When did the nightmare start? I don’t know if it was frightened by the mutation in front of me or the sudden shattering of hope, which made him feel too excited and he had lost the ability to think. In short, it was difficult for Zhu Chenhao to determine this.

Did it start with the emergency in Nanchang? No, obviously not.

According to the latest news from the royal palace left behind, other prefectures and counties are still gathering their troops, only Wu Wending's movements are very fast. He had already gathered Linjiang troops a few days ago and went straight to the city of Nanchang.

But when facing Xiongcheng, he was helpless. Although most of the old and weak in the city were old, the remaining Yichun King Zhu Gong, Wan Rui, was quite wise and had already organized the people in the city.

Wu Wending came in a hurry and didn't bring much siege equipment. In addition, the local army was not very good at attacking, so the situation in Nanchang was not as bad as imagined.

After receiving the news, Zhu Chenhao was very proud at one time. Yes, Lu Wan made the advice that did not return, but he himself made the final decision. If he could accept good advice, he already had the excellent qualities of being a ruler. Wu Wending really planned to surround Wei and save Zhao, while the others were just bluffing and waiting for him to take over Nanjing and come back to clean up the mess.

However, things were not as smooth as he expected. The journey to Anqing was smooth, but after arriving in Anqing, he quickly understood why Wang Jianzhi went to Nanjing first.

Anqing is ready to defend himself. It may not be difficult to conquer Anqing, but that is definitely not something that can be done in a short while.

Zhu Chenhao's preparations were much more sufficient than Wu Wending who had rushed to fight. He had dozens of ladders, crashes, and even the well railings. Of course, his biggest reliance was the dozens of general artillery.

All these things were used, but except for verifying the determination of Anqing people to defend, they did not play their due role. No matter what equipment they had, they still had to rely on people to attack the city. Many rebels from bandits fought such tough battles, but they really didn't attack hard for a day. There were only a few people who attacked the city, and it was a long way off to destroy the city.

The general's cannon was very powerful. Zhu Chenhao spent at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to get it from the original Shenji Camp. He had always been very precious. He didn't even take it out of the battle to attack Jiujiang, just to use it at the most critical moment.

However, he was disappointed again. The gunners in the army were all won by him for a lot of money from the Beijing camp. They have been practicing until now. The artillery skills are still very good, and their accuracy is also very good. In the first round of artillery attacks alone, at least five shells hit the city gate.

Encouraged by this, the subsequent shellings became more and more accurate, and the shells fell one after another on the city gate. Anqing was a big city wall, and if the general wanted to smash the cannon, it would be possible to hit the same position without accurate shooting. But compared with the city wall, the city gate was much more fragile. According to common sense, such a blow was enough to break the city gate.

Just after a series of attacks, there were even several broken gates in the city gate, but they were still motionless. Through the break, you can see that there were sandbags of soil and rocks behind the city gate. Obviously, the people of Anqing even blocked the city gate and prepared to defend the city gate early.

Zhu Chenhao was still impressed by the grief and anger at that time. He really couldn't understand why these people in Anqing City did this? He even wanted to live, just to protect the tyrant king's country? Didn't the people in the capital say that the rebellious acts against the monarch and his ministers have long been resentful? Has the people in the world been accumulating resentment for a long time?

I have acted in a virtuous manner and spent money on the capital. Shouldn’t I be very prestigious and famous, so that the whole world can experience a rain of rain for a long time?

Why did things evolve to this point? The entire Jiangnan stands on its own opposite side, including Zhang Wenjin and Wu Wending, who are determined to be a staunch backbone. Wu Wending is easier to understand. That man has always had this straightforward temper and values ​​orthodox, loyalty to the emperor, etc., but isn't Zhang Wenjin a standard literati?

Huanxiao, the people in Beijing and Nanjing have expressed their attitudes in an open or secret manner earlier, and they all said that they would try their best to cooperate after raising troops.

Over the years, their cooperation has been quite small. Without the support of Jiangnan people, they could not gather so many soldiers. Without the cooperation of the officials in the court, the warning in Jiangxi had probably aroused the vigilance of the court. He was able to rise up smoothly and seized this excellent opportunity. Wang and Lu came to assist him, and they also had the same effect as counselors.

But these are far from enough!

If everything was the same as promised, Anqing should be like Jiujiang, and it could be broken by a blink of an eye; except for Ji'an, all the prefectures in Jiangxi should watch quietly or raise troops to respond; and Wang Jianzhi, who ventured to Nanjing, should have sent the news back and told himself that Nanjing was in control.

But now, what are you facing? There is no way out, there are pursuers behind you, and the real nightmare comes from the river. In the rolling black smoke that covers the sky, thunder and lightning, with the roar of hundreds of cannons, shells fell from the sky like meteors, ravaging their camp over and over again......

In fact, the camp is already a thing of the past. Zhu Chenhao really couldn't see that the half in front of him was burning fire, covered with broken limbs and broken arms, and the other half was filled with deserters with pigs and wolf running, and his armored deserters were even more miserable than Jiujiang City that day. What is the similarity with his majestic and mighty camp.

Is this what I have earned from my hard work and upholding the unswerving beliefs of my ancestors for more than a hundred years? He smiled miserably and looked extremely desolate in the sky-sky fire.

