Please ask me to be the emperor

From a battle perspective, the maintenance of ancient battle lines and tactics were completely different.

In ancient tactics, fighting in formations relied on dense formations to maintain a stalemate with the enemy.

From a battle perspective, the battle lines stretched for hundreds of miles, and it was unimaginable to rely entirely on dense formations of soldiers to maintain them.

The correct approach is generally to control a few key nodes. For example, you can confront enemies at key points such as cities, checkpoints, and transportation thoroughfares.

The Art of War says: If you are prepared for the left, you will be weak on the right; if you are prepared for the right, you will be weak on the left; if you are not prepared for everything, you will be weak for everything.

It is neither possible nor necessary to maintain a watertight front.

Therefore, this gives the other side the opportunity to make detours and win by surprise.

In history, Deng Ai sneaked into Yinping and Cao Mengde made a surprise attack on Wuchao.

Including the roundabout tactics of later generations of the People's Army and the Soviet Union's large-depth combat theory, they are all combat methods aimed at breaking through the opponent's front. However, its theory and practical operation are more complex and standardized.

Zhang Shun sent the rebels to bypass Yuzhou and directly attack Xuzhou behind the officer and soldier lines this time. This can be regarded as a classic application of interspersed at the battle level.

Of course, purely from the perspective of military combat theory, the other side is not without countermeasures.

Strengthen the depth of operations and retain sufficient reserves to cope with most roundabout means.

Originally, Fu Zonglong was stationed in Xuzhou and Zu Kuan was stationed in Xinzheng, killing two birds with one stone. It can not only play the role of second line depth, but also can be used as a reserve team for support at any time.

However, Fu Zonglong's men were really short of manpower, and Hu Dawei had to stay behind to garrison Kaifeng to prevent the clan from falling, which made matters worse.

In order to seek a chance to win, Fu Zonglong had to secretly mobilize his Biaoying and Zu Kuan's Liaodong cavalry.

His transfer didn't matter, Jiang He led his men into Xuzhou City.

Before Jiang He came to steal the city, he saw Zhang Shun's serious expression and said that this matter was extremely risky, and he was mentally prepared to die in battle.

Fortunately, he was alone and didn't need to write a suicide note or carry a coffin. If one person on either side is full, the whole family will not be hungry. The red fruits will come and go, and there will be no worries.

But he really didn't expect that when he came to Xuzhou City, he almost dodged his waist.

Jiang He quickly reorganized the defense of Xuzhou City while writing a letter to Zhang Shun outside Yuzhou City. Not long after, Zhang Shun led his light cavalry and rushed to Xuzhou City.

When Jiang He, who was worried in his heart, explained the whole story clearly, Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing and said: "You are really my lucky general!"

"Xuzhou is located in the Central Plains, with Zhengbian in the north, Runing in the south, Yuzhou and Ruzhou in the west, and Suichen and Guide in the east. I thought it would take a hard battle, but I didn't expect the general to win this easily. City, Fu Zonglong is nothing to be afraid of!"

"In this case, the position of commander-in-chief of Yulin Camp belongs to none other than you!"

Jiang He was dazed when he heard it before, but when he heard the last sentence, his mind suddenly became clear.

He quickly thanked him and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your promotion. I will not hesitate to break Jiang He to pieces!"

After Jiang He finally left, Niu Jinxing hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord, the fighter opportunity has appeared!"

"How do you say this?" Zhang Shun laughed and couldn't help but ask.

"Lord, are you going to test me?" Niu Jinxing also smiled after hearing this, "Since our army has gone deep behind enemy lines, we can take the opportunity to spread the news and shake the morale of the troops in Xiangcheng and Yuzhou. My lord does not waste a single soldier. If you die, you can take these two cities!"

"Since Fu Zonglong is meeting his troops in front of the formation, it's time for the 'Crashing General' Li Zicheng and the 'Living Cao Cao' Luo Rucai to arrive as well. The Lord can take advantage of this chaotic situation to take the initiative and launch a decisive battle against the officers and soldiers!"

"This opportunity must not be missed. It will never come back. I hope my lord will make a quick decision!"

