Chapter 774: I Am a Loyal Minister! [Ask for subscriptions, ask for rewards, ask for Father's Day comfort!] 】

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[Today's second shift is delivered]

"Li Zhaohui"

Zhang Zhun shouted.

"To"

Li Zhaohui hurriedly responded.

"Xie Zhiyou"

Zhang Zhun continued to shout.

"To"

Xie Zhiyou hurriedly responded.

"You two, follow the Tartars north and monitor the Tartars' movements"

"You have to be careful to prevent the Tartars from striking back"

Zhang Zhun said cautiously.

Huang Taiji retreated north lightly, and the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army of course had to escort them all the way out. This task was handed over to the Lion Riding Battalion and the Bear Riding Battalion to complete. Their purpose is not to hunt down the Tartars, but to monitor all the movements of the Tartars, and if anything is wrong, report to Zhang Zhun immediately. Zhang Zhun was a little worried that when Huang Taiji retreated, he would suddenly kill back the carbine.

If it was Zai Sangbu He, Zhang Zhun would not have such worries. Because, Zai Sambu and gone is gone, he doesn't have the courage to kill a horse pistol. When his subordinates heard about the retreat to the north, the hearts of the people had long been dispersed. Even if Zaisambu and asked them to turn around and attack, they would not carry out the order. It's too late to escape, who will kill you back with the carbine? Is it deliberately looking for death?

However, Huang Tai Chi is different.

Huang Taiji's control ability is still very strong, and this person's methods are absolutely second to none among the nomads. Even at this time, most of the Tartars were still relatively obedient, and if Huang Taiji really killed the horse pistol, most of them would follow. If the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army neglected to take precautions and was really killed by Huang Taiji, it would be troublesome. Zhang Zhun didn't want to make such a low-level mistake.

"Da Da Da"

Soon, the Bear Cavalry Battalion and the cavalry of the Bear Cavalry Battalion disappeared into the northern wilderness.

The cavalry of the other three battalions did not move. They were all in full array, silently waiting for Huang Taiji's possible return gun. After a full hour, Yu Yingyou rode back and reported: "My lord, Huang Taiji is far away, and there is no sign of killing the horse pistol for the time being. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said coldly: "Save people"

Three cavalry battalions immediately dispatched and pounced on the population and supplies abandoned by Huang Taiji.

The amount of work to save people this time was huge, almost 200,000 hostages, and a large amount of materials, occupying an area within a radius of twenty or thirty miles. Cutting the ropes of 200,000 people with a dagger alone is a lot of work. In addition, it is necessary to provide these hostages with necessary water and food, maintain order on the scene, screen out possible Tartar spies inside, and the entire battlefield, etc., and almost all the cavalry of the Tiger Army are busy.

Because the Tartars were continuously attacked by the cavalry of the Tiger Army, most of the Tartars were exhausted, and at the same time, they were also very aggrieved, and they had no way to vent their anger to the Tiger Army, so they had to vent their anger on these hostages. A considerable number of hostages were killed and wounded, and a considerable number of female hostages were **. All the hostages were severely short of food and water, and after their ropes were cut, most of them could only sit on the ground and gasp for breath.

One of the most difficult is the firefighting work. All the carriages were ignited, and the raging fire continued to rise into the sky, and puffs of black smoke shrouded the gray sky. Huang Taiji's last madness did not kill people on a large scale, but burned all the food and other materials. It seems that the lord of the Dajin Kingdom did not forget to make a little trouble for Zhang Zhun at the last moment. In this year, there is a shortage of soldiers, everyone knows about destruction, but they don't know how to produce, and food is a very lethal weapon.

There was not enough water around, the soldiers' uniforms were too thin to extinguish the flames, there were no woods around, they couldn't even find some branches, and even shovels were not enough to dig up the earth to extinguish the fire. All kinds of unfavorable conditions caused the fire extinguishing work to be very slow. Although all the hostages, were mobilized to participate in extinguishing the fire. By the time the fire was finally extinguished, at least more than 30% of the materials had been burned.

Wang Shide roughly counted it, and now the emperor Taiji and them still took away some of the gold and silver goods. However, there are more left, and it is impossible to estimate the value for the time being, and it is estimated that there are at least a few million taels. Ordinary gold, silver and jewelry will not burn out so easily, and what the Tiger Benjun has to do is to find it out of the ashes. Obviously, this kind of work is completely water grinding and time-consuming.

