please make me king

Chapter 1167 Friction
Just after the new year, Hong Chengchou, Chief of Staff of the King of Qin, dressed up as an ordinary citizen, and hurried to Luoyang City under the protection of his guards.

Hong Chengchou had just arrived at the north gate of Luoyang, when he saw an old man with white beard and hair in brocade clothes, surrounded by a group of people, waiting eagerly.

"Zhang Xiang, long time no see!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, chief of staff, no, I should call you 'General Pingdong' now. It's been a long time since we met!" Zhang Shenyan turned his head and greeted with a smile.

Today's Zhang Shenyan is the prime minister of Emperor Hongguang, with a respected status, he deserves to be called a prime minister by Hong Chengchou.

"It's windy here, it's not a place to talk, General Pingdong, please!" Zhang Shenyan had already received Zhang Shun's order, and hurriedly led Hong Chengchou to the sedan chair beside him.

"Okay, then I won't be polite!" Hong Chengchou gestured, then opened the curtain and got in.

"Let's go back to the mansion!" Zhang Shenyan also got on the green sedan chair next to him, and then ordered.

The porters got Zhang Shenyan's order, and they all shouted "get up", then swayed and rushed all the way to Fu Wang's mansion.

I don't know how long it took before the two arrived at the mansion. The host and guest were assigned to sit down, and the servant served fragrant tea.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Hong Chengchou couldn't wait to ask: "How is everything going?"

"The food and grass are all ready!" Zhang Shenyan picked up the tea leaves with the lid of the tea cup, took a sip, and said, "There are a total of [-] shi, of which [-] are stored in Mengjin and [-] shi are stored in Luoyang."

"If it's not enough, there are still [-] stones stored in Luoyang City, just in case!"

"In addition, if we capture Kaifeng, Cheng Jia, a merchant from the Huaihe River, can take the Jialu River to Zhuxian Town, or take the Yellow River to Meng County."

"As for the strength of the troops, the three battalions of Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi, and Li Daliang have all trained and can be recruited at any time."

"Another division of artillery, armed with [-] cannons and blunderbusses, also arrived in Luoyang yesterday, ready to attack the city at any time."

"Okay, that's good!" Hong Chengchou nodded and said with emotion, "This is a big matter, so I can't help but confirm it repeatedly, just in case there are omissions."

"Understood, understood!" Zhang Shenyan nodded upon hearing the words, "After all, this is the first time for the Rebel Army to conduct such a large-scale operation, and there is no room for any mistakes."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your understanding!" Hong Chengchou expressed his thanks quickly.

"It's just that there is one more matter now. I have to trouble Zhang Xiang to order Cao Bianjiao to send scouts in the direction of Kaifeng to investigate the enemy's situation."

"If you encounter enemy scouts, you will kill them all!"

"This...is this too risky?" Zhang Shenyan was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help reminding.

"The main force of the rebel army has not yet arrived, I am afraid that King Shun's plan will be ruined..."

"Don't worry, if there is any mistake, I will bear it all!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help laughing when he heard the words.

He has always been cautious in using troops, so this time he had repeated deduction with Zhang Shun before setting off.

Hong Chengchou thought he was safe, so he prepared to act with great fanfare and show the Henan governor Wu Zhen a little bit more powerful.

"Okay, okay!" Zhang Shenyan actually had some doubts in his heart that this guy was playing tricks in private.

But he didn't have any evidence, so he had to secretly make up his mind to keep an eye on him for King Shun in the future.

The two discussed it and made a decision, and the military order was spread to Sishui Pass within two days.

On this day, Cao Bianjiao was performing martial arts in Sishui Pass.

I saw him riding a yellow puma, covered in pitch-black iron armor, galloping back and forth, frequently knocking down wooden balls placed on wooden stakes of different heights, which aroused applause from other generals and soldiers.

It just so happened that when he "killed two birds with one stone" and stabbed two wooden balls with one shot, someone suddenly shouted to stop him from continuing to show off.

