Please ask me to be the emperor

Old people may not be as passionate as young people, but because they have experienced too much, they have become calm when encountering things.

Zhang Shun launched his army in early June of the fifth year of Chongzhen, and now it is mid-November of the seventh year of Chongzhen, which is only two years and five six months before and after.

Zhang Shun was just a down-and-out young man at the beginning, but now he has become a powerful lord.

Although Hong Niangzi and Zhang Shenyan admired his legendary experience, they finally joined the gang halfway. It was not as shocking as Zhao Yutou who experienced the whole process of Zhang Shun's raising an army and witnessed the whole process of Zhang Shun's creation from scratch.

Zhao Yutou seemed to be talking nonsense, but both Lady Hong and Zhang Shenyan could hear Zhao Yutou's trust in Zhang Shun.

Yes, it only took just two years to stir up the world. What else is impossible for Zhang Shun?

If they can hold on here for several months, according to their understanding of Zhang Shun, the world's affairs will still be unknown!

The red lady hesitated for a long time, but after all she was reluctant to part with the foundation of Luoyang City. She bit her silver teeth and ordered directly: "Guard!"

The new Governor of Henan, Chen Qiyu, left Tongguan and marched four to five hundred miles before arriving at Hangu Xinguan.

Hangu New Pass is actually Hangu Pass. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty consecrated the famous general Yang Pu, he said to him: "The land within the pass has been divided, so you can become a marquis outside the pass!"

Yang Pu, who lived east of the original Hangu Pass, did not want to be ridiculed as a "Marquis outside the Pass", so he suggested to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "I am willing to pay to build a new pass for the country and become a surname within the pass." In the end, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed. , Yang Pu also got his wish and became a "passenger".

It's just that Hangu Pass is far away from Chang'an, and the terrain is not as dangerous as the original Hangu Pass. Later, its importance gradually decreased.

However, for Luoyang. Because of the short distance, this Hangu New Pass has become the west gate guarding the "Beikiao Road".

Although Hangu New Pass has long been abandoned, it was easily occupied by officers and soldiers. Chen Qiyu couldn't help but be overjoyed, and happily said to his surroundings: "From now on, there will be no danger in Luoyang when we go east. Now the bandit army is in a stalemate between Yongning and Jingying again. This is a God-given opportunity! Let's work together to capture the city of Luoyang!"

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Hualin! This plan is yours. I order you to personally lead two thousand elite cavalry to attack Luoyang City with double force. I will lead the army to suppress the rear and plunder the formation for you. If there is any loss in this battle, I will only You’re asking!”

Yang Hualin couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. It was precisely because he was Chen Qiyu's confidant and was willing to take the blame for him that he was so valued by this person.

Among the 8,000 troops led by Chen Qiyu, the governor of Henan, there were only about 2,400 cavalry, and almost all the mobile power under his command was handed over.

Yang Hualin knew Chen Qiyu's expectations very well, and he quickly promised: "Supervisor, please keep your heart in your heart, the general will definitely march straight in and capture Luoyang City!"

Neither side said any nonsense about "issuing a military order". After all, the battlefield is changing rapidly. If things are not harmonious, how can they do the thing of "killing Ma Su with tears"?

It was only fifty miles from Hangu New Pass to Luoyang. Yang Hualin led two thousand fine cavalry and arrived at Luoyang City in less than half a day.

At that time, Zhang Shenyan, Han Lin, and Gao Yizhi were at the Lijing Gate of the west gate; Hong Niangzi, Governor Zhang, and Zhao Lizi were at the Wangxi Gate of the north gate.

Two thousand officers and soldiers came from the northwest of Luoyang. Each fifty riders formed a small team and held a small flag. They were divided into forty squads and came in horizontal formation.

When everyone looked from a distance, they felt that there were many flags standing there and the horses were trampling like thunder. It's like a copper wall and an iron wall coming towards you, and it's like a fine steel chain locking the city of Luoyang.

Approaching Luoyang City a mile or two away, Yang Hualin ordered his cavalry to shout every five steps and every ten steps, and shouted loudly: "As soon as the imperial army arrives, the rebellious officials and traitors will die quickly!"