"After his mother's Huang Taiji, we entered Shenyang and burned down his kennel as well."

Feng Wei and the others all scolded fiercely.

"You can't burn it."

Zhang Zhun frowned and said.

"Huh?"

The surrounding officers were all slightly stunned.

"Those buildings were built by us Han people ourselves, and if they were burned, it would be equivalent to destroying the fruits of our own labor."

Zhang Zhun said solemnly.

"Oh"

The officers around him reacted.

Also, in addition to destruction, the Tartars do not know how to build at all, Shenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun, Ningyuan and other places are all Han towns, and the Tartars are just forcibly occupied. If the Tiger Army burns down these towns, won't it destroy their own homes?

However, the situation at the scene did make people feel very annoying. Huang Taiji retreated, and before retreating, he had to set a fire, which was a typical broken jar. It's a pity that the current ability of the Tiger Ben Army cavalry is not strong enough, and they can't eat the forward battalion of Huang Taiji in one bite, otherwise, they will have to catch up and fight with the other party for a round.

"My lord, are all the refugees sent back to Zhuozhou?"

Meng Xia came to ask for instructions.

"Not sent to Tianjin Wei"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said coldly.

With so many refugees, if they are sent to Zhuozhou, Zhuozhou will definitely not be able to accept them, and the food pressure will be great. Zhuozhou's grain reserves are not much, and it is difficult to go outside. The periphery of Zhuozhou is all towns controlled by the imperial court, and the northwest, west, and southwest are the imperial court's Xuanda Army, Huguang Army, and Qin Army, respectively, and the pressure is still very great.

Only by sending it to Tianjin Wei, and then from Tianjin Wei to Dagukou, and then boarding the ship at Dagukou, and going to various areas of Shandong, is the most secure strategy. For example, it was sent to Dengzhou Mansion or something. The current Dengzhou Mansion is indeed more in need of labor. These nearly 200,000 hostages, almost all of them are strong laborers, and it is the most suitable to send them to Dengzhou Mansion.

"Understood"

Meng Xia agreed.

"My lord, are we going to pursue?"

Yu Ying said indignantly.

"Nope."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly.

Since Huang Taiji left behind all the population and materials and retreated northward lightly, it was meaningless for the Tiger Ben Army to catch up at this time. Because, once the Tartars make up their minds to run away, they will definitely flee for their lives quickly, and even if the Tiger Ben Army catches up, they will not be able to effectively kill the other party. Because the Tiger Gun is still not suitable for shooting on high-moving warhorses at the moment.

Now, there are still many things to do in Beizhili, and Zhang Zhun needs to master the main force of the cavalry to prevent accidents. The battle with Huang Taiji will have a lot of time in the future. On the contrary, as soon as the Tartars leave, the army of the imperial court may not know the height of the sky again. On the side of the couch, how can others snore, and it is strange that Emperor Chongzhen is willing to let himself go.

"Yu Yingyou, pay attention to the army of the imperial court"

Zhang Zhun cautiously commanded.

"Understood"

Yu Yingyou agreed to go.

"My lord, urgent report"

Moments later, 6 Idian sent an urgent message.

"Grass"

Zhang Zhun took the information, glanced at it, and cursed in a low voice.

"Your Excellency?"

Wang Shide asked suspiciously.

Zhang Zhun handed him the information casually.

"Damn the Imperial Court"

After Wang Shide read the information, he also cursed in a low voice.

The content of this information is exactly the decision of the imperial court three days ago. The imperial court issued an edict to Gao Qiqian to lead the Liaodong Army to evacuate Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and to Zhang Zhun to lead the Huben Army and immediately enter Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. As soon as the Tartars left here, the edict of the imperial court over there arrived at Zhang Zhun, and it is conceivable what the purpose of the imperial court is.

The most important purpose of the imperial court is obviously to break up the Tiger Ben army. If the Tiger Ben Army is still in Beizhili, the next move will definitely be to control the entire Beizhili, and then surround the Beijing Division and eliminate the imperial court. In order to divert Zhang Zhun's attention, the imperial court will have such an edict.

