Wan Rui glanced at Prince Ning and said, "Don't be anxious, Prince. I believe the prince has received the news by now!"
Anqing City
King Ning's army was massive, with a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses, known as an army of 150,000, and marched to the gates of Anqing City.
The officials and generals in the city looked at the mighty King Ning's army below the city, and their faces were as pale as earth.
It was so dark that you couldn't see the edge at a glance. It can be said that the momentum of King Ning's army was indeed astonishing, and at least many people were suppressed.
In the dim night, the north gate of Anqing City creaked open. The rebels who had sneaked quietly outside the north gate at some time saw the city gate opening and rushed into the city one by one, howling.
Suddenly, the peace of the entire Anqing City was broken. By daybreak, Anqing City had fallen into the hands of Prince Ning.
In the magistrate's mansion, Prince Ning was sitting there with a smile on his face, while the original prefect of the imperial court, Fu Qing, stood respectfully in front of Prince Ning and said to Prince Ning: "Congratulations to your highness, congratulations to your highness!"
Anqing City is the gateway to Nanjing. It can be said that after taking Anqing City, the next step can be to directly attack Nanjing City.
As a barrier to Nanjing, Anqing has always been an important town. However, such an important town was dedicated to Prince Ning by the prefect of Anqing without even resisting.
Originally, based on Anqing's city defense and the tens of thousands of troops in the city, even if King Ning had an army of 100,000, if he really wanted to break through Anqing, as long as the defenders in the city defended, they would be able to hold on for at least ten days and a half.
It's a pity that no matter how strong the city is, it can withstand an army of millions, but it can't stop people's hearts.
Prince Ning stroked his beard and couldn't help laughing as he looked at Fu Qing: "This time, I was able to easily capture Anqing City, and Master Fu is indispensable!"
Fu Qing said humbly: "I am just obeying the destiny of heaven. Your Highness is the master of destiny. You should overthrow the foolish emperor and restore peace and prosperity to the people of the world!"
King Ning clapped his hands and praised with great satisfaction: "Okay, I will lend you your good words!"
While he was talking, a messenger came with a dusty appearance and was stopped outside the hall. Prince Ning couldn't help but frowned and said, "What's the matter!"
Soon a letter from Nanchang City was delivered to King Ning.
Prince Ning took the letter and looked through it. He frowned, slapped the table and said angrily: "What a Wang Shouren, he dares to take advantage of Nanchang City. He is really bullying!"
When everyone in the hall heard the words, they immediately understood what was going on. Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi and others all narrowed their eyes when they heard the words.
Wang Shouren actually went to attack Nanchang City. You must know that most of their relatives and relatives are in Nanchang City. If Nanchang City is lost, it means that their relatives and relatives will fall into the hands of the imperial court.
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Suddenly, many people turned their attention to Prince Ning.
Prince Ning is not a fool. He doesn't know the importance of Nanchang City to him. Not to mention that Nanchang City has many relatives of his subordinates, but Nanchang City is his home base.
If Nanchang City suffered a loss, then his loss would have been huge.
When he thought that it was Wang Shouren again, Prince Ning wanted to cut Wang Shouren into pieces.
"Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren, don't let me catch you, otherwise, I will kill you without a burial place!"
After venting his anger, King Ning looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, Wang Shouren is leading an army of 20,000 to besiege Nanchang City. The Crown Prince has sent people to ask for help. What do you think this king should do?"
Liu Yangzheng took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates think that Wang Shouren is nothing to worry about. He only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, which is not enough to break through Nanchang City!"
A general shook his head when he heard this and said: "Master Liu, what you said is wrong. Since Wang Shouren dared to besiege Nanchang City, he must be somewhat sure. Besides, His Highness the Prince has sent people to ask for help, which means that Nanchang City is already in danger."
, if this was not the case, how could His Highness send someone for help?"
"Yes, Nanchang City is in danger, and we absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch!"
"Return to aid, we must return to aid Nanchang City!"
For a moment, the civil and military officials who were worried about their family members who stayed in Nanchang City couldn't help but speak one after another. The meaning was very obvious, that is, they begged King Ning to return to the army, kill Wang Shouren first, and then relieve the crisis in Nanchang City.
"Absurd, really ridiculous!"
At this time, Yang Tinghe stopped shouting, stared at the crowd with stern eyes and shouted: "Are you all short-sighted? Which is more important, Nanchang City or Nanjing City? Although Nanchang City is in crisis now, but in the city
There is also the King of Yichun, the Crown Prince, and tens of thousands of troops sitting in charge, so holding on for a while is definitely not a problem. If we return to the army, what will happen to the city of Nanjing, and what will happen to the prince's great cause?"
Prince Ning couldn't help but cast his eyes on Yang Tinghe, and said with a serious expression: "Mr. Yang, in your opinion, what should I do?"
Yang Tinghe took a step forward, looked at King Ning with a solemn expression and said: "Your Highness immediately dispatched troops to Nanjing City. Only by capturing Nanjing City in one fell swoop and ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor can he have the capital to fight the imperial court. Otherwise, once the imperial reinforcements arrive,
Then everything will stop!"
