Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1103
After receiving the news that the Qing army had increased its troops in Henan, Wang Yan saw that King Lu and King Tang had been exposed, and immediately decided to close the net quickly.

According to the original plan, the army set off from Wuchang and returned to Nanjing.

Although Wang Yan was worried about his own safety, he was not really afraid of Jin Shenghuan. He has been in the world for many years and is famous all over the world. How could he be timid? When he went to Jiangbei and bypassed Jiangxi to Huguang, he was actually showing weakness on purpose to give Jin Shenghuan courage.

From the beginning of the Jiashen State Change, Wang Yan fell into dangerous situations several times. He was surrounded by 30 people led by Duoduo in Yangzhou, and fought fiercely with [-] people from Luck Dehun in Huguang. He had no fear, and Jin Shenghuan was just surrendered by him. How could he be afraid if a member of the army surrendered.

On July [-]th, almost when King Lu was offering sacrifices to Yuewang Temple by the West Lake and preparing to raise troops, Wang Yan led an army of [-] troops and set off from Wuchang and returned to Nanjing.

The army was still marching along the north bank, and as soon as Wang Yan moved, officials close to Tang Wang naturally informed the Jiangxi side of Wang Yan's whereabouts.

Near Anqing, among the dense river network and rolling hills, Jin Shenghuan hid [-] troops here, arranged a huge pocket, and waited for Wang Yan to send it to his door.

Wang Yan followed the original route, and 1 people marched down the Yangtze River, and arrived on the other side of the Jiujiang River in a few days. After arriving here, the army suddenly stopped.

On the banks of the river, white camps spread out, flags fluttered and fluttered under the wind of the river, soldiers practiced in the camps, and horse troops galloped across the wilderness.

Ever since taking down Nanjing, Wang Yan has been worried about a coup d'état, so in the past four years, he rarely left Nanjing, at most he just wandered around for a while before returning to Nanjing to sit in town.

With his prestige, no one dared to move easily when he was in Nanjing for a day. Although this made the world peaceful for four years, after all, it only suppressed hidden dangers and did not completely solve them.

Blocking is worse than sparseness. Repression is never the answer, and it will explode sooner or later. That's why he deliberately left Nanjing and came up with such a strategy to lure the snake out.

At this time, Wang Yan was wearing a golden armor and a scarlet cloak, and was standing by the river on a charcoal horse.

His attire can be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, leading the trend, and very coquettish. It not only left a deep impression on the Qing army, but also aroused the emulation of the King of Lu.

This golden armor accompanies Wang Yandong in his conquests, but he has never been on the battlefield for four years, and he only has the opportunity to wear it during the autumn exercises.

All the soldiers looked at Wang Yan in military uniform, standing by the river, and their hearts were filled with emotion.

The river wind was blowing slowly, blowing the scarlet cloak, Wang Yan looked at the river, turned his head and asked: "How is the boat dispatched?"

Behind him, Lu Shikui immediately replied: "Your Highness, the boats have already been prepared. We only need to wait for His Highness's order, and people and horses can cross the river immediately."

Wang Yan wanted to solve the internal problems of the Ming Dynasty once and for all this time, and he couldn't delay too much time. He knew that Jin Shenghuan was waiting for him in Anqing, so it was naturally impossible to plunge in and really fight.

The civil war has always consumed too much vitality of the empire, and what he wants is a forceful landing.With his prestige and reputation, he can be said to have full confidence in facing Jin Shenghuan.

Both King Tang and King Lu focused their attention on Nanjing, but he wanted to give them a hard time.

Wang Yan nodded, and suddenly asked: "Who leaked Gu's route back to Beijing to Jin Shenghuan, did you find out?"

"I found out. We set up camp here and stopped suddenly. That person really panicked. He sent his subordinates to sneak out of the camp last night. He wanted to inform Jin Shenghuan, but he was caught by the patrolling soldiers."

Wang Yan's face darkened, he turned his head and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's Zhang Guangcui, the acquaintance of Hujie Camp!"

Wang Yan frowned, and then realized that it was probably because of Du Yinxi's relationship. He was silent for a while, "lock him up first, and let him go after the army crosses the river."

While the two were talking, a group of more than ten cavalry suddenly galloped up from the sky in the open field to the east, kicked up a cloud of yellow dust, and rushed directly to the front of the camp.

Lu Shikui stared at the flag behind the cavalry from a distance, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, you are the imperial court's urgent messenger!"

"Let's go back and have a look!" Wang Yan also saw it, and immediately pulled out the rein of his horse, rushed down Heti, and returned to the camp.

