Chapter 820 Shou Ren shows his skills

The rebel army marched south, and the soldiers and horses of the five battalions of the Shenshu battalion and the soldiers and the soldiers and horses of the foreign two battalions, together with the three guards and horses drawn from Beijing, formed a main legion of more than 60,000. At the same time, the two prefectures of Datong and Taiyuan in Shanxi each drew one guard and one guard horse, and one guard horse were drawn from the two prefectures of Jinan, Shandong Province, and one guard horse were drawn from Kaifeng, Henan Province. The guards set out from the local area and rushed to the north of Jiangxi to meet. After Song Nan's army arrives, a joint army of nearly 100,000 people from six Beijing battalions and foreign two armies and eight guards will form an iron fist to hit Zhu Chenhao's rebels.

Song Nan knew that although Zhu Chenhao's rebels claimed to have reached 200,000, it was actually only exaggerated. The problem was not how many soldiers he had. The main question was whether Zhu Chenhao would attack Nanjing recklessly.

If Nanjing is captured, the whole situation will become complicated and confusing. Once the Yangtze River Ferry is occupied by the rebels, although I have 100,000 elite troops to advance, I am not sure to win by attacking Nanjing across the river.

And if Nanjing falls, it will certainly become a turning point for Zhu Chenhao's rebels. Under the pressure of the situation or the floating hearts of the people, whether the state governments in Jiangnan will become Zhu Chenhao's supporters, and whether the vast areas in the south will become Zhu Chenhao's granary and the source of soldiers are all extremely variable.

But this worry soon became an unfounded worry. Three days later, as soon as the army came out of the territory of Yingtianfu and arrived in Shandong, a war report came. The main force of the rebels who took Anqingfu turned around and shrank towards Jiangxi, and did not attack Nanjing along the stream. According to the news, Wang Shouren, the deputy governor of soldiers and horses, gathered troops and horses to attack the rear of the rebels. He captured Fuzhou Prefecture yesterday and was approaching Nanchang Prefecture.

After hearing the news, Song Nan laughed and praised: "Mr. Yang Ming is not a corrupt scholar. I was worried that he may not be able to understand my intention and resolutely implement it. Now it seems that Mr. Yang Ming has not only executed it, but also done a very well. Unexpectedly, he claimed to have gathered 300,000 troops to attack Jiangxi in all directions. Where did he come from? 30,000 is about the same. This ability to spread rumors is no weaker than his ability to spread mental learning.

Happy, Song Nan also realized that since the rebels had returned to rescue, Wang Shouren would be under great pressure. At the speed of the army, it would take at least seven or eight days to reach the north of the Yangtze River. At that time, I'm afraid that the yellow cauliflower would be cold.

"Jiang Bin listens to the order." Song Nan sat on the horse and immediately issued an order: "Immediately gather 5,000 cavalry to reinforce Lord Wang day and night. If you can meet with Lord Wang's soldiers and horses, tell him to use the procrastination formula. Even if Nanchang can't be captured, don't fight with the main force of the rebels, but you need to maintain pressure and never let the rebels turn around and attack Nanjing again."

Jiang Bin quickly prepared and quickly transferred the cavalry of each battalion to form 5,000 cavalry to prepare to go south quickly.

Looking at the back of Jiang Bin leading the cavalry away, Song Nan was slightly relieved. Although these 5,000 people may not play much role, if they arrive at the battlefield, the meaning is naturally different. For Wang Shouren, this is a morale encouragement, and it also sends a signal to the rebels that the imperial army is coming, which will be a fatal morale blow to them.

"Your Excellency, there are some doubts about inferiority." Xu Tai sat on the horse and frowned.

Song Nan smiled and asked, "Say, what are the taboo between you and me?"

Xu Tai said, "The humble position believes that it is actually inappropriate to send cavalry reinforcements. If the rebels are informed of the arrival of our army too early, they will definitely make an unusual move."

Song Nan laughed and said, "Oh? Tell me, how will the rebels react?

Xu Tai said, "If the humble position is Zhu Chenhao, once you know that the 100,000 troops of the imperial court are coming, you will not die to protect Nanchang Prefecture, because even if Nanchang Prefecture and our army arrives, it will be the turtle in the urn. It's better to go down the river and go straight to Nanjing. If Nanjing takes it before our army arrives, the situation will be very different.

Song Nan laughed and said, "Xu Tai, I'm more and more impressed by you. Your worry is not superfluous, which is exactly what I expect. Why did I send these 5,000 soldiers and horses to reinforce? The army fought, and in Shanxi, which is densely covered with lakes and hills, 5,000 cavalry have no advantage except to hurry up. I just want the rebels to know that we are coming. Zhu Chenhao's generals and counselors will understand that there is no way out to defend Nanchang. They will definitely suggest turning back to attack Nanjing, which is exactly what I am looking forward to. "

Xu Tai said in astonishment, "Is this the prince's plan?"

Song Nan said, "In general, where should our army go directly to rescue?"

Xu Tai said, "If in terms of convention, naturally where the fire broke out and where to rescue, our army should go straight to Jiangxi after crossing the Yellow River."

