Poor Family Chapter 831

  Chapter 831 Victory without a fight

After completely annihilating the 70,000 Jiangnan Army led by Xiang Fa, Li Yanqing ordered Wang Gui to be the vanguard, and led 8,000 cavalrymen down the canal to Qiantang County, Hangzhou. It took only one day and one night for the 8,000 cavalrymen to arrive. Yuhang County, Hangzhou, Yuhang County is only forty miles away from Hangzhou. Wang Gui ordered the cavalry to rest for two hours and set off at five o'clock.

The tax office outside the south city of Yuhang County became a temporary military office. Generals such as Wang Gui, Cao Meng, Gao Chong, and Hua Rong gathered together to discuss the plan to take over Qiantang County. At present, there are still two thousand troops in Qiantang County, two thousand troops For the 8,000 cavalry, it was insignificant, but Li Yanqing, the commander-in-chief, had clear requirements, not to disturb the people of Qiantang, not to cause losses to the county, and not to allow 2,000 people to escape.

Wang Gui spread out a map of Qiantang County on the table, and said to everyone: "This is the latest map of Qiantang County. It shows that the city wall has been demolished. Our cavalry can go all the way into the county town if we go south, but the problem is that the two thousand Will the army hide in the county town and fight us in the streets, and the losses will be great, let's talk about it! Is there any good plan?"

  Beside Cao Meng said: "Is it possible to send people to negotiate with the leaders of this army, as long as they are willing to lay down their weapons, we can pardon them."

  Gao Chong shook his head, "The commander of this army is Xiang Zongliang's son-in-law Wang Xiao. Unless Xiang Jia speaks, he cannot surrender."

  At this time, Hua Rong whispered: "Didn't the government have arrangements?"

  Wang Gui's expression turned a little ugly. Li Yanqing, the governor of the capital, gave them an alternative plan before they set off. If they had nothing to do, they could use this alternative plan. To be honest, Wang Gui would not use this plan unless he had to.

   After a long silence, Cao Meng and Gao Chong both nodded and said, "Alternative solutions are available!"

   Wang Gui had no choice but to order the soldiers outside the door: "Bring people in!"

   After a while, two soldiers brought Zheng Chen in. Zheng Chen was Li Yanqing's alternative plan, and asked Zheng Chen to persuade the Qiantang defenders to surrender, with the condition that Zheng Chen be exonerated.

  Zheng Chen changed into civilian clothes, he walked into the room and said, "General Wang please give me instructions!"

   Except for Wang Gui, he is very familiar with everyone else in the room, including Hua Rong, who was also a general of the imperial army back then, and he also knew this former one of the four yamen in Tokyo.

  Wang Gui said coldly: "I believe Dutong has already told you that this is your last chance. The defenders come out and surrender before dawn, otherwise I cannot guarantee the safety of your Zheng family during the melee!"

   Zheng Chen cursed secretly, and had no choice but to agree, "I'm leaving now, can you give me another half a day to surrender before noon!"

  Wang Gui thought for a while, "Yes!"

   Zheng Chen saluted and left, Wang Gui immediately arranged for two soldiers to follow Zheng Chen to Qiantang County.

   Just after dawn, Wang Gui led 8,000 cavalry to continue his journey to Qiantang County, which was 40 miles away.

  The time has come to the middle of the night, the Zheng Mansion located in Jishanfang is brightly lit, and the Zheng family and the Zhu family are urgently discussing countermeasures.

  Just half an hour ago, Zhu Xiaozhang got the news that more than a hundred members of the Zheng family left Qiantang County on more than 20 passenger ships. The news made the Zhu brothers very nervous, and they rushed to the Zheng family to discuss countermeasures.

  The head of the Zhu family is called Zhu Xiaosun, who is about forty years old, but he is the eldest brother of Empress Zhu. The people who came here tonight are not only their brother Zhu Xiaozhang, but also their uncle Zhu Jun.

  Zhu Xiaosun said angrily: "The Xiang family is really a disaster. They escaped by themselves, but they still control the army, trapping us in an injustice."

   "Are you sure Wang Xiao hasn't left?" Zheng Nan, the Patriarch of the Zheng family, asked.

  Zheng Nan is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Zheng and the father of Zheng Chen.

   "He definitely didn't leave. I saw him leading an army on patrol in the city with my own eyes."

  Zheng Nan groaned silently, he knew why Wang Xiao didn't leave, it was to buy time for the Xiang family to retreat, but in this way, not only other families would suffer, but also the whole city people would be affected.

   At this moment, the butler hurried in and said to Zheng Nan in a low voice: "Patriarch, Xiao Ya Nei is back!"

   Zheng Nan was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly said: "Take him in quickly!"

   After a while, Zheng Chen was brought in, stepped forward and knelt down to salute his father, "Son, please greet my father!"

   "Chen'er, are you okay!"

Zheng Nan hurriedly stepped forward to help his son, he loves this youngest son very much, before he got a letter from Fei Ge, saying that the Jiangnan army was wiped out, and his son's life and death were unknown, which made Zheng Nan extremely worried, now that his son came back safely, he actually cried with joy excitement.

