eldest son of Ming dynasty

bang, bang, bang...

  Yang Wei, the commander of Yulin Left Guard, covered in blood, walked down the stairs from the tower of Jiujiang Fucheng surrounded by more than [-] soldiers.

  This was originally a barbican city.

  In the ancient city wall, after the city gate was broken, the first thing you saw was not entering the city street, but seeing a city tower, one in front of the other and two in the back. The empty space in the middle was called the Wengcheng.

  Imagine that if the enemy attacks here at this time, it will be a dead end, and you will be caught in a urn, because there is a row of archers standing above, and as many people as you come will be shot into hedgehogs for you.

  This is the wisdom of our ancestors.

  However, Yang Wei did not face this test, because Zheng Yu and his men had already entered the city and opened the door directly from the inside.

  These rebels are really vulnerable.

  Yang Wei glanced at the green forest heroes who were tied here, and sneered disdainfully: "With a few people and a few knives, they think they can run rampant in the world. What a bunch of stupid donkeys."

  "Rebel!"

  Zheng Yu, who came from afar, was furious and rushed towards Chen Min as if he wanted to kill him, "Give my nephew his life!"

  Yang Wei didn't bother to care about him. Only if these literati had the courage to kill prisoners would he take a high look.

  He still acted according to his own rhythm, and ordered Qianhu beside him, "Look at the casualties of our brothers, and then call twenty general flags, ten groups in one round, to patrol the whole city. Do you remember what military discipline says?"

  "Remember! If you don't rob or rape, the emperor will reward you with money. If you rob and rape, you will die immediately!"

  "Your Majesty will arrive in Nanjing soon. Tell the brothers that there will be a reward of silver. Stop robbing women and give the people a way to survive. Go quickly!"

  "Yes!"

  The generals in the old days never had such a consciousness. In ancient times, when fighting, even the good side would take away a little bit.

  There's nothing you can do about it. If you don't condone it, why would the soldiers follow you?
  In the past few years when Zhu Houzhao was in power, he began to work hard to rectify this problem. After all, if you rob the common people and turn them into disaster victims, you will still have to spend money from the court.

  So he would rather spend more money than keep this bad habit. And it's not like no one has done it before. Although it's a bit flattering to compare with Yue Jiajun, it's worth it if you can do it.

  Zheng Yu couldn't help but sigh when he heard that Yulin Left Guard could have such military discipline, "You have to be an upright imperial master, and you have to be Commander Yang. How can he be like that traitor who pretends to be righteous, but actually burns, kills, and loots?" This is joy, just like an animal."

  "Zheng Zhongcheng, please don't get so angry. Jiujiang Prefecture is just a small town, and Ning Ni is still dreaming in Nanchang. It's not too late to scold him again after I'm done with him."

  "Okay!" Zheng Yu nodded heavily, "As I see it, why don't we report the victory to Marquis Jinglu immediately, firstly to reassure him, and secondly to allow him to make arrangements calmly. If necessary, General Yang can go out to Jiujiang to provide support."

  "Yeah. I just don't know if there is Ning Ni's fleet on the Yangtze River."

  This news has not been received yet. So far, I have not heard of Anqing or Nanjing being beaten, or the news is still on the way.

  Yang Wei was thinking about military affairs. They discussed in the account that Ning Ni's best approach was to leave Nanchang as soon as possible, otherwise it would be easy to fight a trapped beast.

  For him now, an accident in Jiujiang would be fatal.

  And it is very likely that he has already dispatched the navy.

  Yang Wei stood on the tower and looked from a distance, thinking over and over again and having trouble making a decision. However, his subordinate Sun Qianhu, also known as Sun Yongdao, came to him and said, "General, do you feel that something is... not right here in Jiujiang Mansion?"

  Yang Wei raised his eyebrows, "Do you have any ideas?"

  "We fought this battle fast enough."

  "Yes."

  "But the rebels must have had time to call for help."

  "Yes."

  "So Ning Ni must know that Jiujiang is lost."

  "Yes." Yang Wei nodded three times in succession, then he understood and pointed at him with admiration, "You boy, you have a brain."

  Taoist Sun Yong was very young and didn't even have a beard. He was a little shy at this moment and said, "General, I've given you the reward."

  "Then leave this matter to you?"

  Snapped!
  Sun Yongdao bowed vigorously, "General, don't worry!"

  If Zheng Yu were here, I'm afraid he wouldn't understand.

  But they understand each other.

  Yang Wei was cautious in using troops, and his thousands of households knew this.

