Chapter 816 Shouren is ordered

Song Nan knew the general actions of the rebels and was very worried. According to this development, Anqing may not be safe and Nanjing will be difficult to defend. If Nanjing is captured by Zhu Chenhao, the consequences will be difficult to imagine.

Nanjing is the capital and the capital of Taizu when he established the Ming Dynasty, which is of great strategic significance. Once Nanjing is captured, it not only gives Zhu Chenhao the confidence to be emperor, but also the southern provinces become eggs. With the punishment of the Yangtze River as a barrier, Zhu Chenhao can calmly occupy the southwest coast of the Yangtze River. This is not sensational. Although the southern military and political officials secretly colluded with Zhu Chenhao did not all throw themselves into Zhu Chenhao's arms, once Nanjing is taken down and there is no communication with the court, these people's behavior is unpredictable.

The problem is that if Song Nan mobilizes troops and horses to go south to suppress the thieves, it will take at least a few days to prepare. It will take six or seven days for the army to arrive in Anqing, Nanjing, which will take more than ten days to delay. Although the rebels also need to rest, Anqing is not so easy to break, but if they do not take measures, the army If you stabilize the situation before, it doesn't make much sense for Zhu Chenhao to capture Nanjing City. That will be a protracted offensive and defensive battle.

With the natural fortification of the Yangtze River, Song Nan knew how difficult it was to fight.

Song Nan wandered in the candle shadow of Fengtian Hall for a long time, paced back and forth in the dull eyes of officials, and finally made a decision. This rebellion requires someone to be involved in the footsteps of Zhu Chenhao's army to attack Nanjing. This person must be dragged to the imperial army to the battlefield, which requires not only great wisdom, but also a strategy.

Song Nan suddenly thought of Wang Shouren. Although he didn't have a deep relationship and didn't talk much about military with Wang Shouren, Song Nan felt that Wang Shouren had a set of literary and military talents. On the way to Gannan with him, the two talked a lot about this aspect along the way. Wang Shouren had many battles. Unique insights.

Song Nan decided to make a bet. In fact, he couldn't think of any suitable candidate except Wang Shouren, and no one could believe it. The problem now is that there are only two guards in Wang Shouren's hands. After the whole territory of Jiangxi fell into the hands of King Ning, the southern Jiangxi area is safe and sound. Wang Shouren must wait for him, and Prince Ning does not intend to die with him first. However, it is unrealistic for Wang Shouren to take these two guards to counterattack the rebels of King Ning. For today's plan, Wang Shouren should have the right to summon and mobilize the soldiers and horses of Zuo Jinzhou Prefecture, so as to gather troops and horses to contain the rebels.

Song Nan immediately rushed to the Qianqing Palace. Zhengde had just fallen asleep, and Song Nan didn't care much. He stood at the head of the bed and suggested that Wang Shouren go out to suppress the thief, soldiers and horses.

Zhengde forced himself to hold on to the court, and his body was already unhappy. After coming back, he coughed up blood several times. How could he be in the mood to discuss these issues? He only closed his eyes and waved his hand and said, "I will ask you to suppress the thief, and you can act cheaply. I will naturally support your decision. From now on, about suppressing the thief, you can decide with Zhang Yong. After discussing and making a decision, Zhang Yong reported to me that there is no need to ask for an order.

Song Nan bowed and withdrew from Zhengde's bedroom. He didn't know what it was like in his heart. Zhengde's words signaled that he could make a full decision on the matter of rebellion. Although it was only limited to fighting against rebellion, Song Nan first felt the feeling of doing whatever he wanted. This feeling is really wonderful. No wonder so many people want to be powerful ministers who control the regime and kill them. So many people want to compete for supreme power. I'm afraid they are obsessed with this unrestrained right.

Song Nan and Zhang Yong quickly proposed a decree appointing Wang Shouren as the deputy governor of anti-thief soldiers and horses. After informing the cabinet, a small team of personal soldiers rushed to Jiangxi overnight to announce the decree; Song Nan did not hesitate to select 50 Shenjun from the Beijing camp as their foot strength for transfer on the road; Calculate your strength. If you travel day and night, you can reach Gannan in less than three days and four nights. At that time, the army of King Ning may only be able to capture Anqing and never attack Nanjing.

In the capital, when Song Nan kept mobiling troops, horses, materials, food and salaries to lead the army south to suppress the rebellion, Wang Shouren, who was defending Ganzhou in the south of Jiangxi, ushered in dozens of tired orders from Fujian.

The person who issued the decree this time was not the eunuch of the inner court or an official of the imperial court, but Li Daniel, the incident of the Jinyiwei Dahan General Camp. Unexpectedly, there was Wang Yong, the chief office of Jinyiwei, who came with Song Nan to suppress the rebellion. This match was a little strange, and Wang Shouren also felt puzzled. Later, he learned that it turned out that on the way to Fujian territory to preach the decree, he met 200 Jinyi guards led by Wang Yong on the mountain road of Liangye Mountain in Wu'an, and the reason why Wang Yong appeared in Liangye Mountain was to cover the official detention of the town on that day. When the prisoners evacuated, they left to block the pursuers.

Wang Shouren is naturally overjoyed. Although hundreds of people in Jinyiwei are nothing, it is not a joke to have hundreds of fires. At least it plays a great role in defending Ganzhou City. Wang Shouren is worried about how this Ganzhou City can stand up in Jiangxi. In fact, his men have already suggested He retreated to Guizhou and Guangdong in the southwest to avoid becoming a thorn in the eyes of the rebels.