   "Report to father that the child was captured by Li Yanqing, and it is urgent to go home this time."

  Zheng Chen glanced at the Zhu brothers next to him, hesitated to speak, Zheng Nan shook his head, "If you have anything to say, just speak up! The Zheng and Zhu families are in the same boat now, there is nothing to be taboo about."

   "Li Yanqing made a condition for Haier, if Haier can make the Qiantang County garrison surrender or disband, Li Yanqing can avoid the crime of Haier."

  Zheng Nan was stunned. This condition is a bit difficult to meet. If the Zheng family's children are exempted, what about the Zhu family's children? Brothers Zhu Hongying and Zhu Hongliang are also in the Jiangnan Army!

  At this time, Zhu Jun on the side asked urgently: "Nephew, how are Hong Liang and Hong Ying doing?"

  Zhu Jun's two sons are Zhu Hongying and Zhu Hongliang. Zheng Chen smiled wryly and said, "They were not killed in battle, they were all captured."

  Zhu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, he thought for a while and said: "Nephew, if I also participate in persuading the army, will the two brothers be exonerated if they are not allowed?"

  Zheng Chen shook his head, "I really don't know about this, I can't talk nonsense."

Zhu Xiaosun, the head of the nearby family, did not want the benefits of meritorious service to fall on the second uncle himself. This is the interest of the family and cannot be monopolized by the second uncle. There are benefits, I believe Li Yanqing will not ignore this."

  Zhu Jun had no choice but to sigh. "Okay! At this point, we can only take one step at a time."

  At this time, Zheng Nan pondered for a while and said: "Although Wang Xiao has the military power, his four generals are in charge of the two thousand troops. We can draw the bottom line and persuade the four generals, and Wang Xiao will be alone."

   "It makes sense, why don't we split up and find two people each, I believe that under the general trend, they all have the heart to protect themselves."

  The two discussed for a while, then split up.

Wang Xiao is the son-in-law of the Xiang family. He shoulders the heavy responsibility of covering the retreat of the Xiang family this time. He must lead the army to fight the Jingzhao army to the end and buy time for the Xiang family as much as possible. In return, Wang Xiao's son will be rewarded by the Xiang family. In addition, the Xiang family also told Wang Xiao two places where money was hidden, as his reward for the Xiang family.

Wang Xiao was also loyal to the Xiang family, and personally escorted the young and old of the Xiang family to leave by boat. He then led two thousand soldiers to station at Beikou Pass in Qiantang County. In front of Beikou Pass was the Huantang River. The pass is in the south of the bridge, which is the only way to enter Qiantang County.

  The sky was getting brighter, and Wang Xiao received the news that the 8,000 cavalry of the Jingzhao Army had arrived to the north of the Huantang River, only five miles away from the Huantang River. He led more than a hundred soldiers and rushed to the Huantang River.

  Three miles away from the North Pass, a soldier rushed over and reported anxiously: "General Qi, something is wrong!"

  Wang Xiao was startled, and quickly asked, "What happened?"

   "General Sheng and General Li surrendered at Beikou Pass and surrendered to the Jingzhao Army. The opposing cavalry have already crossed the Huantang River and are coming here!"

  Wang Xiao was taken aback, turned around and fled towards the city, but he escaped only a hundred paces, and saw an army coming in front of him, exactly the thousand soldiers who had come to Beikou Pass to support him under his military order.

  Wang Xiao hurriedly waved and shouted: "The army stops!"

   A thousand soldiers stopped, and when Wang Xiao approached, he suddenly froze. The first general was actually Zheng Chen. Didn't Zheng Chen follow Xiang Fa and wipe out the whole army? Why is he here? Wang Xiao's first reaction was that Zheng Chen had fled back.

   But regardless of whether Zheng Chen fled back or not, he shouldn't have appeared in his own army, and he even turned into the leader of the army.

  Wang Xiao was dissatisfied immediately, he rushed forward and asked sharply, "General Zheng, what's going on!"

  Zheng Chen stopped his horse, raised his hand, and a thousand soldiers rushed forward, raising their crossbows at the same time, aiming at Wang Xiao and his men.

  Wang Xiao stammered in fright: "General Zheng Zheng, it's good to have something to say!"

   "Shoot the arrow!"

  Zheng Chen gave an order, and a thousand soldiers fired arrows at the same time. Immediately, arrows were fired in disorder. Wang Xiao and his men were hit by arrows one after another. There was a lot of screams. After a round of arrows, no one stood still.

"kill!"

  Zheng Chen ordered again, and hundreds of soldiers rushed up to kill all the survivors.

Wang Xiao was on the verge of dying after being hit by seven or eight arrows in a row. Zheng Chen slowly walked in front of him, and said to him coldly: "Li Taiwei promised me that as long as I take your head, I will be exonerated. General Wang, I can only blame you." I don't know the time!"

  He raised his sword high and stabbed down fiercely. Wang Xiao screamed and died instantly.

  At this time, dust was flying in the distance, and the sound of horseshoes sounded like thunder, and a cavalry force of thousands of people had appeared three miles away.

   Zheng Chen immediately ordered: "Put down your weapons, take off your armor and surrender!"

  (end of this chapter)

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