Facing Li Huan's gaze, both Xu and Feng Tai's hearts sank. The murderous intention Li Huan showed just now was really too terrifying. The two of them couldn't help but be obsessed with the lives of those who were obsessed with Prince Ning.
Show some mercy.
With the power of the Jin Yiwei, those who are in collusion with Prince Ning will probably be found out by the Jin Yiwei in nine out of ten cases, and one can imagine what will happen to these people by then.
Without any hesitation, the two of them nodded to Li Huan and said: "Don't worry, Champion, we will definitely help the Champion find these traitors one by one."
Li Huan nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Xu and said: "The defense of Nanjing City will be left to the old Duke!"
Xu Pu's eyes flashed with brilliance and he nodded solemnly: "As long as I am still alive, the city of Nanjing will not be lost!"
The rebel camp of King Ning in Nanjing.
Surrounded by a crowd of people, King Ning looked at the mountains of grain and the steady stream of reinforcements entering the camp.
King Ning's face was filled with joy. With soldiers and food, he did not believe that he could not capture the city of Nanjing.
Obviously, Prince Ning, who had received help from a large number of local powerful people, suddenly saw hope of conquering Nanjing City.
Li Shishi, who was following King Ning, noticed the smile on King Ning's face and immediately smiled and said: "This army of 200,000 is just Nanjing City, and it will eventually belong to the prince."
Prince Ning couldn't help laughing, looked around at the crowd and said, "Everyone, if we can defeat Nanjing City this time, I will certainly give you a reward!"
Obviously Prince Ning himself knew that the reason why these people chose to support him was ultimately for their own benefit.
Anyway, it was just a sentence. As long as Nanjing City was captured, he was afraid that he would not be able to reward everyone!
"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!"
Amidst the compliments from everyone, King Ning loudly shouted to a general beside him: "Yang Dai!"
Yang Dai, who was dressed in armor, immediately stepped forward upon hearing the sound and said in a deep voice: "The general has seen the prince!"
King Ning stared at Yang Dai and said: "I order you to lead an army of 100,000 to attack the city tomorrow. Are you willing?"
Yang Dai was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, with a look of surprise on his face.
Everyone knows that among the generals under King Ning, the ones whom King Ning trusted the most were Wang Lun and Yang Qing. He, Yang Dai, could not even be ranked among the top three.
I originally thought that for this attack on Nanjing City, King Ning would send Wang Lun or Yang Qing as usual, but contrary to everyone's expectations, this time King Ning actually let Wang Lun go and Yang Qing was not used, but Yang Qing was chosen.
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In the slightly surprised gazes of everyone, Yang Dai bowed respectfully to Prince Ning and said, "I will certainly live up to your Majesty's expectations. If I don't conquer Nanjing City, I will come to see you!"
Wang Lun and Yang Qing, who were standing next to King Ning, were expressionless at this time. Although they couldn't see the change in their expressions, all fools knew that King Ning left them alone and chose instead.
Yang Dai, that's a kind of disapproval of their abilities. It would be strange if the two of them didn't have any ideas in their hearts.
King Ning laughed and stepped forward to help Yang Dai up. He patted Yang Dai on the shoulder with his big hand, and then turned to Wang Lun and Yang Qing beside him and said: "General Wang, General Yang, this time I
The reason why General Yang Dai was asked to attack Nanjing City was because there was a more important matter for the two generals to do."
Wang Lun and Yang Qing hurriedly said with a sincere and frightened look: "Your Majesty has really offended me. If anything happens, just ask me."
Prince Ning looked at the two men and slowly spoke: "According to reliable information, if nothing unexpected happens, the army sent by the imperial court will arrive tomorrow. This support army is known as an elite division. In the eyes of the lonely king, there are only two
The general personally took action and was able to block this supporting army for the lonely king."
Although it would be a great achievement to successfully withstand the reinforcements, all fools know that no matter how great the achievement is, it cannot be compared with the attack on Nanjing City.
If they had to choose between them, they would definitely not choose to resist the imperial reinforcements, but would choose to attack Nanjing City. But now facing King Ning's order, the two of them looked at each other secretly, and then looked at each other in a vague way.
Yang Dai on the side glanced at him with deep eyes
There was a flash of jealousy everywhere, and then they all bowed to Prince Ning and said, "The last general takes command."
Wang Hao, Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng and others on the side saw this scene in their eyes, and they all showed a little smile.