  Sun Yongdao means that Jiujiang Prefecture is very important. The rebels will never allow their retreat to be cut off. And since they have received news of a request for help or a defeat, no matter what kind of military plan they have, they will definitely be disrupted, and they will have to Start all over again.

  Ning Ni must go back to save Jiujiang.

  This is called strategic initiative.

  Your actions must make the enemy follow you.

  So tonight after the big battle will be crucial. If you are attacked when you are exhausted, you will become passive.

  This is the advantage of Zhu Houzhao's "higher military education". These generals can use their brains.

  After Sun Yongdao went down, all the available scouts among the generals were sent out, especially on the side near Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River. There was a lot of movement of the army gathering. Once there was a change, it could not be concealed.

  On the other hand, he began to intensify his inspection of the city defense.

  There are advantages to not bringing a cannon, at least you don't have to repair it yourself.

  From today on, they will be like nails in Jiujiang, becoming a thorn in Ning Ni's throat that he cannot pull out.

  However, they will not have any more reinforcements. Zhou Shangwen's attack on Nanchang is also a strategic attack and cannot be easily changed for the sake of possible losses. After Nanchang is captured, the entire war is half over, so it is naturally more important than the lives of a guard.

  This is called loving kindness and not being able to control troops.

  If we don't do this and go back to save the people, the two sides will be at odds without making any decisive progress, and more people will die.

  In other words, the stage of using their brains is over, and the true blood will be revealed next. As long as they can hold on, hold on until Nanchang is defeated, hold on until the navy arrives, hold on until the rebels who are still spinning in the world of Poyang Lake will There is no way to escape from heaven, and there is no way to enter the earth.

  ……

  ……

  Zhu Houzhao's hard work was not in vain, and Sun Yongdao expected exactly what happened to King Ning and his subordinates. The day has been decided and we will go to Jiangnan with all our strength.

  Therefore, as soon as he left Poyang Lake, King Ning prepared to go down the river and attack Anqing.

  In fact, it is already being fought.

  However, Anqing was far away from Nanchang, so the defenders had time to react, and King Ning was never able to conquer the city.

  Historically, this Nanjing gateway resisted King Ning for eighteen days.

  It can be said that this is a key element, otherwise if he really wins Nanjing, the momentum will really pick up.

  There are many reasons for not being able to defeat it, not to mention that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, King Ning's army is not a great elite soldier, nor has it fought any tough battles, nor does it have great military generals.

  In addition, since Anqing was the prefect, from the soldiers to the people, they all knew that they could only rely on themselves. The day the city was destroyed, it was the time for them to flee!
  Everyone dies!

  Moreover, the prefect of Anqing immediately reacted to the news that Prince Ning had rebelled. Therefore, they were very well prepared and had already prepared for the battle to defend the city. The prefect of Anqing even had time to move reinforcements and borrow military rations!
  why?
  Because Anqing is the gateway to Nanjing, how could a prefect with a Jinshi background not know this common sense? Even the people of Anqing themselves have memories. The prince of Nanchang rebelled and attacked Nanjing first. He attacked Nanjing and Anqing first!

  After all, Nanjing is the capital city, and it is the male city, so they are the most dangerous.

  This is different from being caught off guard like Jiujiang and Nankang.

  Furthermore, the imperial court has already issued an order, and the army will arrive in an instant. The contrast in strength between the two sides is obvious, and they will not surrender and join the thieves.

  Therefore, Ning Wang's two attacks on Anqing were extremely difficult, and the more he could not attack Anqing, the more anxious he became.

  On King Ning’s ship,
  The rebels are no longer as energetic as they were when they first started fighting in November.

  Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng spoke at the same time. They tried their best to persuade King Ning, saying: "Your Majesty, the situation is raging, and we can't delay it any longer. If Anqing cannot be conquered, we have no choice but to abandon Anqing and go straight to Nanjing! Nanjing is the capital, so as long as we take it Next, the situation reversed in an instant. Not so in Anqing. Even if we try our best to capture Anqing, we still have to attack Nanjing. Now that Anqing cannot be captured, why bother with it?"

  Liu Yangzheng mentioned this first.

  Stop worrying about your Anqing.

  It will definitely be different if we take Nanjing at all costs first and then declare ourselves emperor and act righteously. There are so many people in the world who are just outsiders. If you can’t do it, who will follow you? On the contrary, as long as you have some signs of it, people who are dissatisfied with the imperial court will be willing to join.

  Objectively speaking, this decision is correct.

  War is sometimes a military war, and sometimes it is a political war.

