As early as some time ago, many guards and officials of the southern city secretly sent people to Huzhou to surrender, saying that they were willing to raise the city and return to the imperial court. Up to now, tens of thousands of Song troops have rolled in, which has made many cities north of Hangzhou dare not resist a little, and they all surrender in despair.

In just over half a month, more than a dozen prefectures and counties such as Xiuzhou, Guangde, and Changhua were self-defeating, and even the cities of Wukang and Deqing, which had just been recaptured by the Wu army, opened the city and surrendered without a single soldier of the Song army, and took a city almost in a day.

This can make the three-way Song army that divided the troops into excitement, and also made their march faster and faster, everyone thought that they could come to the city of Hangzhou in a short period of time, and deal a fatal blow to the opposing army, and completely take this great first contribution to pacify Jiangnan in their own hands.

Among them, the most eagerness is naturally the Huaibei Road soldiers and horses led by Zhang Gon, after winning four cities in a row, the soldiers are directed at Lin'an City, which is at the throat of Hangzhou's main road. As long as he can take this city, there will be no barrier to Hangzhou in the rear, and he can lead his army to Pingchuan to the city of Hangzhou, so as to launch a frontal attack on the capital of Wu.

On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, 58,000 soldiers and horses of the Huaibei Army had surrounded this small county town of Lin'an. Compared with the bravado of the Song army outside the city, the less than 3,000 Wu troops defending the city were already frightened and trembling, and many people had already given birth to the idea of surrendering the city.

He Guangchang stood at the head of the city, looking at the flags covering the sun, and when he arrived at the scene of the gun, his face became extremely solemn. But he still turned around and shouted at the many defenders around him: "Fellow villagers, I know that Lin'an is in danger now, and the enemy's strength is more than ten times that of mine. But I hope that all of you brothers can defend the city with me, and as long as there is one person alive, I will never surrender to Lin'an City!

"I think you will never forget what we were two years ago. The Song court was unreasonable, corrupt officials were rampant, and there were countless exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes. How many people have been forced to ruin their families by those corrupt officials who are raised by dogs, and it is His Majesty's order that enables us to get back everything that belongs to us. And now, when the imperial eagle dog is killed, it is time for us to be loyal to Your Majesty!

"My Lin'an is the gateway to Hangzhou, as long as we keep one more day, Hangzhou will be more safe and prepared. I believe that it won't be long before my Wu Guotian soldiers will definitely be killed, and they will definitely come to the rescue in time for the huge handsome, General Fang! As long as everyone is willing to give it a go, I will be able to stay until then! ”

The effect of these words was still clearly visible, and all the defenders, and even hundreds of people in the city were infected by his words, and they all shouted: "We will never turn our backs on Your Majesty, never turn our backs on He County's order, and swear to live and die with Lin'an!" ”

Hearing the roar of the united city, He Guangchang finally had a little more smile on his face: "Well said, we will be able to achieve this final victory!" ”

"Victory! Win! Win! At the shouting of the soldiers and civilians, He Guangchang looked at the tall military general wearing armor and holding a knife beside him, bent down with his fists, and said with a big salute: "General Fang, after the war starts later, I will entrust it to you all in Lin'an." ”

"He County Ling rest assured, as long as our side lives for a hundred years, we will definitely defeat the Song army." A complicated glint flashed in the eyes of this Fang general, and then solemnly reassured. After a pause, he proposed again: "He County Order, you better go back to the yamen quickly, and leave the matter of guarding the city to me, otherwise the sword and gun have no eyes, and I am afraid that I will hurt you." ”

"No, this official has promised everyone that he will live and die with Lin'an, how can he retreat from the battle? I have been with you from now on at the head of the city. Although I am only a scholar, I still have the strength to smash a few rocks down! As he spoke, He Guangchang had already strode to the stones piled up on the edge of the city wall, and as soon as he bent down, he lifted the stones that were a square foot, and leaned towards the battlements of the city wall with a sigh of relief, all of whom looked at the others stupidly.

At this moment, the shouts in the city were heard, which also made the Song army lined up outside the city commotion. Immediately, Zhang Gon stepped forward and shouted at the city: "The people in the city have listened carefully to me, and this general will only give you one chance." As long as you surrender at this time, I can guarantee that you will be spared. Otherwise, when my army attacks the city, it will be the end of the jade and the stone will be burned! ”

As soon as his voice fell, tens of thousands of troops behind him shouted in unison: "Surrender to Kaecheng!" Kaesong surrenders! The voice rolled in, and the defenders who had just raised their morale were startled again.

When He Guangchang saw this, he was annoyed, poked his head out, and shouted loudly below: "Don't daydream about you, you eagle dog official!" I, Lin'an City, will be united in defending to the end, and I will never surrender to you! As he spoke, as soon as his waist and arm exerted his strength, he really lifted a large stone that was dozens of catties long, and with a loud shout, he beckoned to Zhang Gon under the city.

