Please ask me to be the emperor

"The General" Li Zicheng and the "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai are indeed not just people in vain. Although these two are not good at winning battles, they can still defeat them easily.

Of course, this is not a sarcastic statement.

In fact, whether you win a battle or lose a battle, what matters is organization. When Zhang Shun led the rebels to retreat safely on the battlefield, it was a typical defeating strategy.

As the leaders of the rebel army, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai did not have many soldiers and horses under their command, and they were not strong. They were chased around like mice by the officers and soldiers. It was definitely not possible for ordinary people to be able to be defeated without getting confused, frustrated without being discouraged, and retreating unscathed.

Especially when Li Zicheng in later generations was defeated, his ability to retreat without collapse was already much higher than that of Hong Chengchou's 130,000-strong army in the Songjin War, which was defeated in one fell swoop.

Of course, if you lose too many battles and won't win, that's another problem.

Although Li Xin didn't know this, but this time alone, compared with "Chuangying" and "Caoying", "Chaotic Times Camp" was somewhat embarrassed when it retreated.

Fortunately, the "Troubled Times Camp" was located in the center of the army, with "Chuang Camp" and "Cao Camp" protecting the left and right wings, so no major losses were suffered.

Facing two battalions of infantry and two battalions of cavalry, Li Xin had no choice but to order the soldiers who retreated into the city to guard the city while reporting to Zhang Sanbai and Zhang Shun respectively.

Logically speaking, after Zhang Shun left Xuzhou, in order to prevent inconvenience in command, he specially appointed Zhang Sanbai to take over the command, and everything should be reported to Zhang Sanbai.

It was just a grassroots rebel army, and Li Xin judged the time when Fu Zonglong's cavalry left and returned. He thought that Zhang Shun's army should be not far behind the officers and soldiers, so he made his own decision. I guess Zhang Sanbai wouldn't mind either!

The distance from Yuzhou to Weishi, one hundred and forty miles away, would only take two days according to the normal march of the cavalry; if they traveled twice the distance and spared no effort in horse power, they would arrive in one day.

Li Xin sent a messenger to Weishi to look for Zhang Shun. There was a slight delay on the way, but it took him a day and a half to find the rebel camp and sent Li Xin's letter there.

When Li Xin's messenger arrived at Weishi City, Zhang Shun's face was not very good-looking.

No matter who it is, after going through all the hardships and driving the prey into the trap, if something goes wrong in the last step of closing the net, their face will not look good.

He led the rebels to bypass the officers and soldiers and completed the first step of the mission. However, something went wrong while attacking the officers and soldiers.

Zhu Dadian, governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang, stood firm in Weichuan and then relied on cavalry support to repel the rebels, leaving Zhang Shun helpless for a while.

Put your troops under the fortified city, and then use your cavalry to defeat it. It seems simple, but it is the right way to use troops.

This was also the method used by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty to defeat Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao Pass.

The method of using military force lies in practicality rather than ingenuity. Although the officers and soldiers' actions were mediocre, they still made Zhang Shun very uncomfortable. It didn't matter whether they fought or not.

At this time, Zhang Sanbai, who was stationed in Xiangcheng, also sent a letter, reporting that more than 10,000 people under the command of Sui Chen's general Luo Ju, Xuzhou's deputy general Ma Xu and eunuch Lu Jiude came north from Runing to garrison Xiping, and As fierce as a tiger, they threaten the flanks of the rebel army.

From Xiping to the west, you can threaten Chai Shihua's troops stationed in Ye County; to the north, you can enter Yancheng and Linying to threaten Jiang and Yulin's camp stationed in Xuzhou; if you go west from Linying and occupy Yanling, you can attack Weichuan Zhu Dadian and Fu Zonglong stationed in Changge formed a stable "Three Talents Formation" to flank Zhang Shun's main force occupying Weishi.

"According to the current situation, we need to fight quickly; but with the officers and soldiers defending the city and the cavalry supporting them, it is difficult to move down immediately. It seems that we have to fight hard!" Zhang Shun thought for a long time and murmured to himself in a low voice.

Niu Jinxing and Gao Guiying heard this and had no good solution. As the saying goes, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice." No matter how resourceful you are, there will be a time when you are useless.

Niu Jinxing frowned and couldn't think of a good solution. He took a few steps and happened to see a messenger coming in, so he put the matter aside for the time being and asked, "What's the matter?"

"A letter from General Li from Yuzhou!" The messenger quickly and respectfully submitted the letter.

"Oh?" Niu Jinxing hurriedly took over. After checking it carefully, he opened it and handed it to Zhang Shun, "My lord, this letter from Yuzhou is probably an urgent military situation!"

Zhang Shun opened it and looked even darker.

"What's wrong, daddy?" Gao Guiying asked proactively, knowing that others did not dare to touch his troubles.

"Li Xin, Li Zicheng, and Luo Rucai jointly attacked Fu Zonglong, but they were also attacked by officers and cavalry and returned without success!" Zhang Shun said with a dark face.

"What's the loss? This...this situation is the same as ours!" Gao Guiying said in surprise.

"The loss is not too big. The key point is that this game is difficult to break!" Zhang Shun said with a wry smile.

"Why is it so difficult to break?" Gao Guiying didn't understand.

King Shun has always been victorious in every battle, will he still be afraid of these little thieves?

"During the Song Dynasty, there was a mobile defensive master named Meng Gong. At that time, the Southern Song Dynasty was facing the threat of Mongolia moving south, but its own military was weak and unable to confront the Mongols head-on." Zhang Shun spent time in post bars and forums in his previous life. Get some bits and pieces of knowledge.

"Then Meng Gong took advantage of the Southern Song Dynasty navy to station soldiers in key cities and strongholds, and supported the main naval transport force. He defeated the Mongols many times. This is called 'mobile defensive operations', and he can take advantage of mobility , use more to defeat fewer and gain the upper hand.”

"Nowadays, the tactics of the officers and soldiers are also very different from Meng Gong. They use Fu Zonglong and Zhu Dadian to occupy the city and camp as strongholds, and use Zu Kuan and Li Zhongzhen cavalry to provide mobile support, so that Li Xin and I cannot take care of each other. As a result, the army is in a dilemma and unable to advance or retreat. Easily defeat the officers and soldiers."

"If our army is strong, we will slowly look for fighters without rushing. Then, more than 10,000 people under the command of Sui Chen's general Luo Ju, Xuzhou's deputy general Ma Xu and eunuch Lu Jiude who occupied Runing will also go north. If we cannot break it early, our army will be in danger!"

Niu Jinxing was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh: "So, Fu Zonglong and Zhu Dadian are quite capable. It's just that how to break it requires everyone to think carefully!"

"What's so difficult about this?" Gao Guiying curled her lips and said, "As long as dad is willing, Guiying can break it!"

"Oh, how do you break it?" Zhang Shun asked strangely.

He himself had been thinking about it for a while. The only way is to make an appointment with Li Xin and launch a fierce attack together.

At that time, let Li Xin, Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and others entangle the two cavalry battalions of Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, then lead the army to capture Weichuan City in a short time, and finally attack Fu Zonglong's main force together.

However, such an action carries great risks. If Weichuan City is not conquered and Zu Kuan and Li Zhongzhen arrive with their elite cavalry, I am afraid that I will suffer my first major defeat!

what to do? To gamble or not to gamble?