Please ask me to be the emperor

When Sun Chuanting, the rebel general and general Zhang Damou, rushed to Huozhou City, the rebel army Wei Zhiyou and Shenshu camp Dong Yongwen were fighting fiercely.

It turned out that in order to catch up with the journey, Sun Chuanting ordered Li Wanqing to surround the two counties of Hongdong and Zhaocheng respectively, and he led a battalion to arrive at the foot of Huozhou City in time.

Dong Yongwen, the left general of Shenshu Camp of the Ming Army, saw that the rebel reinforcements had arrived and could not do anything, so he had to retreat north.

Zhang Damou led his troops to pursue the starry sky for a while, but was stopped by a powerful general under Dong Yongwen's command.

Seeing the steep mountains on both sides of the road, he was worried about being ambushed by the Ming army, so he had to retreat.

So Sun Chuanting and Zhang Damou entered Huozhou City and merged with Wei Zhiyou's camp.

Wei Zhiyou carefully checked Zhang Shun's military order and found that there was no doubt about it, so he accepted the order honestly.

Sun Chuanting couldn't help but be filled with emotion, thinking that it's no wonder the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were no match for the rebels.

It turned out that Sun Chuanting was not only familiar with military literature since he was a child, but also served as the governor of Shanxi Province. Of course, he knew how difficult it would be to get his generals to obey orders honestly.

After Sun Chuanting took office, in order to establish military prestige, he had to personally count the soldiers one by one to suppress the Shanxi general Wang Zhongcai and barely achieve his goal.

As a result, among the rebels, he, a demoted official without any prestige, could make these "year-old bandits" obey orders with just a military order from King Shun. This is really unbelievable.

Seemingly seeing Sun Chuanting's doubts, Wei Zhiyou couldn't help but smile and said: "The general doesn't know something, so I can be considered an old man in the rebel army."

"From the time when we followed Wang Zuogai in the uprising to the time when Song County took refuge with the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, we have seen so many heroes in the world."

“There are Wang Ziyong, Wang Jiayin, and Gao Yingxiang of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the less famous ‘Untouchable’ Zhang Cunmeng, ‘Chuang Jiang’ Li Zicheng, ‘Living Cao Cao’ Luo Rucai, ‘Eight Great Kings’ Zhang Xianzhong, and so on.”

"These people may be cunning, cruel, violent, thoughtful, or resourceful, but which one can compare with King Shun who was victorious in every battle and could stand firm?"

"The customs of the rebel army are different and clear. It is known that unity will benefit both sides, and division will cause two harms."

"In the past, cooperation was just a matter of cooperation if there was harmony, and stopping if there was no harmony."

"King Shun is now so popular that all heroes in the world admire him. Who would be dissatisfied with those who sincerely surrender to King Shun?"

"Take me as an example, and I won't be afraid of making fun of you. I had five hundred elite soldiers under my command, and I managed to get a position in the defense of the Ming Dynasty."

"As a result, when King Shun came, before the battle even started, all the five hundred elite soldiers joined King Shun, and I was left as a bare guard."

"If it had been anyone else, I would have died a hundred times if I had no support."

"Unexpectedly, after King Shun took over my men, he still sent a thousand 'hair gourds' for me to lead."

"When the rebel army became more powerful, not only was I not suppressed, but they prepared troops with me and promoted me to the position of commander-in-chief."

"If there is merit in the future, everyone will be rewarded without any inequality."

"Wei is just a bandit. If he had not followed King Shun, he would not be dead in the ditch now, but he would be wandering through mountains and forests. How could he ever see the light of day?"

"Tell me, following such a lord, how can we not die in service?"

Sun Chuanting was stunned when he heard this, and then thought that he was not like this?

In fact, since he won the Jinshi at the age of twenty-seven, he has successively served as minor officials such as Yongcheng County Magistrate, Shangqiu County Magistrate, Chief, and Langzhong.

If it weren't for the "successful thieves" who were so powerful, he wouldn't have been promoted to the post of governor of Shanxi because of "side talents".

As a result, his butt was not yet hot from sitting, so he had no choice but to drop "King Shun".

Logically speaking, people like him will basically not be reused.

