Chapter 597: After Five Months of Starvation...... Zhang Zhun and Dolgon looked at each other silently......

The next night,.

It was a small-scale banquet that was attended only by royal clansmen. Even among the royal family, only the most core personnel participated. Neither Li Gui nor Li Shi attended. As the host's family, it is the king of Joseon, Li Zong, the queen mother, and the two younger brothers of the prince Li Hao. The prince Li Hao was obviously the host of this banquet, and even King Li Zong deliberately became low-key.

Li Hao has indeed grown a lot. As the prince of the dynasty and the future king of Joseon, he once again welcomed Jang Joon. And made it clear that in the battle against the Tatars, if Jang Zhun has any needs, the North Korean side is willing to help. After thanking Zhang Zhun, Li Hao plucked up his courage and said, "Lord Dudu, I want to call you big brother." ”

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "You should have called me that a long time ago." ”

Li Hao immediately said loudly: "Big brother." ”

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "Good." ”

Li Hao's face was full of excitement, and he couldn't help but say, "Big brother, Uncle Fengpingjun said that you will come back next year." I have prepared a gift for you, and when you come next year, I will give it to you with my own hands. ”

Zhang Zhun said curiously: "Mysterious, what kind of gift is it?" ”

Li Hao looked at Xu Qingluan, then at Ji Yuqing, and then at Shen Lingfei, lowered his voice, and said quietly: "Keep it secret." In short, a very precious gift, you will know when the time comes. ”

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, didn't ask any more questions, smiled and raised his wine glass.

On December 18, Zhang Zhun led his army back from the port of Incheon. At the request of the DPRK side, the Great White Fleet will continue to stay in the DPRK for half a month to help the DPRK continue to deter certain surrenderers with ulterior motives. The Great White Fleet is a pure combat ship, which cannot play a direct role in the confrontation with the Tartars. Zhang Zhun also approved.

On the way back, the boat was slow due to the headwind. On the first night of leaving the port of Incheon, the fleet was also hit by a storm. It took four days for Zhang Zhun to return to Weihai Weijun Port. When he disembarked, it was already the early morning of December 22. However, Zhang Zhun did not have time to rest, so he began to inspect various combat readiness work.

The Dragon Plan has been fully implemented, and all aspects of work are in order. The soldiers and supplies of Hejian Province are ready. The personnel and materials of Qingzhou Mansion are also ready. Weihai Weijun Port is currently very busy, and the merchant ships coming and going are constantly entering and leaving the port, bringing a large number of materials and taking away a large number of materials at the same time.

According to the arrangement of the Dragon Plan, Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan, together with Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang, Liu Baoyu, Yang Liren, Zhou Yihang, Hou Shanping and others, will form a huge committee, which will focus on the allocation and transportation of various materials to support the frontline fighting. Transport teams have been set up in each county, and as long as an order is received, relevant materials can be immediately transported to the front line.

In this regard, Zhang Zhun does not need to spend too much thought. He just needs to check combat readiness. The fight against the Tartars is mainly embodied in military struggles.

Zhang Zhun wanted to check the first stop of the war preparations, of course, Dengzhou City.

Dolgon and Duoduo, as well as the great traitor Kong Youde, as well as thousands of Tartars, thousands of rebels, have been trapped in Dengzhou City for more than five months, and it is time to visit them. I don't know how they have been doing recently?

Five months is not a long time, but it is not a short time, it is enough to turn people into ghosts. I don't know the tartar inside, how is the situation now? With Dorgon's shrewdness, I wonder if I can think of a way to make me skip food and not feel hungry?

"Your Excellency."

Zhang Lingyun, the commander of the Pinzi Battalion, came to greet Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun rode from Weihai Weijun Port to Dengzhou City, and the first thing he had to pass through was the station of the Tiger Ben Army Pinzi Battalion. The Tiger Ben Army he brought to North Korea also happened to be rebuilt.

"Come on, let's go see Dengzhou City."

Zhang Zhun waved his hand casually and asked Zhang Lingyun to get on the horse and accompany him.

