After listening to Yang Rui's words, Zhang Wenjin looked at the rebel camp in the night outside and the rebel soldiers disappearing into the night. Even though his heart was full of doubts and confusion, Zhang Wenjin never thought about asking Yang Rui to send
The thought of leaving the city with an army.
As Yang Rui said, their most important task at the moment is to defend Anqing City. As for what the rebels do outside the city, as long as it is not related to the safety of Anqing City, they can completely ignore it.
After all, as long as they defend Anqing City, they have already made indelible contributions.
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhang Wenjin nodded slightly towards Yang Rui and said: "In this case, everything will be as the general said, we will just guard Anqing City."
While speaking, Zhang Wenjin stroked his beard and said with a wise look in his eyes: "Anqing is the gateway to Nanjing City. As long as Anqing City is guarded, Prince Ning's rebels will not dare to go deep into South Zhili. This is our existence.
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Here Zhang Wenjin, Yang Rui and others didn't know that King Ning's rebels had already detached some of their troops to bypass Anqing City and headed towards South Zhili. They did not worry at all about the lack of food and grass due to the cutoff of their retreat.
But it’s no wonder that Zhang Wenjin, Yang Rui and the others, after all, according to ordinary people’s understanding, the soldiers and horses go first before the food and grass are used. Under normal circumstances, if the rebels of Prince Ning do not break through Anqing City and take Anqing City into their hands, then the rebels of Prince Ning will
You will never dare to enter South Zhili without permission.
It's just that the Ning Prince's rebels cannot be judged by common sense. The Ning Prince's rebels have penetrated deep into southern Zhili and have the support of local powerful people and the gentry, openly and covertly. They really don't worry about the problem of food and fodder.
Xijiangkou
Jiangnan is still prosperous. Even though the news of Prince Ning's rebellion has spread to all parts of Jiangnan in more than half a month, the reaction of Jiangnan to Prince Ning's rebels is quite strange.
After all, Nanjing City is so extraordinary. If there are really ambitious people who occupy Nanjing City, it could shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
On this day, a mighty army appeared at the mouth of the Xijiang River. It was so dark that it was impossible to see the edge at a glance. There were at least tens of thousands of them.
However, the system of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be perfect, and under ordinary circumstances, the situation of Nanjing City being occupied and divided across the river would not happen.
In fact, King Ning's attack near Nanjing City gave them hope, and suddenly too many people jumped out.
After all, many officials knew that Anqing Mansion was blocking the way, and as long as Prince Ning's rebels could not break through Anqing City, they would have no chance of reaching Southern Zhili.
Xu Fang slowly opened his mouth and looked at Chen Ke and said, "Brother Chen is here. Could it be that the commander has some orders?"
In addition, many local officials, powerful men and gentry colluded with King Ning. When the rebels suddenly appeared under the city, they opened the city together to welcome the rebels.
Wang Hao was the one who led the way, and King Ning was so powerful that he reached the vicinity of Nanjing in a very short period of time. This allowed many people to see the power of Conglong in changing dynasties.
Speaking of Prince Ning's promise, Zhao Tong looked somewhat satisfied when he heard Prince Ning's promise.
Seeing that Xijiangkou was occupied by the army under his command, and the army began to set up camp, King Ning began to receive the officials, powerful men, and gentry who came to seek refuge with him after hearing the news one by one in the camp as usual.
Zhao Tong spoke slowly and said with a serious look on his face: "Is the prince sure of attacking Nanjing this time?"
If it had been anyone else, I am afraid that when they saw Chen Ke, Li Huan's confidant, he would have stepped forward to compliment him.
King Ning accepted Wang Hao's suggestion and divided his troops into two groups. One of them, led by his general Yang Qing, led 50,000 troops to besiege Anqing City, while King Ning personally led the other group of troops to attack Nanjing.
The city is coming.
At this time, King Ning had already guessed Uncle Xi Ning's intention. It was precisely because of this that King Ning suppressed the joy in his heart and looked at Uncle Xi Ning expectantly.
Needless to say, such a large army was naturally part of King Ning's rebel army that had bypassed Anqing City and attacked Nanjing City not long ago.
When it comes to rank, Chen Ke is also the commander of the Jin Yiwei, and is on par with Xu Fang.
