In the north of Poyang Hubei, there is Nankang Prefecture on the west side of the narrow lake leading to the Yangtze River. This was once Zhu Chenhao's naval base. On the large empty lake, hundreds of Zhu Chenhao's warships once assembled here, with great momentum.
vast.
But now, there are only a few small sailing boats moored here. The willow trees on the lakeshore are clinging to each other, and the swallows are flying and chirping on the water, making it look unusually calm.
However, the tranquility here is disturbed from time to time by the noise of soldiers and horses galloping by on the shore. The sound of horses chirping and the clash of armor and swords reminds people that this is the location of the Ming Dynasty's main camp for the land and sea soldiers to counter the rebellion. It is
The battle front less than sixty miles away from Nanchang Prefecture.
On Nankang Prefecture East Street, in the lobby of the prefect's Yamen, more than a dozen senior generals were sitting in the lobby. Behind the chief's official case, sat an old-fashioned Wang Shouren in a black robe.
Wang Shouren is just thirty years old this year, and is actually still a young man. But he always likes to dress himself in this old-fashioned look, with a beard, black or blue old-fashioned robes, and a handkerchief. No.
Those who knew him thought he was a private school teacher, looking like a sour scholar.
But none of the generals here dared to look down upon him. When the situation was critical and the city of Nanjing was under great threat, it was Wang Shouren's plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao that made Zhu Chenhao give up attacking Nanjing and withdraw to Nanchang. This was a clever calculation.
, at first no one would believe that this would work, because no one would believe that Zhu Chenhao would give up Nanjing and go to protect Nanchang.
But Wang Shouren answered with facts. Afterwards, Wang Shouren only gave this explanation.
"To know a person, you need to know his heart. The heart determines his behavior and everything. As long as you understand what he is thinking, you can grasp his weaknesses, know what he is afraid of and what he is worried about. After understanding his character, you can control his behavior.
Already."
Everyone was confused when they heard it, but some people could understand it. This Lord Wang Shouren is said to have founded the theory of mind, and is said to be highly praised by many people. He understands people's hearts and knows human nature. This may be his heart
Learning from practice in war.
Of course, Mr. Wang gave further explanation.
"Zhu Chenhao thought he could capture Nanjing in one go. He never expected that he would be blocked for a long time at Dangtu Pukou and encountered iron-clad warships. Even though his warships were equipped with a large number of Folan cannons, they would not be able to fight against the iron-clad warships.
The ship's firearms were still inferior in comparison. The longer the attack dragged on, the less likely he was to succeed. If he reached Nanjing within a month, he would have succeeded. Within two months, he still had some chance. More than two months
, he is doomed to fail."
"It's very simple. He knows that the longer time passes, the more troops and horses will be needed to reinforce Nanjing. Even if he attacks Nanjing, he may not be able to control the city. Therefore, he is already murmuring in his heart. But he doesn't know.
Not many soldiers and horses arrived in Nanjing City, but with more than 10,000 people arriving, he was still able to capture Nanjing.
But he was already panicking. Once he had an invincible thought in his mind, he couldn't let it go anymore. When I went to attack Nanchang, I asked him to make a trade-off. Preserving the old nest where Prince Ning's Mansion has been operating for hundreds of years is still a possibility that may not be possible.
Captured Nanjing City? The answer is self-evident. As soon as he withdrew his troops, his morale was completely exhausted, and he was eventually trapped in Nanchang City. It was inevitable."
Some people disagree with this. They think Wang Shouren is just lucky. As a scholar, he has no experience in fighting in the army, so what can he say from experience? Everything is just a blind cat who met a dead mouse and got lucky.
But Zhang Yin, the commander of the navy, did not see it that way. He respected and admired Wang Shouren. His respect came from the Lord Protector's admiration for Wang Shouren. Zhang Yin was also confused from the beginning. Why did the Lord Protector insist on asking the emperor himself?
It was clear that Wang Shouren must be used to suppress the rebellion. It was not until Wang Shouren took action that the situation immediately reversed. Everything seemed to be planned and began to evolve according to Wang Shouren's ideas. Only then did Zhang Yin realize that there were some things that he could not understand.
Wang Shouren is a figure of the same level as the Protector. There are some things that he cannot see clearly, only they can understand each other. This has been verified in the past few months of getting along with each other.
