please make me king

Chapter 1678
Billowing black smoke filled the sky above the imperial city, and raging flames licked the tall Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Changhao, Yang Sichang and others were bathed in fire, screaming and wailing, struggling to death in the hall.

Miserable, so miserable!
Zhang Shun turned his head away, and the scene in front of him couldn't help but look straight at him.

Such scenes as Wang Ding, Zu Dale, and others have already turned a blind eye to such scenes, and there is nothing wrong with them in their hearts.

Only Qian Qianyi, the new leader of the Donglin Party, saw this, and said to himself: "The sage said: A gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Seeing him alive, he can't bear to see him die."

"Although His Royal Highness King Shun was born in a bandit, his benevolence is natural, far superior to those of Zhu Changhao, and he is quite worthy of a sage."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help comforting him: "Your Highness has a kind heart, so he can't bear to look at it. However, this fate is all his own fault, so why should His Highness blame himself!"

"This king knows it, but he just expressed his feelings." Zhang Shun shook his head and couldn't help sighing.

In fact, he also knew in his heart that even if the two of them refused to burn themselves to death, they would probably end up with only one suicide.

This is how it is in the world of great conflict, either you kill me, or I kill you, there is no room for any kindness.

However, the emotion is the emotion, and it still cannot obliterate the importance of this battle.

To the north of Fengyang is Xuzhou, to the east of Fengyang is Shouzhou, to the west of Fengyang is Huaian, to the southeast of Fengyang are Yangzhou and Nanjing, and to the south of Fengyang is Luzhou.

As the saying goes: To guard the river, you must guard the Huai River. If this place is lost, the natural danger of the Yangtze River will almost become a thoroughfare, and the city of Nanjing will face the front of the rebels.

Sure enough, seeing Zhang Shun get out of his sad mood, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but stepped forward to offer advice: "Your Highness, although I am a scholar, I have heard that soldiers are precious and fast."

"His Royal Highness lives in Fengyang, and he can surrender Huai'an, Shouzhou, and Luzhou in the middle, take Anqing in the west, Yangzhou in the east, and then send his troops south to take Yingtian, half of the country in the southeast, and this is the opportunity for the unification of the world!"

As soon as Qian Qianyi finished speaking, Zu Dale hurriedly stepped forward to invite Yingzhou: "Shouzhou is the gateway to the west of Fengyang. It is located in the upper reaches of Fengyang and connects to Yingzhou in the west."

"The guard, Zu Kuan, was born as a servant of my ancestral family. The guilty minister begs His Highness to forgive his disrespectful crime and send me to lobby."

"It doesn't take a single soldier to say that he will come down!"

"Okay, sure!" Zhang Shun agreed without any hesitation when he heard the words.

It turns out that Shouzhou, originally called Shouchun, is located 180 miles west of Fengyang.

To put it more bluntly, it is to control the traffic arteries from the Huaihe River Basin to the Yangtze River.

Its upstream is Yingzhou, and then it is divided into two parts, one way is the Yingshui River passing through Zhang Shun's hometown Chenzhou, and the other way is the Huaihe River leading to Runing.

If you can't occupy this place, the remnants of Lu Wang's family will go down the river, and Fengyang Mansion will be lost again.

"Then the guilty minister will go to persuade Liu Zeqing, the water transportation commander stationed in Huai'an, to surrender!" Qian Qianyi hesitated when he heard the words, and then took the initiative to speak.

"Okay, you're right!" Zhang Shun nodded and was overjoyed.

The Jianghuai area is also called Huaisi.

Among them, Huai naturally refers to the Huaihe River Basin, while Si refers to the area around Sishui.

This Sishui was originally the largest tributary of the Huaihe River. Since the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Surabaya has become a part of the Grand Canal, and Huai'an, which is located on the banks of the Sishui River, is an important town that controls Sishui, or the Grand Canal.

Once Shouzhou and Huai'an fall into the hands of the rebels, for the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, it will be tantamount to the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai.

"What, Fengyang is lost?" Zu Kuan, who was closest to Fengyang, got the news first.

"That's right, this Ming dynasty pill!" Zu Dale said with a helpless smile.

"Zu Dashou has already voted, and Liaoxi general has also voted. What are we still insisting on?"

