Please ask me to be the emperor

When the Red Lady and others arrived in Luoyang City early the next morning, Zhang Shun entrusted all matters in the city to the Red Lady and Zhang Shenyan. He himself led Wukong, Jicheng, Liu Cheng, He Jin and He Yilong's personal guards and cavalry. Thousands and seven hundred troops left Luoyang City.

This was not because Zhang Shun wanted to be a deserter, but according to Governor Zhang's suggestion, he went to Jiangzhou, Shanxi to invite his son Han Lin and Han Yugong to come and help.

Zhang Shun was doubtful about this, what about Han Yugong? I have never heard of it. If the person invited is Han Shizhong, then it is worthy of being a corporal.

As soon as Governor Zhang said this, Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but be surprised and said: "So it's him? If we really get help from this person, Luoyang City can really be defended!"

Zhang Shenyan has always been an upright person and is not someone who talks nonsense. When Zhang Shun heard this, he asked strangely: "Mr. Zhang, how can you say this?"

Zhang Shenyan then smiled and said: "This Han Lin, whose courtesy name is Yu Gong and whose nickname is Yu'an, is very talented. He was selected for the imperial examination at the age of sixteen. He has never been an official. He is good at miscellaneous military arts and is good at offensive and defensive strategies. He studies the art of war. He studied gunplay with Xu Guangqi and learned the art of gunplay from Gao Zesheng, who is exactly what the Lord needs."

"This person has always been good to the Donglin parties, and you should also hear my name, Zhang Shenyan. I will write a letter for you, hoping to help you!"

Zhang Shenyan talked about it for a long time. Zhang Shun didn't pay much attention to these messy things. But when he heard the name of Xu Guangqi, he couldn't help but said with great joy: "He is a disciple of Xu Guangqi. It's worth visiting in person and inviting him to help me." Defend the city.”

It turned out that Han Lin and Zhang Shun had never heard of it, but the famous Xu Guangqi was very familiar to him.

It stands to reason that Luoyang City is now under the new occupation of the rebels and the people in the city are unstable. Zhang Shun must not leave the city lightly to avoid riots.

It's just that now that the red lady has come to Luoyang City, Zhang understands what's going on. As expected, the red lady also said to him in private: "Husband, don't blame me for making my own decisions. The original intention of raising an army is to retreat if we don't advance."

"Now that my husband is famous all over the world, how can he be like the daughter of a boudoir, living in the mountains and watching others dominate the world?"

"If my husband hadn't taken Luoyang City, that would be fine. Now that my husband has taken Luoyang City, and he wants to help King Fu seize the throne of the world, he has already made progress and cannot retreat."

"With my husband's great reputation, if we take Luoyang now and cannot defend it. Even if we hide in the mountains, do you think the officers and soldiers will give up pursuing us? Instead of doing this, why not use offense as defense in order to have a chance of survival?"

"Now that Li Xiang and I have arrived, my husband, wife, and concubines are all here to show that we will not retreat. This can be used to stabilize the people in the city. Moreover, I have been working hard for my husband for a long time. Under the influence of the fox, I have quite a reputation, and I can Help your husband defend the city."

Zhang Shun couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "People always say, 'Women don't give way to men', but I never thought that my wife has the talent to be in charge."

Zhang Shun was deeply influenced by later online novels and always believed that "farming" was the right path. Now the red lady's words awakened the dreamer, and he realized that whether it was "farming" or conquering cities and territories, it was all for survival and growth, and there was no difference between superior and inferior.

In an agricultural society, the production cycle is slow. In terms of the most basic farming, there is only one to two harvests a year. However, due to natural and man-made disasters, it is often difficult to make ends meet, or even no harvest.

If you learn how to conquer cities and territories with "Chuang King", "Chuang General" and others, the speed at which you can obtain resources will far exceed the speed at which you can obtain resources by "farming".

However, if we only focus on attacking cities and territories and plundering them, then it would not be a long-term solution. Once there is a slight military setback, it will end in disintegration.

