Song Nan knew the general movement of the rebels, and was very worried in his heart, if this development continued, Anqing would probably not be guaranteed, and Nanjing would be difficult to hold, if Zhu Chenhao captured Nanjing, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Nanjing is the capital of Liu, the capital of Taizu when he established the Ming Dynasty, and its strategic significance is extremely important; Once Nanjing was captured, it not only gave Zhu Chenhao the confidence to be the emperor from the hearts of the people, but also the southern provinces became eggs from the nest. With the Yangtze River as a barrier, Zhu Chenhao could calmly occupy the coastal and southwestern areas south of the Yangtze River and rule by dividing the river. This is not sensational, although the southern military and political officials that Zhu Chenhao secretly colluded with did not all throw themselves into Zhu Chenhao's arms, but once Nanjing was taken and there was no communication with the imperial court, the behavior of these people would be unpredictable.

The problem is that if Song Nan mobilizes troops and horses to go south to suppress the thieves, it will take at least a few days to prepare, and it will take six or seven days for the army to arrive in the Anqing area of Nanjing, and there will be more than ten days of delay; Although the rebels also need to rest, and Anqing is not so easy to break, if you don't take measures to stabilize the situation before the army arrives, after Zhu Chenhao captures the city of Nanjing, it won't make much sense for the counterinsurgency army to arrive. That would be a protracted battle of offense and defense.

With the Yangtze River as a natural fortification, Song Nan knew how difficult it was to fight.

Song Nan lingered in the candle shadow of Fengtian Hall for a long time, pacing back and forth under the dull gaze of the officials, and finally made a decision; This counterinsurgency requires someone to involve Zhu Chenhao's army in attacking Nanjing, and this person must be dragged to the battlefield with the imperial army, which requires not only great wisdom, but also great strategy.

Song Nan immediately thought of Wang Shouren, although he didn't have a deep relationship, and he didn't talk much about Wang Shouren in military affairs, but Song Nan felt that Wang Shouren had a set in terms of literary talent and military talent; On the way to Gannan with him, the two talked a lot about this along the way, and Wang Shouren had unique views on many battles.

Song Nan decided to take a gamble, in fact, except for Wang Shouren, he couldn't think of any suitable candidate, and no one dared to believe it. The problem now is that Wang Shouren only has two guards and horses in his hands, and after the whole territory of Jiangxi falls into the hands of King Ning, the southern part of Jiangxi is safe and sound. However, it is unrealistic for Wang Shouren to use these two guards and horses to counterattack King Ning's rebels, and for the sake of today's plan, Wang Shouren should have the right to convene and mobilize the soldiers and horses of the nearby state capital, so as to gather troops and horses to contain the pace of the rebels.

Song Nan immediately rushed to the Qianqing Palace, Zhengde had just fallen asleep, and Song Nan couldn't take care of it, so he stood at the head of the bed and said that he would mention Wang Shouren to kill the thieves and soldiers and horses.

Zhengde held on to the court, his body was already unpleasant, and after he came back, he coughed up blood a few times, how could he be in the mood to discuss these issues, he only closed his eyes and waved his hand: "I will entrust you with the matter of suppressing the thief, and you will act cheaply, and I will naturally support your decision; From now on, you can discuss the decision with Zhang Yong, the celebrant of the celebrant about the matter of suppressing the thief, and then Zhang Yong will report to me that I will know, and there is no need to ask for an order on everything. ”

Song Nan bowed down and withdrew from Zhengde's bedroom, he didn't know what to feel in his heart, Zhengde said such words, indicating that he could decide the rebellion with full authority, although it was only limited to the crusade against the rebellion, but Song Nan first felt the feeling of doing whatever he wanted. This feeling is really wonderful, no wonder so many people want to be the ministers who control the power of the DPRK and the opposition, and so many people want to fight for the supreme power, I am afraid that they are obsessed with this unfettered right.

Song Nan and Zhang Yong quickly drafted a decree and appointed Wang Shouren as the deputy governor of the thieves and horses, and after informing the cabinet, a small group of pro-soldiers who passed the decree rushed to Jiangxi overnight to announce the decree; Song Nan did not hesitate to select fifty divine horses from the Beijing camp to use as their foot strength for road transfers; Calculate the foot strength, if you travel day and night, it will be less than three days, and more than three days and four nights will be able to reach southern Jiangnan, at that time, the army of King Ning may only be able to capture Anqing, and it is impossible to attack the city of Nanjing.

In the capital, when Song Nan non-stop mobilized troops, horses, materials, and food to lead the army south to quell the rebellion, Wang Shouren, who was defending Ganzhou in southern Jiangxi, ushered in dozens of dusty Jinyi guards who came from Fujian on a detour.

The person who delivered the decree this time was not a eunuch in the inner court, nor a court official, but Li Daniu, the servant of the Jinyi Wei Han General Camp. Accompanying him was Wang Yong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who came with Song Nan to quell the rebellion before. This combination is a bit nondescript, Wang Shouren also felt puzzled, and later he learned that it turned out that on the way to deliver the decree from the Jinyi Wei Dahan on the way to Fujian Province, he met two hundred Jinyi guards led by Wang Yong on the mountain road of Liangye Mountain in Wu'an, and the reason why Wang Yong appeared in Liangye Mountain was to cover the evacuation of the Zhenguo Gong prisoners and left to block the pursuing soldiers.

Wang Shouren was naturally overjoyed, although the hundreds of more Jinyi guards were nothing, but the hundreds of firecrackers were not a joke, at least they had a great effect on defending Ganzhou City, Wang Shouren was worried about how this Ganzhou City could stand tall in Jiangxi, which was full of ink; In fact, some of his men had already retreated to Guizhou and Guangdong in the southwest to avoid becoming a thorn in the side of the rebels.