Song Nan said, "That's it. Generally speaking, it's natural to have a headache, but if my army arrives in the north of Jiangxi, it will take at least seven or eight days to cross Henan Lake through Shandong. But if we know that the rebels will attack Nanjing, why don't we directly reinforce the Tianfu to open our pockets and wait for their arrival? From here to Yingtianfu, we will save at least three days. If Zhu Chenhao is determined to attack Nanjing, even if they move quickly on the way, we will be a day or two faster than them.

Xu Tai frowned and said, "It's a good plan, but..."

Song Nan smiled and said, "You just said confidently that the rebels would definitely be fooled, but now you don't have confidence?"

Xu Tai shook his head and said, "After all, it is to specify the intention of the other party. No one is sure that they will definitely do so. If the judgment is wrong, won't it cut off the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Lord Wang? The strength of the rebels is much greater than that of Lord Wang, and the lies of his 300,000 army will be broken. When the war began, our army went east to reinforce Nanjing, and then went against the current to reinforce, it would have been a waste of many days.

Song Nan said, "So we still need to increase the fire. I intend to order you to lead the three guards to go south and go straight to the Jiujiang River from the West Road through Henan Lake, causing the illusion that my main force will go straight to Jiangxi; and I will divide troops to reinforce Nanjing. In this way, the possibility of success of this plan has greatly increased."

Xu Tai nodded and said, "The humble position agrees. If there is such a momentum, the rebels will not be fooled, that's God."

Song Nan looked into the distance and said lightly, "If under such circumstances, Zhu Chenhao still doesn't turn back to attack Nanjing, his men will be a group of cowardly. If he defends Nanchang, he will be the turtle in the urn. After I arrive in Nanjing, I will go back to recover Anqing and then recover the nine south of the Yangtze River and tie my pockets tightly. It's just that Wang Shouren has suffered, and he has to bear more positive pressure; this battle may become his famous battle, which may also be the place where he died. However, Zhu Chenhao can't escape the fate of failure. If someone sacrifices for this, it is also helpless. As the commander-in-chief, I can only consider the overall situation, other I can't take care of it."

Xu Tai smacked his tongue secretly, and the spirit of the Duke of Zhen was getting bigger and bigger. He was willing to win the victory of the rebellion at the cost of Wang Shouren's tens of soldiers and horses. Although he was suspected of sacrificing Wang Shouren, no matter who was in this position, I'm afraid he would make the same choice, because calming the rebellion was The purpose of this trip and the corresponding price is also in the process of cleaning up, depending on Wang Shouren's own ability.

"In fact, these worries are also superfluous. Wang Shouren is very strategic. I think he will understand my intention and should not choose to fight head-on. If I were him, I would give up attacking Nanchang and give them a dark one on the way back of the rebels. After fighting, I will run away. If Wang Shouren chose to attack Nanchang, I would be disappointed in him. Song Nan said lightly and waved his hand to order the army to march.

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Hundreds of warships carried nearly 20,000 rebels through the Yangtze River and went up to the mouth of Poyang Lake. A few days ago, Zhu Chenhao ordered to return to the army to rescue Jiangxi. Nearly 70,000 troops left only 3,000 people stationed in Anqing Prefecture, and the rest of the troops rushed back along both water and land routes.

The fall of Fuzhou Prefecture was expected, and the remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses were concentrated in Nanchang Prefecture. Where was Zhu Chenhao's headquarters? However, the loss of Fuzhou meant that Nanchang Prefecture's lips were dead and teeth. Wang Shouren's next goal was to point to this place.

The huge dragon head flagship took the wind and waves to enter Poyang Lake. The speed was already extremely fast, but Zhu Chenhao on the flagship still felt that it was too slow and kept urging the soldiers in the warehouse to row quickly. He couldn't wait to grow wings to rush back to Nanchang.

Near the left of Nanji Island in the southwest of Poyang Lake, the dense reeds cover the densely intertwined waterway. The withered yellow reeds rustle with the wind, and occasionally water birds fly by, which looks silent. But in this dense reeds and waterway, nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers were lying in small boats waiting for the rebel vanguard fleet across Poyang Lake.

From Poyang Lake to Nanchang, you must go west along the river and go directly to the wharf of Nanchang Prefecture. After capturing Fuzhou, Wang Shouren sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to go straight to Nanchang Prefecture, and he took 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush here. This is a standard strategy for siege and rescue the city. After learning that the rebels returned to rescue, Wang Shouren knew that Only by using the terrain to ambuthre the rebels can they have a fighting power. If all the members attack Nanchang Prefecture, they will give the rebels a chance to face them head-on, so he chose to besiege the city to help.

At dark, after a long wait, the shadows of hundreds of warships appeared in the field of vision, the lights on the ship were dotted, and the figures of the rebels walking on it were also clearly visible. Under the drum of the north wind, they marched along the waterway on the north side of Nanji Island towards the estuary. With the complexity and narrowness of the waterway, the rebel ships began to change their formation and line up in a row. They had to cross the waterway between the vertical and horizontal reeds to the estuary on the shore and then to Nanchang Prefecture.

Wang Shouren's face was cold, lying on a reed-covered beach, staring at the hundreds of boats. When 40 or 50 ships entered the reed waterway in turn, Wang Shouren suddenly got up, lifted the reed pole covered by his body, pulled a bow and arrow in his hand, and the soldiers around him moved quickly to give arrows. The fire oil cotton cloth wrapped in his head lit the fire, and Wang Shouren roared: "Shoot."