The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 493
In this way, there will always be warships coming and going to Hongniwan alternately. Even if there are enemy troops sneaking in, they will be discovered immediately.

And once he responded to Zhou Yue's request and sent some warships to pretend to attack the East Water Gate of Anqing, Hongniwan would not be able to guarantee that warships would enter and exit at all times. If the imperial army wanted to make some small moves, the chance of being discovered would be greatly reduced.

It has to be said that Qian Ning has unique insights on commanding troops.

In addition, in order to cater to Emperor Zhengde's preferences, Qian Ning often studied battle formations, so he has a perfect discernment today.

It's just that now Qian Ning is serving King Ning, and Zhengde has become the target of his revenge.

Zhu Chenhao asked with some embarrassment: "Then what should I do now?"

"Your Majesty might as well use his tricks and see what kind of tricks that Zhou Yue is going to play."

There was a stern look in Qian Ning's eyes, and he said sullenly.

"If he really intends to attack Hongniwan as I said, His Majesty will set up a net to eat up all those troops."

"Of course, if Zhou Yue really surrenders, His Majesty has nothing to lose."

Qian Ning's proposal is indeed very safe. Zhu Chenhao is now betting against Zhengde. The difference is that Zhengde's gambling funds are abundant, while Zhu Chenhao's gambling funds are a bit stretched.

If you have fewer resources than your opponent, you must be more cautious, because there is no room for the slightest mistake.

A slight mistake will ruin the situation and fall into a situation beyond redemption.

"Just do as you say."

Zhu Chenhao took a breath, and said with a sneer: "Then if Zhou Yue really surrendered, forget it. If I find out and do something tricky, after I break through Anqing City, I will definitely kill everyone in the city!"

Massacres are very common in wars.This is not to say that the siege party is brutal in nature, but that it wants to give power to the opponent.

As long as the city has been slaughtered once, the generals defending the city will be somewhat apprehensive when attacking other cities, worrying that the end will be as miserable as the predecessors.

On the battlefield, there is nothing moral to say.

The so-called thief who steals hooks will be punished, and those who steal the country will be martyred.

As long as the country is won, it is the party of justice.No matter how serious the crime is, someone will help you to whitewash it. If it can't be whitewashed, you can order the historian to change the history book.

After all, today's historians have long lost the courage of the Spring and Autumn style of writing, and more of them are just living with their salaries.

Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was not a kind-hearted monarch, and he would not have any psychological pressure to do things like massacre the city.

Since entering August, the air has become suffocatingly hot.

The poisonous sun hangs in the sky, scorching the earth mercilessly.Regardless of whether it is livestock or poultry or ordinary farmers, they all seem to be dried up and shriveled.

Those victims who came from the south of Jiangxi were even more miserable.They came here to escape the famine, but after arriving in Nanchang, the government not only refused to let them enter the city, but even refused to open warehouses for disaster relief.

Of course, the Nanchang garrison officers had sufficient reasons, because these refugees were refugees, and they naturally could not allow them to enter Nanchang.

As for not opening warehouses to relieve the victims, it is better to explain.

King Ning's frontline battle is tight, and all the food has to be supplied by the army.

Of course, Zhao Dakai would not tell the common people about these things. In his opinion, these untouchables are not worthy of sympathy at all.Their lives are even worse than ants in Zhao Dakai's eyes.

Zhao Shoubei didn't give the fleeing people a way to live, they had to find a way to survive by themselves.

Led by some "savvy" young men, the fleeing people, who were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, simply blocked the city gate and did not leave.

Now I am worried about the sergeant who guards the city.

Although Zhao Dakai gave the order, but in fact it was just meaning, put on a show, the purpose is to make these fleeing victims quit and go to other places to beg for food.

But who would have thought that these disaster victims were not up to the mark at all, and even started a fight with Zhao Da!
It is easy to say to close the gates of the city and prohibit all people from entering and leaving, but it is very difficult to actually do it.

There is no way to rush in wartime.

But now Nanchang is obviously very stable. At this time, martial law is ordered to close the city gates. After a long time, the morale of the army will inevitably change.

After all, what Prince Ning is doing is a business of raising troops and rebelling. If he fails, he will lose his head.

Before King Ning raised the matter, these soldiers had no idea that King Ning was going to rebel.

It wasn't until King Ning killed the governor of Jiangxi and the inspector of Jiangxi in a row that they realized that the prince also wanted to be addicted to the emperor.

