Of course, Zhao Zhongmou knew what Chen Qisheng meant, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded lightly, and then said: "What the adults said makes sense, presumably after this incident, the adults will also be able to ascend." ”

Hearing Zhao Zhongmou's words, Chen Qisheng's face also showed a smile.

Just when Chen Qisheng and the others were relieved, someone from below came.

The person who came walked straight in front of Chen Qisheng and said respectfully: "My lord, the Black Dragon Guard below said that they will not enter the city. Their people told the lowly duty to let the lowly post tell the two adults, as long as the two adults do their own things well, and the affairs of the Black Dragon Guard do not need to be taken care of by the two adults. “

Chen Qisheng and the others were stunned, what he said was unkind enough.

But they had no choice but to look at each other and smile bitterly.

What is the Black Dragon Army?

Both of them knew that it was the intimate army of His Royal Highness the Prince, and it could be said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought it up; At the same time, he is also a proud soldier and a fierce general, who has never lost a battle, and can be said to be invincible.

The first strong army of the Ming Dynasty is not surprising that it has such arrogance. Although Chen Qisheng was unhappy in his heart, there was really nothing he could do, because there was no place to impeach.

Chen Qisheng could only smile and say, "It's best to be so natural." You go down and ask them if they need some food, fodder and water. ”

"Yes, sir." The man said yes, then turned and walked down.

Zhao Zhongmou glanced at Chen Qisheng, and said with a bit of strangeness in his tone: "My lord is really good-tempered, if such a thing happens to the lowly position, the lowly position will definitely not have such thoughts." ”

Sighing, Chen Qisheng said helplessly: "Isn't that what happens in officialdom? I have been an official in the officialdom for so many years, who has not seen it? It's normal for them to have such mental strength. If you compete with others, there will be endless in an officialdom. As officials, we just need to do our own thing. Take care of your part, and that's enough. ”

"Adults are both wise and brave." Zhao Zhongmou said with a smile.

"We can be regarded as sharing the suffering, so there is no need to talk about this sycophancy. This time the court will definitely have a reward, and I, a civil official, will be promoted by the court; And the general, you are under the siege of heavy troops to protect Jiujiang City, which can be regarded as a great achievement, whether it is the imperial court or His Royal Highness the Prince, the general will definitely be reused. Our days together may not be numbered, and I am here to wish the general a prosperous future and prosperity. ”

After listening to Chen Qisheng's words, Zhao Zhongmou's depressed mood just now was swept away, and he said with a smile: "Then the official will also give it to the adult, I wish the adult a great achievement in the officialdom, and he will be able to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future!" ”

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, feeling comfortable.

In the camp of King Ning.

King Ning sat on the chair, his face was very pale, he looked at Liu Yangzheng in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "After all, it's still a step late, and the prince is still here." I'm afraid it's going to be difficult this time. ”

Liu Yangzheng's face is not very good-looking.

At this time, things are really not easy. Now that the crown prince has come, the Black Dragon Guard is pouring out, he and the prince are in this mood, how will the generals below feel?

I'm afraid that morale is already completely lost, and people's hearts are fluctuating. It's really that the pressure on the Black Dragon Army and the crown prince is too great, and there is no way to do it after all.

"Lord Wang, we have to prepare in advance no matter what!" Liu Yangcheng said with a serious face: "Tomorrow, the prince's army should arrive, are we going to attack a wave?" At least eliminate his five thousand Black Dragon Army, so as to boost morale and appease the morale of the army. ”

Hearing this, King Ning nodded and said, "You're right, so far, we really have no way back." That's all we can do! You send someone to keep an eye on the point, and when we find an opportunity, we will kill it. ”

"Yes, lord." Liu Yangzheng agreed, turned around and walked outside.

It's just that as soon as Liu Yangzheng walked to the door, he met a person who came in a hurry to report the news.

Looking at the look on the other party's face, Liu Yangzheng knew that something was wrong, and it was definitely not a good thing, so he reached out and grabbed the other party.

"What's wrong?" Liu Yangzheng asked with a calm face.

