Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 481
Things went beyond everyone's expectations, but it had to be done.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao continued to lead the army to Jiujiang, but when he arrived in Jiujiang, he got a piece of bad news.

That is, King Ning actually ran away, under the noses of everyone.

Although the Black Dragon Army found out, they didn't dare to catch up.

Although they are strong, they are not fools. They only have 5000 people. If they follow and catch up, they are easily ambushed.

Under such circumstances, they would never do such a stupid thing.

Looking at Chen Qisheng and Zhao Zhongmou who came out to greet them, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile on his face, "This time, the two lovers have worked hard, and I will ask the imperial court for the merits of the two lovers."

When the two of them heard what His Royal Highness said, their faces were filled with joy, and they quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

A group of people entered Jiujiang City.

In the government office, Zhu Houzhao summoned the officials of Jiujiang City, big and small, gave them some rewards, and at the same time said some words of encouragement to them, and promised that the court would reward them.

This made these officials overwhelmed with joy, and it can be regarded as the end of all hardships.

As for King Ning's escape, Zhu Houzhao didn't take it very seriously.It has been the same as in the original history, King Ning has no more dramas, and it is estimated that many of his men and horses will escape along the way.

No one will follow a master who has no future and no hope, especially when it comes to rebellion.When there is no hope, the team will fall apart.

As the saying goes, when the hearts of the people are scattered, the team will be difficult to lead.This sentence is true no matter what era it is placed in.

For King Ning, this is the situation he is facing now.

But what should be wiped out still needs to be wiped out, and Zhu Houzhao set off with the Black Dragon Army the next day.

The army went all the way to Nanchang. It can be said that there was no resistance at all along the way, because King Ning didn't leave anyone behind to stop them. Obviously, they were going back to save Nanchang with their lives.

In Nanchang City, Li Renyuan, the governor of southern Jiangxi, was boosting morale.

Standing on both sides of him are Nanchang civil and military officials.

Although Nanchang City has been besieged by King Ning, the faces of the people present did not look too nervous, but they were all eager to try.

Li Renyuan is very satisfied with the morale of his subordinates.He looked around at the crowd, and said in a firm tone: "Everyone, this is the time for us to make a great contribution. As long as we can stick to Nanchang City and wait for the arrival of reinforcements, we will have made a great contribution!"

"But if we can't defend Nanchang City, our lives will be thrown here. I don't want to die yet, and you probably don't want to die either, right? So you all have to work hard with me to defend Nanchang City to the fullest. Wait until After the troops of His Highness the Prince arrive, we will be the first to do so this time."

Everyone nodded, they felt that what Li Renyuan said was right.The reason is also very simple. They captured Nanchang, which is the old lair of King Ning. Taking this place means that King Ning is completely finished. This is a very, very great credit.

"Let's encourage each other!" Li Renyuan said loudly.

Outside Nanchang City, King Ning looked at Nanchang City in front of him, the expression on his face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water.

This is his city, he used to be the king here, everything is up to him.

But who would have thought that things would have changed to this extent in just a few days?

Thinking of how high-spirited I was when I set out, I was ready to win Nanjing and become emperor at any time, but now I ran back like a bereaved dog, and the most important thing was that my nest was also taken away by someone, it was really unbearable.

King Ning glanced at Liu Yangzheng who was standing beside him, and said in a gloomy tone: "Let's attack the city."

"Order the three armies, the first person to climb the city will be promoted to three ranks and rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold! As long as Nanchang City is taken down, this king will definitely not be stingy with rewards! At that time, the whole army will be rewarded, get promoted and get rich!"

At this time, there is no other way but to beg for a brave husband under the heavy reward.

Liu Yangzheng nodded and said, "I'll make arrangements right away."

The army quickly moved, and then rushed towards Nanchang City like crazy.

This is also the last hope of many generals. Their soldiers can escape or be pardoned, but they don't have this hope.

By this time, they were already dying, so they fought so hard that their eyes were red.

