It was beyond everyone's expectations, but it still had to be done.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao continued to lead the army to Jiujiang, but when he arrived in Jiujiang, he got a piece of news that was not very good.

That is, King Ning actually ran away, under everyone's noses.

Although the Black Dragon Army found out, they didn't dare to catch up.

Although they are strong, they are not fools, they only have 5,000 people, and if they follow and catch up, they can easily be ambushed.

Under such circumstances, they would never do such a stupid thing.

Looking at Chen Qisheng and Zhao Zhongmou, who came out to greet him, Zhu Houzhao said amiably with a smile on his face: "This time, the two Aiqing have worked hard, and the palace will ask the court for the credit of the two Aiqing." ”

When the two of them heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say this, their faces were full of joy, and they hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The group entered Jiujiang City.

In the palace, Zhu Houzhao summoned the officials of Jiujiang City, gave them some rewards, and at the same time said some words of encouragement, and promised that the court would give them rewards.

This made these officials happy and overflowing, and it can be regarded as a bittersweet end.

As for King Ning's escape, Zhu Houzhao didn't pay much attention to it. It's the same as in the original history, King Ning doesn't have any drama and singing, and it is estimated that a lot of his men and horses will escape along the way.

No one will follow a master who has no future and no hope, especially rebellion. When there is no hope, the team falls apart.

As the saying goes, when people's hearts are scattered, the team is not easy to lead. This statement is true no matter what era it is.

For King Ning, he is now facing this situation.

However, what should be exterminated is still to be exterminated, and the next day Zhu Houzhao set off with the Black Dragon Army.

The army went all the way to Nanchang, and it can be said that there was no resistance at all along the way, because King Ning did not leave any men and horses to stop them, obviously preparing to go back and save Nanchang.

In the city of Nanchang, Li Renyuan, the governor of southern Gansu, was boosting morale.

Standing on either side of him were Nanchang civil and military officials.

Although Nanchang City has been surrounded by King Ning, the faces of the people present did not have too nervous looks, but they were all excited to try.

For the morale of his subordinates, Li Renyuan is very satisfied. He looked around at everyone and said in a firm tone: "Everyone, this time is the time for us to make great contributions, as long as we can hold on to Nanchang City and wait for the arrival of reinforcements, we have made great contributions!" ”

"But if we can't defend Nanchang City, our lives will be thrown here. I don't want to die yet, and you don't want to die either, do you? Therefore, you must work hard with me to defend Nanchang City. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's soldiers and horses arrive, we will be the first to do this time. ”

Everyone nodded, they felt that Li Renyuan was right. The reason is also very simple, they laid down Nanchang, which is King Ning's lair, and taking this place means that King Ning is completely finished, which is a very, very big credit.

"Let's encourage you!" Li Renyuan said loudly.

Outside Nanchang City, King Ning looked at Nanchang City in front of him, and the expression on his face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water.

This is his city, he was once the king here, and he has the final say in everything.

But who would have thought that in just a few days, things have already changed to this extent?

Thinking that he was in high spirits when he set off, he was ready to take Nanjing and claim the emperor at any time, but now he ran back like a lost dog, and the most important thing is that his nest was also taken away, which is really unbearable.

King Ning glanced at Liu Yangzheng, who was standing beside him, and said in a gloomy tone: "Let's attack the city." ”

"Ordered the three armies, the first to climb the city, the official will be promoted to the third level, and the reward will be ten thousand taels of gold! As long as Nanchang City is taken, this king will definitely not be stingy with rewards! When the time comes, the whole army will be rewarded, and you will be promoted and make a fortune! ”

At this time, there is no other way to ask for a brave man under heavy reward.

Liu Yangzheng nodded and said, "The minister will arrange it immediately." ”

The army quickly moved, and then rushed towards Nanchang City like crazy.

It was also the last hope of many generals, that their soldiers would escape, or that they would be pardoned, but they had no hope.

By this time, they had already been put to death and reborn, so they fought very hard, and their eyes were red.