The secondary purpose, of course, is to concentrate troops and eliminate the rogue gangsters in Shaanxi. Hong Chengchou's Qin army, Yang Sichang's Huguang army, Gao Qiqian and Wu Aheng's Liaodong army, plus Wang Kun and Shi Kefa's Xuanda army, all the troops of the Ming State can pounce on Shaanxi Liukou. After eliminating the Shaanxi Liukou, the imperial court will definitely turn around and eliminate Zhang Zhun.

"My lord, are we going to accept such an edict?"

Wang Shide asked a little hesitantly.

"It must be accepted."

Zhang Zhun replied without thinking.

"Huh?"

Wang Shide was a little puzzled, why did the Hu Benjun have to accept this edict from the imperial court?

At first glance, there is no benefit for the Tiger Army to receive such an edict, and once the Tiger Army is stationed in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, it will inevitably deploy considerable troops in the two places. Jinzhou, in particular, was the front line against the Tartars, and at least two battalions of troops had to be deployed, in addition to the deployment of red-coat artillery and other artillery to prevent the Tartars from making a comeback.

Now, the Tiger Ben Army is in various parts of Shandong and in various parts of Beizhili, and the use of troops is still a little nervous. However, from a financial point of view, the Tiger Army should not continue to expand its army. Zhang Zhun's next goal was to make the troops highly mobile, that is, to equip them with a large number of war horses, so that the infantry could be turned into cavalry.

"My lord, Wang Qiaonian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is at Dagukou, and he is here to read the edict."

While speaking, someone hurried over, it was Yang Qianqiang's subordinates.

The imperial court wanted to send someone to read the edict to Zhang Zhun in person, but ordinary eunuchs and ministers did not dare to come, for fear that Zhang Zhun would be angry and kill them. In their opinion, throwing the burden of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan to Zhang Zhun will inevitably attract Zhang Zhun's fury. Wang Qiaonian then volunteered to come. There were frequent wars in Beizhili, and Wang Qiaonian didn't know where to find Zhang Zhun, so he went to Dagukou.

"I'll go to Dagukou."

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said with a cold face.

As he said, Zhang Zhun and his entourage immediately rode their horses and rushed to Dagukou. The two places are not far apart, and the road is quite flat, so Zhang Zhun is in a hurry. That night, Zhang Zhun came to Dagukou. Yang Qianqiang and others hurriedly came out to greet them. Zhang Zhun nodded and came directly to Wang Qiaonian.

When Wang Qiaonian saw Zhang Zhun, he hurriedly saluted and said respectfully: "Lord Dudu......"

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "What does the court mean by doing this?" ”

Wang Qiaonian said bluntly: "Contain your troops, defend the Beijing Division, concentrate the army to fight Gao Li Zhang, and then turn around to fight you." ”

Zhang Zhun stared at Wang Qiao for a long time before he said slowly. "You may be seated."

Others have made the thoughts of the court clear and clear, even if he is angry, it is useless. From Qiao Yunsheng, Zhang Zhun knew that this Wang Qiaonian also had a little inclination towards the Tiger Benjun. It's just that he hasn't fully made up his mind yet.

After Wang Qiaonian sat down, he said euphemistically: "Of course, if Lord Governor has any difficulties, he might as well raise them, perhaps, the imperial court can consider it......"

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Do you want to give Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan to the Tartars?" ”

It must be admitted that this move of the imperial court did catch Zhang Zhun's weakness. It is true that Zhang Zhun wants to rebel and overthrow the imperial court, but before overthrowing the imperial court, there is a bigger enemy to solve, and that is the Tartars. Any behavior that can benefit the Tartars, Zhang Zhun will not allow them to live.

For example, letting the Tartars occupy Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is unacceptable to Zhang Zhun. In other words, Zhang Zhun will definitely accept this edict of the imperial court, and he will act quite quickly. Because, if the actions of the Tiger Ben Army are not fast, Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan may be taken away by the Tartars.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhun said, "When will Gao Qiqian leave?" ”

Wang Qiaonian said: "It should be next month." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, "Okay, I'll send someone to contact Gao Qiqian and hand over on time." ”

Wang Qiaonian asked a little puzzled: "Lord Dudu, are you really ready to accept the edict?" ”

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Why not? ”

Wang Qiaonian wanted to speak and stopped.

