On the second day of the Battle of Hangzhou, the casualties in Hangzhou were greater than the first day. It took a lot of effort to barely defend the city wall. After the rebels retreated, the city was covered with corpses, and the air was filled with strong blood.

On that day, the Hangzhou defenders suffered more than 000 casualties. Not only did they fill in all the numbers of recruiting soldiers the day before, but more than 1,000 people were also lost. Seeing such a large casualties, Fu Bao's eyes were red.

"If you continue like this, Hangzhou will be guarded for a few days. Why haven't Zhang Yunyi's soldiers come yet?"

"You must guard even if you can't defend it. One of you and I is the general of Hangzhou and the other is the governor of Zhejiang. The city is there, and the people will die in the city." Huang Bingzhong said gritting his teeth. His eyes were covered with bloodshot, and the official robes on his body were no longer as neat as they were a few days ago. In the past two days, he and Fu Bao did not close their eyes at all, racking their brains to defend Hangzhou.

"It's a pity that Hangzhou is not equipped with cannons. If there are cannons in hand, it would..." Fu Bao shook his head and sighed. Hangzhou is located in Jiangnan. Although it is a big city, it is not a military place. Of course, there will be no killing weapons like the Red Barbarian cannons at the top of the city. Not to mention cannons, there are not many firearms from the Hangzhou defenders. Except for the rusting and unusable inventory left by the Three Feudal Rebellion that was left at that time, neither the Eight Banners nor the Green Camp were equipped.

Furthermore, after entering the pass and seizing the world, the Qing rulers began to ignore firearms. In the eyes of the upper class of the Qing Dynasty, firearms were an invention that could be terrible enough to subvert their regime. If the Han people had a large number of firearms, how could the Manchus, as ethnic minorities, sit firmly in the world?

Therefore, the Qing government has always strictly controlled firearms. Except for the border troops and some troops, the proportion of firearms in the army is very low. Especially after the Three Feudals pacified and the recovery of Taiwan, the Qing government even found various reasons to reduce the equipment of firearms. Of course, there is only one reason that is, the Qing Dynasty started with riding and shooting, and riding and shooting was the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. Firearms were just some strange tricks and tricks.

This attitude of the Qing government had a great impact on later generations. It was also from this era that the gap between the East and the West began to widen gradually, and eventually led to a situation where later generations were compensated for land cede.

As for this war, Fu Bao, as a Manchu, remembered the benefits of firearms, which is an irony. Without the advantages of firearms, he could only rely on the city wall to help defend Hangzhou in several attacks by Yuan Qi's army. This is his greatest effort.

"There is no need to talk about the firearms. At present, we can only stick to the end. Hangzhou is the provincial government, and Zhang Yunyi is even more veteran. We will never sit idly by and watch Hangzhou fall. We only have one word - defend!" Huang Bingzhong made up the idea of ​​perseverance before the war started, but the casualties caused by the siege in the past two days have exceeded his expectations. But no matter what, Hangzhou still must stick to it. As long as you can hold on for one more day, Zhang Yunyi will have more hope, which is the only thing they can do.

West Lake is a symbol of Hangzhou. When people mention West Lake, they will think of Hangzhou. In this era, West Lake was not in Hangzhou City, but in the west of Hangzhou City. At this moment, Yuan Qi moved to the stone boat in West Lake and was listening to military newspapers from various departments.

"Everyone!" After listening to the military newspaper, Yuan Qi said in a clear mind: "My rebel army has been in Hangzhou for nearly three days. Although we have not been able to break the city for two consecutive days, the city defense in Hangzhou is already shaking. Tomorrow, the soldiers will continue to work hard and break the city of Hangzhou in one fell swoop. I hereby guarantee that once the city is broken, the general will seal the sword after three days."

As soon as Yuan Qi finished speaking, the leaders of the various divisions below all showed joy. Yuan Qi's meaning was very clear. After three days of robbery, he would tell everyone that he would allow the rebels to rob the city for three days after breaking the city. Hangzhou is a big city and the capital. Not to mention Yuyao, even Shaoxing is far incomparable. After three days of robbery, the harvest was far greater than the previous places. How could this not make people feel moved?

