Chapter 132 Confidential Military

The next day, under the wall of Anqingfu, King Ning's subordinates rushed down the city with sacks, went to the moat under the city, threw the sacks and turned around and ran back. The arrows in the city are like rain, and soldiers fall to the ground from time to time. On the position of King Ning outside the city, the cannons were also constantly bombarding, and soldiers on the wall kept falling under the city after being shot.

King Ning stood on his own position and watched the situation anxiously. He asked Marshal Wang Lun, "Marshal Wang, how long will it take to fill Chenghao?"

Wang Lun said confidently, "Your Majesty, don't worry. If you continue to fill it like this, there will be two days at most. Not only the protection of the city, but also the city wall can climb without ladders."

Liu Yang, a counselor, said, "Your Majesty, it's still the same opinion. Don't be angry in Anqing City. It's a waste of time here. Let's attack Nanjing directly."

Ning Wang said angrily, "Zhang Wenjin, the governor of Anqing, commanded Yang Rui and asked the soldiers to scold the lonely king at the head of the city. How can the lonely king swallow this breath? Anyway, there are two days at most before we can take Anqing. Mr. Liu, wait a minute. After this, the lonely king will listen to you.

Master Li Shishi said, "What's more, the Anqing city treasury is rich, and the grain and rice are extremely abundant. It is also very good for the supply and replenishment of our army."

At this time, a horse rushed to report. Liu Yangzheng took the secret newspaper and took a look. He was so surprised that he couldn't speak. What's wrong? Mr. Liu?" King Ning asked.

"Wang Shouren led the Wang Guanjun to capture Nanchang yesterday." Liu Yangzheng said word by word.

King Ning heard this and sat down on the ground with a plop. His eyes were in a daze and said, "So... where are Zhu Gongxi, the son of the lonely king, and all the concubines?"

"Prince Yichun was captured, and some of them set themselves on fire, and some were captured."

Ning Wang said in a frenze, "Wang Shouren, why is his speed so fast? It has been less than 20 days since the lonely king left Nanchang.

Marshal Wang Lun said, "Your Majesty, I think the order is to suspend the attack on Anqing. Let's go back to discuss the next move of our army first."

Ning Wang said, "The order is to withdraw."

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In King Ning's army account, several counselors and generals argued about how to go next.

Liu Yangzheng said, "At this point, the only thing is to break the boat, abandon Anqing, and go directly to Nanjing. After capturing Nanjing, His Royal Highness King Ning immediately ascended the throne and ordered the world to break with Emperor Zhengde. At least he can rule the river."

Li Shishi said, "In my opinion, we should return to Jiangxi and take back Nanchang. After all, that's our base, and where are our wives and children?

Liu Yangzheng said dissatisfiedly, "Mother-in-law, what can happen if you don't want to part with the jars at home?"

Marshal Wang Lun came forward and said, "Although what Mr. Liu said is reasonable, but the fire can't be wrapped in the paper. At most two days, the whole army will know that Nanchang has lost its defense, and then ask them to attack Nanjing. I'm afraid that the army is unstable and morale is at all. Besides, we have been delayed for more than a month, and Nanjing has been prepared for a long time, let alone Anqing City.

Commander Ling Eleven also said, "Your Highness, I think it's better to go back to Nanchang. The families of the soldiers were all in the area of Nanchang. They lost their nests, and the soldiers could not settle down. If we continue to attack Nanjing, I will look at it!"

Liu Yangzheng said angrily, "If you had listened to my opinion earlier, you would have set out to attack Nanjing immediately. Now we have already enjoyed happiness in Nanjing City. How can we knock down the people who don't have a village or a store like now?

Ning Wang finally opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Liu, Gu Wang apologizes to you again and stop complaining about the past. Continuing to attack Nanjing along the river is too dangerous and there is no certainty of success. Gu Wang thinks that it is safe to return to Jiangxi and take back Nanchang.

Liu Yangzheng was embarrassed to say anything more, so he pushed the boat and said, "It's okay. After all, our number is several times more than Wang Shouren's soldiers. It is not a good idea to go back to Nanchang and beat him one by a few.