The Pinzi Battalion was originally stationed in Fushan and is now stationed in Yangjiadian. The main purpose, of course, is to better monitor Dengzhou City. Yangjiadian is only a few dozen miles away from Dengzhou City, and even if it is a foot army, it can be arrived in a day. The Tiger Ben Army is blocked here, and the Tartars in Dengzhou City do not dare to make a big move at all.

The location of Yang's store just blocked the way for the Tartars to flee south. If the Tartars tried to break through to the south, they would inevitably pass through Yang's shop. Yangjiadian is just a small town, there are no strong fortifications, and it seems that it is relatively easy to break through. From the map, it seems that the breakthrough is feasible, but in reality, it is difficult to implement.

After the expansion of the army, the Pinzi battalion now has a total of three associations and 15 squads, not counting officers and logistics personnel at all levels, with a total of 750 soldiers. Equipped with all the Tiger Ben Guns, there are also a large number of standard ** packs. Relying on the makeshift fortifications, it was enough to keep the Tartars back. Most of the Tartars in Dengju City were infantry, and the number of cavalry was very small. It is believed that there should be no cavalry now. The horses must have been killed and eaten.

However, since the southern side is all mountain roads, it is difficult to walk, and it is unlikely that the Tartars will break through from here. If the Tartars break through from here, they will have to make a big circle, and then continue to escape in the direction of Laizhou Mansion. It is absolutely not feasible to snatch the ships of Weihaiwei Port to go to sea. If the Tartars really had a chance to kill Weihaiwei Harbor, all the ships there would have already left the shore.

If Dolgon wants to break through, the only way can only be Huangxian. After passing through Huangxian and Zhaoyuan, they have been fleeing in the direction of Laizhou Mansion. As long as the Tiger Ben Army's defense in Huangxian is broken, there is still a slight possibility that the Tartars will escape. The problem is that in Huang County, there are complete fortifications built by the Huben army, garrisoned by the officers and soldiers of the Chuang Zi Battalion led by Hao Linyong, and officers and soldiers of the Dragoon Battalion who can be reinforced at any time. It is not impossible for Dolgon to escape west across Huangxian, it is really difficult.

The Tartars in Dengzhou City have been trapped for almost half a year, and it is believed that the most stringent food control measures must have been implemented. In such a situation, the physical strength of the tartar cannot be very abundant. How can you be energetic if you are undernourished for a long time? Once they break through, they must be determined to die, and there is no hope of living at all. Therefore, the main job of the Pinzi battalion was to seize Dengzhou City when the Tartars left Dengzhou City and launched an all-out attack on Huang County.

"My lord, there is Dengzhou City in front."

Zhang Lingyun pointed to Dengzhou City in front of him and said.

The speed of the two was very fast, and after a while, they came to the outside of Dengzhou City.

Zhang Zhun held a clairvoyant mirror and silently observed Dengzhou City. The appearance of Dengzhou City does not look much different from before. The city walls are still the same as before, the city gates are still the same as before, and the outside of the city is still a barren area, only dry weeds. The only difference is that above the head of the city, there are also white flags and inlaid white flags of Tartars. It seems that even by this time, Dorgon and Dodor had no intention of giving in and surrendering!

Faintly, you can smell bursts of stench, wafting out from the inside of Dengzhou City. The smell is very bad, but I can't tell what it smells like. Zhang Lingyun explained that if the north wind blows, the smell may be a little stronger, and it is easy to suffocate. If it's a northwesterly wind, the flavor should be lighter. Some people speculate that something unimaginable may have happened in Dengju City.

During the first month or two of the siege of Dengzhou City, from time to time, there were crazy Tartars, trying to rush out of the city and find the surrounding Tiger Ben army desperately. As a result, they were all killed by the patrolling Tiger Army cavalry, shot by shot. Since then, there has been no more Tartar trying to rush out desperately. Because they simply can't spell. The Tiger Army did not give them a chance to fight at all.