The decree appointing Wang Shouren as the deputy governor of the thieves and horses was read out in front of all the officials in Ganzhou, and Wang Shouren immediately felt a huge pressure, although it was gratifying to be promoted and reused, but Wang Shouren knew that this deputy governor was not easy to do, and it was by no means as simple as a simple promotion.

Sure enough, in the subsequent narrative of the inner hall, Li Daniu elaborated on the requirements brought by Song Nan one by one, first, to immediately assemble the soldiers and horses of the guards in Guangdong, Guizhou, Fujian in the name of the deputy governor of the soldiers and horses, and even the soldiers and horses in Jiangxi who were unwilling to rely on the rebellion of King Ning, so as to form a large army assembly, and the action should be fast. Second, it was necessary to delay the rebels' attack on Nanjing before the arrival of the imperial army, which could not be lost, and once lost, the counterinsurgency battle would be protracted.

These two articles are simple to say, but Wang Shouren's scalp is numb, his original plan was to hold Ganzhou and wait for the arrival of the imperial army, he is the governor of southern Ganzhou, and it is his victory that Ganzhou does not lose; And now Song Nan appointed him as the deputy governor, which is to put the entire battle situation on his shoulders, so that he can't stick to Ganzhou.

The problem now is that Song Nan asked him to gather troops and horses, but the defenders of the guards in Guangdong, Guizhou and Fujian are extremely limited, and many of the generals of the guards have led their troops to join the rebels of King Ning, which are the result of King Ning's previous friendships. It is conceivable that this trend will become more and more obvious, and if King Ning captures the city of Nanjing, there will be more officers and soldiers who defect.

In addition, even if he has gathered some soldiers and horses on hand, it is an impossible task to prevent the rebels from capturing the city of Nanjing, and the soldiers and horses of King Ning were claimed to be 100,000 when they raised the incident, and now they have a huge momentum in Jiujiang and Nankang, and now they are known as 200,000 troops; Although there is a lot of water in it, there are at least eight. Ninety thousand real troops, just these eight. An army of 90,000 is not so easy to deal with.

"Dare to ask Li Yanshi, did the Duke of Zhen Guogong say how to delay the rebels to attack Nanjing?" Wang Shouren frowned and asked.

Li Daniu shook his head and said: "My lord didn't say it, he only said it, with the wisdom of Lord Wang, there must be a clever plan; Oh yes, my family said that Wei Wei and Zhao Zhizhi could be used, but I didn't understand what it meant. ”

Wang Shouren had a chaotic idea brewing in his heart, and as soon as he heard the words Wei Wei and save Zhao, it was suddenly like a flash of lightning in the dark clouds, instantly illuminating the surrounding area.

"Wonderful, a word to wake up the person in the dream, it can only be this way, it must be this way." Wang Shouren patted his thigh and said.

In the stunned eyes of everyone, Wang Shouren came and explained in detail what it means to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

"Under the current shape, the two prefectures of Jiujiang and Nankang have been lost, and the main force of the rebels has been assembled in Anqing Mansion, and it is roughly estimated that there are at least 50,000 or 60,000 rebels attacking Anqing Mansion. Even if I gather the soldiers and horses of the left state capital here, it is only 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses, and after the assembly is completed, I will rush to the Anqing Mansion to rescue, which is obviously too late. Unless we rush directly to Nanjing to set up a defensive line, it may be effective, but I am afraid that the time is also very tight. ”

Wang Mian, the chief soldier of Ganzhou, said: "How can it be done?" The number of rebels is increasing day by day, and if they take Anqing Mansion, they will go down the river and attack Nanjing, and we may have time to rush to Nanjing, but we have no way to respond in a hurry; It may even be impossible to catch up at all, the total number of soldiers and horses stationed in Nanjing is less than 30,000, I am afraid that if we rush outside the city of Nanjing, Nanjing has already fallen. ”

Wang Shouren nodded and said: "That's the truth, so the meaning of encircling Wei to save Zhao is that when the eyes of King Ning's army are aimed at Nanjing City in Anqing Mansion, let's take his nest and come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salary." The strength of Nanchang and the surrounding provinces is only 20,000 or 30,000, so I don't believe that if we attack on a large scale, Zhu Chenhao will ignore the fire in the backyard and attack Nanjing with one mind? This is the plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, attack Nanchang to force the rebels to turn back to fight, and solve the worries of Nanjing. ”

Wang Mian's eyes lit up, clapped his palms and said: "I see, a good plan, a good way, and then we set up an ambush in Poyang Lake, waiting for them to work, this plan is indeed feasible." ”

Wang Shouren said: "Hey, the Duke of Zhenguo is in the capital, and Yu Xingshì is like coming in person, this four words of Wei to save Zhao have done their best, although I have similar thoughts, but I can't understand it for a while, ashamed and ashamed." ”

Cai Meng, a guerrilla general of the Ganzhou General Military Mansion, suddenly said: "What should I do if King Ning is not fooled?" Or if he raises troops to help, how can we meet the disparity in strength? ”

Wang Shouren stroked his beard and smiled: "If they don't come back, we will copy his old nest, and then go to attack Nankang Jiujiang, so that his soldiers and horses will become rootless, you must know that his grain, grass and heavy materials are all in Nanchang, this is his old nest." If they come back to help, we have achieved the goal of delay, this is one thing, and the second is that the battle between the two armies is not a simple comparison of numbers, and the affairs of the army are complicated and complicated, and the number of people may not be able to win, but I am not afraid of them at all to turn back. ”

Wang Yong added: "Don't forget, the imperial army has already moved south under the leadership of Zhenguo Gong, and it will arrive in more than ten days, so what is there to worry about?" ”