As soon as Ning Wang's opinions were unified, he said, "Wang Lun, order the whole army to return, still take Poyang Lake and return to Nanchang."

Wang Shouren is discussing with the generals of the Metropolitan Inspection. A government official came to report: "Chen Huai, the governor of Fuzhou, Zeng Wei, the governor of Jianchang, Lin Chengzhi, the governor of Rauzhou, and Zhou Chaozuo, the governor of Guangxin, led their troops to Nanchang, and the four magistrate sought to meet outside the gate."

Wang Shouren was overjoyed and said, "Please come on."

After a while, the four magistrates came in, bowed and said, "The subordinates visit the governor of the king, and ask the governor to forgive the officials for being late."

Wang Shouren said, "What is the crime? I am short of these new forces of you. Excuse me, how many of you four are there in total?

Chen Huai, the magistrate of Fuzhou, said, "I brought the most people, with more than 3,000 people; the governor Zeng had 2,000 people; the Lin magistrate and the Zhou magistrate had 1,500 people each, a total of no more than 8,000."

Wang Shouren heard this and said, "Please work hard. The troops don't have to go to the city, but go straight north. Chen Zhifu is the commander-in-chief, and Lin Zhifu is the deputy commander-in-chief, leading the headquarters to attack Jiujiang; Zeng Zhifu and Zhou Zhifu work together to lead the headquarters to attack Nankang.

Chen Huai asked, "Captain, why do you want me to attack Jiujiang and Nankang?"

Wang Shouren said, "The army of King Ning has returned to the division, and it is estimated that there will be a war between our army and the rebels. Jiujiang and Nankang are right behind me. If these two mansions are not taken down, then once the war starts, our army will have worries and will not be able to use them.

Chen Huai said a little hesitantly, "D Governor, with all for saying something disappointing, our four mansions have just made do with each other. Without unified training, we may not be able to take Jiujiang and Nankang in a short time."

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "There is no need to be nervous. As long as the governor actively takes the offensive, it is not limited to when you will take these two cities. The key is that you should hold back the rebels defending these two places with an active offensive and don't let them go south to reinforce the army of King Ning.

Chen Huai and the other three magistrates looked at each other for a moment, smiled shyly and said, "In that case, the subordinates and others will definitely complete the task."

Wang Shouren said humorously, "Maybe, before you arrive, the momentum of the attack will scare away the rebels of the two prefectures, so that you will make great contributions."

The four magistrate said, "Thank you for your good words." Turn around and walk out of the lobby.

Wang Shouren continued to ask, "Dear gentlemen, the army of King Ning has entered Hukou and can reach Nanchang City in two days at most. What is the governor's good strategy to resist the enemy?"

They all commanded Yu En and said, "Captain, there are as many as 60,000 sailors in King Ning, but our existing troops are only 15,000, and the ratio of troops is one to four, which is very different. The 8,000 horses in Fuzhou and other four prefectures have been transferred to attack Jiujiang and Nankang, and the divisions of the kings of Qin in each province have no information, and only we are independently supported. Therefore, the last generals think that they should stick to the city of Nanchang until the divisions of the king of Qin of the provinces arrive.

Dai Deru, the magistrate of Linjiang, said, "We have recovered the provincial capital and have done our duty as ministers; the rest of the more difficult things should be completed by the imperial army."

The rest of the generals nodded one after another. Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Guys, before attacking Nanchang, did you expect to conquer Nanchang in a day?"

Wu Wending said, "I didn't expect it at all, Governor."

Wang Shouren said: "To win with troops, you should not only have strategy, but also courage. Although King Ning's strength is several times that of me, he is an exhausted division of returning to the army. His arrogance is no longer as arrogant as at the beginning. Our army has just captured the provincial capital Nanchang, and its morale is booming. Therefore, I think that I should take the initiative to attack and bravely defeat the enemy. If the war can defeat its sharpness, then the rest of the rebels will defeat without fighting, which is the spirit of 'preemptive victory'.

The magistrate Xing Xun said, "That said, but the long Ganjiang River and the vast Po Lake, where will we meet the rebels of King Ning and defeat their sharpness in the first battle?"

