The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The troops from the Beijing camp rushed to Nanchang without stopping.

For more than half a month, Yan Chengjin's food has been taken from armored vehicles.

Although no one has issued a statement to harm him, it can be controlled so that he has to be careful.

It seems that we need to get to the capital as soon as possible.

Yan Chengjin then asked Xia Zhong: "General Xia, where are you?"

"We have arrived at the county town around Nanchang Prefecture. We can meet Duke Cheng Guo at Xu Shi today." Xia Zhong said.

Yan Chengjin lay back in the seat. Even though it was a custom-made comfortable leather seat, his back would inevitably become sore after sitting for a long time.

Late at night, we arrived in Nanchang.

Duke Cheng Zhu Hui came to Yan Chengjin's chariot to discuss the siege of the city.

"Master Yan has gone to bed. He ordered the repairs for one day and we will talk about it tomorrow morning." Mou Bin said helplessly.

In the past few days, Yan Chengjin went to bed on time, not letting anyone disturb him, and wondered if he had any military plans.

Zhu Hui gritted his teeth and delayed for several days. The boy was still able to sleep and had no choice but to return to the camp.

Early in the morning, the Beijing army was at the main camp.

"King Ning gave five coins and two taels of silver to the people. Now the people in the city are calling King Ning long live. The strong men abandoned their farms and joined the army. The old and weak women and children carried huge rocks and gold soup to defend the city for King Ning." Zhu Hui said.

He got the news that in just ten days, huge rocks on the city wall were piled up.

With the support of the people, Nanchang will be difficult to capture.

"Master Yan, when will we send troops to Nanchang City?"

When he came to Nanchang, Yan Chengjin guessed something: "I will not consider sending troops for the time being."

Zhu Hui looked at Yan Chengjin like a fool. If King Ning could surrender, how could he start a rebellion?

Yang Yangong and several other generals in the capital camp were suspicious. As expected, the civil servants could only dream of reasoning.

King Ning has recruited more than 500,000 troops. Surrender is a capital offense and only a fool would surrender.

At this time, the guards ran into the big tent and reported: "Sir Yan, Duke of the country, King Ning sent the envoy Cao Yu to see you."

Zhu Hui said calmly: "Kill him and hang him in front of the army."

Killing the envoy in front of the Nanchang city gate and hanging it in front of the army will surely demoralize the defenders and easily capture the city.

Lieutenant General Xia Jun knew Zhu Hui's intention: "If you kill the envoy and then attack the city, you may be able to capture the city in one go."

Yan Chengjin secretly spat at these generals.

No wonder there are no outstanding military generals in the Ming Dynasty. They are really a group of crude warriors full of muscles.

Even if Wang Shouren was here, he would definitely not kill him.

"Tear off his clothes, see if there are any weapons, and then let him in."

Outside the camp,

King Ning's envoy Cao Yu folded his hands and waited coldly and proudly.

Caught off guard, seven or eight burly soldiers swarmed up to him and stripped him of all his clothes, leaving only a pair of obscene trousers.

"It's not that insulting! I won't talk anymore. Let me go." Cao Yu was so angry that his beard trembled and he cursed.

But he couldn't move, so he was held up by the soldiers and led into the camp.

Yan Chengjin said, "Mr. Cao forgives me for preventing you from assassinating me."

Cao Yu's face turned red. He saw that the man in front of him was wearing a chainmail with only a pair of eyes exposed. He must have been Yan Chengjin, the official in the capital.

Contempt is contempt.

However, since you are here, you naturally have to convey King Ning's will.

"I am here to ask Master Yan and Duke Cheng Guo to surrender according to the decree of His Majesty the Emperor."

Yan Chengjin thought to himself, what a coincidence, he also wanted to persuade King Ning to surrender.

But Duke Cheng Guo was angry: "Prince Ning is now the emperor. I respect him as the vassal king, so I spared your life. You dare to call yourself the emperor and ask us to surrender."

"In today's world, the people are devoid of virtue and talent, and are stubborn by nature. Your Highness, Prince Ning, is wise and virtuous. He loves the people like a son. He ascends to the throne in compliance with God's will and public opinion.

Lord Yan and Duke Cheng Guo both care about their ancestors and the country, so why not assist King Ning to achieve a great cause? "

In the camp, Duke Cheng and the soldiers clenched their fists.

