Wu Zheng frowned. This is indeed a problem. If this rebel was recruited by the local and surrounding areas, then who was the one who trained these strong men to use muskets?

Did you hire a foreign teacher like yourself?

Wu Zheng shook his head vigorously and said, "I can't figure it out either... But it doesn't matter. When you attack the city, take down Zheng Youde and ask."

Zhang Huangyan hesitated and said, "Now it seems that the key is whether the Duke of Xingguo has time to stop these firearms from heading north?"

Wu Zhengde said with a eyebrows: "Zhang Mingzhen led the navy to suppress the pirates. My letter to Duke Xingguo has been sent. I can only do my best to do my best and leave my destiny."

Zhang Huangyan sighed: "I wish I could enter the city immediately to control the canal dock."

But both of them knew that this was obviously not possible. With the strength of muskets and cannons in the city, they ordered the attack to die.

Wu Zheng lowered his head and glanced at Ma Shiying, and said angrily: "Get up. Your guilt will be discussed after the war."

Ma Shiying was relieved. He rubbed his old waist and stood up, bowed to Wu Zheng and said, "Thank you, Prince... I have an idea, I don't know if it should be said..."

"speak."

"The strong attack cannot work, why not take it smart? Xiushui City Wall was built during the Tianfu period of the Five Dynasties of Jin Dynasty. It has been disrepair over time. Many places have been ruined. When the officials entered the city and visited and investigated secretly, they had seen several collapsed places... The prince detained two yamen runners before, so why not ask them if there is a place to enter the city?"

Wu Zheng's eyes lit up and he glanced at Zhang Huangyan.

Zhang Huangyan immediately asked the two yamen runners to come.

Poor that the two yamen runners were shaking when they saw that they were muskets and cannons.

At this time, seeing Wu Zheng glaring at him, his feet softened, and he knelt on the ground, "Prince, please spare me, the youngest is to act under the orders of the magistrate Zheng..."

Wu Zheng said: "I can not kill you, but you must answer my questions based on facts."

The two of them were as if they were granted a general amnesty and kowtowed, "The little ones are all in their knowledge, and they are all in their words."

"Can there be any collapsed places in Xiushui City Wall?"

One of the yamen runners almost rushed to answer: "I know that there is a collapse of about one mile from the east and south corners of the city wall, and the gap is about one meter wide. It has collapsed for five or six years. Because there is no money, it has not been repaired yet."

Another yamen runner spoke a little slower and a little anxious, "Prince, the young one can testify, there is indeed a 10-meter gap there."

It's southeast, but I'm on the west side. I'm afraid I can't hide it from the defenders in the city after such a long way. Even if I go around at night, it will probably take too long to wait.

Wu Zheng asked, "Are there any closest to the west?"

"There is one, but... only one collapsed."

"How is it?"

"It just collapsed halfway, not to the end."

"That means there is one person taller in the gap?"

The yamen runner gestured for a moment, nodded and said, "About one person tall."

Wu Zheng said: "Then at night, I will bring a hundred people into the city and rob the dock first. Even if I can't occupy it, I have to find a way to burn it and not allow the Qing court to get these firearms."

Zhang Huangyan stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, don't take risks. Besides, the Youth has revealed your signs. If the Youth no longer shows up, it will inevitably cause alertness in the city...why would I just lead the troops into the city?"

Jiang Quanyi said: "This is a good deal for the humble position. The prince and Lord Zhang should not fight against the humble position."

Wu Zheng thought about it, Zhang Huangyan’s words made sense.

So he agreed to Jiang Quanyi's self-recommendation, "Mr. Jiang, your primary task here is to occupy the dock. If you can't, then destroy the ship. If you can't, set fire. I believe the dock must be full of goods at this time, and it should not be difficult to burn it with a burn... Remember, don't be too arrogant. If you complete the task, you can run the boat along the canal. Whether it is going north, south, or our territory, try to minimize casualties."

"As for your orders, please rest assured. Your Majesty will definitely live up to the entrustedness of your Majesty and will not allow a cargo ship to leave the dock."

The Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou flows from north to south to south to south, then turns into the west through Chongde, and ends with Hangzhou Prefecture.

In other words, in Xiushui County, the channel turns are almost close to a right angle.

At this corner is Xiushui Wharf, which runs through most of the west city from the north city, and is less than twenty miles away from the yamen in the center of the city.

The gap mentioned by the yamen runners is at the adjacent side of the canal passing through the west city wall.

Due to the age of time and the local government has not allocated funds to repair it, the city walls along the river collapsed.

At midnight that night, Wu Zheng ordered a feint attack on the Xicheng Gate to attract the attention of the defenders on the city to protect Jiang Quanyi's troops from the gap in the city wall.

....

Jiang Quanyi led the two yamen runners and led a hundred men to fight at the city gate and quietly entered the city from the Xicheng Gate.

These two yamen runners did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but were really acting on the orders of Zheng Youde.

They already knew their situation at this time and were eager to redeem their sins.

I have done my best to lead the way.

Xiushui City is not big, and the city wall is only more than twenty miles away from the wharf.

Under the leadership of two indigenous yamen runners, Jiang Quanyi's troops took half an hour to reach the perimeter of the dock.

But one hundred and three people quietly hid near the dock and were stunned.

The dock was full of people, and the torches and fires shone the entire dock as if it were during the day.

At least dozens of soldiers were divided into seven or eight squads, guiding and supervising the people to ship goods throughout the dock.

On the water surface, there are many small boats passing by and between the large ships and the docks, for transport.

This shows that Wu Zheng and Zhang Huangyan’s judgment was correct, and the entire batch of goods was indeed not transported away.

But in this case, once a surprise attack is launched, the result can be imagined that the people on the dock will be in chaos and there is no possibility of a quick battle. Once it falls into a stalemate, enemy reinforcements will arrive.

But on the contrary, we cannot wait. If we wait until dawn, Jiang Quanyi's troops will be discovered and will become an isolated army without reinforcements.

what to do?

As time passed little by little, Jiang Quanyi was in trouble.

At this time, two yamen runners quietly approached Jiang Quanyi, and one of them was taller and said, "Mr. Jiang, the younger one has an idea, I don't know if it should be said."

"Talk." Jiang Quanyi said without hesitation. In fact, at this time, Jiang Quanyi had no solution and could only treat it as a living horse.

It is just a waste of time to withdraw, but it can be safely withdrawn.

But the problem is that Jiang Quanyi never wants to retreat. During the day, he led his army to fight such a cowardly battle and lost his face in front of everyone. Jiang Quanyi is now full of anger. How could he go into Baoshan and return empty-handed?
Chapter completed!