Chapter 344 Wang Yangming blocks the road! 【1 more】
As long as this can be achieved, the Ming Dynasty will regain control of the land south of the Yangtze River. Relying on the Hua Tianbao, the treasure of the south of the Yangtze River, and implementing strategies to increase commercial taxes, mining taxes, and open up the sea, it will not be difficult to extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for another hundred or two hundred years.
King Ning held high the banner of the Qing Dynasty and suddenly killed many civil and military officials in Jiangxi. Some officials were directly killed by King Ning, but most of them chose to join King Ning.
Jiangxi cannot be said to be the territory of King Ning. At least King Ning radiated from Nanchang to the surrounding areas and attracted countless low-level officials.
Coupled with the support of the local gentry and powerful people, King Ning's rebels swept through several prefectures around Nanchang almost on the third day after King Ning raised the banner of the Qing Dynasty.
For example, Jiujiang Prefecture, Yingtan, Fuzhou and other places opened the city and surrendered almost as soon as King Ning's army arrived at the city. There was almost no official resistance.
In just three days, in the vast Jiangxi Province, only a few counties chose to resist, while most of the prefectures and counties chose to surrender.
At the same time, King Ning's army, which originally had only 40,000 rebels, was like a snowball. By the time the first part of the army arrived in Ji'an County, the entire army of King Ning's rebels had already turned over a cup, reaching 70,000 to 80,000.
Public.
Of course, King Ning's army expanded so quickly, and most of them were just ordinary men who had just put down their hoes.
Because King Ning promised high military pay, a large number of young men were gathered to join the army. Of course, this was also due to the pressure from King Ning's rebels.
Relying on various means, in just a few days, Prince Ning's rebels formed a huge momentum.
Ji'an County.
As Jiangxi's envoys, Wang Shouren and Jiangxi governor Chen Tai can be said to be one of the few high-ranking officials in the entire Jiangxi officialdom who have not fallen into the hands of Prince Ning.
The two of them noticed King Ning's rebellious move, weighed the balance of power between the two sides, and made a decisive decision. On the one hand, they sent people eight hundred miles to the capital to report the news of King Ning's rebellion; on the other hand, they led their subordinates to
The people retreated to Ji'an County.
Ji'an County is not big, but it has a radius of several miles. While King Ning's rebels were attacking in various places and occupying various county towns, Chen Tai and Wang Shouren, the governors of Jiangxi, discussed and decisively summoned available troops from all around to gather in Ji'an County.
It's a pity that this situation was not like what happened in history. King Ning's rebels were unpopular. Wang Shouren gained a lot of support and gathered a large number of people as soon as he ascended the throne.
Therefore, within three days, even with Wang Shouren's ability, he could only gather 3,000 soldiers and horses.
Of course, the three thousand soldiers and horses are the strong men who have eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled. Otherwise, if the old, weak, sick and disabled are also included, there will be more or less five or six thousand soldiers and horses in Ji'an County.
Among the county government officials, Governor Chen Tainai was an out-and-out civil servant. With a sad expression on his face, he looked at Wang Shouren, who was sitting there as steady as Mount Tai.
In addition to Wang Shouren and Chen Tai, there are also Ji'an County magistrate Mao Yuan and the county lieutenant.
Chen Tai coughed lightly, looked at Wang Shouren and said: "Master Wang, how can a small city in Ji'an County resist the tens of thousands of rebels coming from King Ning? In my opinion, I can't wait to retreat..."
Wang Shouren raised his head and glanced at Chen Tai and said: "Master Chen, as officials of the imperial court, we have the responsibility to defend the land and tranquilize the people. Although the rebels are powerful, if we leave, won't we have to hand over Ji'an County to the rebels?"
Army, how will Mr. Chen explain to the emperor in the future?"
Chen Tai said: "But we only have a few thousand soldiers to fight, so how can we be the opponent of the menacing rebels!"
Whether it is Wang Shouren or Chen Tai, when it comes to official positions, these two officials must be as high as county magistrate Mao Yuan and other county officials. So now when Chen Tai and Wang Shouren are arguing, several officials can't get in the middle of the conversation.
I can wait until the two of them come up with a result.
Wang Shouren glanced at all the officials, and said with confidence on his face: "Everyone, Prince Ning's rebellion is really a treasonous and unethical act. His rise is great, but his demise is sudden. As long as we stand firm and wait for the imperial court to dispatch all directions.
When the army comes, it will definitely be able to easily destroy King Ning's rebel army."
Mao Yuan looked at Wang Shouren and opened his mouth, as if he had something to say.
Seeing this, Wang Shouren said: "Master Mao, if you have something to say, just say it!"
Mao Yuan took a deep breath and said: "Master Wang, according to the information our people have gathered, King Ning has led an army to attack Jiujiang Prefecture. Now he is probably taking a big ship and leading his army down the river, heading straight for Nanjing City.
, if Nanjing City is captured..."
Wang Shouren couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. Who among the officials of the Ming Dynasty didn't know that Nanjing City was the core of the south of the Ming Dynasty. Together with Beijing City, it was called the two capitals of the north and the south. If Nanjing City was captured by King Ning, the situation would be different for Ning.
The king is extremely advantageous, and even half of Jiangnan may fall into the hands of King Ning.
