Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 18 Battle in the wild

Ma Yingniang couldn't bear it for a moment and said something to invite Zhang Shun. She was thin-skinned and couldn't help but feel ashamed. But Zhang Shun was a thick-skinned person. He hit the snake and followed the stick, and then returned to the canopy of the boat. The angry Ma Yingniang couldn't help but secretly said: Shameless person!

Zhang Shun didn't know what she was thinking, and even if he knew, he would probably laugh it off. In ancient times, fifteen or sixteen years old was considered to be the age of hair. To Zhang Shun, who traveled back in time from modern times, he was just a picture of a girl who had not graduated from junior high school.

The so-called "hairpin" means that when a woman is fifteen years old, her hair will be knotted with a hairpin to show that she is of marriageable age. A bun like Chunli's means that she is a young girl, please do not accept her, which means do not come over to propose marriage.

Although Zhang Shun has traveled through time for more than ten years, he has never been married, and he is not sure about the relationship between men and women in ancient times. He does not dare to talk nonsense for fear of breaking a taboo. With nothing to do, I took out the book I "borrowed" from Wang Duo and flipped through it to pass the time.

When Ma Yingniang saw that he ignored her and instead pretended to be a bachelor and read the book, she couldn't help but asked in a low voice with envy and curiosity: "Can you understand the book? What is written in it?"

The words "Uh" stung Zhang Shun. Although he had learned some traditional Chinese characters from Taoist Ma, there were a lot of ancient variant characters, and there was no punctuation, so it was very difficult to read. For example, the opening chapter of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu reads: Sun Tzu said that soldiers are important matters of life and death for a country, and the way of survival and destruction must be observed. If you don't think about it for a long time, you will be completely confused. So he could only reply awkwardly, "I can barely see, it's very difficult."

"Tch!" The inexplicable Ma Yingniang made a disdainful voice. She didn't know whether she was mocking him for pretending to understand, or pretending not to understand.

At any rate, when the boat docks and everyone has finished crossing the river, it will be dawn. Zhang ordered everyone to go to a remote place to set up camp and rest. It is said to be a camp, but it is extremely crude. Everyone formed a camp around the car. Most of the tents were originally left by Qian Fuzi and others. In addition, after conquering Mengjin, they purchased some cloth, so everyone could barely cover themselves.

Zhang Shun originally wanted to keep Huang Shoucai, but he didn't want to. Huang Shoucai said to Zhang Shun: "You have the destiny of heaven, but the people have no help from heaven. This flood has affected tens of millions of people in Mengjin. I think the officials here have been incompetent for a long time, and they will not be able to regulate the river. Within a few days, someone will come to our door. , invite me to rescue disasters and regulate rivers. This can save tens of millions of people, so I can’t abandon it."

"If you have destiny, you will ascend to a great position one day. But you can remember the slightest kindness from me today. I do not ask you for high officials, rich salary, gold and silver treasures. I only hope that you can order me to manage this river and prevent it from harming you. The common people too.”

Zhang Shun was ashamed and ashamed after hearing this, and said to the Yellow River: "Shun is looking at small profits and forgetting the great righteousness! Now I swear to the river: If I can do my best, I will help Huang Shoucai manage this river so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Yes! If I violate this oath, I will be buried in this river!"

When Huang Shoucai, Zhouzi, and even the young men recruited by Zhang Shun heard about it, they couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude and bowed to Zhang Shun. After Huang Shoucai paid his respects, he lamented: "If the imperial city of the capital was owned by Your Excellency, why would we, the common people, have to suffer such hardships!" Everyone was speechless for a while.

When Huang Shoucai and others crossed the river, everyone hurried across the river overnight and were exhausted. Zhang Shun ordered people to take a rest as soon as possible. However, he felt uneasy, so he arranged for Liu Yinggui to send people to guard, and also arranged for Zhao Lizi to lead people to send scouts within five miles of the surrounding area, before letting everyone rest.

Zhang Shun had been in a state of tension since he raised his troops at Guangwu Ling. He was also unbearably tired and went to rest. At some point, Zhang Shun was suddenly pushed out of his daze. Zhang Shun opened his eyes and saw that it was Wukong. Zhang Shun was about to ask what was going on, but Wukong shouted: "Master, someone has come back to report the enemy's situation."

"Enemy situation?" Zhang Shun, who had not yet recovered, suddenly woke up and shouted quickly, "Let him in quickly."

Zhang Shun quickly found a jar, poured out some cold water and wiped his face to wake himself up. At this time, the scout who came back reported to him: "General, Li Zi asked me to come over and report to you. Hundreds of officers and soldiers came out of Meng County and came towards us."

"We're here? How are your casualties?" Zhang Shun asked in surprise.

"Ah? We didn't fight them. I can't defeat them even with a small number of people." The scout was even more surprised.

"Then why did you say you were called?" Zhang Shun asked strangely,

"Oh, just come over to us and we can start fighting right away."

"." Zhang Shuncai discovered that it was the scout who was not very good at speaking and almost made a mistake. I thought to myself that I would have to tell Zhao Lizi later and ask him to choose more smart people. If there is a mistake in the investigation or reporting, it will be regrettable.

Then, Zhang Shun quickly summoned everyone, told them the information he had just obtained, and asked them what to do about the matter. Some people said to avoid the enemy, some said to start a war with the enemy, and some said to sneak attack on the county seat. There was a stalemate for a while.

