against heavy artillery bombardment.

Even if Wu Zheng had been operating Hangzhou City for seven years and had a lot of solidification of the city walls, it would be difficult to face the new military workshop artillery.

Each rebel shell can smash the city wall with a corner, or a pit larger than the tabletop.

Some walls with clay compaction collapsed directly.

In just half an hour, the soldiers who fought to the death could no longer hold on.

He has always been like a flower in a greenhouse. When did he have such an experience?

Faced with heavy artillery bombardment that could shake everyone down the city wall, even the soldiers who had vowed to guard for at least ten days before the war had lost their fighting spirit at this moment.

If it weren't for Song An and Liu Yuan, the Changlin Guard, would have been defeated before the enemy's siege troops could have climbed to the wall.

But even so, after the shelling, nearly 30% of the defenders on the city walls had been lost.

....

"Please go to the dock quickly!"

Chen Mingxia, Li Yong, Zhang Huangyan and others are really anxious.

Jointly forced Wu Zheng to take a boat from the wharf to Shaoxing Prefecture for a temporary escape.

"As long as the prince is safe, even if Hangzhou City is lost... it can be recaptured at any time!"

This makes sense. No matter how strong the rebels are, as long as the Northern Expedition Army returns south and the Navy is withdrawn, they may be a scabies in the face of the Northern Expedition Army and the Navy's siege.

Wu Zheng, who had been silent, made a "shhhh" gesture.

He was listening to the sound of cannons coming from afar.

"Have you ever thought that the new cannon made by Gu's military workshop would hit Gu's head one day?" Wu Zheng suddenly laughed strangely, "Gu really didn't expect it..."

"I am guilty!"

"You are so sinful!" Wu Zheng sneered, "Ju only realized today, what is raising a tiger for trouble... Damn Old Man Mo, how many firearms have been hidden secretly in the past seven years... Listen, listen, you have been fighting for half an hour... But he told Gu that the Finance Department has no silver for the military workshop to produce!"

"The prince calms down, don't do anything greedy for the old thief... and investigates and punishes the emperor carefully. Now... I'll ask the prince to move!"

Wu Zheng's face slowly faded away his ferocious look, "How long can the city wall be kept?"

Song An, who rushed back from Dongcheng, lowered his head and said, "If the rebels fought for such half an hour, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to hold on... dawn!"

"I've been guarding for less than a day?" Wu Zheng laughed strangely again, "It's hard to imagine... Gu drove the Tartars out of the pass in the past seven years of the Northern Expedition, was he dreaming?!"

Song An raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "...It's not that the soldiers are afraid of war, but that the rebel artillery fire is too strong, and the soldiers of the palace have never seen such a formation...!"

"It makes sense!" Wu Zheng nodded and stood up, "Okay, if you don't leave, I'm afraid I'll really be a prisoner for Liao Zhongping..."

"Please ask the prince, the princess will leave first, I will leave behind and cut off the rear!" Zhang Huangyan bowed.

Wu Zheng was stunned and cursed angrily, "What's the matter after you cut off... The enemy has taken the camp. Why don't you cut off?... I'll send Liao Zhongping a hostage for free, so I'll threaten the orphan?"

Zhang Huangyan was also stunned, "That Dongcheng Mansion soldier..."

Wu Zheng's face turned right and said in a deep voice: "Transfer the orphan order, give up resistance...the army of the junta surrenders!"

"Prince..." Zhang Huangyan couldn't stand it anymore. He stammered his neck, "From the northern expedition of Shaoxing Prefecture, our army has not had such a precedent for a large-scale submission of the enemy...!"

Wu Zheng rolled his eyes, "Isn't this happening?"

Speaking of this, Wu Zheng sighed softly, "It's all Han people... No matter how cruel Liao Zhongping is, he will not kill surrendered soldiers!"

"Can...the people in the city?"

"Liao Zhongping dares not...he doesn't have that courage!"

After Wu Zheng finished speaking, he walked out, "Zhang Cangshui, don't be pretentious... You escort the princess, the prince will leave first... Song An follows me to pick up my father!"

"yes!"

....

I'm afraid no one would have thought that Hangzhou City's defense would be so vulnerable.

To put it in a disgusting sentence - it was really a waste of my eyes.

As the base of Wu Zheng, Hangzhou Prefecture was operated by Wu Zheng for seven years. Logically speaking, it should have been operated like an iron barrel.

Even if there are 100,000 enemy troops attacking for a year or two, they can only eat some walls.

But in fact, Wu Zheng never really put in his efforts to consolidate Hangzhou city defense.

During these seven years, Wu Zheng's energy was only to improve people's livelihood and the Northern Expedition.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Hangzhou’s city defense is strong on the outside but the middle.

Mo Zhinian knew this too well, and Liao Zhongping also knew it.

Wu Zheng had actually understood that Hangzhou City could not be defended, especially when faced with heavy artillery.

There are two reasons why he has been forcing his support to not leave. One is that it is for the convenience of contact with the navy deployed outside the sea. The other is that Wu Zheng subconsciously refused to believe that Liao Zhongping would really attack the city. To be precise, it is that he does not believe that Zhu Chenyu would really ask Liao Zhongping to attack the city.

This may be a kind of expectation from Wu Zheng’s heart.

Why should we aim the gun at someone who should be his own?
Chapter completed!