"This..." Zu Kuan was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but dare not believe it, "What did he promise?"

"I didn't promise anything!" Zu Dale shook his head and said with a wry smile, "It turns out that the mighty Liaoxi general is nothing in his eyes, and there is no room for bargaining."

"Why?" Zu Kuan couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Just because they don't rely on the generals in western Liaoning, one hundred thousand elites after the annihilation, the chieftain Hongtai and the famous kings Azige, Jierhalang, Haoge and others under his command." Zu Dale sneered. road.

"Well, he has the capital!" Zu Kuan couldn't help feeling disappointed when he heard this.

Although he was apparently a domestic slave of his ancestral family, he was actually a professional warrior, or knight.

Like the vast number of elites in western Liaoning, he learned military skills such as martial arts, horseback riding, archery, and military battles since he was a child, in order to use his wealth and life to fight for wealth and honor.

According to their thoughts, the soldiers and horses in the world are probably like this.

Who would have thought that a Hong Tai Hengkong would be born, and he would cause heavy losses to the Liaoxi general.

Then, there was another Zhang Shun, who directly beat the Houjin country to wear filial piety and every household to wear hemp, and almost destroyed the country in one battle.

In the face of such a strong contrast, their struggle for most of their lives seems like a joke.

"Come down, come down, it's God's will, how can people be embarrassed!" Zu Kuan couldn't help but sighed, took off the helmet on his head, and slammed it heavily on the table.

"It's all gone!" When Qian Qianyi arrived in Huai'an City in person, Liu Zeqing, the commander of the water transportation, was setting up his defenses, preparing to fight to the death with Hong Chengchou who was going down the river.

However, at this moment, he heard the unbelievable news.

"Yes, yes, Fengyang City is gone, and Nanjing City is also at stake!" Qian Qianyi explained with a wry smile and shook his head.

"It is said that when His Royal Highness King Shun arrived in Xuzhou that day, Yunlong Mountain, which had not changed for a thousand years, suddenly appeared auspicious clouds, colorful, and suddenly turned into a dragon. Where is the fighting spirit in Xuzhou City? So he descended to King Shun."

"King Shun won Xuzhou, doubled his ways, and attacked Fengyang by surprise. Yang Sichang was caught off guard, and lost the hearts of the people. He died in the first battle!"

"Forget it, forget it, what can I do if the situation is the same?" Liu Zeqing, who was not a loyal minister at all, couldn't help sighing, and ordered directly.

"Announce to the whole army, change the flag and banner, and welcome the soldiers and horses under King Shun's command to enter the city."

"Huai'an has surrendered?" When Hong Chengchou led the main force of the rebel army down the Grand Canal and rushed to the outside of Huai'an City to prepare for a big fight, unexpectedly Huai'an Mansion surrendered directly. .

"That's right, now that a certain man is the secretary of King Shun, he has persuaded the city to surrender according to His Highness's orders, and please ask Governor Hong not to use swords and swords lightly." Qian Qianyi couldn't help laughing.

"You" Hong Chengchou knew the soldiers by himself, but he didn't want to be defeated by Zhang Shun first, so he had to surrender.

It was so easy to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Zhang Shun, but in the end, he was limited by the strategy of the rebel army and defeated Yang Sichang in one game, but he was not decisive and could not show his ability.

Originally, he thought that in this battle, he would finally be able to show his might, but he never expected that the Huai'an Mansion would surrender without bloodshed, and he only held a bad breath in his stomach.

"Don't be upset, Marshal Hong, I have a plan. It's a great service to keep your position." When Hong Chengchou entered Huai'an City angrily, Liu Zeqing saw that Hong Chengchou was not very happy, so he couldn't help offering a plan.

"What's your plan?" Hong Chengchou frowned and asked very unhappy.

"A certain man is the commander of water transportation, and there are many ships under his command." Liu Zeqing laughed when he heard this.

"From here to the south, it is Yangzhou. The Minister of the Ministry of War, Shi Kefa, doesn't know about soldiers, how can he guard this big city?"

"Now that the news of the Huai'an Mansion has not been passed on, if Hong Shuai can take the opportunity to seize it, His Highness will definitely be pleased!"

(End of this chapter)