Please ask me to be the emperor

When Zhang Shun led the rebel army to occupy Tongxu, he immediately sent scouts to inquire about the movements of nearby officers and soldiers.

In just over half a day, spies hurriedly reported: "His Royal Highness King Shun, after our investigation, Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang, took more than 10,000 troops and left Chenliu and Weishi one day ago and went straight to Weichuan. !”

"This... this old thief is really moving as fast as the wind!" Zhang Shun couldn't help complaining after hearing this.

The officers and soldiers were always slow to move. Although Zhang Shun led his troops to take a detour this time, he thought that he would be able to catch up with others and set up an ambush before Zhu Dadian, but instead, Zhu Dadian went ahead.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the officers and soldiers get the first move. Now that the rebels have penetrated behind the officers and soldiers' defense lines, they have many means to deal with them.

Niu Jinxing heard this and admonished him: "Since Zhu Dadian and his men have left, Kaifeng Mansion is empty, so it's time to launch the plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao!"

The so-called "strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao" is actually to encircle and rescue the enemy. This was one of the plans discussed by the rebels before their expedition.

Due to the political importance of the Ming Dynasty vassal, whenever the rebels encountered difficulties, taking the lead in attacking the vassal's fiefdom was the only choice to mobilize the imperial army.

Zhang Shun pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Logically speaking, attacking Zhou Fan is the best choice."

"The Zhou vassal of the Ming Dynasty was undoubtedly the leader of all the vassals in the world. Not only was it richest in the world, but there were 72 princes under the prince."

"Even the famous Fu Fan and Tang Fan are insignificant compared to them. Once Kaifeng is opened, the world will definitely be shocked!"

"There are just three problems that need to be solved. First, whether it can be defeated. Since the Zhou vassal is so important and we have defeated the vassal king, how can Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, be unprepared?"

"Second, can we hold it after defeating it? Since our army occupied Luoyang, we have recruited troops and horses, and our strength has greatly increased. Roughly speaking, we have 40,000 to 50,000 troops. If we deploy defenses everywhere and defend the city everywhere, how can we succeed?"

"Third, even though Kaifeng has been conquered, we still hold on to it. To the east of Songshan Mountain are plains, with no danger to defend. To the east, we can threaten Shandong and South and North Zhili, and to the north, we can overlook Shanxi. These places are all secluded. Once the foundation is lost, the Ming Dynasty will definitely fall apart."

"At that time, the imperial court will definitely mobilize all its elites to compete with me. If the officers and soldiers win, we will lose our troops and generals and have to retreat to Heluo. If our army wins, we will sweep across Shandong, Zhili, Shanxi and other places."

"When the capital collapses and Hou Jin enters the pass, will we have the troops to fight again?"

"A hundred-footed insect is dead but not stiff, let alone a court that has lasted for more than two hundred years?"

"In my opinion, it is better to keep Zhou Fan for the time being and stabilize Chongzhen's son in preparation for Mongolia and Hou Jin."

"When the situation of our army has been determined, it will be appropriate to send troops to the Northern Expedition to defeat the Ming Dynasty and Jin Dynasty in one go!"

"This..." Niu Jinxing received too much information at once and was unable to react.

After pondering for a long time, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but sigh: "The ancients said: He who cares about the world is the king of the world. I didn't understand its meaning at first, but now I know it!"

"I have calculated countless things, but I have underestimated the Jurchens in Liaodong and the Tartars outside the Great Wall. If it is as my lord said, they also have the heart to look down on the world, and it will lead to a great disaster!"

Haha, Li Zicheng's defeat in the last life was the result of your poor thinking, right?

Zhang Shunqi glanced sideways at Niu Jinxing and couldn't help but smile: "The way to use troops is to rely on them not to come and rely on me to be ready to wait for them; rely on them not to attack, and rely on me to have something that cannot be attacked."

Zhang Shun's words come from "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Nine Changes". Niu Jinxing boasts that he is familiar with Sun Wu's Art of War, and now he can understand it at a glance.

He did not want to bow down and said: "My lord, the use of troops is a gift from heaven, and it is beyond the reach of human beings!"

Is this your excuse for being ignorant? Zhang Shun wanted to teach him a few more words.

However, later he thought about it and realized that now was the time to employ people and his enthusiasm must not be dampened, so he gave up.

Immediately, Zhang Shanshan suggested: "Since Kaifeng is inconvenient to attack, why not lead the troops to attack Weishi and Zhuxian Town to cut off their return."

"Then, attack from both sides, I hope even Fu Zonglong and Zhu Dadian will not be able to escape from my grasp!"

"This... plan is a good one, but the rebels are short of men and horses, so it is too dangerous!" Niu Jinxing is also a person who knows soldiers. Hearing this, he immediately understood the pros and cons.

"In the past, Qin Wu'an Lord Bai Qi surrounded Zhao's 400,000 troops in Changping and defeated them in a battle. Zhao's vitality was greatly damaged." Zhang Shun responded sonorously when he heard the words.

"For this purpose, the King of Qin has killed all the men in Hanoi who are over fifteen years old. Although I don't have the skills of Lord Wu An, but the King of Qin has the courage, if I really besiege Fu Zonglong, Zhu Dadian and others, and kill all the men from Luohe, I can still do it!"

Niu Jinxing was shocked three times a day and was speechless for a long time by Zhang Shun's arrogance.

He didn’t know how long he had been here before he paid his respects and said, “My lord has such great ambitions, how dare Ju Ming die if he fails to serve!”

Immediately, Niu Jinxing gave the order: "Assemble 70% of the scouts and spies and send them all to the Wei family. I want to get all the news tonight!"

Zhang Shun nodded and smiled when he heard this, and Niu Jinxing finally understood.

He smiled and said: "As a military advisor, you need to make a complete plan for me. When the time comes, follow my orders and launch an attack!"

While Niu Jinxing was busy preparing for military operations in Tongxu, Changge County ushered in a new round of fighting.

Mou Wenshou, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation and the governor of Fengyang, was in his forties and was also a veteran general.

Unlike most generals who were born in the border areas, he was born in Shizhouwei, which later became Enshi County in Hubei Province.

In addition to the Wei Suo, under the Shizhou Wei rule, there were also a bunch of chieftains such as Sanmao, Zhennan, Dawang, Shinan, etc., and the famous Shizhu chieftain who produced white pole soldiers was right next door.

These chieftains sometimes surrendered and rebelled, which caused a headache for the court. In order to deter these chieftains, starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty successively set up many guard posts and Qianhu Stations here to prevent the rebellion of local chieftains.

Mou Wenshou grew up under this background. He successively recovered Chongqing, defended Guizhou, and participated in pacifying the Denglai Rebellion.

Later, he was appointed as the deputy general of Jiangbei. Together with the commander-in-chief Yang Yupan, he regained Fengyang occupied by the rebels and defeated the "sweeping king" Zhang Yichuan and the "eight kings" Zhang Xianzhong entrenched in the Yinghuo area, which was a great achievement.

When he received the order from Zhu Dadian, the Governor of Water Transport and Governor of Fengyang, he led his soldiers to Changge City without saying a word.

The "Invading General" Li Zicheng and "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai, Zhang Shun, were nearby. In addition, the rebels fled repeatedly, their troops were exhausted, and they were in urgent need of rest and recuperation, so they also relaxed their military discipline.

Many soldiers went to people's homes to have fun, so how could they have the leisure to defend the city?

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai never expected that the officers and soldiers would arrive so quickly, and they were caught off guard by Mou Wenshou.

After a day of fierce fighting, the two had to abandon the city and fled westward.