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Chapter 394 The Rebellion of King Ning
The situation in Jiangxi is changing day by day.

The day before, it was rumored that King Ning’s army had broken through Anqing and was about to attack Nanjing along the river. There were even rumors that the soldiers and civilians of Nanjing were waiting for King Ning to go and open the city gates to welcome the "Wang Shi". Take Zhu Di's example of Jing Nan as a comparison.

But the next day, there were rumors that Wang Shouren, who used soldiers like a god in southern Jiangxi, had mobilized his troops to take over Nanchang City, the old nest of King Ning.

No matter how much the people in other places hate King Ning's rebellion, at least the people on the ground in Jiangxi, while scolding King Ning's rebellion for causing military disasters, hope that he can really ascend the throne and become emperor...

This is the "local complex" of the Chinese people. They feel that if an emperor is born in their own land, it will inevitably bring prosperity and tranquility to the place in the future.

On the front line from Jiujiang Mansion to Wuchang Mansion, there was no checkpoint on this section of the river because they were worried that showing hostility would attract the attack of King Ning's soldiers and horses.

In this way, it was convenient for Zhu Hao and his party. When Zhu Hao led his troops to Jiujiang Mansion in Jiangxi Province and landed, they could see fleeing crowd everywhere.

The people didn't want to be dragged down by King Ning's rebellion, so they could only flee Jiangxi with their families. Most of them migrated westward, that is, in the direction of Huguang.

You must know that there are only about two months left before the autumn harvest. Such a large-scale fleeing tide will cause great damage to the livelihood of the local people. The imperial court requested that the local people in Jiangxi be compensated by means of tax relief and allocation of disaster relief.

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Zhu Hao, Lu Song, and Yu San entered the boundary of Jiujiang and went their separate ways.

Zhu Hao found a place by Chihu Lake to wait for news, while Lu Song and Yu San took more than a dozen hired water ghosts to Poyang Lake for a "treasure hunting" activity, nominally to treat those water ghosts like this Speaking of which, if they tell the water ghosts that they will fish people out of the water in a certain period of time in the future, they will not believe them, they will only think that Zhu Hao is a liar, and they will not work hard.

Now they heard that it was a treasure hunt, and they paid a lot of commission in advance. Even though they thought Jiangxi was a dangerous place, they still couldn't hold back their inner greed and went on the road.

Money can make ghosts turn the millstone, and there must be brave men under heavy rewards.

Fast forward to mid-July.

At this time, there are only a few days left before the rebellion of King Ning in history is quelled.

Zhu Hao waited for news in Ruichang County.

It is less than a hundred miles away from Huguang. After King Ning captured Jiujiang Mansion, he did not go west to attack Ruichang County, but directly took the Dajiang River to attack Anqing City. It has become a transit station for the people to enter Huguang ground.

But in this era, there is no guide, and it is not easy to enter other provinces by means of escape.

The Huguang ground has long arranged manpower to conduct interrogation at various checkpoints, either with official certificates and road guides, or to take care of the rich family's convoy when it migrates, otherwise the fleeing people can only find a way to cross the state from some deep mountains and old forests without roads. Another way is to temporarily hide in the mountains and wait for the end of the war.

After Zhu Hao settled down, Lu Song on the other side occasionally asked people to bring back news, but because they did not go through official channels, the news lagged behind.

Based on Zhu Hao's understanding of history, Zhu Chenhao discovered on July [-]th that he could not attack Anqing for a long time, and that Nanchang City in his backyard was besieged by Wang Shouren, so he sent troops back to help. The two sides had a fierce battle at Poyang Lake. The time for the final battle was on July [-]th and [-]th.

However, because of Zhu Hao's early warning, the action against rebellious soldiers and horses was faster. Wang Shouren led his troops to Nanchang City in early July, nearly half a month earlier than in history.

King Ning's army's attack on Anqing was still not smooth, because Wang Shouren's troops were so strong that the time for King Ning's return to help was brought forward to around the tenth day of the seventh month, which brought about a result...the decisive battle was at least five or six days earlier.

Zhu Hao is not in the battle situation, he can only wait for the result in the rear.

In the middle and later period of King Ning's rebellion, Jiujiang Mansion and other places were actually stripped out, but Zhu Hao did not go deep into the hinterland of Jiangxi to take command.

The Huguang Township Examination was not affected by the rebellion, and the examination would officially start on the ninth day of August, which meant that Zhu Hao had to rush back to Wuchang Mansion to take the provincial examination, and had to leave for Wuchang Mansion at the end of July.

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July eighteenth.

King Ning's aid fleet has gone deep into Poyang Lake.

At this time, Wang Shouren's soldiers and horses were already waiting in full battle at the mouth of the Ganjiang River. The situation that King Ning expected to join forces with the Nanchang defenders to defeat the rebellious soldiers and horses did not appear, because even though Nanchang City had not been captured by Wang Shouren at this time, King Ning stayed behind. He was so cowardly that he didn't dare to go out of the city to confront Wang Shouren's troops head-on.

Wang Shouren only sent a small number of soldiers and horses to contain them outside Nanchang City, and then the main force went down the Ganjiang River and transferred to the front line of Poyang Lake to meet them. The battle was imminent.

That night, King Ning's army was on board a certain troop carrier.

Concubine Ning finished her day of wandering. After the ship docked, she wanted to go ashore to have a rest, but was told by the maid that someone had sent a letter.

King Ning's expedition was different from others. He brought his wife, children, and children with him. In name, he led troops to capture Nanjing and proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing directly. He didn't need to go home to pick up his family.