"Lord Belle, Zhang Zhun is here."

When Zhang Zhun was looking at Dengzhou City, Dolgon also received a report from his subordinates.

Dolgon's face was visibly pale, and then a faint flush flashed. This faint blush was stirred up by the name Zhang Zhun. This thief is finally here. He also thought that even if he died, he would not see Zhang Zhun appear outside Dengzhou City. This was too much for him to bear. Because, Zhang Zhun didn't take him seriously at all. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun suddenly appeared.

"Zhang Zhun ......"

Dolgon gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, trying to stand up, but found that his body was very weak. As long as you move, you feel dizzy. According to his orders, the strictest food supply was implemented in the city, and no one could violate the rules, otherwise they would be killed. He's certainly no exception.

He divided all the personnel in the city into several classes according to their different combat effectiveness and different tasks. Only combatants on the front lines have access to more food. The rest of the personnel are only supplied with less than two or two meters per day. A high-ranking person like him, because he didn't need to fight personally, had only a small supply of food every day.

It was a long time before Dorgon slowly gathered enough strength to walk slowly in the direction of the city. He wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of person this guy was, who made himself so miserable. He wants to see if Zhang Zhun has three heads and six arms, and whether he has the blessing of the gods to make Dajin Kingdom so embarrassed. If he didn't take a serious look at Zhang Zhun, he would not be willing to die even if he died.

Coming to the bottom of the city wall, Dolgon stayed for a while, accumulating enough strength before climbing the wall of Dengzhou City step by step with difficulty. If he had gone up the one hundred and fifty-six steps of the city wall before, he would have gone up in an arrow. But now, with every step he takes, he has to catch his breath for a moment before taking the next step. He refused to be supported by others. As Nurhachi's son, he was not yet cowardly to that point.

"Lord Belle, the person on the left is Zhang Zhun."

Someone whispered in Dolgon's ear.

Dorgon looked hard, and sure enough, he saw a young man without a military uniform in the distance, riding on horseback, talking to an officer of the Tiger Army. He also held a clairvoyant mirror and carefully looked at the head of Dengzhou City. Yes, that person is Zhang Zhun, the Zhang Zhun who made both the Dajin Kingdom and the Dajin Army embarrassed. On the outside, except for being too young, Zhang Zhun has nothing special at all.

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

Dolgon couldn't help but mumble to himself.

He couldn't understand why Zhang Zhun was able to make him so embarrassed, and why Zhang Zhun was able to make Dajin Kingdom suffer heavy losses repeatedly. He really couldn't figure it out. He is the son of Nurhachi, the Belle of the Dajin Kingdom, and he controls most of the population and resources of the white flag and the white flag, and he is a man of the people. It is precisely because of such conditions that he can create combat exploits. It is precisely because of this that he can be proud and full of ambition. But what does Zhang Zhun have?

Before the battle in Huangxian, no one in the Dajin Kingdom even knew what Zhang Zhun came from. They just simply learned that Zhang Zhun was born in a poor military household, had no father or mother, and had nothing. However, it is such a person who pulls up a tiger army and a team that can defeat the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom. Had it not been for the bitterest taste himself, Dorgon would not have believed that it was all true.

"My lord, Dorgon is at the head of the city."

Zhang Lingyun put down the clairvoyant mirror and said cautiously.

"Well, I saw that. He doesn't look very suave! You see his eyes, they are as black as pandas. Is it that busy? Why don't you sleep? You can see that his eyes are deeply sunken. You look at his face, and you can't seem to see the flesh. Alas, I thought that Lord Belle of the Dajin Kingdom were all handsome and dashing and suave characters! ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly, and he couldn't see any special expression on his face.

"My lord, who can be suave after five months of starvation? I'm sure it's remarkable that he's standing at the head of the city and looking at you. In the past, I stood here every day to observe the movement of Dengzhou City, and I never saw Dolgon appear! ”

Zhang Lingyun couldn't help but say with a smile.

