Please ask me to be the emperor

"What? The Ming army went southeast along the Qinshui River!" Hong Chengchou was leading the army towards Huaiqing Fucheng, but unexpectedly heard this information.

It turned out that after Li Fuchen repulsed Li Chongzhen's cavalry that day, the rebel scouts were able to penetrate and finally detected the movements of the Ming army and reported them.

"No, it seems that the Ming army is preparing to run away again this time." Hong Chengchou, who suffered deeply, finally realized his opponent's "turning like the wind" nature, couldn't help but judge the situation, and made an immediate decision.

"Looking at their movements, the Ming army should be preparing to flee to Wuzhi to set up defenses."

"The messenger listens to the order: Li Fuchen hangs tightly behind me, and must not lose the trace of the Ming army; Li You and Zhao Guangyuan are close behind, waiting for an opportunity to pursue and kill; please ask the left commander Li Xin to go north immediately , cut off the Ming army’s retreat, there must be no mistake!”

I have to say that Hong Chengchou was indeed very experienced in using troops and was keenly aware of fighter opportunities.

Both Yang Sichang and Zhu Dadian planned well, but they never expected that Wen County, where the Ming army was originally stationed, had already changed its flag.

As the saying goes: "One careless move and you lose everything."

An inconspicuous mistake by Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation, ultimately determined the outcome of this war.

But how did Zhu Dadian know about his mistake?

As early as when he led his troops to retreat to Wuzhi along the Qinshui River, he had already sent a messenger to Wen County to inform the general who was staying in Wen County.

Not only was Zhu Dadian unaware of the danger, but he was quite content with it.

"If I hadn't reserved a group of troops here earlier, I might be helpless today!" He couldn't help but say proudly.

"This move is called 'idle'. It seems useless, but a move made at an insignificant place can determine the outcome at a critical moment!"

"High, really high. A national expert like Junmen would not be able to make such a clever move!" General Zhang Shiyi clapped after hearing this.

When the other generals saw that a small general had taken the lead, they couldn't help but express their dissatisfaction.

So they all expressed their admiration for the "wonderful hand" of the Governor of Water Transport, Zhu Dadian, and praised a concession as if it were a great victory.

Not to mention how this group of Ming troops praised each other, let us say that the messenger received the military order and rushed to Wen County City early, claiming that he wanted to see the left-behind general.

After hearing this, the magistrate of Wen County hurriedly welcomed him into the city and said, "I don't know why you are so alarmed. If it's convenient, please let me know and convey it to you!"

"Who are you, and you dare to inquire about military aircraft!" The messenger couldn't help but sneered after hearing this.

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't, lest you make a mistake!"

"This... I don't want this to happen." The magistrate was scolded by the big-headed soldier, but he was not annoyed and instead explained.

"It's just that I'm always intoxicated in the gentle land, and I'm still hungover. I wonder what your plans are?"

"This..." The messenger couldn't help but look at the magistrate in front of him.

It seemed that the magistrate had already taken care of him to his satisfaction, so he had to show some kindness to him so as not to offend the superior officer for no reason.

Thinking of this, the messenger couldn't help but change his tone and asked in a harmonious voice: "I wonder where the master is. Could you ask the county magistrate to bring me to see him?"

"I can't see it, I can't see it!" The county magistrate smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "You also know his temper."

"Now that I'm hungover in Wenrou Township, who dares to call him?"

"This... but the military situation is urgent, does he still dare to disobey military orders?" The messenger couldn't help but have one head and two heads.

The military situation is on fire. If we miss the military plane, what will we do?

"According to convention, of course it is like this; but if everything followed convention, how could there be so many bad things in the world?" The magistrate of Wen County smiled.

"Then... what should we do?" The messenger couldn't help but become anxious after hearing this.

"Um... I wonder if your Excellency has any documents? If that doesn't work, I can just hand it over to him." The magistrate of Wen County said with a smile.

"This...that's fine!" The messenger hesitated for a long time, thinking that there was a clay seal on the letter, so he didn't dare to open it without permission.

When the messenger delivered Zhu Dadian's military order, the magistrate of Wen County hurriedly went to find the general.

But as soon as the magistrate left the room, he never thought that he would tear open the letter in his hand with a "prick", and when he opened the letter inside and took a look, he was suddenly surprised and happy.

"Commander Zuo, what is going on?" Xing Ruhu, who had gray hair and beard, couldn't help but ask.

"It's really hard to find anything after wearing iron shoes, and it took no effort to get here!" It turns out that the magistrate of Wen County is none other than Li Xin, the fake magistrate and true rebel who deceived Zhu Dadian and others that day.

"Then Zhu Dadian couldn't stay any longer in Huaiqing Mansion and led more than 10,000 troops to flee along Qinshui towards Wuzhi!"

"He was worried about the movements of the rebels in Wen County. On the one hand, he ordered the general to report the military situation. On the other hand, he hoped that he would return to the army in time and retreat to Wuzhi together."

"Then he can still go?" Xing Ruhu couldn't help but smile.

"Even if he goes successfully, I'm afraid Zhu Dadian won't dare to see him!" Li Xin couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

It turned out that Hong Chengchou led the army northward, and ordered him to join Ma Jinzhong and Zuo Xing who were preparing to cross the river, and then inserted themselves between Huaiqing Mansion and Xiuwu, cutting off the return route of the officers and soldiers.

He took advantage of the opportunity when his own battalion arrived, deceived the commander-in-chief, had Xing Ruhu chop him up with a knife, and killed the five hundred soldiers under his command.

Of course the dead can no longer join Zhu Dadian, but the living may not be able to.

"Xing Ruhu obeys the order!" Li Xin couldn't help but laugh, "I understand that you can choose five hundred soldiers, form a separate army, and go to the Qinshui coast to join the Ming army Zhu Dadian under the banner of the general!"

"This..." Xing Ruhu was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that this was Li Xin who wanted to give him a military merit, and he couldn't help but be extremely grateful.

"No need to thank you. This time, you will take my cousin Li Yang with you. You two will make great contributions and your benefits will be indispensable in the future!" Li Xin couldn't help but mention.

Now is the time for the rebel army to deploy troops on a large scale, and there is a serious shortage of talents and soldiers. These two are considered reliable people. If they train carefully, they will probably be able to lead a whole battalion.

After the two of them had reached an agreement, Xing Ruhu returned to the house, chopped the messenger with a knife, and then happily picked out his men.

His disciples and the children of the Li family brought by Li Yang were their close confidants, so they naturally gave priority to staying with him. In addition, the men and horses in the Biao camp under Li Xin were all brave and strong, and they almost defeated the two of them. Eye.

After finally gathering 500 people, they separated out their trusted disciples to serve as corps commanders and chiefs, reorganized the team, then changed the uniforms and flags of the officers and soldiers, and rushed all the way to the Qinshui coast.

Li Xin also abandoned Wen County, leaving only two reliable people to pass on the message. Without even waiting for Ma Jinzhong and Zuo Xing, he went all the way to the southeast of the place Zhu Dadian had agreed to, intending to cut off his return and prepare for the attack. Destroy this beast in one fell swoop!