please make me king

Chapter 1203 Middle Road Army

"What?" When Zhang Shun received Hong Chengchou's letter again, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted.

"The hungry people in Huaxian County, Daming Prefecture raised troops and captured Huaxian County and Kaizhou? God help me!"

Zhang Shun's history at the end of the Ming Dynasty was a mess. He didn't even know that there was a Yuan Shizhong who raised troops in Hua County and established the famous "Little Yuan Camp".

"Your Highness, do you want Commander Zuo to lead his troops to the east to recruit this person, and then follow the Cao Cao to seize important places such as Daming Mansion and Linqing?" Xu Ziyuan, the new aide, couldn't help suggesting.

"No, no!" Zhang Shun laughed heartily.

"I'm afraid you don't know yet. Gao Yigong captured Xinxiang and accidentally found [-] shi of grain in the Guangying warehouse that had not yet been transported. The food and grass of the South Route Army will be safe for a while!"

"This is really God's destiny, and God helps me!" Xu Ziyuan was stunned when he heard the words, and he couldn't help being overjoyed.

Do you know why?

It turns out that although the food and grass for the South Army of the Rebel Army were supplied by Luoyang, they still couldn't make ends meet.

For this reason, Zhang Shun and Hong Chengchou discussed two plans:
One is that after the rebels occupied the three prefectures in Hanoi, they joined forces to conquer Kaifeng prefecture, and then let Cheng Jia, a merchant from the Huaihe River, transport them to Zhuxian Town through the Huaiying River System, and then transport them to Huaiqing Mansion by road.

Another is that when the Ming army was gone, they went up to the Wei Cao in real time and captured Linqing, one of the four major water transport cities, as the grain and grass base of the rebel army.

Unexpectedly, there are still more than [-] shi of grain in Guangying warehouse, and the problem of restricting the tactics and campaigns of the South Army is much less.

"Order Hong Chengchou to lead the main force to drive away Yang Sichang, Zhu Dadian and others, all occupying the Weihui Mansion, and joining forces with the Huaxian rebels!" Now that the rebels had less worries, Zhang Shun made a bold choice.

"Try to form an alliance with the Huaxian Rebel Army, stabilize the situation around Weihui Mansion and Kaizhou, and wait for the opportunity!"

In fact, the Hua County Rebel Army is not qualified to form an alliance with the rebel army, no matter in terms of seniority or strength?
This is nothing more than Zhang Shun temporarily enlisting them in order to conquer the army.

"Yes, this subordinate takes orders!" Xu Ziyuan hurriedly wrote Zhang Shun's military order when he heard the words, and then presented it for Zhang Shun to check.

"Okay, that's it, don't talk too much, Hong Chengchou can understand the king's intention!" Zhang Shun nodded, and then continued.

"Let Commander Zuo Li Xin lead his men and horses to go north to Tianjing Pass and seize Zelu and Zelu. There must be no mistakes."

"Use horses to enter the Zhongyi Battalion and march westward, capture Yuanqu, and be ready to enter the east of the river at any time."

"This..." Xu Ziyuan was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly became excited.

"His Royal Highness King Shun, you... this is your plan."

"That's right, tell the whole army to prepare to cross the river in three days and attack Shanxi with all our strength!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but nodded, and replied softly.

"Subordinates take orders!" Xu Ziyuan's excited hands began to shake.

At last, at last, the day of the rebel attack is finally settled.

It turned out that after the rebel army occupied Shaanxi, Zhang Shun had been thinking about one thing, whether to attack or defend!
More than half of Shaanxi, plus the two prefectures and one prefecture in western Henan and southern Henan, simply cannot support the more than [-] rebels.

If the rebels are more aggressive, they will jump out of Shaanxi, attack fiercely when the foundation of the rear is not completely stable, and take advantage of the continuous defeat and heavy losses of officers and soldiers to seize more territory and people.