King Ning was overjoyed when he heard this. He pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed a corner of the coffee table beside him. He immediately cut off the corner and said, "If King Lone disobeys today's words, this will be the case."
After all, the strength of the imperial court is there. As long as the imperial army comes and King Ning is still unable to invade South Zhili, then there will be only death waiting for King Ning.
Not to mention anything else, the harm caused to the local area by the rebels alone is enough to make people stay away from the rebels.
There was a bit of a smile on Wang Hao's lips, but he looked at Prince Ning with a straight face and said, "Your Majesty, if Nanjing doesn't rain for a day, we can't slack off for a day."
Officials of all sizes in Nanjing, including the six yamen of Nanjing and the left-behind eunuchs, had different reactions.
In this large tent, apart from Xiningbo, there were only King Ning, Wang Hao, Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi. This shows that King Ning valued Xiningbo.
Therefore, among the officials of various governments, those who were loyal to the imperial court did not even think about taking any precautions. They only needed to keep an eye on the war in Anqing City.
Many powerful men and gentry originally wanted to sit back and watch the battle between the imperial court and Prince Ning. After all, in the eyes of most people, although Prince Ning's rebellion seemed powerful, it was impossible to confront the imperial court.
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It has to be said that King Ning's move really exceeded many people's expectations. He passed through Anqing Mansion, and wherever he passed, the local officials could say that when they saw King Ning's rebels, they suddenly came to kill him.
, everyone was shocked.
Prince Ning laughed and said, "If it hadn't been for Elder Ge's suggestion, I'm afraid I'm still struggling to attack Anqing City. How could I have the chance to come to Nanjing City or even capture Nanjing City?"
These nobles in Nanjing City actually have less sense of existence than those in the capital.
But who would have thought that Prince Ning would act so unreasonably? He ignored his own options, bypassed Anqing City and went down the river, crossing several prefectures in a very short time.
Wang Hao stroked his beard and smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty is so complimentary. How can I be so virtuous and capable? How dare I do it?"
At this time, after listening to Wang Hao's advice, he said with a smile on his lips: "What the elder said is true, I will definitely bear it in mind."
Xijiangkou is only a few dozen miles away from Nanjing. It is a pass outside Nanjing City. Originally, a guard post was stationed here.
Although Xu Fang is also said to be Li Huan's confidant, if you really want to talk about it, he is still a step behind Chen Kelai. However, being able to be sent by Li Huan to take charge of Nanjing City also shows that Xu Fang is extraordinary.
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Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi both said to Prince Ning: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty."
When we arrive at Xijiangkou, we can say that we are already close to Nanjing City, which is less than a day's journey away.
These people can occupy the local area and control the local voice. Naturally they are not fools. How come they don't know what the appearance of King Ning's army near Nanjing means.
Now that King Ning has raised his troops to fight outside Nanjing, this is a great opportunity for these frustrated nobles to change their situation and destiny.
If they can seize the opportunity this time, they may not be able to skyrocket and make further progress based on their current situation.
But when King Ning's army appeared at the mouth of Xijiang River, as soon as the news came out, it can be said that many powerful people and gentry near Nanjing were all shocked.
Along the way, Prince Ning's rebels encountered no strong resistance and appeared at the mouth of the Xijiang River smoothly.
Knowing that the possibility of King Ning's success is unlikely, it is conceivable that those gentry and powerful people would not choose to bet on King Ning. Even if they did, it would only be a very small number of people.
King Ning pondered for a moment and said: "The city of Nanjing is high and extremely strong, and there is a large army stationed in the city. Under normal circumstances, it will take a lot of effort for me to invade Nanjing, and I may even be blocked.
Outside Nanjing."
Under normal circumstances, officials, gentry, and powerful people in any place have a disgusting attitude towards the rebels.
Officials loyal to the imperial court were running up and down, calling on Nanjing to stay behind to organize the troops and close the city gates to guard against the rebels.
Xining Bo Zhao Tong, although Zhao Tong, the Xining Bo Bo, was very inconspicuous among the many nobles of the Ming Dynasty, but Prince Ning did not dare to underestimate this person.
Finally, when Zhao Tong said this, King Ning couldn't help laughing and said: "If this is really the case, I will definitely live up to you."
As the three capitals of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing City can be said to be another core of the Ming Dynasty. After all, Nanjing City has another complete set of six departments. It can be said that the only thing missing is a legitimate emperor to be a real imperial court.
