Please ask me to be the emperor

Finally, he managed to subdue Huang Long using both soft and hard tactics, and Zhang Shun finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Husband, my brother is loyal and will definitely not have any second thoughts!" Ma Yingniang saw that Zhang Shun was in a better mood and couldn't help but added quickly.

"If you say there is no double-heartedness, I believe it, but as for loyalty, I'm afraid that may not be the case!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but sneered.

"He actually set up checkpoints privately to collect commissions, recruited troops, and expanded his troops without authorization. What does he want to do?"

It turned out that Zhang Sanbai was serving as a grain transport envoy and arrived in Shangzhou to take charge of the import of grain from Shaanxi.

In addition to transporting grain, he also set up a checkpoint in Longju Village to collect lijin from merchants, and used the lijin collected to expand the army and horses of his general "Wing Zhengshi" Lin.

If Hao Jie, the new Shangzhou magistrate, had not revealed this matter and reported it to Zhang Shun, Zhang Shun would not have known that his uncle-in-law was so courageous.

Under normal circumstances, Zhang Sanbai should have committed the crime with his front foot, and his back foot should have been pulled out.

As a result, Wang Pu happened to cause an incident in Lantian, which cut off transportation between Shangzhou and Lantian, so Zhang Shun received Hao Jie's impeachment document.

Ma Yingniang was also speechless. Her brother had always been bold and reckless, and now he had offended Zhang Shun. She really didn't like it.

You tell me what your plans are. Please ask for instructions in advance. How can there be so many things?

"Then my brother is a bit daring in this matter. He is just thinking about my brother's hard work and achievements. Please ask King Shun to punish me!" Ma Yingniang had long lost her previous toughness and could not help but say in a low voice.

"Whoever does the work is responsible for it. What does it have to do with you?" Zhang Shun frowned.

This guy was promoted by himself, but he didn't expect to be so arrogant and domineering.

In fact, this is the difficulty of being a leader. People who are submissive are obedient, but they dare not take responsibility and cannot take on big responsibilities.

But those who have the courage to do things are all unruly and unruly. They act like the boss of the world and the second child of me all day long. If they are not careful, they will dig a huge hole in you.

The most typical example is Guan Yunchang, the Holy Lord of Emperor Guan. He is both capable and loyal. What a great talent.

As a result, when Liu Bei led the main force to fight the Battle of Hanzhong, he turned around and "flooded the Seventh Army" and "shocked China."

Cow or not? ox!

Is it fierce? fierce!

But you only have 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops. Do you still want to conquer Luoyang?

Sure enough, in a blink of an eye, the front was blocked by Xu Huang, and the rear Jingzhou was attacked by Lu Meng.

Guan Yu himself was defeated and died, and Jingzhou, which Liu Bei shamelessly "laid" down, was completely lost in the blink of an eye, and the great cause of the Northern Expedition was instantly in vain.

Where is this Nima cheating?

"King Shun, a letter from Shangzhou!" Zhang Shun frowned and was undecided when Wang Jinyi walked in and presented him with a letter.

"Grain transporter Zhang Sanbai pays homage to you?" Zhang Shun sneered, "I want to see what he says!"

Zhang Shun opened the letter and saw that Zhang Sanbai wrote: "After I arrived in Shangzhou, I focused on transporting grain."

"After discussing with military advisor Huang Shoucai, we decided to recruit oxen, horses, vehicles, and ships. We will transport 2,500 shi of food per day and 75,000 shi of food per month. By the end of the year, 300,000 shi will be exhausted!"

"However, Shangzhou is the gateway to Guanzhong. There are many checkpoints in it, which are beyond the control of our three thousand people."

"There are Wuguan Pass and Zhulin Pass to the east, and there are Yunyang and Xing'an to the south. They are watching with eager eyes."

"According to businessman Cheng Jia, Xiong Wencan, the governor of Huguang, was stationed in Xiangyang and made every possible effort to make things difficult for our rebel grain transport fleet, so that it could not be delivered on time."