Wang Yan led the generals back to the camp, and Yang Yanchang, who stayed in the camp, immediately led a dusty knight to greet him.

"Your Highness, the urgent appointment from the cabinet has just arrived!"

Wang Yan got off his horse, handed the whip to the guard, and waved his hand, "Talk in the tent!"

At that moment, surrounded by a group of generals, he entered the big tent, and he sat down. The dusty knight untied a bamboo tube and something wrapped in yellow cloth from behind and presented it to the handsome desk.

Wang Yan didn't rush to see it, but asked, "How is the situation in Nanjing?"

The knight hurriedly saluted and replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, when I set out from Nanjing, the Zhejiang rebels had already entered the outer gate of Nanjing and were preparing to attack the city."

"Oh, Lu Fan has already activated!" Wang Yan nodded slightly, the big fish he was going to catch had already been hooked, and he had to reel in the line as soon as possible.

After everyone in the tent heard this, anxious expressions appeared on their faces, but Wang Yan waved his hands to silence everyone, and then asked the knight to step aside, then picked up the bamboo tube, opened one end, and poured out a piece of imperial silk.

He unfolded it and saw that it was what he was waiting for, the letter of authorization issued to him by the cabinet and the chamber. He was unwrapping the box wrapped in yellow cloth, and inside were several tiger charms for mobilizing troops.

Although Wang Yan has the title of a great general and nominally controls the world's soldiers and horses, he doesn't need these things, but with these things, he is more legitimate.

At that moment, he showed these two things to the people in the tent, and when they saw the tiger talisman and the cabinet's authorization order, everyone in the tent felt a sense of awe, but Wang Yan stood up, and then raised his arms and said: "All officers and men, the country of the Ming Dynasty, It is not owned by one surname. It is actually the foundation that was laid by fighting alone with you for several years. In this world, there are lonely efforts and your hard work, which are shared by all surnames. I will fight against the strong with you alone. The captives swept away the ministers, and there was only half of today's peace. However, the captives were on the side, and the capital was not restored. Tang Fan and Lu Fan rebelled only for their own selfishness. They wanted to kill Zhongliang and dominate the land we conquered. Disregarding the common people and the general situation of the world, so that the powerful can benefit, is really a frenzied act."

Speaking of this, Wang Yan walked into the tent, looked around at everyone, raised his voice a little, and raised his arms and said: "Now the imperial court has ordered Gu to put down the rebellion, are you willing to fight with Gu to wipe out the rebellion, wipe out the world, and restore peace to the world?" , and build a strong and prosperous Ming Dynasty together.”

"We are willing to follow His Highness to wipe out the rebellion and wipe out the world!" Lu Shikui and others immediately clasped their fists and said in a solemn voice.

Murderous aura filled the tent immediately, this duel has been entrusted for four years.

Seeing this, Wang Yan shook his cloak immediately, walked back to the commander's office and sat down, then picked up a tiger talisman, and began to issue orders, "Send the order of the lonely army, order Chen Zilong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to lead the two townsmen of the Shence Army, Wang Jincai and Wang Yuncheng, to march into the city. Fujian, if you resist, shoot and kill!"

Hearing the order, a general stepped forward immediately and took the tiger talisman.

Wang Yan took out another one, and said: "Order Liu Fangliang to guard Nanyang tightly, and the Qing army Tathagata will attack. Within three months, Gu will definitely send troops to rescue him!"

Another general took over the tiger talisman solemnly, while Wang Yan continued: "Order Dai Zhifan again to seize Zhang Mingzhen's military power, and strictly prevent the Qing army from attacking the two Huaihe Rivers!"

"Order Liu Shun and Man Dazhuang to look for an opportunity to rescue Nanjing!"

Wang Yan had already made arrangements for these things before, through letters with his confidantes, but it was in his own name before, and now he is issuing orders in the name of the central government.

After Wang Yan issued several orders in a row, he took out another tiger talisman and issued an order: "Order again to Wang Shixiu to lead [-] cavalry to cross the south of the Yangtze River immediately, and within three days after receiving the order, rush to Nanchang and join Gu!"

The general in charge of delivering the order stepped forward again and respectfully accepted the tiger talisman for mobilizing the rampaging horse army.

At this time Wang Yan stood up again, looked at the generals, and waved his hand heroically, "Put down the rebellion, starting from Jiangxi, and Gu will be sent to the door to see if Dufutai will attack Gu! Order the army, immediately Cross the river and go straight to Nanchang!"

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