Therefore, whether you need to farm or whether you need to plunder, you can only control the proportion yourself and cannot be partial.

Fortunately, Zhang Shun also reacted at this time, and the two complemented each other. If the city cannot be captured by force, there will naturally be nowhere to "farm". If you just "farm", you are likely to be surrounded and suppressed by a wave of officers and soldiers, and everyone will be wiped out.

Now, if I can repel the encirclement and suppression by the officers and soldiers in one fell swoop, seize the land of Luoyang as a foundation, and carry out business, it will be far better than the ten years of "farming" in the mountains and valleys.

With this thought, Zhang Shun couldn't help but make up his mind. He stayed at Hong Niangzi's place at night and severely "punished" her behavior of "making her own decisions". On the next day, he declared with satisfaction: "Everything in the city is done by Hong Niangzi, Zhang Shenyan and Song Xiance." The leader makes the decision, and if there is a dispute, the decision is based on the number of supporters.”

"I personally led my bodyguards and the three cavalrymen of Liu Cheng, He Jin and He Yilong to Jiangzhou, Shanxi to find Han Lin who came to help. Jiangzhou is four to five hundred miles away. Regardless of success or failure, we will definitely be there within ten I'll rush back within five days, and I'll ask you to help me with everything in the city."

Although Zhang Shenyan had taken charge of daily affairs on behalf of Zhang Shun in the past, as a minister, he still had many inconveniences and felt somewhat guilty.

He then asked tentatively: "Although Han Lin is famous, it is enough to send a general to invite him. Why should the lord go in person? There are so many things going on in the city, and King Fu still needs the lord to comfort him. Among them, if If something unexpected happens, I'm afraid I'll lose everything."

Zhang Shun smiled and shook his head. At this time, he finally understood what the chairman meant when he saw Ma Di missing the street pavilion, "In the first battle, it is better to face the battle."

As the leader of an army, he must not only take charge of the overall situation, but also personally supervise the formation. But everyone is limited in what they can do, and if their judgment is even slightly wrong, they will be defeated or even killed.

Now he is also facing this problem. Should he sit in Luoyang and take charge of the defense work, or should he go to Jiangzhou in person and take Han Lin into his pocket?

After tossing and turning, Zhang Shun thought about it for half the night before he finally figured it out.

Although Luoyang's defense work was intricate, it was actually just following the plan. By personally supervising here, I may be able to improve some quality, but it still has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Now it is only necessary to suppress the news of his departure from the city, and it is enough for Hong Niangzi and Li Xiang to stabilize people's hearts here. What's more, these generals under his command have been carefully trained by himself, and their loyalty and ability are basically reliable.

Hong Niangzi and others could not compare with Zhang Shun or even his military skills. If he occupied Luoyang City step by step and defended it, he could only risk his own death. Only by adding some variables can there be a glimmer of hope.

Han Lin is the variable, but Zhang Shun doesn't know whether Han Lin can help him defend the city.

Fortunately, Zhang Shun had never heard of Han Lin, but he had heard of Xu Guangqi. He remembered that Xu Guangqi was an important figure in the "spread of Western learning eastward" in the late Ming Dynasty. He compiled the "Complete Book of Agriculture", translated the first six volumes of "Elements of Geometry" with Matteo Ricci, and also studied Western calendars and cannon casting.

Zhang Shun himself didn’t know whether he had learned the knowledge in his mind from his history textbook or read it in some nook and cranny on the Internet. Anyway, he felt that if God really wanted to give him a chance of survival, this chance of chance should be with this person. On the body.

If you send other generals there, it is not your business after all, and you will not be able to do your best. If there is a slight setback during this period, this person may return without success.

What's more, if some bad news comes out of Luoyang City. This person may take the opportunity to stand on his own feet, or sit back and watch the success or failure, or even directly surrender the officers and soldiers.

As long as he goes there in person, the generals are trapped in Luoyang City and will do their best to save their own lives. Even if the officers and soldiers want to surrender, they cannot do so suddenly.

The third update is complete!