please make me king

Chapter 936

"Ha!" Zhang Shun looked at the letter in front of him, and couldn't help laughing, "Second brother Xiao is also a talent, unexpectedly came up with such an idea!"

"This method may be inspired by King Shun's 'Ziwei Star Fort'. Although it is broken at one point, it is easy to use!" Chief of Staff Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh.

"Fortunately, Zuo Guang in Xi'an City didn't know about this method, otherwise our army would be in danger!"

Where are you?

It turns out that the method used by Xiao Qinhu is quite similar to the "reverse slope tactics" of later generations.

The method is to dig three feet down the inner side of the generous Nanyang city wall, and then jump out to fight with the officers and soldiers who climbed the city after the artillery of the officers and soldiers passed.

This idea was inspired by Xiao Qinhu's "Ziwei Xingbao" trench built by Zhang Shun. At first, he wanted to dig a trench on the city wall, but because of the limited thickness of the city wall, if the trench is forced to be dug, it may cause wall defense. insufficient.

So, instead, he dug out a section inside the city wall, allowing the soldiers and cats to avoid the shells of the Hongyi cannon inside.

Where did Xiong Wencan, the governor of Huguang, think that this notorious "evil general" would have such a showy operation?

He worked recklessly for seven or eight days, but was beaten all over his head by the rebels, and he failed to make any progress.

And when Xiao Qinhu and Huguang governor Xiong Wencan were fighting inextricably, Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides in Xi'an, also led the elite [-] frontier army to fight Zhang Shun.

It's just that Zhang Shun has already made preparations for the decisive battle, as if Liang Tingdong rushed here in a hurry, where is the opponent of the rebel army?

After suffering a few small losses, the governor of the three sides, Liang Tingdong, simply retreated into the city of Xi'an and couldn't hold out.

Everyone only thought that Liang Tingdong was afraid of going out of the city to fight because of Zhang Shunwei's illustrious name and the large number of rebel soldiers.

Only Zhang Shun and Hong Chengchou believed that Liang Tingdong was waiting for a fighter opportunity, intending to wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop.

On the surface, the rebel army is said to be [-], and it has a large number of people. In fact, except for the [-] armored soldiers, the other unarmored soldiers can do some defensive and auxiliary work, and cannot be the main force.

Compared with the [-] elite officers and soldiers, in fact, the power difference between the two sides seems to be similar, and neither side has a crushing advantage.

In terms of strength, it seems reasonable that Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, would not dare to fight.

However, if one considers that the two princes Dorgon and Yue Tuo led more than ten thousand Jurchen elites, stationed in Guihua City, and there are threats of mutiny and "rogue bandits" in many other places, then Liang Tingdong's behavior seems strange.

After Zhang Shun received Xiao Qinhu's letter, the situation became clearer.

Now that Xiong Wencan, the governor of Huguang, has started to use troops on a large scale against Nanyang, will it be too far before Zhu Dadian, governor of Water Transport and governor of Fengyang, and Wu Wei, governor of Shanxi, will take action?

"Liang Tingdong is really waiting, waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an opportunity for a fire in our backyard!" Zhang Shun made a decisive judgment.

"I also hold the same opinion!" Smart people talk to smart people without worry and effort, Hong Chengchou also nodded when he heard the words, with a look of complete understanding.

"It's just that this battle is very dangerous, so please ask King Shun to make plans early!"

"Crisis is a crisis, and there are dangers and opportunities!" Zhang Shun sneered after hearing the words, "I was worried about the battle situation in Nanyang, and I was afraid that the rebel army would not be able to withstand the wind and frost, and would collapse at the first touch."

"Since Xiao Qinhu can resist Xiong Wencan's attack with newly recruited weak soldiers, then I have full confidence!"

"As long as Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, wants to fight, this king will fight with him as long as he wants; as long as Liang Tingdong wants to delay, this king will stay with him for as long as he wants. I want to see what tricks he has, so that he can deal with this king!"

"It must be known that when the officers and soldiers tricked me, how could I know that I didn't take the opportunity to trick them!"