"Please rest assured, you will be able to take Hangzhou!"

"Prince, look at it. Tomorrow, my old cow will definitely be the first to break the city with my brothers!"

"The group of clear dogs in the city are no longer good. If it weren't for the dark early, our army would have broken Hangzhou City today..."

Everyone was talking all over the tongue, and everyone was extremely excited. Yuan Qi nodded with satisfaction, and then made a promise to everyone to be appointed as an official. After the leaders left, Yuan Qi called Gao Jin and asked: "There is no movement on the Genshan Gate yet?"

"No, Bei Zhi has been staring at the Gen Mountain Gate, and there is no movement yet."

"Don't be careless." Yuan Qi solemnly cared: "Once Hangzhou City is broken, Qinggou will inevitably break through the Genshan Gate. Your troops must keep a close eye on it and not let one person escape." Then, he said: "In addition, Qinggou will definitely dispatch troops to help Hangzhou City. Genshan Gate is in the north of the city, which is a must-see place for Qinggou reinforcements. If there is any news, come and report it immediately."

Gao Jin nodded, and told Yuan Qi that his men had set up an ambush outside the Genshan Gate, and also sent spies around to pay attention to the movements of the rescue officers and soldiers. Any movement was not as good as him.

Yuan Qi was completely relieved to hear Gao Jin's return. Gao Jin was the most at ease, but the battle in Hangzhou was related to the overall situation, and Yuan Qi still had to give some advice at this critical moment.

After Gao Jin left, there were no one else in the stone boat, and Yuan Qi then recruited Zhou Zhongliang who was waiting outside.

"I have seen the prince." Zhou Zhongliang, wearing a vermilion robe, came in and saluted Yuan Qi upright. These days, Zhou Zhongliang has lived more nourishing than any day in the past few decades, and is in line with an old saying that it is a blessing to lose his fortune.

As an inconspicuous rank, he was captured by Yuan Qi by chance. Who would have thought that he would become a big figure in the rebel army after Zhou Zhongliangyi's operation?

At present, although Zhou Zhongliang is still a Grand Secretary, Yuan Qi added several titles to him in addition to Grand Secretary. Although one of the titles of joining the army was not big, Zhou Zhongliang was ecstatic after obtaining this title.

What does this mean? Of course, this means that Yuan Qi has gradually regarded Zhou Zhongliang as his own and plans to reuse himself.

Before the Battle of Shaoxing, Zhou Zhongliang, who was judging the situation, abandoned Zhu Yicheng and completely surrendered to Yuan Qi. Not only did he vigorously give advice to Yuan Qi, but he also secretly acted as Yuan Qi's lackey to disagree and provoke the leaders of various tribes for him so that Yuan Qi could better control the rebel army.

Work pays off, and finally Yuan Qi accepted him, which made Zhou Zhongliang extremely excited. As the rebels grew stronger like a balloon, they were now even more likely to break through Hangzhou City. Zhou Zhongliang even felt that Yuan Qi was the lord of the real dragon. Only by holding this thick leg tightly, Zhou Zhongliang's prescription would have a real success.

While waiting outside, Zhou Zhongliang even thought about whether Yuan Qi would be able to become a ninth-five after taking Hangzhou. At that time, he would be the first to persuade him to advance to become a founding hero and be famous in history.

"Flat." After looking at Zhou Zhongliang who was lying on the ground, Yuan Qi said lightly. Yuan Qi was actually very clear that Zhou Zhongliang was a villain, but villain naturally had the use of villain. Moreover, the rebel army has no shortage of military generals of this scale until now. Zhou Zhongliang, as a scholar who joined the rebel army at the first time, would take him up as a benchmark no matter what.

"Thank you, Prince." Zhou Zhongliang got up from the ground with a look of gratitude and stood respectfully.

"Your Highness the Superintendent of the State in the past few days?"

"If you go back to the prince, your highness has been doing well these days and has not been out of the camp."

Yuan Qi nodded and then said something, which made Zhou Zhongliang stunned on the spot.
Chapter completed!