Please ask me to be the emperor

Although Xiong Wencan, governor of Huguang, had his own ideas, Zhu Dadian, governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang, also had his own methods.

Although the Huguang Chief Envoy Department had special troops such as suppressing soldiers, Zhu Dadian, the Governor of Water Transport and Governor of Fengyang, did not have no available troops.

Zhu Dadian's part-time job as governor of Fengyang actually governed Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture, Hezhou, Chuzhou, Xuzhou, four prefectures and three prefectures, basically covering the south of Zhili and the north of the Yangtze River. All areas are roughly equivalent to the Huaisi area.

The Huaisi area, also known as the Lianghuai area, is also a famous producing area for elite soldiers.

For example, the elite soldiers of Beifu during the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Huaisi Group in the founding of the Ming Dynasty are typical representatives.

Now, more than 200 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Huaisi area has been enjoying peace for a long time. Although it has long lost its former glory of elite soldiers, its soldiers and horses cannot be underestimated.

Not to mention that Zhu Dadian also served as the governor of water transportation, responsible for the governor's command of the Yingzhou Bingbei Road, Xuzhou Bingbei Road, Huaiyang Coastal Defense Road, the Fengyang and other 7 guards of the Zhongdu Remaining Guards, Hongtang garrison, and Nanzhili The Luzhou Guard, Yangzhou Guard, Gaoyou Guard, Yizhen Guard, Chuzhou Guard, Xuzhou Guard, Huaian Guard, Dahe Guard, Pizhou Guard, Yizhou Guard, Sizhou Guard, Shouzhou Guard, Suzhou Guard, Haizhou Central Guards Station Wait for all the health centers under the jurisdiction of the four prefectures and three states.

These guard posts were almost the location of the elites who founded the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Taizu of the Ming Dynasty set up so many guard posts here was, firstly, to protect Nanjing, the capital at that time, and secondly, to completely control the military power here to prevent it from being used by others.

However, after the Jingnan War, Zhu Di had trouble sleeping and eating in Nanjing, so he moved the capital to Beijing. As a result, these health centers lost their greatest purpose and gradually became ruined and difficult to use.

Even so, if Zhu Dadian were allowed to pick and choose at will, he would be able to select 10,000 elite soldiers.

However, Zhu Dadian was worried that his men and horses would be unavailable, so he sent people to Shandong to select Shandong spearmen and Kaifeng Prefecture to select yamen servants in accordance with the imperial order.

In fact, Zhu Dadian has many people under his command now, except for Li Chongzhen, Mou Wenshou and Biaoying who were originally under his command.

There are still 9,000 Xuzhou generals Luo Ju, Ma Xu and eunuch Lu Jiude stationed in Runing. They were originally subordinate to Zu Kuan, Zuo Liangyu, Meng Ruhu, Shanxi guest general Hu Dawei and Kaifeng Prefecture under Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan. Chen Yongfu, who was born in Xuanwu Guard, and other battalion troops, roughly calculated, already have more than 30,000 troops.

However, due to the endless plains stretching as far as the eye can see to the east of Songshan Mountain, there was no danger to defend, so they had to disperse the cities to confront the rebels.

The rebels also had seven battalions of Zhao Lizi, Cao Bianjiao, Li Jiyu, Li Xin, Zhang Sanbai, Jiang He and Chai Shihua, with more than 20,000 people fighting against them.

Both sides were unable to open up the situation for a while, but the rebel army's strategy was not focused here, so they were not in a hurry.

However, the officers and soldiers were different. Thirty thousand men were unable to advance or retreat, and wasting food and grass with the rebels here. This was a situation that the Ming court could not accept under any circumstances.

Not to mention, the officers and soldiers are surrounded by plains on one side, which is not only not conducive to year-round defense, but also puts them in a passive state.

The imperial court's response was very simple, which was to add more than 10,000 troops to form a local advantage and open up the situation in Henan.

First push the Shun camp troops back to the various passes of Songshan Mountain, and then concentrate the troops and horses to defeat them one by one.

At this point, the Ming Dynasty finally used its powerful force and prepared to mobilize 200,000 elite troops to completely eliminate the rebel forces entrenched in Henan, Nanyang and Ruzhou.

For a time, the land of the Central Plains was turbulent, and a battle that determined the life and death of the rebels was about to break out at any time.