Under coercion, these soldiers could only follow King Ning to rebel, but this does not mean that they were willing.

Generals like Zhao Dakai who have been appreciated and promoted by King Ning will definitely follow King Ning to the end, but these soldiers have not received any favor from King Ning, so why should they work for King Ning?
If everything goes well, it's okay, if there is any trouble, these soldiers are likely to flee or even fight back.

According to the logic of normal people, only when the enemy army is coming, the city will be under martial law and the city gate will be closed.

Could it be that the imperial court's anti-insurgency army has already defeated the defenders entrenched in Jiujiang and Nankang, and went straight south?

I don't know who said it first in the army, and it didn't take long for the rumors to spread.

Rumors spread extremely fast, and Zhao Dakai wanted to suppress it, but found that the soldiers only agreed on the surface, but they were planning how to escape in private.

They are just eating and drinking in the army, there is no need to take their wealth and lives.

When the imperial army takes Nanchang, these "rebellious" rebels will have a very miserable end. It is better to run away before Nanchang is surrounded.

one, two, five, ten
The number of defenders in Nanchang City was getting smaller and smaller, and Zhao Dakai panicked completely.

He could prevent the soldiers from letting the victims into the city, but he could not prevent the soldiers from opening the city gates and escaping.

In desperation, he had no choice but to order that if any soldier was found trying to escape, he would be severely punished according to military law.

But this order had little effect.Soldiers continued to flee.

In just three days, more than 300 people escaped. At this rate, after two months, Nanchang will become an empty city!
Zhao Dakai was shocked and angry, he couldn't figure out why the morale of the army suddenly lost.

Not wanting the situation to continue to deteriorate, Zhao Dakai had no choice but to order the lifting of the martial law and restore the normal opening time of the city gates, and explained that the reason for the martial law was to arrest thieves.

Although this lame explanation sounds extremely unreliable, it is at least a reason.

There were fewer soldiers fleeing, and Zhao Dakai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the good times didn't last long. Just as Zhao Dakai worried, a large number of disaster victims mixed into Nanchang City.

But Zhao Dakai had nothing to do, as long as he opened the city gate, it would be uncontrollable!

All Zhao Dakai could do was to order the soldiers to step up patrols and report any suspicious persons in time.

As for opening a storehouse to help the victims, Zhao Dakai would never do it.

Opening the city gate to let these disaster victims in, Zhao Dakai was already half-dead from anger.

If the batch of military rations that are about to be sent to Jiujiang and Nankang are divided among the victims, he will really eat people.

This is an extraordinary period, Zhao Da turned a blind eye, as long as the victims can get food and not bother him, he can tolerate these victims temporarily begging in the city.

There is no way, people are forced, and Zhao Dakai has to bow to reality.

The army led by Wang Shouren also mixed into the city with the victims.

It's just that they entered the city in batches, which was naturally to avoid suspicion and interrogation.

You must know that they have no guides, and once they are interrogated, they will definitely reveal their true identities.

However, a large number of disaster victims are pouring into Nanchang City right now, and Nanchang's defense is well aware of it, so they didn't send a large number of people to check the victims, leaving Wang Shouren plenty of time to prepare.

The first thing Wang Shouren has to solve right now is naturally to gather his subordinates scattered all over the city.

Before entering the city, Wang Shouren gave orders not to rush to meet after entering the city, but to protect himself first.

Staying with the disaster victims, true and false is the best way to protect yourself.

Therefore, it is best not to gather until the time to seize the city.

Of course, the necessary communication is still indispensable.

Several confidant generals under Wang Shouren's command were responsible for the liaison in their respective areas, and they had to come forward to discuss any emergencies.

Naturally, such a small-scale meeting of a few people would not attract the attention of the defenders. As time went by, Wang Shouren gradually understood the defense situation in the city, and decided to launch a battle to seize the city.

To launch the battle to seize the city, the most important thing is to control the important buildings in Nanchang City.

The most important building in Nanchang City is naturally Prince Ning's Mansion.

The vassal king is second only to the emperor, so the scale of his mansion is naturally very large.After King Ning raised his troops and proclaimed himself emperor, Prince Ning's mansion became a royal palace as a matter of course, guarded by heavy soldiers.

Then there are the Governor's Yamen and the Chasi Yamen, both of which command the Si Yamen.

Nanchang, as the seat of the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province, naturally has such high-level officials as the governor, the inspector, and the commander.Unfortunately, the first two were sent by the court to monitor King Ning, so naturally they would not be of one mind with King Ning.Then the commander of the capital was bought by King Ning.

