Chapter 459: Drink Down

It is a pity that the Fan family compound has not been fully expanded, and who in Shandong does not know about the ferocity of the Tartars? As soon as the Tartars came, they didn't dare to stay in Huang County, and they didn't know where to hide. So, the Fan family's compound was cheaper than Zhang Zhun.

Considering that Fan Fucui would live in Huang County for a long time in the future, the Fan family specially built a Yunfeng residence. Gorgeous and spacious, magnificent, like the taste of the prime minister's official residence. In fact, in real history, Fan Fucui did succeed Xue Guoguan as the first assistant of the cabinet, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the prime minister. Zhang Zhun's headquarters is set up in this Yunfeng residence.

Dong Shuyan took a turn inside Yunfeng Residence, and found that there were actually twenty or thirty rooms inside, neat and quiet, spacious and bright, and couldn't help but say to herself: "Your luck is really good, there is such a place for you to settle down in the war." ”

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "If you are envious, you can also come and live, we will live together!" ”

Dong Shuyan's face suddenly turned red, then she became cold, and said: "You person, you don't speak seriously, be careful that I poison your food!" ”

Zhang Zhun didn't mind and said, "Poisoning me won't do you any good." Besides, it's not easy to poison me now. ”

Dong Shuyan frowned and said, "I'm not crazy with you." I'm going back. Go back and think about it behind closed doors. See you in a month. ”

After that, he waved his hand and left.

Zhang Zhun remembered that Xu Qingluan was going to lock her up for a month and not allow her to come out, so he couldn't help but shake his head. This pair of master and apprentice is really different. Thinking of Sun Weina's matter, I couldn't cry or laugh again. I don't know how far their pair of virtual phoenixes have developed now.

"Liu Mang."

After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhun shouted.

"Here!"

Liu Mang hurriedly came in.

"You go and inform the people on the list one by one, and come to Huang County to see me as soon as possible."

Zhang Zhun handed Liu Mang a list.

"Understood!"

Liu Mang agreed to go.

"Brother Wei!"

Zhang Zhun shouted again.

"Here!"

Brother Wei hurriedly came in.

"You call a few people, respectively notify the Chuangzi Battalion, the Jiezi Battalion, the Liezi Battalion, the Liezi Battalion, and the Artillery Battalion, and order them to quickly rush to Huangxian County to assemble at the speed of a rapid march."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

Brother Wei hurriedly went.

"Lu Yidian!"

Zhang Zhun continued to shout.

"Here!"

Lu Yidian hurriedly came in.

"You go and urge Wang Mingyu to deliver five hundred stones of grain to Huang County as soon as possible!"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

"Understood!"

Lu Yidian hurriedly went.

"Sun Jiming!"

Zhang Zhun continued.

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As the war horses continued to leave the Fan family's compound and galloped in the direction of Laizhou Mansion, Zhang Zhun's orders were conveyed to various departments of Laizhou Mansion one by one. A large number of troops, materials and personnel have gathered in Huang County.

The entire Tiger Ben Army immediately started running at high speed. The first to move was the sonorous battalion stationed in Laizhou City. The commander of the sonorous battalion is none other than Yang Qianqiang. Geographically speaking, Kengziying is the closest to Huang County. After receiving the order, he hurriedly took the sonorous battalion and rushed to Huangxian day and night. Three days later, the front troops of the sonorous battalion arrived in Huang County.

Subsequently, the vanguard troops of the Chuangzi Battalion, the Jiezi Battalion, and the Liezi Battalion also came one after another. Two days later, follow-up troops followed. The actions of the artillery battalion, of course, were slower. However, Liu Chenzi also arrived quickly with the vanguard. I heard that it was going to fight with the Tartars, and all the troops of the Tiger Ben Army, of course, did not dare to slack off, and they all rushed to the army along the way.

After Liu Chenzi arrived in Huangxian, according to Zhang Zhun's arrangement, he immediately went to the city wall and arranged artillery positions. After the expansion of the artillery battalion, there were a total of five squads, a total of twenty-five Wyvern guns. For the small Huang County, arranging twenty-five flying dragon cannons is already enough.

"Sonorous battalion, defend the east gate."

"Jie Zi Battalion, defend the north gate, and draw out a cooperative team as a reserve."

"Strongword battalion, defend the south gate, draw out a cooperative as a reserve."

"Chuang Zi Battalion, send a squad to defend the West Gate, and the other troops will serve as reserves."

Zhang Zhun quickly arranged the defensive positions of the four battalions.

Four battalions, about 2,500 troops. That's quite a defensive force. With the exception of the sonorous battalion, all the other units had ample reserves. In total, the reserve consisted of nineteen squads of more than a thousand people. With such a strong force, even if the Tartars arrive, there is nothing to fear.

As the general reserve of the battle, of course, there were three cavalry battalions. The three cavalry battalions were stationed in Mazhu Town, near Huang County, and could reinforce Huang County at any time. If the small forces of the Tartars tried to infiltrate around Huangxian, the cavalry battalion could directly intercept and annihilate them. With Huang County lying here, the large army of the Tartars will definitely not be able to come up.

