Please ask me to be the emperor

It is said that after Zhang Shun led the Jingqi away, Zhang Sanbai took over the command of the main force of the rebel army.

At that time, Li Xin faced off with Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Changping, in Jiaxian County. Jiang He stationed at Baofeng to protect the return of the main force, He Renlong stationed at Lushan to prepare for Luyang Pass, and Zhang Sanbai led his troops Chai Shihua and Bai Guangen. Three battalions of men and horses were stationed in Ye County to guard against Xiangcheng Mengruhu and Yuzhou and Huguang Governor Tang Hui and others.

The enemy's situation was unclear, and the rebels faced the danger of attacks from both sides by officers and soldiers. Zhang Sanbai had no choice but to use his troops cautiously.

He thought for a long time and ordered Bai Guangen to lead his troops to pass through Baofeng and cross the Ru River to support Li Xin's troops. He then led his troops and Chai Shihua to garrison Ye County.

Because Li Jiyu accidentally broke through Mi County, Zu Kuan's cavalry was transferred to the north, and Bai Guangen was able to easily cross the Ru River and drive directly to Jiaxian County.

When Zuo Liangyu saw Bai Guangen crossing the river, he abandoned Li Xin's camp and turned around to attack Bai Guangen.

But Zuo Liangyu didn't expect that Bai Guangen was also a brave veteran, so how could he be afraid of him?

When Bai Guangen saw Zuo Liangyu coming with his troops, he took the lead and killed the generals.

The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, but Zuo Liangyu could not win. Li Xin then went out to attack from the camp and defeated them outside the city of Jiaxian.

Zuo Liangyu was defeated and fled Yuzhou, and the rebel army resumed its siege in Jiaxian. Seeing that the officers and soldiers could not resist, the gentry of Jiaxian County surrendered.

After Jiaxian County was conquered, Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan Province, was greatly passive.

Along the Ru River, Yiyang, Ruzhou, Jiaxian, Xiangcheng and even the downstream city of Yancheng are all located on the north bank of the Ru River.

Among them, Yiyang, Ruzhou, Xiangcheng and Yancheng all faced the river in the south, which was not conducive to the rebel army's attack to the north. Only the Jiaxian section flowed between Baofeng and Jiaxian and never approached the city.

After the rebel army defeated Jiaxian County, they could look at Yuzhou by heading north, and they could trap Xiangcheng by going down the river.

Furthermore, Li Jiyu occupied Mi County, Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Lizi besieged Zhengzhou, and Henan's defense line was in danger.

Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, was short of troops and had to rely on left and right forces, struggling to cope.

He had no choice but to order Zu Kuan to retreat to the Liaodong cavalry and retreat to Mi County and Xinzheng east of Yuzhou.

It can not only play a defensive role, but also support the cities at any time and deter the rebels.

The situation of the officers and soldiers was slightly stable, and before Fu Zonglong's mood could relax, news came from the south that Runing had been defeated by thieves, and that everyone in King Chong's family had been killed by thieves.

Fu Zonglong was shocked when he heard this and almost fainted.

Although this matter should have nothing to do with him, in order to achieve meritorious service, he rushed forward with light troops, which led to today's disaster.

Fu Zonglong no longer had the original spirit of loyalty.

He couldn't help frowning and murmured to himself in the camp: "Now the governor of Huguang, Tang Hui, is cowardly. He has a heavy army and refuses to advance. He thinks that Runing will fall and the situation is out of control. But I have insufficient men and horses, and I am stretched. , what can be done?"

"If you want to fight a decisive battle with the thieves, the key point is still in Jiaxian County. If Jiaxian County is with me, you can defend it by the river and look west at Ruzhou; if Jiaxian County is there, the natural danger of the Ruhe River will not be there, and the thieves will rush north and south, and they will do their best. random!"

"Now the governor of Shanxi, Wu Gang, has ordered the deputy general, Hu Dawei, to lead a battalion to help me. I still have a standard battalion under my command. Should I use all the special forces to win or lose, or should I shrink my troops and abandon the prefectures and counties? Waiting for a chance to win?"

