Please ask me to be the emperor

When he mentioned Nanyang, Zhang Shun subconsciously thought of the text "Inscriptions on a Humble Room" that he had recited when he was at school in his previous life.

Zhugelu in Nanyang, Yunting in Western Shuzi. Confucius said: What is so shameful?

It is ironic to say that Zhuge Liang lived in a cottage and was worried about the world. He never paid too much attention to the administrative division of the land where he worked hard. On the contrary, after Zhuge Liang died, a dispute broke out between Xiangyang and Nanyang for Zhuge Liang's farming land.

However, compared with the historical competition between the two places as important political and military locations, this seems like child's play.

Nanyang was Wancheng in ancient times and was occupied by Zhang Xiu during the Three Kingdoms period.

Originally, Zhang Xiu's uncle, Zhang Ji, was short of food in the army, so he went to attack Liu Biao and plunder the food and grass. Unfortunately, he was killed by an arrow.

Later, his nephew Zhang Xiu took over the rest of Zhang Ji's army and was placed in Wancheng by Liu Biao.

This is not because Liu Biao is kind. When others attack him, he repays them with kindness. But Nawan City covers Jingxiang and controls Ruluo in the north, which is a strategic location.

The reason why Liu Biao placed Zhang Xiu here was to cover up Cao Cao's strength, and to show weakness to the enemy, to show that he had no intention of competing with Cao Cao.

Therefore, if Cao Cao wanted to attack Liu Biao later, he needed to defeat Zhangxiu first; and if Liu Biao wanted to defend Xiangyang, he also needed to defend Wancheng first.

Because Nanyang and Xiangyang are just at the two ends of the Nanyang Basin.

For the north, once Nanyang is lost, important places such as Ruzhou and Luoyang will be threatened by the south.

As for the south, once Xiangyang falls, the north can take the opportunity to build a navy and move down the Han River to eliminate the south's advantage of the Yangtze River.

Lu Weiqi suggested that Zhang Shun attack Nanyang, first of all to get his elite soldiers.

Nanyang, Henan, and western areas have always been integrated into one body, with continuous mountains. The mountain people are farming and hunting, and they have always been brave and difficult to control.

Since ancient times, "poor mountains and harsh waters have often produced unruly people" and even elite soldiers in the mountains.

Europe has the famous Swiss mountain halberdier, and China also has Danyang elite soldiers. Even the elite soldiers of the Hou Jin Dynasty who were born in the Changbai Mountains and the Shizhu chieftain soldiers who were born in Shibadong of Jiuxi at the junction of Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou can, to some extent, be classified as elite soldiers in the mountains.

The characteristics of these elite mountain soldiers are "popular and vigorous, good at martial arts and fighting, and noble in strength". The individual soldiers are of excellent quality and are one of the good sources of troops.

The second is to cover Ruzhou and Luoyang. Although Zhang Shun was ready to take all the land in Ruzhou and Henan, the power of the imperial court was still there.

Once the imperial court takes a breath, it will definitely come back and besieged from all sides. When the time comes, the rebels will be unable to defeat the four-handed army with two fists, so it is better to seize the opportunity to seize key areas in preparation for emergencies.

The third is to leave a way out for the rebels. The Art of War says: "Don't worry about victory, think about defeat first."

Not to mention Lu Weiqi, even Zhang Shun himself was not entirely sure whether the rebels could hold on to the end in Luoyang.

In this case, if the officers and soldiers have to retreat during the next wave of encirclement and suppression, why not take the opportunity to go south to Nanyang.

At that time, if Huguang is unprepared, go to Huguang; if Huguang is prepared, break through Yunyang and avoid the mountains of Qinling and Daba Mountains in order to rise again.

Zhang Shun was still a little hesitant after hearing Lu Weiqi's words.

Now that the rebels have won a great victory, the surrounding area is empty of officers and soldiers, and it is time to attack the city and seize the territory.

But after all, the day the rebels raised their troops was too short, and there were not enough soldiers, horses, and men under their command, so they could not take all of them.

So it is extremely important where to take first, where to take later, where to attack first, where to attack secondarily, and where to harass.

Strategic issues are so confusing, but once you make a mistake, you will face the outcome of "one careless move and everything will be lost".

Seeing that Zhang Shun was still hesitant, Lu Weiqi couldn't help but persuade him: "Nanyang has been the 'powerful domain of Chu and Yu, the throat of Qin and Wu' since ancient times. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. It is sandwiched between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and connects the north, south, east and west. The north is blocked. Ruluo, looking at Jingxiang to the south, Wuguan to the west, Tongbai to the east, is the waist of the world!"

