please make me king

Chapter 945 Changes in the Battle Situation
On May [-]th in the eighth year of Chongzhen, this day is the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is also a day to sacrifice to Qu Yuan, a loyal minister of Chu State.

However, during such days, Zhang Shun received news from the betrayers in the two places.

"What's the matter, Your Highness King Shun?" Chief of Staff Hong Chengchou couldn't help asking strangely when he saw Zhang Shun's rare expression of uncertainty.

"Look at it!" Zhang Shun handed the letter to Hong Chengchou expressionlessly.

"Great victory at Sishui?" Hong Chengchou picked up the letter and looked at it, he couldn't help but said happily, "This is a great thing, why is King Shun so depressed?"

"Look carefully!" Zhang Shun said coldly.

"Oh? Zhang Xianbi and Huang Chaoxuan, the remnants of Fu Zonglong's soldiers, couldn't bear the oppression of Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Changping, and angrily defected to our army." Hong Chengchou couldn't help reading aloud while watching.

"The two sides agreed that when the officers and soldiers attacked the city, they would let go of the left wing so that the rebels could defeat the enemy."

"On the second day of the fifth lunar month, Zuo Liangyu was really impatient with Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan and others, so he personally led the crowd out and supervised the generals to storm Sishui Pass."

"The two sides fought hard for two days, and the officers and soldiers were not able to advance an inch. So I led the cavalry to ambush in the Nanshan Mountain, and made Zhao Lizi and Han Lin guard the city."

"When the officers and soldiers suffered repeated setbacks, and the soldiers were exhausted and discouraged, the ministers trampled on the cavalry."

"That Zhang Xianbi and Huang Chaoxuan collapsed as promised, and I took the opportunity to rush in and destroy the remnants of the former governor of Henan, Xuanmo."

"The remnant soldiers were defeated and rushed to disrupt Zuo Liangyu's middle army. The officers and soldiers were in chaos. The officials chased them all the way to the city of Zhengzhou before returning to the camp."

"Xuan Mo's remnant generals Chen Zhibang and Ma Liangwen were desperate and surrendered to the rebels."

"So far, [-] officers and soldiers have been beheaded, [-] people have been captured, [-] generals have been surrendered, and more than [-] soldiers have been killed, and the siege of Sishui has been broken!"

After reading this, Hong Chengchou couldn't help saying loudly: "Okay, what a Cao Bianjiao!"

"There is another letter below!" Zhang Shun continued without any disturbance.

"The king of Shun is here, and the general of Ruzhou, Li Xin, is here to pay homage."

"Since the farewell to Yuzhou, the minister has been doing his best all day long, for fear of failing King Shun's great trust."

"And since General Zhang's eastward expedition, I have been responsible for the defense of Ruzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yexian and other places. I am trembling, as if facing an abyss, as if walking on thin ice. Maybe one day I will be able to sleep peacefully!"

"Unexpectedly, dozens of days ago, Sui Chen's general soldier Luo Ju, Xuzhou's deputy general soldier Ma Yu, and eunuch Lu Jiude who were stationed in Runing led [-] troops to besiege Ye County."

"In Fuye County, the main route for the rebel army to go south, and the gateway for officers and soldiers to go north. I dare not neglect, and hurriedly ordered Jiang He, who was stranded in Linying, to lead his troops to rescue."

"Unexpectedly, before Jiang He arrived, Ye County had already fallen, and Chai Shihua, the former general of Gansu, had surrendered to Lu Jiude."

"In desperation, I abandoned Yuzhou, Xuzhou and other places, and ordered Jiang He to station in Xiangcheng to prevent him from going north, and stationed in Baofeng to prevent him from going west, and temporarily stabilize the current situation."

"It's just that, Li Jiyu, who was stationed in Mi County, was alone and weak, and was detoured by officers and soldiers to attack Dengfeng, so the minister ordered him to retreat to Dengfeng."

"It's just that in this way, the four or five cities abandoned by the rebels were all abandoned by King Shun at the beginning of the year!"

"The minister is really guilty of death. If you can't check Chai Shihua's cunning and repetition, so that one hair can affect the whole body."

"Secondly, the current crisis cannot be resolved, so General Xiao in Nanyang was isolated and helpless, and General Zhang in the Eastern Expedition was cut off, and he was in a dead end..."