Everyone knew that the crown prince was behind, and if they couldn't take Nanchang City as soon as possible, they would have to fight His Royal Highness the crown prince head-on.

When the time comes, we will have to face the two-sided attack of Nanchang and the pursuers behind, and the hope of victory is too small.

Therefore, these generals attacked with their lives, and there was no temptation at all, and they came up with a storm-like attack.

Zhu Houzhao was riding on a horse, and when he heard the news brought back by the scout in front of him, he had no expression on his face.

He was not far from Nanchang, after all, he arrived in Jiujiang the day after King Ning left, so he led people to chase after him.

The Black Dragon Army's marching speed was not slow, and they were all chasing closely along the way.

What made Zhu Houzhao have to admire was King Ning's marching speed, they discarded a lot of baggage along the way, and it could be seen that they were in a hurry.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao thought that he would be able to catch up with them halfway, after all, so many of them would definitely not go fast.

But I didn't expect people to really go so fast.

"Order, go full speed, the palace will rush to Nanchang City before dark." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.

This time, his speed must be fast, because he does not dare to bet on how long Nanchang can hold out.

It was nothing if Nanchang City was taken back by King Ning, Zhu Houzhao was worried about those people in Nanchang City. Those people recaptured Nanchang for the imperial court, and these people were the heroes.

If these people were strangled by King Ning, then this would be a huge stain on the counterinsurgency.

It was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to endure the existence of this stain, so he wanted to break King Ning in one fell swoop before King Ning defeated Nanchang.

At sunset, Zhu Houzhao had already rushed fifteen miles outside Nanchang City.

Even standing in a downwind place, they could already hear the shouts of Nanchang City.

The expression on Zhu Houzhao's face became solemn, and he knew that the last battle of this counterinsurgency was coming.

You must know that by his side, there are only 30,000 black dragon troops.

The defenders of Jiujiang City followed out with more than 10,000 people, led by Zhao Zhongmou, but the number was still insufficient, and in the face of King Ning's army, it seemed that the number was very disadvantaged, so the situation was not particularly favorable.

Fortunately, what he brought was the Black Dragon Army, if he brought other armies, I am afraid that the morale would be gone at this time.

Under the city of Nanchang, King Ning's camp.

Liu Yangzheng walked quickly to King Ning's tent and said respectfully: "Lord Wang, our scouts have discovered the prince's Black Dragon Army, which is fifteen miles away. According to the scouts, they are regrouping. ”

"It's coming so fast!" King Ning gritted his teeth and said, his face full of resentment.

"Keep some people to block Nanchang City, don't let the people in the city come out, this king will take people to meet the prince for a while. If we can defeat the prince outside the city, we will be able to calmly clean up Nanchang City, and when the time comes, we can take advantage of the victory to pursue and turn the situation around in one fell swoop! King Ning said loudly.

There is really no way back now, whether it is successful or not, it is time to fight hard.

"How many princes are there?" King Ning asked again.

"Back to the prince, there are only 30,000 Black Dragon Army, and more than 10,000 defenders of Jiujiang City, the total number should be less than 50,000." Liu Yangzheng said.

"There is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no door to hell for you to break into! If such a few people dare to chase him in, then let this king clean him up! After saying this, King Ning turned around and walked outside, laughing and saying, "God help me!" ”

Liu Yangzheng had some hesitation in his heart, he felt that this was a huge trap, because His Royal Highness the Prince's Black Dragon Army has always been a very strong army, and it is said that the scouts are all the best in the world.

Under such circumstances, he didn't think that the scouts on his side would be able to bring back such detailed information.

He wouldn't be surprised if all the scouts on his side were hanged.

But things were different from what he thought, and the scouts on his side did bring back such detailed information.

So in Liu Yangzheng's view, there is only one possibility, that is, the prince let them know the news.

There is only one reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did this, and that is to hope that his side would attack the past.

King Ning's best thing to do was to ignore it and continue to storm Nanchang. But Liu Yangzheng also knows that there is nothing appropriate about such an approach.

