In the study room of the middle courtyard, when Zhu Song walked in, Ji Gang and Mu Su were already waiting in the room. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Why are you in such a hurry to find this king?" Zhu Song sat on the wide Taishi chair and asked.

"Your Highness, the prince has crossed the river!" Mu Su had an excited look on his face, "It's just today!" ”

"So fast!" Zhu Song was shocked in his heart and said, "Have you already crossed the river?" ”

Mu Su shook his head and said, "Not yet, but the soldiers of Jiangbei have tried a few times and made several tentative attacks with the defenders of Zhenjiang. ”

"No wonder!" Zhu Song nodded suddenly, "Someone from the palace took Fang Xiaoru and the others to the palace, and also dispatched the Jingwei. ”

"Jianwen's reaction speed is very fast!" Ji Gang's eyes flashed, "Now it's up to the prince, if the prince's army can cross the Yangtze River before noon today, then it is only a matter of time before the entire Yingtianfu is taken!" ”

Zhenjiang, Zhenjiang's name, is precisely because it is a military center that holds Nanjing. Since ancient times, whenever the northern army goes south, it either goes to Xiangfan, or takes the land of Zhenjiang.

At present, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is Yingtianfu, which is only a hundred miles away from Zhenjiang.

"Don't talk too much!" Zhu Song loosened his shoulders and said, "You must know that this king has received news that Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and other close ministers of Jianwen have raised at least 150,000 troops, of which 100,000 are in Jiangbei, and the remaining 50,000 are left in Yingtianfu. ”

When he said this, Zhu Song paused deliberately, looked at Ji Gang and Mu Su, who seemed to have a solemn look on their faces, and continued:

"As far as this king knows, the 100,000 newly recruited army has already rushed towards the Yan army. At present, the Yan army has the Yangtze River in front of the moat, and there are 100,000 tigers and wolves chasing after it, if the Yangtze River cannot be crossed within three days, it will inevitably exchange fire with the 100,000 army, even if the Yan army is strong, but with the 100,000 army, it will also lose the army! ”

"What His Highness said is extremely true!" Ji Gang said: "When the prince went south, the prefectures and counties in Jiangzuo had already cleared the wilderness and burned a large number of boats and boats, and the soldiers of our Jiangbei army were not accustomed to water warfare, so today's forced crossing was also a helpless move, and we only hope that today, the prince can cross the Yangtze River!" ”

"You can't just pin your hopes on forcibly crossing the river!" Zhu Song said thoughtfully, "This king remembers that the Zhenjiang guard is Zhu Shaoqian, right?" This guy is a hereditary earl, his father used to be a person from the same period as Xu Da, and he was given the surname Zhu for his outstanding military exploits, so this Zhu Shaoqian has a lot of prestige in the army. ”

"Your Highness, what are you?"

Ji Gang and Mu Su are a little confused, they know these better than Zhu Song, but is there any use in saying these things at this juncture?

Zhu Song glanced up at the two of them and said, "Naturally, it's useful!" The fourth emperor brother Chen Bing Jiangbei has been in the north for a month, and he was unable to cross the river before, but now he is forced to have no choice but to cross the river. Therefore, whether this Zhenjiang defender will fight or surrender is already related to the lives of the four emperor brothers and tens of thousands of Jiangbei soldiers! ”

Mu Su and Ji Gang thought that Zhu Song had some wonderful idea, and he felt that he had such an idea.

Shaking his head a little helplessly, Mu Su said: "Your Highness, the last general understands what you mean, but that Zhu Shaoqian is very stubborn, the prince has sent envoys to persuade him to surrender several times, who knows that Zhu Shaoqian actually beat the envoys out with sticks, and even released the words that if the prince sends an envoy again, he will definitely kill him!" ”

"Hey, interesting, I didn't expect that there would be such a loyal person in this Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Song grinned, "This king really wants to know this Zhu Shaoqian!" ”

Ji Gang and Mu Su glanced at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Alright, don't cry with a sad face!" Seeing that the two of them were a little depressed, Zhu Song couldn't help but be happy, "This is just the worst plan, what if the four emperor brothers can cross the river?" ”

"What His Highness said is extremely true!"