"Prince, let's retreat first. As long as you retreat from the river bank, you will have a chance to regroup!" Lu Wan rushed out in the fireworks.

The situation was over, and he still acted like he refused to give up. His eyes were also very good. In such a chaotic situation, a small group of soldiers gathered around him and found Zhu Chenhao who was wandering around in the camp.

"Retreat?" Zhu Chenhao looked at Lu Wan, his eyes were indifferent, and he murmured to himself: "Where can you retreat? Nanchang? No, Nanchang has been surrounded; Jiujiang? There is no city there, what's the use of going back? Besides, Lin Cheng, Chen Huai and others are already on the way, and Huangzhou Navy has also gone down the river. Mr. Lu, where do you tell me to retreat?"

"This..." Lu Wan's speech was stunned.

"Where are the reinforcements and internal forces that Mr. Wang and his friends promised? It's not the ones on the river, right?" The messy river breeze blew with a strong smell of gunpowder. When he spoke again, Zhu Chenhao's voice was already a little crying.

"Before the death of the previous king, he told me not to believe in scholars easily, especially in military and national affairs. He said that scholars failed to rebel for three years. No matter how good they agreed to, at a critical moment, scholars would try to bet on both sides."

"Hehe......" He smiled bitterly and said, "What the previous king said is right. At least in my king, these things have come true. Except for Mr. Lu, you and Mr. Wang, who are helping me with the enemy of the family, are just waiting to see the result. But I don't understand. It's okay if they don't help, but why do you spare so much effort when you go against me?"

He raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at Anqing City. At this time, the gates of Anqing City were already wide open. At the tide of flags, countless soldiers and horses were pouring out like tides.

"Mr. Lu. Look, Yang is the banner of Anqing commanding Yang Rui, but do you know who is Xu? Haha, it is from Duke Wei! Those behind, Zhao, are the soldiers and horses of Zhao Deru, the guards of Nanjing, Zhou..."

He pointed at the banner opposite and laughed with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Wang is over. From Nanjing to Anqing, all prefectures and counties have sent troops to retreat. Don't be stupid, Mr. Lu, we have no way to survive."

"Boom! Boom!" As if in conjunction with his words, the cannon sounded again. The fire was bright. In the early morning of winter, the sky was not yet bright. The fire replaced the morning sun, reflecting Zhu Chenhao's expression in the slightest, looking like he was crazy.

The troops and horses that came out of the city were not guards, and the whole team took a long time. Therefore, the artillery attacks from the river did not stop, but changed from volleys to free shooting, and the artillery fire also extended south from the riverside, continuing to bring panic and chaos to the rebels, without giving them any chance to regroup.

"We also have cannons, but you are working hard. The prince spent a lot of money on you. Even if he couldn't hit the enemy, at least you had to fire two cannons, right?" In the gap between the explosion, General Yang Qing roared unwillingly. What a gorgeous turn from the bandit to the general! But the dream was shattered, and he vented his resentment on the artillery.

"Mr. Yang, our cannons are all fixed. We can only hit the city wall. If you want to turn to the river, it will take at least half an hour. How can there be that space now?" The artillery defended the general in aggrieved manner. He actually wanted to join the escape team, but he never wanted to be grabbed by Yang Qing, so he could only helplessly turn the blind eye for the other party.

"Actually, even if we are against bombing, we are not the opponent. If we fire from here, the general's gun can reach the riverside at most, and the fire speed is not enough. When we fire a shot, they can fire at least two guns, and the power of the gunfire...　　　　"

"Get out, get out of here!" Yang Qing pushed away the artillery in anger. The latter fell down and rolled on the ground twice. Then he got up and ran away in a flash. His figure soon disappeared into the fire and smoke.

But whether it was Yang Qing or Zhu Chenhao and Lu Wan who were watching, they didn't care. What is a mere deserter?

The strength of the shelling was weakening, and what followed was the army slowly pressing over. In terms of size and combat power, this army was completely inferior to the previous rebels. It was crushed with dignity and could not be stopped.

Yang Qing pulled out his sword and rushed forward, then fell down with his arrows. He set the best example for those who were willing to resist. The rebels completely disbanded, and the king chased after him without giving up.

Seeing that King Ning could not be persuaded, Lu Wan joined the fleeing team, but he was a civil servant who started late. If he was either captured or trampled to death, he would not be able to escape, at least so did Zhu Chenhao think.

"I chose the wrong opponent and the wrong allies. It is my own fault to end up in such a land now." Zhu Chenhao let out his last sigh, mustered up his last courage, drew out his long sword, and put it on his neck.

The rebellion, which was eleven years ahead of schedule, was a shorter process than in history. King Ning issued a letter to the world at the end of October. It was only thirty days after the end of the Battle of Anqing. After the last internal rebellion that was established was eliminated, the history of the Ming Dynasty opened a new chapter.

At this point, even if the fifth volume is over, the next chapter begins, Xiaoyu will start the sixth volume that is not in the outline, that is, the overseas chapter. It may not be necessary to write as much, because it is written while thinking. If it is not well written and not popular, it will magnify the ending as soon as possible. If it is interesting, then write more. Well, that's about it, haha.


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