The summer drought continued into autumn, and Poyang Lake has shrunk most of its water area. The original large lake area is now like an endless flat grassland.
Even the water of the Gan River is dry and shallow. This golden waterway that used to lead to Guangdong through the Gan River has greatly reduced its shipping capacity. In addition, northern Jiangxi was occupied by the Qing army, while central and southern Jiangxi were in the hands of the Ming army. It also had a great influence. At this time
Less than one-tenth of the excitement.
The official road outside the city of Nanchang, an important town on the right side of the Yangtze River, was crowded with people. Most of them were fleeing. Some were forced to flee because of the drought since the summer, which resulted in no harvests. Some were forced to flee due to the recent governor, admiral, prefect, and general soldier of northern Jiangxi.
He was forced to leave home due to various recruitment assignments from various yamen such as Shou Xun Dao.
In Anqing, Hong Jinglue and Luck Dehun repeatedly urged Jiangxi to deliver grain and grass for relief. Although Huguang had just been relieved from the siege, it was reduced to rubble at this time, and they repeatedly sent people to borrow money and grain.
The governors, admirals, generals, and soldiers in Jiangbei also collected excessive amounts of money and grain, both named and unnamed. Today they have to collect grain, tomorrow they have to collect silver, the day after tomorrow they have to collect craftsmen to build ships, and then they have to collect ship silver, and so on.
Nanchang City.
At this time the atmosphere became more tense.
Jin Shenghuan is in the west of the city, and Wang Tizhong is in the east of the city. The two sides are at war with each other and are about to break out.
"Where's Wang Deren?"
"Wang Deren heard the summons from the main town and is on his way."
"How many troops did you bring?"
"He brought ten servants with him."
Hearing this, Wang TiZhong was a little surprised. Nowadays, the atmosphere in the newly built city of Nanchang Prefecture is that everyone knows that a fire is imminent. Either Wang TiZhong killed Jin Shenghuan, or Jin Shenghuan destroyed him. Wang TiZhong, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and only one of the two can be left.
Everything is ready in the king's body, but there is still one obstacle, that is Wang Deren.
Although Wang Deren was only a guerrilla under his command, he had a high prestige in his army, was brave and capable of fighting, and originally had 800 fine cavalry. Later, after he killed Bai Wang, he recruited him in every possible way and gave him 3,000 soldiers.
, he recruited some more himself, and now he has one thousand cavalry, plus six thousand infantry.
Especially his prestige in the military, Wang Ti Zhong had to guard against it. He originally wanted to appease this person, but Jiang Riguang's words made him understand that Wang Zamao had always wanted to avenge him for killing Bai Wang.
He secretly inquired and observed, and found that Wang Zamao was indeed closely related to Jin Shenghuan secretly.
Now that things have come to this, he can only kill him.
Just like when he killed Bai Wang.
Anyone who hinders him will die, Bai Wang is like this, Jin Shenghuan is like this, Wang Zamao is like this.
"Headquarters, I don't think that old thief Jiang's words can be believed. Maybe he wants to secretly provoke us? Wang Zamao is the most capable fighter in our army and has high prestige. If we kill him, wouldn't that be wrong?
Cutting off one's own arm only to gain an advantage for a bushel of millet?"
"I treat Wang Zamao well, but I can't warm his cold heart. He insists on eating him inside and out, so I can only clean up the house." Wang Tizhong gritted his teeth, "When he comes later, you guys listen to me
Act by code."
Wang Deren dared to come alone, which was somewhat beyond his expectation. It also made him relax his vigilance. He didn't want to fight internally unless he had to. If he could take this opportunity to control Wang Deren, there would be no need to fight internally first.
One game.
After pacifying Wang Deren's tribe and destroying Jin Shenghuan, it would not be too late to kill Wang Deren again.
"Be optimistic about Jiang Riguang!"
"What do you mean by the main town?"
Wang Tizhong sneered twice, "Who does Jiang Riguang think he is? The Ming Dynasty has already reached this point. How can I turn my back on him anyway? Wouldn't that be crazy? As long as I kill Jin Shenghuan, I will have control of northern Jiangxi.