After all, they were people who had experienced strong winds and waves, and Ji Gang and Mu Su quickly adjusted their state.

"Okay, don't go anywhere, just stay in the king's study, and wait until after noon, and then make a plan when you receive the news!"

Zhu Song said to the two: "In a while, the king will let his subordinates send good wine and food, so you can calm down!" ”

You can't help the two of them in this matter, so the two of them can only agree.

……

Just when Zhu Song, Ji Gang, and Mu Su, the two leaders of the Jinyiwei spies, were eating and drinking in the palace of King Han, everyone in the palace became ants on a hot pot.

In the apse of Fengtian Palace, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was frowning, and his right hand knocked on the dragon case one by one.

Standing in the hall, in addition to Fang Xiaoru and other dozen ministers who hurried back from King Han's mansion, there were seven or eight other people.

These people, without exception, all frowned, with a clear melancholy on their faces.

"Right now, King Yan has been forcibly crossing the river against the party, what do you think?" Zhu Yunwen was the first to break the calm, and although his voice was calm, there was a hint of worry.

Fang Xiaoru touched the short beard on his lips and said, "Long live, King Yan is cunning and cunning, he will not forcibly cross the river without preparation, he must be fully prepared!" Weichen suggested that the newly recruited 50,000 troops stationed outside Nanjing should be transferred to Zhenjiang immediately! ”

"No!" As soon as Fang Xiaoru's words fell, Qi Tai stood up and said, "Ying Tianfu is only garrisoned by various capital guards, even if you add the newly recruited 50,000 troops, it is only 130,000!" If at this moment, a large army suddenly invades Ying Tianfu??"

"Lord Qi, isn't there a bit of a fuss!" Huang Zicheng interrupted Qi Tai, "Now the south is still under Wanghua, and the only one who forms the military strength is Ying Tianfu, and there is a large army to invade Ying Tianfu...... How can it be! ”

"You can't say that!"

A young man who looked to be in his thirties and looked quite sturdy flashed his eyes and said lightly:

"If King Yan had sent envoys to contact the southern provinces as soon as possible, and asked them to secretly assemble a large army, the remaining 80,000 Jingwei alone would not be able to stop King Yan's army of tigers and wolves!"

This time, Qi Tai had nothing to say, because this young man was none other than Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, that is, Zhu Song's eldest brother.

If you want to talk about commanding the army to fight, don't look at Qi Tai as a military attaché, and he can't be compared with Xu Huizu.

"Hey!" Seeing that none of his closest ministers had a good way, Zhu Yunwen sighed and said, "For today's plan, I can only wait!" ”

……

The waiting time is the most difficult, and in the Han Palace, those Jinyi Guard's secret agents will send some information almost every quarter of an hour.

Of course, this information is not about the battle of crossing the river, after all, the distance of 100 miles cannot be reached in fifteen minutes.

The information came from the mansions of the ministers of Ying Tianfu, especially Fang Xiaoru and other objects of their attention, but they were all useless information, because Fang Xiaoru and others had been staying in the palace since they left the Han Palace, and they had not returned to the palace at all.

"Damn, it's almost out of time, why hasn't there been any news yet?" Mu Su was a little anxious, "If there is no news, our side will be very passive." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Song was suddenly a little speechless:

Nima, from Zhenjiang to Yingtianfu is a hundred miles, even if it is the fastest horse in the Ming Dynasty, it will take more than half an hour, that is, more than an hour.

It's only three o'clock in the afternoon, and your horses can fly, grow wings, and run a hundred miles in forty-five minutes?

Pedal Pedal Ped

It was also at this time that the Jinyi Wei secret agent who sent the intelligence appeared on time.

"Any news?" Mu Su stood up and asked.

"Your Highness, two lords, there is no news from our people, but ......" The secret agent groaned a little, and said, "But the secret agent in the palace has returned, and they have brought back a battle report." ”

"What's it?" Zhu Song was also a little curious.

"Your Highness......" Jinyiwei's secret agent hesitated a little, "The prince's army failed to forcibly cross the river. ”

Failed!

After three words, the study was completely silent, and after a while, a heavy wheezing sounded.