Lu Weiqi's words were very powerful. Basically, he said: Nanyang has everything. I wonder why you are hesitating, my lord?

Zhang Shun paced back and forth for a long time, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "I wonder what Mr. Zhang thinks?"

What can I think? Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but secretly muttered after hearing this, I would like my lord to seize the land in Hanoi, so as to overlook Shanxi and break the backbone of the world. Isn't this impossible?

When Zhang Shenyan saw Zhang Shun's repeated questioning, he couldn't figure out the pros and cons, so he could only answer vaguely: "My lord, I'm sure of my success, so why bother asking the old minister again?"

"Ha!" Zhang Shun laughed out loud, shook his head and said, "I have no one to rely on, I can only rely on a few people. If you can't make more progress, how can you help me conquer the world?"

"Luke Gong's plan is quite clever, but he is blinded by selfish motives and cannot consider this matter from a higher level!"

When Zhang Shenyan and Lu Weiqi heard that this was going to hit them both, they quickly knelt down to apologize.

Zhang Shun didn't respond. Instead, he turned around and asked, "I wonder what Madam and Mr. Song think about this matter?"

The two people also looked at each other a little bit, wondering what Zhang Shun was thinking.

After a while, the red lady relied on her special status and cautiously guessed: "Is it possible that the head of the family is not satisfied with going west to Qin and Shaanxi, and is not satisfied with going south to Nanyang?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Shun emphasized with an emphasis.

"I..." The red lady was a little confused by Zhang Shun's question, so she could only continue along the same train of thought, "I think Zheng Bian is rich and prosperous, and the rebel army can be divided into two groups. One way out of Sishui to capture Kaifeng Mansion and level it. Zhou Fan; go all the way out of Dengfeng and capture Xu Chen."

The more the red lady spoke, the brighter her eyes became. She almost thought she had guessed Zhang Shun's mind, and continued to say excitedly: "Then we will unite the three battalions of Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong to capture eastern Henan, western Shandong and the north of South Zhili. All lands, sweeping the world..."

Zhang Shun heard her talk getting more and more outrageous, and couldn't help but patted his forehead helplessly.

Only then did the red lady realize that she had guessed wrong, and her voice became softer and softer, and she even stopped talking at all.

Song Xiance looked around and said, "Good guy," he said nothing. I almost want to cry but I am a fortune teller. What does he know about military and national plans?

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Heluo is in the world, and the Lord lives there to control the world, just like Ziwei controls the stars!"

"My lord, you should deepen your roots and consolidate your strength, so that you can wait for the world to change..."

Zhang Shun shook his head helplessly, sighed and said: "Don't be either-or, eat one bite at a time!"

"If you don't eat one bite at a time, how can you eat in two bites?" The red lady finally made a comment, but Zhang Shun easily dismissed it, and she was still a little unconvinced.

Zhang Shun did not answer her, but stretched out his hand to help Zhang Shenyan and Lu Weiqi up one after another, and then said with a smile: "My eating method is greedy, which is called 'eat one, pick one up, and watch one'!"

"The officers and soldiers have been newly defeated, and Henan Prefecture is empty. I have already eaten it in my mouth. The rebels need to eat it in their mouths and swallow it in their stomachs as soon as possible! It is called 'eating one'."

"Nanyang Mansion is very close, and there is no large army to defend it. Now that Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Yunyang, have been defeated, I expect that they must be unprepared."

"Even if they are prepared, given the shabby appearance of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Yunyang, Nanyang Prefecture will probably not be able to fight. The rebels can attack them by surprise, and they should be able to attack them in one go! This is called 'pinch one'."

"Shaanxi has three sides and four towns. It has two to three hundred thousand elite troops from Gansu and covers thousands of miles. It cannot be conquered by the rebels in one day."

"If my prediction is correct, among the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, most of the troops on the four sides of Xuan Da Ji Liao were prepared by Hou Jin. In order to prevent Hou Jin from taking advantage of the situation, I guess that the court would not dare to easily recruit a large number of troops. Go south. Then if the imperial court comes back to encircle and suppress us, they will definitely have to mobilize troops from Shaanxi."

"How can I just sit back and wait for it to happen? I should send the rebel army to harass it, tire it out, wait for change, and buy time for the rebel army to develop and grow. This is called 'watching one'!"