However, because these plans took place thousands of miles away, far beyond the intelligence capabilities of the rebels, Zhang Shun and others were kept in the dark and had no idea of ​​the officers and soldiers' plans.

But "you have your tricks, and I have my old tricks."

As long as Zhang Shun has a clear understanding of the current situation, he will not know that except for the three sides and four towns of Shaanxi that can mobilize large armies, the Ming Dynasty has nothing to fear.

The four towns of Jiliao in Xuanda faced the front line of the Tartar soldiers, and the court did not dare to move without permission.

Changping Town and Zhenbao Town are weak. Changping Town has mobilized Zuo Liangyu's battalion, and Zhenbao Town has to guard the flanks of the capital. No matter how hard they squeeze, they can't squeeze out a few taels of oil and water. Where can they mobilize the troops?

This is the crushing of strategy over battle and tactics. Although I don’t know what you are going to do, I know what you have and where your seven inches are.

This is why Zhang Shun started thinking about Shaanxi after the rebels took Nanyang.

No matter who comes to power in your Ming Dynasty or who presides over the cabinet, they cannot be divorced from reality and explode in the void.

So when Chen Changzheng took over the Tongguan natural barrier, Zhang Shun immediately organized troops to enter the pass.

Even if there is insufficient manpower, even if the main force of the rebel army is still confronting the officers and soldiers in central Henan, they still have to enter the pass.

Opportunities cannot be lost and will never come back again. Fighting opportunities are fleeting. If you are one step slower, you will be doomed.

After the rebel army defeated Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, in Huayin, Zhang Shun did not stop and led his troops to pursue him.

From Huazhou in Huayin, from Huazhou to Weinan, from Weinan to Lintong, and from Lintong to Xianning, Shaanxi general Zuo Guangxian was like a bereaved dog and retreated all the way to Xi'an city.

Zhang Shun personally led the He Jin and He Renlong battalions to the foot of Xi'an City. When he looked up, he saw that the Xi'an City Wall was thick and tall, about four stories high.

The four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest are each guarded, and there are many flag soldiers on the city.

Zhang Shun ordered his soldiers to fire a few exploratory cannons, which did not hurt or irritate the huge city of Xi'an, and had no threat at all.

Zhang Shun frowned and said to his left and right: "Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, is indeed a tiger general. He has been defeated in consecutive battles, but he is still able to rectify the soldiers; and the governor of Shaanxi Province, Gan Xuekuo, is not a mediocre person. Although he has no talent in leading troops in war, Things are done in an orderly manner, otherwise, Xi'an would not be owned by the Ming Dynasty!"

"What can be done?" He Renlong couldn't help but ask after hearing this.

He and the soldiers under his command rushed on the road, and they had already reached the limit of their bodies. However, many of the horses of He Jin's cavalry fell dead on the roadside. They were really at the end of their strength and could not penetrate Lu Tao.

Not willing to give in, really not willing to give in!

Zhang Shun looked down at his painful feet and remembered the saying, "What's in your mouth is a bone, what's spit out is a piece of meat."

Although he had already put on the soft sheepskin boots made by Gao Guiying himself, he had no experience of long-distance marching, so his tender feet had long been bruised and bloody, and the soles of his feet and socks were sticky together, making him extremely uncomfortable.

what to do? Should I go or stay?

At that time, Guan Yunchang, the emperor of Guan, attacked Fancheng and was defeated in Maicheng. Wei Wucao Mengde was caught in a dilemma in Wuchao, so he attacked Yuan's camp with all his strength, captured Chunyu Qiong alive, and won a great victory at Guandu.

Since ancient times, there have been countless positive and negative examples. What is right and what is wrong?

Zhang Shun pondered for a long time and thought to himself: "A man can't eat with five pots of food, but cook with five pots of food! Since I started the army, I have been in desperate situations almost everywhere."

"In a time of great strife, it is good for progress, but at the expense of maintaining success. Although this king now occupies two prefectures and one state, compared with the rest of the world, it is only a drop in the bucket."

"If I shrink back today, I don't know where I will be buried tomorrow!"

"Instead of doing this, why not survive and fight hard. But if you can capture the three sides and four towns of Shaanxi, recruit soldiers, farm and develop science and technology, what is the world?"

He then gritted his teeth and said: "I have given the king's order to retreat thirty miles and set up camp for a long-term plan!"

"If we cannot capture the city of Xi'an in this battle, I swear not to return to Luo!"