When Liu Yangzheng learned the news that he had failed to send someone to assassinate Wang Shouren, he couldn't help but sit on the ground and muttered: "It's over, I can't kill him like this, it seems that this is really the fate I am waiting for?"

Because before this, Li Shishi had observed the celestial phase and came to the conclusion that the biggest obstacle on the way to King Ning's achievement of hegemony was Wang Shouren.

If Wang Shouren is not removed, it will be difficult for them to do anything, let alone occupy Nanjing and capture the capital. Liu Yangzheng held the secret report in his hand tightly, and his forehead was full of cold sweat.

He knew that sooner or later the news would reach King Ning, and then his trust in King Ning's heart would be greatly reduced. In addition, on the rivers and lakes, whether it is the Dark Pavilion or the Mirror Moon Sea, many masters have been lost, which is naturally a hidden danger of turning against each other.

If you can send troops smoothly and capture the cities along the way, if the war reaches a stalemate, the first to defect must be those in the rivers and lakes. The icing on the cake may not be a friend, but if you fall into the well, you must be an enemy.

Liu Yangzheng couldn't sit still, and instead of being known to King Ning and pursuing his responsibility, he decided to take the first step and tell King Ning the news.

After learning the news, King Ning's face was gloomy like a pool of stagnant water in the night, waiting for someone to walk in and take the opportunity to drown him. One of the servants was unlucky, and while he was holding his breath, he came to report that the two princesses had made a fuss.

Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, was angry at the moment, and ordered people to pull out the two concubines who had no son and half a daughter and would only be jealous and beheaded.

Liu Yangzheng felt a chill down his spine, worried that he would be the next substitute ghost, he plucked up his courage and said: "Your Highness, please calm your anger, the most important thing at the moment is to attack Nanjing, you must take care of your health, the three armies still rely on you to command and give orders." ”

King Ning looked at Liu Yangzheng, who had smashed things up, and forcibly held back the anger in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face, and said: "What the military advisor said is extremely true, but now that Wang Shouren is sitting on more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, we rush to attack, what are the chances of victory?"

Liu Yangzheng knew that King Ning took care of this layer, there was no way, the best time to attack had been missed, and now he could only let go, and said: "Your Highness, there is a seventy percent chance of winning at this time, if it is delayed any longer, once the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive and surround us heavily, then we will really have to fail." ”

King Ning listened to Liu Yangzheng's words, felt that this was the truth, nodded, and said, "Since this is the case, I ordered to go down and prepare to send troops." ”

Liu Yangzheng took the order and left, sweat already soaking the clothes on his back.

In July of the 14th year of Zhengde, King Ning, who was confused by Wang Shouren's plan to delay the army, gathered troops and horses in Hongdu, and after sacrificing to the sky, he dispatched troops and waved his army to attack Nanjing.

Because there are many people in the green forest in the army, all of them are reckless, their methods are extremely cruel, and they are quick and ruthless, so King Ning's army is invincible, and the army of the imperial court is difficult to resist.

The defense of Jiujiang City was tight, and the troops besieging the city set up a ladder, and a group of reckless men in the rivers and lakes had already rushed to the head of the city, cutting melons and vegetables, and killing the soldiers defending the city in Jiujiang to lose their armor.

So, Jiujiang City was captured by the rebels in just one day, and the people in the city did not have time to flee, some chose to kill themselves, and some chose to surrender.

After King Ning entered the city, when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but vomit out on his horse, which was something he didn't expect, but he definitely couldn't punish these people, because these recklessness were the most useful tools for him to attack the city.

When he has won the world, it will not be too late for these people to kill.

After King Ning sent troops to garrison Jiujiang, he did not give the opponent a chance to breathe, and directly attacked Anqing. Anqing City comes from the upper reaches of Nanjing, if Anqing falls, then the sailor can flow down, and when the time comes, Nanjing will inevitably be in danger.

