At this time, Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao had given up the illusion of establishing a territory for himself.
He originally wanted to at least capture the cities near Nanchang and consolidate his rear before moving eastward. However, he failed to capture a medium or large city. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed.
"We can't delay it any longer, Your Highness. If this continues, the false emperor will flee northward, and all our plans will be ruined!" Liu Yangzheng said anxiously, and Li Shishi had the same attitude.
Zhu Chenhao knew that what they said was reasonable. He gritted his teeth and simply gathered all his troops. He also forcibly recruited some of the young men, raised his troops to 70,000, and attacked Jiujiang directly!
However, the defenders of Jiujiang had already been prepared. Especially after learning that King Ning had raised troops, Wang Shouren immediately sent people to Jiujiang to order them to hold on. With people's hearts stable and united, the rebels stormed half of Jiujiang with superior strength. For more than a month, I still haven't been able to chew off this hard bone like I did in the original time and space.
At this moment, Wang Shouren arrived with the assembled troops.
Seeing the arrival of the Ming army, Zhu Chenhao's eyes widened: No, how dare Wang Shouren? How dare he gather the troops like this? Are those commanders crazy enough to play with him like this?
But he was already rude, so Zhu Chenhao could only turn around and fight.
The ending is self-evident.
Historically, both sides were old, weak, sick, and disabled, and the same was true. That was because Wang Shouren hurriedly found a city to gather his troops after escaping from Nanchang. In addition, time was tight, and the real elites had no time to arrive before the fight started. But in this time and space, Wang Shouren gathered troops directly from Ganzhou and went north.
The difference in combat effectiveness between real soldiers and ruffians is not even a tiny bit.
Only a few hours into the war, the rebels had already been defeated. Seeing that the situation was not good, King Ning fled eastward with the remaining defeated generals.
Fortunately, the chaos on the battlefield blocked Wang Shouren's pursuit, and he finally managed to escape with more than 10,000 remaining soldiers.
But now, he can't go back. To go west is to die. Wang Shouren is waiting for him.
Go east.
So the vassal king turned into a rogue, plundering all the way to the south of the Yangtze River, hoping to capture the emperor and turn the tables.
The only thing he worried about was whether Emperor Zhengde would escape. If he couldn't catch the emperor, then he would really be at the end of his rope.
However, Zhu Houzhao did not escape at all. To be precise, he had already greeted him.
On the way, he heard that Wang Shouren led an army and had a decisive battle with King Ning at the foot of Jiujiang City. Afraid that he would not be able to win the battle because the army had not yet been assembled, he set off with thousands of troops. As a result, he had not yet entered Jiangxi Province. He bumped into Prince Ning who was running away in a hurry.
Seeing the somewhat dusty Prince Ning's banner in front of him, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Charge and crush them!" Emperor Zhengde drew his sword from his waist and roared.
Although there are not many troops, the elite cavalry is not something that King Ning's army can resist.
One charge disrupted the rebel formation.
However, after all, King Ning had been in business for several years, and there were still people who were willing to die for him, so the Ming army was still facing a certain amount of resistance.
At this time, Jiang Bin was also riding his war horse, running wildly among the rebels, showing great bravery.
This is the way he fights. Once in close combat, he goes into battle with such a fearless momentum. He defeats one opponent after another with this style of fighting.
He knew that the emperor was watching them from behind.
After the last great victory in the expedition, he was rewarded for his merits and was transferred to the Fifth Army Camp as a commander, but he was not promoted further. It was said that Chen Guogong still wanted to see his ability.
But this time going out with the army, as long as you fight well and get into the emperor's eyes, isn't it better than being promoted by the Duke?
Maybe, I will be able to achieve great success and become His Majesty's favorite!
While slashing, Jiang Bin thought happily.
But he didn't notice that an arrow flew out of nowhere in the chaos and headed straight for his door.
With a scream, the brave figure fell from the horse and became silent.
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After suffering more than 400 cavalry casualties, the rebels were completely overwhelmed.
King Ning was unable to escape and became a prisoner of the Ming army - they were all cavalry and could not escape.
The rebellion in the 14th year of Zhengde was so easily put down, and it only made a splash in history.
Not long after, Wang Shouren also arrived with his army.
In front of the two men, Prince Ning was escorted up.
At this time, the former powerful vassal king had messy hair, dirty body, and had long lost his former glory and courage.
Seeing the emperor sitting upright, he immediately knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and shed tears, hoping that Zhu Houzhao could spare his life.
However, as soon as he spoke, he was angrily rebuked by Wang Shouren:
"Prince Ning! For your own selfish reasons, you raised an army and rebelled, and you killed so many people!"
"In order to raise funds, you sent people disguised as bandits to rob homes, and then launched an army brazenly, killing many loyal ministers, and even caused thousands of soldiers to die fighting the rebellion. How can you beg for your life here now!"
"Your Majesty, I ask Ning Wang Chenhao to be executed to comfort the souls of the people who died unjustly and the soldiers who died in battle!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly after listening to his words. At this time, his expression became serious and no longer as dissolute as before:
"Such behavior is indeed not enough to thank the world if it is not punished."
Zhu Chenhao raised his head suddenly and stared directly at Wang Shouren.
Of course, the crime of treason requires execution, but as a relative of the emperor, you are not guaranteed to die. Whether you want to be killed or put under house arrest depends on the emperor. If the emperor is willing to protect you, you may not necessarily die.
Zhu Gaoxu is an example.
But when Wang Shouren said this, even if the emperor originally had the idea of saving his life, he no longer wanted to.
How could he not hate it?
Staring at Wang Shouren with blood-red eyes, Zhu Chenhao said bitterly:
"Your Majesty, I want to report that Wang Shouren mobilized the imperial army without authorization, and the army of Nangan actually obeyed his order! Although it was to quell the rebellion of Dingchen, it was a serious violation of the imperial order."
"I would like to ask, are these guard posts the Ming Dynasty's army or Wang Shouren's private army?"
This sounds a bit strange, but it is also a fact. After all, King Ning had not rebelled at that time, and the banditry in Jiangxi had subsided, so Wang Shouren should not have had an order to mobilize troops. If it is confirmed, then Wang Shouren will still be punished even if he puts down the rebellion.
No emperor would tolerate the fact that half a province's army could be mobilized without the emperor's orders.
Die, die with me. Seeing Zhu Houzhao turning his head to look at Wang Shouren with a solemn expression, Zhu Chenhao's heart was filled with joy for a moment. He couldn't wait to see a look of regret on Wang Shouren's face.
However, Wang Shouren did not panic, reached into his arms, and took out an edict:
"Your Majesty, please see, this is my order to mobilize troops."
"Before King Ning rebelled, I noticed that the bandits in southern Jiangxi were showing signs of recovery. I just applied for an order from the Zhenguo Mansion. I didn't want King Ning to rebel at this time."
"Your Majesty, please take a closer look."
What?
Zhu Chenhao was stunned.
Is there such a coincidence in the world?
At this time, Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao just wanted to shout in his heart: God won't help me!
But Wang Shouren secretly rejoiced in his heart: Fortunately, Lin Yan reminded him before to ask for an order from the Zhenguo Mansion in advance, otherwise problems would really arise.
But without an order, the army would not listen to him.
Of course Zhu Houzhao didn't know this, so he kicked Zhu Chenhao hard:
"What a thief, how dare you frame my good minister!"
"Detain him and hand him over to a judge for conviction!"
In June of the fourteenth year of Zhengde, Zhu Chenhao was executed, Prince Ning was eliminated, and the rebellion was put down.
(End of chapter)
