"My lord, the Minzi Camp reports to you!"

Yin Fengyi stood excitedly in front of Zhang Zhun, stood up and saluted, and shouted loudly.

"You guys are so fast, you deserve to be the Minzi Battalion!"

Zhang Zhun raised his hand and returned the salute, and said with a smile and praise.

"Thank you, sir, for the compliment!"

Yin Fengyi hurriedly responded.

Zhang Zhun nodded, looked at the soldiers of the Minzi Battalion behind him, and said slowly: "Are they all ready?" ”

Yin Fengyi hurriedly said: "It's all ready." ”

Zhang Zhun waved his horsewhip and rode his horse past Yin Fengyi's side to personally inspect the troops of the Minzi battalion. I only saw the soldiers of the Minzi battalion, dressed in neat military uniforms, "carrying shiny tiger Benhang on their backs, and each tiger Ben blunt was stuck with a bright bayonet." Each warrior was in high spirits, standing with his head held high and standing in solemn silence.

"Minzi camp to brothers!"

"Your garrison in Anton Wei is very great!"

"Without your active defense in the rear, other fraternal units, on the front line, would not have been able to achieve such a great victory! Without your presence in the rear, the front-line troops will not be able to fight the enemy wholeheartedly! We can get the Tartars out of Beizhili, at least half of your credit! ”

Zhang Zhun was angry, waved his horsewhip, and said loudly word by word.

Since they were stationed in Andongwei, the soldiers of the Minzi battalion have not been adjusted. When other troops made contributions in Beizhili, they were stationed in Andongwei in obscurity. While the other troops beat the Tartars to the ground, they were still stationed in Antonwei in obscurity. To say that in their hearts, there is not a single thought: "It is absolutely impossible."

There is no army that does not want to make meritorious deeds, and "there is no soldier who does not want to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions." However, the war doomed that there must be some troops who must be willing to dedicate themselves and be obscure. The Minzi battalion is such a unit. What Zhang Zhun has to do now "is to appease the emotions of the soldiers of the Minzi battalion."

"Now, we're going to enter Yanzhou City! You will be the first troops to enter the city! This is your glory! The glory of history will be forever recorded! Now, I ask you to be in the best spirits! We want every father and fellow villager in Yanzhou City to see our most dazzling side! We want everyone to know that our Tiger Army is invincible! ”

Zhang Zhun brandished his horsewhip," he continued, saying loudly.

Obviously, his inspiration is very powerful. The cheeks of many soldiers of the Minzi Battalion turned red with excitement. Zhang Zhun not only affirmed the merits of the Minzi Battalion's long-term garrison of Andongwei, "but also let them serve as the first troops to enter Yanzhou City, which is indeed an honor for them." The soldiers of the Minzi battalion "also deserve such honor."

It is precisely because of the persistence of the Minzi battalion in Andongwei that "the Ming troops in other places did not dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi." On the contrary, the morale of the Ming army stationed in Yanzhou Mansion continued to decrease. Especially when the other units of the Tiger Ben Army won a great victory in Beizhili, they felt the pressure from the Minzi battalion even more. Eventually, "the defenders, unable to bear the pressure, abandoned the city and left."

"Enter the city!"

Zhang Zhun waved his big hand, and shouted in a deep voice.

Soon, the soldiers of the Minzi Battalion of the Tiger Ben Army, under the leadership of the commander Yin Fengyi, entered through the east gate of Yanzhou City. The neat and tidy team, the uniform footsteps, and the bright bayonets "instantly shined on the entire Yanzhou City."

Behind the Minzi Battalion" was the Qizi Battalion led by Li Jiaxi, who followed Zhang Zhun from Jinan City. They cooperated with the Minzi battalion and successfully forced away the defenders of Yanzhou City. Two battalions of Tiger Ben Army soldiers, lined up in a neat line, entered the city in a mighty manner, and at a glance the past "The momentum is quite spectacular."

"The Tiger Army is here!"

"The Tiger Army is coming!"

"The Tiger Army is here!"

Behind the city gate cave, crowded with people waiting, they are basically ordinary people in Yanzhou City, and they are very eager for the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army. Because of the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army, "those who tried to oppose the Tiger Ben Army, and were worried that the Tiger Ben Army would be unfavorable to them, had already been completely eliminated from Yanzhou City, and all the remaining people were actively supporting the Tiger Ben Army." At the very least, "there is no heart or courage to resist." Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army, which can implement the Juntian Order as soon as possible, "so that they can get their own land."

After Zhang Zhun came to Jinan City, he publicly announced that "Yanzhou City will be attacked in the near future" and openly mobilized troops and horses to assemble in the direction of Yanzhou City. For a while, the officials of Yanzhou Mansion, as well as King Lu of Yanzhou City, were all panicked and at a loss.