"Oh, forgot. I was hungry for five months, and it was a little longer. ”

Zhang Zhun said seriously, and then slowly put down the clairvoyant mirror.

After five months of starvation, Dorgon was left with an empty shelf, and there was no need to continue observing. If he observes it any more, he will have to feel sympathy for the other party. Indeed, he starved Dolgon. Others are the Belle Lords of the Dajin Kingdom, and it is indeed too much to deal with others like this.

If the Tartars in the city are like Dolgon, in a few months, there is no need for the Tiger Ben Army to do it, and Dengzhou City will naturally fall into the hands of the Tiger Ben Army. When the time comes, the Tiger Ben Army only needs to go in and collect the corpse...... Well, to be precise, don't even collect corpses, because those who are not dead will surely eat all the dead.

At the top of the city, Dorgon felt that his energy was constantly fading. The flush on his face was rapidly dissipating. Zhang Zhun's appearance only made him slightly angry for a moment, and then he returned to his original state. Now he doesn't have any passion anymore. Whoever is trapped for five months can't have any passion.

The only thing he could do was to smile wryly. Zhang Zhun's move is really ruthless. When he went south, he would never have imagined it. At that time, he just wanted to take Shandong smoothly, and then he inserted a knife into the core hinterland of the Ming Kingdom, and made a lot of money. It is precisely because of the great hope that, as a result, the greater the disappointment. Before he could react, he was trapped and died in Dengzhou City. The sea route was completely cut off, and the two gates on land were firmly closed. Dengzhou City has completely become a place of death.

If Zhang Zhun attacked Dengzhou City on a large scale, with the ferocity of the warriors of the Dajin Kingdom, he might be able to pull a cushion before he died. No matter how powerful the firearms of the Tiger Army are, when fighting in the streets, the warriors of the Dajin Army can always find an opportunity to make a move. It doesn't need much, it just needs to be one life for one life is enough. However, Zhang Zhun had no intention of attacking at all. He just trapped Dengzhou City to death, wanting to starve them to death.

In fact, Zhang Zhun's strategy was basically realized. Now, how many warriors of the Great Golden Kingdom can pull the bowstring? If you don't have enough strength, why should the Dajin Army kill people? The Dajin Army in Dengzhou City, in fact, what they have to do every day is to starve and wait to die.

"Breakout!"

"I'm going to break through!"

Dodor had screamed out in a gaffe.

Duoduo didn't want to die, really, he really didn't want to die. He is still young, and his life has not yet begun. He didn't want to die here. He wants to break through. As a result, he had just gone out with dozens of people, and was beaten back by the cavalry of the Tiger Army. Dodor himself was almost killed by a single shot. At this point, Dolgon had no idea of breaking through.

"Breakout?"

"Breakout? Suicide? ”

"In which direction are you going to break through?"

Every time someone proposed a breakout, Dorgon smiled helplessly, and then looked at each other silently. As a result, the other party retreated in disgrace.

The north, south, west, and the earth are big, but there is no way for them to escape. The geographical location of Dengzhou City is too special. The sea is to the east and the sea to the north, and unless they want to kill themselves, don't think about it. To the south was a mountainous area, a rugged mountain road, and it was a dead end for them to go there.

Only to the west can there be the only way to survive. As long as the Tartars who went south could come to Huang County and cooperate with them to attack Huang County, they would have a chance to escape. The question is, can the Dajin army that is heading south rush to Huangxian?

"Lord Belle, Zhang Zhun is already gone."

Suddenly, Dorgon's thoughts were interrupted by his men's words.

Dolgon froze slightly, and looked out. Sure enough, Zhang Zhun was gone. Where he had just stopped his horse, there was only an empty space. Dolgon's heart couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. He finally felt that Zhang Zhun didn't pay attention to him. He just came to Dengzhou City, took a cursory glance, and walked away.

If the Huang Taiji army going south really can't save Dengzhou City, what should he do? Should he be starved here? Dorgon felt a blank in his mind. But after the blank space, he suddenly caught something. As a result, a slight flush quietly appeared on his cheeks.