Please ask me to be the emperor

When the rebels gathered in Luoyang City, Hong Chengchou was not as complacent as other rebels imagined, and was ready to lead the elite Qin army to raid Luoyang City at any time.

The new Governor of Henan, Chen Qiyu, who died in the war, and the current Governor of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou, were colleagues, and their political trajectories were quite similar. Both of them started their careers by encircling and suppressing peasant armies, and successively served as governors of Yansui and became famous for their outstanding military exploits.

Originally, Hong Chengchou was the first, followed by Chen Qiyu. Who would have expected that later, when Hong Chengchou, the former governor of the three sides, was going all out to deal with Lin Danhan of the Chahar tribe heading west? Chen Qiyu unexpectedly overtook others and became the governor-general of military affairs in the five provinces of Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Sichuan. He was fully responsible for encircling and suppressing the peasant armies fleeing in these five provinces.

It's just a pity that this guy is incompetent and can't encircle and suppress him effectively. As a result, before his position as governor of the five provinces was firmly established, he made a mistake, and instead let Hong Chengchou, the original governor of the three provinces, pick up the slack.

However, Hong Chengchou never expected that the status of the two people had just been reversed again, and this man was newly appointed as the governor of Henan. As a result, as soon as his front leg left Tongguan, his back leg was defeated and died.

In addition to gloating about the misfortune, Hong Chengchou, the newly appointed governor of the five provinces, also inevitably felt sad that the rabbit had died and the fox had died.

With similar resumes and similar abilities, the person who reached the peak of power first was quickly defeated and died. Hong Chengchou would inevitably not think about what his next step would be!

Hong Chengchou knew Chen Qiyu's ability. Although it was not as good as his own, he was still a man who knew his troops and was good at taking charge. He fought with more and less, with nearly four times the opponent's strength, but was defeated so miserably. Even if he had 40,000 pigs under his command, the rebels couldn't catch them so fast?

In view of this matter, it would be impossible if Hong Chengchou was not afraid of Zhang Shun at all.

Originally, after the rebels escaped from the encirclement of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou was prepared to lead a large army to follow them in hot pursuit, so that the "King Chuang", "General Chuang", "Living Cao Cao" and the "Eight Kings" would not have a chance to breathe. hour. Now, he had to be cautious.

After all, east of Tongguan is the city of Luoyang occupied by King Shun. If he is not fully prepared, if something goes wrong, he may end up like Chen Qiyu.

The governor of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou, had the same idea as Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War. Their method of dealing with Zhang Shun was to concentrate their superior forces and take the opportunity to eliminate the rebels in Luoyang City.

At this time, Chongzhen's decree also arrived, so Hong Chengchou took the opportunity to station people at Tongguan to prevent the rebels from advancing westward; at the same time, he summoned the officers and soldiers originally stationed in other areas to contain the "Chuang King" and other rebels, and prepared to choose a day to set out eastward.

Hong Chengchou was facing a formidable enemy, and the rebels would naturally not underestimate Hong Chengchou.

After Zhang Shun got the news that the officers and soldiers were about to leave Tongguan eastward, he thought for a moment and then said to "King Chuang", "General Chuang", "Living Cao Cao" and "Eight Kings": "I still said what I said, the rebel army will be isolated and isolated." , together we are strong.”

"You have come all the way, so I should show my gratitude to the landlord. If you are willing to work together with me to deal with Hong Chengchou and other officers and soldiers, Zhang will be even more grateful."

"However, let's be villains first, then gentlemen. I'll say ugly things first. If you are willing to cooperate with me, first of all, you can't break my rules or violate my laws. If someone harms the people near Luoyang, don't blame me. Military law is ruthless!”

"Before the second military order is issued, everyone can speak freely. However, once I issue the military order, no one in the rebel army, regardless of their status or relationship, must violate it. Otherwise, military law will be dealt with!"

"Third, I will still support everyone with military supplies, food and grass, rewards for merit, and punishment for crime. If everyone gets together, they will get together, and if they don't get along, they will disperse. If we get together well, we will disperse, so we can meet each other in the future. I wonder what you think?"

"Chuang King", "Chuang General", "Living Cao Cao" and "Eight Kings" couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. They never expected that Zhang Shun would propose such a generous treatment, which was even better than Zhang Shun's righteousness in the past when he occupied the thirty-sixth camp. situation at that time.

The four people couldn't help but admire Zhang Shun's heroism, and they all raised their hands and thanked him: "Thank you King Shun for your righteousness, but we are convinced. But now that things have come to an end, there is one more thing that I have to mention. Part of the rebel army is still stranded in Xin'an, and part of it is still in Xin'an." We have arrived outside Luoyang City, I wonder what King Shun plans to do?"

Zhang Shun frowned and asked, "I wonder how many men and horses you have under your command? Where are they now?"

"King Chuang" responded quickly: "Now the four of us have a total of 30,000 horses. Everyone has a horse, and the elite one has two horses!"

Zhang Shun raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "Since we are cooperating, why are you lying to me? Tell the truth!"

"King Chuang" retreated in embarrassment, "Living Cao Cao" saw this and quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: "King Shun is not an outsider, he is just afraid that others will reveal the background of the rebel army."

Zhang Shun showed an impatient look on his face and shouted directly: "All of you here are important ministers of King Shun, and we will inevitably have to deal with you in the future. If you continue to be so hesitant and don't make it clear in person, I'm afraid that when you ask for food and grass in the future, you won't be able to do anything." It’s their fault that it’s hard to talk to them!”

"Living Cao Cao" then smiled awkwardly and said: "In that case, I will tell the truth. In fact, the four of me have a total of 20,000 and 15,000 troops."

"Living Cao Cao" saw Zhang Shun's expression unswerving, and he quickly continued: "In fact, there are only eight thousand people who can be used, and the rest are the family members of the rebel army. It's just that there are many horses in Gansu and Shaanxi, and the rebel army is fleeing everywhere, so no matter Both young and old have horses, mules, donkeys and other animals to travel with them.”

When Zhang Shun heard this, he frowned and said, "There are more than 15,000 animals. Where can I get so much fodder for you? Let's do it this way. I will cover all the rations for the soldiers and fodder for the mounts. The rest, old and young, will have to pay the market price." Buy food and grass from the rebels."

Forage, forage, including grass and fodder. Grass is generally straw, hay, straw, etc.; while materials include beans such as soybeans and black beans, as well as feeds such as bran and soybean meal.

Horses eat a lot, and Zhang Shun originally had only a thousand cavalry under his command, so the supply was more than enough. When the three battalions of "The King of Troubled Times", Cao Wenzhao, and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew joined, and Zhang Shun's own subordinates reorganized the three battalions, the total number of cavalry was five to six thousand, and it would be difficult to supply draft materials.

Now, coupled with the joint rebel army, we can supply fodder for 20,000 livestock. How can it be so easy?

In fact, Zhang Shun overestimated the feeding and supply of other rebel mounts. These people were chased by officers and soldiers in Gansu, Shaanxi and other places and fled for their lives. They didn't have enough food to eat. Where could there be enough fodder to feed their animals?

Most of the time, they just feed them some grass and hay. Once they are exhausted, they will kill and eat the meat, and then plunder the animals that are in short supply.

When the four of them heard that Zhang Shun was going to pack up fodder and rations, they were immediately delighted. How could they complain to him?

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