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Volume 1 Yuzhou Snow Chapter 820 Shouren Shows His Skills

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    The counter-rebellion army marched south. The troops and horses of the fifth battalion of Shenshu Camp and the troops and horses of the Second Foreign Army Battalion, together with the three guards and horses drawn from the capital, formed a main force of more than 60,000 troops. At the same time, the two prefectures of Datong and Taiyuan in Shanxi Province marched southward.  One guard horse was dispatched from each of the two prefectures in Gunzhou, Jinan, Shandong, and one guard horse was dispatched from Kaifeng, Henan. They set off from the local areas and rushed to the north of Jiangxi to join together.  ︾Ding︾Dian︾小︾ said that after Song Nan's army arrives, it will form a combined army of nearly 100,000 people from the six Jingying camps, the Second Foreign Army and the Eighth Guards, forming an iron fist to hit Zhu Chenhao.  of rebels.  Song Nan knew that although Zhu Chenhao's rebels claimed to have numbered 200,000, it was actually just an exaggeration. The question was not how many troops he had. The main question was whether Zhu Chenhao would attack Nanjing at all costs.  If Nanjing is captured, the whole situation will become complicated and confusing. Once the Yangtze River ferry is occupied by the rebels, even though we have an elite force of 100,000 troops marching in, we are not sure of victory when we attack Nanjing across the river.  Moreover, if Nanjing falls, it will definitely become a turning point for Zhu Chenhao's rebellion. Under the pressure of the situation or the fluctuation of people's hearts, will the various capitals in Jiangnan become Zhu Chenhao's supporters, and will the vast area in the south become Zhu Chenhao's granary?  and the source of troops are all huge variables.  But this worry soon turned out to be unfounded. Three days later, the army left the boundary of Yingtian Prefecture and just arrived in Shandong. There were reports of battles. The main force of the rebels who had captured Anqing Prefecture turned around and retreated towards Jiangxi.  They left and did not follow the current to storm Nanjing.  According to the news, Wang Shouren, the deputy commander of the army, gathered his troops and attacked the rebel rear area. He captured Fuzhou Prefecture yesterday and is approaching Nanchang Prefecture.  After hearing the news, Song Nan laughed loudly and praised: "Mr. Yangming is not a rotten scholar. I was worried that he might not be able to understand my intention and implement it resolutely. Now it seems that Mr. Yangming not only implemented it, but also did it."  It's very beautiful. He actually claimed to have gathered an army of 300,000 people from all directions to attack Jiangxi. Where did he get an army of 300,000 people? His ability to spread rumors is not weaker than his ability to spread spiritual knowledge.  , Song Nan also realized that since the rebels had turned back to rescue, Wang Shouren would be under great pressure. With the army's marching speed, it would take at least seven or eight days to reach the north of the Yangtze River.  It's all cold.  "Jiang Bin, listen to the order." Song Nan sat on the horse and immediately gave the order: "Immediately gather five thousand cavalry and travel day and night to reinforce Mr. Wang. If you can join Mr. Wang's troops, tell him to use the drag maneuver, even if Nanchang attacks  Don't fight with the main force of the rebels if you don't, but you need to maintain pressure and never let the rebels turn around and attack Nanjing again. "Jiang Bin prepared quickly and quickly mobilized cavalry from each battalion to form a force of 5,000 cavalry to prepare to rush south.  Looking at the back of Jiang Bin leading the cavalry away, Song Nan breathed a sigh of relief. Although these five thousand people may not have much effect, if they arrive on the battlefield, their meaning will naturally be different.  For Wang Shouren, this was a morale boost, and it also sent a signal to the rebels that the imperial army was coming, which would be a fatal blow to their morale.  "Sir, I have some doubts about my humble position." Xu Tai sat on the horse and frowned.  