The 3,000-strong army led by Wang Shouren basically came from the official army of the Eastern Zhejiang Guard. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of his fellow villagers, Wang Shouren felt even more cordial when communicating with them. As if they were not generals and subordinates, but brothers.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the officers and troops of the Zhedong Guard Institute are obviously a cut above those in western Zhejiang. The reason is actually very simple, Zhejiang Dongwei is near the sea, and sometimes the officials and soldiers have to go to suppress the robbers who plunder the people along the coast.

The Japanese are all extremely vicious masters, and their combat effectiveness is also very terrifying.

Even if the combat effectiveness of these guards is weak at the beginning, they will improve after several battles with the Japanese Invaders.

The soldiers of the West Zhejiang Guard Station are basically zero in combat effectiveness because of the long-term lack of battle formation.

It is not so much that they are the officers and soldiers of the Daming Guard, but rather a group of farmers who carry hoes to plow the land for the officers of the Guard.

What's even more tragic is that this is the status quo of almost all the officers and troops of the Great Ming Guard, with the exception of the Nine Sides and a very small number of guards.

Wang Shouren's trip was a surprise attack, and the soldiers he brought with him must be the most elite.

Emperor Zhengde issued a decree allowing Wang Shouren to personally select soldiers.

Wang Shouren was originally from Yuyao, and he had a clear understanding of the strength of the soldiers in his hometown, so he did not hesitate to select these 3,000 elites from the six guards in eastern Zhejiang.

Although these 3,000 people are not as good as the veterans guarding the nine sides, they are already the strongest soldiers that can be selected at the moment.

Time is not waiting, and loss will not come again.

If the Nine-Border Garrison Army is mobilized to quell the rebellion, there is no doubt that the fighters will be delayed.

After the boat docked in the bay, the soldiers jumped down.

They are originally from Zhejiang Province, and their water properties are not bad, so there is no problem of adaptability when they come to Jiangxi.

This is also Wang Shouren's main consideration.

According to the commander's orders, the soldiers unwrapped their packages, changed into the clothes of the people as quickly as possible, and wrapped their sabers with Ge cloth and carried them on their backs.

Some soldiers also took some mud and pasted it on their faces to make themselves look more like refugees on the run.

Jiangxi has suffered a severe drought this year, and almost all the grain harvests in the whole province have failed.

At this time, King Ning raised an army to rebel, completely ignoring the suffering of the people.

Wang Shouren ordered the soldiers to pretend to be fleeing victims, just to avoid the defenders left behind by King Ning in Jiangxi as much as possible.

The best-case scenario is naturally to mix all the way to Nanchang City and take the city before the rebels can react.

Judging from the current situation, this possibility is extremely high.

Surrendering soldiers without a fight is naturally what Wang Shouren wants to see the most.

Walking west along the official road, the yellow dust was billowing and smearing the soldiers under Wang Shouren's command with mud.

Gradually, some scattered victims appeared in front of me, and they should have fled the famine.

"Uncle, you also fled to Nanchang City?"

Wang Shouren stepped forward and asked in a deep voice.

The old man was carrying a rucksack on his back, and he was hurrying on his back, when he heard someone calling out to him, he turned around and shouted, "What were you talking about in this offspring?" Little old man's ears are not very bright, you should be louder. ”

Wang Shouren had no choice but to raise his voice and said, "Uncle, did the kid mean that you also went to Nanchang City to escape the famine?" ”

Now the old man obviously understood.

He nodded and sighed, "The village has suffered from drought, and there is not a grain left. Don't you run away from the disaster and wait for death? At present, only Nanchang City has food. The little old man went to beg for his life. You also escaped disaster in the next life, right? ”

Wang Shouren nodded and said, "Yes, the kid's family has no rice in the rice jar, so he followed the villagers to escape the famine." ”

"Alas, to say that this year is really a natural and man-made disaster. God is angry and there is a drought, so I don't mention it. But Prince Ning also rebelled, alas. ”

The old man was obviously disappointed, and shook his head helplessly.

"Uncle, will Prince Ning let us enter the city?"

