Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangzhou Road was established in the Yuan Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Chen Youliang proclaimed himself emperor, the country was named Han, and Jiangzhou was established as the capital. After Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, Jiangzhou Road was renamed Jiujiang Prefecture. Jiujiang Prefecture is located at the mouth of the Three Rivers and has always guarded the Yangtze River Channel.

military stronghold.

On this day, officials from the Jiujiang Prefecture gathered. Fang Kongzhao, the governor of Huguang, Zheng Eryang, the new governor of Anqing, and others gathered at the north gate to greet the crown prince and his entourage who were about to arrive.

Zheng Eryang, the governor of Anqing, asked the prefect of Jiujiang, "Where is Zuo Liangyu? Why don't you see him coming to greet you?"

The prefect of Jiujiang said hurriedly: "My lord, Commander Zuo went to Hukou for inspection yesterday, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in time."

Zheng Eryang snorted coldly: "I learned three days ago that the crown prince went south to Jiujiang Mansion. Didn't Zuo Liangyu know about it? I think he deliberately ignored the court!"

Zheng Eryang has been serving as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel for a long time. He has long heard about Zuo Liangyu's domineering attitude. Even if he makes a mistake, the court can do nothing to him. It can only scold him and make him perform meritorious service. Looking at it now, it is indeed the case!

Fang Kongzhao, the governor of Huguang, smiled and said: "Master Zheng is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and hates evil as much as hatred. We admire him!"

Fang Kongzhao has now joined the Crown Prince Group. Although he only holds the title of director of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Huguang Branch of the Military and Tunnel Bureau, he can be considered an insider. From his conversation with Huang Degong, he vaguely felt that Zuo Liangyu

It's going to be bad luck.

Not long after, Pegasus came to report that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived.

The officials cheered up, and the sound of gongs and drums in front of the city gate suddenly became louder. In the midst of the excitement, a large number of flags were seen fluttering in the wind, and a large group of people appeared in everyone's field of vision, everyone wearing armor and holding sharp weapons.

It moved with a bang, its momentum was deep and full of murderous intent.

At the front are several rows of cavalry. The cavalry wear helmets and armor and wear cloaks. They all have strong and strong horses. The fronts of the horses are covered with cold-shining iron armor, giving people a great sense of oppression.

Anqing Governor Zheng Eryang and other officials quickly came forward to salute and welcome the crown prince's arrival.

Fang Kongzhao, the governor of Huguang, was a little puzzled, why did the crown prince only lead these thousands of troops? Didn't he plan to deal with Zuo Liangyu?

The main streets in Jiujiang City had long been cleared, and the people were blocked back by the government officials. When the government officials and the people were pushing each other, groups of heavily armed cavalry were seen pouring into the city in a steady stream, with a terrifying momentum.

Everyone was shocked, and the people stopped pushing and ran back.

People in various parts of the Ming Dynasty were no less afraid of the officers and soldiers than the bandits. Especially in Jiujiang Prefecture where Zuo Liangyu was in charge, they would run away as soon as they saw the officers and soldiers, fearing that they would suffer disaster.

After entering the residence of the Governor of Jiujiang, Zhu Cihong interrupted Zheng Eryang's polite remarks and said calmly: "Where is Zuo Liangyu now?"

Zheng Eryang was startled and said: "I heard from the local magistrate that he went to Hukou for inspection yesterday."

Zhu Cixiang nodded lightly and said: "We call upon all the people in Jiangxi and Jiujiang to discuss matters within five days and jointly suppress the traitors. If there is any disobedience, all those who are late will be killed!"

After the order was issued, dozens of flying horses were seen galloping out of Jiujiang Prefecture at the same time, rushing towards various towns in Jiangxi.

Jiangxi generals did not dare to neglect after receiving the call. Even Zuo Liangyu returned to Jiujiang Prefecture from Hukou. The crown prince had been exposed to illness last time. It would be unjustifiable if he claimed to be sick again this time. The most important thing

The problem is, Hukou is such a big place, how long can we patrol for?