, how can the imperial court not rely on me?"
"But Jiang Riguang said that the imperial court already intends to eliminate us."
"That's why we are going to launch a mutiny. After the event is completed, the entire army will have their heads shaved to show our loyalty to the court!"
Wang Ti Zhong was originally unwilling to shave his head because of the large number of people in his department, so he used the excuse of not shaving his hair because he was a man from the Han family. But now that shaving his hair is related to his life and future, naturally he should do it.
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Wang Deren was currently stationed in De'an between Nanchang and Jiujiang, where Bai Wang was originally stationed. After receiving the summons from Wang Tizhong, he immediately returned to the city alone.
Inside the Dongcheng General Military Mansion.
Wang Tizhong stood at the door to greet him personally, and gave him a hug as soon as he came up.
Wang Deren was gray-haired, but he was actually in the prime of life. He was tall and burly. He was also wearing cotton armor and was followed by ten servants and cavalry.
Hug Wang Tizhong.
"The Lord of the Town summoned you urgently, what happened?"
"It's something important. Let's go in and talk."
Wang Deren's servants were left in the outer courtyard, and Wang Tizhong followed Wang Deren into the flower hall.
"Deren, we have fought side by side for many years, and I have always treated you as a real brother. Our last name is Wang, so we can't write two characters for "王" in one stroke."
"To be honest, Jin Shenghuan can't tolerate us and has always wanted to get rid of us. I wanted to tolerate it, but he kept pushing forward step by step. Recently, Governor Zhang told me that Jin Shenghuan was secretly aware of the situation and wanted to rebel. The regent of Beijing and Hong Jinglue got the news.
When they found out, they were all very angry and asked us to find a way to get rid of Jin Shenghuan first."
Wang Deren sat there, "Is this why the town called me back?"
"Well, among our brothers, you are the most difficult to beat. Apart from Jin Shenghuan, you have to be the forward."
Wang Tizhong poured a glass of wine for Wang Deren and looked at him.
Wang Deren did not accept the drink.
"Why, you don't want to?"
"The commander-in-chief gave me a military order directly. I followed the order myself, so why call me here in a hurry."
The two looked at each other and actually understood each other's thoughts.
"Hahaha, I asked you to come back. Actually, there is one more thing I need to hear from you in person. Some people say that you have close contacts with Jin Shenghuan secretly. Do you want to replace me?"
Wang Deren looked directly at Wang Tizhong, "I also want to hear something you say to me face to face. Why did you kill Bai Shuai in the first place? Bai Shuai treated you well, didn't he?"
Wang TiZhong chuckled.
"It seems that you were not wronged. You did collude with Jin Shenghuan."
"Answer me!" Wang Zamao's eyes were like swords.
"What is there to say? I was under Bai Wang's command and was also his lieutenant. Although I was not as brave as you, I still worked hard and achieved great results. The late emperor was defeated and died in Jiugong Mountain, and the Dashun Dynasty collapsed. For the sake of my brothers, I advise
Bai Wang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but he refused and even wanted to take away my military power."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "You said, if Bai Wang treats me like this, wouldn't it be normal for me to kill him? What's more, this matter of surrender is not my intention alone, it is the intention of the brothers.
Bai Wang refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty because he was ignoring the safety and future of all his brothers.
It was not me alone who killed Bai Wang, but everyone."
Wang Zamao nodded.
"Very good, the reason sounds high-sounding, but I can't accept it."
Wang Tizhong's expression grew colder, "So you are determined to eat everything inside and out?"
Wang Zamao stared at Wang Tizhong like a wolf. Suddenly, a man burst out like a ferocious wolf and pounced on Wang Tizhong next to him. Wang Zamao thought that everything was under control. In his general military mansion, hundreds of elite servants had been arranged outside.
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But he didn't expect that since Wang Zamao dared to bring only ten servants, he had already planned it. Only in this way could he lower the guard in the king's body and get close to him.
The tall and burly Wang Zamao threw himself down at Wang Tizhong.
Although Wang TiZhong was also a strong general, he was far inferior to Wang ZaMao, not to mention that he was unprepared for this sudden attack.