Song Nan smiled and asked: "Tell me, what are you and I taboo about?" Xu Tai said: "I think it is inappropriate to send cavalry reinforcements. If the rebels are informed of the arrival of our army too early, they will surely  He would do something unusual." Song Nan chuckled and said, "Oh? Tell me, how will the rebels react?"  If you come here, you will definitely not protect Nanchang Mansion, because even if you save Nanchang Mansion, once our army arrives, it will be a turtle in the urn. It is better to fight to the death and go straight down the river to attack Nanjing. Before our army arrives, Nanjing will be destroyed.  Now, the situation will be very different." Song Nan laughed and said, "Xu Tai, I am more and more impressed by you. Your worries are not unnecessary. This is what I expect. Please tell me why I sent you.  Are these five thousand soldiers and horses going to reinforce? The army is fighting in Shanxi, which is densely covered with lakes and hills. The five thousand cavalry have no advantage except that they can travel faster. I just want the rebels to know that we are coming; Zhu Chenhao's generals  The soldiers and counselors will definitely understand that there is no way out to defend Nanchang, and they will definitely suggest turning back and attacking Nanjing. This is exactly what I expected. "Xu Tai said in shock: "So this is the plan of the Duke?"  Song Nan said: "If we talk about it in general terms, where should our army go for rescue?"  Song Nan said: "That's it. Generally speaking, it's natural to treat headaches and foot pains. But if our army reaches the north of Jiangxi, it will take at least seven or eight days. It will have to pass through Shandong and Henan and Huguang. But if we know  The rebels will definitely attack Nanjing, why don’t we just?Reinforcement Ying Tianfu opens his pockets and waits for their arrival?  We will save at least three days from here to Yingtianfu. If Zhu Chenhao is determined to attack Nanjing, even if they move quickly along the way, we will be one or two days ahead of them.  Xu Tai frowned and said: "The plan is a good one, but" Song Nan smiled and said: "You were confident that the rebels would be fooled just now, but now you have no confidence?"  " Xu Tai shook his head and said: "After all, it is to guess the other party's intentions. No one can be sure that they will do this. If the judgment is wrong, wouldn't it be the loss of tens of thousands of Lord Wang's troops?  The strength of the rebels is much greater than that of Mr. Wang, and the lie of his 300,000-strong army can be exposed at once.  When the battle started, our army took advantage of the road to the east to reinforce Nanjing. If we then went upstream to reinforce, we would have wasted many days in time.  " Song Nan said: "So I want to add fuel to the fire. I plan to order you to lead the three guards southward, passing through Henan and Huguang from the west to attack Jiujiang. You want to make a big fanfare and make it appear that my main force is going straight to Jiangxi; while I will divide my troops.  Reinforce Nanjing. This will greatly increase the possibility of success of this strategy.  " Xu Tai nodded and said: "I agree, if the rebels are not fooled by such momentum, then it is God's will.  " Song Nan looked into the distance and said calmly: "If Zhu Chenhao doesn't turn around and attack Nanjing under this situation, his men will be a bunch of losers.  If he sticks to Nanchang, he will be a turtle in the urn. After I arrive in Nanjing, I will go upstream to recover Anqing and then Jiujiang Nankang, and tie my pocket tightly.  It's just a pain for Wang Shouren, because he has to bear more positive pressure; this battle may become the battle that makes Wang Shouren famous all over the world, or it may be the place where he dies, but no matter what, Zhu Chenhao cannot escape the fate of failure.  , if someone sacrifices for this, it is helpless. As the coach, I can only consider the overall situation and nothing else.  " Xu Tai secretly smacked his tongue, and the Duke of Zhen became more courageous. He was willing to win the victory against the rebellion at the cost of tens of thousands of Wang Shouren's troops. Although there was a suspicion of sacrificing Wang Shouren, no matter who was in this position  , I am afraid that he will make the same choice, because quelling the rebellion is the purpose of this trip, and paying the corresponding price is also cleaning up. It depends on Wang Shouren's own ability. "Actually, these worries are unnecessary. Wang Shouren is a very talented person.  