Early on the next morning, the mighty rebel army came out of the camp and divided into two groups. One was led by Yang Dai and rushed towards the city of Nanjing, while the other was led by Wang Lun and Yang Qing to fight against the imperial court.
Rebel army.
At the same time, Li Huan, who had gathered the army overnight, took charge of the army.
Tens of thousands of elite troops did not show any signs of fatigue after marching for a long time. On the one hand, these soldiers and horses were all carefully selected elites. On the other hand, it was also because the army was not marching very fast and the soldiers were not tired.
At this time, tens of thousands of troops were lined up in a military formation. At a glance, there were many flags and uniforms, and the armor was in neat order. The immovable momentum rushed towards the face. Anyone who is not a fool can tell with just one glance that this is definitely an elite army.
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When Wang Lun, Yang Qing and others led most of the rebels in a formation to face Li Huan's troops, their expressions changed and a solemn look appeared on their faces.
After all, the two of them were also members of the military. Although they were the tallest among the short ones under King Ning, even so, if they had no ability at all, they would not be valued by King Ning.
So when the two of them looked at the motionless imperial army, and then looked at the noisy, chaotic, market-like army behind them, they could tell at a glance which one was stronger. Taking a deep breath, Yang Qing couldn't help but
He smiled bitterly and said to Wang Lun: "Brother Wang, this errand is going to be difficult!"
Wang Lun looked at the imperial army and gritted his teeth and said: "If you can't do it, you have to do it. Either block the imperial army and buy enough time for the prince to take Nanjing City. By then, you and I will all be ministers of the dragon. If you fail, you
The two of us will be rebellious officials and traitors. At that time, it would be light to confiscate the family and destroy the clan."
Yang Qing's heart tightened when he heard this, and he swallowed subconsciously. He used to be just a thief who fell into trouble, but was later taken under the command of Prince Ning. Over the years, he has been secretly recruiting troops for Prince Ning, and he considers himself to be Prince Ning's confidant.
Even if a confidant like him wanted to surrender to the court, the court would not accept it. Therefore, as Wang Lun said, they had no other way to go but to go to the dark side with King Ning.
, either one person achieves enlightenment and the chicken or dog ascends to heaven, or the whole family ascends to heaven together.
The combined armies of both sides numbered hundreds of thousands, and a chilling atmosphere gradually spread. Even the chaotic rebels seemed to be affected by the momentum of the imperial army, and gradually became quiet.
But if you observe carefully, you can notice that there is a hint of fear in the eyes of these rebels looking at the neat imperial army opposite.
This is normal, not to mention that before these rebels became rebels, they may have been local powerful tenants, just farmers. They may not even dare to kill chickens, but now they are suddenly allowed to carry swords and guns to fight with everyone.
, it would be strange if these people acted more like an army than the imperial army.
Another point is that the identities of these rebels are destined to put them at a disadvantage psychologically when facing the soldiers and horses that represent the orthodoxy of the imperial court.
Wang Lun, Yang Qing and other rebel generals obviously also noticed the change in the morale of their soldiers.
Even though they had no experience in commanding troops, Wang Lun and others knew that if his soldiers had no fighting spirit and low morale, they would probably collapse when the imperial army launched an attack.
They saw Wang Lun riding in front of the formation and shouting loudly to the crowd: "Soldiers, the prince has an order. If you kill the enemy today, whoever takes the head of one will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver and two stones of rice!"
The rebels heard Wang Lun's words clearly. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then excitement flashed in their eyes.
Some soldiers looked at Wang Lun subconsciously and said: "The general is not deceiving us, is he?"
One after another, their eyes were staring at Wang Lun with blazing heat.
Wang Lun laughed loudly and said: "Since I dare to say this in front of the soldiers of the three armies, I will naturally not deceive them. Aren't I afraid that the big guys will kill me?"
After hearing what Wang Lun said, everyone
The man nodded, and then couldn't help but cheer loudly: "Long live the prince, long live the prince!"
Wang Lun looked at the sudden surge in morale of his soldiers and couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is said that a brave man will be rewarded with a heavy reward. The three armies are fighting hard. Wang wants to see how he, Li Huan, can defeat my army."
Wang Lun, whose confidence was so high, looked at the imperial army opposite with high spirits.
Li Huan and other generals were also watching the movements of the rebels from a distance at this moment. The scene of Wang Lun offering a reward to boost morale was naturally seen in the eyes of Li Huan and others.
