Please ask me to be the emperor

Although the Heluo area is blocked by mountains and rivers, it is not a beautiful place like Guanzhong and Shanxi, with mountains and rivers on the outside and inside.

Now that the officers and soldiers are strong and the rebel army is weak, it is really difficult to sit and defend.

Zhang Shun was able to occupy this place because something unexpected happened. The rebel army killed Chen Qiyu in the first battle, captured Lu Xiangsheng in the second battle, and captured Hong Chengchou in the third battle. The imperial court suddenly lost three high-ranking officials, and Xuan Mo, the governor of Henan, died unexpectedly in battle. As a result, there was no one in Shaanxi and Henan, and it was impossible to mobilize troops and integrate forces for encirclement and suppression.

Secondly, Zhang Shun took advantage of the opportunity when the officers and soldiers did not react, and used fast and slow tactics to try to cause greater damage to the officers and soldiers near Heluo area and weaken the court's mobilization ability.

However, the men under his command are not invincible after all. After successive battles, there will always be times when they are tired. If he cannot gain the strength to withstand the next wave of counterattacks from the imperial court before his soldiers are exhausted, I am afraid that the best result will be to flee in despair.

Therefore, after the war, Zhang Shun also carefully thought about the way out for the Heluo area.

For a regime, the so-called strength is nothing more than economy, military and diplomacy.

Zhang Shun obtained the support of the Heluo gentry through the famous Heluo scholar Lu Weiqi, and was able to temporarily stabilize the power. However, with Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou alone, he could not expand his army to more than 50,000 people.

In fact, thanks to the rebel army taking over all the property of Prince Fu's Mansion, Zhang Shun was able to barely support the 300,000 to 50,000 troops in their conquests.

After successive conscriptions, even the Lu family and Mao Hulu Dingzhuang of Song County were recruited by the rebels.

Although it is not a "three-in-one draw", almost every household has joined the army. If we continue to squeeze it as hard as we can, the base area we finally established may explode.

After thinking about it, in addition to improving the quality of the troops as much as possible, we need to focus on the economy and people's livelihood.

Although Zhang Shenyan, Lu Weiqi and others were previously responsible for spring plowing and replanting, replacing drought-resistant and high-yielding crops, and preparing for locust plagues. After all, water from afar cannot quench thirst nearby. I am afraid that before the food matures, the counterattack of officers and soldiers will come quickly.

Moreover, the land of Heluo is surrounded by mountains. Except for the Luoyang Basin, the rest is almost all mountainous. Even if you encourage farmers to cultivate mulberry trees and work hard to cultivate, it will not be enough to support millions of people and tens of thousands of troops.

Not to mention that this place does not have the benefits of salt and iron in Shanxi and the prosperity of horses in Shaanxi. Only some medicinal materials, furs and minerals are produced in the mountains of western Henan, and it is subject to fierce competition from Shanxi and Jingxiang areas.

After thinking about it, only by following the example of later generations in attracting investment and reducing the dimensions of people in this era can there be a glimmer of hope.

Previously, with the help of the gold and silver treasures obtained from Prince Fu's Mansion, he launched a "food war" against the Ming Dynasty and achieved good results.

Now that I am away on an expedition, I don't know if those grain merchants are keeping their word and will continue to transport grain to Luoyang again. For a moment, Zhang Shun's thoughts flew to nowhere.

After Niu Jinxing took the initiative to invite him, he waited for a long time and saw Zhang Shun's words, so he realized that King Shun might not agree with his proposal.

He couldn't help but asked strangely: "Is King Shun ready to just let it go? This time we are working hard and you are going to do it yourself, just for this little food?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Shun also asked strangely.

"I think that in addition to my previous suggestion, King Shun can also detain some of the people, let our people mix in, and work together to destroy Zhuxian Town!" Niu Jinxing responded with eyes shining, "Not only will Jin Silver, wealth, silk, baggage, grain and grass, whatever you ask for, can be a long-term plan for the Eastern Expedition, and they can also accept the certificate of surrender!"

Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing when he heard this, pointed at him and said: "You don't look like a scholar, but like a Liangshan hero! You get people to submit your names at every turn. Those who know know that we are a bit low-key, and those who don't know think that we are Where are the bandits!”

"Besides, now that our vanguard has fought against Fu Zonglong and Zhu Dadian, we have tried our best, but it is still not enough. How can we divide our troops and take care of him?"

"Then we can't just let them off just because they're cheating. We won't be afraid of people laughing at us if we tell them!" Gao Guiying couldn't help hearing this and also interjected.

Zhang Shun waved his hand after hearing this and said with a smile: "What I am asking for is not temporary gold, silver, wealth, or temporary supplies of food and clothing, but a plan for people's livelihood. I have my own plans for this matter, and we will discuss it later!"

"Let's talk about these merchants, my recent concern is just that I am afraid that they will turn to the officers and soldiers."

"When the time comes, one will send people to transport food and fodder for the officers and soldiers and spy on intelligence; the other will lead the officers and soldiers to station in Zhuxian Town to threaten our army's back. Not to mention the effect, it will be annoying, but it will also drag down the energy of the rebel army. "

"Now the merchants in Zhuxian Town are liaising with our army and have committed a damnable crime. It is equivalent to accepting a surrender letter in disguise. Although we cannot expect them to destroy their homes to help the rebels, we can still prevent them from getting too close to the officers and soldiers. How can we strive for neutrality?"

"We expected that after this incident, these merchants would definitely feel uneasy. They were afraid of being looked down upon by the officers and soldiers, so they would try to minimize their contact with the officers and soldiers to avoid exposing their whereabouts."

"In this way, we can go all out to defeat Fu Zonglong, Zhu Dadian and others, and then we can deal with him again!"

"Hmm..." Niu Jinxing was silent for a moment and looked at Zhang Shun in surprise.

Apart from the dazzling remarks before, Zhang Shun's skills are really powerful. Although it is called the Art of War, it is actually just the human heart. His grasp of people's hearts has been superb, and he has only benefited from people's desire to seek benefits and avoid harm, so he has manipulated these merchants at his fingertips.

While the three of them were talking, they suddenly heard Wang Jinyi shouting: "Emergency military situation!"

"Come in and say something!" Zhang Shun quickly ordered after hearing this.

Immediately, the door opened, and Wang Jinyi rushed in with three steps at a time and reported: "King Shun Rong reported that He Renlong from the front sent someone to deliver news that he had made contact with the officers and soldiers in Weichuan City."

"There are not many officers and soldiers guarding the city, but unexpectedly the surprise attack failed. He Renlong, considering that the officers, soldiers and cavalry would come back for reinforcements, specially ordered people to speed up and report back. I hope King Shun will send someone to hold the battle for him!"

Originally, Zhang Shun sent He Renlong as a vanguard to test the reality of Weichuan City. He did not expect that Weichuan County, where the imperial army was supposed to be stationed, was empty. Where were the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers?

Zhang Shun and Niu Jinxing couldn't help but look at each other, and a thought came to their minds: Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai!

The two of them couldn't help but feel in their hearts. Could it be that Luo and Li, as veteran generals, had been defeated?

Zhang Shun couldn't help but take two steps, clapped his hands a few times, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order Bai Guang'en's troops to set off immediately to meet He Renlong's troops. But when encountering the imperial army, you must stick to it. Order everyone The general will send more spies and scouts to investigate the movements of the officers and soldiers, and be careful not to be trapped by the officers and soldiers."

"I and the 'Sweeping King' Zhang Yichuan have led the army to guard Weishi to hold down the army! Send the soldiers to Xuzhou quickly and notify the commander-in-chief Zhang Sanbai to be ready to launch an attack at any time and work with our troops to attack the enemy in front and behind!"

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