Everyone knew that the crown prince was right behind, and if they could not take down Nanchang City as soon as possible, they would have to fight His Highness the crown prince head-on.

At that time, we will have to face the double attack from Nanchang and the pursuers behind, and the hope of victory is too small.

Therefore, these generals used their lives to attack. There was no temptation at all, and they attacked like a storm.

Zhu Houzhao was riding on the horse, and when he heard the news brought by the scouts in front, his face was expressionless.

He was not far from Nanchang. After all, he arrived in Jiujiang the day after King Ning left, so he led his men to catch up.

The marching speed of the Black Dragon Army is not slow, and they are always chasing closely along the way.

What Zhu Houzhao had to admire was King Ning's marching speed. They discarded a lot of luggage along the way, and it could be seen that they were rushing desperately.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao thought he could catch up with them on the way, after all, it must be unpleasant for so many of them to walk.

But I didn't expect people to go so fast.

"The order is to move forward at full speed. I will rush to Nanchang City before dark." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.

This time his speed must be fast, because he dare not bet on how long Nanchang can last.

It's okay for Nanchang City to be taken back by King Ning, Zhu Houzhao is worried about those people in Nanchang City.Those people recaptured Nanchang for the court, and these people are heroes.

If these people were strangled by King Ning, then it would be a huge stain in this counter-insurgency.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't bear the existence of this stain, so he wanted to defeat King Ning in one fell swoop before King Ning took down Nanchang.

At sunset, Zhu Houzhao had already arrived fifteen miles outside Nanchang City.

Even standing in a downwind place, they could already hear the shouts of killing in Nanchang City.

The expression on Zhu Houzhao's face became serious. He knew that the final battle against the rebellion was coming.

You must know that there are only [-] black dragon troops by his side.

More than 1 defenders of Jiujiang City came out, led by Zhao Zhongmou, but the number was still insufficient. Facing King Ning's army, they seemed to be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, so the situation was not particularly favorable.

Fortunately, what I brought was the Black Dragon Army. If I brought other armies, the morale would probably be gone at this time.

Under the city of Nanchang, the camp of King Ning.

Liu Yangzheng walked quickly into King Ning's tent, and said respectfully, "My lord, our scouts have discovered the Prince's Black Dragon Army, which is just fifteen miles away. According to the report from the scouts, they are reorganizing the army."

"It's really fast!" King Ning said through gritted teeth, his face was full of resentment.

"Keep some people to block Nanchang City, and don't let people in the city come out. This king will take people to meet the prince for a while. If we can defeat the prince outside the city, we can calmly clean up Nanchang City. Take advantage of the victory to pursue and turn the situation around in one fell swoop!" King Ning said loudly.

Up to now, there is really no way out, success or failure, here is a fight, it is time to go all out.

"How many people does the prince have?" King Ning asked again.

"Returning to the prince, there are only 1 black dragon troops, and there are more than [-] defenders of Jiujiang City. The total number should be less than [-]." Liu Yangzheng said.

"There is a way to heaven if you don't leave, and there is no way to hell for you to come in! If such a small number of people dare to chase in, let this king take care of him!" After saying this, King Ning turned around and walked out , laughed and said: "God helped me too!"

Liu Yangzheng had some hesitation in his heart. He felt that this was a huge trap, because His Royal Highness's Black Dragon Army had always been a very strong army, and it was said that the scouts were all first-class in the world.

Under such circumstances, he didn't think his scouts could bring back such detailed information.

He wouldn't be surprised if all the scouts on his side were strangled.

But things were different from what he thought. The scouts on his side did bring back such detailed information.

So in Liu Yangzheng's view, there is only one possibility, that is, the prince let them know the news.

There is only one reason for His Royal Highness to do this, and that is to hope that his side will attack.

The best way for King Ning is to ignore it and continue to attack Nanchang.But Liu Yangzheng also knew that there was nothing proper about such an approach,

Because once His Highness the Crown Prince's people come over, then he will face a double attack on his side, and the situation is also not optimistic; it is better to take advantage of the Crown Prince's unstable foothold and give the Prince a fatal blow, so that the situation can be reversed.

