Please ask me to be the emperor

It was sunny on June 28, the eighth year of Chongzhen, and the summer harvest had just passed in Xi'an Mansion.

Zhang Shun, who had just occupied Xi'an and claimed to be the King of Qin, issued the order for the Northern Expedition.

Different from Zhang Shun's previous campaigns, this time not only were there more people, but the marching distance was more than a thousand miles.

For such a large-scale military operation, on the one hand, special personnel must be dispatched to transport grain and grass, and on the other hand, the march must be divided into routes or sections.

Now, Lu Weiqi, the Prime Minister of the Prince of Qin, has collected tens of thousands of stones of grain, which can temporarily meet the needs of the rebel army.

But as for transportation, Hong Chengchou was responsible for recruiting 20,000 men and nearly 2,000 oxen and carts from Chang'an, Xianning, Lintong, and Weinan counties for transportation.

Wei Zhiyou, Li You, and Li Daliang were sent to lead 4,000 people as guards to escort the soldiers.

Chen Changzhen was left behind as the garrison general, and Li Mou was transferred to garrison in Weinan so that he could support Xi'an or Tongguan at any time.

As for the march, the "Crashing General" Li Zicheng and the "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai were first dispatched to take turns as the vanguard, clearing roads through mountains and building bridges across rivers.

He also sent two generals, Bai Guangen and He Renlong, to follow him as the front army.

Zhang Shunzi led Lu Xiangshengqi Barracks and Zhang Fengyichuan Barracks as the central army.

The three battalions of Tuoyang Kun, Governor Zhao Guangyuan, and Prime Minister Hui Deng followed closely as the rear army, while Zhang Tianlin, as General Huaiyuan, supervised Ma Jinzhong, Liu Guoneng, Fatty Zhang, and Xue Rengui in the rear.

There is a saying: "If a person exceeds 10,000, there is no limit to it. If a person exceeds 100,000, it reaches the whole earth and the sky."

Although Zhang Shun did not have 100,000 men in his hands this time, his army of only 50,000 could stretch for nearly ten miles. From a distance, it looked like a giant dragon winding its way, which was spectacular.

Along the way, newspapers and messengers flew as fast as flying, constantly reporting to Zhang Shun the advancing military situation.

With two daughters, Gao Guiying and Zhang Fengyi, by his side, he felt for the first time what it means to "wake up and hold the power of the world, but lie drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman".

To be honest, although Zhang Shun has led troops in battles for many years, it is really the first time for a big girl to get into a sedan chair and command an army of 50,000 people on an expedition like today.

Because Xi'an has already fallen, the other prefectures and counties are leaderless, and the rebel army is unstoppable along the way.

"Report, Gaoling County Magistrate, please surrender. 'General Chuang' has entered the county seat!"

"Report, 'Cao Cao' defeated Sanyuan and beheaded its magistrate and Dianshi!"

"Reported that the 'Chuang Jiang' defeated Yaozhou, and the magistrate and his subordinate officials fled in all directions and disappeared without a trace!"

"Report! 'Living Cao Cao' has conquered Yanzhou and killed its governor. Please ask the King of Qin to move into the city in time!"

"Okay!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile as he heard this. He knew that the long march was coming to an end.

Yanzhou is later known as Fuxian County in Shaanxi Province.

Located in the hills and ravines of the Weibei Loess Plateau, it has always been known as "Little Jiangnan on the Fortress" and "Little Guanzhong in the North Guan".

Yanzhou is the location of Shangjun in Qin and Han Dynasties.

The name of its governance was called "Wujiao City" in ancient times, which means "three rivers meet and five roads are silent". It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

During the Anti-Japanese War, merchants gathered here, and it was the southern gate of the "Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia" border area. Most materials from northern Shaanxi were shipped here for trade.

Nowadays, it is connected to Yan'an in the north and Qingyang in the east, making it the most important place in northern Shaanxi.

Zhang Shun never expected that Yanzhou would be easily defeated by "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai.

They come, the security.

No matter what conspiracy the other party had, Zhang Shun had a large army at his disposal, so he naturally had no worries and stayed in Yanzhou City that night.

This city of Yanzhou is divided into two parts: inner and outer cities. The inner city is only two miles in circumference and is small in area.

The outer city is more than ten miles in circumference, and its size is no smaller than that of Xi'an and Luoyang.

While Zhang Shun arranged for Lu Xiangshengqi Barracks and Zhang Fengyichuan Barracks to move into the city, he sent Ma Jinzhong to lead two thousand men under his command to attack Zhiluo Town west of Yanzhou overnight.

Zhiluo Town, also known as Zhiluo Inspection Department, is the only way to Qingyang, so Zhang Shun first sent people to occupy it.

"Fuck, tell me what to do? How can this guy be so cautious!" Liu Guoneng cursed and turned to look at everyone.

The other people were sitting around the bonfire, their faces illuminated by the wavering flames even more sinisterly.

"It doesn't matter, just be cautious!" "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai nodded and said, "You came back from my place that day, and you weren't discovered by him, right?"

"How can it be possible? We are of low strength. This guy watched someone deliver the dish. He didn't visit us personally at all. He only sent a few servants to give us some gifts. How can we find any clues?" "White Robe General" Xue Rengui and others said .

"It's okay if you don't have one!" Luo Rucai nodded and continued, "This guy has some skills in using soldiers."

"It was so easy for us to choose this place, but he blocked us when we came up. This is not going to be easy!"

"What should we do?" Others couldn't help but ask.

"The art of using military force is based on virtuality and reality. Since he dares to come to our territory, he should be prepared to come back or not!" "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai sneered.

"Straight mother-in-law, his more than 10,000 Sichuan soldiers are so uncomfortable. The oil can't be poured in, the needle can't penetrate, and he speaks in a gibberish manner. He can't understand even half of the sentence!" Fatty Zhang, the "King of Neatness", pouted. Duan Caogen took two bites and spit it out.

"Whoever wants to make a living with big things, those silver-tongued women like it!" Liu Guoneng was still indignant when he thought about it.

"Forget it, why are you talking about the past?" Luo Rucai glanced at Li Zicheng and quickly winked at Liu Guoneng.

"If I could capture her alive at that time, I would give it to you. Do you want it?"

"Yes, yes" Liu Guoneng could not hold back.

"Okay, okay!" Li Zicheng frowned and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Don't say so many useless things. How is the contact going?"

Luo Rucai hesitated after hearing this, and finally decided to tell the truth: "I didn't expect this guy to react so quickly. The opponent is not ready yet, so we can only delay it for a few days before we have a chance to surround him!"

"No, can we do this? Don't make wedding clothes for others. If you accidentally fail to accomplish something big, you will lose your own wealth and life!" Fatty Zhang, the "King of Neatness", hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.

"It will definitely work!" Luo Rucai patted the dirt on his hands and couldn't help but sneered.

"I already know all King Shun's methods, and they just rely on generals like Zhang Tianlin, Bai Guangen, and He Renlong."

"But where does he want to get the soldiers under his command? Most of them are my Yansui soldiers. They are natives of this hometown and they are all our own people."

"As long as these generals die, Shunying will be leaderless, and we will be able to take advantage of it!"

Luo Ru just finished speaking and saw that "Chuang Jiang" Li Zicheng didn't say anything, so he couldn't help asking: "'Chuang Jiang', you don't have any objections, do you?"

"No!" Li Zicheng shook his head and said, "We have been friends for many years, but you still can't trust me?"

"Besides, I do still have doubts about the Xing family. Even if I go back and kill this guy, I will definitely find out!"