Because once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince comes, then his side will face attacks from both sides, and the situation is not optimistic; It is better to take advantage of the fact that the prince's foothold is not stable now and give the prince a fatal blow, so that the situation can be reversed.

The prince dared to be so rampant, and Liu Yangzheng was actually angry, which made it clear that he looked down on his people.

The prince may have felt that even if he had insight into his conspiracy, he would have no way to refuse, so he could only send someone to attack.

The reason why the prince dared to do this was simple, that is, he had the confidence to defeat his own people with his tens of thousands of people.

It was because he knew about this matter that Liu Yangzheng did not persuade Ning to die.

It is not so much a conspiracy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a conspiracy, but a conspiracy to be completely impoverished, after all, a war must be fought to determine the outcome of the war.

The army was quickly launched, and King Ning personally led his troops to fight the prince, taking away 100,000 people.

Zhu Houzhao's side has already been prepared.

Although it seems that they have been on the road, it can be said that they have been in a hurry. But this is nothing to the Black Dragon Army, they have traveled more than this when they are on the grassland, and the wind and sun are much more serious than this.

All the people were sitting on their horses, and no one even spoke.

They have to eat and eat something before they fight, otherwise they will not have the strength; But you can't eat too much, otherwise it will affect your combat effectiveness.

These people have already exercised out, and they will be able to eat right away, and the same is true for Zhu Houzhao.

Everyone is on standby.

Zhang He was beside Zhu Houzhao, chewing a large piece of dried meat in his mouth, and his face was full of excitement.

This time there was finally a battle, and it was a big battle!

This is what he wants, as long as he defeats King Ning, his own merits will not be able to run.

As for King Ning's army, Zhang He didn't pay attention to it at all. In his opinion, it was a group of rabble, who had not been defeated in Jiujiang, and now their morale was completely lost.

As long as he charges over, the other side will definitely collapse, which is a credit for himself.

Looking at the scout who was beating the horse in front of him, Zhang He's face showed an excited look.

The scout quickly came to Zhu Houdao's face, and then said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, there are rebels in front of you, and there are 100,000 of them. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, waved his hand, motioned for him to step back, and then said, "Order everyone to prepare." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't say much, not even to boost morale, because he didn't need it at all.

The morale of the Black Dragon Army has long been high, and everyone is waiting to arrest people to make money and be promoted.

For them, the battle was a feast.

After the order was passed down, everyone was quickly ready.

I put the food in my arms, but I can't throw it away, and I have to eat it again when I go back.

Take a sip of water and put the water bladder away; Straighten out your sword and wait quietly.

At this time, the sun has set, and it is really late, although it has not yet darkened, but there is already some gloom, and it is estimated that it will soon be completely dark.

However, no one in the Black Dragon Army said anything, because night combat is also their strength, and they have also trained countless times for night fighting.

Night surprise attacks are their forte, whether it is in terms of the quality of the soldiers or the combat system, they have a very perfect preparation for night battles, so they don't worry about fighting at night at all.

"Do you think this King Ning will set up camp?" Zhu Hou looked at Zhang He beside him and asked with a smile.

It's not that Zhu Houzhao is joking, but he really thinks so.

The reason is also very simple, King Ning can rebel, he is very bold, and he has a lot of ideas.

But there is one thing that Zhu Houzhao knows very clearly, that is, King Ning's military quality is not good, and he can even be said to be a military idiot.

The reason why King Ning's rebellion was defeated so quickly in the previous life is directly related to his military quality.

Although King Ning in this life is more powerful, judging from his various operations, he is still a military idiot.

King Ning's subordinates are the same, they all seem to be able to plan and calculate, but they are actually military idiots.

Since King Ning's rebellion, his military strategy has not been clever, and the quality of the army is not very good, so he must be able to do the thing of camping, and he feels that he will not fight him at night, and is ready to fight him to the death tomorrow.

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, Zhang He was a little embarrassed, and said helplessly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, King Ning shouldn't be like this, right?" ”

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