Chapter 380 Jiang Xia's Coup
Jiujiang Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture are very close, so Zhu Chenhao's first attack on Jiujiang is undoubtedly the most correct choice.
One reason is that they are very close and there is no need to march for a long time; the other reason is that Zhu Chenhao took Jiujiang Prefecture and could go directly to Nanjing by water.
As the capital of Liu, Nanjing not only has an imperial palace, but also a complete central administrative team. If Zhu Chenhao can take over Nanjing in one go, he can completely radiate out from Nanjing to control the entire Jiangnan.
With such a rich place as Jiangnan as the foundation, King Ning may have gained a firm foothold. As long as he is calm and gradually consolidates his strength in Jiangxia, he will develop slowly.
Not to mention that he will definitely rule the world in the future, but at least he can develop into a king who divides the territory, it will at least give Zhu Houzhao a headache.
"So Nanjing is a very important place, and Zhu Chenhao must not be taken into his hands."
Wang Shouren wore a long coat and reached out to knock on the place marked Nanjing on the map. His expression was a little solemn, as if he had encountered some difficulties.
Jiang Xia had basically guessed the problem that Wang Shouren thought. He wrapped his hands in front of his chest and said, "But now King Ning has raised an army. If he is unable to defend himself, Jiujiang will definitely not be able to defend himself. Although Nanjing also has troops stationed, if King Ning attacks Nanjing with lightning speed, it will be difficult for Nanjing to defend it."
"That's right." Wang Shouren sighed and nodded. "If there is a way to stop Zhu Chenhao, the whole incident would be much easier."
"Stop Zhu Chenhao from sending troops to Nanjing?" Jiang Xia held his chin with his right hand and thought for a while, then finally looked at Wang Shouren and said, "I have a way, I don't know if it can be used."
Wang Shouren looked at Jiang Xia and smiled, "Everyone who knows you says you are tricky and predictable, but now it seems to be true. If you have any solutions, tell me quickly. At present, no matter whether it is the best or the worst, you can only treat it as a living."
"Okay, since that's the case, I'll take the risk of trying my plan." Jiang Xia said.
Nanchang is Zhu Chenhao's base camp, so Zhu Chenhao killed Sun Sui and Xu Kui's head-sacrificial flags, and after the Xuanfu officially rebelled, it quickly stabilized Nanchang.
Zhu Chenhao was not doing this rebellion rashly, but planned and prepared for many years, so now at the beginning, Zhu Chenhao was following his plan and sent the vanguard to take Jiujiang Prefecture directly.
Wang Shouren, the Raozhou Prefecture, reacted amazingly quickly. First, he sent a manifesto to all parts of Jiangxi, asking them to bring troops to Raozhou Prefecture to gather immediately and prepare to capture the rebels.
As a contemporary great scholar, Wang Shouren had a very high prestige. Later, the governor of Nangan even rose to the altar and established his supreme reputation.
Now that he received Wang Shouren's manifesto, officials from all over Jiangxi immediately followed what the manifesto said and brought soldiers from various prefectures to Raozhou Prefecture.
At the same time, the military rations, weapons and ships from all over Jiangxi were all dispatched according to Wang Shouren's arrangement. The entire Jiangxi suddenly seemed to start moving, and they were all preparing to capture Zhu Chenhao's rebelliousness.
Such a situation is definitely not good news for Zhu Chenhao. He hopes that officials from all over Jiangxi will not care about opposing him. Either they come to surrender to him and become a minister who follows the dragon. Or they turn a blind eye is also a good attitude.
This now made Zhu Chenhao feel a little confused.
With the current military forces in Jiangxi, even if they are all gathered together, there are only more than 20,000 troops, and it is impossible to confront his 100,000 army.
Even though his 100,000 army has a lot of water, after all, 70,000 is true, that is also a 70,000 army, which is tens of thousands more than 20,000, right?
Wang Shouren also had the same concern in the Raozhou Prefecture Office. He looked at Jiang Xia who was carefully cut a note and then holding a small brush with small characters written on the fly. Wang Shouren couldn't help asking: "Brother Jiang, now the soldiers of the county governments and governments in various parts of Jiangxi have basically arrived in Raozhou Prefecture, and the food, grass, weapons and weapons have been dispatched according to your requirements.
But with our current strength, we can't resist Zhu Chenhao's 100,000 troops. How should we do this next?"
"Sir, please rest assured. I have sent someone a letter to Jiujiang Prefecture to concentrate all the troops directly in Anqing and give up the rest of the place temporarily.
In addition, I also sent a letter from Fei Ge to Nanjing, asking them to gather troops and prepare for the challenge immediately. Now we only have one word to do, drag it out.
And the secret to drag is here.”
Jiang Xia handed Wang Shouren the just-written note in his hand.
Wang Shouren looked at the note with a puzzled look, and saw that it read: "Mr. Li, Mr. Liu, fortunately, you and the two of you informed King Ning in advance that the upcoming rebellion will set out in advance. Now the army will arrive in Nanjing soon. I hope you and King Ning will advise King Yangming to attack Nanjing early."
When Wang Shouren saw that the final signature was actually him, he looked at Jiang Xia with some confusion and asked, "Who is this Mr. Li, Mr. Liu?"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "The two military advisors beside King Ning, Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng."
