please make me king

Chapter 1204 Pubanjin

The second month of the lunar calendar is always very short, from the time when the South Route Army of the Rebel Army invaded Huaiqing Mansion, to Zhu Dadian, the Governor of Water Transport and Fengyang Governor;

Then Yuan Shizhong led the hungry people to rise up in Hua County, Daming Mansion, until Hong Chengchou captured Weihui Mansion and drove Yang Sichang and Zhu Dadian to Zhangde Mansion. The time finally came to March.

On the second day of March in the ninth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, there was a warm spring breeze at Pubandu, green willows and blue waves complement each other, and there was a scene full of spring opportunities everywhere.

However, Zheng Jiadong, the general who was stationed here, looked at the beautiful scenery on such a beautiful day, but he didn't feel any charm in his heart.

Pubanjin, which used to be bustling and lively in the past, is now deserted, with only a few small boats floating among the waves.

Pubanjin, also known as Pujin Pass and Daqing Pass, is located four miles outside the west gate of Puzhou, across the river from Shaanxi.

Since ancient times, there has been an event in the world, and there has been no one who did not regard the east of the river as the throat of silence.

Hedong is the silent throat of Shanshan Mountain, and Puban is the silent throat of Hedong.

Therefore, for the rebels who marched eastward, this place was a must for military strategists; for the Ming army stationed in Shanxi, it was a dangerous place.

Historically, the east bank of the Yellow River was called Pubanjin, and the west bank of the Yellow River was called Xiayangjin.

Later, Xiayangjin in Shaanxi on the west bank of the Yellow River was renamed Linjin Pass and Daqing Pass.

Originally, there was a pontoon bridge for people to pass between the two ferries.

As a result, in Song Jiayou's fifth year, the river swelled and the bridge broke down, so it could not be used, so it could only be ferryed by boat.

In the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, the river collapsed and moved westward, and the original river pass remained in the east of the river, so that Shaanxi had to establish a new river pass to restore the river transport.

However, this also led to an enclave in Chaoyi County, Tongzhou, Shaanxi, left on the east bank of the Yellow River.

And the current general, Zheng Jiadong, is standing along the bank of this legacy enclave, looking worried at the roaring Yellow River.

"General, in the past two weeks, food, grass, soldiers and horses have been frequently mobilized in the bandits' territory. I'm afraid there will be a big move in the next few days!" A spies hastily reported.

"Understood!" Zheng Jiadong nodded with a sullen face, without saying a word of unnecessary nonsense.

Although communication technology is backward in this era, it does not mean that both sides in the war are deaf and blind.

Any mature regime has spies in the enemy's territory to collect intelligence. Once one side makes changes, the other side can prepare early.

When the rebel army first started to mobilize, they falsely claimed that they "wanted to attack Hanzhong", which confused the judgment of Shanxi.

However, as the rebel army's actions became more and more unscrupulous, the scale became larger and larger, and there were more and more signs that the rebel army was preparing to attack Shanxi on a large scale. How can they coax people?

Now there are only more than a thousand Pubandu defenders, how can they resist these wolf-like rebels?
"General, do you want... Do you want to report it to the new governor?" Zuo Zuo, who had already been gutted, couldn't help but suggest.

"It's already been reported, so there's no need to bother. I don't think there will be any results if you wait ten or eight days!" Zheng Jiadong said with a wry smile and shook his head.

The speed of mobilizing and mobilizing soldiers and horses in this era is very slow, not to mention the decaying Ming Dynasty, even the rebel army planned the expedition for three or four months.

Now even if Zheng Jiadong and others report the emergency military information, what can they do?

Who in the Ming Dynasty could suddenly conjure up an army of [-] to block the "Shun Thieves" on the west bank of the Yellow River?
"Pass down the order to strengthen the security along the Yellow River to prevent thieves from smuggling. The others have arranged their armor, sharpened their knives and guns, and are ready to fight at any time!" Zheng Jiadong thought for a while, and could only do some preparations within his ability.

Hearing the words, the left and right could not help but turn pale in shock, and lost their voices: "General, if the thieves attack on a large scale, how can it be stopped just by me waiting for more than a thousand people?"

"Don't worry, although there are many thieves, there is no reason to fly across because of the Yellow River." Zheng Jiadong laughed when he heard this.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the people, and added: "If it is really a last resort, Zheng will not hit a stone with an egg, please rest assured!"

Zheng Jiadong is not a fool, he doesn't think about his own future, he has to think about his own wealth and life.

With a big appetite and a lot of food, how can you still want to resist the [-] army of "shun thieves" with only a thousand people under your command?
So after being questioned from left and right, he had no choice but to make a verbal guarantee in advance, so as not to be "borrowed for use" at that time.

Not to mention what Zheng Jiadong, who was stationed in Pubanjin, thought about, let's say that at this moment, Zhenxi General Chen Changzhu rushed back to Xi'an City from thousands of miles away.

"His Royal Highness King Shun!" Chen Changbing, who had not had time to catch up with the dust all the way, was the first to meet Zhang Shundao.

"Brother Yi, sit down and rest!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but asked happily, "I wonder if the injury is better?"

"It's okay!" Chen Changzhu said as he touched his neck in embarrassment.

He is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is afraid that Zhang Shun will talk about him when he comes back.

Before the Western Expedition, Zhang Shun told him not to risk his life, but he rushed up again in a flash of enthusiasm, and almost left his life there. How can he face Zhang Shun now?

"It's fine!" Zhang Shun didn't get angry this time, but smiled gently.

"My sister-in-law also gave birth to children for you. If you have any troubles, I will take care of your wife, so don't worry about it!"

Don't you like to wear a green hat?If you continue to play like this, I will bring you a real green hat to see if you are still reckless?

Chen Changbing couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, and quickly begged for forgiveness: "His Royal Highness King Shun, I have changed, please forgive me!"

His wife, Mrs. Wang, is old and fierce, and Chen Changling certainly doesn't think that Zhang Shun, who has many wives and concubines, will be greedy for her beauty.

"I'm really convinced, I don't understand how there is a person like you who likes to lick blood from the knife!" Zhang Shun shook his head and sighed.

"Forget it, I won't talk about this with you!"

"Cao Wenzhao has led the striker to Tongzhou. It is estimated that an attack will be launched tonight or tomorrow morning. It is time for the king to lead the army!"

"I want you and Lu Weiqi to stay in Shaanxi. I don't know what you want?"

"Don't worry, King Shun, I will definitely assist Mr. Lu in keeping Shaanxi in order!" Zhang Shun had already communicated with Chen Changbing as the left-behind general, so he naturally agreed.

In fact, according to Chen Changzhu's thoughts, even if he can't be the commander of the rebel army, he should at least be the vanguard of the central army.

It's just that Zhang Shun really has no cronies to use, so he can only entrust the land of Shaanxi to his righteous brother.

"Now I have four things to worry about. One is: the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty are rampant in the territory; the other is: Tumote and Ao'er are all invaded by the Tartars; the third is that the chieftains in Ganzhen and the frontier troops of the former Ming Dynasty are in chaos; the fourth is: The Ming army marched northward from Hanzhong, please be careful!" Zhang Shun couldn't help exhorting.

(End of this chapter)