Seeing that the Ming army captured Linping Mountain, Xiao Qiyuan had to send the 10,080 Han troops from Gushan'e Zhenjinli Department to the northern front to defend Beixinguan and maintain the shaky northern front.

On the southern line, in the Qiantang River and Fuyang County area, five hundred warships and more than a thousand civilian ships are ready for departure.

Yan Tianfeng called his youngest son, 20-year-old general Yan Xiaoyong, to his side, "This time when I entered Zhejiang, my father's army led an army to attack Xianxia Pass. I didn't make any progress, and I feel deeply ashamed. My son should be the vanguard.

Avenge my father’s shame!”

Yan Xiaoyong was not only the son of Yan Tianfeng, but also the daughter of Zhu Hengjia and the husband of Princess Zhu Huiting of Lipu. However, he did not indulge himself with the dignity of a horse. Instead, he took risks and took on the important task of detonating explosive cannons during the Battle of Beixi, Fujian.

He has made great contributions. This time, Yan Tianfeng used him as the vanguard.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but twenty-year-old Yan Xiaoyong is full of vigor and vitality. "My son asked his father to put Liu Guoxuan and Gan Hui under my command."

Yan Tianfeng laughed loudly, "You know how to choose people, so I will rely on you."

Lin Cha's navy escorted Yan Xiaoyong, Liu Guoxuan, and Gan Hui's 20,000 leading troops and began to land on the north bank of the Qiantang River.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Qing army's fort on the north bank started firing.

"Boom boom boom", "boom boom boom", "boom boom boom"??

Five hundred warships and thousands of large and small artillery began to fight back. The intensive artillery fire destroyed the temporary structures on the north bank.

The fort overturned.

After only half an hour of bombardment, the north bank guard Gushan'e Zhenliu Zhiyuan could no longer withstand it and asked Angbang Zhangjing Hamu for help.

Hahamu, Melezhangjing Laidaogar came from the direction of Fuyang, Beiletunqi, Beizizhakana, and Gushan Ezhen Yilde came from the direction of Xincheng to reinforce Liu Zhiyuan.

Yan Xiaoyong jumped on his horse and held a spear, stabbing left and right in the Qing army's formation, as if he was in an uninhabited land; Gan Hui's swords were flying up and down, while Liu Guoxuan was using his left shield and right sword, leading the way and breaking into the Qing army.

Liu Zhiyuan couldn't resist and turned his horse to escape.

"Drive, drive, drive", the hooves of the escaping horses sounded loudly.

Yan Xiaoyong sneered, took off the special recurved bow, concentrated his energy, and with a "swish" sound, Liu Zhiyuan was hit in the back of the heart. He immediately fell straight off the horse.

"Da da da", "ta da da", "ta da da"??

The 20,000 cavalrymen from Hahamu and Galidao Kar arrived.

"Array", following Yan Tianfeng's order, the Ming army began to form an array, with spears in front, swords and shields at the back, supplemented by bows, arrows, and muskets. Soon, a circular formation curled up like a hedgehog was formed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Eight Banners cavalry collided with the forest of spears, and the ground shook.

The second batch of 20,000 Ming troops led by Yang Huai, Zhang Mingzhen, Ma Xin, Zheng Lin, and Fu Wenhuan landed.

The third batch of 30,000 Ming troops from Yan Tianfeng, Yuan Zongdi, Luo Chengyao, Li Rubi, Gu Zhong, and Luo Yunzhang also began to land.

Qingbeile Tunqi said to Beizi Zakana: "Zakana, you and I are both members of the clan, and we must fight to the death."

Zakana laughed, "Don't worry, Mr. Beile, there are no cowards in the Aixinjueluo family!"

Already determined to die, he led two thousand elite cavalry into the Ming army's formation, followed closely by Tunqi and Gushan Ezhen Yild's five thousand cavalry.

The Qing army was so furious that when they saw the spear formation, they didn't even cut the tip of their spear, and they actually bumped into it like this.

"咴莿聿", "咴莿聿", "咴莿聿"??

The horses in the front row were penetrated into gourds of blood, and the men were turned upside down, but rows of spears were also broken.

This kind of recklessness caused heavy casualties, but it was also very effective and quickly tore apart the Ming army's formation.

Ming general Fu Wenhuan fought tooth and nail to resist, but Zakana slashed him diagonally, cutting him into two pieces.

General Zheng Lin of the Ming Dynasty led his troops to rush to the city, but was stabbed under his horse by a soldier from Tun Qi.

Gushan'e Zhenyild was fired, and a mace swept away a large area. Wherever it passed, the corpses of the Ming army were everywhere.

"Raise the gun and shoot!"

A volley from the Ming Army's Ma Xin Division turned Yild into a bloody gourd.

The third batch of Ming troops landed and surrounded Tunqi and Zakana.

The second general was surrounded by hundreds of Baya soldiers, who were very fierce. The Ming army was killed when they approached.

Yan Tianfeng narrowed his eyes, "The gunslingers lined up and shot for me!"

The Ming army formed three teams and approached the two Aixinjueluos.

"First column, shoot!"

"Second column, shoot!"

"Third column, shoot!"

The sound of gunfire continued, and Aixinjueluo Tunqi and Aixinjueluo Zakana fell in a pool of blood.

