Four hundred and seventieth eighth chapter Jiangnan pacification
Everyone was stunned. On the one hand, they were shocked by King Ning stabbing Wang Lun to death with a sword, and on the other hand, they were also shocked by the huge movement outside.
No one is a fool. They know very well what the galloping horses and even the faint shouts of killing mean. The imperial army, which they thought would only be possible to kill at least tomorrow, suddenly appears. This is completely beyond belief.
It exceeded everyone's expectations and caught them off guard. Even Wang Hao, who was usually very calm, now had a look of panic on his face. He was in a state of confusion and couldn't come up with anything at all.
Helpful advice comes.
After a few breaths, someone suddenly said: "Your Highness, run away. As the saying goes, you can leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood. Now the imperial army suddenly attacks at night. It can be said that we have no defense at all. This
Under such circumstances, there is almost no hope of a comeback, and the army's defeat is a foregone conclusion. If the prince has not escaped by daybreak, he may have no choice but to be captured alive by the imperial court."
Everyone's eyes fell on Yang Dai.
After hearing Yang Dai's words, King Ning stepped forward as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, grabbed Yang Dai's hand and said: "Okay, okay, General Yang, I will leave my safety to you, General Yang. What happens next?"
Get away, General Yang will arrange everything!"
At this time, let alone Prince Ning, everyone else was also placing their hopes on Yang Dai.
After all, what Yang Dai said is not unreasonable. At this moment, they can only hope to survive if they leave as soon as possible. If they fall into the hands of the imperial court, one by one, they will definitely not survive.
Yang Dai did not refuse, and directly led King Ning and others to take King Ning's bodyguards with him, then lit up a group of elite troops and fled towards the distance in the direction where the shouts of death came from.
There were more than 100,000 people of King Ning's rebels under Nanjing City. Such a large number of people gathered together and occupied an area of at least ten miles. Even though Li Huan led a large army to take advantage of the rebels' betrayal, he entered the camp.
, and it was impossible to immediately penetrate the camp and kill King Ning's middle army camp.
However, as the cavalry attacked, the panicked rebels who passed by were killed and fell into chaos, and were immediately overwhelmed by the infantry following. Although it was said that the night attack on King Ning's rebel camp was
Li Huan and others had been mentally prepared before, but they did not expect that King Ning's army would be in such a situation, and they were not even prepared at all.
You must know that when they were cleaning the battlefield earlier, they knew that some rebel generals such as Wang Lun and Yang Qing had escaped first.
Wang Lun, Yang Qing and others must have fled to Prince Ning. Prince Ning and others must have known the situation. Under such circumstances, normal people would definitely be more vigilant and send out sentries to keep an eye on the movement of the imperial army.
That's right.
However, what Li Huan and others never dreamed of was that not only did Prince Ning and others not send out sentries, but they didn't even have any precautions, and they were easily rushed into the camp.
After all, if King Ning's rebels were prepared, they might not be able to stop them for a while by taking advantage of the camp's terrain. It would not be that easy to break through the rebel camp.
"Hahaha, it's so happy, it's so happy!"
Zhang Huai laughed excitedly. Such an overwhelming attack with almost no resistance made Zhang Huai feel extremely happy when he started fighting.
Then Zhang Huai shouted loudly and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Soldiers, follow me to capture King Ning. If you can capture King Ning alive, the imperial court will definitely give you a reward." Everyone knows that if he can capture King Ning alive this time, everyone knows.
If King Ning was captured alive, it would definitely be a great achievement. So when Zhang Huai said this, excitement flashed in the eyes of all the soldiers.
"Catch Prince Ning alive, capture Prince Ning alive!"
Suddenly, in the darkness, the cry to capture Prince Ning alive suppressed the shouts of killing and spread to all directions.
Under the protection of a team of elite men and horses, King Ning and others who had not had time to escape from the camp happened to hear the faint shouts. A team of cavalry protected a carriage in the middle. Needless to say, the person sitting in the carriage was Luo Huang.
King Ning fled.
In the carriage, when Prince Ning heard the shouts, his expression changed drastically, and the look of panic on his face became a little more intense.
Wang Hao, Li Shishi, and Liu Yangzheng, who were sitting in the same car with King Ning, also looked quite embarrassed at this moment, and their faces were also quite ugly.