When Zuo Liangyu returned to Jiujiang City, he saw that the city walls were filled with elite soldiers wearing iron armor and holding fire guns. They were all well-armored and their imposing manner was frightening.

Zuo Liangyu felt a little uneasy and asked his confidant General Wang Yuncheng, "General Wang Shen, are our men and horses okay?"

Wang Yuncheng replied: "Commander Zuo, our army of 50,000 men is not far outside the city. There are also 20,000 men of the Young Marshal in the city. If something happens in the city, we only need to set off fireworks as a warning, and the tens of thousands of troops will immediately

Respond! With tens of thousands of troops in hand, anyone who wants to touch Commander Zuo must consider whether he has the ability!"

Zuo Liangyu was very satisfied. After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "Have Huang Degong's men really arrived at Nanchang Mansion?"

Wang Yuncheng said: "Exactly, Tan Ma just responded yesterday. Huang Degong's troops have been stationed in Nanchang Prefecture. He only took a hundred guards from Nanchang Prefecture to Jiujiang, and General Xu Shen has already led 20,000 troops in the name of preventing rogue bandits.

After setting up defenses in Lushan, it will not be easy for the Tianwu Army stationed in Nanchang Prefecture to go north to Jiujiang, unless they can kill 20,000 of our men!"

"That's good!" Zuo Liangyu took a long breath and said, "Let's go into the city!"

After entering the city, the further you walked towards the governor's camp, the more elite soldiers of the Tianwu Army you saw. You could see at a glance that they had a strong sense of discipline and a spirit of fighting for the rest of your life. After seeing it with your own eyes, Zuo Liangyu felt a little disappointed and decided to camp on his own.

The elite soldiers in the army are completely incomparable to the Tianwu Army.

When we arrived in front of the governor's palace gate, we saw a large flag standing straight on the ground, with a red dragon flag fluttering on it, and the dragon-shaped woven gold on the dragon flag was faintly visible.

In front of the gate, many generals, deputy generals, staff generals and other generals from all over Jiangxi were already waiting here. Huang Degong was also standing in the crowd, chatting with other generals with a very relaxed expression.

All the military generals from all over Jiangxi were disgraced, their armors were in tatters, and they were dressed like beggars. Only Huang Degong was the coolest in his clothes. He was well-armored, and the armor leaves on his body were shining brightly in the sunlight, which made all the generals almost open their eyes.

Don't open your eyes.

Seeing that Huang Degong was there, Zuo Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief. The first division of the Tianwu Army was still in Nanchang Mansion. Huang Degong did not come with any troops. The Crown Prince only had 5,000 troops in Jiujiang Mansion, so he was safe!

As soon as the generals saw Zuo Liangyu arriving, they immediately stepped forward to say hello: "Commander Zuo is here!"

Zuo Liangyu just nodded lightly and did not talk to anyone. There were few people in front of him that he could take seriously.

Although there are several of them who are of the same rank as him and have the same general rank, they only have a few thousand troops in their hands, not even as good as one of his own generals. Is it worth making friends with him?

As for Huang Degong, he has a lot of men and horses, so he can get along with him...

Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu took the initiative to say hello: "General Huang, I have admired you for a long time!"

Huang Degong looked at Zuo Liangyu and said with surprise: "Who are you?"

Zuo Liangyu frowned. This Huang Degong must have done it on purpose. I am so famous, didn't you know? Besides, so many people just greeted me, are you blind or deaf?

Zuo Liangyu said with a dark face: "Someone, Zuo Liangyu!"

Huang Degong suddenly shouted: "Oh! Are you the Zuo Liangyu who was defeated by Lao Hui Hui Ma Shouying in Henan a few years ago and wanted to commit suicide?"

All the generals looked at Huang Degong in surprise. The man who had been chatting happily just now turned around and became angry with Zuo Shuai. He also exposed Zuo Liangyu's shortcomings mercilessly in public.
Chapter completed!