Wu Zhengbu was also crossing the river.

In the early morning of two days later, the Qiantang River was flowing from east to west, and it was a spectacular scene.

The people of Shaoxing Mansion, Ningbo Mansion and even the northeast of Jinhua Mansion, under the inspiration of Wu Zheng's three battles and three victories, were full of emotions and contributed money and efforts for the Ming army's counteroffensive.

For a time, the entire eastern Zhejiang was boiling.

Everyone is shouting, crossing the Qiantang River and recovering Hangzhou.

It was as if there was no enemy defense in the city of Hangzhou, as long as the Ming army arrived, it would be able to spread the word.

Wu Zheng mobilized more than 50 large boats from the seashore and requisitioned hundreds of small fishing boats along the river.

Nearly 3,000 troops crossed the river to Haining and landed at Yanguan at one time.

At this time, the Qing army was not able to blockade the Qiantang River and Hangzhou Bay.

In addition, the Qing military did not guard against the sudden counterattack of the Ming army.

So, the landing operation went very smoothly.

After gathering his troops, Wu Zheng sent scouts in the east and west directions to liaise with Fang Guoan and Wang Zhiren's troops.

Just after the end of the day, the scouts came to report that Fang Guo's security department had begun to attack Hangzhou City, and Fang Guoan urgently ordered Wu Zheng to attack Hangzhou City from the east.

Wu Zheng immediately ordered all units except the 600 cavalry to march to the city of Hangzhou.

The purpose of leaving the cavalry battalion was not to passively slack off the battle, but to keep an eye on Wu Zheng, in case there was a change in the national security, he could lead the army back the way he came and withdraw to Shaoxing.

In addition, if Wang Zhiren's troops were unable to stop the Tartar reinforcements from Jiangning, the cavalry battalion could also attack and block the imperial court to provide time for their own retreat.

It's late afternoon.

Wu Zheng led his army to Yongchang Gate in the east of Hangzhou.

The city wall of Hangzhou City is not high, it is up and down, and the Yongchang Gate is not big, which can only be used for a two-horse carriage to enter.

The bridge at the city gate is only one and a half people high.

The defense capability of such a city is really not high.

At this time, on the Yongchang Gate tower and city wall, there were already many defenders with bows waiting to shoot.

Wu Zheng did not directly order an attack, but ordered the army to be stationed five miles away to rest and recuperate.

As a feint and containment force, Wu Zheng did not have the consciousness to storm such a big city with more than 2,000 people.

Wu Zheng didn't even give the order to send a single arrow.

It's just an order - vigilance.

Wu Zheng is waiting, waiting for news from Fang Guoan.

……。

Fang Guoan really didn't expect that the battle would go so smoothly.

He bypassed the West Lake and attacked from the Qiantang and Yongjin gates.

Perhaps it was because the morale of the surrendered troops in the city had been low since the departure of the army led by Luckdhun.

The Ming army attacked for only an hour and a half, and the Qiantang Gate was broken.

The three thousand Tartars all gathered in Yongjinmen, because Yongjinmen was too important, it was directly connected to the Hangzhou Mansion and the Yamen of the Political Division, once it was breached, then the city fell.

But the problem is that the 30,000 Ming army surrendered after Lekdehun led the army away, and they already had different intentions.

An army surrenders to the enemy, and it will never be a soldier who can control it.

Countless Ming troops are looking forward to the day when chaos will be set right.

This is the human heart, as long as it can live, no one will want to bend the knee to a foreign race.

Therefore, when the Fang State Security Department launched an attack on the city, the Qiantang Gate, which was defended by the army, resisted weakly.

After holding out for more than an hour, the defenders killed the Tartar officers who were supervising the battle, opened the gates and surrendered.

The Ming army rushed in, and Guoan was dumbfounded, and he could no longer control the morale of the Ming army rushing into the city.

In desperation, Fang Guoan could only grit his teeth, and he made a mistake, and he ordered the Ming army outside the city to concentrate all his strength to capture Yongjinmen.