"Okay!" Zhang Shun held up his palms and said with a smile, "Mr. Niu is so capable, he really thinks like a hero!"

"Where is Wang Jinyi? Send an envoy quickly to inform Ye County Zhang Sanbai, Chai Shihua, Li Xin, Bai Guangen, Sweeping King, Mi County Li Jiyu and others who are besieging Yuzhou that they will send troops quickly."

"Let them seize Xiangcheng, Yuzhou and Xinzheng respectively. Order Chai Shihua to continue to stay in Ye County, Zhang Sanbai to garrison Xiangcheng; Li Xin to garrison Yuzhou, Li Jiyu to garrison Xinzheng, and the rest of the troops will come to Xuzhou to join me in preparation. decisive battle!"

Wang Jinyi went there quickly after hearing the words, but within a day or two, word spread inside and outside Yuzhou and Xiangcheng that the "thieves" had succeeded in a surprise attack on Xuzhou. Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, was defeated and died. The back roads of Yuzhou and Xiangcheng were cut off and they were isolated. Unsupported rumors.

Zuo Liangyu, who was stationed in Yuzhou, and Meng Ruhu, who was stationed in Xiangcheng at the beginning, did not take it seriously. They only said: "Who are you trying to scare with such a clumsy lie?"

As a result, after two days, the spies and messengers they sent to Xuzhou all said that the flags on Xuzhou City had changed, and it was clearly the flag of the traitor, and the two of them became panicked.

Zuo Liangyu, in particular, suffered a lot from Zhang Shun, and was a bit overwhelmed.

As soon as he heard that our soldiers had come back to report, his first reaction was that he had met Zhang Shun.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but said to his left and right: "This must be done by the thief, not him. No one among the thieves has such a skill!"

"I'll leave soon, or I'll be captured if I'm too late!"

It was night, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but abandon the city and leave. In the rebel camp, there were Confucian generals like Li Xin, veteran generals like Bai Guangen, and heroes like the "Sweeping King" Zhang Yichuan, but they didn't even react. They accidentally let him go east to Changge, and all of them retreated.

And relatively brave generals like Meng Ruhu are not as quick to react as Zuo Liangyu.

Zhang Sanbai suffered the loss of being hesitant before and gained wisdom. This time he was more decisive.

After receiving Zhang Shun's order, he immediately organized his troops and crossed the Ru River to attack Xiangcheng.

How dare Fierce Tiger attack the city when he sees that his numbers are no more than his own? Then he opened the city gate and fought with Zhang Sanbai.

Bai Guangen, Zhang Yichuan and others who had just occupied Yuzhou saw that there was still a fool who had not left. How could they hold back?

They quickly led their elite soldiers to besiege them. The fierce tiger and Zhang Sanbai were fighting inextricably, but Bai Guangen, Zhang Yichuan and others suddenly broke out and had to retreat along the Ru River and retreat to Yancheng downstream.

While the rebels and the fierce tigers were fighting for Xiangcheng, Li Jiyu sent the news back to Zhang Shun that Xinzheng had been occupied.

It turned out that the Yiding cavalry under Zu Kuan who was stationed in Xinzheng was the most brutal, and the people of Xinzheng hated them deeply.

When he was transferred by Fu Zonglong on the front foot, the people on the back foot passed the news to Li Jiyu.

At first, Li Jiyu was skeptical, thinking that this was a trick by the officers and soldiers to lure the snake out of its cave.

It wasn't until many Xinzheng people fled into Mi County with their families that Li Jiyu confirmed the fact that Zu Kuanyiding's cavalry had left.

Li Jiyu happily took it, but he also had lingering fears.

Although Zhang Shun had repeatedly issued orders for military discipline and the military pay and rations were relatively sufficient, how could Li Jiyu, who was a "Mangshan bandit", take care of these?

It just so happened that he was far away from Zhang Shun and was at ease, so it was inevitable that he would behave irregularly in private.

It was only then that he felt a chill on his back.

Ordinary people treat officers and soldiers like this, let alone a bandit himself? If you hate these people, you may cause yourself some stumbling blocks.