Prince Ning looked at Uncle Xi Ning and took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Xi Ning, just say it bluntly."
Nanjing City
Chen Ke also looked at Xu Fang, the commanding comrade in front of him who could be called the top leader of the Nanjing Jinyi Guards.
At this time, in Prince Ning's camp, Prince Ning was looking at the person in front of him with a solemn expression.
Not long ago, as King Ning made an unstoppable attack on Nanzhili and approached Nanjing City little by little, a strange atmosphere fell into the entire Nanjing City.
In the big tent, King Ning received with a smile one after another the local powerful and gentry who came to show their kindness to him. These people came either with a large amount of food and grass, or directly with young people and clan members.
The middle-aged disciples joined him, either offering gold, silver, jewelry and other property, with the sole purpose of boarding his ship that was about to ascend to heaven.
If the previous investment in King Ning was very likely to fail or even be implicated, most of them chose to sit back and watch what happens. But when King Ning's army appeared near Nanjing City, these people could not sit still.
Living.
There are also some officials who have begun to communicate with each other in private. The intentions of these people can be imagined.
You can imagine how comfortable Prince Ning felt in this situation.
In a hall of the Jinyiwei yamen, Xu Fang, a fellow commander of the Jinyiwei, was looking solemnly at the few colleagues in front of him who were tired of their work.
As the imperial court's institution that monitors the world, the imperial court has never relaxed its supervision of Nanjing City at any time.
With a slight cough, Zhao Tong looked at Prince Ning and said: "If we are willing to help the prince break through Nanjing City and welcome the prince to the capital, I wonder if you..."
Prince Ning's eyes fell on Wang Hao beside him and said: "Old Wang Ge, I have said that if we can enter Nanjing City, Mr. Ge should be the first to do so."
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Tong bowed to Prince Ning and said, "I hope the prince will not forget what he said today."
The soldiers of the Qianhu Station stationed in Xijiangkou have long been reduced to tenants of the officials of the Qianhu Station. If we really want to pull out a team of men from the Guard Station, I am afraid that even a hundred people may not be able to gather.
Watching Zhao Tong leave, King Ning could no longer hold back the joy in his heart. He stood up and walked around in the tent. He was extremely surprised and said to Wang Hao, Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng and others: "Hahaha, you guys have seen it.
Well, the lonely king is destined by destiny, even the nobles in Nanjing City have chosen to abandon the dark side and support the king."
The smooth journey along the way, coupled with the support of most of the nobles in the city brought by the talented Xi Ning Bo Zhao Tong, gave Prince Ning a feeling of elation.
However, from top to bottom in Nanzhili, whether they are officials or local squires, the vast majority of them have no worries or fears at all, and many even have some faint expectations.
Seeing that King Ning was not so arrogant as to say that he could break through Nanjing City, Zhao Tong couldn't help but nodded secretly. If King Ning was really that arrogant, Zhao Tong really had to think carefully about whether to choose Tong.
King Ning cooperated.
Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen
Uncle Xi Ning looked at Prince Ning and said, "Your Majesty, I have only one thing to do here."
In fact, the fact that Uncle Xining came to visit him secretly did not represent one of them.
The nobles of the capital can be regarded as trustworthy by the emperor, but these nobles who are thousands of miles away can only look at the capital from Nanjing City, and I am afraid that the emperor may not know them.
It's a pity that Jiangnan has been at peace for hundreds of years and has not experienced any military disasters at all. You can imagine what the garrison in this place has become.
But no matter what, with the rebellion of King Ning, the Jinyiwei naturally increased their supervision of Nanjing City.
Chen Ke's eyes narrowed, and then he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xu Fang, saying: "This is a letter written by your Excellency. Brother Xu only needs to read it."
Xu Fang hurriedly took the letter from Chen Ke, but did not shy away from it. Chen Ke slowly opened the letter. After reading the content of the letter, Xu Fang's face became somewhat solemn.
While heaving a sigh of relief, Xu Fang handed the letter to Chen Kedao and said, "Brother Chen, you might as well take a look."
To be honest, Chen Ke didn't really know the specific content of the letter, but he could guess some of it. Looking at the letter, Chen Ke nodded to Xu Fang and reached out to take it.