"Someone is coming!"
As soon as he shouted, Wang Zamao had already thrust the dagger in his hand into the king's body and into his mouth, stabbing it through the back of his head with great force.
The king's body spurted blood and he died immediately.
Wang Zamao's action was sudden and very fast. He pulled out the knife and quickly cut off the head of Wang Zhongzhong, then pulled his hair and rushed out.
The soldiers in the king's body outside heard the call and had just gathered around, but Wang Zamao, who was wearing cotton armor, slammed out with a loud roar. The ten confidants outside had also been listening to the sound and preparing, and when they heard the roar, they all pulled out their weapons.
The knife rushed over.
Ten servants fought their way through hundreds of ambushes in the General Military Mansion, rushed out of the yamen, mounted their horses and ran wildly along the street.
Outside the General Military Office.
When one of Jin Shenghuan's cronies saw Wang Zamao rushing out of the government office, he immediately asked someone to send a signal.
A firework exploded in the sky above the Zongbing Yamen, and then fireworks quickly rose not far away, one after another, spreading from the east city to the west.
Taking advantage of the fireworks as a signal, Jin Shenghuan, who had been waiting in Xicheng for a long time, was immediately in high spirits.
Lieutenant Commander Song Kuiguang even rode up to report, "Wang Deren has succeeded. He chopped off Wang Dezhong's head and protruded."
Jin Shenghuan drew his sword out of its sheath, "Kill with me!"
Deputy generals Pan Yongxi, He Mingbi, Gai Yushi and other generals received orders one after another and each led their troops to attack the east city.
On the east side of the city, Wang Tizhong planned to summon Wang Deren first, intending to put him under house arrest and deal with the traitor around him, and then directly declare Jin Shenghuan Tongming's rebellion, and then join the governor Zhang Yutian and others to kill the west city.
Unexpectedly, he himself was killed directly by Wang Zamao, who was bent on revenge.
The generals failed to react in time and angrily mobilized their troops to chase Wang Deren.
Wang Deren succeeded in the attack and fled directly to Jin Shenghuan's army in Xicheng.
As a result, the two armies fought in a melee.
The admiral and the commander-in-chief fought in the streets of Nanchang City. Wang Zamao climbed to the roof and held up Wang TiZhong's head, accusing him of betraying Bai Wang and even calling him a wise man. He persuaded Wang TiZhong's troops to stop.
Jin Shenghuan also stepped forward to offer various inducements, including promotions and rewards.
However, this internal strife was not an unexpected incident. Wang Tizhong had been planning for a long time, and he had basically unified his thinking with his officers. He even called on Governor Zhang Yutian and others to stand up, revealing that Jin Shenghuan's conspiracy was clear and the court wanted to destroy him.
Although Wang TiZhong is dead now, none of these officers are willing to lay down their weapons, not to mention that Governor Zhang Yutian and Inspector Dong Xuecheng have also rushed over.
As a result, the two sides continued to fight in the city after trying to persuade them to surrender.
On the contrary, Jin Shenghuan was still at a disadvantage.
"I'm going to mobilize my headquarters to help the admiral quell the chaos." Wang Deren went out of the city to mobilize troops. Jin Shenghuan fought in the city with the central part of the royal body for two days but failed to win. Instead, he was forced to retreat to the west corner of the city.
It wasn't until Wang Deren arrived from De'an with 6,000 troops that he managed to hold on, but he still failed to defeat Wang Tiren's department because the governor, inspector, chief envoy and other officials all stood in the middle of Wang De'an where Wang Deren had the upper hand.
On the other hand, Jin Shenghuan and others were even more disadvantaged after they were labeled as rebels.
Neither side could give up, and they fought and fought street by street, with blood flowing like rivers.
Both Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren did not expect that after Wang Dezhong died, his subordinates would still have such cohesion.
"Hurry and invite Governor Wan!"
Originally, when the war started, Jin Shenghuan was still cautious and claimed that there was a rebellion in Wang Tizhong, but now that the war has come to this, he can no longer suppress the situation.