With the strength of seven battalions of the Tiger Army, it is enough to hold Huang County. Of course, it is not Zhang Zhun's goal to hold Huangxian, and the most important thing is to consume a large amount of Tartar's vital power here. Didn't the Tartars really want to pass through the Shandong region and enter the interior of the Ming Kingdom? Then let the horses come! As long as you can take Huangxian, the rich Ming mainland will be the target of your Tartar looting!

The number of tartars is limited, one less to die, and ten less to ten. As long as the number of Tartars is consumed to a certain extent, it will be difficult for Tartars to support themselves in Shandong. Similarly, the more Tartars were killed in Shandong, the less resistance they would encounter when the Tiger Ben army attacked Liaodong in the future. On the contrary, the soldiers of the Han nationality are endless. The Han people may lack everything, that is, there is no shortage of population. The population of Laizhou Prefecture alone is comparable to the total population of the Tartars.

With Zhang Zhun's order, a large amount of ammunition and logistics materials were also transported to Huang County. The road from Laizhou City to Huangxian County through Zhaoyuan is basically smooth. The harvest of grain in the summer is just enough to be transported. Liu Hang personally escorted the arrival of 500 stone of grain. The defenders of the Tiger Ben Army in Huangxian County are about 2,500 people, and the grain of 500 stones can basically support half a month. More food will be sent in the future.

Two days later, all 25 cannons from the artillery battalion finally arrived. All the cannons, at once, were pulled to the top of the city walls and prepared for battle. The east side was the main part of the battle, and naturally the largest number of artillery pieces had to be arranged. Eventually, sixteen cannons were arranged on the walls of the east gate. In the other three directions, only three gates were arranged in each direction.

"Yulin, we're here!"

Arriving with the artillery battalion, there were also old people such as Mao Shunjiang, Chen Guoxi, and Shi Zhenshan, as well as a thousand people they also brought. It was with their great help that the artillery battalion was able to quickly pull all the artillery to Huangxian.

After receiving Zhang Zhun's order, several people immediately mobilized the people, set off from Laizhou City, day and night, and rushed to Huangxian County in a few days. They also brought a fair amount of cement. To build strong fortifications, cement is indispensable.

"You're here well!"

"When you come, the Tartars will have nothing to do!"

Zhang Zhun said with a confident smile.

"All the foremen are here."

"I'll tell you about the construction plan."

Zhang Zhun continued.

Mao Shunjiang, Chen Guoxi, Shi Zhenshan and other old people, as well as various foremen, all came to Zhang Zhun's side. Although they were tired after the long journey, they all seemed excited. Because, this time, the Tiger Ben Army is doing a solid job with a large number of Tartars. They must contribute every ounce of their strength to defeat the Tartars.

What Zhang Zhun needs to build is a Tibetan soldier cave. The cave is a very old defensive facility, usually in the city wall, digging a hole, and then hiding people inside. In this way, even if the enemy keeps throwing rocks or something, the people hiding inside are fine. Now that everyone doesn't use trebuchets anymore, they all use cannons, and the structure and style of the caves have also changed. What the Tibetan Soldier Cave in Huangxian County wants to defend against is naturally the Hongyi cannon of the Tartars.

The firing range of the flying dragon cannon is farther than that of the ordinary Franc machine artillery, and if the enemy is carrying an ordinary Franc machine artillery, Huang County does not need to worry at all. Just shoot at the enemy. What Zhang Zhun needs to worry about is the Hongyi cannon of the Tartars. Compared with the Hongyi cannon, the range and power of the flying dragon cannon are not on the same level.

With the experience of later generations, Zhang Zhun's intention was very simple, that is, when the Hongyi cannon of the Tartar was fired, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army hid in the cave to avoid being harmed by grape bullets. When the enemy comes up, go out from the hiding hole and counterattack. This can greatly reduce casualties. When the enemy rushed up, the Tartars' Hongyi cannons must have extended their firing range, or simply stopped firing. When the time comes, the Tiger Ben army immediately goes out from the hiding cave, and a fierce burst of fire can give the enemy a blow to the head.

The project was very simple, without any technical content, it was built behind the city walls with stones, cement and steel bars. The key is to be fast and sturdy. This is not a big problem for Mao Shunjiang and others. Because of the expansion project of the Fan family's compound, the Fan family hoarded a large amount of building materials in Huang County. When the Fan family escaped, they naturally would not take these materials with them. As a result, the bricks and stones that were originally used to build the house were used to build the cave.

Judging from the situation sent from Ye Bu Receiving There, the Tartar has not moved for the time being. Every day, in addition to routinely going to the city to observe the movements in the east of the city, Zhang Zhun went to supervise the construction of the Tibetan Soldier Cave. This kind of structure, which has no technical content, is actually built very quickly. Soon, twenty large caves behind the walls of the East Gate were completed.

These caves are actually hollow houses with concrete structures, with very strong brick walls and a thick protective layer on them. On top of the protective layer, there is a thick layer of earth. The role of the soil is to absorb the kinetic energy of the marbles. The solid bullet of the Hongyi cannon can't actually hit the back of the city wall, and the grape bullet fired by the key Hongyi cannon. As long as they can block the bombardment of grapes, the fighters hiding inside will be safe and sound.

"My lord, the enemy of Dengzhou City has been dispatched."

At noon on 12 July, Zhang Zhun received information that he would not receive it at night.