Wang Shouren pointed to the map and said, "Let's see, Poyang Lake is extremely vast, which is obviously conducive to the expansion of the enemy and not conducive to me; however, the situation on the Ganjiang River is different. After passing through Nanchang, the Ganjiang River is divided into two, with a tributary in the south and a main stream in the north; King Ning's army was so deep that it could only go to the main stream in the north. In the lower reaches of the Ganjiang River, the river network is dense, the lakes are everywhere, and the reeds and grass are everywhere, which is a good place to hide the ambush. On the contrary, no matter how wide the river is, after all, it is not as vast as the lake. The army of King Ning cannot be fully deployed on the Ganjiang River. Although there are many troops, they cannot be used at the same time, which is its shortcoming. Therefore, I think it is most appropriate to preset the battlefield above the main stream in the north of the Ganjiang River.

Yu En asked: "Although what the governor said is reasonable, the Ganjiang River is still more than 100 miles from Nanchang to Poyang Lake. Where should our army set the battlefield?

Wang Shouren said confidently, "At the speed of the rebels, we will arrive at Huangjiadu, 60 miles away from Nanchang in two days, so it is more appropriate for us to set up the battlefield there. As long as the first battle hits the rebels, the rest of the battle will be overwhelming. What do you think?"

Generals and officials are talking a lot.

Xing Xun, the governor of Ganzhou, said with a smile, "Don't argue. Let me say a few words. For several years, I have been fighting with Wang Dudu, and I have always been able to overcome the attack and win the battle. There are some things that we dare not think of in advance. As soon as Wang Dudu's order is issued, er, it will be done immediately. Therefore, although I have nothing in my mind, I believe in Wang Dudu's arrangement and how you command, we will do it.

When the generals heard this, they all laughed.

Wu Wending said: "Captain, the troops brought by the subordinates from Ji'an this time have lax military discipline. The governor didn't punish me, which has given me a lot of face. I took the initiative to fight and let the subordinates lead the vanguard to make contributions.

Yu En said, "After all, you are a civil official and are not familiar with water warfare. Let me be the vanguard."

Wu Wending said, "Are you a sailor admiral? In terms of swimming, it may not be more than me?"

Wang Shouren said with a smile, "Don't fight. There is a hard battle for both of you. Let's listen to the governor's arrangement, Gao Rui, clear away all idle people, etc., close the door, and you can handle the door for me in person. Then the thunder army announced the order--"

Gao Rui and the government officials went out and closed the door. Only the generals stood in two boxes.

Lei Ji ordered loudly: "Wu Wending and Yu En listen to the order--"

"The end!"

"Wu Wending was ordered to lead a thousand sailors in Huangjiadu to face the enemy, and Yu En led 800 sailors to take over Wu Wending's troops; two pay attention, only defeat is not allowed to win!"

"Ah?" Wu Wending and Yu En looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

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The general will disperse. The gate is still closed, leaving only Wang Shouren and his cronies left in the house. Wang Shouren said to the two staff members Long Guang and Xiao Yu, "Mr. Long and Mr. Xiao, please do something."

Long Guang said, "Captain, you can tell me if you have anything. Our old bones are about to get sick.

Wang Shouren whispered to Long Guang, "Please quickly find a carpenter in the city to make 200,000 wooden cards; in addition, plus ten large wooden cards, like this..."

Long Guang nodded and said, "Don't worry, governor. I promise to do it all in one day."

Wang Shouren said, "This matter must be kept confidential and should not be leaked."

Long Guang said, "I won't leak my secret even if I cut my tongue."

Long Guang and Xiao Yu also left. Wang Shouren walked out of the lobby, and a cool breeze in early autumn made him feel very comfortable. Wang Shouren stretched out and suddenly remembered something. He said to Gao Rui, the general of Wei, "Has Zou Qianzhi and Zou Yixiu come back?"

Gao Rui said, "I have come back. You were discussing confidential military affairs just now. Mr. Zou said it was inconvenient to come in."

Wang Shouren said, "Mr. Zou, please ask him to bring those students from Nanchangfu. Now I have time to tell them about "University"."