please make me king

Chapter 897 Night Walk
Things went exactly as Zhang Shun expected, and the officers and soldiers were like frightened birds along the way, and the two thousand cavalry led by He Jin took advantage of the night like sheep and drove them to Huazhou.

Even the situation of the officers and soldiers was worse than Zhang Shun imagined. Zuo Guang, the commander in chief of Shaanxi, didn't know that this matter should not go on like this, but he couldn't control the team.

After the officers and soldiers suffered repeated setbacks, their morale continued to drop, and finally reached a certain critical point.

So the retreat turned into a rout.

Everyone scrambled to escape to the west, and even some shrewd people began to sneak into the Huashan Mountain in the south and hide secretly.

Zuo Guang gathered hundreds of people with great difficulty, and tried to fight back.

However, He Jin has two thousand cavalry under his command, and they are all fresh troops.

The "King of Zuo Jin" He Jin has always been cunning and brave. According to historical records: "Ge and Zuo are as cunning as Xian and Cao." Where did Zuo Guangxian get cheap?

Under the darkness of the two sides, there was a scuffle, and the officers and soldiers were defeated by He Jin again. Zuo Guang took advantage of the night to seize the horse and go away.

The rebel army couldn't help but continued to chase and came forward, while yelling: "Left thief, where are you going?"

After shouting for a while, the abrupt "Zuo Jin Wang" He Jin yelled loudly, and said angrily: "Straight mother thief, shut up! Why are you scolding me!"

Only then did the soldiers realize that although Zuo Guangxian's surname was Zuo, He Jin was often called "Zuo Thief" by the officers and soldiers because of his nickname "Zuo Jin Wang".

Although He Jin and Zuo Guangxian chased and fled, Zhang Shun led He Renlong's troops to march all night without stopping for a moment.

"King Shun, why don't you keep some of the artillery?" He Renlong asked Zhang Shun with a bitter face.

"Why?" Zhang Shun asked strangely.

"It's too heavy and takes up too many horses. Why don't you let the brothers borrow it and return it later!" He Renlong complained.

"No, since we don't have enough horses, let's save my mount for someone who needs it!" Zhang Shun frowned upon hearing this, and got off the horse.

"Don't, my lord, my ancestor, please spare me!" He Renlong jumped when he saw Zhang Shun's posture, he quickly got off his horse, knelt down and begged for mercy.

Wang Jinyi, Gao Guiying, Hong Chengchou and others also got off their horses one after another when they heard the words, only Wukong looked at everyone inexplicably.

Just kidding, there is a difference between upper and lower.The majestic King Shun is walking, who else dares to ride a horse?
The land of Heluo, where "Shunying" is based, is located in the Central Plains and has fewer war horses.

In addition to the original war horses owned by the rebels, there are also some war horses brought by the surrendering officers and soldiers, war horses acquired by Huo Binggao's landing deployment, and some war horses purchased and exchanged from "Crossing General" Li Zicheng and "Living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai. There are only three to five thousand horses together.

Originally, Zhang Shun planned to organize a standard battalion according to the ratio of officers and soldiers with three horses and seven steps. As a result, due to the shortage of war horses, he had to organize a large number of pure infantry battalions.

During Zhang Shun's eastward expedition earlier, he had mobilized other battalion horse troops to form a cavalry mobile unit with nearly [-] cavalry.

Later, in order to strengthen the strength of Zhennan General Xiao Qinhu, a thousand was allocated.

As a result, apart from the [-] cavalry under He Jin's command, the He Renlong, Bai Guangen and other battalions have long since lost their cavalry, basically losing their ability to fight independently.

He Renlong begged Zhang Shun to keep the cannon, but he didn't have any selfish intentions.

From Huayin to Huazhou for seventy miles, the infantry under his command marched at night, and they fell behind along the way.

It's just that when we get near Huazhou, if we encounter an enemy, everyone will be exhausted and there will be no one to respond to the enemy, so why should we wait for death?

Zhang Shun thought about it carefully, and understood He Renlong's concerns, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Today there is no King Shun, only pawns!"

"Mr. Hong is old and a literati, so he should have a transport! As a woman, Guiying is no better than a man, and she should also have a mount. Other soldiers, He Renlong, you choose some brave and courageous people, and you can borrow a horse for the time being. The personal guards under his command form an emergency team, beware of accidents!"

"King Shun!" He Renlong's brow was about to sweat, "No matter how short the rebel army is, there is no shortage of your horse!"

"There is no shortage of this war horse, but there is a lack of explanation for the rebel army!" Zhang Shun said firmly, "Although your soldiers did not fight during the day, they still lined up for a day. Everyone is already exhausted."

"As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, not only can I not make all the brothers rest on time, but I have to travel in the dark. I may have to fight a hard battle with the officers and soldiers tomorrow!"

"Then what is the face of me riding a tall horse, shouting and shouting, while everyone can only bury their heads and use those two soles that are about to wear out, rushing back and forth day and night?"

"Who would dare?" He Renlong stared at him, and said unreasonably, "Let him come to me for a speech!"

"Nonsense, is this king that unreasonable person?" The order continued, saying that this king shared weal and woe with everyone, and vowed not to ride a horse if he did not arrive in Huazhou! Zhang Shun raised his eyebrows, stared back at He Renlong and ordered.

"Yes!" Seeing that Zhang Shun was angry, He Renlong didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly stepped back and started yelling.

"Daddy, it's almost done! Anyway, it's dark and no one will see it, why don't you ride my horse!" Gao Guiying looked at Zhang Shun's dark silhouette, walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Now she also knows that Zhang Shun has a temperament of picking the easy and shying away from the heavy since he was a child. Where has he suffered so much?

"No need, the king can walk seventy miles!" Zhang Shun gritted his teeth.

At the critical moment, let others work hard, but you are superior, who is convinced?
Zhang Shun is also a ruthless person, so he simply abandoned his horse and other infantry and walked on two legs.

He Renlong ran back and forth, yelling for a while, not knowing whether the soldiers under his command would believe it or not, he ran past and tried to help Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun pushed him away, and shouted to the team next to him: "Brothers, work harder!"

"Sweat more today, bleed less tomorrow! Zuo Guangxian, the commander of Shaanxi, is also a veteran general. He has fought against this king several times, and he has never suffered a big loss. The brothers have suffered a lot!"

"It's different this time. He wants to escape from under Lao Tzu's nose, and go back to regroup his soldiers and fight again. Will this king make him happy?"

"I insist on punishing him. I will plant my king's banner in Huazhou City tomorrow morning. At that time, everyone will be rewarded with two taels of food and spicy food, and the whole battalion will be credited with winning the city!"

"King Shun, it's really King Shun!" Everyone said in surprise when they heard the words.

Some people even shouted: "Since King Shun's body is so fine and precious, he can walk to Huazhou on foot, what do we bastards have to say?"

"That's right, we have won this Huazhou city!"

One pass ten, ten pass one hundred.For a moment, this team hidden in the darkness seemed to be alive, and had a high fighting spirit again!

(End of this chapter)