Everyone in the city had never seen such a formation before. They felt an irresistible force rushing towards them, and for a moment everyone showed fear.

This was true for the direct lineage veterans of the rebel army in the city, not to mention the two thousand "hair gourds" who had not yet completed their training and the young men Zhang Shenyan had temporarily recruited. It's lucky that these people didn't collapse when they saw the enemy!

Seeing this, Zhao Lizi couldn't help but frowned, and quickly asked the red lady to fight: "The enemy is arrogant, please let me go out of the city to weaken the spirit of the officers and soldiers!"

Although the Red Lady has followed "Chuang Jiang" and Zhang Shun successively, she has quite a long history of rebellion. After all, she has not been on many battlefields. After experiencing such a large battle, she could not help but hesitate and said: "General Zhao must not be reckless. There is still more to lead troops and horses in the city." How can it be possible for me to bother General Zhao and lead him to danger?"

"If anything happens, our army will collapse without waiting for the officers and soldiers to attack the city!"

Zhao Lizi became anxious when he heard this and wanted to argue. Unexpectedly, a person stood up and said: "Since it is inconvenient for Zhao Lizi to leave the city, then I will go and harass him!"

When the red lady saw it, she couldn't help being shocked, she turned out to be Ma Yingniang! She had always heard that this woman had excellent riding skills and had saved her husband's life on the battlefield.

It's just that she is a female after all, and her strength is weaker than that of men. How can she defeat the army and kill the enemy?

This woman has been coveting her husband for a long time, and it would be great if she died or was injured. But the red lady was a little less cruel after all, and she refused in a low voice: "Our army has so many men, why use women on the battlefield?"

When Ma Yingniang saw that the red lady was hesitating, she couldn't help but became anxious, and said quickly: "My husband has the courage to fight, but the soldiers in Luoyang City are weak and have no morale at all. If we delay for a while longer and don't wait for the officers and soldiers to attack the city, I'm afraid someone will open the door and offer sacrifices." The city is here!”

"When the time comes, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, if you want to die, you may not get it! If you continue to suffer from the chaos, madam, don't hesitate. If the servant's life is hurt, you can only blame the bad luck, and you can't blame madam!"

Ma Yingniang has said everything for this reason, so what can the red lady do? She had no choice but to take advantage of the fact that the officers and soldiers were still far away from the city gate, so she ordered the city gate to be opened, and asked Ma Yingniang to lead Zhang Shun's fifty personal guards left in Luoyang City to go out to challenge.

It is said that the deputy general Yang Hualin only led the cavalry to Luoyang City to show off his power and scare the thieves into surrendering. It is absolutely amazing that there are still people who dare to go out of the city to fight.

He saw Ma Yingniang leading dozens of cavalry out of the city from a distance, and couldn't help laughing: "Who is here? Could it be that he is asking me to surrender!"

Ma Yingniang had followed Zhang Shun into and out of the battlefield many times, so she was quite familiar with this trick. She couldn't help but smile sweetly and said: "I didn't expect that such a dignified man would be daydreaming! It's easy to enter the city! You have to be better than the spear in the hands of the slave family, so that's easy to say!"

When Yang Hualin heard that it was a girl, he couldn't help but feel a little hot in his heart, and laughed loudly: "Haha, I didn't expect that there was no one in Luoyang City, so I sent a bitch out of the city! The men in the city have no eggs, so you must be hungry too. It's tight. After a while, I will catch you in anger, making the brothers happy!"

Ma Yingniang was originally from a performing arts background, and she had heard too many dirty words, but she didn't take it seriously. Although she was secretly cruel in her heart, she said inhumanely: "The commander of the army is a dignified commander. His skills are quite impressive, but I don't know what his actual abilities are!"

"Don't smash the eggs and break the spear. You can only run to Chongzhen's Children's Palace and become a middle-ranking official in tears. It's ridiculous to watch the old emperor live happily every day, but you are powerless!"

Now that Zhang Shun was not around, Ma Yingniang no longer had to pretend to be a lady, so she naturally scolded him for whatever was unpleasant.