Wu Wending was straightforward by nature, and he didn't like Wang Shouren selling Guanzi, so he asked suspiciously: "What is the master's plan?"

"Put up notices, the more the better, and make sure that everyone in the city sees it, saying that when reinforcements arrive, let the people calm down and not mess with themselves. In addition, he sent people to spread the news, saying that the governor Xu Tai and others led the border army, Liu Hui and others led the Beijing army of 40,000 each, and Huguang Qin Jin and Liangguang Yang Dan each led their troops, a total of 160,000 people, to attack together to pacify the rebels.

Hearing Wang Shouren's arrangement, everyone understood his plan, he wanted to hide the truth and cross the sea.

When the officials marveled at Wang Shouren's shrewdness, Wang Shouren stroked his beard lightly and continued: "The two military advisors next to King Ning, Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi, are both familiar with the way of using soldiers, in order to make them useless, we must first make their words ineffective. ”

"The news we have received is that King Ning has treated them as guests, and it is not easy to separate them from each other. ”

Wang Shouren said unhurriedly: "King Ning is magnanimous on the surface, but he is actually very suspicious, and his upbringing makes him not trust anyone. We just took advantage of his attack on Nanking and threw out a bait, which he would inevitably eat, and then we should lead him away. ”

On King Ning's mansion, Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi walked into King Ning's hall, and saw that King Ning was reading a secret letter, so they didn't bother, how did they know that the content of the letter was deliberately forged to separate their relationship with King Ning?

"Lord Wang, the soldiers and horses are ready to go, and now the morale is sharp, we will capture Nanjing in one fell swoop, and then we will have half of the river. ”

Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was expressionless, compared to the excitement of the two military advisors, he was extremely calm, and said flatly: "The soldiers have just been assembled, and they still need to practice and run-in, let's wait a day." ”

Li Shishi was stunned, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, the opportunity must not be lost, it will not come again, at present, Wang Shouren's soldiers and horses have not yet been gathered, it is the best time to annihilate them by surprise, if there is a delay, I am afraid that there will be changes." ”

Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, waved his hand, and said in a decisive tone: "The military advisor doesn't need to say much, this king only has a decision, so you can step down." ”

Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng frowned and reluctantly exited the hall. King Ning glanced at the contents of the secret letter again, which said that Li Shishi should cooperate with the outside to trick King Ning to Nanjing, and then annihilate him in one fell swoop.

King Ning tore up the secret letter and muttered to himself angrily: "Sure enough, no one can be trusted? You want the life of this king, how can this king be easily fooled?"

The two military advisors who left the palace glanced at each other, and Liu Yangzheng was puzzled: "Why did the prince suddenly give up attacking Nanjing, this should have been the best opportunity, and if he missed it, he pushed us into a dangerous situation." ”

Li Shishi, whose hair was a little pale, sighed, looked at the sky in the distance, and said: "We all underestimated that Wang Shouren, it seems that the prince will make this decision, he is making trouble, I must find a way to get rid of that Wang Shouren, he is the biggest obstacle on the road to the prince's hegemony." ”

"But the assassination members sent by the Dark Pavilion, including the six hall masters, have all failed, so what can the others accomplish?"

Li Shishi shook his head and said, "The Four Swordsmen have never missed, and there is also a master of swordsmanship, Hong Manjiang, who will definitely be able to retrieve Wang Shouren's head when they go this time." ”

Liu Yangzheng looked at Li Shishi's sworn expression, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I hope so, if they fail, the enemy we will face will not be as simple as Wang Shouren's defenders." ”

Wang Shouren's plan worked, but he didn't know how long it could be delayed, if King Ning realized that it was his counter-plan, they would still be in a desperate situation.

Time was pressing, it can be said that it was a race against time, Wang Shouren could not wait for the documents of the imperial court to be issued, so he forged the documents, let people preach to the nearby states and counties non-stop, and let local officials of all sizes send troops and horses to quickly gather in Ji'an.

Under his inspiration, the military horses of Yuanzhou, Linjiang, Ganzhou and other places poured out one after another, because the enemy army can come to the city at any time, and the military situation has been urgent, so there are many teenagers and old people in their sixties among the soldiers who have been relieved this time, and even some beggars and people with broken arms and legs have been conscripted into the barracks.

The number of soldiers of mixed quality reached 80,000, although the combat effectiveness was not good, but it was enough to confuse the enemy army. In addition, Wang Shouren also sent a team that had been secret, captured more than a dozen enemy spies, and beheaded them in front of the battle to show the public, so as to calm the hearts of the army.

Wu Wending stepped forward and asked: "My lord, take the initiative to ask for war, serve the court, and make meritorious contributions." ”

Wang Shouren calmed down, waved his hand, and said, "Governor Wu, don't be impatient, and wait for a while." ”

Many days passed, Wu Wending was so anxious that he walked back and forth at home, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he slammed the door and walked in front of Wang Shouren, and asked loudly: "My lord, the army has been assembled, why don't you move, it will change later!"

Wang Shouren glanced at Wu Wending, who was strong and angry, and replied calmly: "With what Governor Wu sees, how should I act?"

"The morale of our army is like a rainbow, and if we are not prepared for the attack, we will inevitably break the enemy army and smash the Yellow Dragon. ”

"Governor Wu, have you ever experienced the art of war?"

"Hmph, although his subordinates are civilian officials, he has read military books since he was a child, and he also knows Tao strategy very well.

"What you say is true, but it is not the best strategy of a soldier. The so-called mystery of the art of war is nothing more than that the mind does not move, and acts randomly. ”

"My lord, if we miss the warplane, when the rebels attack, we will be in a passive situation. ”

"The battle against the insurgency should indeed be resolved quickly, but the situation is different at this time, at first the enemy is strong and we are weak, and we have no choice but to delay time and strengthen our army. Although our army now has 80,000 soldiers, its combat strength is uneven, and it is difficult to defeat its edge. The rebels do not know the details, they will not dare to attack easily, and King Ning has been running Hongdu for many years, and it is deeply rooted, if our army rashly attacks and attacks the city, it will inevitably be unable to attack for a long time, and the longer the time, the lack of food and grass, when the time comes, it will give him the opportunity to counterattack. If our army does not retreat, shows weakness to the rebels, makes its main force attack, and then sees the right time to encircle and annihilate it in one fell swoop, we will win a complete victory!"

"How can you guarantee that the main force is the one who comes to attack, if King Ning only sent the vanguard to feint, we will deploy like this, won't we give the enemy a chance to take advantage of it. ”

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "I just want to create such an opportunity for the rebels, if they don't find out about my mistake, how can they come to die willingly?"

Wu Wending also smiled, he never admitted defeat, looked at Wang Shouren's expression in his chest, convinced, and then obeyed Wang Shouren's arrangement and deployed the army.