Strategy, I think he will definitely understand my intention and will not choose to fight head-on. If I were him, I would give up the attack on Nanchang, stay on the way back to the rebels to play a trick on them, and then run away after the fight.  If Wang Shouren chose to attack Nanchang to the death, I would be disappointed in him.  Song Nan finished speaking calmly and waved his hand to order the army to march. … Hundreds of warships carried nearly 20,000 rebels upstream through the Yangtze River, passed through Nankang, Jiujiang, and arrived at the mouth of Poyang Lake. A few days ago, Zhu Chenhao ordered the army to return to rescue Jiangxi.  , only 3,000 of the nearly 70,000 troops were left to garrison Anqing Prefecture, and the rest of the army rushed back along both land and water routes. The fall of Fuzhou Prefecture was unexpected, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind were concentrated in Nanchang Prefecture. Where is it?  Zhu Chenhao's base camp, but the loss of Fuzhou meant that Nanchang Prefecture was dead. The next goal of Wang Shouren's troops was to point directly at this place. The huge dragon-headed flagship rode the wind and waves into Poyang Lake. It was already extremely fast, but in the  Zhu Chen Haoshang on the flagship felt that it was too slow and kept urging the soldiers in the warehouse to paddle quickly, wishing he could grow wings and rush back to Nanchang. Near Nanji Island in the southwest of Poyang Lake, dense reeds cover the densely intertwined waterways.  The withered yellow reeds rustled in the wind, and occasionally waterbirds flew by, making it seem quiet. But among the dense reeds and waterways, nearly ten thousand officers and soldiers were lying on small boats covered with reed stalks, waiting to cross.  The rebel vanguard fleet coming from Poyang Lake must pass through this place and follow the river to the west, directly reaching the dock of Nanchang Mansion. After Wang Shouren captured Fuzhou, he sent Wang Mian with 20,000 troops to attack Nanchang Mansion.  He led 10,000 troops to set up an ambush here. This was a standard strategy for siege and reinforcements. After learning that the rebels turned back for rescue, Wang Shouren knew that only by using the terrain to ambush the rebels could they have the power to fight. If all the troops were  Attacking Nanchang Mansion would give the rebels a chance to attack the city head-on, so he chose to besiege the city for reinforcements. At dark, after a long wait, the shadows of hundreds of warships appeared in the field of vision, with lights on the ships dotted.  The figures of the rebels walking above were also clearly visible. Driven by the north wind, they sailed majestically along the waterway on the north side of Nanji Island towards the mouth of the river. As the waterway became more complicated and narrow, the rebel ships began to move.  Changing their formations and lining up in columns, they had to cross the waterways among the reeds and drive to the river mouth on the shore and then to Nanchang Mansion. Wang Shouren looked stern, lying on a reed-covered tidal flat with his eyes tightly closed.  Staring at these hundreds of boats, when forty or fifty boats entered the reedy waterway one by one, Wang Shouren stood up suddenly and lifted off the reed cover on his body.He picked up the arrow and pulled out a bow and arrow in his hand. The soldiers around him quickly lit the kerosene cotton cloth wrapped on the arrow. Wang Shouren shouted loudly: "Shoot." Thousands of rockets were like fireflies in the night sky.  Dozens of rainbows gathered together, one end was placed on the ship, and the other was placed on the bowstrings of the officers and soldiers. In just a moment, the reed waterway was filled with flames. Hundreds of rockets dropped from the forty or fifty warships, and the sails were raised.  It was the biggest target. Just a moment later, the huge sail became a burning holy fire. The oiled sail caught fire and burned, and dropped balls of fire, igniting the entire ship.  In the blink of an eye, the surface of the lake turned fiery red, as if the morning glow was rising on the surface of Poyang Lake, reflecting the crimson color of the sky and the earth, which was extremely beautiful.
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