please make me king

Chapter 1531 Zhang Shun's Decision

"I have seen His Highness King Shun, some gifts, let's talk about my heart!" Not long after, when the girls dispersed, a black, thin and strong messenger offered several gifts.

Hearing this, Zhang Shun glanced at it, and found that it was really "a little gift", this fellow was not self-effacing.

It turned out that Dongjiang Town only sent gold bowls, gold cups and a few pieces of silver jewelry this time, which can be called a shabby occasion.

"Dongjiang is poor, really... really has nothing to give away..." The emissary also felt that he couldn't get anything out, so he couldn't help but said with a little embarrassment.

"If you can't get things out of your hands, don't you think people can't get them out of your hands?" Zhang Shun was speechless, and couldn't help reminding.

"Hou Jin sent two beauties to this king. Although they are also very shabby, they are better than nothing!"

"Ah? A woman?" The envoy was taken aback when he heard the words, and he gritted his teeth and said, "As long as His Highness likes it, I will send it soon!"

"Woman? What woman!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Shun asked loudly, "Do you think this king is that lustful person?"

"It is enough to have these gold and silver, women don't need it!"

"?" The envoy was stunned. Isn't it because you keep begging for women from me? Why don't you want them again? What does this mean?
It turned out that Zhang Shun thought that all the girls were bored staying in the apse, so it was inevitable that someone would eavesdrop.

He deliberately brought up this topic in order to establish his image of "repenting from his mistakes".

Sure enough, a woman who was eavesdropping in the apse suddenly heard that Zhang Shun "categorically rejected" Dongjiang Town's "beauty trick", and they couldn't help but whispered praises: "Your Highness has done a beautiful job this time!"

Du Ma Yingniang curled her lips and muttered softly: "The sun comes out from the west, how can a dog change to eat shit?"

"Then...a gift..." Do you want it or not!The messenger was almost dying.

"Let's not talk about gifts!" Zhang Shun shook his head and said, "You should tell me about the situation in Dongjiang Town first!"

Now that the goal has been achieved, Zhang Shun naturally changed the subject quickly, so as not to be seen by the girls.

The envoy of "Dongjiang Town" pondered for a while, and couldn't help but said, "There are hundreds of thousands of Dingkou, 1 soldiers, sitting on Iron Mountain, Pi Island, Shicheng and other islands."

"Stop, stop, since you are asking for help, I think you should tell the truth!" The messenger was interrupted by Zhang Shun as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Uh..." The messenger hesitated for a moment, and changed his words, "Actually, there are [-] soldiers and [-] warriors."

"Is there really no sincerity at all? Shall I remind you?" Zhang Shun couldn't help sneering when he heard this, "If Dongjiang Town has a population of [-] now, this king will take your surname!"

"Ah? In fact. In fact, there are [-] people and [-] soldiers in Dongjiang Town!" The messenger wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.

It turned out that Geng Zhongming provided information, and Zhang Shun conducted a comprehensive analysis based on the area of ​​Dongjiang Town, the materials requested from the Ming court, and the number of people approved in the past, and finally calculated the approximate strength of Dongjiang Town.

Sure enough, Zhang Shun showed his tricks, so that he could tell the truth about Dongjiang Town.

"How long can you hold on?" Zhang Shun frowned upon hearing this.

The situation in Dongjiang Town was very bad, even worse than he had imagined.

"With me, this autumn is irrelevant!" The messenger pondered for a moment, then responded. "It's always dangerous after light snow and the sea freezes!"

Of course, Xiaoxue does not refer to snow, but one of the 24 solar terms, roughly around the end of October in the lunar calendar.

Hearing this man's words, Zhang Shun couldn't help being quite surprised, and quickly asked: "Dare to ask your name, you have such insight!"

"Your Majesty, Li Mingzhong, is the Lord Bo of Changyi, Laizhou Prefecture. I have met His Royal Highness King Shun!" Li Mingzhong couldn't help but bowed with a smile.

"Oh? Master Bo!" Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but think of another master Bo in history.

He couldn't help laughing and said: "I never thought that I would bury the hero. I don't know why your Excellency taught me?"

Li Mingzhong hesitated for a moment when he heard the words. Seeing that Zhang Shun had no intention of teasing, he couldn't help but boldly said: "In the early years, Dongjiang was located in Lushun, Jinzhou, Pidao and other places. After the blockade, the Golden Coast."

"Not only can it be unimpeded on the sea, but it can also echo from east to west. If he attacks our Phi Island, I will take advantage of it to restore and Gaizhou; if he attacks our Jinzhou and Lushun, I can invade the hinterland of Hetuala."

"It's a pity that Jinzhou and Lushun are lost now, and later Jin has set up a navy. Dongjiang Zhencheng is difficult!"