In view of the rapid fall of Qiantang Gate, the morale of the Ming army outside the city was greatly boosted.

One by one, they gritted their teeth and climbed the city and the wall with all their might.

It's just that the three thousand true Tartars are really tenacious, and the six thousand Ming troops fought bravely and rushed to the city wall countless times, but they were still blocked back.

It was not until the Ming army that attacked from the Qiantang Gate that they attacked from the Bazi Bridge in the east to the Yongjin Gate, and attacked from both sides, and completely defeated the 3,000 Tartars of the Yongjin Gate.

As a result, half of Hangzhou City has fallen into the hands of Fang Guoan.

……。

Wu Zheng, who was waiting, did not wait for Fang Guoan's order.

But when the defenders of Yongchang Gate took the initiative to open the city and surrender.

In the evening, when thousands of defenders were on their knees, they waited for Wu Zheng to enter the city.

Wu Zheng was stunned, and the more than 2,000 soldiers under his command were also stunned, where is this staged?

Really careful, careful and careful, Wu Zheng led the army to enter Yongchang Gate with a vigilant attitude.

At this time, I found that the entire city of Hangzhou was already boiling.

Recovered.

Wu Zheng opened his mouth wide and looked at everything in front of him in a daze, unable to believe that this was the truth.

Victory came too easily.

At this time, Fang Guoan's herald came.

Convey Fang Guoan's order, and order Wu Zheng to immediately go to the Yamen of the Political Secretary in the center of the city.

"Xia Guan saw Yue Guogong and congratulated Yue Guogong on his recovery of Hangzhou."

"Hmph." Fang Guoan's snort was not angry, he was in a very good mood at this time, he knew that it would be so easy to recover Hangzhou, so what else would he vote for?

Now with the military exploits of recovering Hangzhou, I am afraid that Zhu Yihai will have to let himself score two points.

Therefore, at this time, Fang Guoan was no longer angry, "Wu Zheng, what else do you have to say today?" ”

Wu Zheng said solemnly: "The lower officials are absurd, and they spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and the public sea of the Yue country." ”

Seeing that Wu Zheng was so knowledgeable, Fang Guoan laughed and said: "Wu Zheng, my father is naturally the prime minister's belly and can support the boat, so I don't care about you." ”

Wu Zheng replied repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the public merit of the Yue Kingdom is in Sheji." However, now that Hangzhou has been decided, how to deal with the 20,000 or 30,000 surrendered troops, and how to defend Hangzhou City? Did you summon that the Duke of Xingguo would lead his troops to rendezvous? Or did the Duke of Yue send troops to Jiaxing to join the Xingguo Guild to resist the Tartar reinforcements from Jiangning? I also ask the Vietnamese government to make a quick decision. ”

Asked by Wu Zheng's series of questions, Fang Guoan's face became solemn.

Indeed, recovering Hangzhou easily does not mean that Hangzhou can be held.

Is it to unite Wang Zhiren and Wu to defend Hangzhou, or to coerce the troops and sack Hangzhou Mansion and withdraw to Shaoxing?

Fang Guoan hesitated for a moment.

In his heart, Fang Guoan still wants to guard Hangzhou, because this represents his immortal achievements.

Since King Lu supervised the country, no one has been able to achieve such an achievement, Hangzhou is not a small city, just the Ming Dynasty set up Hangzhou before and after the two guards, you can know the importance of Hangzhou.

But Fang Guoan was still hesitating, he knew that it was too difficult to hold Hangzhou, the city wall was too low, and there was basically no danger to defend.

Once the Qing army counterattacks on a large scale, with its own 30,000 troops, I am afraid it will not be able to resist.

But if Wang Zhiren is pulled in, then the credit that could have been monopolized will be shared by Wang Zhiren.

What's more, if you defend Hangzhou, then Wu Zheng will definitely be there, and then it will be a difficult nail.

Fang Guoan was still more inclined to negotiate with the Qing court, in exchange for Hangzhou for the ideal location.

"Wu Qianhu, what should you do in your opinion?"