please make me king

Chapter 1231
In terms of numbers alone, Zhang Shun's men and horses now numbered [-], what would the five thousand fine cavalry sent by the Ming army be worth?
However, real wars in ancient times were not calculated like this.

Although there are many rebels, there is no guarantee that they will all be sent to one place at a certain point in time.

After all, real wars are not like playing games in Zhang Shun's previous life, where hundreds of thousands of horses can be drawn with a single click of the mouse, and the opponent can be killed by piles of numbers.

In a real war, people and livestock need to eat, drink and scatter, the mobilization of troops requires roads and space to station, and command orders need golden drum banners and Tangqi messengers to transmit.

And all of this requires a certain amount of space and space, and thus a concept of battlefield capacity is born.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying: "The art of war: one is measure, the other is measure, the third is count, the fourth is scale, and the fifth is victory."

"Earth produces degree, degree produces quantity, quantity produces number, number produces scale, scale produces victory."

Among them, "degree" is estimation, "quantity" is calculation, and "number" is quantity.

That is to say, the commander can evaluate and calculate the number of military personnel that can be accommodated based on the terrain of the battlefield.

However, based on these "quantities", we can compare the actual situation to determine how much power the two sides need to invest in a decisive victory.

The end result is naturally that the party that invests in the right amount wins, and the party that invests in the wrong amount loses miserably.

If fighting near Huozhou, how many people can it accommodate?

It is said that Huozhou "Taiyue Town is to the east, Fenshui River passes to the west, and according to the victory of mountains and rivers, it is a brief place to compete for balance between Taiyuan and Pingyang. There is no one who does not take the state as a channel."

What does that mean?

That is to say, Taiyue Mountain is to the east, Fenhe River is to the west, and Huozhou occupies a place where mountains and rivers are prosperous, guarding the key points, and is the "channel" between Taiyuan and Pingyang.

According to Zhang Shun's many years of marching and combat experience, just listening to the description of the terrain, he knew that this was an important place with narrow terrain.

Its battlefield capacity should be about [-] people, and it can reach [-] people at most, and it is impossible to reach [-] people.

If Huozhou is occupied by the five thousand fine cavalry of the Ming army, because war horses consume more resources, it basically means that the entire vicinity of Huozhou City will be filled by the Ming army.

At that time, even if the rebel army has an army of [-], I am afraid that they will only be able to hold their troops under the fortified city. They can only use the red cannons to gnaw at Huozhou's city wall, and then use the elite soldiers to go to the city to fight hand-to-hand.

If things really come to this point, I'm afraid this place will become a nightmare for the rebels.

The Art of War says: That's why you roll your armor and move forward, don't stay day and night, double the way, and fight for profit for hundreds of miles, then capture three generals.

But now Pingyang is [-] miles away from Huozhou, with Hongdong and Zhaocheng counties in the middle.

Now the combat effectiveness of Zhang Tianlin, Zhang Rukui and Dangshousu's third battalion is worrying, and the two battalions of Mantianxing Zhang Dashou and Shetatian Li Wanqing, who originally planned to launch the second phase of the attack after the fall of Pingyang, have not yet arrived in Pingyang in time.

Even if the rebel army sailed fast this time, taking advantage of the Fen River's water transportation, it might be difficult to arrive within two days.

So what to do with this?
Suddenly Zhang Shun got a headache, racking his brains and not knowing what to do.

But at this moment, suddenly saw a person pushing the door and walking in in a hurry.

Zhang Shun looked up and saw that it was none other than Sun Chuanting who had just been assigned by him to be in charge of persuading and commanding Tang Yu.

"Sir, you came here in a hurry, what's the matter?" Zhang Shun couldn't help asking.

It turned out that although Tang Yao provided key information for the rebel army, he refused to surrender, claiming to return to the mountains and forests.

To be honest, Zhang Shun didn't understand his behavior of "snake and mouse at both ends", and he didn't know whether he was taking the opportunity to ask for a price, or if he really wanted to go back to the mountains and forests.