"Into the city? That's not for sure. Little old man, I don't dare to hope for it. If it was in previous years, it would definitely open a position for disaster relief, but this year is different. Lord Ning rebelled, and all the food must be used by the army, and he may not care about the lives of our grass people. I heard that the governor of Jiangxi and the envoy of Jiangxi were both killed by Prince Ning, and this time Prince Ning seems to be determined to fight for the throne. ”

Wang Shouren said with a bitter face: "Then what's the point of us going to Nanchang?" ”

The old man glared at Wang Shouren, and said in the tone of teaching juniors: "Why are you so stupid in your descendants." We still have a glimmer of life when we go to Nanchang, and staying in the village is waiting for death. You haven't seen the famine more than 20 years ago, it was really miserable. In the end, all the rats in the village were eaten, and they all changed their children. Alas! ”

Hearing the words Yi Zi and eating, Wang Shouren's heart sank.

He believes that the old man is by no means alarmist, and in the face of famine, ordinary people are really as humble as ants.

In order to survive, human affection is as thin as paper.

"If you look at it like this, if you sit in the Dragon Court, you won't take us to heart."

"Hey, isn't it just a change of emperor? What is the impact on us ordinary people? Don't say that Prince Ning and today's son, that is, when Emperor Hongzhi is here, isn't our life also tight? ”

Hearing this, Wang Shouren was very sad.

The people are bitter when they are prosperous, and the people who are dying are bitter.

Even if the dynasty prospered, the people could only do it without starving to death. If you want to eat a full stomach, it is simply a luxury.

"Alas, the next generation, the little old man advises you, you are still young. After this famine, go find a small business to do. It's not as promising as reading, but at least you can eat a hot meal. Our farmers eat in the soil all day long, facing the loess with their backs to the sky, and in the end they are not hungry and have a stomachache and a green face. ”

Wang Shouren was heartbroken, and sighed: "The kid has been taught. When I had the chance, I would go into a small business and ask for food. ”

"That's right, even if you can't read, don't go to the farm. In these years, the cultivation of land is the least rushed. ”

The old man chattered for a while, and then asked, "Housheng, where are you from, little old man, see that you are from the east......"

"It's southeast." Wang Shouren hurriedly "corrected" him.

"The kid is from Zhuyin Village."

"They're all your countrymen?"

The old man glanced at the "people" behind Wang Shouren and hesitated.

"No, there are only a hundred people traveling with the kid. These are probably the same people who fled the famine elsewhere. ”

"Oh, that's right."

The old man nodded and asked no more.

This is the official road leading to Nanchang, and it is normal for the victims of the famine in various prefectures and counties in the southwest of Jiangxi to gather here.

However, the number of people fleeing the famine is even greater than it was more than 20 years ago.

Alas, God really doesn't give people a way to live.

Originally, there was nothing left after paying the imperial grain. If there is another drought, they can really only eat the soil.

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At this moment, Wang Shouren changed his mind.

He decided not to cross Poyang Lake anymore, but to follow the victims all the way to Nanchang.

The reason is simple: people don't take the waterway to escape the famine.

Whether it was from the old man or other victims, Wang Shouren got the same answer.

Imagine that these victims can't even eat, where do they have extra money to rent ferries?

And Wang Shouren has too many of them, too exaggerated, too ostentatious.

Wang Shouren asked the soldiers to disguise themselves as people fleeing the disaster in order to avoid the rebels. If you concentrate on crossing the lake, it is likely to be self-defeating.

And following the people to escape the disaster is a little slower, but it is safe.

Between the true and the false, those defenders can't tell the difference even if they have double eyes.

Besides, more and more people have gathered from the official road, and these 3,000 people will not be very conspicuous. At least you don't have to worry about exposure until you arrive in Nanchang City.

The further you go in the direction of Nanchang, the more miserable the scene on the side of the road becomes.

This is very different from what Wang Shouren thought. He thought that Nanchang was a provincial capital, and the victims who fled in the direction of Nanchang would be better. Now, it seems to be the complete opposite.

Wang Shouren's army had brought dry food with them, but now they didn't dare to take them out.

First, this will expose their identities, and second, these victims will go crazy when they see food.

Wang Shouren is not lacking in compassion, but this is clearly not the time for compassion to overflow.

Only by quelling King Ning's rebellion as soon as possible and recovering Jiangxi can the imperial court open a warehouse to help the victims.

If King Ning does not get rid of it, all the grain will be used by him as military food, and the people will only go hungry.

Therefore, during the day, Wang Shouren and the victims rushed together, and only at night when the victims were already asleep did they secretly take out the dry food from the package and nibble on it.

The speed of the victims was not as slow as Wang Shouren had imagined, and they arrived outside Nanchang five days later.

This provincial capital in Jiangxi is extremely strong, and if you want to fight hard, you are afraid that it will be difficult to defeat it without tens of thousands of people.

Wang Shouren naturally wanted to sneak into the city first, and then find an opportunity to take the city.