"In my humble opinion, if you want to rescue Dongjiang, you must go to the second mansion of Denglai. The second mansion of Denglai not only faces Lushun across the sea, but also can rescue Dongjiang by water. Therefore, the imperial court specially appointed the governor of Denglai to unify the power of affairs. .”

"If Denglai is unprepared, the second is Tianjin Er. If Your Highness wins the Tianjin navy, although it is not as good as Denglai's second mansion, it will not be so overwhelming!"

"Oh?" Zhang Shun suddenly understood most of the words.

If you want to rescue the Dongjiang River, there is no land route, so you can only form a navy to support it by sea.

However, the establishment of a navy is not a three-to-five-day attack, so for the rebels, the fastest way is to take over the Daming Navy.

The boss, Li Mingzhong, has pointed out two ways to Zhang Shun, one is to accept Daming's Tianjin navy, and the other is to accept Daming's Denglai navy.

If the two get together, that would be great.

If it doesn't work, at least the Tianjin Navy must be taken down, so that they won't be helpless when Dongjiang Town is besieged.

It's just that it's late August now, and it's only two months before the ice freezes near Phi Island. Is there still time?

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun carefully inquired about Dongjiang Town's soldier training, material reserves, ordnance repairs, and fortifications.

The two talked for a long time, until this time, Li Mingzhong asked tentatively: "Dongjiang lacks horses, and it is difficult to gallop. I don't know... I wonder if His Highness can help me a little bit?"

"War horses, although the king is in short supply, I can still spare one or two!" Zhang Shun frowned and said, "However, the most urgent thing now is how Dongjiang Town can survive this winter!"

"You also know that if there is a fierce battle on land, let alone Duoduo, even Mrs. Hong herself will still be defeated and die."

"It's just that the sailor's journey is in a hurry, and it's difficult to prepare everything. It's really worrying!"

"Your Highness, do you agree to rescue Dongjiang?" Li Mingzhong heard Zhang Shun's words, tears welled up in his eyes, and he couldn't help but confirm again.

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I must be saved to save this king!" Zhang Shun sneered, "Since Jin Guo dares to compete with this king, it should be prepared to be swept away by this king's army."

"This king is not only planning to keep the Dongjiang River, but also to open up the golden cover and the sea."

It turns out that in the past few days, apart from playing with women, Zhang Shun also carefully checked the Ming court's details and materials about Dongjiang Town.

As a visitor from later generations, his knowledge of the ocean is obviously much higher than that of people of this era, so he immediately discovered the strategic value of Dongjiang Town.

From the inland to Liaodong, there are roughly four passages in history: Pinggang Road, Wuzhong Road, Lulong Road and Binhai Road.

Among them, Pinggang Road exits Gubeikou, then cuts northeast into the valley of "Laoha River", meets Lulong Road, and reaches Chifeng area in the north.

And Lulong Road exits Xifengkou, and then crosses Pinggang Road to the north.

The Endless Road goes out of Ji Town, but goes northward along the valleys of Qinglong River and Daling River, and finally arrives in Chaoyang area of ​​later generations.

The Binhai Road is now the West Liaoning Corridor, exiting Shanhaiguan Pass, going north along Qinhuangdao, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou.

Among the four passages, except for the relatively flat and wide Binhai Road, the other three roads are rugged and can only pass people and horses, not cars.

This is also the reason why the Ming and Jin countries had to fight repeatedly on the front lines of Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan.

There are only a few passages between the two sides. They face each other with gongs and drums, and they have to win the world with famous brands, so it is easy to fall into a deadlock.

For the rebels, now that Liaodong Town and Shanhai Town have surrendered, the Liaodong defense line has basically been initially established, and it seems that they have no worries.

However, Hou Jin, who was mainly cavalry, repeatedly entered the pass through Lulong Road, Pinggang Road, and even the more distant Grassland Road, telling Zhang Shun that things were not that simple.

Years of military experience told Zhang Shun that the most taboo in war is to go all the way to the dark.

Later, while Jin was confronting the Ming army in the Jinzhou area, he could also use cavalry to "enter the pass" to harass, which told Zhang Shun that there was a huge loophole in the flank of this line of defense.

If he still defends according to the Ming army's plan, he might become Chongzhen's second.

Therefore, after taking down the capital, Zhang Shun has been thinking about the key points to break this passive situation.

It wasn't until Dongjiang Town came into view that Zhang Shun suddenly realized.

As the saying goes: North horse south boat.Since Houjin has the advantage of cavalry, the Central Plains regime has the advantage of the navy.

Hou Jin could rely on cavalry to "enter the customs", so how could he not rely on the navy to threaten his hinterland?

Thinking of this, the status of Dongjiang Town became more and more important in Zhang Shun's heart.

Without Dongjiang, Jiliao would be difficult to defend; without Dongjiang, Jiliao would be difficult to attack!
(End of this chapter)