Resistance, apparently, is no match for the Tiger Army. The Tiger Ben army was in Beizhili, beating the Tartars to the ground, and finally had to obediently clamp their tails and go out of the plug, "All the looted population and materials had to be abandoned." The city of Dengzhou, which was held by the Tartars, was conquered by the Tiger Ben army in one day. No matter how powerful Yanzhou City's defense is, is there still Dengzhou City?

Especially when I heard that even Abatai died in the hands of the Tiger Ben Army, the defenders of Yanzhou lost the courage to fight. The Tiger Ben Army actually killed Abatai, "Even if the Yanzhou defenders have wings, they are not as powerful as Abatai!" If you continue to defend the city, will you not seek your own death?

If you want to run away, you are a little unwilling.

Once they escape from Shandong, there will definitely be no chance of returning. It seems that since the appearance of the Tiger Army, as long as the town occupied by the Tiger Army, it has never been lost. The Ming army wanted to recapture it "It is simply impossible."

In the midst of indecision, the actions of the Tiger Army began to accelerate. According to Zhang Zhun's order, the Minzi battalion led by Yin Fengyi set out from Andongwei and marched swaggeringly towards Yanzhou Mansion. At the same time, the Gangzi battalion led by Wu Qingliang also swaggered from Junan County to Yanzhou Mansion. In addition, Zhang Zhun led the Qizi Battalion and also marched swaggering from Jinan City to Yanzhou City.

"Let's go!"

In the face of the two-way attack of the Tiger Army, the officials of Yanzhou Mansion had no choice but to flee for their lives. Three battalions of Tiger Ben Army outflanked them, and Zhang Zhun personally commanded them, where did they still have the courage to continue to resist? Walking slower "can be dangerous!"

"Don't!"

Under the tremendous pressure of the Tiger Army, King Lu had no choice but to leave Yanzhou Mansion and flee to Jiangnan in embarrassment. In fact, at the beginning, King Lu still wanted to fight with Zhang Zhun, "Maybe God will estimate that if a miracle happens, Zhang Zhun can be repelled." However, the pressure of the Tiger Ben Army "was indeed too strong, and before it reached the bottom of Yanzhou City, the "other defensive officials in Yanzhou City" had already collapsed.

Since the upper echelons have fled, of course the soldiers below have also fled. The big families who were afraid of the xx tiger army also fled one after another. Dry is, after the same chaos, "only ordinary people remain in Yanzhou City." They opened the city gates and warmly welcomed the arrival of the Tiger Army.

On May 25, "the vanguard of the Tiger Ben Army officially entered Yanzhou City. This means that after two and a half years of fighting, the Tiger Ben Army finally took complete control of Shandong Province. Zhang Zhun also became a veritable king of Shandong. If you add the edict recently issued by the imperial court, Zhang Zhun will be the king of Shandong and the king of Liaodong.

"My lord, let's go into the city too!"

Chen Lieshu said with sincere instructions.

Before that, "Chen Lieshu has been appointed by Zhang Zhun as the prefect of Yanzhou Prefecture. Now he is the master of Yanzhou Mansion. As the master, of course, I have to sincerely invite Zhang to enter the city to inspect.

"Good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded, gently pinched the horse's belly, urged the war horse, and slowly entered the city.

Chen Lieshu followed Zhang Zhun and entered the city together.

"Zhang Zhun is here!"

"Zhang Zhun is here!"

"Zhang Zhun is here!"

The people on both sides of the street whispered quietly.

For this character, the people of Yanzhou City have too much curiosity. In terms of the imperial court, Zhang Zhun was said to be useless, "shameless", greedy and lustful, doing all kinds of evil, and even robbing people's daughters. However, on the side of the "Tiger Ben Army", Zhang Zhun is described as wise and martial, "powerful", omnipotent, and loves the people like a son. Ordinary people can't tell the difference at all.

Now, they have finally arrived at Zhang Zhun himself. If you are not convinced that the young man on horseback is Zhang Zhun, "I am afraid that all the people in Yanzhou City will think that they are wrong." Who would have thought that "Zhang Zhun is so young?" It is really unimaginable that such a young man "has what kind of skills can defeat the murderous Tartar!"

Soon the "whispering" turned into an open discussion. The people were indeed astonished. They really want to know where Zhang Zhun learned the skills to create one miracle after another. Of course, it is not excluded that there are some people who are just just joining in the fun and want to be close to the Governor.

"Lord Governor!"

"Lord Governor!"

"Lord Governor!"

There were people on both sides shouting, and the scene was very enthusiastic.

Zhang Zhun was on horseback and kept waving. However, he did not get off the horse. Because of time reasons, "he is not sure if there is a killer hidden in these people." If you're not careful, it's not good to give someone a plot. Now he can't afford to hurt him!

"My lord, there is King Lu's Mansion in front."

Meng Xia rode his horse to Zhang Zhun," the report said.

"Good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded.

The group soon came to King Lu's mansion.