An official frowned and said: "But Nanchang City is equally important. If Nanchang City is damaged, what is the foundation of the prince's great cause?"
With a cold snort, Yang Tinghe said: "One Nanchang city is worth ten Nanchang cities. Please put the overall situation first."
Taking a deep breath, Prince Ning turned his attention to Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng.
Li Shishi sighed softly and saluted Prince Ning: "Your Majesty, I have received news that Zhu Houzhao has ordered Chu Yi to lead the army along the Grand Canal. It will take at least half a month to reach Nanjing City..."
"What, Chu Yi is here!"
Many officials have heard the name of Chu Yi for a long time. Chu Yi has a fierce reputation. It can be said that there are not many officials who do not mention Chu Yi. Now that they learned that Chu Yi has led an army to the south of the Yangtze River, everyone's expressions naturally changed drastically.
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A stern look flashed in King Ning's eyes and he said: "Send orders to General Longxiang Zheng Qi to assist King Yichun to hold off Wang Shouren. When the lonely king captures the city of Nanjing, there will be a heavy reward!"
While speaking, Prince Ning pulled out the sword from his waist, slashed the corner of the table with one strike and shouted angrily: "Anyone who dares to speak of anyone who comes back for help will be killed without mercy!"
Obviously, Chu Yi led the army south and deeply stimulated King Ning. Even though he did not take Chu Yi to heart, King Ning was extremely afraid of Chu Yi.
Why many wealthy gentry and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River strongly supported him was, after all, not because of Chu Yi. The existence of Chu Yi made many powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River feel a great threat.
If it weren't for Chu Yi, King Ning knew very well that he would never get the support of so many people.
Because of this, King Ning attached great importance to Chu Yicai. The more he knew about him, the more he feared Chu Yi.
Looking at the crowd, King Ning said in a deep voice: "The army will set out tomorrow. The lonely king will take Nanjing City within three days and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"
Everyone in the hall was slightly stunned, with a bit of excitement on their faces.
If Nanjing City can really be captured, then when King Ning becomes emperor, they will be ministers of Conglong. Such a great achievement will be enough to make them prosperous and wealthy for a lifetime. As for the family members in Nanchang City, this
One moment doesn't seem so important anymore.
Besides, King Ning has also sent an order to General Longxiang Zheng Qi. I believe that with King Yichun plus Zheng Qi, it should be enough to deal with a mere Wang Shouren. What they should do most is to break through Nanjing City and then assist King Ning to ascend the throne.
To be emperor and strive for a glorious future is.
Originally, we had not experienced any major battles in Anqing City, so after some repairs, the army headed straight for Nanjing City in a mighty manner.
Anqing is only half a day away from Nanjing by ship.
Because Anqing was breached from within, Nanjing City did not receive any news at all. In other words, at this time, Nanjing City had no idea that Anqing City had fallen into the hands of Prince Ning.
When King Ning's army crossed the river and appeared outside Nanjing, Nanjing was completely shaken.
The chief officers of the six departments of Nanjing, the garrison eunuchs, and all the distinguished nobles gathered in the hall one by one. Many people had worried looks on their faces, while others had calm expressions, but there was a hint of joy deep in their eyes.
Just when everyone was talking in low voices, several figures came over, and the leader was none other than Wei Guogong Xu Yan.
Xu Yan's face was solemn, and beside him were Nanjing garrison eunuch Fan Heng and six ministers.
Seeing Xu Yan and others approaching, a group of officials hurriedly saluted them.
Xu Yan and others sat down, vaguely headed by Xu Yan. At this moment, Xu Yan glanced at Fan Heng and the six ministers. Of course, he refused to sit on the main seat. He took a deep breath and looked at everyone and said:
"Everyone, I, along with Superintendent Fan and other ministers, invite you to come. I think even if I don't tell you, everyone should know what is going on!"
Everyone naturally knew that, needless to say, it was because of King Ning's invasion of the city.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Xu Yan slapped the table and said angrily: "The prefect of Anqing paid off, and the officials guarding Ning'an State colluded with the rebels, causing Anqing City, the gateway to Nanjing, to surrender without a fight. It is a heinous crime! A hundred deaths cannot atone for his sin."
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Seeing Xu Er's anger, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
After venting his anger, Xu Er, who was already old after all, panted a little, took a breath, and then said: "Everyone, tell me, now that King Ning is approaching the city, how can I resist it?"
Fan Heng sat aside, squinting his eyes, and said slowly like a vicious snake: "Our family knows that some of you must be colluding with Prince Ning, but our family will not care about the deeds, as long as you find your way back.
, our family will not pursue the case, and even if we report the rebels of King Ning in the city, our family will ask for credit from the emperor for you, everyone, please think twice before you act!"
As he spoke, Fan Heng knocked on the table and sneered: "The general manager has personally led the army to go south. Don't make any mistakes about what choice you should make!"
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