"Now that I have saved Shaanxi, everything is in ruins and the soldiers are exhausted. I really don't dare bother King Shun to start another war."

"Therefore, I intend to set up a checkpoint in Longju Village to collect lijin, and then intercept the taxes from one state and four counties in Shangzhou and reserve them for military use."

"With an expansion of more than 10,000 troops in the next year, we can go down Fengyang Pass to Shangjin and Yunxi, and then directly take Yunyang and Junzhou to occupy their upper reaches."

"Then we will cut down trees and build ships, then go down the river, and join forces with Zhennan General Xiao Qinhu to attack Xiangyang, and take control of Huguang. Please ask King Shun to show his appreciation!"

Damn it, Zhang Shun just thought of Guan Yunchang. If you have three hundred dollars, you will be on the pole and become Zhang Yunchang.

If I want to fight against Huguang, I don’t know how to fight, why should you teach me?

General Zhennan, General Zhennan, aren’t my words straightforward enough?

The three most important pivots in Huguang are Xiangyang, Wuchang and Jingzhou.

In terms of the world, the emphasis is on Xiangyang; in terms of the southeast, the emphasis is on Wuchang; in terms of Huguang, the emphasis is on Jingzhou.

What does that mean?

From the perspective of the North-South confrontation, the most important location in Huguang is Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is not only located at the southern end of the Nanyang Basin, but also at the northern end of the Huguang hinterland.

If Xiangyang is lost, the northern army will not only be able to penetrate into the hinterland of Huguang, but also build up a navy with the help of Han River shipbuilding, weakening the South's unique water surface advantage.

Therefore, Xiangyang is the waist and arm of the world. The Central Plains can be merged with the southeast, and the southeast can be taken to the northwest.

The southern regime's Northern Expedition often set out from Xiangyang, while the northern regime's southern expedition to unify the country often used Xiangyang as an important military hub.

In the Ming Dynasty, it also had the reputation of "Huguang is ripe and the world is rich", which was even more attractive to the rebels who were seriously short of food.

However, the problem in Xiangyang is the same as that in Hanzhong.

Is it important? important!

The rebels knew it was important, didn’t Ming Dynasty know it was important?

Therefore, as long as the rebels dare to reach out, Ming Dynasty will definitely fight to the end.

By then, not to mention Zhang Sanbai's so-called "more than 10,000 people", I'm afraid there is no way to capture Xiangyang without 30,000 to 50,000 people.

Even if Xiangyang is captured, they will still have to face elites transferred by the Ming Dynasty from Huguang, Jiangxi, Southern Zhili and even Guangdong and Guangxi to fight to the death with the rebels.

Doesn't this open up another front?

Are you a member of the Showa staff? If the waterway for transporting grain is affected, Yunyang and Xiangyang must be captured. After capturing Yunyang and Xiangyang, if the waterway for transporting grain is affected, Huguang must be occupied.

After winning Huguang, we are worried about Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Guangdong and Guangxi. Are we still planning to win these four provinces again?

You have a lot of ideas, but you don’t even look at how much you weigh?

Zhang Shun couldn't help frowning and said to Ma Yingniang: "I told you to write a military order back to your brother!"

"First of all, if you don't ask for instructions and act without authorization, you will be punished with thirty punishments with a cane as a warning to others. When the time comes, in front of the envoy, take off my pants and beat me hard!"

"Second, the tax office established in Longju Village will be handed over to the management of Hao Jie, the magistrate of Shangzhou. The army is not allowed to intervene without authorization. The expenses, food and wages will be allocated as normal and cannot be taken by oneself."

"Third, allow the 'World-Winning King' Lin to develop and expand an additional battalion of troops, and Zhang Sanbai's subordinates will make up for the vacancy of 500. These 6,000 troops will be dispatched by Zhang Sanbai and stationed at each checkpoint."

"Fourth, he is strictly prohibited from engaging in warfare or starting another war!"

"If you clearly control Xiangyang, I will control Nanyang; if you clearly control Yunyang, I will control Shangzhou. This is my decision and cannot be changed without authorization!"