Although the journey was a little farther, fortunately they had a smooth journey and were not noticed by the rebels.

According to the plan, on this day, Wang Shouren took the sergeants and the victims to Nanchang City to listen to the news.

He roughly counted that there were at least 350,000 people in the disaster.

With so many victims gathered outside the southern city, it was a mess.

Seeing this, the city gate official guarding Nancheng hurriedly called someone to report to Zhao Dakai, the general who stayed in Nanchang.

Zhao Dakai is the confidant of Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, and has followed Zhu Chenhao since he just inherited the throne, and has won his trust.

Therefore, this time King Ning rebelled and led his troops out of Jiangxi, but Zhao Dakai was left in Nanchang City, just to protect the bottom.

Once the attack on Anqing fails, he can also retreat to Jiangxi, use Jiujiang Nankang as a barrier, and build the capital Nanchang to fight against the imperial court.

As Zhao Dakai, there was no way out from the moment King Ning rebelled.

No king would tolerate rebellion, and today's son Zhu Houzhao is naturally no exception.

As a general under King Ning, Zhao Dakai clearly understood that once he failed, what awaited him was capital punishment. Not only will he die, but even the entire family will be implicated and killed, and I am afraid that there will not be even a single bloodline left.

Therefore, even if the battle is fought to the last moment, it is impossible for Zhao Dakai to surrender.

"General Zhao, something is wrong!"

Zhao Dakai was looking at the account book, and when he heard the shout, he couldn't help frowning and cursing: "What howl, didn't you see that General Ben was busy?" Delay Your Majesty's plan and cut off your head as a night pot! ”

The soldier who came to report the news subconsciously shrunk his neck and said with a sneer: "General Zhao, there is really something important." ”

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Although Zhao Dakai was unhappy in his heart, he still asked patiently.

"General Qiyu, the victims from the southwest of Jiangxi have gathered outside the city and asked for relief from the warehouse."

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around!"

Zhao Dakai was furious and said: "These people don't look at what time it is. Right now, His Majesty is supervising the war in Anqing, and the army is in need of food and grass. General Ben was ordered to sit in Nanchang to prepare grain and grass, how could he give them the military rations because of a few Diao people! ”

Zhao Dakai said that the righteousness was awe-inspiring, as if it should be like this, completely ignoring the fact that these so-called military rations are all people's fat and people's ointment, and they are all supported by Jiangxi fathers and elders.

"Are you a stupid pig? This kind of problem also bothers General Ben, just drive them away! ”

"Yes...... But there are tens of thousands of them. ”

The soldier who reported the news was crying and mourning, looking like what I could do, and I was also helpless.

Zhao Dakai was slightly stunned and almost collapsed to the ground.

Tens of thousands? Why did so many people suddenly pop up?

He'd heard about the drought, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

Looking at this posture, it seems that the whole of Jiangxi has been seriously affected.

"General, what now?"

The soldier also saw the change in Zhao Dakai's expression, so he asked.

"Let General Ben think about it!"

Zhao Dakai waved his hand impatiently and paced.

After a long time, he turned around and said with pity: "You can't open a position, you can't open a position anyway." Those who are affected don't care about them. After a long time, they will naturally leave. ”

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Dakai still felt that he couldn't open a position.

Because the number of victims is so large.

If he only came up with a few meanings, it would only make things more complicated.

"But what if this provokes a popular uprising?"

"Where is so much!"

Zhao Dakai kicked the soldier's ass fiercely, and said coldly: "Is this the final say of General Ben or do you have the final say?" ”

"Naturally, the general has the final say, but ......"

"But what? When the sky falls, there is General Ben on top, you are worried about a fart! ”

The soldier's heart said, If the sky really falls, will you be able to withstand it?

But he had to answer: "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Zhao Dakai felt bitter in his heart.

Jiangxi was quite wealthy, and after Ning Wangye raised his army, he connected several cities and unified Jiangxi. The situation is very good.

At this time, the victims gathered in Nanchang, which is an unstable factor.

If there is really a popular uprising, the soldiers guarding the city will be busy.

When cornered, people do all sorts of crazy things, including looting food.

This is almost uncontrollable, because it is impossible to tell who is the disaster victim and who is the people of Nanchang.

There's only one way......

"Wait!"

Zhao Dakai stopped the soldiers who were about to leave.

"What else does the general command?"

The soldier turned around in frustration.

"Pass on the general's order. From now on, the gates of the city will be closed and no one will be allowed to enter or leave! ”

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