While chatting with Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren asked about the Armada's overseas campaign experience. He could give an accurate interpretation of almost every measure taken by Zhang Yanling. This shocked Zhang Yin.
You know, when Zhang Yanling acts, he often explains it to everyone later, so that they can fully understand his intention. But this Wang Shouren can hit the nail on the head, which is incredible.
Of course, respect comes from respect, and Zhang Yin sneered at Mr. Wang's disapproval of the Duke's use of slavery and colonial expansion to solve the development and contradictions of the Ming Dynasty.
In Wang Shouren's view, the problems of the Ming Dynasty needed to be enlightened internally, and the problems needed to be solved by reforming and straightening out the contradictions from within. Zhang Yanling's move was somewhat contrary to the Confucian principle of benevolence to the world and violated many moral principles.
For the first time, Zhang Yin cursed "nerd" in his heart. Regarding the issue of moral bottom line, the Duke of Guo has explained it many times. Although this Wang Shouren is very powerful, he cannot escape the secular view after all, and it is difficult to reconcile with the Lord Protector.
Compared with his vision. Therefore, Wang Shouren may not be able to achieve the same great achievements as the Protector.
Of course, this is just Zhang Yin’s opinion.
At this moment, sitting next to Wang Shouren was Zhang Yin. As the commander of the counter-rebellion navy, Zhang Yin was Wang Shouren's deputy. The two of them cooperated closely in the war. In the past two months, there were three water battles and four Nanchang City battles.
The victory in the peripheral battles and the trapping of Zhu Chenhao's rebels in Nanchang City were the result of the two men's joint efforts.
"Generals, I invite you all to come here today. I have some news to announce to you." Wang Shouren spoke in the lobby.
"Master Wang, are you planning to attack Nanchang Mansion?"
The eyes of the generals gleamed with excitement. For more than a month in the past, the army had besieged Nanchang City, but Mr. Wang refused to give the order to attack the city, which almost made people anxious to death.
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "Soon, soon. But not today."
"I said Sir Wang, what are we waiting for? Why not attack? We could have captured Nanchang a month ago." A general shouted.
"That's right, it's freezing cold, so we let the brothers live in tents outside and suffer for more than a month in vain. What is this? I really don't understand." Everyone agreed in disappointment.
Wang Shouren smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone, do you think I don't want to? Commander Zhang and I have already formulated a plan to attack the city by land and water. The warships will sail along the Gan River to the outside of Nanchang Mansion, and use heavy artillery and infantry to attack the city. It will take three days.
Damn. This is the plan we made a month ago."
"Yes, it's very easy. Then why don't you attack?" the generals said.
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "The emperor is coming to personally command the siege. The emperor's ship has arrived in Jiujiang and will arrive in Nankang tomorrow. We have been waiting for the emperor to arrive here. Because the emperor has made a decree, he will personally order the siege.
."
"..." The generals were stunned and speechless, looking at each other.
"The Emperor has proclaimed himself the Grand Marshal of the World's Rebel Army, and is coming to fight the traitor Zhu Chenhao to the death. He asked us to wait for the arrival of the imperial commander. The decree came on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and the imperial commander set off on the second day of the second lunar month. He arrived in Jiujiang yesterday. My name is
Come on, let's set off together to pick him up." There was a trace of helplessness in Wang Shouren's voice.
The generals thought it was funny and irritating. The battle had reached this point and it was already a definite victory. What was the emperor doing in person? A fight to the death? Where is the need for a fight to the death? Isn't this just to grab the credit? Mr. Wang is so pitiful, he is so busy.
Over the past few months, a man has lost weight due to fatigue, and in the end, the emperor has to take away his credit. What kind of thing is this?
"Everyone, please go back to camp and arrange military affairs. We will set off to meet the commander in the afternoon. As soon as the emperor arrives, we can attack. This matter should be over long ago." Wang Shouren said.
"Yes!" All the generals said in unison.
Wang Shouren nodded, turned to look at Zhang Yin sitting on one side, and said with a smile: "Master Zhang, do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Yin smiled and said: "There is nothing to say about my humble position, but I do have something to report to Mr. Wang. I just received the news that my Lord Protector of the Ming Dynasty has returned triumphantly from overseas and is on his way here. He wants to
I want Mr. Wang to say hello and say that he looks forward to meeting Mr. Wang again."
Wang Shouren's eyes widened and he exclaimed with great joy: "Brother Trillium is back? This... this is simply great."