Please ask me to be the emperor

Zhang Shun did not wait for the arrival of others, and led more than 1,500 riders to Tantou Town early the next morning.

Kangjiazhuang is eighty or ninety miles away from Tantou. It goes through mountains and ridges and needs to pass through Duyu and Qiuba for two miles to reach it.

Duyuli is the later Lion Temple Town, bordering Qiupa to the east, red soil to the south, and white soil to the west. If the rebels occupy this place, they can connect the previously occupied areas such as Chitu and Kangjiazhuang.

As for Qiupa, it is the location of Gulouziguan. The ancient town rests on Xiong'er Mountain in the north, steps on the Yi River in the south, borders the Shimen on the left, and the manger on the right. It is the leader of the towns in Songxi, Luoyi.

In the old days, this area produced a lot of golden Catalpa wood with good texture, which was commonly known as Catalpa, and later evolved into Qiupa. Louziguan was built by South Korea during the Warring States Period at the latest, and it has been more than 2,000 years ago.

Zhang Shun rode hard and tried his best to pass through this place as quickly as possible while taking a rough look at the nearby terrain.

After a brief observation and questioning by the guards, he suddenly realized the importance of this place. The places where the rebels live are all south of Xiong'er Mountain. It blocked the north and south, cutting off the connection between Luanchuan and other places and the land of Yiluo.

If officers and soldiers send troops from Yiluo, they must come west along the Yishui River, pass through Song County, and pass by here. In the future, if he sends troops to Yiluo land to capture Luoyang, he will inevitably need to go east along the Yishui River, which is an important military location.

Previously, the rebels kept a low profile and were not known to the officers and soldiers. He deliberately prevented the rebels from taking over and controlling the land under Song County, so as not to be discovered by the officers and soldiers and lead to encirclement and suppression.

Now that his whereabouts have been exposed, he no longer has such worries. When we turn back, we can order Chen Changzhen to lead his troops and set out from Kangjiazhuang to take Baitu to the west and Duyu, Qiupa and Tantou to the east. The east of Lushi and the west of Song County were brought under the rule to form a complete military geographical unit.

When Zhang Shun and others passed Qiupa and arrived near Tantou Town, the terrain suddenly felt open. Although there are still undulating mountains and lush forests, there are more and more farmlands and the terrain is becoming slightly flatter.

It turns out that this place is not only rich in gold, but also a place with developed agriculture. This is a land with fertile soil and is close to the Yishui River, which is conducive to irrigation. Tantou Town was placed under Luanchuan County in later generations and was known as the "Luanchuan Granary".

During the Anti-Japanese War, in order to avoid the Japanese war, Henan University moved here and continued to operate for five years.

Of course, Zhang Shun didn't know about this at all, and even if he knew, it wouldn't be of any help to his current situation. He just saw the fertility of this place and couldn't help but feel jealous.

These days, Zhang Shun has been racking his brains to find food sources for his subordinate Martin Zhuang. Now that I see such a fertile land, of course I want to bring it under my control.

However, he also knew that after Kangjiazhuang was exposed, he would not be able to defend it for long. Looking back, we can only ask Chen Changzhen to pay attention to collecting grain taxes and buying grain here.

The defense facilities in Tantou Town are not as good as those in Luanchuan Town. At least there is an inspection department in Luanchuan Town, and the buildings of the inspection department can be used for defense. Tantou Town is just a small town with developed agriculture and mining. It does not have any defensive facilities such as walls.

By the time Zhang Shun led his cavalry to this town, it was getting dark. That Tang Jiuzhou had just left and never stayed here.

It turns out that Tang Jiuzhou followed Zuo Liangyu and was defeated by Zhang Shun many times, so he was very afraid of him. What's more, Tantou Town could not be defended, so the man abandoned the place and continued running eastward.

When Zhang Shun entered Tantou Town, how could Tantou Town be prepared? Suddenly, the people in the town were in a panic, hiding in their homes and shivering in the mountains.

Zhang Shun rode his war horse on the streets of Tantou Town and found blood stains, damaged gatehouses and headless corpses discarded in the corners left by Tang Jiuzhou's previous attack on the rebel forces entrenched here.

It's no wonder that the people in Tantou Town were trembling, as most of the corpses were wearing civilian clothes. It is difficult to tell whether it is the corpses of the rebels entrenched here or the local people who were killed and took credit for their good deeds.

Zhang Shun looked back at the setting sun that was obscured by the undulating mountains and rivers. Although the officers and soldiers had traveled for a day and a night, it was difficult to walk on the mountain road, as it was not far from here.

He didn't care about being gentle, and directly ordered Wukong to bring a few people, and went to the town to find a few old men who seemed to have status and status and brought them to him.

Zhang dismounted from his horse and cupped his hands, and asked gently: "Come on, gentlemen, you are so polite. When I passed by the treasure land for the first time, there was a lot of trouble. I am Tang Jiuzhou, the deputy general of Changping, and I am chasing a group of thieves pretending to be officers and soldiers. Army, I wonder if you guys have heard of this?"

These old men were caught and were so scared that they were shaking like chaff. It wasn't until he saw that Zhang Shun was gentle and courteous that he calmed down and reluctantly responded: "Mr. Tang, please be polite. Previously, there was a group of thieves who called themselves the 'Nine Dragons' and were entrenched here. They were very fierce. But later they came I got the name 'General Tang', I don't know where he came from, but he has the same surname as the general."

Zhang Shun laughed when he heard this and said: "This thief is cunning and treacherous. He just pretended to be the name of my commander-in-chief and played the trick of taking advantage of others and fighting each other."

Only then did the old men suddenly realize, and said to themselves: "No wonder this guy is more ferocious than the thief 'Nine Dragons'. Not only did he kill the thief, but he also injured many people in Tantou Town. It is true that the thief's nature is hard to change." ah!"

Zhang Shun did not comment, just smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "So I would like to ask some old men to tell the truth truthfully, so that the thieves will not get the news and hide in the mountains. When the time comes, as soon as the army of officers and soldiers leave, they will come down the mountain to harm our Tantou Town. "

It was a matter of their own people's lives and wealth. How could they dare to hide it? They quickly responded: "Don't worry, Mr. Tang. The thief left eastward at noon this afternoon. He must have been gone for an hour. According to our estimation, by the time of the old It’s a county town.”

This old county town of Song County is quite similar to the old county where the rebels were besieged by Shanxi Governor Song Tongyin. It was originally the seat of Song County, but later it was abandoned due to the change of the seat of government.

During the Ming Dynasty, an inspection department was set up here to monitor the bandits and strongmen who fled from Xiong'er Mountain, Funiu Mountain and other places, so as not to compromise the safety of Song County and even the Yiluo area.

It is only twenty miles from Tantou Town to Jiuxian Town. If the terrain is flat, it will only take a stick of incense to make a surprise attack with cavalry.

Zhang Shun thought for a while and estimated that Tang Jiuzhou's men were all infantry. They had traveled a hundred miles of mountain roads day and night. They must have been exhausted and could only rest here.

It's just that the two armies are currently very close, so the news must not be leaked. Zhang Shun quickly ordered Liu Cheng to send more than a hundred cavalry on guard to monitor the movements of people coming and going. The rest of the people waited for a while, took a break and buried the pot to make rice.

By the time everyone had eaten and drank enough, it was getting late. Zhang Shun ignored the darkness and personally led the rebel army eastward to make a surprise attack on the old county town.

There is only one update today, and the author will have to work overtime at two o'clock tomorrow morning. I'm really sorry to everyone!