As he read it, Hong Chengchou broke out in a cold sweat.

There is a saying that "a dike of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest". Although King Shun's deployment this time was rigorous and meticulous, the rebel army was insufficient.

Now if there is a slight accident, the event will be ruined at once!

"King Shun, the matter is urgent. Please let me go to Guihua City as soon as possible. If you rely on the old minister's three-inch tongue to say that Dorgon will go south, it is still unknown who will die!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help but knelt down immediately, impassioned The remonstrance said.

"What are you panicking about? Things haven't reached the worst stage yet, so what's the point of abandoning the east of Ruzhou now?" Zhang Shun said calmly after hearing the words.

"Xiao Qinhu, this king can trust him. Even if he fights to the death, he will definitely not lose Nanyang City."

"So what if the way out is cut off now? In Nanyang City, there are [-] shi of rice grain brought by Cheng Jia. How can it fall easily?"

"As for Ruzhou, you can draft an order for me in a while, asking Chen Jindou and Wei Yingzhi who are stranded in Ruzhou to repair the city as soon as possible, train young men, and raise food and grass for emergencies!"

"If there is any disharmony, order Li Xin and others to retreat to Ruzhou to wait for the opportunity!"

Seeing that Zhang Shun's mood was stable and his orders were orderly, Hong Chengchou felt at ease.

Hong Chengchou just touched the cold sweat on his forehead, sang a song, and then asked: "His Royal Highness Shun, there is a truth that speaks harshly. Now the situation of the rebel army is dangerous, and I have to say something that should not be said."

"Nanyang and Ruzhou are temporarily held, but they are also on the verge of collapse. After all, it is not a long-term solution."

"Now the rebels can't take care of each other, and the north and south can't help each other, but the soldiers are weak, the food is weak, and the wealth is weak. If we don't think of a way in time, I'm afraid the day of collapse is not far away!"

Is Hong Chengchou right?Very right!
Although the officers and soldiers carried out a surprise attack strategically this time, they actually fought steadily tactically.

So much so that every soldier and horse far surpassed the rebel army, causing the rebel army to be beaten everywhere and passive everywhere.

What's even more frightening is that every force has been pinned down.

The mobile forces in the hands of the rebels are better than nothing. Except for Liu Cheng's troops in Luoyang City, there are no other available soldiers.

Now the battlefield is blooming on all sides, facing powerful enemies.Even if there is a small victory like Cao Bianjiao, it will not be able to solve the current predicament.

How to do?
"Your Highness King Shun, tell me the truth, is there anything you can do, do we still have the strength to turn things around?" Hong Chengchou was almost on the verge of crying.

"If it really doesn't work, I would rather bear the name of 'Tongyi', and I ask King Shun to make a decision as soon as possible!"

Having said all that, Zhang Shun couldn't help but look at this "traitor" with admiration.

He was silent for a while, then nodded and said: "Although there are unexpected things in the middle, they are generally within the king's expectations, which is nothing!"

"Really?" Hong Chengchou was skeptical when he heard the words, and couldn't help confirming again, "King Shun's words are serious? So where is the winner of our match?"

Winner is a term in Go, which refers to a side that is not optimistic about the situation, and casts a move that is not enough to reverse the victory, and finally reverses the outcome, so it is called "winner".

It can be seen how far the situation of the rebel army has reached, so that Hong Chengchou said such words.

"I'm waiting too!" Zhang Shun couldn't help chuckling when he heard the words, "Although the situation is indeed not optimistic, but the officers and soldiers want to use these to defeat Zhang, I'm afraid it's a good idea!"

Zhang Shun often played games in his previous life, so he understood a truth, no matter whether it is a tailwind or a headwind, it is not scary, what is scary is that one side has the ability to quickly end the game.

Chai Shihua's betrayal certainly posed a serious threat to the rebel army, so that the whole situation fell into a passive situation.

However, this is not enough!

If the officers and soldiers want to "end" "this game", then he will definitely try to show it off and use the last killer move!
That is the key to victory or defeat, and it is also the key to turning defeat into victory by the rebel army's "winning hand"!
But before that, Xiao Qinhu, Zhang Sanbai, Li Xin, you all have to stand up to me!

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