Wang Shouren was proficient in the art of war. How could he not know the importance of Nanjing to the imperial court and Jiangnan? Therefore, he could not let King Ning capture the city of Nanjing no matter what.
The rebellion of King Ning is not terrible. What is terrible is that if he captures the city of Nanjing, it will inevitably form a huge momentum. At that time, King Ning, as a descendant of Taizu and a royal vassal, can reestablish the imperial court in Nanjing and compete with the Ming Dynasty.
North and south stand side by side.
"We absolutely cannot sit back and watch King Ning conquer Nanjing City. Otherwise, even if the imperial army goes south in the future, the cost of quelling the rebellion will be much higher."
Hearing this, the chief secretary of the county couldn't help but murmured softly: "With the few troops we have now, not to mention King Ning's army, I'm afraid that even the rebels in front of us may not be able to stop it. Considering so many things,
What, let’s think about how to save our lives when the rebels attack the county town first.”
Although what the chief clerk said may not sound nice, it is also the truth.
King Ning's rebels swept through Jiangxi and encountered almost no resistance. However, the governor Chen Tai and the inspector Wang Shouren raised a banner in Ji'an County. They climbed up and called out, summoning Ming soldiers from all over to resist King Ning in Ji'an County.
Rebels.
Even a small group of Prince Ning's rebels who tried to easily accept Ji'an County were easily suppressed by the imperial troops led by Wang Yangming and others.
However, because of this, the actions of Wang Shouren, Chen Tai and others in Ji'an County also attracted the attention of Prince Ning.
Naturally, Prince Ning had heard about Wang Shouren's Ming Dynasty. Even when Wang Shouren was transferred to Jiangxi as an inspector, Prince Ning sent people to try to win over Wang Shouren.
It's a pity that Wang Shouren is a man who can't get enough. All the gold, silver and beauties he sent were rejected by Wang Shouren, and he decisively drew a clear line with Prince Ning. Even Prince Ning's actions aroused Wang Shouren's suspicion, and secretly sent
People investigated King Ning's actions.
The reason why King Ning raised his troops so quickly was that on the one hand, he had generally made preparations in all aspects, on the other hand, many dignitaries and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, such as the Xie family and the Mo family, were under pressure from the court, and Wang Shouren was investigating Ning.
The actions of the palace were noticed by Prince Ning.
Due to several reasons, King Ning decisively chose to raise an army.
Although King Ning's army swept across Jiangxi very smoothly, it was because the civil and military officials established in Jiangxi's officialdom were either killed by him or defected to him. In addition, there were secret support from the local gentry and powerful people, so it was possible.
So smooth.
Whether it was the governor Chen Tai or the envoy Wang Shouren, they were the flag of the imperial court in Jiangxi. As long as Wang Shouren, Chen Tai and others were there, it would be impossible for Prince Ning to completely occupy Jiangxi.
For example, in Ji'an County, under the control of Wang Shouren and Chen Tai, they blocked the expansion of King Ning's army.
For this reason, King Ning personally ordered a group of troops to be dispatched. General Zhaowu Zhou Boling, whom he personally appointed, led tens of thousands of rebels and went straight to Ji'an County.
Zhou Boling was one of the many generals under King Ning who won the trust of King Ning. Before King Ning launched his army, he secretly trained troops for King Ning, and he had some strategy and bravery on the battlefield.
Tens of thousands of troops came all the way, smoke and dust billowing, and entered Ji'an County in just one day.
In the yamen of Ji'an County, a man dressed as a horse rushed into the yamen, knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Report, the rebels are led by Zhou Boling. Tens of thousands of troops have entered Ji'an County. According to the county seat, there are only 20 people."
Miles away!"
"What!"
Governor Chen Tai, who was sitting there, was suddenly startled. He stood up suddenly and exclaimed, looking at the Tanma: "How far are the rebels from the county seat?"
Tan Ma said: "Sir, it's only twenty miles away!"
Chen Tai sat down on his seat with a plop, his face full of annoyance, and looked at Wang Shouren with a bit of annoyance: "Wang Yangming, it's all your fault. If we had listened to the governor earlier, why would we be like this!"
Wang Yangming couldn't help but laugh, stood up slowly, and saluted Chen Tai, "Your Majesty, the Governor, must have thought too highly of those rebels. There are only tens of thousands of rebels, so why are you so frightened?"
After glaring at Wang Shouren, Chen Tai shook his sleeves angrily and said, "Since Mr. Wang thinks the rebels are easy to deal with, then these rebels will be left to Mr. Wang to deal with!"
Chen Tai was just saying angry words. Ji'an County had only three thousand soldiers to fight. How could it be the opponent of tens of thousands of rebels?
However, a gleam flashed in Wang Shouren's eyes and he said: "In this case, Wang is more respectful than obeying orders. The governor led a group of troops to sit in Ji'an County, and Wang personally led the royal division to fight the rebels!"
Chen Taitong and Wang Huanai, Wang Yangming's father, have been close friends for many years, and can barely be regarded as Wang Yangming's elders. After hearing Wang Shouren's words, his expression changed and he said: "Xian Ming Yangming, this is a major military matter, not a poem or an article. How can you
Don't try to be brave. If you end up losing your life, how will I explain to your father?"
Wang Shouren frowned and said, "If Mr. Chen doesn't believe it, Wang is willing to issue a military order!"
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