Since he didn't understand, he found someone who could understand to help, so the important task fell to Sun Chuanting, the former governor of Shanxi.

Zhang Shun also said that Sun Chuanting's rush was related to Tang Yu's matter, but Sun Chuanting said: "Just now Tang Yu provided an important news, a battalion of volunteers appeared in Yueyang."

"According to the original plan, they should be Li Xin's subordinates, but I don't know who is leading the army, and how the battle is going now."

"It's just that the military situation is urgent. I will report it to King Shun for details."

"Okay!" Zhang Shun couldn't help cheering up when he heard the words, and asked, "How far is Yueyang from this place, and how far is it from Huozhou?"

Sun Chuanting couldn't understand Zhang Shun's intentions, so he couldn't help reporting: "Yueyang is ninety miles away from Pingyang, and one hundred miles away from Huozhou."

It turns out that Yueyang County is in the northeast of Pingyang Prefecture, while Huozhou is in the northwest of Yueyang County.

After making a half-circle like this, it took another fifty-five miles to come out.

"In this way, immediately dispatch soldiers, one person and three horses, to rotate back and forth, and issue the military order to the Yueyang Rebel Army overnight, let them travel lightly, and rush to Huozhou City within two days!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but ordered.

"Watching all the stars, Zhang Dashou and Li Wanqing set off immediately, regardless of Hongdong and Zhaocheng, and go straight to Huozhou at all costs!"

"Follow the other teams that haven't arrived in time, speed up the march!"

"Isn't the risk too great?" Sun Chuanting couldn't help hesitating when he heard the words.

Sun Tzu said: Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

In fact, Zhang Shun's behavior this time belongs to the taboo behavior of "soldiers don't know their generals, and generals don't know their soldiers", which is really too risky.

"I'm profiting, and Peter is also benefiting, to fight for the land!" Zhang Shun shook his head lightly and said, "This is the only fight, I don't know how much effort will be saved."

"Li Xin is a prudent man, and the generals he dispatches must be honest and reliable."

"Even if we fail to win the land battle this time, we can still retreat to Zhaocheng, and there is no danger at all."

Sun Chuanting thought about it carefully, although the Ming army sent cavalry, but the number was far lower than that of the rebel army.

If Huozhou City was occupied by the Ming army, the generals of the Ming army would definitely not take the huge risk of losing Huozhou to pursue the rebels.

So this thing is really "low risk, high return", totally worth a try.

"Then, is King Shun still planning to go in person this time?" Sun Chuanting hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help asking again.

"No, this time you go for me. I'll stabilize Pingyang before making any calculations." It is extremely large, so I prepared with both hands, and wanted to personally stabilize the already occupied Pingyang City.

Sun Chuanting was taken aback when he heard the words, never expecting that he would still have the chance to lead the army.

He couldn't help but took a serious look at Zhang Shun, and found that he didn't mean to be joking at all, so he bowed deeply three times, and said sincerely: "It is often said that King Shun is magnificent, knows people well, and is well-known today."

He dared to use "Liu Thief", he also dared to use "Surrender General", he dared to use "Chuang General", he also dared to use Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, and he really deserved the name of King Shun.

Zhang Shun smiled complacently when he heard the words, he looked confident, but in fact he smiled wryly in his heart.

Do you know he doesn't want to use his own people?
However, under his leadership, the Rebel Army is developing like a raging fire. I don't know how many talented people in the world can't keep up with my footsteps. What can I do?
Although Zhang Shenyan and Lu Weiqi are quite talented, Henan and Shaanxi are the foundation of the rebel army, so they can't move easily.

Chen Changbing and Xiao Qinhu are brave and resourceful, both wise and brave, but there is still a big gap between them leading a large army to fight.

Therefore, he had to boldly use the demotion of officials and generals in order to unify the north as soon as possible, completely overwhelm the Ming and Jin countries in terms of overall strength, and make the final preparation for the unification of the world.

(End of this chapter)