  From a military perspective, it would be inappropriate to cross Anqing and attack Nanjing directly.

  But from a political perspective, the political value of Nanjing is so great that it can even offset the military disadvantage caused by not controlling Anqing.

  Maybe the prefect of Anqing will surrender by then.

  However, whether a person can achieve great things often depends on these choices.

  Zhu Chenhao sat on the main seat with a sullen face. He always disagreed not to attack Anqing but to take Nanjing directly.

  There are two reasons. First, of course, it is to be on the safe side. If Anqing can't be beaten, he will go over. His butt is dangerous.

  Second, they conquered Nankang and Jiujiang directly without much resistance, so Zhu Chenhao felt that Anqing would not be difficult.

  And after hitting him twice and finding that he couldn't move, he felt angry and couldn't swallow it, and he didn't want to let it go.

  In short, we still have to fight Anqing.

  But this evening, everyone's anxiety about Anqing no longer existed, because Jiujiang was lost.

  Zhu Chenhao stood up in anger, pointed at the soldier who reported the news and cursed, "Nonsense! If you dare to lie about the military situation again and disrupt the morale of our military, I will kill you with my own hands!"

  The soldier turned pale with fright, but he still cried repeatedly, "How dare you lie to Your Majesty! I just came from Jiujiang. Yesterday at noon, more than ten thousand officers and soldiers suddenly arrived. After half a day of attacking the city, Jiujiang was already lost. Such a big event, Xiao No matter how brave you are, you won’t dare to talk nonsense!”

  Liu Yangzheng fell to the ground and said in a daze: "Anqing is not here yet, Jiujiang is lost again, God!"

  Zhu Chenhao was also a little panicked for a moment, and his lips trembled slightly unnaturally, "Where...where did the officers and soldiers come from?!"

  "It was that Zheng Yu who brought it!"

  When everyone heard this, it was bad. It had just fallen on the fifth or sixth day in Jiujiang. Logically speaking, it would not happen so soon, that is, Zheng Yu!

  This guy is the upright governor of Jiangxi. If he leads his troops to any city, he will naturally have an advantage. Unless they are die-hard rebels, who would be so crazy as not to open the city gates to the governor of Jiangxi at a critical moment when a feudal king is causing rebellion?

  Zhu Chenhao was really angry, "I really hate that I couldn't kill this thief that day, which led to the bad consequences today! The two prime ministers, and Xu Aiqing, now that Jiujiang is lost again, what should I do?"

  Xu Shidao suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, but in fact his intuition told him that under such a situation, unless there was a miracle...

  "Report!!"

  During the discussion, another boat approached from outside. After the people were pulled onto the boat, they were taken directly to Prince Ning.

  This soldier looked even more tired than the one just now. He shouted, "Your Majesty, outside Raozhou Mansion, we found... we found Marquis Jinglu's soldiers and horses!"

  "what!!"

  Now everyone is not calm.

  Go south from Jiujiang Prefecture, pass through Raozhou Prefecture and then go west, you can reach Nanchang immediately.

  Xu Shidao almost fainted, "No wonder, no wonder we saw government troops in Jiujiang Prefecture, but not here, only Anqing Prefecture defenders. It turns out...it turned out that they were going straight to Nanchang!"

  Zhu Chenhao was completely dizzy. Now he only had one thought, "Master! Master! Nanchang must not make any mistakes!"

  All of his princesses are still staying in the palace. If they are kidnapped... it would be a great shame and humiliation for him as an emperor to treat them as such.

  In front of him, Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng were fine. They originally wanted to follow Prince Ning, and over the past few years, they had been prepared to die.

  But the Jiangnan gentry like Xu Shidao didn't know any Ning Wang or Ning Wang. They were just desperate and fighting for a chance to survive. Unexpectedly, it didn't take long... so he now wants to die, "It is said that Marquis Jinglu's ability to command troops is unmatched by anyone in the world..."

  What he wanted to say was that this was called leading troops to fight, and it didn't matter how hard he tried here, whether it was pinching Jiujiang or attacking Nanchang, they would have to go back no matter how hard they tried.

  Look at Zhu Chenhao again...

  "Teacher! Hurry, tell me my order and teach the teacher immediately!!"

  Xu Shidao shook his head and lamented, "There are three strategies: upper, middle and lower. I dare not take the best strategy, fail to do the middle strategy, and finally choose the lowest strategy!"
  What the hell is going on.

  Even if we go back and defend Nanchang, the best result is to be trapped in the city and wait to die!
  He looked at the people behind him again, and all the blood on their faces was gone. Where was their way out?