Please ask me to be the emperor

"'Chaos Dianti', I heard that 'Living Cao Cao' Luo Rucai was killed, 'Chuang Jiang' Li Zicheng', 'Hun Tianxing' Zhang Tianlin and others all defected to King Shun. Is there any point in holding on if we continue?" one by one. The big man with a fierce face asked with a frown.

"'Zaoying', are you scared?" "Chaodian Bing" sneered, "They are afraid of him, King Shun, but I am not afraid!"

"We couldn't live a good life before King Shun came. Will our life be better after King Shun comes?"

"Well...well, I heard that King Shun sent generals to provide disaster relief in Yan'an, which has been quite effective. Recently, we have been unable to recruit people in Luochuan, Yichuan and other counties..." "Zao Ying" with sharp eyes like an eagle. , his eyes couldn't help but dim when he heard this.

"There are tens of thousands of hungry people in the world. One without him is not enough, and one with him is not much. If Yan'an can't recruit people, aren't there Hancheng, Heyang, Baishui and other places?" "Chaan Dian Bing" said unconvinced.

"Who is Zhang Shun? You know, when Wang Zuogao rebelled in Baishui, he might have been wearing crotchless pants!"

"In terms of qualifications, Wang Jiayin has to be a little behind, let alone Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and others."

"Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Tianlin and others can't even be ranked, so who is King Shun!"

It turned out that one of the two people was from Heyang, named Dang Shousu, nicknamed "Chaodian Bing"; the other was from Dali, named Zhang Rukui, nicknamed "Zaoying", and they were both among the early rebels.

These two people started the army early and returned early, but they did not leave Shaanxi like Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and others to develop elsewhere.

As a result, they were suppressed by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and failed to develop.

However, for every advantage there is also a disadvantage, and for every disadvantage there is also an advantage.

Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and other rebels left Shaanxi. Although they achieved great development, they had no fixed residence and were precarious.

Dang Shousu and Zhang Rukui were stranded in Shaanxi. Although they did not get much development opportunities, they established a stronghold in the local mountains.

Their current location is called Shendao Ridge, one hundred and twenty miles north of Hancheng, bordering Yichuan to the north and not far from Luochuan to the west. It can be called the "Three No Matters" boundary.

The two set up a stronghold in the Shinto Ridge, calling it the Shinto Ridge Stronghold. They had five to seven hundred men, all of whom were the elite remnants of the original rebel army.

This place is located in high mountains and difficult terrain. Not only can you go north to Yan'an and south to Xiaguan and other places, it is also close to the Yumen Ferry of the Yellow River. You can cross the river into Shanxi at any time, which is a good location in the art of war.

In addition to the favorable location, the village originally lacked food and clothing, making life very difficult.

Even leaders such as Dang Shousu and Zhang Rukui had to personally lead teams to hunt some mountain birds and pick some walnuts and wild fruits in the mountains to make a living.

Unexpectedly, in recent times, the miners and gentry who were originally hostile to them have actually begun to collude with them in private, inviting them to attack and plunder nearby villages and towns.

Some people even claimed to be officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and secretly smuggled some firearms, gunpowder and other weapons with him. No wonder Dang Shousu had so many ambitions.

"Report a letter from the envoy from the owner of the yellow mine!" The two of them were talking over the fire. A spy had already come to report.

"Send it up!" Dang Shousu ordered after hearing the words.

Not long after, the soldier handed over the letter. Dang Shousu glanced at it hastily, then stretched out his hand and handed it to Zhang Rukui.

"Attack Baimatan?" Zhang Rukui said in surprise.

"That's right!" Dang Shousu nodded and said, "It seems the opportunity has come!"

"This is going to put us two on the stove to roast!" Zhang Rukui couldn't help but said with fear.

"I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf!" Dang Shousu sneered, "They want to kill King Shun's majesty, so naturally they need us."

"This time, eighteen mine owners have joined forces to serve me as their master, just for this!"

"This is not easy to handle!" Although Zhang Rukui was fierce, he was not a fool.

"If it goes as they wish and offends King Shun, will there still be a place for us in Shaanxi?"

"What are you afraid of? Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shanxi, has promised that if we can turn Shaanxi's prefectures and counties upside down, he will set aside Xiangning County for us to settle down!" Dang Shousu couldn't help but say with confidence.

Xiangning County is located along the Yellow River in Shanxi, across the river from Yichuan and Hancheng in Shaanxi.

In terms of convenience, Hejin County, which is south of Xiangning County and has jurisdiction over Longmendu, is more suitable for Dang Shousu and Zhang Rukui to settle down.

It’s just that Hejin County is located at the intersection of the Yellow River and Fen River, and also has Longmen Ferry, so its strategic location is extremely important;

Secondly, the terrain of Hejin County is relatively flat, which is not conducive to the hiding of Dang Shousu, Zhang Rukui and others.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Sun Chuanting promised Xiangning County to these two people to "treat thieves with thieves" and use it as a base to harass the rebels.

"What do you think Sun Gou wants? Why does he insist on winning over us?" Zhang Rukui couldn't help but wonder after hearing Dang Shousu's words.

"What else could it be? I can't defeat King Shun!" Dang Shousu said disdainfully.

"Brother, you know what you are thinking, don't worry!"

"How can a good man from the party still be a dog to his grandson?"

"Now we call it embarrassing each other, we call it taking advantage of each other."

"Then Sun Gou uses us, and we also use him. When we grow stronger, we will chop off his dog's head and seize his Shanxi, and we will also make a local emperor sit there!"

"Okay, okay, that's great!" Zhang Rukui couldn't help but said, "If you sit as the Great Emperor and I sit as the Second Emperor, wouldn't it be fun!"

"Hey, you should be the Great Emperor and I should be the Second Emperor. Although Brother Fool is a few years older, he is not as knowledgeable as Brother Xian!" Dang Shousu said modestly after hearing this.

"Oh, brother, why are you so polite?" How could Zhang Rukui dare to compete with him? He quickly shied away, "As the saying goes, you have to do your duty, brother, don't be polite!"

The two of them tried to shirk the situation over and over again, and then Dang Shousu suggested: "In that case, it's better to do this."

"You and I, brothers, no matter how big or small, are happy together. What do you think?"

"It's better to be respectful than to obey this brother!" Seeing that he couldn't shirk it, Zhang Rukui couldn't help but reluctantly agreed.

The two of them decided to organize their troops early the next morning and led 700 elite troops along the mountain road to White Horse Beach.

Baimatan is fifty miles away from Shinto Ridge Village. It was an ancient horse herding land and was named after its prolific production of white horses.

This Baima Mountain is located at the foot of Guan Mountain and is the source of Gong River.

This River is also called "Gushui" or Shuishui River, which is the flow of the Yellow River flowing through Hancheng.

It turns out that if Dang Shousu and Zhang Rukui occupied this place, they could go down the river and attack Hancheng County, so its geographical location is very important.