When Zhang Shun saw that his men were not very reliable, he quickly and decisively ordered: "There is no need to argue about this matter anymore, prepare for war immediately. The enemy will only discover us when leaving the city or discover other enemies. No matter what, The situation is that the enemy thinks that their combat power is higher than ours."

"We can't sit still and wait for death. You will still be in charge of food and supplies, Chief Ma, and find a remote place to hide. If you are discovered, abandon the supplies and run away to see if the enemy's formation is neat or chaotic. If it is neat, run away and don't come back; if it is chaotic, , inform me in time, and we can launch an attack when he returns to the city."

"The rest of the people will wait and follow me. I remember that Zhao Lizi reported to me before that there was a forest not far ahead. After a while, those who did not have a spear or a waist knife were in front, and when they encountered the enemy, they fled to the road next to the forest. This matter was reported by Chen Jindou Be responsible. When escaping back, don't collide with our own team, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless and kill without mercy."

"In a moment, Zhao Yutou, and that Wukong, you follow me and lead our team of more than a hundred armed with spears to form an array at the corner of the woods. When Chen Jindou leads the team back, if there are any who rush into the formation, we will kill them on the spot."

"Zhang Sanbai and Zhang Wuhao, you two, lead the fifty guardsmen and lie in ambush in the woods, waiting for my order to attack the back or flank of the enemy's formation. Liu Yinggui leads the team and stands behind the formation. Anyone who dares to turn around and run away will be punished by military law. Deal with it and kill him on the spot. The rest of the people follow Taoist Ma to escape."

Zhang Shun gave the order in an orderly manner, and everyone obeyed and left. Zhang Shun also arranged for scouts to come to report the news, and reported back to Zhao Lizi: "According to the camera, if we are inextricably linked to the enemy and there is no distinction between victory and defeat, we can come and raid the enemy's back; if the enemy is defeated, we can intercept the defeated soldiers or A sneak attack on the county seat of Meng County; if we are defeated, we can pretend to be reinforcements in the distance to scare the enemy, and then we can meet at the agreed place."

The plan was decided, and Zhang took the opportunity to lead everyone to the woods to set up a formation. This is a turning point, with trees covering the left side. If the enemy doesn't turn around, they won't be able to see their team.

The quality of Zhang Shun's soldiers was too low. He urged them many times and it took a long time before they managed to form a spear formation of more than a hundred people. There were five people in a row and twenty people in a row. The intersection was tightly blocked. There was only a low-lying ravine on the right side that could be passed, but it was not very convenient.

Zhang Sanbai and Zhang Wuhao led fifty soldiers with waist knives and short spears into the woods, while Chen Jindou led a mess of 200 people to stay in front. He only had some axes, machetes and other items that he had scraped before, which was not enough. A handful, and the missing parts are mostly replaced by sticks.

Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, and we are just waiting for the enemy to come and fall into his trap. Originally, Zhang Shun had deliberately arranged for Wukong to lead his soldiers in an ambush, but he remembered the emergency in Mengjin City. If Wukong left his side, there would be a lot of inconvenience during the emergency. What's more, it's not convenient for me to always favor Wukong and let him perform meritorious deeds. He also needs to give other people under his command some opportunities to practice.

The first battle everyone fought was a sneak attack on Meng Jin. After all, it went smoothly. They had no chance to be afraid and they succeeded. This field battle was different. Standing and waiting for the enemy, there was some tension, fear and other emotions.

In fact, Zhang Shun himself was even more nervous. He knew that the so-called soldiers around him were better than the hungry and chaotic people. If when the war started, these honest farmers were intimidated by the official power and collapsed at the first touch, then he would really be in trouble every day. Yes, the earth is not working properly. Fortunately, Wukong is by his side. If anything goes wrong, Wukong can quickly defeat the officials and thieves with one against a hundred.

A short wait, but a long one. From the time the sun first rises in the morning, until it reaches the treetops. Everyone finally waited for the team of officers and soldiers. After all, the archers and government officials who were catching thieves and arresting were not elite. Looking from a distance, they saw a chaotic mess rushing over.

As soon as Chen Jindou saw the officers and soldiers appearing, he wanted to lead the team back. Who would have thought that at this time, Zhang Shun had been waiting for a long time and was a little worried, so he ran over. Now in front of him, he scolded in a low voice: "You have to pretend to be decent. If you run away like this, everyone will know that there is a ghost. You lead them forward and scream, then run away."

Chen Jindou had no choice but to lead his team to call for formation, while Zhang Shun returned to his own formation.

Chen Jindou led his team and shouted chaotically to the opposite side. As expected, the enemy came running towards them. Chen Jindou didn't dare to resist, he just turned around and ran with his team. Seeing the enemy fleeing on the opposite side, their morale was high and they pursued faster.

When they reached the turning point of the woods, Chen Jindou shouted loudly: "Be careful with military law, anyone who breaks into the formation will be killed without mercy!" Everyone had no choice but to avoid the formation as much as possible and rush to the ravine passage next to it. However, the water level has been too high in the past few days, and the gully has turned out to be very muddy. No one noticed it before because it was covered by weeds. So all the defeated soldiers slipped and fell inside, and their bones were covered in mud. Some of them were impatient and couldn't help but rush towards the formation.

The situation was precarious for a while.

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