please make me king

Chapter 730 Wan Luo Road

In the end, Zhang Shun accepted Ren Jirong's suggestion and personally led Zhang Sanbai, Xiao Qinhu, Jiang He, Chai Shihua, He Renlong, and Bai Guangen's six battalions of troops, baggage, and artillery, a total of [-] people, to march south to Nanyang Prefecture.

Originally Zhang Shun planned to send Zhang Sanbai as commander in charge of this operation.

But then he thought about it, first, Zhang Sanbai's prestige was not enough to deter Chai Shihua, He Renlong, and Bai Guangen, who surrendered; To ensure nothing goes wrong.

From Luoyang to Nanyang, it is about four hundred miles.

The general route is to go to Yiyang and Ruzhou in Ruzhou, then go south through Lushan County, pass through Nanzhao and reach Nanyang.

Now Yiyang and Ruzhou have been occupied by the rebel army Li Xin.Therefore, Zhang Shun was not in a hurry when he arrived. Instead, he rushed to Ruzhou with great fanfare, claiming to be "one hundred thousand".

Zhang Shun led the army from Luoyang to Ruzhou for three or four days before arriving.

After Zhang Shun entered Ruzhou City, he learned that Li Xin was getting impatient, so he personally led his troops to attack Jia County in the east.

It was Chen Jindou and Wei Jie who came to meet Zhang Shun.

It turns out that since Wei Jie received Lu Xiangsheng, he has supported him with some soldiers and horses, and his money is tight.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Rujing made a surprise attack on Ruzhou City.

Lu Xiangsheng of his own way led the elite to go to Song County in the west to seek thieves. After a while, there would be no accidents in the west, so he dispatched other troops to defend Dengfeng in the north and Yuzhou in the west. up.

But he never expected that the rebel army would suddenly appear at the foot of Ruzhou City like magic soldiers descending from the sky.

This Wei Jie's method of using troops is far inferior to that of Wang Zhaosheng, who is preparing for the army in southern Hebei, Shanxi, and he is completely helpless in the face of the surging rebel army.

In no time at all, after the rebel army climbed the city wall of Ruzhou, Wei Jie led the rest of the soldiers to surrender.

It's no wonder Wei Jie is so spineless. It turned out that he only thought that Lu Xiangsheng had led thousands of elite troops, and the entire army had been wiped out. Naturally, he had no guts to fight against the rebels.

Since the rebel army occupied Ruzhou, Chen Changzhu sent someone to bring Li Jiyu's wife's token, and recruited Li Jiyu in the name of Li Sanniang.

When Li Jiyu heard that the rebel army had broken through Ruzhou, he was also taken aback, so he had to lead the army to come obediently.

When the two sides gathered in Ruzhou, after discussion, it was finally decided that Chen Jindou would lead some of his cronies to stay here, and Chen Changbing and Li Jiyu would lead the main force to attack Lu Xiangsheng together.

Zhang Shun and Chen Jindou haven't seen each other for several months since Dengfeng said goodbye.

When Chen Jindou saw that Zhang Shun came in person, he couldn't help but thumped, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly: "My lord, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you have lost a lot of weight!"

"The veteran misses you very much in Dengfeng, but he has government affairs, so he can't get away, can't follow you, and treat you like an ox!"

Originally meeting Chen Jindou suddenly, Zhang Shun also felt somewhat joyful of "meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land".

In the end, after hearing such flattering words from him, I couldn't help crying or laughing.

Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing and cursing: "With your bones, how can you be an ox or a horse for me? First, you can't pull a plow, and second, you can't pull a cart. What's the use of it?"

Chen Jindou was thick-skinned and didn't blush, he just responded with a smile: "Although the old minister is a helper, at least he also read a few volumes of heavenly scriptures in his dreams, so he can at least preach some destiny for the lord!"

Zhang Shun hurriedly told Chen Jindou to help him up, and called Wei Jie, and the three of them sat down in turn.Seeing that Zhang Shun and Chen Jindou were very close, Wei Jie couldn't help but said to himself: "It seems that this old guy Chen Jindou is not bragging, he really has the 'gong of the dragon'? I have to be careful!"

