A day later, an iron horse galloped from the direction of Nanpu and rushed directly to the east gate of Luzhou City, with a small flag behind him, holding a bamboo tube in one hand, and shouting loudly: "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! Urgent military situation, everyone get out of the way! ”

In the Yahou Hall of Luzhou City and County, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the five provinces, sat upright, wearing a velvet coat and armor, and the generals sat on both sides, and there was a newspaper next to Lu Xiangsheng.

"Generals, Nanpu is in an emergency, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other leaders of the rebellious army are attacking Nanpu City, what do you think? How do we do that? ”

Without waiting for the military general to answer, the governor of Luzhou preemptively said: "My lord, this group of rebel leaders is too arrogant, a few days ago they attacked Luzhou City, after the defeat, they turned to Hezhou, and after the capture, they killed Zhizhou Li Hongye, Yu Shi Ma Bianjiao and other colleagues, and now they are besieging Nanpu, they are obviously aiming at Jinling City, and I hope that the adults will immediately send troops to rescue Nanpu in order to stay safe." ”

At this time, Zhu Dadian, the governor of the four prefectures on the left, retorted: "No! ”

As soon as the two words were spit out, except for Lu Xiangsheng's expression, everyone else was shocked, revealing a look of doubt, and the chief soldier Zu Kuan asked even more puzzled: "Lord Zhu, why do you say this?" That's Liudu, once there is a mistake, you and I can't afford to be guilty! ”

"General Zu, you misunderstood what the official meant, what the official said is not to rescue Nanpu, but let's discuss it now, we can't always be led by the nose of the chaotic army like this, and follow their butts to encircle and hunt down."

Zhu Dadian slowed down his speech slightly, and his voice became more solemn.

"This official said a bold word, don't say that there are only Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other chaotic troops, even if there are more than two or three hundred thousand rebel troops, they are helpless to stay in the capital of Nanjing, and they will not be able to attack it."

"Are we just going to let it go?" Zu Dale interjected, frowning slightly.

"No, of course, of course, of course, of course, of course." Zhu Dadian replied, emphasizing again and again, and then continued: "However, we must face one point, where is the focus of our rescue? What is the real purpose of the rebel army? Could it be that the leader of the rebellious army is so self-defeating that he thinks he can capture the city of Nanjing? ”

"You might as well think about it, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng are okay, but Gao Yingxiang's hatred for Lord Lu is like a pain in the skin. In the battle of Ruzhou, most of his strength was lost. From all indications, Gao Yingxiang attacked these places to take revenge on Lord Lu, and he did not replenish much from these captured cities. ”

"Lord Zhu is right, in retrospect, in the past, the rebel army was mainly attacking rich lands or towns with granaries, but Gao Yingxiang was unusual, and a series of captured cities did not do him much. Every time the state capital and county town fell, Lord Lu would be reprimanded by the imperial court. ”

Lu Xiangsheng finally spoke, his cold face was a little moved, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked extremely interested.

"Master Zhu, in your opinion, where will the next target of the rebellious army be? How do we do that? ”

"Hmm... My lord, if this official is the leader of the rebellious army, if you want to take revenge on you, your lord, you will take Fengyang Mansion directly; If you want to gain tangible benefits and prepare for the continued expansion of your forces and the recovery of your strength, you will choose Shouju as your target. ”

As soon as these words came out, those Liaodong generals didn't feel anything, Lu Xiangsheng and Luzhou Zhizhou were shocked, and the latter said in horror: "It's terrible! If the rebel army attacks Fengyang Mansion, the royal ancestral tomb will be lost even a little, and our lives will not be guaranteed! And Shouzhou City, one of the few granaries in this area, Honzhou Cang, if it is conquered by the chaotic army, their strength will skyrocket again, and they don't have to worry about grain and grass in the short term. ”

"Hmph~ It's just a group of rabble, the grass is the grass line, I haven't read a book, I haven't taken an exam, I don't have any culture, no matter how much I toss, it's still a grass that doesn't enter the stream, and I can't make any big waves?"

Lu Xiangsheng's abrupt words to himself made everyone stunned, if it weren't for the Battle of Ruzhou, which defeated Gao Yingxiang's 200,000 army with 10,000 troops and subdued everyone, these generals would definitely jump out and refute.

"My lord, it's better for us to plan ahead, if we continue to delay, it is very likely that there will be another mutation, which will not be good." Zhu Dadian urged him, and in the audience, his official position was second only to Lu Xiangsheng, whether it was military merit or rank, it was enough for him to have the confidence to urge him.

"Lord Zhu, what you said is right, although the rebel army is a rabble and can't make a big deal, you can't despise them."

Lu Xiangsheng responded with a word, sobered up from his trance, and then his expression froze, and he ordered: "Lord Zhu, you go to Fengyang Mansion first to ensure that there will be no mistakes in the royal ancestral tomb." Even if the rebel army attacks, I only need to hold out for two days at most, and I will send troops to support. ”

"Yes, my lord, the officials obey the order!"

"Luo Dai, you lead the troops to Shouzhou, strengthen the city defense there, and ensure that the granary is foolproof."

"Yes, my lord, the last will be ordered!"

"Li Chongzhen, you lead the troops to Hezhou, sort out the city defenses there, stabilize the order in the city, and be ready to bring troops to support at any time."

"Yes, my lord, the last will be ordered!"

"Zu Kuan, Zu Dale, the two of you galloped to Nanpu with your official to encircle and suppress the rebellious army."

"Yes, my lord, the last will be ordered!"

Obviously, no one doubted Lu Xiangsheng's last order, and everyone knew that it was not only their thousands of people who supported Nanpu, but also reinforcements from Jinling City. When the time comes, under the attack of the three sides, it will be enough to encircle and suppress the rebellious army.

At this time, everyone turned their eyes to Lu Xiangsheng, and asked in unison, "My lord, do you want to leave now?" ”

However, what answered everyone was that Lu Xiangsheng nodded and shook his head again, then looked at the darkening sky outside, and then said: "Except for Lord Zhu and Luo Dai, everyone will leave early tomorrow morning." After all, whether it is Hezhou or Nanpu, there are chaotic troops, and it is easy to be ambushed when marching in the dark. ”

"Yes, sir!"

In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was bright, in the northwest direction of Jiangpu, Chuzhou was already in sight, a rebel army appeared here, walking slowly, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong was in the team, the three of them rode side by side, slowly advancing.

At this time, Gao Yingxiang looked excited, laughed, and said loudly: "Haha... Zicheng, Leader Zhang, Lu Xiangsheng would never have thought that we were still in Nanpu City last night, but after dawn, we appeared in Chuzhou. By the time they discovered our whereabouts and sensed that something was wrong, Chuzhou City had already fallen! ”

"Leader Gao really has a good plan, and the officials and troops are rushing to help Nanpu, but they don't know that we are already attacking Chuzhou City. By the time the taste comes, it will be too late, and Chuzhou City has already fallen into our hands. Zhang Xianzhong agreed.

"Yes, if the action goes well, we should be able to take Chuzhou City soon." Li Zicheng obviously had reservations, and he was also slandering in his heart: "Damn, really all officials are the same, and everything is developing according to what you want?" Whether you can take Chuzhou City, not necessarily? ”