King Ning ordered a death battle, and within seven days he could not capture Anqing City, and the general beheaded the marshal, and then the deputy general beheaded the general, and pushed it in turn. In addition to the cruel punishment, it is also a promise to high-ranking officials, so that the soldiers and people in the rivers and lakes who are besieging the city are all full of blood, attacking the city and conquering the land, and they are invincible.

King Ning's main force was decisive along the way, and the troops approached the city of Anqing in just a few days, and King Ning gave an order to send people from the rivers and lakes to fly over the city, and open the city gate with the rushing car, in a vain attempt to conquer Anqing in one fell swoop.

But how can Anqing be Jiujiang, those murderous rivers and lakes just threw their reckless hooks and claws on the wall, and before they had time to fly up, they were shot into hedgehogs, and countless boulders on the city wall were pushed down, smashing many rushing cars.

King Ning, who was vainly trying to achieve a quick victory, was unprecedentedly hindered in Anqing, and his face turned blue with anger, and with a wave of his hand, he commanded the troops to use trebuchets.

The two-story trebuchet was quickly pushed up by three planes, lined up in front of the array, and the boulders weighing hundreds of catties were thrown onto the city wall by the trebuchet, and only the sound of "boom" was heard, which was unabated compared to the power of the thunder.

The city wall was smashed into many deep pits, but how could the city wall, which was a few feet thick, be so easily trampled on? Many of the soldiers on the city wall were smashed into minced meat, and the people were shocked to see it, and their whole bodies were weak.

The siege lasted from morning to night, and there were countless casualties on both sides along the way, but King Ning did not give up, he almost didn't care about eating, and he was always in command of the Chinese army.

"Report, Your Highness, our army has suffered heavy casualties, do you want to temporarily stop the attack, treat the wounded first, and then continue to attack the city?"

"Come on, drag this person who disturbs the morale of the army down and behead him, and if there is someone who retreats, the end will be the same as this person. King Ning shouted angrily.

In the middle of the curtain, Liu Yangzheng frowned, and said distressedly: "Who is the general who guards the city, and he is so good at using soldiers?"

According to the spies, there are no tiger generals in Anqing City, and the only people who defend the city are Governor Yang Rui and Governor Zhang Wenjin, and the performance of these two people is really surprising. Li Shishi said helplessly.

Liu Yangzheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "These two people are really in the way, and on the day the city is broken, these two people will definitely be crushed and scattered." ”

Li Shishi said lightly: "It is best to be able to fight without blood, if they can surrender, not only can they not hurt them in the slightest, but also treat each other with the courtesy of a countryman, so that His Royal Highness is benevolent, and after that, the obstacles encountered by using soldiers will be much smaller." ”

Liu Yangzheng nodded and said, "What Mr. said is extremely true. ”

Li Shishi didn't speak again, he was very disappointed with Liu Yangzheng in front of him, as a military advisor, he didn't even have basic anger control, no wonder it would be too successful to succeed and more than to lose, His Royal Highness found such a person, it was a faint move.

The trebuchet was powerful, but there were no more huge stones, so the besieging troops had to find many small stones to mix together, which was enough to smash the heads of the defending soldiers.

On the side of defending the city, Yang Rui, as a military general, took the lead, facing the enemy's constantly erected ladders and a steady stream of soldiers, ordering his subordinates to block with bows and arrows and muskets, and even threw down countless fire pots, and a sea of fire under the city, burning the enemy to the point of crying wolf.

The battle lasted until midnight, and King Ning's spirit was finally tired, and under the reflection of countless torches, his expression was finally no longer as firm as before.

King Ning waved his hand and said to his subordinates: "Mingjin collects his troops, sends an order, finds someone who can speak well, and goes to the city to persuade him to surrender." ”

The soldiers of Anqing City fought bloodily, and the bones were piled up, and after all, they did not let this city fall into the hands of the enemy, which can be sung and cried, and can be admired and feared.