please make me king

Chapter 1168 Zhengzhou is in crisis

"Fujun, the situation is not good these few days. There are more and more thieves scouting. I'm afraid they are going to attack on a large scale!" Hu Dawei, a burly man, frowned and reported.

"General Chen Yongfu recruited young men, stick to the city, and don't be taken advantage of by thieves!" Henan Governor Wu Sheng couldn't help but ponder for a moment, then turned his head and ordered to his staff.

It is two hundred miles from Yijun Sishuiguan to Kaifeng, and Zhengzhou, as a prefecture, is lying in between.

If Zhengzhou is lost, the gates of Kaifeng will be opened; if Zhengzhou is preserved, if the rebels forcibly besiege Kaifeng, they will face the danger of being attacked by the enemy.

Chen Yongfu is now the defender of Zhengzhou and is good at defending the city, so he was entrusted with the important task of defending Zhengzhou by several rulers.

It's just that this matter is not completely absolute, no matter how good Chen Yongfu is.If the rebels had a large force, they could completely besiege Zhengzhou and go around to attack Kaifeng City.

Now Governor Wu Xin of Henan happened to have five generals under his command: Hu Dawei, Meng Ruhu, Zuo Liangyu, Chen Yongfu, and Zu Kuan.

Among them, Zu Kuan's cavalry lost nearly half during the last battle, and Zuo Liangyu and Chen Yongfu also suffered injuries.

Only fierce as a tiger did not cause much damage, but he was stationed in Yancheng in the south of Henan Province, where the water in the distance could not quench his thirst.

Therefore, the newly appointed governor of Henan, Wu Teng, now has less than [-] soldiers available.

Its strength is even slightly inferior to that of the Cao Bianjiao Department of Sishuiguan, which has expanded the second battalion of Huang Chaoxuan and Zhang Xianbi.

"Investigate again, investigate again!" Governor Wu Sheng of Henan had a headache for a long time, so he had no choice but to order.

"Understand it, see if the thieves are planning to attack on a large scale, and let me know as soon as possible!"

It was no wonder that Wu Xin was in such a difficult situation. The western Henan and Shaolin Temple, which were rich in elite soldiers, had been completely occupied by the rebels. Only the government servants in Kaifeng remained, but the number was limited.

After going through Henan Governor Xuan Mo, Fu Zonglong and others successively in this way, there have been repeated battles in the land of Henan. Now not only are there shortages of money and food, but also the loss of troops cannot be replenished in time.

"Fu Jun, do you want to ask the court to increase the food and pay for recruiting soldiers?" The left and right staff couldn't help suggesting.

"Success!" Wu Xuan calculated in his heart for a while, then nodded and said.

It is better to cry poor now than to cry miserable looking back.

If he wins the battle in the future, it will naturally be his own efforts to turn the tide under extremely difficult circumstances.

If you lose the battle in the future, it will naturally be due to reasons and limited conditions, and manpower cannot overcome the sky.

The city of Zhengzhou is "a majestic center, controlling and defending important points", and "from Zheng to Liang, it is only a hundred miles away".

So much so that Wei Gongzi Wuji once remonstrated with Wei Wang: "Qin has Zheng land, and it is adjacent to Daliang. Does the king think it is safe?"

Although Chen Yongfu has not read these many books, he is aware of the danger of the city he is in based on his basic tactical literacy.

Therefore, after being besieged by Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Lizi last time, they have already "strengthened the walls and cleared the wilderness".

All the shops and houses outside the city were burned, all the nearby trees were cut down, all the stones and bricks were moved into the city, and more grain and grass were prepared in the city, ready to stick to Zhengzhou City.

Sure enough, just as Chen Yongfu expected, just two or three days after the rebel scouts appeared near Zhengzhou, the rebel soldiers and horses covering the sky and the sun appeared outside the city of Zhengzhou.

"Father, the thieves are not good this time!" Chen De, the son of Chen Yongfu, stood on the city and looked at the city for a long time, and couldn't help but worry.

"Nonsense!" Chen Yongfu reprimanded with a cold face.

That Chen Yongfu was originally a beggar, but because the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were heavily underpaid, they recruited randomly in order to make up for the head, so he was recruited.

