Chapter 2273 Weird
In fact, they were just making a fuss out of nothing! How could Su Huai know anything about defending a city? Even less did the group of brothers he relied on!
He was defeated and retreated to Hangzhou City in a state of disgrace. In anger and humiliation, he forcibly took over the city. Moreover, the original prefect of Hangzhou was no longer Prefect Fu, and his ability was limited. Even if he took charge, it would not necessarily be much better.
Someone gave Su Huai a bad idea: Isn't there a shortage of money for the war? People need to pay to enter the city! The common people need two coins each, and the rich people who wear silk and are fat need one tael of silver each. Hangzhou is such a big city, how many people go in and out every day, how much money can be collected...
Su Huai, who was extremely short of money, thought this was a great idea. Hangzhou was wealthy and the common people could easily afford a few cents, while rich people would spend more than one or two taels of silver to order a table of delicious food in a restaurant!
But a little bit adds up to a lot, with so many people coming in and out every day, the amount of money he receives would be quite a lot.
In fact, it was really a lot, which made Su Huai very happy and satisfied. He praised and rewarded the subordinate who came up with this idea.
In order to collect more money, how could the inspection at the city gate be strict?
Besides, Su Huai's soldiers didn't have the brains to think so much, and no one thought that even if a few spies sneaked in, what could they do...
This is Hangzhou city!
But they don't know at all that due to their repeated actions and troubles, Hangzhou City is no longer the Hangzhou City of the past. Moreover, the Hangzhou City of the past actually concealed many problems.
Wei San, Wei Wu and the others saw how easy it was to sneak into the city, so they quickly adjusted their strategy. They had originally only planned to successfully send about 50 people into the city, but given the current situation, they simply let 300 people in at once.
Three hundred elite soldiers are definitely a force that cannot be underestimated!
Qin Wuyou personally led a team, hiding during the day and traveling at night, quietly approaching Hangzhou City, ambushing in the quiet green mountains outside Hangzhou City, waiting for the signal from Wei San, Wei Wu and others.
Qin Wuyou didn't have to wait too long, the agreed day soon arrived.
That night, the moon was blocked by thick dark clouds and the sky looked very gloomy. Even at night, people felt depressing for no reason.
The soldiers defending the city were bored and idle as usual, leaning their bodies, yawning and looking sleepy.
Thanks to the Su family army, the soldiers' mental state became lazier day by day. Even though the fighting in Pujiang, Dongyang and Jinhua was still fierce, they were still not slow or hurried. They were also listless and slack when standing guard.
This comes not only from self-confidence, but also from laziness.
Wei San, Wei Wu and the others had already been prepared. They took advantage of the cover of darkness and quietly reached the city gate. It was smoother than expected and they encountered almost no resistance. They knocked all the soldiers guarding the city to the ground silently.
Wei San, Wei Wu and others quickly opened the city gate and lit a fire to send a signal.
More than 500 soldiers who had been hiding outside the city rushed into the city like wolves and tigers, guarding the city gate tightly. The large army several miles away immediately launched an attack, with the cavalry taking the lead. The ground was shaking like thunder. The defenders in Hangzhou initially tried to retake the city gate and close it, but they were frightened when they saw this!
The Su family troops who stayed behind were already frightened and fled first.
Seeing this, the other defenders were even less willing to fight. They took off their clothes, threw away their weapons, and fled into the night.
(End of this chapter)
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