Liu Yangzheng was actually annoyed that such a small person like the prince dared to be so rampant, and he made it clear that he looked down on people like himself.

The prince may feel that even if he has insight into his plot, there is no way to refuse it, so he can only send people to attack.

The reason why the prince dared to do this is very simple, that is, he has the confidence to use his tens of thousands of people to defeat the people on his side.

It was because he knew about this matter that Liu Yangzheng did not persuade Ning Zhan.

Rather than saying that His Royal Highness is a conspiracy, it is better to say that it is a conspiracy. After all, wars still have to be fought to determine the outcome.

The army soon set off, and King Ning personally led his troops to fight the prince, taking away a total of 10 people.

On Zhu Houzhao's side, he had already made preparations.

Although it seems that they have been on their way, it can be said that they are exhausted.But this is nothing to the Black Dragon Army. They had to drive more than this when they were on the grassland, and the wind and sun were much more serious than this.

All the people sat on the horses, and no one even spoke.

They have to eat something before fighting, otherwise they will have no strength; but they can't eat too much, otherwise it will affect their combat effectiveness.

These people have been trained a long time ago, and they can eat their meals right away, and the same is true for Zhu Houzhao.

Everyone is on the alert.

Zhang He was beside Zhu Houzhao, chewing a large piece of jerky in his mouth, his face was full of excitement.

This time, there is finally a battle, and it is still a big battle!
This is what he wants, as long as King Ning is defeated, his credit will not escape.

As for King Ning's army, Zhang Yun didn't take it seriously at all.In his opinion, it was a group of mobs who failed to defeat Jiujiang, and now they have no morale.

As long as I charge over, the opponent will definitely collapse, which is a waste of credit for me.

Looking at the scouts in front of them, Zhang Xi showed excitement on his face.

The scout quickly came in front of Zhu Houdao, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness, there are [-] rebels in front of us."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, waved his hands, motioned for him to step back, and then said, "Let everyone get ready."

Zhu Houzhao didn't say much, not even a word of encouragement, because there was no need for it.

The morale of the Black Dragon Army has long been high, and everyone is waiting to catch people to make money and get promoted.

For them, this battle is a gluttonous feast.

After the order was passed on, everyone quickly got ready.

Put the food in your arms, you can't throw it away, and you will have to eat it later.

Take a sip of water, then put the water bag away; tidy up your sword, and just wait quietly.

At this time the sun had already set, and it was really late. Although it hadn't darkened yet, it was already a little gloomy, and it was estimated that it would be completely dark soon.

But no one in the Black Dragon Army said anything, because night battles are also their strong point, and they have trained countless times for night battles.

Surprise attacks at night are their forte. Whether it is in terms of the quality of soldiers or the combat system, they are perfectly prepared for night battles, so they don't worry about night battles at all.

"Do you think this King Ning will set up camp?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Yun beside him and asked with a smile.

It's not that Zhu Houzhao is joking, but he really thinks so.

The reason is also very simple. King Ning was able to rebel, he was very courageous, and he had a lot of ideas.

But there is one thing Zhu Houzhao knows very clearly, that is, King Ning's military quality is not good, and he can even be said to be a military idiot.

The reason why King Ning's rebellion failed so quickly in the previous life was directly related to his military accomplishment.

Although King Ning in this life is more powerful, judging from his various operations, he is still a military idiot.

The same goes for King Ning's subordinates. They all seem to be able to plan and calculate, but in fact they are all military idiots.

Since King Ning's rebellion, his military strategy has never been superior, and the quality of the army is not very good, so he must be able to do the thing of setting up a camp. He feels that he will not beat him at night, and plans to fight him to the death tomorrow.

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, Zhang He was a little embarrassed, and said helplessly, "Your Highness, King Ning shouldn't be like this?"

(End of this chapter)