Please ask me to be the emperor

Niu Jinxing was shocked when he heard that Zhang Shun was going to leave a thousand people for himself.

Zhang Shun's surprise attack on Runing this time brought only 2,900 cavalry in total. If the troops were divided like this, wouldn't it mean that only 1,900 cavalry were sent to attack Nanyang?

"This is too risky, please consider it carefully, my lord!" Niu Jinxing quickly advised.

"Don't worry, Mr. Niu, I cherish my life very much and will definitely not put myself in danger!" Zhang Shun responded confidently.

"Really?" Niu Jinxing didn't believe it. Who are you coaxing? You even abandoned the main force of the rebel army in Ye County and led the Qingqi to attack Runing by yourself. Now tell me that you are very cautious. Do you think I am a three-year-old child?

Zhang Shun also knew that Niu Jinxing didn't believe it, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "The mountain man has his own clever plan, just ask him to defeat it without attacking!"

He whispered to Niu Jinxing. After hearing this, Niu Jinxing couldn't help laughing, and then agreed to Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shunsui rode lightly to the west, taking Gao Guiying with him, the princess and the princess, 500,000 taels of gold and silver, and 1,900 cavalry and drove directly to Nanyang.

Originally, Zhang Shun planned to go to Suiping in the northwest, then seize the Inspection Department of Xianghe Pass and Shijiakou Pass, go over the mountains and ridges, and drive directly to Nanyang City.

It was just that when Gao Guiying arranged for the princess and the princess's two daughters, who had just been brought into the room by Zhang Shun, to pack their things, the princess had just broken down and was unable to do anything, and the princess had been enjoying wealth for a long time and was weak and weak.

Fortunately, the princess is older and has a sharp eye.

She asked flatteringly: "Madam, I wonder how far we have to walk in the past few days? We are both weak and we are afraid that we will not be able to withstand it, so we should be prepared!"

"Can't you stand it? Where can't you stand it? I see you two are radiant, even better than before!" Gao Guiying became very angry when she thought of the two of them spending the night with Zhang Shun last night.

"Also, don't call me madam, I can't bear it! There are many madams in the house, and I'm afraid you two won't be able to call me over."

The princess was born with a golden key and was pampered. She was used to being bossy, how could she be willing to be so angry?

She was about to make a sarcastic comment about Gao Guiying, but fortunately the princess had quick eyesight and grabbed her, and quickly said with a smile: "You are joking, we are all poor people, we have to ask you to take more care of us in the future!"

As the saying goes: Don't hit someone with a smiling face. Gao Guiying felt a little embarrassed when he saw people being so tolerant.

She comforted her and said: "Don't worry, dad is a good man. Since he wants your body, he will naturally protect you. If it were someone else, hehe... you two know what it means to be unable to live and unable to die!"

They secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they didn't have to die.

They also heard that some thieves got tired of playing with them and threw them to other thieves until they were beaten to death.

Or when you've had enough fun, you can cut them off and send them home to the west.

Now that they have fallen into the hands of thieves, they don't have to think about keeping their virginity. Being able to serve a bandit leader and having someone to rely on is considered a good life.

"How are you going to leave today?" Seeing that Gao Guiying's tone was better, the princess hit the snake on the stick and continued to ask.

"One person and one horse, prepare to go to Suiping and go over the mountains and ridges to Nanyang!" Gao Guiying was straightforward and told them directly.

When the two heard this, the princess was fine, but the princess looked a bit embarrassed.

She couldn't help but hesitate and said: "If it comes to riding a horse, the two of us can do it to some extent. It's just a matter of jumping over the mountain. I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand it..."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Before the princess finished speaking, Zhang Shun opened the door and said.

It turned out that he just happened to come back to check how the clothes and a bunch of sundries were packed away, and happened to hear this.

When the princess and the princess saw Zhang Shun, they couldn't help but shrink back in fear. Especially the princess hid behind the princess and did not dare to show her head.

As soon as he saw Zhang Shun, the sense of humiliation emerged in his heart again.

The princess secretly glanced at Zhang Shun and saw that he had a kind face. Then she murmured for a long time and responded in a low voice: "Actually, it is better to go through Queshan County, cross Zhushan Town, and go all the way to Biyang and Tang County."

"Oh?" Zhang Shun thought about it in his mind and found that what the woman said made some sense.

The original route taken by the Xiangheguan Inspection Department was too close to Yuzhou. Once discovered by Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang stationed in Yuzhou, he was likely to be trapped in the mountains by officers and soldiers.

If we can take the southern route that bypasses Biyang and Tangxian, we can bypass Yuzhou far away. Even if things are not harmonious, we can even go south to Huguang and hide in the deep mountains of Jingxiang.

Zhang Shun couldn't help but look at her in surprise, nodded in approval and said: "Not bad, then I'll follow you!"

Runing Fucheng is four hundred miles away from Nanyang Fucheng, and it took Zhang Shun nearly four days to get to Nanyang City.

When the rebel cavalry rushed outside Nanyang City, they unexpectedly discovered the rebels in advance and quickly closed the city gate, unable to get out.

Zhang Shun sent people to test the attack, but was still repelled by the city's defenders.

It’s no wonder that the city was well prepared. The Feishui River flows just to the east of Nanyang Fucheng, blocking the rebel army’s path to the west.

In order to attack Nanyang City, Zhang Shun had to find a ferry to cross the river before approaching Nanyang City.

Going back and forth like this will inevitably expose his whereabouts.

Fortunately, Zhang Shun was not in a hurry, so he retreated two miles north of Nanyang and set up camp to prepare for long-term plans.

At this time, in Nanyang City, officials of all sizes were panicking. They gathered together under the call of Zhu Yujian, the prefect of Nanyang and the king of Tang Dynasty.

Most of them were whispering and noisy, trying to cover up their panic with chattering words.

Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, looked down with disappointment and complained to the Nanyang magistrate: "I wrote to the court several times to recall the palace guards, but they were not allowed. As a result, no one is available today."

It turned out that since Zhu Dijing was in trouble, he was worried that other vassal princes would follow suit, so he even stopped guarding other princes' palaces.

Only Tang Fan had the fewest guards and was weak, so he was able to retain only 1,200 guards.

However, after all, the lord's control of troops was a restricted area. The imperial court used other Mingmu to transfer the remaining 1,200 guards to other places to serve as guest troops.

Tang Fan was quite dissatisfied with this and would write to the court to ask for it once he had reason. Sometimes when the request was too much, the court would allow some of the guards to return to Nanyang to protect the vassal king.

This Tang king, Zhu Yujian, had just succeeded to the throne in the fifth year of Chongzhen and had never been restless. He first built the Gaoming Tower in the palace and entertained celebrities from all over the world. Later, he had many conflicts with the courtiers on issues such as changing the clan title. Therefore, the Nanyang magistrate did not like it.

Originally, the matter of guarding thieves had nothing to do with the King of Tang, but he insisted on getting in the way, which made the Nanyang magistrate quite disgusted.

He looked at him without even looking at him and shouted loudly: "Quiet! Today, I am on the city. I see that the thieves have few soldiers and they have come from a long distance. They are exhausted. The art of war says: The one who makes a profit at a hundred miles will defeat the general, and when he is fifty miles away, he will be exhausted." The army of those who are interested in profit is about to arrive."

"Now that their army is small and exhausted, what should they fear? I wonder who among you can get it for me?"

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked: Lord Magistrate, what are you trying to do?