Please ask me to be the emperor

"Left general!" A rugged man, wearing golden armor and a five-foot iron whip hanging from his waist, spoke to Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of the Shenshu camp.

"Thieves are very dangerous and are good at winning by surprise. Although our army is guarding Hanxinling now, I am afraid that they will lead the elite, travel lightly and quickly, take a small path to bypass our army, and attack the spirit stone by surprise. General, please be cautious!"

"Trail? Where do you think there is a trail that can pass, Huang Chuangzi!" Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of Shenshu Camp, frowned and said.

"Huang Chuangzi" was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't help but pointed to the east and said: "I don't know where else it is, but after asking the merchants, there is a trail to the east from here."

It turns out that if you take Hanxinling Road from Huozhou and reach Renyi River, you can go to Hanxinling without taking Renyi Station.

Instead, we diverted to the east through Qiancun, Nanzhang, and Dangdang Ridge, and then detoured to the Yucheng trail behind Hanxin Ridge.

If the rebels were really allowed to take this trail, I'm afraid the Shenshu Camp of the Ming Army stationed in Hanxinling would become a joke.

Dong Yongwen was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that there was a trail here. He quickly asked: "Is this serious?"

"It's absolutely true. If you don't believe me, just ask this merchant!" "Huang Chuangzi" nodded and asked a panicked merchant.

Dong Yongwen heard the words and looked the businessman up and down. Seeing that he was well-dressed and quite dignified, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Is what he said just now true?"

"It's true, it's true!" The merchant responded quickly after hearing this.

"But everyone usually takes Hanxinling. Firstly, the road is easy to travel, and secondly, there is Renyi Station where you can rest, which is the most convenient."

"If you are selling something that is a bit inconvenient, then secretly take that trail."

"Are there any other roads that can be passed besides this?" Dong Yongwen frowned upon hearing this.

A general who does not understand the astronomical and geographical advantages is a mediocre general. He, Dong Yongwen, comes from a family of generals and does not want to be a mediocre general.

"No...no more!" The merchant shook his head quickly, but he regretted it as soon as he shook his head.

According to old legends, there is a dangerous "old road" along the Fen River, but I heard that no one has walked on it for hundreds of years, so I think it should be cut off. I hope this military master will not see the truth. Well, blame yourself.

"Okay, then let's go!" Dong Yongwen winked at "Huang Chuangzi".

Military discipline must not be leaked. What if we let this person pass and the thieves discover the truth?

"Huang Chuangzi" understood, and arranged for two soldiers to take him there.

Not long after, a scream rang out, and Dong Yongwen nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Let the brothers divide the mountain goods he brought with him. It can also be considered as a supplement to the family income."

"Huang Chuangzi, take five hundred people and guard the east trail for me!"

"The last general takes command!" "Huang Chuangzi" heard this and quickly saluted.

Don't look at the fact that Dong Yongwen only gave him 500 troops, but it was actually more than enough.

Just looking at the Hanxinling Road, the mountains are steep and the cliffs are deep.

It leans on Mianshan Mountain to the north, Huo Yue to the south, confronts Lingkong Mountain to the east, and faces Qinwang Ridge to the west. The terrain is very dangerous.

The "trail" is not as wide as this one, let alone how "one man can block it and ten thousand men can't open it". How can we use so many people?

Not long after, "Huang Chuangzi" selected 500 men, bid farewell to Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of Shenshu Camp, and took a detour to the "small road".

Dong Yongwen looked away for a long time, feeling uneasy and couldn't help but ordered: "Where is Sun Yingyuan?"

"The general is here!" A big man walked out of the crowd and saluted.

"You... you lead me a thousand men and horses back to Lingshi County to set up defenses. Don't be cautious and make no mistakes!" Dong Yongwen said with determination.

"This...then there are only more than 3,000 people left here, general..." Sun Yingyuan couldn't help but hesitate.

"Three thousand and five hundred people are enough!" Dong Yongwen waved his hand, "It's such a dangerous fortress. If we can't defend it, I'll just wipe my neck and forget it!"

And just when Dong Yongwen claimed to "wipe his neck and forget it", he didn't know that there was already a leader who was meandering up the Fen River.

"General, you are really amazing this time!" Zhang Damou was still a little dissatisfied with Sun Chuanting from the bottom of his heart, but he was convinced by him with just one sentence.

It turned out that the rebels were not marching up the Shuque Valley this time, as Wei Zhiyou and Zhang Damou imagined. They were marching lightly in the canyon, climbing vines and rocks, like apes.

Instead, they took a boat upstream and drove directly to Lingshi County.

Sun Chuanting stood facing the wind, looking at the thousands of cliffs standing on both sides of the strait, and couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

Do you know why no one has thought of this water transport thing in these many years?

It turns out that before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Fenhe River was a large waterway and had always been an important water transportation route.

However, since the Song Dynasty, many forests have been cut down, soil and water have been lost, and the Fenhe River has never regained its former glory.

From Pingyang below, there are still merchant ships traveling to the Yellow River, but above Pingyang, water transportation is almost cut off because the water volume is too small.

However, after Sun Chuanting took office as governor of Shanxi, in order to deal with the "shun thieves" who occupied Shaanxi, he specially sent man-made boats for trial use. He found that boats with 20 to 40 stone stones could still pass between Taiyuan and Pingyang.

Only in summer and autumn, the river surges, making it impossible to sail in dangerous places.

It just so happened that in order to organize the "Great Deep Offensive" campaign, the rebels specially built a large number of small boats to patrol the Fen River.

Among them, the two battalions of Sun Chuanting, Mantianxing Zhang Damou, and Shetaotian Li Wanqing arrived at Huozhou City this time and took advantage of the transportation of these ships.

It's just that the original plan of the rebels was to reach the city of Huozhou. They never expected that ships could still be opened above Huozhou.

Don't look at the fact that the rebels who attacked Lingshi this time were only 3,000 people, and the boats were already stretching for miles. In fact, it greatly facilitated the march of the rebels.

For one thing, weapons, armor, and baggage can all be carried in the boat, so there is no risk of soldiers carrying heavy loads.

Secondly, the soldiers only need to paddle hard and do not have to climb the cliff, so there is no risk of falling.

Thirdly, the rebels can also carry heavy firepower such as field artillery, golden cannons and even flying blunderbuss to Lingshi City on boats.

"Looking at the time, should Commander Wei launch an attack on Han Xin Ridge?" Zhang Damou looked at the sky and then in the direction of Han Xin Ridge and couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, General Wei will definitely launch the attack on time!" Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

Although he had only been in contact with this person for a short period of time, he had already fully understood his temperament.

Maybe this person is not afraid of heaven and earth, but there is still one person in the world who can make him submissive and convinced.

"That's good!" Zhang Damou smiled when he heard this, "If that's the case, Lingshi City will surely fall in one fell swoop!"

He was not afraid at all, but in fact he was afraid that when he arrived at Lingshi City, he would run into the main force of Shenshu Camp who had been waiting for a long time.

As long as he is not the main force, he is not afraid of any Ming army!