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Chapter 246 Raid on the Capital

It turned out that Zhang Shenyan was knowledgeable and had been an official for many years, so he was quite familiar with the military defense of the capital.Sometimes when chatting with Zhang Shun, I inadvertently leaked secrets such as border towns and checkpoints near the capital.

Restricted by the times, although Zhang Shenyan was somewhat cautious when talking with Zhang Shun, he was still willing to share some unimportant information with Zhang Shun.

It's just that this piece of Shen Yan has a lot of calculations, and Zhang Shun did not expect that Zhang Shun would dare to "raid the capital".From Zhang Shenyan's point of view, the officers and soldiers are powerful, and the rebel army is weak. It is too late for Zhang Shun to evade the officers and soldiers. How dare he go to the tiger's mouth to stroke his beard?This is also one of the confidence Zhang Shenyan revealed to Zhang Shun at the beginning, but no one thought that Zhang Shun would do the opposite.
In Zhang Shun's previous life, he lived in an era of advanced information. No matter how covert his actions were, people who could easily see them took photos and videos and posted them on the Internet. There was no secret at all.

But in this era when traffic depends on walking and communication depends on shouting, officers and soldiers want to catch themselves and others, which is no different from finding a needle in a haystack.

As long as you are not lucky enough to throw yourself into the net, it is basically how bold you are, how far you can surprise your soldiers.

"King Zuo Jin" and "Chuang Jiang" wanted to oppose it, but they had limited knowledge, and they didn't have an aide like Zhang Shenyan under their command, who could provide information on the rules of the imperial court's operation, the military system around the capital, and military defense settings.They dryly objected a few words, but couldn't make sense, and finally had to obey Zhang Shun's opinion honestly.

Now that the three of them have confirmed the crazy plan to raid the capital, the next step is to arrange personnel operations.

First of all, Zhang Shun and the "Lu Yanwang" under the command of "Chuang Jiang" can't bring any young men under their command. These people have low combat effectiveness and no organization.It can't be said that they got separated on the march, which can neither form combat effectiveness nor easily leak information.

"Chuang Jiang" had fewer generals, and he was reluctant to let "Yi Yi Hu" and "Jie Xuan" stay, so he suggested that Zhang Shun keep a general to look after the Xishan camp.

Zhang Shun thought for a while and agreed.Order the righteous brothers Chen Changbing, Li You, Ji Dan and Xu Ziyuan to stay.With Chen Changbing as the head and Xu Ziyuan as the deputy, he is in charge of the Xishan Camp. "Chuang Jiang" and the others have no opinion, so the matter is settled.

Secondly, it is the matter of the army carrying supplies.The three of them negotiated for a long time and decided to bring the food for one month.It is enough for the team to go back and forth. If there is any accident in the middle, just loot some food and grass to replenish.

Finally, there is the military goal. Everyone initially decided to enter the Shuntian Mansion of the capital as much as possible to harass for a while and then return.If it is difficult to march, you can besiege and attack Baoding Mansion according to the opportunity to shake the capital.The three of them discussed and made a decision, so they went back to the camp separately, preparing for the departure of the army early tomorrow morning.

Only at this time did Zhang Shun have the opportunity to call Chen Changzhu, Xu Ziyuan, Li You, and Ji Dan to his front, and told him: "We will only march six or seven hundred miles to the north this time, but it is extremely dangerous. Whether we can march into the capital as planned or not , we all need to go back to our Xishan camp to recuperate."

"This time when we leave, the Xishan camp seems to have a large number of people, but it is actually very empty. You have only five hundred elite cavalry under your command. Then Lu Xiangsheng suffered a big loss before, and he will come back someday to take revenge. I don't know justice What plan do you have in mind, will it work out?"

Hearing the words, Chen Changzhu said with a smile: "My lord has such a great reputation, that Lu Xiangsheng is too scared to attack him. If he comes, I will pretend to be a tiger, and use empty-handed tactics to scare him off!"