"Then your note is prepared," Wang Shouren looked at Jiang Xia and asked.
Jiang Xia opened the drawer of the book case and took out a wax ball specially used to hold secret notes. Jiang Xia said: "Now I am going to put this note in the wax ball and seal it, and then send someone to send the wax ball to the Ning Palace of Nanchang and hand it over to Li Shishi or Liu Yangzheng."
"Leave it to them?" Wang Shouren was still a little puzzled at first, but Wang Shouren was Wang Shouren. He just thought for a moment and understood Jiang Xia's intention.
"I understand. If you are weak, you are solid. If you are solid, you are weak. Brother Jiang is indeed a very good strategy." Wang Shouren said with a smile.
He handed the wax ball to Jiang Xia and shook his head with admiration: "Why didn't I expect such a plan? If I had expected it, Brother Jiang's wax ball would eventually fall into the hands of King Ning?"
Jiang Xia also smiled slightly and nodded, "Sir, great talent, Jiang Xia admires it."
Wang Shouren shook his head: "How can I get to Brother Jiang?"
After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.
Jiangxia's wax balls were handed over to Qian Juexing, who rode a fast horse and arrived in Nanchang overnight. At this moment, the four city gates in Nanchang were closed, and people inside and outside the city were not allowed to enter and exit now.
Fortunately, Jiangxia had already made arrangements. Qian Juexing sent out a message firework and waited outside the city. At night, two people came out of the city and sent Qian Juexing from the waterway into the city.
A curfew was imposed in the city, and there was no pedestrian on the street, only soldiers patrolling the Ning Palace were walking back and forth.
Qian Juexing and the other three walked on the street in a swagger, and were discovered by patrolling soldiers before they could walk ten steps.
Qian Juexing immediately said to the two disciples of Qianmen beside him: "You run away first, I will stop them."
"Yes." The two disciples of Thousand Sects ran away without saying anything.
Qian Juexing watched the patrol team running over, and then slowly pulled out a short sword from his body.
Under the dim moonlight, Qian Jueshen, dressed in black, seemed to have merged into the night, and could only see a vague black shadow there.
Suddenly, Qian Juexing's body shook, and his whole body seemed to turn into a shadow and rushed towards the patrolling soldiers.
I couldn't see the specific things of Qian Juexing, but I could only see a afterimage wandering among the soldiers, and then the soldiers fell one by one.
Finally, the soldiers blew the bamboo whistle, and the sharp whistle led all the soldiers patrolling around.
Qian Juexing's martial arts are good, but after all, it is an individual rather than a god. When he heard the dense footsteps and shouts, Qian Juexing immediately began to run away.
With a speed of success, it is difficult to escape sincerely and chase him.
In the end, Qian Jueshang disappeared without a trace, and the patrol soldiers returned to clean up the bodies killed by Qian Jueshang on the street.
While moving one of the bodies, a soldier found a cloth bag in his hand.
The soldier took out the cloth bag from the man's hand, then opened the hole and poured out a wax ball from it.
After crushing the wax balls, he took out the note from it. The soldier glanced at it and immediately shouted: "Sir, I have discovered it, I have discovered it."
In the Ning Prince's Mansion, Zhu Chenhao finally got the note written by Jiang Xia.
After reading the contents of the note, Zhu Chenhao was silent for a moment, and finally ordered someone to call Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng to his study.
When they were called out at night, Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng were not very energetic. However, facing King Ning, the two of them were still energetic.
Zhu Chenhao looked at the two of them suspiciously, then asked, "Two gentlemen, now some of my troops are heading to Jiujiang. I believe that it will take Jiujiang in no time. I wonder what the two gentlemen think we should do after taking Jiujiang?"
Is this question still necessary?
Li Shishishi replied without even thinking about it, "Report to the prince, after taking Jiujiang, you must immediately go to Nanjing by water, and catch Nanjing off guard."
"That's right." Liu Yangzheng agreed: "If you take Nanjing, the prince can first take Nanjing as the foundation and gradually erode Jiangnan. As long as you control Jiangnan in your hands, the world will belong sooner or later."
It turns out that I want to fight Nanjing.
Zhu Chenhao said silently in his heart, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
However, Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng had not discovered it yet. Zhu Chenhao asked again for peace of mind: "After all, Nanjing is the capital, and there are many soldiers and food. Do you think about it? After Rong I took Jiujiang, I will take a break and send someone to find out the reality of Nanjing, and then consider attacking Nanjing?"
"No, absolutely not." Li Shishi immediately shook his head and said, "Prince, soldiers are very fast, and fighter planes change rapidly. If you take down Jiujiang, you should take advantage of the momentum and attack Nanjing in one go. You must not delay it. Once you delay, delay the fighter planes and give Nanjing the opportunity to prepare. It will be difficult to capture Nanjing."
After hearing this, Zhu Chenhao nodded and looked at Liu Yangzheng again.
Liu Yangzheng immediately nodded and said, "Prince, Mr. Li is right."
When Zhu Chenhao heard Liu Yangzheng call Li Shi really "Mr. Li", he immediately laughed.
Chapter completed!