After seeing Liu Yangzheng, he seemed to have a backbone, so he gradually calmed down, and hurriedly said, "My lord, something happened!" ”

"What's wrong?" Liu Yangzheng asked loudly again.

"Back to my lord, someone just came to report that Nanchang has been lost! Li Ren, the governor of southern Gansu, was willing to raise troops to serve the king, gather troops from all over the country, and conquer Nanchang while the army was attacking Jiujiang. ”

After hearing this, Liu Yangzheng's body shook for a while, and the whole person almost fainted.

No one expected that things would appear in their rear, this Li Renyuan is really hateful!

Now that the enemy is on the back of the abdomen, there is no way to do it, if you can't take Jiujiang, you will face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

And we must take Jiujiang as soon as possible, otherwise the general trend has gone.

In a situation like this, things get even worse. There were so many troops concentrated in front of him to fight Jiujiang that they didn't come down, and now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is down, it is basically impossible to take Jiujiang in a short period of time.

After calming down his emotions, Liu Yang walked into the big tent expressionlessly.

King Ning didn't expect Liu Yangzheng, who had just walked out, to come back again.

King Ning seemed to realize what it was, raised his head to look at Liu Yangzheng, and asked with a calm face, "Is something wrong?" ”

Hearing King Ning's words, Liu Yangzheng pondered for a long time before he said helplessly: "Lord Wang, something happened." ”

After hearing this, King Ning stood up, and then shook for a while, almost fainting.

Liu Yangzheng hurriedly stepped forward to support King Ning.

King Ning turned his head to look at Liu Yangzheng, and asked with a bitter face, "What's wrong?" ”

"Back to the prince, Nanchang has been captured." Liu Yangzheng gritted his teeth and spoke: "It was Li Ren, the governor of southern Gansu, who took advantage of our attack on Jiujiang to lead his troops to capture Nanchang. ”

After hearing this, King Ning rolled his eyes and fainted.

Liu Yangzheng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly shouted to the back: "Come on, come on!" ”

There was a panic outside, and all the soldiers and doctors ran in.

After a period of treatment, King Ning finally slowly woke up, he raised his head to look at Liu Yangzheng, and said with a sad face: "God doesn't help!" ”

Liu Yangzheng didn't speak, because he really didn't know what to say.

In his opinion, this matter is not God's business, and he has done it too eagerly from beginning to end, starting with the father and son of the Wang family. Things were not prepared in the first place, and they could have endured for a few more years, and secretly accumulating strength was the main thing.

Even if the crown prince came to Jiangnan, King Ning would be able to tide over the difficulties by abandoning some of his previous arrangements. But the father and son of the Wang family forced back. So that the prince had to send troops.

The most important thing is that they coerced and persecuted the prince, one of their father and son died, and the other was alive, but they made the prince miserable.

Now, the prince is really gone.

Now that Nanchang has been lost, the supplies in the rear cannot be sent, and the grain and grass in the army cannot last long. Now the prince's army is in a dilemma, if he continues to attack Jiujiang, then this Li Renyuan will definitely bring troops over. Li Renyuan has already taken down Nanchang, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

If the prince continues to attack Jiujiang, then the back road will be cut off, and there will be no hope. But if you turn back to Nanchang now, the soldiers and horses of Jiujiang behind will definitely catch up, and when the time comes, it will also be a two-sided attack, the same is not easy to do, and it is in a dilemma, even worse than the original.

King Ning looked at Liu Yangzheng, stretched out his hand to take his hand, and said slowly: "Gather people and horses, and withdraw immediately." While the prince has not yet come, let's go back to Nanchang first. As long as we can take Nanchang back, then we still have a chance; As long as we repel the prince's men and horses attacking Nanchang, we can start all over again. ”

When King Ning said this, the expression on his face was a little hideous, and he gritted his teeth.

Liu Yangzheng didn't know if Ning Wangxiang didn't believe what he said, but there was really no good choice now, and this was indeed the best way out now.

Liu Yangzheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll arrange it right away." ”

Looking at the back of Liu Yangzheng walking out, King Ning slowly closed his eyes.