Since King Ning wanted to rebel, he naturally made up his mind. After discussing with his confidants and commanders, he decided to imitate Xiang Yu and set up a Hongmen banquet to lure the two officials to come.

It can only be said that the vigilance of these two big brothers is really poor, and they are completely unaware of the danger.The two came to the palace to have a banquet with high spirits, exchanged cups with King Ning, and talked and laughed happily.

However, King Ning suddenly threw the cup as a sign, and nearly a hundred knives and axes poured in from outside to take down the two great officials.

After beheading the two, King Ning proclaimed himself emperor and governor of the yamen. Naturally, the Chasi yamen was not of much use and left idle.

Now that King Ning is not in the city, it is none other than King Ning's confidant, Zhao Dakai, the former commander of the Jiangxi capital, who is really giving orders.

Of course, his current identity is staying behind in Nanchang, and he is an important chess piece that Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao puts in the rear to stabilize the army.

Only by capturing the Commander Si Yamen and killing Zhao Dakai, can the will of the Nanchang defenders be broken, and the fortified city be taken with relatively small losses.

Nanchang is the old nest of King Ning. As long as Nanchang is captured, no matter whether King Ning can capture Anqing or not, the army will be in chaos.

When Xie Shen's reinforcements arrived, King Ning would definitely flee, and there would be no threat to Tianfu.

So Zhao Dakai must die!
But it is said that after nightfall, soldiers hiding in various corners of Nanchang City gathered towards the City God's Temple in the city.

This is the final meeting point.

The reason why the meeting point was chosen here was because it was only two streets away from the capital commander's office, so launching an offensive would not be too risky.

The troops around Nanchang City were basically taken away by King Ning, and the immediate combat force in the city is only a few thousand people, and there is no absolute advantage against Wang Shouren's surprise attack army.

What's more, Wang Shouren did it late at night, and the rebel soldiers were all asleep, so they couldn't react at all.

As long as Zhao Dakai is killed with lightning force, those rebel soldiers will surely surrender.

In order to avoid being discovered, Wang Shouren ordered everyone to put on boots wrapped in thick cloth and move forward with a piece of wood in their mouth.

Although this march is cumbersome, the effect is excellent.When Wang Shouren led the crowd to Nanchang to command the Siyamen, no one noticed at all.

After all, the number of people patrolling in the city is limited, and it is impossible to guarantee that every area will be patrolled every moment.

"Rush in, no one will stay inside!"

The Commander's Yamen is the place where Zhao Dakai handles important military and political affairs, but he does not have too many troops stationed there.In addition to hundreds of personal soldiers, there are some handymen, servants, and maidservants, whose combat effectiveness is almost negligible.

These soldiers under Wang Shouren's command had long held back their anger, and at this moment they broke open the door of the mansion as if venting, and rushed in with their knives.

The guards were asleep, completely unaware of what was happening.

Wang Shouren led a group of soldiers through the hall and courtyard, and went straight to Zhao Dakai's bedroom.

Zhao Dakai was making a fuss with his concubine, when he saw the flash of fire outside, he was shocked.

He pushed the concubine away, put on a coat and rushed out.

"What's going on, what happened!"

Zhao Dakai roared hoarsely.

"Reporting to the general, someone has rushed in. There are many, many people."

A soldier said in a panic.

"Why would someone come to beat the Commander's office? Isn't the city gate tightly closed?"

"The last general doesn't know either. Maybe, maybe."

"How many are they? Where are they?"

"Maybe one thousand, maybe two thousand, general, are we really going to fight?"

Zhao Dakai's heart suddenly turned cold. There are only 500 soldiers available for dispatch in the Commander's Yamen. To fight against thousands of people with 500 soldiers is still a well-prepared and murderous elite. It is absolutely nonsense.

"Screw a fart. Follow me."

Zhao Dakai took a deep breath and ran towards the back door.

In his opinion, as long as he escapes from the capital and commands the Siyamen, he can still fight with the main force to regroup.

"Hey, hey, the last general called his brothers to cover the general."

"Ah."

Zhao Dakai is very satisfied with the attitude of the soldiers, for him these soldiers are the most important resource.It cannot be given up unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Don't fight hard with them, retreat while fighting, follow me!"

As soon as Zhao Dakai finished speaking, a feathered arrow pierced through the air and pierced his throat.

(End of this chapter)