Unexpectedly, he had just followed King Shun for a few months, and he would dare to directly appoint him to lead three battalions to take charge of the war in Huozhou.

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting felt excited and couldn't help but discuss with Wei Zhiyou and Zhang Damou: "Although King Shun sent us to fight for Huozhou, if we just capture Huozhou, it won't show our ability."

"Although Huozhou is an important place, most of its dangers are within the territory of Lingshi. Therefore, without Lingshi, there would be no Huozhou, and without Huozhou, there would be no Pingyang."

"Although the rebels are winning consecutive battles now, they are unable to attack and defend. Only with the spirit stone down can we be safe."

"I intend to defeat Shenshu camp Dong Yongwen and seize the spirit stone before the Ming army arrives. What do you two think?"

Why do you think Sun Chuanting said such a thing?

It turns out that although Huozhou is known as "according to the victory of mountains and rivers, it is a key place, competing for balance between Taiyuan and Pingyang, there is no one who does not regard the state as a gateway."

In fact, although the road from Huozhou to the south is narrow, it is not dangerous.

Only the area from the north of Huozhou to the border of Lingshi County, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with Hanxinling lying across the north, is the most dangerous.

Since ancient times, no one who has taken Huozhou from the north has been able to get down without crossing the Hanxin Mountains;

Since ancient times, no one has been able to defend Huozhou without taking Hanxin Ridge.

In the past, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, raised troops in Jinyang. The first stop on his way to the Pass was to march to Jiahu Fort through the Shuque Valley, which is connected to Hanxin Mountains. He lured the Sui general Song Laosheng into battle and entered Huoyi in a battle.

Now that the natural danger of the north gate of Huozhou is not in his hands, Sun Chuanting is naturally restless, worried that the left governor Zhu Xieyuan will suddenly lead an army southward, and he may have to make the same mistake as Song Laosheng.

"Isn't this not easy to fight?" Wei Zhiyou heard that although he supported Sun Chuanting emotionally, he had to analyze the actual situation.

"Although our army now has 8,000 soldiers, it still does not have enough advantage against Dong Yongwen's 5,000 cavalry."

As a result, as soon as Wei Zhiyou finished speaking, before Sun Chuanting could speak, Zhang Damou, the star-filled star, frowned and said, "I wonder what General Sun is planning? If the strategy works, we might as well fight."

It turns out that Wei Zhiyou's words sounded fine, but in fact, he vaguely revealed his distrust of the combat effectiveness of Zhang Damou's five thousand rebels.

Sun Chuanting didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. He had just been praising King Shun's generals in his heart for their obedience and general knowledge, but in the blink of an eye he had done this to him.

However, Sun Chuanting was not a vegetarian. Hearing this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "There are only two roads from Huozhou to Lingshi."

"One takes the official road, passing through Zhoucun, Shizhuang, Laozhangwan, Qianlijing, Xiaoyaoling, Renyiyi Station, Hanxinling, and Wulipu to Lingshi."

"The other one goes up the Fenhe River and goes through Yindi Pass and Shuque Valley to Lingshi."

"General, do you want to leave Mouse Valley?" Wei Zhiyou didn't care about Zhang Damou's thoughts. Instead, he couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard Sun Chuanting's words.

"What's the matter? Isn't it possible?" Sun Chuanting laughed.

It turns out that the Rat Bird Valley was the only way to connect Taiyuan and Hedong areas during the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. It is located in the canyon between the two mountain ranges of Taiyue Mountain and Luliang Mountain.

It is connected to the Jinzhong Basin in the north and the Linfen Basin in the south. It starts from Jiexiu Yitang and ends at Lingshi Nanguan. It has been an important place for military strategists since ancient times.

However, this important transportation area was abandoned during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and instead the current Hanxinling Road emerged.

The basic reason is: "In Queshu Valley, there are dangerous passes for dozens of miles. The water is connected to the left and right sides of the beam pavilion road. The road is full of stones and lingers on the side of the rock. It may be a foot away from the water, or it may be five or six feet high, and it will go up to Daishanfu. , descending to the Juejian, commonly known as the Luban Bridge, it covered the ancient pass, and it is also dangerous in today's place."

This place is extremely dangerous and most people are afraid of the route, so Wei Zhiyou couldn't help but be shocked.