In fact, he didn't believe what he had just said. Now when I go back to fight Nanchang, I don't have a lot of hope, but I have been operating in Nanchang for so many years, and there should still be a group of diehards.

As long as I can go back and join them inside and out, maybe there will be a glimmer of life. This is already the best of all the options, so we can't wait any longer.

King Ning opened his eyes violently and stood up.

I can't fall now, and if I do, it's really over.

Zhu Houzhao's camp, the bonfire was burning at this time.

Liu Jin was waiting by Zhu Houzhao's side, a sheep was roasted on the fire, and he commanded people to flip it from time to time and send the roasted meat slices from the sheep to Zhu Houzhao.

"Alright, don't be busy." Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and said: "You have followed the palace all the way, and it is hard enough to serve the palace after a long journey." Today you just sit down and eat meat, and let them do those things. ”

"Being able to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a blessing for slaves and maids, and slaves and maids are not tired." Liu Jin hurriedly spoke.

However, he also knew the temper of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he did not continue to refuse, but sat down not far away and began to eat mutton.

I don't know why today's lamb is so delicious.

At this time, Zhang He strode in from outside, came straight to Zhu Houzhao's side, and said expressionlessly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the people in front of us have sent back a message, and after King Ning's people saw our people, they gave up attacking Jiujiang, and now they are all in the camp. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao sneered, and said with disdain in his tone: "That's all you have the courage to rebel with?" I really don't know what to say. ”

At this time, another person outside hurriedly ran in, and it was none other than Yang Lian.

He came to Zhu Houzhao's side and said with a happy face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, good news! Li Renyuan, the governor of southern Gansu, took advantage of the time when King Ning attacked Jiujiang, led the wave and raised troops to King Qin, and they directly captured Nanchang. This is the news that has just arrived. ”

After hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

This made Yang Lian a little overwhelmed.

Originally, he thought that this was good news, and it must be the celebration of the whole army. After all, King Ning's rebellion has been quelled, even if it is not pacified, Nanchang has been taken down, and there is basically no problem.

But the truth was different from what he thought, and the people present didn't show anything. Especially Zhang He of the Black Dragon Army, his face was gloomy and he was about to drip water.

Yang Lian also realized that something was wrong, and obviously this news was not good news for the people here.

Because in the eyes of these people, this is not a quelling of the rebellion at all, but a complete merit. Ning Wang's native chickens and dogs, the army must be invincible, and they can make great contributions as long as they walk over.

As a result, it turned out to be like this, and now that Nanchang has been defeated, the credit is more than half smaller. If Li Ren, the governor of southern Gansu, was willing to come north with his men and horses and defeat King Ning again, then there would be nothing to do with his own people.

When they hear such news, if they can be happy, they will have ghosts.

But soon someone reacted, this person was Zhang He, and he hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, now that Nanchang has been defeated by us, then King Ning may jump off the wall in a hurry, so we should speed up the progress." The minister asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for permission, let the minister set off overnight with his men and horses, and attack with Jiujiang early tomorrow morning, break the army of King Ning, capture King Ning alive, and put down the rebellion! ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang He, of course he knew what Zhang He meant by saying this at this time, it was for fear that his credit would run away.

Looking at these eager people in front of him, Zhu Houzhao was very helpless. In fact, the Black Dragon Army has rarely fought in the past two years, and the people below have long been suffocated.

The Ming Dynasty rewarded military merits very heavily, but the court had no money before, so the rewards were more deductible. However, since Zhu Houzhao was in command, this reward has been issued in accordance with the rules, and there has never been a shortage.

Therefore, the Black Dragon Army knows that fighting a war is an opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune. After two years of not fighting, they couldn't stand it for a long time, and now that they have such an opportunity, King Ning's people can't fight much, which means that this credit is the same as picking it up for nothing, and it has long been regarded as something in their pockets.

Now they can stand it when they see that the contents of their bags are taken out and the cooked ducks fly.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't care about these, he cared about the governor of southern Gansu, Li Renyuan.

This person Zhu Houzhao is not very familiar, and he is not even very famous, but this time he did a big job, and this is really going to be famous.

This is also something that Zhu Houzhao did not expect.

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