Looking at the obvious changes in the morale of the rebels on the opposite side, Li Huan, Zhang Huai, Xu Ying, Chen Ang and others all looked calm, as if they were not affected at all.
Zhang Huai even said with a bit of disdain: "It is said that Wang Lun is the number one general under King Ning. Today, it is really disappointing to see that this is all he can do."
As he spoke, Zhang Huai asked Li Huan for his orders: "General, I would like to be the vanguard to rush into battle and annihilate the rebels!"
Seeing Zhang Huai opening his mouth to be the vanguard, Chen Ang, Xu Ying and other generals also reacted and asked Li Huan for orders. Li Huan's eyes swept over the generals around him, and dozens of generals expressed their fighting intentions one by one.
With high spirits, Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "I know that you are eager to perform meritorious service, and even the rebels want to resist the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court. You really overestimate your capabilities."
While speaking, Li Huan said in a deep voice: "Zhang Huai listens to the order!"
His eyes lit up, Zhang Huai immediately took a step forward, cupped his fists and said, "The end is here!"
Looking at Zhang Huai, Li Huan said: "I order you to lead three thousand fine cavalry and charge into the rebel army after the artillery salvo. I will severely disrupt the rebel army."
Zhang Huai said excitedly: "The last general takes orders!"
Seeing Zhang Huai retreat, Chen Ang, Xu Ying and other generals also looked at Li Huan expectantly.
At this moment, Li Huan said to one of the generals: "Zhu Liang obeys the order."
Zhu Liang, who was born in the Duke Cheng's Palace, is definitely the leader of his generation. In terms of seniority, Zhu Lin would even call him a clan brother.
At this moment, Zhu Liang walked out with a solemn look and bowed respectfully to Li Huan: "The general is here!"
Li Huan looked at Zhu Liang and said: "Zhu Liang, I order you to take charge of the firearms camp. Three hundred large and small artillery pieces will be fired hard by this general. You must blast away the rebel formation as soon as possible."
This time out of Beijing, Li Huan brought a large number of artillery. These artillery were different from the previous artillery. They were all improved and cast by skilled craftsmen recruited by Li Huan's own craftsmanship supervisor. Both the manufacturing process and the power were much better than before.
At least it's improved by several percent.
As Li Huan made arrangements one by one, each general took his orders and left, and soon the tens of thousands of elite troops began to slowly change.
Although Wang Lun, Yang Qing and other rebels on the opposite side had a numerical advantage, they did not dare to take the initiative to attack when facing the elite army of the imperial court. Instead, they put on a posture of full defense.
Li Huan was riding on a horse, surrounded by a group of soldiers, and the commander's flag behind him sounded in the air and fluttered in the wind, which was very eye-catching.
Along with a burst of shouts, huge artillery pieces were slowly pushed to the front of the army thanks to the efforts of thousands of soldiers, but the movement was not small at all.
At least hundreds of artillery pieces, large and small, were pointed in the direction of the rebel formation ahead.
On the opposite side, Wang Lun, Yang Qing and other rebel generals had actually noticed when there was movement on the imperial army's side. When they saw the cannons being pulled out, everyone's expressions changed.
They knew very well how powerful the artillery was. When they saw the imperial army deploying artillery, even if there were rebel generals attacking Wang Lun, Yang Qing proposed to immediately launch an offensive against the imperial army. They must not allow the imperial army to deploy the artillery.
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Wang Lun, Yang Qing and others are obviously not stupid. They also know that they cannot sit back and watch the imperial army prepare their artillery, even if they send tens of thousands of rebels to attack.
Now that they saw the artillery of the imperial army, even if Wang Lun and the others wanted to defend, they had no choice but to launch an active attack.
The rebel army, whose morale was boosted by gold and silver, was led by the rebel general.
The leaders roared and rushed towards the imperial army. At first glance, they looked at the dark place. There was no formation at all, it was just like having fun.
Seeing this situation, Chen Ang, who had already received the order, let out a loud roar, raised his spear high and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy."
Immediately, a group of cavalry roared out. This group of cavalry was prepared by Li Huan early in preparation for the rebels' surprise attack when the firearms battalion was not prepared.
Thousands of cavalrymen ran up, smoke billowed, and the ground shook. Along with the shouts, the sound was extremely terrifying. The rebels on the opposite side had never seen such a scene before, and they were immediately suppressed.