King Fu borrowed a holy decree from Chongzhen to stir up a monstrous wave in the south, and a single throne poked the weakness in the hearts of many vassal kings, making them scramble to stand aside with him and jointly conquer Mao Wenlong.

After the decree was announced to the world, just a few days passed, and King Fu had gathered more than 400,000 troops, and almost half of the southern vassal kings had already participated. As the one who initiated the call, King Fu deservedly became a pivotal member of the great alliance of forces in the south.

Since the collapse of the imperial court, except for the Dongjiang Army, which still has such strength, no other single force has exceeded 100,000 soldiers and horses. Therefore, when more than a dozen vassal kings were united this time, and an army of more than 400,000 was gathered, King Fu already felt that there was no need to wait for the arrival of others.

The confident King Fu is confident that he will be able to take Nanjing in one fell swoop this time, and then use Nanjing as a springboard to point at Xuzhou, the granary of the Dongjiang Army. King Fu had been friends with Mao Wenlong before, and knew that the Dongjiang Army could develop and grow so quickly because of the support of the granary of Xuzhou. Once he takes the granary of Xuzhou, he will be able to deal a fatal blow to the Dongjiang Army in the future, and after he defeats Xuzhou, he will have a steady stream of grain and grass, so why worry about not being able to defeat Mao Wenlong.

After a night of deep thought, King Fu already felt that the time was ripe to make a move on the Dongjiang Army. He got up early in the morning that day and asked his two henchmen Huang Dayong and He Lidong to call Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing.

After he washed up and filled his stomach, he went to the study, and the four Gao Jie in the house had been waiting for a long time at the moment. Seeing King Fu coming in a hurry, Gao Jie and the four of them immediately got up to greet each other and greeted each other in unison.

"You don't have to be polite to your own people, you all sit down, this king has a resolution in his heart, and it is not feasible for you to give this king a counselor." After King Fu waved his hand and motioned for the four of them to sit down, he opened his mouth and spoke.

"Lord Wang, please speak." Gao Jie seems to be the highest status among the four, and the general answer is also carried out by him.

Zhu Gaosong went to Guangdong since he started, and it was with the support of Gao Jie and them that he had the foundation he has today. Therefore, when he is faced with a major decision now, he will no longer insist on going his own way, but likes to call Gao Jie and them together to discuss.

Naturally, there is no surprise today, Zhu Gaosong opened his mouth and said after some thought: "Today, we have more than 400,000 soldiers and horses, and this king estimates that it is enough to defeat Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang army. Therefore, this king thinks that now is the best time to send troops, and there is no need to wait any longer. Gao Jie, what do you think? ”

Hearing Zhu Gaosong's remarks, Gao Jie immediately looked embarrassed, and after exchanging glances with the other three, he first responded to King Fu: "This matter must not be, Lord Wang!" ”

"Oh, why?" King Fu frowned, and his face was already displeased.

"The prince doesn't know, it's true that we have an army of 400,000 now, but the prince needs to know that these 400,000 troops will not obey the prince's orders. There are also each prince has their own careful thoughts, the 400,000 army does seem to be a lot, but it is like scattered sand, and there is no cohesion at all. If we rush to send troops in such a state, it is very likely that we will end up in defeat. ”

Gao Jie's remarks were not speculation, but he and the other three had personally checked them. The army of more than 400,000 was divided into two routes, and if they were all gathered together, they didn't dare to imagine whether they would go to war directly.

Zhu Gaosong was stunned, he couldn't imagine the scene Gao Jie said, in his opinion, today's army of more than 400,000 is the time to strike while the iron is hot. With the current high morale, it is even more necessary to start a war with the Dongjiang Army in one go. Judging from Gao Jie's description, things don't seem to be as rosy as he imagined?

With a hint of doubt, Zhu Gaosong asked: "Could it be that they have already started fighting by themselves in private?" ”

Gao Jie didn't have any concealment, nodded and said with a wry smile: "The fight hasn't started yet, but if all the princes don't control their subordinates, the last general thinks that it will be a matter of time before the fight starts." ”

Zhu Gaosong knew that Gao Jie had no need to deceive himself, and it was obvious that the situation of the army should be in a very bad situation now. was full of confidence and had great ambitions to really engage the Dongjiang Army, but unexpectedly, the battle was not fought, and his own people still had a gap first.

At this moment, Zhu Gaosong had realized that the situation was very serious, and he frowned and asked Gao Jie: "Do you have any way to resolve the current crisis?" ”

Gao Jie first turned around and looked at the other three again, and after a while, he replied: "Lord Wang, if we want to prevent our own people from fighting first, there are only two ways to do it at present. ”

There is a way to solve it, Zhu Gaosong immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a happy face: "Is there any way, you hurry up and listen to it?" ”

Gao Jie was silent for a moment, then stretched out a finger and said, "One, the prince immediately finds all the princes and discusses with them how to restrain his subordinates, or everyone can work together to formulate some rules. After all, more than 400,000 troops are together, and it is difficult to achieve great things without rules. The only drawback of this method is that it doesn't know how long it will take to settle down. ”

Zhu Gaosong pondered for a moment, nodded in agreement, and thought about Gao Jie's second method in his heart.

Gao Jie had already seen his thoughts from King Fu's eyes, and he didn't dare to slack off, and continued: "This second method can resolve the current crisis as quickly as possible, but the shortcomings should not be underestimated. ”

Zhu Gaosong was anxious, so he didn't have the heart to listen to Gao Jie's ramblings, and immediately interrupted dissatisfiedly: "Talk about your method first, and then discuss the rest." ”

Gao Jie had already seen Zhu Gaosong's urgency, and he didn't dare to say any more nonsense, and immediately said: "The way is to let the princes bring their own subordinates, and everyone will fight separately and no longer unite." Without intersection, there will naturally be no more disputes. ”

"Nonsense, if you really do what you do, then the king will work hard to gather them in vain." Zhu Gaosong was very angry, and after getting up suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped it on the wooden table.

The ferocious force shook the wooden table to the ground, and the tea cup on the table bounced to the ground and shattered! It can be seen how angry Zhu Gaosong will be in his heart, and it can be known from the hideous expression on his face at the moment.

The sudden abnormal noise directly startled Gao Jie and the others, and Gao Jie, who caused such a situation, was even more apprehensive, for fear that Zhu Gaosong and the others would lose their minds and attack him.