Although Wei Jie is a Confucian scholar, he is skeptical about some ghosts and gods.Now he took the opportunity to observe Zhang Shun carefully, and saw that he was indeed as Chen Jindou said, "born with Fuxi bones, eyes of Emperor Shun, and arms of Xuande", he couldn't help being surprised.

Wei Jie couldn't help but said to himself: "I heard that in five hundred years there will be a king, so shouldn't it be due to this person?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Shun seemed to sense something and couldn't help turning his head to look.

Seeing his eyes like lightning, Wei Jie was so frightened that his heart trembled, he quickly lowered his eyebrows and cupped his hands and said, "The sinner's surname is Wei Mingjie, and his style name is Yingzhi. He has met His Royal Highness King Shun!"

"Are you Wei Yingzhi, the Henan military officer?" Zhang Shun nodded and asked, "I heard about you from Chen Changbing and Li Jiyu before. The uprising and dedication of the city have contributed to the people of Ruzhou, but it has saved me a lot. Kill evil!"

"Don't dare, dare not!" Wei Jie also couldn't tell whether Zhang Shun was saying good or bad words. As a "thief surrenderer", he couldn't dare to make mistakes, so he had to answer vaguely.

Zhang Shun saw that he was a little cautious, so he asked him gently what year he was a Jinshi in which subject, and what other official positions he had.These were all things Wei Jie was proud of, so he quickly agreed to them.

When the atmosphere was getting better, Zhang Shun asked with a smile: "As a sub-patrol officer in Henan Province and a military officer, do you know the roads and passes leading to Nanyang?"

"I've heard it a little bit, I've heard it a little bit!" Wei Jie was startled when he heard it, and quickly responded.

That Wei Jie's command level is average, but it doesn't mean he has no knowledge.Since Zhang Shun led the army here, and asked about the way to Nanyang Mansion, the purpose is obvious!
He couldn't help telling Zhang Shun: "Although Ruzhou is surrounded by mountains, it is also an important place for north-south transportation and east-west connection."

"From Ruzhou, go down along the Ruhe River, pass through Jiaxian County, and you will find Xuzhou in the east and Xiangcheng in the south; if you pass through Baofeng in the southeast, you will reach Yexian County, and then turn southwest to Yuzhou, and you will reach Nanyang. This road is a traffic road. , the terrain is flat and conducive to marching, and it has been an important traffic route since ancient times."

"In the past, the war between Guangwu and Kunyang in the Han Dynasty was in the territory of Qiye County; Uncle Liu Huang's ambush on Bowangpo was also in the territory of Yuzhou."

Kunyang war?I understand this, meteorite rain!When Zhang Shun heard this, he couldn't help laughing.It's just that Uncle Liu Huang ambushed Bowangpo, what the hell?Isn't it Zhuge Liang who set fire to Bowangpo?

Zhang Shun subconsciously glanced at Gao Guiying, who was disguised as a man, but it was a pity that Gao Guiying was not Li Xiang, nor Liu Rushi, as much as he knew.

Zhang Shun couldn't help but secretly made up his mind: next time you go out, you must bring Li Xiang or Liu Rushi with you, otherwise these Confucian scholars will talk about allusions, which is really disgusting!
Well, in view of the limited knowledge, Zhang Shun had no choice but to stop talking about Huatou, and continued to ask: "Besides this, is there a trail?"

"Yes!" Wei Jie replied, "From Ruzhou to the south, through Lushan County, through Luyang Pass, to Nanzhao, and then to Nanyang Fucheng. Because the road needs to pass through Sanya, it is also called Sanya Road .”

"Oh? Are they all the three crows?" Zhang Shun asked strangely.

"From south to north, the first crow is Baizhong Mountain, the second crow is the watershed, and the third crow is Luyang Pass!"

"The so-called 'Three Crows', that is, 'Sanya', describes the land with many passes and steep roads. Therefore, this way has been called the 'Wonderful Way' since ancient times. If a general wants to attack Nanyang, he should use a large army to force him to leave. Counties and Yuzhou, use surprise soldiers to go out on the way of three crows, and make a surprise attack on the latter, and the matter will be accomplished!"

(End of this chapter)