"What's wrong?" Cao Wenzhao couldn't help asking loudly.

"General, the military orders of King Shun and Zhang Xiang have arrived!" Someone responded hastily.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Cao Bianjiao couldn't help being stunned, and galloped forward quickly, then pulled the rein, the horse's front hooves soared into the air, and stopped firmly in front of the soldiers whose faces turned pale from fright.

Seeing that Cao Bianjiao had arrived, the messenger quickly opened the military order and read in a trembling voice: "King Shun has an order, Jin Cao Wenzhao is the general of Xiaoqi. Supervise Zhao Lizi, Gao Yigong, Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi and the five battalions of the headquarters. Don't slack off."

"This...you won't be rewarded for no merit, why did King Shun give such an order?" Cao Bianjiao was taken aback, and couldn't help stuffing a piece of silver, and asked in a low voice.

No wonder Cao Bianjiao was so surprised, since he and Zhao Lizi were stationed at Sishui Pass.

The credit for building the level belongs to Han Lin and Gao Yizhi.

However, although he and Zhao Lizi repelled Zuo Liangyu and others, they forced Huang Chaoxuan and Zhang Xianbi to surrender, and captured Heyin and Xingyang counties.

But he was helpless with Zhengzhou where Chen Yongfu was stationed, and he was still unable to approach Kaifeng.

It is difficult to be a general because of a small contribution and a lot of work.

"You are being polite, General!" The visitor hastily rejected Cao Bianjiao's kindness, and told the truth.

"The reasons for this are all in this letter, and I hope the general will know it after reading it."

Only then did Cao Bianjiao heaved a sigh of relief, and then gave way again, forcing the money into the hands of the visitor before giving up.

"General!" Zhao Lizi cast a vague glance at the visitor, but didn't say anything.

"King Shun has great wisdom!" Cao Bianjiao opened the letter and read it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Then, he said, "Lizi, it's time for us to make contributions this time."

"Looking back, you select three or five hundred scouts and infiltrate westward to find out the enemy's situation."

"If there is a scout intercepting it, I will kill it, and the bigger the mess, the better!"

"Sure, I'm fine!" If Zhao Lizi had worried about offending the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion before, life would be difficult.

Now Huang Chaoxuan and Zhang Xianbi, who had joined the rebel army, had completed training the two new battalions.

At this time, the Sishui Pass, built in Western French style, was stationed with [-] elite soldiers.Even if thousands of troops come, so what?

So after Zhao Lizi got the military order, he selected [-] cavalry pawns and [-] infantry pawns overnight, and sent them out in order.

The cavalry pawns were in a team of ten, and after bypassing Zhengzhou, they began to wander outside the Fucheng city of Kaifeng.

The infantry, on the other hand, disguised themselves as ordinary people and wandered around Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and other cities, and began to inquire about the movements of the Ming army and spread rumors.

In a few days like this, the news that "King Shun is going to conquer Kaifeng Mansion in the east" spread widely, and everyone knew about it.

Not long after, this news reached the ears of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyan, who was startled immediately.

He hurriedly paid a personal visit to the new governor of Henan, Wu Zhen.

In fact, at this moment, Wu Xuan was useless in his mind, so he could only comfort him: "Now Kaifeng City is strong and strong, the prince can just put his heart in his stomach, don't worry!"

"Now one of my generals is as fierce as a tiger. He is a descendant from outside the Great Wall. He is unstoppable and powerful enough to deter thieves."

"If the lord is worried, I will send this person out of the city tomorrow to drive out the noisers, so as not to disturb the lord's purity."

King Zhou was terrified by what happened to King Fu that day. He was afraid that Wu Zhen would fool him, so he promised: "If the soldiers have meritorious service and can drive out the bandits, I am willing to donate [-] taels of salary as a token of my heart."

Seeing that the king of Zhou, Zhu Gongzun, was so upright, how could the governor Wu Zhen get away with it?
So he dispatched his general, fierce as a tiger, to lead [-] cavalry early, and Shi Shiran went west.

(End of this chapter)