In fact, the main reason was that he was afraid of a fire in the backyard, so it was more reassuring to bring his family with him. He didn't have to worry that his family would be captured by the court and become hostages at any time, which would restrict his strategy.

The biggest problem with doing this is that some people have to be allocated to protect these relatives who have no combat effectiveness.

These ships transporting family members basically followed the army. They fell far behind when they went to Anqing. Now they are returning to help, and they are still at the end of the fleet.

This gave Zhu Hao the opportunity to tip off the news.

"Who is the letter from?"

Princess Ning was a little curious.

At this time, is the communication still normal?

Could it be that King Ning missed her too much on the front line and wrote her a letter?

The servant girl handed it over and said: "It was received by the troupe leader Long when he was docked. He sent someone to give it to the guard, and the guard handed it over, saying that it was written by an old friend of yours, Wangfei."

Although there were not many guards around Concubine Ning at this time, there were still basic protections. The army was dispatched, and the few remaining court soldiers in the local area did not dare to disturb the rear of King Ning's army, and their defenses were relatively lax, so there was an opportunity for communication.

Zhu Hao asked Lu Song to find the person who corresponded with him, who had sung for Zhu Hao in Anlu before, and later sold Zhu Hao's theater troupe to Ning Wangfu's troupe leader Long.

Leader Long...although he doesn't have much loyalty, but fortunately he has an open mind when he sees money, and Zhu Hao can get things done if he spends enough money.

Coupled with the letter sent, there is no additional meaning at all from the letter. It is clear that an old friend sent something like a "love poem" out of missing, and Princess Ning and the local scholars in Nanchang The friendship is deep, and King Ning even took advantage of his wife's reputation of cherishing and loving talents to recruit a large group of scholars like bees and butterflies to work for him.

King Ning has always used Lou Suzhen as a pawn. From the outsiders' eyes, this letter may be a love letter written by some arrogant scholar.

"This……"

After Lou Suzhen opened the letter, she immediately recognized that it was Tang Yin's handwriting. She immediately turned her head and asked, "Xinghua, where is the visitor?"

The maid named Xinghua replied: "The person who came here didn't board the boat, and even Captain Long is not qualified to board the boat, just sent such a letter."

This made Lou Suzhen depressed.

The letter was in her hand, and she knew it was written by Tang Yin, but the content...was a bit cloudy, and she looked very sad, but now she was uneasy, but not to the point of being heartbroken in the poem, it was just that the poem made her feel sad. The more I look at it, the more confused I feel... It's like a melody hidden in my heart, even the rhyme is ready to come out.

A poem from the future, written by herself, naturally felt familiar.

"What's going on at the front?"

Lou Suzhen read the letter carefully several times, and felt Tang Yin's affection for her. Although the deep concern was revealed between the lines, it was not to the point of life and death.

Things haven't happened yet, so I can't understand the hopeless state of mind.

Xinghua said: "The news just came that Wang Zhongcheng's troops have already lined up at Huangjiadu at the mouth of the Ganjiang River."

Lou Suzhen said anxiously: "That Wang Zhongcheng used soldiers like a god. He reacted quickly to the prince's uprising. He should have expected the present. If he was well prepared, then the prince leading the troops would be tantamount to committing suicide." The net... If the army is defeated, what should I do?"

Even though Lou Suzhen no longer supports her husband's rebellion, but now that the incident has happened and there is no turning back, she naturally hopes that her husband will win.

"If we can defeat Wang Zhongcheng, we can easily capture Anqing..."

At this time, Lou Suzhen already understood the whole situation of the battle.

The biggest trouble her husband is facing is not An Qing, but Wang Shouren.

After defeating Wang Shouren, it may be the year of the monkey and the month of the horse when the troops from the imperial court to suppress the rebellion arrive. And governance, the situation of divided courts resisting courtesy, it is not certain who will win the battle in the end.

Xinghua said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we have hundreds of thousands of troops, and that Wang Zhongcheng doesn't have many troops."

"You do not understand."

Lou Suzhen originally wanted to disembark and go to the shore camp to rest.

But now I feel uneasy, so I can only stay on the boat temporarily.

No sleep for one night.

She came to the deck from time to time to look at the patrolling soldiers on the shore and the situation in the lake. Until dawn, suddenly the flames burst into the sky in the distance.

"Your Majesty, there seems to be a fire on the big lake!"

The maid exclaimed in shock.

Lou Suzhen hurriedly asked someone to set up a relatively high platform on the bank, and stood on it to look at it, only to see a line of horoscopes in front of her, the flames were soaring into the sky, and there was a tendency to burn the company battalion, and then a series of military reports came, and Lou Suzhen felt cold half.

As expected, King Ning was defeated.

In terms of military capabilities, King Ning and Wang Shouren are not at the same level at all. Even though the number of soldiers and horses has an absolute advantage, but because of the siege of Anqing, they returned in a hurry, and the morale of the army was slackened. There is no disadvantage in the future, and Wang Shouren, who is waiting for work with ease, is under the command...

In an encounter battle, they were frustrated first, and then attacked by Wang Shouren with fire...

After one day and one night, King Ning's troops basically collapsed. In this battle alone, [-] to [-] soldiers and horses were killed or drowned, and there were countless deserters.

At this time, Wang Shouren's soldiers and horses had already headed north to cover up and kill them, advancing by land and water.

Concubine Ning was surrounded by guards, and she seemed to have no choice but to escape.

(End of this chapter)