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Volume Three: Spreading Wings Chapter 198: Hangzhou Rescues

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    Chapter 198

    Hangzhou rescues

    Hangzhou is the capital of Liangzhe Road and the seat of the Zaozao Bureau. It is one of the Huashigang command centers. It is home to a large number of officials, wealthy businessmen, and landowners. The gold and silver stored in these people's homes cannot be underestimated.

    "Dynasty, please send people to invite all the officials, wealthy businessmen and landlords in Hangzhou City to come here and let them take a good look."

    At this time, Wen Shen was thinking that he could plunder the rich Zhejiang to rebel, and the money plundered would definitely not be a small amount.  , I must pluck their hair today.  "

    Soon, hundreds of officials and wealthy businessmen were brought to the city wall by soldiers.  They saw the dark peasant army outside, and at the same time heard people shouting from the city to kill corrupt officials, beat local tyrants, and divide gold and silver"

    Seeing this scene, several wealthy businessmen were so frightened that they became incontinent.  It seems that the peaceful days have been too long, and many people have become less courageous.

    "You are all celebrities in Hangzhou City. You have also seen the current situation. If Hangzhou City is captured by these thieves, you can imagine your fate." Wen Shen said while scanning the crowd, and the peasant army below the city  They also yelled from time to time, as if they were cooperating.

    "Grand Master, we have established an army of more than 10,000 people, and the city is tall, so we should be able to resist!" A relatively calm wealthy businessman bowed.

    "It's hard to say. You should have some reasons why these farmers rebelled." Wen Shen glanced at the officials aside coldly, "It's because you have pushed them into a hurry and they can't even eat. How can you not rebel?"  They cook, and now the people in the city are ready to take action. And there are also people in the army who are secretly supporting it."

    "Ahit's so serious, what should I do?"

    After hearing this, everyone panicked and felt as if the end of the world was coming.  The families of these people are not rich and have many wives and concubines. The more such people are, the more they are afraid of death.

    "Master, you must have a way to deal with these rebels," a wealthy businessman who was afraid of death said, "If our place is used, we will fully cooperate."

    Wen Shen was reserved for a moment, and then said that the reason why these rebels followed the rebellion was mainly to obtain money and make a living.  If we can meet their demands and give them some money, some of them will definitely retreat.  "

    "What the Master said makes sense"

    These people thought about their situation and felt that this was the truth.  If you can eat well and have money, why should you rebel?

    "But I don't have any money here." Wen Shen glanced at everyone, "So, you have to contribute some of this money."

    When they heard that money was about to be paid, everyone was silent for a while. You look at me, I look at you.  When Wen Shen saw this, he sneered in his heart and said, "Since no one is willing to pay, then everyone can live with their destiny."

    "No, I'm willing to pay a thousand dollars" a fat and white businessman said with a bit of pain.

    "A thousand guan? Are you sending beggars?" Wen Shen was a little angry and glanced at everyone fiercely, "One hundred thousand guan less than one copper coin for each person is not enough."

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    "Ah, 100,000 guan, I'm going to be short of it. If you can make such a big deal, it's not an exaggeration to ransack the house."

    When everyone saw that the Grand Master was angry, they didn't dare to speak. They just felt a pain in their hearts. One hundred thousand guan, how much can you buy, and how long can it take to get it?

    After counting, a total of 156 people need to pay this fee, totaling 15.6 million guan, which is considered a huge sum of money.  In order not to give everyone a chance to regret it, Wen Shen sent the dynasty to collect the fee now, collecting gold and silver as much as possible, followed by copper coins.  After collecting the money, deal with the peasant army outside the city.

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    At this time, one hundred thousand peasant troops outside the city began to set up camp and make fires to cook. It seemed that they would not be able to fight today.  Wen Shen was happy to see this and asked the soldiers to keep watch. Then he came to the government office and played the computer game Red Alert.  Red Alert is an old game. Wen Shen played this game when he was in high school. It has been more than ten years now and he still loves this game.

    In the game, Wen Shen likes to use tanks to fight in groups. He builds hundreds of tanks at a time and kills them all the way to death.  After playing a game, I thought to myself how great it would be if tanks could be made now, and they would definitely be able to sweep across all continents.  "

    During dinner, Wang Chao returned to the government office with hundreds of large boxes, "All the gold and silver have been collected, and the committee is going to deal with them."

    "Put it here first, and wait until the rebels outside are dealt with. By the way, when do you think it is better to deal with the rebels outside?"

    "Tomorrow, the rebels will definitely attack the city. If we fire our machine guns together, we will be able to catch them off guard. After seeing the power of firearms, they will definitely move to other places. Then we can pursue them and win a complete victory."

    This suggestion is not perfect. During the implementation process, there may be a large number of rebels.However, Wen Shen still decided to implement this aspect.  He felt that the people had their own reasons for rebelling, and if he could run away, forget it.  If he can't run away, he can only be considered unlucky.

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    The next morning, "Boom, boom, boom" I remembered the rapid beating of drums outside the city.