If you keep talking, they will really be tempted.

Yan Chengjin replied: "Prince Ning has won the hearts of the people? Why do so many people surrender to me?"

With that said, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cao Yu.

Zhu Hui and Xia Zhong's faces moved slightly as they looked at the yellowed letter.

Cao Yu opened the letter and read it for a few times. His calm face gradually turned pale, and his pupils were dilated as he looked at Yan Chengjin.

"Go back and tell King Ning that since I have received the decree, I should guard the territory for the imperial court. If he persists in his own way, I will definitely attack Nanchang City." Yan Chengjin said.

Cao Yu was escorted out by the soldiers.

Prince Ning's Mansion, main hall.

Prince Ning was restlessly pacing in the palace. Liu Yangzheng, Zhang Bailing and other counselors looked up at the door of the palace from time to time, with serious expressions on their faces.

Soon, a figure appeared in the field of vision.

Cao Yu strode in with an anxious expression: "Cao failed to persuade Yan Chengjin to surrender."

A look of disappointment flashed in Zhu Chenhao's eyes, and he fell into deep thought.

Liu Yangzheng took a step forward: "What did he say?"

Cao Yu stared at Liu Yangzheng warily and said coldly: "Liu Gou, you have already surrendered to Yan Chengjin, and you still come to question me, bah."

Liu Yang was stunned on the spot.

He looked at Cao Yu with a puzzled look, and then looked at Zhu Chenhao blankly.

Cao Yu handed over the letter from Yan Chengjin, "Liu Yangzheng has surrendered to Yan Chengjin. Your Majesty, please read the letter."

Zhu Chenhao opened the letter,

Letter content:

King Ning wanted to march north to capture the fortress of Anqing in the middle of the river to defend the Northern Army, and then continue marching north to capture Nanjing...

After a moment, his shoulders were shaking slightly and his chest was uncertain: "Liu Yangzheng! Why did Yan Chengjin know that he would attack Jiujiang first and then attack Anqing? Isn't this your plan?"

"I don't know." Liu Yangzheng didn't react.

"What's the explanation for the handwriting?"

Liu Yangzheng couldn't explain it, so it was his strategy to send envoys to negotiate.

But he didn't expect to be taken advantage of by Yan Chengjin.

Outside Nanchang City, the Beijing army camp.

Yan Chengjin planned to use King Ning's help to kill Liu Yangzheng, who was King Ning's great adviser.

Once this man died, no one would oppose King Ning's surrender.

"Send the order to make the cloud tower and the ladder to heaven."

The cloud tower is a kind of siege equipment that can be erected outside the city. The soldiers hide on the cloud tower and shoot arrows into the city.

The ladder to heaven is also for siege.

But Yan Chengjin wanted to use it to defend the camp.

Liangxiang engineers began to plan wood and build cloud towers and ladders.

The cloud tower they made has one more layer of protection than ordinary craftsmen's, and is much taller.

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Poyang Lake, on a boat.

Zhu Houzhao stood at the bow of the boat and prayed, muttering something like "Lao Gao defeats the battle. Lao Gao defeats the battle."

In this way, he came from the capital to save the army from fire and water.

"Master, it's time for breakfast." Gu Dayong walked up.

There were four other sailors on the ship. Two of them saw that Zhu Houzhao was rich in wealth and wanted to rob him, but Gu Dayong stabbed him to death.

"How long does it take to get to Nanchang City?"

The boatswain runs the Grand Canal and is quite familiar with the waterway. He still has an hour to answer.

Zhu Houzhao picked up the oar and asked Gu Dayong to paddle the other side to speed up the journey.

Outside Nanchang City, the main tent of the Jingying Camp is held.

Yan Chengjin is looking at the topography of Nanchang City.

Nanchang City has nine gates, among which the west gate is the most heavily defended.

The location of the Beijing Camp is exactly to the west.

"If we disperse our forces to attack the city, the soldiers in the rear will be useless. We can only pretend to attack nine cities at the same time and actually attack four cities."

After closing the map, I couldn't help but think of Zhu Houzhao.

Judging by the time, this guy has arrived a long time ago. He shouldn't be killed, right?

At this time, the guard came in and reported: "Sir, there is a man outside the camp gate who says he is your brother."