The surging flood washed over like thousands of horses galloping.

In the blink of an eye, the flood rushed to the city and began to pour into the city gate. The Qing army and sandbags that blocked the door were all washed away, and the soldiers were washed away, and the heads were undulating in the water and were washed into the city.

In the city, there were wailing and screaming, and the army and the people climbed up the city walls and roofs, and the food and supplies were washed away by the flood, and the city was filled with miserable scenes.

It rained for days, and the Qing army had no supplies piled up on the city walls. The flood suddenly rushed to the ground. The Qing army had no time to transfer or transport supplies to the high places. All the food stored in the city was lost in the water.

When the water was approaching darkness, it poured into the city. In the first hour, the water level rose rapidly and it did not reach its waist in the blink of an eye, which made people feel desperate and frightened. However, the water flowed much more slowly. The soldiers and people who fled to the city wall found that the water had not overwhelmed the city wall, so they became much quieter.

In the early morning, the city walls were filled with Qing army and people, Zhang Cunren, Ma Guanghui and Huang Shu who had not yet left were all trapped at the top of the city.

"Master Zhongtang!" Ma Guanghui walked over with a gloomy face.

Zhang Cunren said in a deep voice: "What's the situation?"

"The army has not suffered much losses, but it has lost all its supplies and cannot last long!" Ma Guanghui gritted his teeth, and his tone was a little panicked.

He had just inspected the situation and found that the situation was extremely bad. Not many Qing soldiers died, but tens of thousands of people had nothing. They squeezed on the city wall without attacking. They would completely collapse in a few days.

Hangzhou City was originally high and thick with strong walls, with sufficient soldiers and sufficient food. Ma Guanghui was very confident in defending the city, but now seeing the Qing army crowded on the city wall, Ma Guanghui felt unsure.

Zhang Cunren heard the panic in his heart and said calmly: "The terrain around Hangzhou is flat, and the flood will not last too long. At most one or two days, the water will retreat, the flooded food will be exposed, and the situation can still be saved!"

Zhang Cunrenjiu Town in Hangzhou has a certain understanding of the surrounding terrain. The sea tide is the largest at the beginning of each month and in the middle of the month. During the day, in the morning and evening, it is the time for tide to occur.

It is morning now, and the sea water tides and flows back into the river. The flood cannot escape. Once the sea tide retreats, the flood will gradually recede.

Although the food supplies in the city were soaked in water and suffered heavy losses, they should be able to support reinforcements and materials.

Ma Guanghui was worried, "Zhongtang, I'm worried that the thief army will not give us a chance!"

Zhang Cunren's face darkened. The Ming army released water to the city, and there must be some action behind it. It is impossible to wait until the water recedes before taking action.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cunren looked at Huang Shu, "Civilian Huang, I will prepare a boat. Please leave immediately and ask the prince for help!"

When this situation occurred, Zhang Cunren dared not hold on and had to ask Mandahai for help.

Huang Shu was still in shock. He was about to leave the city last night when he suddenly heard a rolling thunder sound. Then in just half an hour, the water dropped from his ankle to his neck, almost submerging him.

Fortunately, he was in the city and with the help of the defenders, he moved to the city wall. If he had left the city a moment ago, he would have been washed away.

After hearing Zhang Cunren's words, Huang Shu realized that the originally impregnable city could no longer guarantee whether it could stick to it.

Therefore, he must now return to Zhenjiang and ask Mandahai to send troops to rush to Hangzhou to avoid the fall of Hangzhou.

"Don't worry, Lord Zhongtang, let's go now!" Huang Shu clasped his fists solemnly.

Zhang Cunren said seriously: "This matter is of great importance. You can arrange it for Ma Junmen to ensure that Huang Jingshi left the city safely."

At this time, the rain stopped and the sky was already bright. The sun rose from the east, and the sun shone on a turbid flood. The Qing army and the people on the top of the city were awakened by the sun.

Suddenly, on the walls of Nancheng, the Qing soldiers suddenly exclaimed: "No, the enemy is coming by boat!"

After a word came out, the Qing army was in a state of chaos on the city wall. Zhang Cunren stood up and looked up. Sure enough, he saw a red figure moving in the distance.

In the early morning, after a full meal, the Ming soldiers came on a boat and a bamboo raft and rushed in a mighty manner.

The Ming soldiers on the ship stood in hand with spears, bows, arrows, muskets, swung the oars and bamboo poles, quickly approached Hangzhou City.

Fang Guoan was wearing armor and holding a large gun in his hand. He stood at the bow of the ship with a gloomy expression. When the ship approached the city wall, he immediately waved his gun and roared, "Det the gun and kill all the Qing dogs!"

The Ming army ships accelerated toward the city wall. The Qing army on the city was suddenly panicked, and the officers yelled hurriedly, "Hurry, defend, shoot arrows."

Most of the Qing army crowded on the city walls held big swords and spears, and even lost weapons. Only a small number of them held bows and arrows. Most of the gunpowders of the contrailers were wet, and the bird guns became fire sticks.

When the Qing soldiers saw the Ming army ship approaching, their faces showed horror. The Qing soldiers hurriedly set their bows and arrows, and the scattered rain of arrows fell into the water and on the boat. The Ming soldiers who were caught in the arrow screamed and fell into the water.

At this time, the Ming army musketeers on the bamboo raft and the boat knelt on one knee, raised the muskets, and aimed at the Qing army on the city wall.

"Bang bang bang" a gunshot, and the smoke filled the gunpowder. The Qing army crowded on the city suddenly shook like a sieve, and blood mist rose up in the body and fell into the water.

The Qing army on the city suddenly had a riot, squatting behind the walls to avoid the Ming army's shooting.

At this time, the Ming army archers on the bamboo raft bent their bows and put arrows on them, pointing at the top of the city, and letting off the bowstrings together.

With the sound of strings, arrows rose into the air, drawing arcs, falling towards the city like locusts.

Faced with the hanging shooting of Ming soldiers, the Qing soldiers had no choice but to let arrows fall from their heads and harvest their lives.

For a time, Qing soldiers were shot continuously, and some people were constantly shot down by bows and arrows. The arrows were nailed to the city wall and the tail wings shaking, showing his strength.

The Qing army at the top of the city was completely passively beaten, and the crowded crowd had no place to avoid bows and arrows and bird guns. Their casualties were extremely heavy, which caused the Qing army at the top of the city to panic, and many people even jumped into the water on their own initiative. At this time, the bamboo rafts and boats had already rushed under the city wall. Fang Guoan immediately roared loudly, "Brothers, kill me. Those who live horses will be rewarded with thousands of gold!"

In all directions of Hangzhou City, the Ming army carried bamboo rafts and boats and rushed towards the city. The Qing army suffered heavy losses in weapons and equipment and was suppressed by Ming munitions and bows and arrows. The Ming army on the ship began to jump to the top of the city, and the Qing army was driven into the water one after another.

Zhang Cunren was so shocked that his heart and gallbladder were broken and shouted: "The thief army has come to the city, block it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Ming army general jumped onto the top of the city, waved his gun and drove more than a dozen Qing soldiers into the water.

The morale of the Qing army on the city wall was low, but the Ming army jumped onto the city wall was as strong as rainbows, killing the Qing army step by step, and people were constantly squeezed into the water.

At this time, Fang Guoan saw Zhang Cunren in the distance, and immediately roared and rushed over with red eyes. Seeing the general situation, Zhang Cunren shouted and asked someone to stop him, but turned around and ran away.
Chapter completed!