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After the Ming army landed on the north bank of the Qiantang River, the Qing army's defense line became a virtual reality.

Xiao Qiyuan gathered the Qing troops from Changhua, Yuqian, Lin'an, and Yuhang counties in Qiantang County, under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture, preparing for the final resistance.

He ordered Jin Li to guard the three east gates: Qingchun Gate, Qingtai Gate, and Wangjiang Gate; Tong Bingqi to guard the Qingbo Gate (Southwest Water Gate); Hahamu to guard the two south gates: Fengshan Gate and Houchao Gate; and Garai Road to guard the two west gates: Qiantang.

The gate is Yongjin Gate; Ke Kui guards the two northern gates: Wulin Gate and Genshan Gate.

He also ordered Jia Lazhang, Jing Yatali, to guard the entire city, and he led the governor's Biao camp to provide backup for each city.

Angbang Zhangjing Kekui, who was stationed in Hangzhou by the Qing court, ordered all women in the city to join the army and formed an army of three thousand women.

Piecing together, the Qing army totaled 50,000, facing the Ming army's 140,000 naval divisions.

"Wow, what a city of Hangzhou!"

Yan Tianfeng took Yang Huai and Ma Xin on horseback and rode around the city of Hangzhou to observe the city defenses. He could not help but sigh when he saw that the city was high and the pond was deep.

Ma Xin was originally the commander-in-chief of Taizhou in the Qing Dynasty. He had been in Zhejiang for many years and was very familiar with the situation in Hangzhou. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "This city was originally the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and later it was occupied by Zhang Shicheng. It was very strong. The general estimated that it would only be filled with water.

It will take ten days to level the moat. But??”

Yan Tianfeng hurriedly asked: "But what?"

Ma Xin said with a smile: "But Fengshan Gate and Houchao Gate in the south have no moats."

"Oh, why is this?"

"Both these two gates are connected to the Qiantang River. There is water at Fengshan Gate and two land gates. The water from the Qianjiang River pours into Fengshan Water Gate from the Longshan River, passes through the waterway in the city, and is connected to the Jiangnan Canal; the tide gate is at the Qiantang River

On the edge, you can wait for the tide here twice a day, hence the name "Tide Waiting Gate".

After Yan Tianfeng listened, he was silent.

Ma Xin offered advice: "The final general thinks that the best strategy to capture Hangzhou is to have the navy of Fu Minghou moored on the Qiantang River, day and night, bombarding Fengshan Gate and Waiting Gate. These two gates make the city

The foundation has been corroded by the river water and is not strong. It will collapse in less than three days. Then, let the army take a boat and row directly into the city through the water channel in the city."

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Yan Tianfeng nodded, "Mr. Ma, this is a very good strategy!"

He is a veteran general. Although he decided to attack the two southern gates as the main direction, he still sent troops to attack the other eight gates to prevent the enemy from looking at each other.

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On November 19, the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, the siege of Hangzhou began.

Li Benshen and Hu Maozhen's troops attacked the second north gate; Hao Yongzhong's troops attacked the third east gate; Yuan Zongdi's troops attacked the second west gate; and Luo Chengyao's troops attacked the southwest water gate.

Except for the Wulin Gate in the north, along the Jiangnan Canal, and the Qingbo Gate in the southwest, along the waterways, where the Ming troops rowed boats and fought with the Qing troops, at the rest of the city gates, the two sides just fired cannons at each other. The Ming troops were at

Do one thing: fill in the river, fill in that wide and wide moat.

The decisive battle started at the South City Gate.

The 30,000 naval divisions of Lincha, the auxiliary Ming lord, and the 30,000 land divisions of the loyal and brave Hou Yang Huai were stationed in Qiantang.

Yang Huai sent 500 warships to bombard Fengshan Gate and Houchao Gate in batches.

The earth-shattering roar frightened the fish and shrimp in the river.

On the first day, the city gate did not collapse; on the second day, the city gate still did not collapse; on the third day, the water gate of Fengshan Gate was blown down, and two large gaps were blown out of Houchao Gate.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The soldiers of the Ming army entered the city in small boats through the waterways of Fengshanmen Shuimen and Houchaomen.

Hahamu hurriedly led his men to row a boat to stop him. Ming general Dang Hu Bo Ruan Jin met Hahamu and cut him in two with his sword.

The Ming Dynasty general Pingyi Marquis Zhou Hezhi led his men in a small boat from the city's waterway to Wulin Gate in the north of the city. Qing'ang Bang Zhangjing Kekui, who was supervising the battle at Wulin Gate, was caught off guard and was shot in the right shoulder by Zhou Hezhi. Under the desperate protection of his men, he fled into Manchuria.

City.

Zhongyong Hou Yang Huai captured Qingbo Gate and captured Tong Shanqi alive.

The Ming general Zhou Rui, Marquis of Min'an, led his army to attack Qiantang Gate. The Qing defender Ga Laidao went crazy and actually led the Qing army to counterattack the Ming army. Zhou Rui was caught off guard and was surrounded. In the critical moment, Li Rubi, the general of the Ming Dynasty, rushed to

Arrive. He was a strong general of the former Great Western Army, with great martial arts skills. He took advantage of the long battle in Garai Road and was tired, so he killed him with one sword.
To be continued...