After the arrival of spring, the army of the imperial court finally fought a battle with the Shunde army, which was almost the decisive battle that would determine the course of the entire campaign, but the process was lackluster. It was well-equipped, but the Shunde army, which was composed of reckless farmers and captured farmers, did not have the courage to fight a decisive battle with the official army at all. After experiencing several incidents of the leading officers rebelling against the water, King Ning no longer trusted his generals, but used his own heirs, honor guests, and relatives as the leading officers.

However, these commanders were not good at commanding battles, and in such a large-scale battlefield, these generals were all in confusion and did not know how to command. The result of the war was that soon after the two sides fought, the Shunde army was beaten to the ground, and the banner of King Ning was blown off by the wind, and the Shunde army inexplicably began to rebel and disintegrate, and finally fled. A battle that should have been vigorous has ended hastily, and I think that the son of Zhengde will have regrets that he has not been able to have fun.

The Shunde army was defeated, the imperial army captured countless military funds, and the remnants of the Shunde army fled all the way into Nanchang to hold on. Nanchang, as the place where King Ning was a vassal domain, is regarded as a fortress built by him with great effort, and with advanced firearms in his hands for defense, it is not an easy city to attack. Wang Shouren had led troops to attack Nanchang before, but it only involved the energy of King Ning's troops, and he failed to break the city smoothly.

It was because of the siege of Nanchang by the imperial army that the general opinion was that it would be a protracted strategic war. There are also people who have calculated that Nanchang's grain stocks can support more than half a year based on intelligence, and no one thinks that the imperial court can capture Nanchang until the ammunition and food are exhausted.

There are special Ji Shan in Zhu Houxi's mansion, that is, teachers who teach the crown prince, and these people are all well-educated and knowledgeable people. According to their analysis, this war will last for several months or even a year, and even from the perspective of the limit, they think that Nanchang can be held for about two years.

However, Yang Chengzu was the only one who objected to this, and he firmly believed that the battle would not last too long, and one month was already the limit of the campaign. Because the prince is close to him, he will come over almost every day for half a year to communicate with Yang Chengzu on many issues.

This kind of exchange is more and more like the relationship between learning and teaching, and those Ji Shan, who originally assumed the responsibility of professor, naturally had a lot of dissatisfaction with Yang Chengzu, who came out to mislead people's children. It is the trend of this battle, and it has become a contest between the two, and who is not learned or unskilled can just take this incident as a touchstone.

Yang Chengzu belongs to a scribe who is well-known in Anlu, and there will be no idiots who come to the door to challenge him, and decide who has a higher culture and who is more suitable for teaching the prince through a competition, the game is not such a way to play. Ji Shan couldn't even complain to the princess, so he could only sue Yuan Zonggao for some complaints, and then on some issues, he hoped that the prince would really understand who was the real person of insight.

Zhu Houxi originally also supported Ji Shan's statement, Nanchang has been managed by King Ning for many generations, which can be called the basic plate of Ning Domain. It is said that after the uprising, many small fortresses were built outside the city of Nanchang, and the main city was defended with small fortresses, which can be called the iron wall of copper and iron wall.

Moreover, there were delicate firearms made by skilled craftsmen in the Ning army, which had caused a lot of trouble to the officers and soldiers in the previous battles, and these firearms must have played a great role in this kind of defensive warfare. Maybe every inch of land will have to be exchanged for human lives, how can such a battle be fought in a short period of time?

Yang Chengzu read out the Tang newspaper in his hand aloud, and the news on it was that the official army had swept away the fortress outside Nanchang City and uprooted it all. The thief army was killed and captured countless times, and the official army was about to launch an attack on Nanchang.

Due to the impact of the war, the entire Jiangnan trade route was blocked, and it was difficult to transport raw silk, grain, tea, and timber from Huguang, and it was also difficult for goods from other provinces to enter Huguang. As a result, the price of goods in Huguang soared, and everyone suffered greatly from the war, and they all hoped that the war would be over as soon as possible.

When they heard the news, all the officers were overjoyed, and one said, "This battle will be over." As long as the battle is over, our life in Anlu will be better, and our business will be better. ”

Zhu Houxi and Lu Bing walked into the study room with Yang Chengzu, and for the past six months, they would have a long conversation in this room almost every day, or call it a lecture. At the beginning, Yang Chengzu just said a little bit of his own opinion, but later, it became that he instilled his thoughts to these two people every day, and then it was up to them to judge whether to listen or not.

He never thought about transforming anyone's ideas, or making someone's cognition change, the body of an ancient person is a modern person's braincase. What he thinks about is nothing more than to let himself have more and more influence in the hearts of the son, so that he can occupy an important position in the hearts of the other party in the future, and he can soar and change his background.

As Zhengde's war against King Ning drew to a close, this need became more and more urgent, and he had a hunch that he was afraid that Zhengde's life was running out, and the day when King Xing's son would soar to the sky was not far off.

For this kind of teaching, the people of the Honor and Guard Division have long been surprised, although they don't know what Jiang Dalang is, but think about it, most of them are the princess's relatives. When the rebel army besieged the palace, Jiang Dalang and Lu Bing took a few people and broke Jiang Guodong's legs, which was indeed fierce enough.

Through that incident, everyone also knows that he is Lu Bing's good friend and Yang Chengzu's little follower, these people have a good relationship, and it is normal to say something together. They didn't understand what they were saying, or they weren't in the mood to listen, so no one got involved. Just brought tea and snacks as usual, cut a few plates of fruits, and then everyone went about their own business.

Yang Chengzu pointed to those melons and fruits, "Let's make do with them, there's no ice." It's good that we honor guards have fresh food to eat, and we don't dare to use the Tibetan ice in the palace, so don't be too bad to eat. I made that ice cream last time, you like to eat it, don't you, wait until you get some ice, and then I'll make it for you. What we want to talk about today is also what you are most concerned about, it is estimated that it is the battle situation in Nanchang. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded, "That's right, I've always felt that that battle would take a few years." Nanchang City has high walls and thick walls, and there are so many sharp firearms. Last year, when our palace faced those chaotic armies, we were able to hold on to such an unfavorable situation for a few days, and if we continued to fight, we might not be able to defend it. But why are there so many bunkers outside Nanchang that they are lost so easily? didn't even play a role, but was pulled out by the officers and soldiers, what is the reason for this. I'd like to hear about it. ”

Although he is a son of the world, Zhu Houxi at this time behaves like an ordinary bear child, and his eyes are full of curiosity. As far as he is concerned, Yang Chengzu's iron-mouthed divine assertiveness is almost a figure like Zhuge Liang, and he naturally became his idol. It was because he wanted to listen to Yang Chengzu analyze the battle situation and let himself understand how such an indestructible fortress was cleaned up so quickly.

Yang Chengzu smiled, grabbed a piece of melon and put it in his mouth, and said while chewing: "This, in fact, it is not difficult to think, but do you want to hear this today, or do you want to listen to the Three Kingdoms." I can only listen to one, I can't say that I have finished analyzing this, and you are looking for me to tell me a story, and now there are still hundreds of newly recruited soldiers waiting to practice, not so much effort. ”

Zhu Houxi didn't let it go, "I want to listen to you analyze the situation, but also listen to your story, if you don't do it, I'll go and tell my sister, when the time comes, it's good for you." ”