Please ask me to be the emperor

"Tongguan City is pointed at both ends, with the Yellow River to the north and the mountains to the south. Scorpion Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Qilin Sends His Son Inkstone Mountain, and the Five Mile Secret Door is a line of sky." A clear childish voice came from far away from the mountains, and a few nursery rhymes said The danger of Tongguan is gone.

Tongguan is located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong Plain. It has blocked the throat of the two capitals since ancient times and is the only place to go from Luoyang in the west to Chang'an in the east.

Since the day it was established by Cao Cao, it has been continuously reinforced and improved by later generations, and has gradually become a defense system with Xiongguan as the core in history.

If you want to conquer this magnificent pass, the first dangerous point from east to west is Huangxiang Ban, also known as the "Five Mile Secret Gate" by the locals.

There is a saying that "there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames." This "Wuli Secret Door" is the nickname of Huangxiang Ban.

Huangxiang Ban is close to Niutouyuan in the south and the Yellow River in the north, forming a situation of being surrounded by plateau in the south and Juejian in the north.

The road is squeezed between the plateau and the Yellow River. The road is narrow and extremely dangerous. It just so happens that this road is five miles long and only allows bicycles to pass. It is like a secret door, so it is called the "Five Mile Secret Door".

The poet Du Fu once described it in his poem "Tongguan Officials": "The father-in-law looks at important places, and it is narrow enough to accommodate a bicycle. It is hard to fight with a long halberd, but it will last forever."

Zhang Shun led his soldiers and marched through the Huangxiang Slope with great difficulty. He didn't know how long he had been walking. He looked up at the sky, and sure enough, only a "line of sky" was visible above.

Zhang Shun couldn't help but shook his head. He originally thought that Huangxiangban, "closed to the plateau in the south and Juejian in the north," was something like a winding mountain road, but he didn't expect it to be a ravine on the bank of the Yellow River.

This ravine is more than ten feet wide, with cliffs on both sides three or four feet high. The light in the ravine is dim and the mud balls can be blocked. It is really a dangerous place.

Zhang Shun also led the rebel army to cross mountains and ridges in Shanxi and western Henan. He had even seen dangerous places even more "a thin line of sky" than this, but he had never seen such a long and dangerous passage.

If the officers and soldiers set up ambushes on both sides, I am afraid that today will be my memorial day next year.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun couldn't help but shuddered and asked loudly: "Director Zhang, are you sure there are no problems on both sides?"

Originally, Zhang Shun wanted to ask directly if there was an ambush, but he was afraid of affecting morale, so he had to ask vaguely.

"King Shun, please be at ease. The rebels have been occupying this place for a long time. Nothing will happen to them!" Governor Zhang responded again, his tone already a bit impatient.

Zhang Shun smiled bitterly when he heard this. It wasn't that he was timid, but seeing this guy's nonchalant expression made people a little uneasy.

In the previous round of casting 10,000 kilograms of Hongyi cannon, Zhang Shun made a lot of demands, which made Governor Zhang very frustrated, and it was inevitable that he would get a little emotional.

Fortunately, the rebels successfully cast two 10,000-pound Hongyi cannons in one fell swoop. After strict test firing and acceptance, they were hoisted onto the already manufactured cannon carts using pulleys.

After the cannon was completed, Governor Zhang asked Zhang Shun to name it "Mighty General Cannon" or "Qingtian General Cannon".

Originally, Zhang Shun was going to call it the "siege cannon", but considering that he had taken care of Governor Zhang for his hard work for many days, he chose the "Qingtian General Cannon" as the model of the 10,000-jin Hongyi cannon that fired 50-jin iron bullets. name.

The name is a coincidence, and the place is also a coincidence.

"Brother, I always feel like this place is a little weird!"

"What's wrong?"

"Look, this place is narrow and long. It looks like a woman's place!"

"where?"

"Go, go, I can't explain it to you, a young boy! In my opinion, this place needs my big work to break it up!"

"You? Just what you said, I'm afraid it's not even the membrane that can't be broken. To break it, it would have to be King Shun's big eagle!" The young man laughed at the old guy and patted the huge cannon next to him with his hand and responded with a smile. .

"Don't say that. What King Shun said is really big! I have been fighting for half my life and have never seen such a big thing. Do you think it can break Tongguan?"

"Who knows? Breaking the wall with a carving will definitely be detrimental!"

"Bah!" Although Gao Guiying had been in the military camp for a long time and was used to hearing a lot of dirty words, she didn't take it seriously.

But since the topic involved Zhang Shun, she couldn't help but said, "Daddy doesn't care, so you just tolerate them arranging you?"

"It's okay, tall men are usually more generous!" Zhang Shun responded with a smile.

As long as the morale of the soldiers can be maintained, what does it matter if they make a few dirty jokes?

"We're here!" While the two were talking, Governor Zhang suddenly shouted.

Zhang Shun looked up and saw that the camps in front were arranged on both sides, and a narrow passage led directly to a tall checkpoint.

Chen Changzhen had received the news early and quickly led seven or eight guards to meet Zhang Shun.

When Zhang Shun saw that Chen Changzhen was wearing armor, he had a serious look on his face and was about to salute. He quickly supported him and said, "I can't salute Chen Changzhen because he is wearing armor! Why should my sworn brother be so polite?"

"King Shun, alas!" Chen Changzhen didn't force it. He just shouted and then sighed, "The general is incompetent. After fighting hard for three or four months, he still can't break through Tongguan!"

"Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. Why should my sworn brother blame himself!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but comfort him, "Let's talk about the situation. It's better for brothers to work together to defeat it!"

Chen Changzhen is not an emotional person. Although he feels quite guilty for not being able to complete his brother's commission, he can quickly adjust his mentality and focus on the current war.

After calming down, Chen Changzhen responded: "As King Shun saw, the terrain of Huangxiang Ban is narrow and the rebel army cannot launch an attack."

"Jindou Pass is blocking the exit of Huangxiang Ban. It is covered with green bricks and the rammed earth is filled with glutinous rice juice. It is three to four feet high and three to four feet wide. Ordinary artillery blasts can only break a few bricks. That’s all.”

"The rebels were unable to advance even an inch under the fortified city. There was a mountain stronghold on the southwest plateau, which was called the 'small plateau village', higher than Jindou Pass."

"This place is more than twenty feet from east to west, and more than thirty feet from north to south. If the officers and soldiers occupy it, they can form a horn. If our troops occupy it, I will attack Jindou Pass."

"So our army used three flying guns to attack it from bottom to top. Li You personally led more than a hundred soldiers to climb the Niutou Plateau and fought hard for half a day to capture it."

"The officers and soldiers were unwilling to fail and fought with me many times. Xiaoyuanzhai changed hands repeatedly. It was not until our army dragged up two golden cannons and three field cannons that we stabilized the position."

"Now the officers and soldiers are unwilling to be controlled by me. They also set up four Hongyi cannons and more than ten general cannons to bombard the small village where I live. Our army can hardly stand!"

"Oh?" After hearing this, Zhang Shun walked forward for a while and approached Jindou Pass for a look.

I saw that Jindou Pass was like a three- or four-story building, blocking the exit of the ravine, and Xiaoyuan Village was standing on the right side of Jindou Pass, with constant gunfire from both sides.

"Can't we use more cannons?" Zhang Shun frowned and asked.

"The Niutou Plateau is three to four feet higher than the valley bottom, and the Xiaoyuan Village is one or two feet higher. The mountain is steep and narrow, and there is only one trail to access it. It is really difficult!" Chen Changzhen explained.

"Originally, the golden artillery and field artillery were brought to the stronghold by force, and it was already a struggle!"