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "It seems that there are not many loyal ministers like me. ”

Wang Qiao whispered in his heart, if you are a loyal minister, wouldn't there be too many loyal ministers in the sky? However, Zhang Zhun actually accepted the imperial court's edict so crisply, Wang Qiaonian was indeed a little surprised. He couldn't figure it out, why didn't Zhang Zhun have any prevarication? Could it be that Zhang Zhun is really addicted to killing Tartars, and if he doesn't kill Huang Taiji, he will never give up?

In fact, after Zhang Zhun calmed down, he was not very resistant to this edict. Taking over Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou, it's not a big deal. It is a matter of time before the Tartars are killed, and controlling the Jinzhou front line is more conducive to killing the Tartars. In these two places, the Tiger Ben Army only needs to deploy three or four battalions of troops at most, which is enough to discourage the Tartars.

Besides, taking over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is not completely without benefits. It borders the Mongolian steppe, just enough to exchange war horses with the Mongols. At the beginning, Liu Hang's thinking jumped to open a channel to connect with the Mongolian steppe in order to obtain a large number of war horses. Now, the imperial court is tantamount to taking the initiative to send this passage to Zhang Zhun's hands.

In addition, from the perspective of military strategy, when did you completely occupy the initiative in controlling Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan? It was after the occupation of Jinzhou. Jinzhou is lost, the Northeast is over, and the ** of other battlefields is also over.

The control of Jinzhou by the Tiger Ben Army was equivalent to cutting off the connection between the imperial court and the Tartars. In this way, even if the Tartars and the imperial court want to raise eyebrows, it is impossible. Wait for the Tiger Ben Army to pacify Liaodong and control the Northeast, and then wave the army to the south to clean up a group of Ming troops in the country, which is easy to turn back. 100,000 cavalry equipped with tiger guns, plus a big killing weapon like Juntian Ling, who can stop it?

Zhang Zhun almost thought of the first action after taking over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, which was to organize troops and attack Ningyuan. Ningyuan is the most important stronghold of the Tartars on the west bank of the Liao River, and it is also the most important fortress in eastern Liao, as long as the Tiger Ben army controls Ningyuan, even if Huang Taiji returns to Shenyang safely, he is afraid that he will also be unable to sleep at night.

When he said goodbye, Wang Qiaonian suddenly asked in a low voice: "Lord Dudu, I heard that Huang Daozhou is here with you?" ”

Zhang Zhun stared at Wang Qiao for a long time, and said quietly: "You know, why do you know?" ”

Wang Qiaonian said slowly: "Xiaguan just wants to make sure. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Huang Daozhou is here, and Ni Hongbao is also there." ”

Wang Qiaonian seemed to be a little touched and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it, just said: "The lower official retired." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and sent him out of the door.

Because of Yang Tinglin's relationship, Huang Daozhou and Ni Hongbao both suffered unjustified disasters and were kicked out of the capital by Chongzhen. Of course, the treacherous and cunning Gao Hongtu would not let the two go, and immediately sent someone to contact the two. Huang Daozhou and Ni Hongbao, the two of them, who read the book of sages in their lives, should be loyal, in fact, the two did not think much about it, so they agreed to Gao Hongtu's request.

The reason is very simple, Zhang Zhun's subordinates have many celebrities, and there are no psychological obstacles for them to take refuge in. In the final analysis, they are just sesame mung bean officials, and they are not as powerful as the Haizhou Zhizhou before Zhang Shenyan. Anyway, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Tiger Ben Army also nominally belonged to the imperial court, and no one could openly say that Zhang Zhun was a rebel. In other words, if they take refuge in Zhang Zhun, they cannot openly say that they are taking refuge in the anti-thieves.

After the two took refuge in the past, Zhang Zhun was not stingy with his position, and directly let the two of them work in the Ministry of Political Affairs. The two of them are reused, and they are still a little motivated. The common characteristics of the two are that they are young and poor, and after becoming officials, they are still honest, so they do not have any land, and they have no resistance to the "Juntian Order". On the contrary, both of them were more supportive of the Juntian Order, because according to the Juntian Order, their families and clansmen could obtain land and change their lives in poverty.

"My lord, Wu Sangui is here again."

Zhang Zhun was about to go back to the living room, when Liu Mang suddenly came to report with a strange look.

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