    Fang La stood on a temporary high platform in military uniform, looking at the city of Hangzhou not far away. After a long time, he said to the generals around him, how do you think we should attack?  "

    "This is not easy to deal with yesterday. We made a lot of siege equipment overnight. We can just attack directly. And we have already found out clearly that there are only ten thousand Song soldiers in Hangzhou City." A man who looked like Zhang Fei held two  Dabanaxe said carelessly.

    "Demon King Zheng, it's not as simple as you said. This is not Xiaozhou County, this is the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that the Grand Master led 2,000 imperial guards to enter Hangzhou two days ago. I'm afraid the situation is not good.  "A man in his forties with small eyes and narrow eyes, revealing his nakedness from time to time.

    "Seven Buddhas, what you said is too exaggerated. So many states and counties have been conquered, and those Song soldiers are nothing to be afraid of. And the higher the official, the more afraid of death." Demon King Zheng laughed loudly.  .

    "Everything is for the best"

    "Seventh brother said no. But we can't stop attacking Hangzhou City just because of it. If we don't capture this city quickly and occupy Jiangnan, we will be in trouble."

    Fang La still has some ability to become the leader of the rebel army.  He has a very clear understanding of the rebel army's current problems and future development routes.

    "The Holy Duke is right. I, Demon King Zheng, should be the vanguard." Demon King Zheng's beard trembled, his eyes widened, and he shouted in a chirping voice.

    "Okay" Fang La heard that someone was willing to be the vanguard and said with a smile, "The Demon King is indeed my fierce general. I will order you to lead 10,000 elites to attack this city now."

    ¡°Woo woo woo¡­¡±

    After a burst of horn blowing, the peasant army under the city quickly moved into action.  Not long after, a dark team gathered near the south gate of Hangzhou City.  A large number of ladders, rough timber, etc. were brought to their vicinity.

    "Boom, boom, boom" Amidst the sound of drums, the peasant army roared and rushed towards Hangzhou City like a tide.

    "Let's go, the first one to enter the city will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. After the city is broken, everyone can move freely for three days. You can take the gold and silver as you like, and the ladies can sleep as you like"

    Demon King Zheng shouted loudly from the front to the back of the team.  The farmer's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he shouted hysterically, dreaming that he would return to his hometown with gold, silver and women's clothes.

    However, just when this dream came true, I suddenly felt a pain in my body. When I looked down, I didn't know when a blood hole appeared on my chest. The blood spurted out like it was free, and then I heard a clicking sound.  , and then it¡¯s gone.

    Fang La, who was standing on the high platform, saw the team harvesting wheat like wheat. The lives were harvested fifty meters in front of the city gate, and soon a long wall of corpses was built.  At this time, he felt cold all over, his face was pale, his lips kept trembling, and a feeling of despair rose from the bottom of his heart.

    "The situation of the Holy Duke is not good. I think we should fight. This firearm is too powerful. It seems that we have no hope of victory." Fang Qifu also felt that this battle was extremely fierce, so it would be better to retreat early.

    Fang La calmed down for a moment and said with a wry smile. It seems that we have returned to the court. Brother Qi said no, so we should withdraw to Fuyang first and then make plans."

    "Dangdangdang"

    Amidst the sound of golden gongs, the attacking peasant army was relieved and hurriedly retreated.  However, the sound of drums was remembered in the city of Hangzhou.  The city gate slowly opened, and the cavalry shouted and rushed towards the peasant army.

    "The defeat was like a mountain falling. It is not an exaggeration to describe the peasant army at this time.  As the name suggests, the Peasant Army is an army composed of farmers. It has no training and no formal combat experience.  If you have an advantage, you can also fight in groups.  But once they are at a disadvantage, they run away in all directions.

    Thinking about it, peasant uprisings have not always been like this since ancient times. When they are victorious, they can recruit tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of farmers to fight with a wave of their hands.  But once they were defeated, most of the farmers dispersed and went home to farm.  In the end, only a few buddies were left, because the court had their names and portraits, so they couldn't escape and could only fight to the end.

    An hour later, the Xiang troops who had left the city in pursuit returned to Hangzhou one after another. Everyone was smiling and discussing today's battle and the military exploits they might gain.

    "Return to the committee, this war was a complete victory." Chao Chao came to Wen Shen with a smile and reported on the war just now.

    Some officials and wealthy businessmen felt their hearts bleed when they saw how easily the Grand Master had defeated the rebels. They had worked so hard to collect so much gold and silver that the Grand Master had easily been cheated away, but they did not dare to say anything yet.  .  What's even more annoying is that he has to look happy in front of the Grand Master.

    ? ?Shen looked at the officials and wealthy businessmen who had mixed feelings and said with a smile that everyone seems not very satisfied with the performance of the army today.  "

    "We are satisfied that the Imperial Guards have completely defeated the rebels and brought peace to Hangzhou. We may not be satisfied." Zhao Ting, the general judge of Hangzhou, said with a smile, and at the same time turned around to give everyone a look.

    "Satisfied!" Everyone shouted at the same time.
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