"Then what does King Shun mean?" Hong Chengchou was silent for a while, and thought: This King Shun is not like a reckless person, how could he make such a dangerous decision?
The Art of War says: The Lord should not be angry but activate the army, the general should not be frustrated and go to war, move when it suits the benefit, and stop if it does not suit the benefit!

It should be known that Xiao Qinhu can withstand it now, but it does not mean that Xiao Qinhu will always be able to withstand it.Even if Xiao Qinhu can withstand the Huguang governor Xiong Wencan, who can withstand the attacks of other officers and soldiers?

In the method of using troops, the most taboo is to use up all the means and not leave a little margin for yourself.

Otherwise, if there is a slight mistake, the whole situation will collapse.

Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, the rebel army obviously has no certainty of victory, so defense should be the priority.If you rashly start a war with officers and soldiers, wouldn't it be hitting a stone with an egg?

"Before Mr. Hong arrived, this king already had a premonition that the situation was not right, and he had already issued an order to Zhang Sanbai, ordering him to take the initiative to attack, and show some color to Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang." Zhang Shun sneered. , "Calculating from the time now, it's almost time for him to start!"

"You don't let me take Qin land step by step, will I still let you encircle me step by step?"

"Zhang Sanbai?" Hong Chengchou was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help asking quickly, "Where was he originally stationed?"

Although Hong Chengchou joined Zhang Shun's command for several months, he had not fully figured out the deployment of Zhang Shun's generals due to his numerous military affairs.

"In Xiangcheng, there are also Jiang and the first battalion stationed in Xuzhou!" Zhang Shun laughed.

"Is King Shun going to let them go down the river and head straight for Fengyang?" Hong Chengchou was stunned when he heard the words, and couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

"That's right!" Zhang Shun is very familiar with this route. With Yingqikou in Chenzhou as the intersection point, from north to south, three tributaries of Jialu River, Ying River and Sha River flow into Yingshui.

Among them, the Jialu River starts and ends at Zhuxian Town, the Ying River starts and ends at Yuzhou, and the Shahe starts and ends at Beiwudu Town.

However, because the Shahe River also has a tributary, the Beiru River, with a large amount of water, ships can easily navigate to Xiangcheng County.

It is said that after Zhang Shun defeated Henan governor Fu Zonglong and Fengyang governor Zhu Dadian, he led the main force to break the siege of Nanyang, leaving behind Zhang Sanbai, Li Xin, Li Jiyu, Chai Shihua, Jiang He, Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Lizi's Seventh Battalion was stationed everywhere.

Among them, Zhang Sanbai was appointed as the chief general, and Li Xin and Cao Bianjiao were the deputy.

However, although this person commanded two battles instead of Zhang Shun, and captured Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, although his ability is good, his actual record is quite insufficient, and it is still difficult to convince the public.

So after Zhang Shun left, Zhang Sanbai devoted himself to thinking about fighting, and insisted on making some achievements.

There is a saying that "nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it". After pondering this piece of three hundred for a long time, it really made him figure out some truths.

The officers and soldiers stationed in Yancheng downstream of him are as fierce as tigers, brave and decisive, and good at fighting.

Since he belonged to the Ming Dynasty, he not only wiped out Gan Ermao, the Mongolian chief of Hetao, but also beheaded the rebel generals "Nine Dragons", "Five Dragons", Kelan Gaojiaji and others.

Back then, Zhang Sanbai had fought against him several times, but he never got a bargain, it was just because Zhang Shun beat the governor repeatedly, his aura was like a rainbow.

That fierce tiger was not able to retreat to Xiangcheng, so as to curb the eastward advance of the rebel army.

Zhang Sanbai tried for a long time, and found that Meng Ruhu was indeed a good general, but he had no openings to take advantage of.

Originally, he was ready to give up this goal. One day, he happened to take his soldiers to relax in the city, and happened to see the boats on the Ru River outside the city.

Zhang Sanbai couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration: That's right, this guy who is as fierce as a tiger is a general who surrendered outside the fortress, but he is good at riding horses, but he doesn't know the benefits of a navy.

That being the case, why don't I secretly build a navy?
Even if you can't take the opportunity to defeat this thief, you can still make some meritorious deeds when King Shun's army goes east to Lianghuai and goes south to Jiangnan in the future!
(End of this chapter)