please make me king

Chapter 1237 Flying over the Rat Valley

"Left general!" A rough man, wearing a golden armor and a five-foot iron whip hanging from his waist, said to Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of the Shenshu Camp.

"Thieves are very dangerous, and they are good at winning by surprise. Although our army is guarding Han Xinling, I am afraid that they will lead an elite team and walk lightly. They will walk around our army and surprise the Lingshi. Please be careful!"

"A small road? Where do you think there is a small road to pass through, Huang Chuangzi!" Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of the Shenshu Camp, frowned and said.

"Huang Chuangzi" was taken aback when he heard the words, he couldn't help pointing to the east and said: "I don't know about other places, but I asked the merchants, and there is a small road to the east from here."

It turned out that after taking the Hanxinling Road from Huozhou to the Renyi River, you can go to Hanxinling without taking the Renyi Station.

Instead, turn to the east and walk through Qiancun, Nanqian, and Dangdangling, and then detour to Yucheng behind Hanxinling.

If the rebels were really allowed to take this path, the Ming Army Shenshu camp stationed at Han Xinling might become a joke.

Dong Yongwen was taken aback when he heard the words, never expecting that there is a small road here, he quickly asked: "Is this really true?"

"It's absolutely true, if you don't believe me, just ask this merchant!" "Huang Chuangzi" nodded and said to a panicked merchant.

Dong Yongwen looked the businessman up and down when he heard the words, and seeing that he was well-dressed and quite dignified, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Is what he said just now true?"

"It's true, it's true!" The merchant hurriedly responded when he heard the words.

"However, everyone generally takes Han Xinling. The road is easy to travel, and the Renyi Station is the most convenient place to rest."

"If you are selling some inconvenient items, then sneak along that path."

"Then besides this, are there other ways that can be passed?" Dong Yongwen frowned and asked.

A general who doesn't know astronomy and geographical advantages is a mediocre general. Dong Yongwen is from a family of generals, so he doesn't want to be a mediocre general.

"No...not anymore!" The merchant quickly shook his head, but he regretted it as soon as he shook his head.

According to old legends, there is an extremely dangerous "old road" along the Fen River, but I heard that no one has passed it for hundreds of years, so it must be cut off. I hope this military master will not see the truth. Alright, blame yourself.

"Okay, let's go!" Dong Yongwen winked at "Huang Chuangzi".

Military discipline must not be leaked, what if the thief finds out the truth if this person is let go?
"Huang Chuangzi" understood it, and arranged for two soldiers to take him there.

Not long after, there was a scream, and Dong Yongwen nodded in satisfaction, and ordered: "Let the brothers share the mountain goods he brought, and it can be considered as a subsidy for the family."

"Huang Chuangzi, take five hundred people and guard the trail to the east!"

"The last general takes orders!" the "Huang Chuangzi" saluted quickly upon hearing this.

Don't think that Dong Yongwen only gave him [-] troops, which is actually more than enough.

Just looking at the Hanxinling road, it is already a steep mountain with steep cliffs and deep ravines.

It leans against Mianshan Mountain in the north, Huoyue in the south, faces Lingkong Mountain in the east, and faces Qinwangling Mountain in the west. The terrain is very dangerous.

The "trail" is not so spacious, not to mention how "one man is the gate, ten thousand men are not open", how can many people be used?
Not long after, "Huang Chuangzi" selected [-] men, bid farewell to Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of the Shenshu camp, and made a detour to the direction of the "small road".

Dong Yongwen looked far away for a long time, feeling uneasy, and ordered again: "Where is Sun Yingyuan?"

"The last general is here!" A big man came out of the crowd and saluted.

"You...you lead me a thousand troops and return to Lingshi County to deploy defenses. Don't be cautious and make no mistakes!" Dong Yongwen said with a determined face.

"This... the general has only three thousand people left here..." Sun Yingyuan couldn't help hesitating.

"Three thousand and five hundred people are enough!" Dong Yongwen waved his big hand, "If the stronghold is so dangerous, if we can't hold it, we will just wipe our necks!"

But just when Dong Yongwen said "forget about wiping his neck", he didn't know that a person was leading the way up the Fen River.

"General, you are absolutely amazing this time!" Mantianxing Zhang Dashou was still somewhat dissatisfied with Sun Chuanting from the bottom of his heart, but he persuaded him with just one sentence.

It turned out that the rebel army went up the Shuque Valley this time, not as Wei Zhiyou and Zhang Dashou imagined. In the canyon, they went into battle lightly, climbing vines and helping rocks, like apes.

Instead, they took a boat up the river and drove directly to Lingshi County.

Standing against the wind, Sun Chuanting could not help but be filled with emotion as he looked at the cliffs on both sides of the river.

Why do you think no one has thought of this water transport for many years?
It turns out that before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Fen River was full of water and had always been an important channel for water transportation.

It's just that since the Song Dynasty, forests have been cut down more often, water and soil have been eroded, and the Fen River has never regained its former glory.

From below Pingyang, there are still merchant ships traveling to and from the Yellow River, but above Pingyang, because the water volume is too small, water transportation is almost cut off.

However, after Sun Chuanting took office as the governor of Shanxi, in order to deal with the "shun thieves" occupying Shaanxi, he specially sent man-made small boats to try out, and found that from Taiyuan to Pingyang, a small boat of [-] to [-] stones could still pass.

Only in summer and autumn, when the river water soars, boats cannot be sailed in dangerous places.

It just so happened that in order to organize the "Great In-Depth Offensive" campaign, the rebel army specially built a large number of small boats to patrol the Fen River.

Among them, Sun Chuanting, Mantianxing Zhang Dashou, and Shetatian Li Wanqing arrived at the city of Huozhou this time, taking advantage of the transportation of these ships.

It's just that the initial plan of the rebel army was to reach the city of Huozhou, and they never expected that ships above Huozhou could still pass.

Never mind that there were only [-] rebels who made a surprise attack on Lingshi this time, and the boats and boats stretched for miles, but it actually greatly facilitated the march of the rebels.

For one thing, weapons, armor and luggage can all be carried in the boat, so that soldiers do not have to worry about carrying heavy loads.

Second, the soldiers only need to paddle desperately, without having to climb the cliff, and there is no risk of falling.

Three, heavy firepower such as field cannons, golden cannons, and even Feibiao blunderbusses can also be carried by rebels to Lingshi City by boat.

"Calculating the time, should Zongbing Wei launch an attack on Han Xinling?" Zhang Dashou looked at the sky, then looked in the direction of Han Xinling, and asked involuntarily.

"Don't worry, General Wei will definitely attack on time!" Sun Chuanting said with a smile.

Although he has only been in contact with this person for a short time, he has already fully grasped his temperament.

Maybe this person is fearless, but there is still one person in the world who can make him submissive and convinced.

"That's good!" Zhang Dashou laughed when he heard the words, "If that's the case, Lingshi City will surely fall!"

He was not afraid at all, in fact, he was afraid that when he arrived at Lingshi City, he would bump into the main force of the Shenshu Camp who had been waiting for a long time.

As long as he is not the main force, Zhang Dashou, who is full of stars, is not afraid of any Ming army!

(End of this chapter)