Not long ago, they were all thinking high-spiritedly to break through the city of Nanjing, gain the power of the dragon, and enjoy endless glory and wealth from then on. Who would have thought that just how long ago, King Ning's hundreds of thousands of troops would be so vulnerable?
, Taotao's situation collapsed. King Ning shouted outside: "General Yang, could it be that the imperial army has already caught up?"
Yang Dai, who was riding beside the carriage, was commanding his troops to protect King Ning while keeping an eye on the movements of the imperial army.
The shouts of capturing Prince Ning alive in the distance were naturally heard by Yang Dai. Now after hearing Prince Ning's question, Yang Dai said immediately: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the imperial army has just entered the camp."
That’s all, it’s at least several miles away from us. Such a long distance, not to mention the chaos among the army, they don’t even know where we are. Even if they knew, they wouldn’t be able to catch up immediately.”
After hearing what Yang Dai said, King Ning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "General Yang, thank you for your trouble. If I can escape this time, I will definitely remember General Yang's achievements today."
Nanjing City
Wei Guogong Xu Er personally sat on the city wall during the day and commanded the soldiers defending the city to resist the rebels' attack on the city. Not long ago, he went down to the city tower to rest for a while.
Suddenly the whole person woke up with a start.
In fact, the noise caused by Li Huan leading tens of thousands of cavalry into the battle was too loud. Even Xu and others in Nanjing City also noticed the movement outside.
When Xu and others hurriedly climbed onto the city wall and looked towards the distant camp of King Ning's rebels, Xu and others couldn't help but have expressions of astonishment and disbelief on their faces.
Chen Ke, Feng Tai and others who were standing with Xu just looked at the blazing fire in the rebel camp in the distance and the shouts of killing that resounded through the sky. Even if they were slow to react, they could still realize what was happening.
matter.
"This...could it be that the Champion has entered the rebel camp?"
Not long ago, they saw with their own eyes that King Ning's rebels sent 100,000 troops to fight the imperial reinforcements. They originally thought that the 100,000 rebels could withstand at least a few days. However, in just one day, the imperial army led by Li Huan
They have already reached the rebel camp of King Ning.
Xu Yan took a deep breath, his eyes flashed with excitement and he couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "What a champion, he is really quick with his troops. The rebels are like chickens and dogs, and they can be defeated easily."
Although Xu said that he knew that the imperial troops and horses were all elite, he did not expect that the rebels would be so vulnerable. After all, there were more than 200,000 rebels.
Xu learned that Li Huan deliberately left King Ning time and space to attract a large number of people who were dissatisfied with the imperial court's new policies and had ulterior motives. In his heart, he was actually worried that Li Huan would mess up the matter.
After all, Li Huan used King Ning as bait to fish, which was full of uncertainty. If the court did not have the final say, the consequences would be serious.
Especially when the number of rebels gathered by King Ning not long ago reached more than 200,000, the worry in Xu's heart became even heavier.
After all, even if the garrison in Nanjing City is included, the number of soldiers and horses that the imperial court can mobilize in the south of the Yangtze River is only 70,000 to 80,000 people.
Facing more than 200,000 rebels, the gap between the two sides was three times greater.
However, all Xu's worries disappeared at this moment.
Since Li Huan was able to lead an army outside Nanjing at this time, it means that the 100,000 rebels led by Wang Lun and Yang Qing had been defeated by the imperial court.
Coupled with the chaotic scene outside the city at this moment, everyone can see that the rebel army is gone. As long as they wait until dawn and gather the scattered rebel soldiers, a huge wave will be set off in the south of the Yangtze River, affecting several provinces.
King Ning's rebellion will also be put down.
Thinking that it only took Li Huan a few days to put down the rebellion, Xu couldn't help but sigh.
As Li Huan's confidant, Chen Ke looked at the shouts of death outside and couldn't help but smile a little and said softly: "If you don't take action, it will be enough. Once you do, it will be absolutely devastating."
kill."
Feng Taizhi's voice was soft and a bit sharp, and he chuckled: "The rebels of Prince Ning have been determined, so we can rest assured." Suddenly, a bright light flashed in Xu Ren's eyes: "No, now we say that Prince Ning has rebelled."