Logically speaking, "concentrate your forces and defeat them one by one" is the correct principle of the art of war.

However, "abandoning prefectures and counties" was a political failure. Once the military suffered a slight setback, Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, could kill himself to thank the world. No wonder Fu Zonglong was hesitant.

Just when he was hesitating, he suddenly heard a noise outside the door, and a word came: "Report, three hundred miles urgent!"

"What?" Fu Zonglong was shocked and shouted quickly: "Send it up!"

Usually the three-hundred-mile expedited service conveys urgent military information. Could it be that something unexpected happened somewhere?

Wait until the messenger comes in and present the letter. After Fu Zonglong inspected the fire paint, he opened it and couldn't help laughing and said: "God is really helping me!"

It turned out that this letter was a letter from Zhu Dadian, the Governor of Water Transport and Governor of Fengyang, about the "Intrusive General" Li Zicheng and the "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai leading a crowd into Guide Mansion.

Zhu Dadian judged that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai would move westward and prepare to join forces with the "shun thieves" in western Henan.

Zhu Dadian hoped that Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, could stop him, and he would personally lead more than 10,000 troops into Henan, follow them, and prepare to attack the "thieves" from both front and rear.

Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, was certainly not happy because the thieves were rampaging across Henan and destroying the counties.

But firstly, he had an excuse to "abandon the prefectures and counties", and secondly, with the assistance of Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang, Fu Zonglong finally solved the problem of insufficient officers and soldiers.

So, Fu Zonglong thought for a long time and finally made up his mind to launch a final decisive battle with the rebels.

He couldn't help but call for the messenger and ordered: "1. General Chen Yongfu must defend Zhengzhou and beware of thieves advancing eastward and threatening Kaifu."

"Second, I ordered the deputy general, Hu Dawei, not to come to join me and concentrate on guarding Kaifeng without any mistakes. He is allowed to mobilize the Kaifeng Mansion garrison and recruit the Kaifeng government officials!"

"3. Inform Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang, and ask him to hold back the "Shun thieves" in all matters. After Zhu Dadian, the governor of Water Transport and the governor of Fengyang, and I defeat the "intruders" and "Cao thieves," we can work together to regain Runing. , and other places in Nanyang, it is better for them to make amends for their faults when the time comes, than for two people to compete for their faults."

"Fourth, order Zukuan, Zuo Liangyu and Meng Ruhu to be prepared. Once they receive the order, they will be ready to abandon the city and leave at any time!"

Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, had made up his mind and breathed a sigh of relief.

After capturing Jiaxian at this time, Zhang Sanbai was also hesitant.

Zhang Sanbai is also well aware of the role of Jiaxian. But he never expected that after the rebel army occupied Jiaxian County, the officers and soldiers did not make the slightest move.

Neither Fu Zonglong in the north nor Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang in the south, responded. This matter was absolutely abnormal.

The news that the rebel army had captured Runing and captured the Chongfan kings had been sent to Zhang Sanbai's account. So obviously Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, and Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang, should have known about it as well. Why was there no movement at all?

Due to information lag, neither Henan Governor Fu Zonglong nor Zhang Sanbai knew.

Now that Zhang Shun had penetrated deep into Nanyang Prefecture, Tang Hui, governor of Huguang, led the main force southward and left Yuzhou.

Zhang Sanbai only felt that both Fu Zonglong in the north and Tang Hui in the south were "very weak", as if they would fall down with one push.

He couldn't help but call in the chief military officer Chai Shihua and discuss with him: "Now that King Shun has captured Runing, and Li Xin and Bai Guangen have captured Jiaxian County, both Fu Zonglong in the north and Tang Hui's rebel army in the south can fight."

"So, I don't know if it's better to go south to Yuzhou or north to Yuzhou?"

Zhang Sanbai was young, not as illustrious as Zhang Shun in battle, and lacked prestige.

When Chai Shihua heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Before King Shun leaves, he asks us to be careful. If we lose our troops and the city, how can we explain to King Shun?"

There is only one chapter today, sorry