Half a month after the end of the Forbidden City, the vassal king who was forced into a desperate situation finally chose to rebel.
There was no way, now everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that he was going to rebel. Under the orders of the court, various armies began to march towards the border of Jiangxi. If nothing happened, King Ning was worried that he would not even have the chance to rebel!
Prince Ning rebelled in the name of being a Qing monarch, but unfortunately, there were very few people who responded. Some local officials who had an ambiguous relationship with Prince Ning turned against him at the moment of Prince Ning's rebellion and completely drew a clear line between them.
In this world, there are only a few fools after all. Now that the power of the world lies with the court and not with Prince Ning, the outcome is already extremely obvious.
Those who are willing to give up their wealth and life to follow a vassal king in rebellion are mostly people who have nothing to worry about. There are senior officials and junior officials. Unless they are forced by King Ning, there are almost no local officials who are willing to be involved in this kind of house raiding.
In the great crime of genocide.
If King Ning is given another ten years, when his troops and horses are strong, and he can completely corrode the entire Jiangxi territory, it may be possible to achieve something great, but unfortunately, the current King Ning's foundation is still too weak.
Because the rebellion was too hasty, King Ning gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses, but he could only occupy the city of Nanchang. When he wanted to send his army northward, he found that the surrounding cities were all ready, directly cutting off his northward march.
the way.
At the same time, armies from all walks of life continued to enter Jiangxi territory. In just a few days, the number of armies reached 300,000.
The imperial army surrounded Nanchang City, but they did not attack, they just stayed in place. As long as King Ning did not want to break out, they would not take the initiative to attack.
There was no other way. In order to conquer the rebel King Ning, Zhu Houzhao had prepared his own imperial conquest as early as a month ago. Now that His Majesty the Emperor is still on the road and has not arrived, who dares to march without permission?
If the city of Nanchang is accidentally captured and Prince Ning commits suicide, wouldn't His Majesty's visit be in vain?
All the generals are not stupid. The emperor has personally led the expedition. It is clear that he wants to personally command the army to destroy King Ning. If you dare to compete with the emperor for credit, isn't this too long?
Zhu Houzhao's army was actually ready to go before King Ning rebelled.
For this personal expedition, Zhu Houzhao took great pains. Taking advantage of King Ning's rebellion, he directly pressured the Ministry of War and mobilized 100,000 troops from the 72 guards guarding the capital, as well as from the Shenji Camp and the Fifth Army Camp.
And each of the three thousand battalions recruited 10,000 people to form an extremely gorgeous army of personal conquests.
Accompanied by Lin Nuo's three thousand imperial guards, Zhu Houzhao held a military parade in the capital with great ostentation. Afterwards, the 130,000 troops marched south amidst the cheers of countless civilians rushing to see him off.
It stands to reason that troops need speed. The distance from Beijing to Nanchang is not very short. The best way to march is to go all the way south via the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
But neither Zhu Houzhao nor Lin Nuo were in a hurry at all. They rejected the water route request made by their generals and chose the land route.
For both Zhu Houzhao and Lin Nuo, the emperor and his ministers, annihilating King Ning has never been the top priority. Zhu Houzhao's main purpose was to take advantage of the opportunity of the army to attack King Ning and gather military power.
Therefore, along the way, more than a dozen generals among the 130,000-strong army were captured by the Jinyiwei for various crimes such as offending the royal majesty, deducting military pay, disrupting military morale, etc.
Most of those who rose to power were young generals with a clean background and loyal to the emperor.
From Beijing to Nanchang, the army walked for more than a month. After the entire army completely obeyed Zhu Houzhao's orders from top to bottom, the army, which was led by the emperor himself, arrived at the border of Jiangxi.
For more than a month, King Ning sent troops many times to break out of the encirclement, but unfortunately, there were too many imperial troops around.
Although the local garrison troops are not strong in combat power, they show their performance when fighting against a headwind situation. In a situation like this with a tailwind situation, where a dog in the water is beaten hard, each of these garrison troops is more powerful than the other. It is obvious that in a war where military merit can be gained, which one
The general is unwilling?
Therefore, whenever King Ning's army began to break through, the surrounding garrison armies were like extremely hungry wolves, howling and rushing forward one by one. Can they get the credit in a situation where there are more wolves and less meat?
It's all up to you.
Fortunately, the commanders of these guards are still clear-headed. As long as King Ning's army retreats to Nanchang City, they will not take the initiative to attack the city. This will give King Ning time to breathe and allow him to think of solutions again and again.
Breakout.
In this way, when the local garrison troops surrounded and refused to fight, trying every means to gain military exploits, Zhu Houzhao's 130,000-strong Beijing battalion finally rushed to the frontline battlefield.
It must be said that Zhu Houzhao was very lucky. When he led his army into the boundaries of Nanchang City, the generals under King Ning were organizing a new round of breakout. Thousands of soldiers under King Ning were attacking the surrounding areas like crazy.
The guards wanted to fight their way out and escape.
"Let me go!"
This was the first time that Zhu Houzhao truly faced the battlefield. The scene of thousands of soldiers fighting head-on immediately excited the emperor, whose aura had not completely subsided. He ignored the dissuasion of the surrounding guards and generals and held up the weapon in his hand.
With his silver spear, he hit his horse and rushed forward.
Lin Nuo shook his head helplessly, and had no choice but to ride a horse and follow Zhu Houzhao, guarding the emperor who seemed a little out of place.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao felt like he was possessed by Zhao Zilong. Everywhere he passed, enemy soldiers were pierced by his silver spear. When he got excited, the little emperor screamed.
Charge towards the enemy general.
Regarding Zhu Houzhao's actions, Lin Nuo was immediately speechless.
What level are you at, and don’t you have any ideas in mind? It’s enough to kill some soldiers to mow the grass, but you rush up to challenge other generals in a duel, don’t you think your life is too long?
But complaining was a complaint, and Lin Nuo followed him in time. The opportunity to become a marquis was in the other party's hands. If the little emperor hung out here, it would be great fun!
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was about to confront the generals under King Ning's command, Lin Nuo secretly pointed out from behind, and a burst of energy spread several meters away and suddenly sank into the belly of the enemy general.
"Well!"
As the energy entered his body, the general holding the mace suddenly froze. The mace that was originally raised high also slowed down. Zhu Houzhao looked at him and pierced his throat with a shot!
"Haha!" Zhu Houzhao turned around and looked at Lin Nuo excitedly, "Master Lin, your spear-wielding skills are so powerful. Even the enemy generals are no match for me. I am indeed a born invincible general!"