The decree of appointing Wang Shouren as the deputy governor of the army and horses was read out in front of Ganzhou officials. Wang Shouren felt great pressure. Although it was a gratifying thing to be promoted and reused, Wang Shouren knew that this deputy governor was not easy and by no means as simple as promotion.

Sure enough, in the subsequent narrative, Li Daniu elaborated the requirements brought by Song Nan one by one. First, in the name of the deputy governor of soldiers and horses, he should immediately gather the guards in Fujian, Guizhou, Guangdong Province, and even the soldiers and horses in Jiangxi who did not want to rely on the rebellion of King Ning, forming a momentum of a large army to gather, and move quickly. Second, the rebels' attack on Nanjing must be delayed before the imperial army arrives. Nanjing cannot be lost. Once the rebellion war is lost, it will be protracted.

These two items are simple to say, but Wang Shouren's scalp is numb. His original intention was to guard Ganzhou and wait for the arrival of the imperial army. He is the governor of Ganzhou, and Ganzhou is his victory. Now Song Nan appointed him as the deputy governor, which is to put the whole war situation on his shoulder, so that he can't stick to Ganzhou.

The problem now is that Song Nan asked him to gather troops and horses, but the guards in Guangdong, Guizhou and Fujian are extremely limited. Many of the generals of the guard have led their troops to join the rebels of King Ning, which are the results of King Ning's previous friendship and operation. It can be imagined that this trend will become more and more obvious. If King Ning captures Nanjing, there will be more officers and soldiers who defected.

In addition, even if he has gathered some soldiers and horses, it is an impossible task to prevent the rebels from capturing Nanjing City. Ning's soldiers and horses were known as 100,000. Up to now, the two mansions in the south of the Yangtze River are powerful, and now they are now known as 200,000 troops. Although the water is quite large, there are at least eight. Ninety thousand real troops, just these eight. The 90,000 army is not so easy to deal with.

"Dare to ask Li Ji, did the Duke of Zhen say how to delay the rebel attack on Nanjing?" Wang Shouren frowned and asked.

Li Daniu shook his head and said, "My lord didn't say anything, but only said that with the wisdom of the king, there must be a wonderful strategy; oh, by the way, my lord said that the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao was available, but I didn't understand what it meant."

Wang Shouren was already brewing a chaotic idea in his heart. As soon as he heard the words surrounding Wei and saving Zhao, he suddenly flashed like an electric light in a dark cloud, instantly illuminated everything around him.

"Wonderful, this is the only way to wake up the dreamer. It must be this way." Wang Shouren patted his thigh.

In the stunned eyes of everyone, Wang Shouren came and explained in detail what it means to besiege Wei and save Zhao.

"In the current situation, the two mansions in the south of the Yangtze River have been lost, and the main force of the rebels has been gathered in Anqing Prefecture. It is roughly estimated that there are at least 50,000 to 60,000 rebels who attacked Anqing Prefecture. Even if I gather only 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses in Zuo Jinzhou Prefecture. Obviously, it is too late to rush to Anqing Prefecture for rescue after the assembly. Unless we rush directly to Nanjing to arrange the defense line, it may be effective, but I'm afraid the time is also tight.

Wang Mian, the general of Ganzhou, said, "How can that work? The number of rebels is increasing day by day. If they take Anqing Mansion, they will go straight down to Nanjing. We may be in time to get to Nanjing, but we have no way to respond to the battle in a hurry. It may even be too late. The total number of soldiers and horses stationed in Nanjing is less than 30,000. I'm afraid that we have rushed outside Nanjing and Nanjing has fallen.

Wang Shouren nodded and said, "That's the truth, so the intention of surrounding Wei to save Zhao is that when the king's army of Ning's army was aiming at Nanjing City, Anqing Prefecture, we took his old nest and took a job at the bottom of the pot. The troops of Nanchang and surrounding prefectures are only 20,000 to 30,000, so I don't believe it. If we attack on a large extent, Zhu Chenhao will ignore the fire in the backyard and attack Nanjing with one mind? This is the plan to besiege Wei and save Zhao. The attack on Nanchang forced the rebels to return to fight and relieve Nanjing's worries.

Wang Mian's eyes were shining and clapped his hands and said, "So that's a good plan and a good way. Then we set up an ambush in Poyang Lake and wait for them to work. This plan is really feasible."

Wang Shouren said, "Hey, the Duke of Zhen is in the capital, and the situation is like coming in person. The four words surrounding Wei and saving Zhao have exhausted the sky. Although I have similar ideas, I can't figure it for a while. I'm ashamed."

Cai Meng, a guerrilla general of Ganzhou General's General Mansion, suddenly said, "What should I do if the King of Ning is not fooled? Or how can we fight against the disparity in strength when he raises troops to help?

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "If they don't come back to help, we will copy his old nest and then attack Nankang Jiujiang to make his soldiers and horses rootless duckweed. You should know that his grain, fod and heavy supplies are all in Nanchang. This is his old nest. If they return, we have achieved the purpose of procrastination. Second, the battle between the two armies is not a simple comparison of numbers. The soldiers are complicated, and many people may not be able to win, but I am not afraid of them to turn back.

Wang Yong added: "Don't forget that the imperial army has gone south under the leadership of Duke Zhen, and it will arrive in more than ten days. What's there to worry about?"