Please ask me to be the emperor

Li Jing, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, once said to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty in "Tang Li Wen Dui": There are thousands of words in the art of war, but they only lead to people but not to others. The great man Zhang Shun in his previous life also emphasized that "you fight yours and I fight mine", all emphasizing the issue of initiative in war.

Although the Ming generals Deng Qi, Zuo Liangyu and others did not have deep military theories, their many years of military career also made them vaguely aware of this "initiative" issue.

However, they have no choice but to do so. This is a conspiracy. Military activities are always subject to the influence of political factors. Huaiqing Mansion, Weihui Mansion and Zhangde Mansion were originally under their jurisdiction. If Zhang Shun really allowed Zhang Shun to conquer the city and capture the clan princes, no matter how great their achievements were, they would not be able to achieve anything. There was no way to save their lives. Therefore, no matter whether Deng Qi or Zuo Liangyu could do it or not, they had no choice but to send troops to fight.

Fortunately, Deng Qi, Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou, Ma Fengyi and others were all fighting soldiers, which was a field corps in the later sense. As guest troops, they marched all the way here carrying weapons, armor, tents and other supplies, and they were already accustomed to this kind of action.

Therefore, their military preparations were relatively simple. After gathering their own troops, they broke out of camp and headed south.

While the officers and soldiers were preparing to set off, Zhang Shun led his troops and all the rebels to Huixian. At this time, Zhang Shun was not in a hurry to occupy Huixian County. Instead, he first explored the nearby terrain in order to choose the battlefield for the decisive battle and the place to camp with the officers and soldiers.

After some investigation, Zhang Shuncai suddenly discovered that although Huixian and Shanxi Lingchuan were separated by the Taihang Mountains, they were connected by a Baixing road.

Then there was an oversight in Zhang Shun's original plan to have Huang Lai'er, the "Running General", stationed at Tianjing Pass to block Cao Wenzhao's plan.

But now that the army is here, we must not change our plans easily before the battle. Zhang Shun had no choice but to select generals and prepare to close this hole. But the choice of this general made Zhang Shun difficult.

As a matter of defense, the cavalry generals were first excluded. There are only four people under Zhang Shun's command: Jiang He, Li Jiyu, Zhang Sanbai and Wei Congyi. As a result, Wei Congyi harassed the capital, and there is no news yet; Li Jiyu was sent by Zhang Shun to guard the more important Zhiguanxing; Jiang He was left to guard Jiyuan by himself to assist Zhang Shenyan in stabilizing the place and mobilizing grain and grass.

Now the only infantry general in his hands is Zhang Sanbai. However, if Zhang Sanbai is sent out again and there is no infantry under his command to hold down the formation, I am afraid that the rebels will go their own way and will not be controlled by him.

If other people were sent to guard Baixing, Zhang Shun was afraid that they would be careless and careless, and that they might even be unable to resist and retreat on their own, selling all his troops here.

Zhang Shun thought about it and had no choice but to call Li Xin over and said to him: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, but I didn't think it through well. I didn't expect that Baixing is connected to Shanxi here. I'm worried that Cao Wenzhao and other officers and soldiers are waiting for an opportunity to follow." If Lingchuan attacks our army, I order you to lead more than a thousand troops to garrison at Mengmen Pass, the narrowest point in Baixing."

"Two mountains stand side by side in this pass, which is only six feet wide. The locals call it "Toothless Pass". The terrain is dangerous and it has been one of the transportation hubs of Shanxi and Henan since ancient times. It is also called Zixia Pass because of the purple nepheline stone all over the mountain. There is one man who can stop ten thousand men from breaking through."

"Among all the generals, I know that you are the most courageous and decisive, so I have given you such an important task. I wonder if you can take on this task?"

Although Li Xin served as Zhang Shun's staff from time to time, he more often managed Zhang Shun's personal guards.

Zhang Shun saw that he had a lot of knowledge in the past and had good skills in leading and running the army. Now he had to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He selected the general from the dwarf and temporarily promoted him.

As for the political issue of the balance of the generals under his command, let's first defeat the officers and soldiers such as Deng Qi and Zuo Liangyu. If he is defeated and dies, everything will be over.

Li Xin had long been envious of his cousin Chen Changzhen for leading the army in battle. Now that he saw Zhang Shun's attention, he immediately responded happily: "Don't worry, King Shun. If you are in prison, you will be in prison, and if you are in prison, you will be in prison!"

Zhang Shun's face tightened when he heard this, and he reprimanded: "Use the art of war to preserve yourself and destroy the enemy. How can you throw your life away lightly?"

"If you can keep it for ten days, tell me that you can keep it for ten days, and I will follow the ten-day plan; if you can keep it for five days, tell me that you can keep it for five days, and I will follow the five-day plan. Don't make a fool of yourself. Being a fat man, once the checkpoint is lost and our army is unprepared, everything will be over!"

Because Li Xin was promoted to a staff member by Zhang Shun, he was often exposed to battle reports and was quite accustomed to casualties. As a result, after Zhang Shun's reprimand, he realized that his own carelessness would cost him many lives.

Only then did he solemnly say: "What my lord said is true, but it is frivolous to believe it. I am leading the army for the first time, and I don't know how long I can defend it. After I arrive at Baixing, I will definitely inspect the terrain and set up strongholds at strategic points to prevent Cao Wenzhao from going south." .”

"In addition, I will send scouts into Lingchuan County to patrol and discover Cao Wenzhao's movements as early as possible so that the lord can prepare early. If I am really defeated, I will send an envoy as soon as possible to inform the lord so that he can make plans early. !”

After hearing this, Zhang Shun nodded and said: "That's very good. When using troops for the first time, you must consider everything carefully and you can be invincible."

Therefore, Zhang incidentally gave Li Xin a thousand men and horses, and brought fifty of his own guards as elites to help him control the Mengmen Pass in Baixing.

If Li Xin leaves like this, Zhang Shun's army cannot be idle. Before the officers and soldiers arrived, Zhang Shun personally inspected the terrain and selected a place to set up camp. At the same time, he ordered the rebels to set up positions with their backs on the mountains and rivers, preparing to fight the officers and soldiers here.

Wu'an, Linxian and other places were not far from Huixian. On the third day of Zhang Shun's garrison in Huixian, he discovered that scouts and spies from the army were looming near the rebel camp.

Zhang Shun knew the importance of intelligence and quickly ordered the "King of Zuo Jin" to send cavalry to expel them. At the same time, he also began to send Liu Cheng to serve as a scout, traveling thirty miles to detect the movements of officers and soldiers.

By noon that day, the number of scouts and spies began to increase gradually, and some of the scouts and spies even began to engage in small-scale fights with the rebel patrol cavalry. At night, Zhang Shun's side lost twenty or thirty cavalry. Of course, the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were not feeling well. According to the soldiers' reports, the officers, soldiers, scouts, and spies also lost about thirty or forty cavalry.

In the evening, Liu Chengcai sent someone to report that the main force of officers and soldiers had arrived at the junction of Zhangde Mansion and Weihui Mansion, but it was already getting late and they did not dare to rush.

The officers and soldiers had already camped on the spot and were strictly defensive. The rebel cavalry approached many times, but they were all driven away by patrolling cavalry.

After listening to Liu Cheng's report, Zhang Shun instantly had the urge to attack the officers and soldiers at night. However, Zhang Shun immediately gave up the idea. After all, the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were also veteran generals. How could he not have expected the possibility of the rebels hijacking the camp?

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