If the rebels were more conservative, they would weed out the old and the young, and try to reduce the number of soldiers and horses in their hands to less than [-], so that they could reform and farm in Shaanxi.

The two strategies have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the first strategy has great risks and benefits.

Now is the time when the officers and soldiers have lost consecutive battles and people's hearts are floating.

Due to the limitations of backward communication technology and low organizational capabilities in this era, according to Zhang Shun's estimation, if Daming took precautions in advance, he could only gather [-] elite soldiers at most;

If Daming is unprepared, perhaps [-] to [-] is the limit.

For the rebel army with [-] to [-] people, there is definitely a chance for a flat push.

The second option seems to be safe, but in fact it also has shortcomings.

In times of war, it is a very risky thing to cut down the troops and return to the fields.

Second, while the rebel army is reforming farming, Daming and Houjin will also respond.

Time for myself is also time for Da Ming and Hou Jin.

If the other two forces also prepare their armies for war, the unification war will last for a long time, and the story of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty may not be repeated.

So Zhang Shun thought about it, and finally took the risk of expanding the army by [-], preparing to rule the world with one blow.

This time, Zhang Shun dispatched Pingdong General Hong Chengchou as the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army, and aggressively attacked the important areas of Huaiqing Mansion, which was the first link of this strategy.

The original task of the first ring of the rebel army was to attack the Kaifeng mansion by Cao Wenzhao, the right commander, and attract the insufficient troops of the Ming Dynasty to gather here. Then, the commander Hong Chengchou and the left commander Li Xin smuggled across the Yellow River to surprise the Huaiqing mansion.

Now that the Huaiqing Mansion has fallen, it threatens Shanxi and Beizhili, and the Ming Dynasty has to save it.

The rebels took the opportunity to fight decisively, annihilating the main force in the east of Daming, and attracting the main forces in Shanxi and Northern Zhili to move south.

Although there are some minor changes in the first ring plan, but the goal is still largely achieved satisfactorily, then the second ring plan should be launched in time.

The plan for the second ring of the rebel army is that Zhang Shun will lead the main force of the rebel army with [-] people to cross the river at the same time from Pubandu, Fenglingdu and Yumendu respectively, and advance towards the Hedong area of ​​Shanxi.

In order to prevent unsmooth advance, Zhang Shun specially prepared two backup players.

The first follow-up was to mobilize the [-]st Battalion of Ma Jinzhong under the left commander Li Xin of the South Route Army to enter Yuanqu, and could attack Xia County and Anyi westward at any time, and attack the Ming army in Jiezhou and Puzhou together with the rebel army.

The second follower is Li Xin's more than [-] troops who have entered the Zelu area. They can move westward at any time and flank the garrison of Pingyang Prefecture.

With these two backhands, the rebel army's plan to seize Shanxi will be foolproof.

"Is General Lu Xiangsheng still unwilling to be the vanguard of Zhengming?" Seeing that this grand plan was about to start, Zhang Shun, who was still unwilling to give up, couldn't help but asked again.

Xu Ziyuan shook his head when he heard the words and said: "Jiutai Ziyun: As a Ming minister, betraying the old master is already a heinous crime. How can there be any reason to confront each other with swords and soldiers. Please punish His Royal Highness King Shun."

"Forget it, it's human nature to miss old love, how can I force you?" Zhang Shun shook his head and couldn't help but sighed.

"Would it be... How about, transfer Zhenxi General Chen Changbing to take on this important task?" Xu Ziyuan hesitated for a while, and couldn't help suggesting.

"No need. Changing generals before the battle is a big taboo for military strategists. Zhaowu General Cao Wenzhao is enough to take on this important task!" Zhang Shun shook his head when he heard the words, and rejected Xu Ziyuan straight away.

In fact, it's not that Zhang Shun has never considered leading his righteous brother Chen Changzhuan to the expedition, but Shaanxi and Western Henan are the foundation of the rebel army. Apart from Chen Changzhuan and Xiao Qinhu, Zhang Shun really can't trust others.

(End of this chapter)