Zhang Shun couldn't help applauding when he heard the words, and praised: "Brother, you have a good method! I'll wait until I go, and don't stop the construction of the Xishan camp and the training of soldiers. There are nearly [-] troops. Although the weapons are simple, if they are used well, they may not be able to defeat the officers and soldiers."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Shun deliberately took Xu Ziyuan's hand and said: "Brother Xu is a great talent, and now I am in a difficult position, so I have to make use of my talents. It's just that there are not enough people today, so I have to trouble Brother Xu once. I hope Brother Xu doesn't mind." .”

This Xu Ziyuan had been following Zhang Shun for several months, so he didn't have any other thoughts, so he quickly assured: "My lord, Xu is just a rotten Confucian. Now that I have to meet the Lord of Ming, I can't wait to repay him with death. It's just that I have little knowledge. Reluctant to do some small things within one's ability. Xu knows that his talents and learning are limited, although he can't plan the "Longzhong Duo" for the lord to win the world, he can only do his best and die!"

Four or five monarchs and ministers flattered each other for a long time before going back to rest reluctantly.On the second day, Zhang Shun, "Chuang Jiang" and "Zuo Jin Wang" left Xishan and headed north all the way.

This Lincheng County belongs to Zhending Prefecture and is located at the southernmost tip of Zhending Prefecture.If the rebels wanted to reach the capital, they had to go west of Taihang Mountain and pass through Zanhuang, Yuanshi, Huolu, Pingshan, Lingshou, Xingtang, Quyang and other counties before entering Baoding Prefecture.

This Baoding mansion is the last gateway to the capital's Shuntian mansion. Regardless of whether Zhang Shun and others can reach Shuntian through Baoding mansion, it will cause a shock in the capital and induce Zhang Zongheng and Xu Dingchen to move eastward to achieve this strategic goal.

Rebels marching, unlike officers and soldiers, do not need to go through the official road and go through the prefectures and counties.Although there are many plains in Zhili, the counties to the east of Taihang Mountain are still many mountains.According to Zhang Shun's later generations' impression of Hebei, if others didn't tell him, he thought he was still marching in Shanxi.

The three of Zhang Shun marched east of Taihang Mountain for two or three days, passed through Zanhuang and Yuanshi counties, and arrived at Huolu County.This Huolu County got its name because Han Xin shot the Deer Spring here, because it is adjacent to Jingxing Pass in the west and connected to Shanxi; it is connected to Yuanshi County in the south and connected to Henan; Wait for an important transportation point.

Since the Tang Dynasty, Huolu County has been a "land dry wharf".This "one capital, two guards and three Tongzhou" refers to the three important transportation areas of the capital, Tianjin Wei, and Tongzhou. None of these three can compare with Huolu County, which shows the importance of their status.

Huolu County is not only an important place for transportation, but of course trade is prevalent and the world is prosperous, but it also means that the county's terrain is unfavorable for defense.

Now that Zhang Shun and the others had arrived here, they took the opportunity to attack the county seat of Huolu County in line with the principle of "thieves don't leave empty space".

A pity for a well-established trading county, innocent people were hit by disasters, and they were beaten down by a team led by three people.The magistrate of Huolu slipped away quickly, and he didn't know where he went.

The three of them didn't care about searching, and they didn't bother to search for copper, iron, silk and other things from Shanxi, and various handicrafts from Henan and Shandong. They just collected some gold and silver and walked away.

Poor Zhending Mansion is just in front of Huolu County, and it is heard that a large number of thieves are attacking again, how dare to send troops to rescue?The magistrate of Zhending Prefecture had no soldiers or generals, only a thousand strong men, so he had to drive them all up to the city wall to prevent the thieves from taking the opportunity to attack the city.

Zhang Shun and the others had no intention of attacking the city, so they took the opportunity to bypass Zhending Mansion and enter Pingshan County.

(End of this chapter)