Nanchang City is really the first city in Jiangxi, the city is seven zhang three, the thickness is more than eight feet, the moat outside the city is three zhang wide, the depth is two zhang, the bottom of the river is full of sharp wooden sticks, there are only three bridges on the river to cross. Therefore, this Nanchang is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack, and anyone who comes will have to be knocked on the head and bloody.

Now in this city, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses guarding it, and the general headed by it is Zhu Gongzhang, who is Zhu Haochen's nephew. This person used to be a gentleman, and his ability was not good. However, Zhu Haochen's subordinates were unavailable, so he asked him to guard Nanchang City. With a strong city, there is no danger at all.

"Zhennaixiong City, if you want to take this city, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort. Wang Shouren and others spent several days rushing all the way from Ji'an to Nanchang, looking at the towering Nanchang City, he couldn't help but sigh.

The blow to the morale of the soldiers in such a high city is obvious. For this, Wang Shouren has no choice but to bite the bullet.

"How is our gunpowder prepared? Is the quantity enough to blow up the city gates?" After sighing with emotion, Wang Shouren turned around and asked Wu Wending.

"The total amount of gunpowder in each province is only 500 catties, and if you want to blow up the city gate, I am afraid that you will not be able to catch it. Wu Wending shook his head, and when they rushed to Nanchang, he sent people to various prefectures to collect gunpowder. It's just that this gunpowder can't be used by everyone on weekdays, and the inventory of each province adds up to only about 500 catties.

Five hundred catties of gunpowder should be enough to blast open the gate of ordinary Fucheng, but if you want to use it to deal with Nanchang City, it will definitely not work.

"By the way, what happened to the big ship I asked you to prepare?" Hearing Wu Wending's report, Wang Shouren nodded, he had actually expected that the amount of gunpowder that could be retained in each prefecture would definitely not be too much. After all, the houses in the city are all made of wood, so a fool would prepare a large pile of gunpowder and put it in the storehouse.

"There are fifty-eight large ships, of which thirty-five are grain ships, which we have requisitioned from the local wealthy families. Wu Wending didn't know Wang Shouren's intentions, but he still said truthfully.

"There are only fifty-eight ships, which is not enough, forget it, let's prepare to attack the city. When Wang Shouren heard this, he immediately shook his head, he originally had multiple plans in his heart. This storming Nanchang City was just his last choice. He asked people to prepare ships, which was to avoid Nanchang and go directly to Anqing, first to destroy Zhu Haochen's forces, and then turn back to surround Nanchang City, so as to preserve their combat power to the greatest extent.

It's just that with such a small number of ships, how many people can be carried across the river? Instead of going to Anqing to die, it is better to attack Nanchang honestly.

"Mr. Yang Ming, are you worried about this war?" Wang Shouren is actually among the civilian officials, and he is relatively capable of fighting. However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, the guards and official offices of the Ming Dynasty are a pit, they simply want nothing, the soldiers are weak, the materials are scarce, and even the government decree is difficult to pass, with these things restricted, even whoever comes has to kneel.

"What is Xu Qianhu's good plan? Seeing Fang Hong say this, Wang Shouren was slightly surprised, but he still opened his mouth to ask.

"The first method is that I and my men will deceive the city gates, and as long as we can enter the city, no matter how strong they are, they can be easily breached. Fang Hong smiled and said one of his own methods. They were originally King Ning's honor guards, and this method sounded feasible.

"If you had gone to Ji'an, maybe this method would have worked, but now, it is estimated that the news of your anti-water has already spread to the city. Wang Shouren felt that this method was not very reliable, a target as big as 5,000 people, as long as there were people with a heart, they would definitely be able to find out the news that they had defected.

"What a good idea I have, this is it. Wu Wending saw that Fang Hong was not very pleasing to the eye, and when he heard his idea, he immediately pursed his lips and said something cool.

"This second method is to wait, we can wait here for Zhu Haochen to come back. As soon as he crosses the Yangtze River, we will give him a head-on blow. Fang Hong ignored Wu Wending and said his second method.

"What is your idea? If this Zhu Haochen can come back, we will still use you to remind him? If he attacks Anqing in vain and returns, it will be fine, but if he breaks through Anqing, with the power of several prefectures, plus the five thousand soldiers in Nanchang City, and attacks on both sides, it will be us who will be in danger at that time. I think it's better to storm Nanchang City, although the city is high, but we have a lot of soldiers, even if we fight for consumption, we can take the city. After taking Nanchang, it is equivalent to breaking the foundation of King Ning. At that time, even if King Ning takes Anqing, it will be rootless, and when the imperial army arrives, it will inevitably turn into ashes. Wu Wending felt that Fang Hong's idea was too unreliable and his actions were too radical, either a big victory or a big defeat, which was not in line with his moderation character.

Something like a war is still safe, and it is best to plan slowly.

"Lord Wu, you think too easily, if we are dragged outside Nanchang City, once the losses are too heavy, King Ning will inevitably return, and then he will attack from both sides, and our situation will also be very dangerous. When our main force is destroyed, there will be no force in the whole Jiangxi that can balance Zhu Haochen, which is equivalent to giving up a province to others. Master Wu is far-sighted, have you ever thought about this situation?" Fang Hong looked at Wu Wending and said slowly.

"This ......" Wu Wending was immediately a little speechless, and he also said that Fang Hong's method was risky, but his own method didn't seem to be much better.

"Xu Qianhu, you deliberately proposed this second method, but what news did you get? Could it be ...... Zhu Haochen is about to return?" Wang Shouren's mind was thorough, and he knew that it was unlikely that Fang Hong would be untargeted, so he asked tentatively.

"Hahaha, Mr. Yang Ming is really thoughtful, and he can't hide it. Within half a day, King Ning will inevitably return to Jiujiang. Moreover, I can guarantee that King Ning definitely did not capture Anqing, and the troops under his command were only about seventy percent of those in his heyday. Fang Hong stroked his palms and smiled, worthy of being a rare Confucian in the world, all kinds of thoughts were delicate in his eyes, like a pattern in his palm.

"What evidence do you have?" Wu Wending saw that Fang Hong said so happily, but he didn't believe it, but he simply couldn't see Fang Hong.

"There is no evidence. Fang Hong spread his hands, looking like you love to believe it or not.

"There is no joke in the army, Xu Qianhu, I will believe you this time, but if something goes wrong, it will be irresponsible to the more than 10,000 soldiers under my command. If it really comes to that situation, I will definitely deal with you with military law!" Wang Shouren waved his hand, his face was solemn, and he said to Fang Hong.