Because he is different from others, he has nothing but a dead life.

Therefore, in every battle, he will take the lead and be brave without fear of death.

So much so that the generals robbed him of his merits many times, but still couldn't stop him from being promoted again and again.

Originally, the Henan chief envoy did not have the post of general, but he was promoted exceptionally because of his achievements in repeatedly defeating the rebels.

Today's Chen Yongfu can also be called a man who has experienced many battles, how can he not know what is going on outside the city?
Just looking at the banners outside the city, I'm afraid there are more than ten thousand people.

The thieves have strong soldiers and strong horses, and there are many people and powerful forces, what can they do?

"Ade, you go in person and ask the soldiers to close all five gates, except for the east gate. There must be no mistakes!" Chen Yongfu pondered for a moment, and could not help but order to his son.

"Father!" Chen De couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, and he was about to ask.

"There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, call me General!" Chen Yongfu interrupted Chen De.

Of course he knew that Chen De was full of doubts, but he must not let him ask these words.

Otherwise, if the morale of the army is broken, the city of Zhengzhou cannot be defended!

Zhengzhou City is strange in Zhou Jiuli, with five gates, and he only has about [-] officers and soldiers in his hands.

If it is divided equally, each city gate will only be allocated [-] soldiers, not to mention that some soldiers will be allocated to investigate the enemy's situation, patrol the city walls, and search for spies.

Therefore, Chen Yongfu closed the gate of the city tightly first, and then ordered: "Hurry up and inform Zhao Zhizhou, and ask him to quickly recruit young and strong women to participate in the defense of the city."

These two people are civil and military, although they had some discord in the past, now that the enemy is in front of them, they can't take care of them anymore.

Chen Yongfu had just made arrangements, and the generals of the rebel army had already stepped forward and called for formation under the city.

He saw someone shouting loudly: "Chen Yongfu, do you know this general?"

"If you are sensible, vote early. Not only will you not be spared from the pain of swords and soldiers, but you can also be promoted to rank. Why not do it!"

Chen Yongfu took a closer look and found that it was none other than the former governor Fu Zonglong's dental school Huang Chaoxuan who called the battle in the city.

Huang Chaoxuan was tall and strong, and he was Fu Zonglong's number one fighter back then.

It's just that after Fu Zonglong died in battle, his subordinate battalion became a remnant that his parents didn't love.

Later, when Zuo Liangyu supervised the troops from Henan to attack Sishui Pass, his generation was driven by others and lost their lives in vain, so he became angry and turned to the "Shun Bandit".

Seeing this, Chen Yongfu couldn't help laughing and said: "A group of thieves and mobs, behind closed doors, are tyrannical and domineering. They are not afraid of being laughed out of their teeth. What are you talking about?"

"If you have the guts, just attack and see how many lives you have left!"

"What a sharp-mouthed guy, I want to see how hard your mouth is!" Huang Chaoxuan was not annoyed when he heard the words, but backed away with a smile.

Not long after, someone in the rebel army shouted loudly: "Please shoot!"

Immediately, the dull drum sounded "dong dong".

Then another group of people repeated: "Please shoot!"

Er, everyone shouted in unison: "Please shoot!"

If it is the third one, the shouts are loud, and the face of Chen Yongfu who is only shocked changes greatly.

Immediately, the rebels under the city spread out to make way for a passage, and then a thick and heavy cannon in red was revealed under the drag of twenty oxen.

Chen Yongfu said inwardly that he was not good, and people often say "follow the thief and make the gun".When he played against Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Lizi, he suffered enough from the rebel artillery.

Looking from the city now, he saw that the cannon was bigger than the cannon commonly used by the rebels in the past, how could he not be surprised?

It's just that it's not over yet, and after a while, the second, third, and fourth doors were dragged out...

It was dragged until Chen Yongfu was completely numb, and a total of [-] artillery pieces were dragged, and the muzzles of the black holes were silently pointed at Zhengzhou City.

A cold sweat suddenly broke out from Chen Yongfu's forehead, and then rolled down his cheek like a rolling ball, and fell hard on the city wall at the bottom of his feet, breaking into eight petals!
(End of this chapter)