This really surprised Zhang Gon and all his subordinates. Since they moved south from Huzhou, almost every city they arrived at could be taken without bloodshed, which made them form an illusion from top to bottom, thinking that the Wu army did not dare to resist before arriving in Hangzhou. Therefore, even though the city shouted again and again, they did not go to their hearts, let alone take any precautions. It wasn't until the boulder roared and fell from above that Zhang Gon let out a low cry, and quickly pulled the horse and flashed back.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, and He Guangchang's strength was indeed not too great, and the stone fell to the ground only five or six feet away from his horse's head, smashing out a large puff of smoke and dust. Even so, it also frightened General Zhang a lot, and made him lose face, and his face was distorted by anger.

The generals on the side and behind were even more frightened, and hurriedly rushed up, quickly erected their shields, and completely covered him.

Zhang Gon retreated, and he was already shouting loudly: "Attack the city for me!" Archers, give me arrows, and after the city is broken, everyone will be rewarded! He was really angry, in addition to being afraid, he was even more embarrassed. Since the defenders of Lin'an City are so stubborn, let them know what the result will be if they resist the officials and troops of our court!

As soon as he gave the order, the more than 2,000 crossbowmen who had already prepared immediately stepped forward and rained arrows at the city above. Suddenly, there was a scream of surprise at the head of the city, and the defenders hurriedly found a place to hide from the rain of arrows, and the rudimentary shields were propped up one by one.

But this rain of arrows was only an appetizer for the siege, and while the defenders were being suppressed, more men and horses were already shouting and rushing forward. The two or three thousand people in front of the head each carried two bags of earth and stones, and ran directly to the small and shallow moat, and with a shout, thousands of bags of earth and stones were thrown into the river, which cut off the moat in an instant, and paved the way for the rear army.

Then, another team of men and horses pushing all kinds of siege equipment rolled forward, ladders, rushing cars, and breaking rams...... All sorts of weapons were methodically approaching the walls and gates, and before the enemy could organize a decent defensive system, they were about to attack the city in all directions.

Although Zhang Gon is impatient and greedy, he still has some skills as a ruler all the way, and only from his interlocking siege arrangements, it can be seen that he has not put much effort into this on weekdays. And under this arrangement, the Song army was also brave, and soon some people climbed straight up along the ladder, and at some weak points of the city gate and the city wall, all kinds of city-breaking weapons also began to roar and collide, and the entire city wall was trembling.

After all, Lin'an is only a small county town, the city wall is not high or thick, and under the full onslaught of tens of thousands of troops, I am afraid that it may not be able to hold even a day. Break the city, just today!

Even if He Guangchang did not avoid arrows at all at this time, running back and forth at the head of the city, inspiring a cadre of soldiers, but under the threat of the rain of arrows from the sky, the defenders were still struggling, and it was difficult to organize decent resistance. After all, they are not the elite of the Wu army, and they have never experienced such a life-and-death battle before, so it is naturally difficult to have much effect.

Seeing this, Fang Bainian raised his sword to encourage the morale of the army, and dragged He Guangchang to go down to the city: "He County Order, you really can't help here, let's go back first, I will lead the troops to defend the city." ”

But He Guangchang still has the same attitude: "No! Since I have said that I will live and die with everyone, there is no possibility of escaping alone. You don't have to persuade me anymore, I will die, and I will die in this Lin'an City! ”

"That'...... I can only say sorry......" Fang Bainian said, the knife in his hand suddenly moved forward, and the blade immediately sank into He Xianling's chest, and suddenly emerged from his back.

"You ——!" He Guangchang's eyes widened, full of shock and disbelief, he really didn't expect that this city guard, who had always cooperated with him, would suddenly kill him. Even if he would be wary of anyone, he would not be wary of Fang Bainian, because Fang Bainian was Fang La's brother, and anyone could surrender and betray, but he would not ......

How so?

This was He Guangchang's last thought, but he couldn't get an answer to this question.

After killing He Guangchang with a knife and stunned everyone in the city, a trace of pain flashed in Fang Bainian's eyes, and then he was replaced by a resolute decision, and he immediately shouted: "Stop it all for me, open the city gate, we have descended!" ”

The two main backbones died and fell, even if those soldiers still wanted to die, they no longer had courage and confidence at this time. After only a moment of silence, the defenders at the head of the city threw their weapons to the ground with a loud bang, and at the same time moved the various heavy objects blocking the city gate, and then raised the huge latch, and with a bang, the city gate opened......

"The Great Song soldiers outside the city, we are willing to surrender, and He Guangchang, who resisted stubbornly, has been killed by the villain!" Seeing the Song army surging towards him, Fang Bainian hurriedly shouted loudly, and at the same time threw down the weapon in his hand.

With his words, the last gateway to Hangzhou, Lin'an City, has finally completely fallen!