It is still too early for the army to be pacified. If Prince Ning is not captured alive, once Prince Ning escapes, won't it cause another wave of trouble?"
While talking, Xu couldn't help but look at Chen Ke.
Seemingly noticing Xu's gaze, Chen Ke shook his head at Xu Yan.
Seeing this, Xu Yan slowly let out a breath and said immediately: "Everyone, I have a huge amount of credit ahead of me today. It depends on whether you can grasp it."
As soon as Xu said this, the dozen or so generals nearby looked at each other, with a somewhat confused expression on their faces.
But since Xu said this, he was definitely not lying to them, so after these generals reacted, they all looked at Xu Yan with expectant eyes.
Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Where do you think Prince Ning and all the confidants around him are at this moment?"
One of the generals said without thinking too much: "Does it need to be said? Champion Hou's army has already entered his camp. Now that the situation is over, King Ning will definitely escape if he is not a fool. Is it possible to return it?
Are you going to stay in the camp and fight stubbornly until death?"
Xu nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Prince Ning is definitely going to escape, and at this moment, Champion Hou and the others definitely don't have the energy to pursue Prince Ning, so..."
Xu Du has already reached this point. If everyone still can't react, it can only be said to be stupid. They saw that the breathing of all the generals suddenly became rapid, and their faces were full of excitement and said:
"Please allow me to go out of the city to capture Prince Ning."
Since Xu took the initiative, he naturally wanted these generals to go and capture King Ning, so when faced with the invitation of a group of generals to fight, Xu nodded without hesitation.
The generals excitedly descended from the city tower one by one, then each fired hundreds of men and horses, opened the city gates and roared out.
The huge camp that stretched for more than ten miles was blazing with fire that night, and the shouts of killing continued until the second half of the night or even near dawn before gradually disappearing.
A red sun gradually rose in the sky. Under the bright light, Li Huan, who had been busy all night, rode on his horse and looked at the surrounding scene surrounded by a group of personal guards.
They saw that they were in a camp, surrounded by burned ruins. Many of the logs used to build the camp were still in flames, and corpses of rebels in different forms of death could be seen on the ground.
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Not far away, one could see groups of soldiers escorting groups of unarmed and listless rebel soldiers toward the outside of the camp.
Exhaling a breath, Li Huan slowly said with a smile on his lips: "The rebel forces of Prince Ning are gone. We just need to find the trace of Prince Ning and capture him alive. Then I can return to the capital to return my life to His Majesty."
As he spoke, Li Huan turned to Li Hu and said, "Li Hu, do you have any news about Prince Ning?"
Li Hu shook his head slightly and said: "My lord, there is no news about King Ning yet, but you can rest assured that General Xu, General Zhu, and General Zhang have already led their troops to search for King Ning. It is expected that King Ning
It’s impossible to escape.”
Hearing Li Hu comfort himself like this, Li Huan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Don't I know this yet? I still need you to explain this to me."
While he was talking, he suddenly saw a group of people approaching from a distance. Li Huan couldn't help but look over and wondered if the person coming was Xu Yan and others.
They saw Xu and others in a dark place, led by Xu, riding slowly towards them.
When he saw Xu and others, Li Huan also drove his horse forward. When the two sides approached, Li Huan first bowed his hands to Xu and said, "I have met Wei Guogong."
Seeing this, Xu Yan hurriedly said: "The champion is so polite."
Xu said with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "Xu never dreamed that the champion would defeat King Ning's more than 200,000 rebels in one day, and secure Jiangnan in one battle. Looking at ancient and modern times, this is unprecedented.
Today’s battle will surely be passed down through history and be passed down to future generations for eternity.”
Xu looked solemn and saluted Li Huan: "
Xu once again congratulates the Marquis!"
Hearing what Xu Yan said, both the nobles and generals following Xu and the people behind Li Huan all had expressions of astonishment on their faces. At the same time, they looked at Li Huan with eyes filled with confusion.
A look of admiration and awe.
Yes, they didn't feel anything before. They just felt that the battle was so smooth and clean, but they never thought about defeating more than 200,000 troops in just one day. What a military achievement it was.
As Wei Guogong said, it is to leave a name in the history and pass it on to future generations, and as participants in this battle, they may also have the opportunity to leave such a trace on the history.
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