King Lu has fled, and the entire palace of King Lu is empty, only some anxious family members and maidservants. When King Lu fled, he only took his confidants with him, and most of his family members and maidservants "remained in King Lu's mansion." Compared with the Hengwang Mansion, the Lu Wangfu is indeed more grandiose, more gorgeous, and more luxurious.

"Tell them to disperse!"

Zhang Zhun said quietly.

"Understood!"

Meng Xia went to deal with it.

Because after Chen Lieshu entered the city, he went to the prefect's yamen to take over government affairs, and Zhang Zhun did not need to be responsible for specific affairs. The purpose of his presence in Yanzhou City was "mainly to appease the people and give instructions on some basic principles." To put it simply, it is to let Yanzhou City quickly stabilize" and create combat effectiveness for the Tiger Ben Army In the hall of King Lu's mansion, Zhang Zhun sat for a while and heard footsteps outside the door. Obviously, it was the people in Yanzhou City who elected representatives and came to contact Zhang Zhun personally. Sure enough, fifteen representatives soon appeared in front of Zhang Zhun.

"Lord Governor, please wait for me."

Those representatives said respectfully.

"No."

Zhang Zhun said quietly.

In fact, most of these representatives are large families who have taken risks to stay, and there is not a single one of the real poor people. It's not that the poor people don't want to see Zhang Zhun", but their appeals, "Zhang Zhun has already responded with the Juntian Order, and they have no problem with Zhang Zhun to react." But these people in front of them, the fields in their hands, no more, no less, just want to come to intercede to see if Zhang Zhun can open the net and let them go.

"The provisions of the Junda Decree must be enforced. However, "as long as you abide by the laws and regulations of the Tiger Army," I guarantee that everyone is safe. We, the Tiger Army, "do not have the habit of settling old accounts." I believe that all of you here, and our Tiger Ben Army" have no old accounts. ”

Zhang Zhun understood what these delegates needed, so "without waiting for them to speak, he sent a big reassurance." Of course, "the Junda order must be strictly enforced, and no one can be an exception."

Those deputies were a little relieved when they received Zhang Zhun's personal reply. For them, the impact of the Juntian Order is not very great, and as long as they "distribute their land and property to relatives or clansmen", they can meet the requirements of the Juntian Order. But Zhang Zhun's promise "is very important." In this chaotic context, what they fear most is being injured by mistake.

"I discussed with President Zhu Baowei of the Qilu Chamber of Commerce in Jinan City, and he and I both hoped that our local businessmen in Shandong would "stay in the local area and continue to operate, and not go to other places." Our support for industry and commerce is very large. As long as you strongly support our Tiger Ben Army, "Don't worry, there is no opportunity to make money." ”

Zhang Zhun said methodically.

Among the representatives of these people, the largest number is actually businessmen. The merchant traveled from south to north, was well-informed, and was not very afraid of war. Even when the situation is a little chaotic, they can handle it calmly. What's more, they generally don't have much land, so they don't have to worry about the suppression of the "Juntian Order".

The only thing that made these businessmen feel a little uncomfortable was the 15% business tax imposed by the Business Order. However, there is no way around it. Well, if you want to do business on the territory of the Tiger Army, and if you want to get the protection of the Tiger Army, the 15% commercial tax "must be paid, which is equivalent to the protection fee paid by Zhang Zhun." Anyway, "in the past, they also had to pay protection money to the government, but this fee was not disclosed."

In fact, some businessmen prefer to make this fee public and pay it clearly, which is better than the previous black-box operation. Due to various reasons, the commerce of Yanzhou is not as developed as that of Linqing, Dezhou, Jinan, Dengzhou and other towns, and it is relatively backward. The reason for this is because of the influence of the Lu Palace.

King Lu's power in Yanzhou Mansion is indeed too great. The people of Yanzhou City basically only know the Lu Wangfu but not the official government. Lu Wangfu has to meddle in any industry, as long as it is a profitable business, "he has to monopolize it." Under the coercion of the Lu Palace, other businessmen, of course, could not develop.

Now, King Lu has been driven away by the Tiger Ben army, and the forces of King Lu's mansion have also been emptied. In this way, "the business gap left by it needs a large number of merchants to fill it." Therefore, what these merchants hope most is to get Zhang Zhun's permission and support, so that they can fill the vacancy left by the Lu Palace.

"I approve!"

"I encourage!" Zhang Zhun said without hesitation.

"Commercial trade is originally self-competition, and whoever has the best ability will have the last laugh. In Yanzhou Mansion, you can rely on your own abilities to compete and actively fill the vacancies left by the Lu Palace. As long as your behavior is in accordance with laws and regulations, I will actively support it. At this point, you can ask the Qilu Chamber of Commerce to see if I have deceived you. ”

"In addition, I can tell you for sure that since King Lu has run away, don't think about coming back in the future. Without the approval of the Tiger Army, anyone related to the imperial court would never want to come back. Therefore, you can do business with peace of mind, and no one dares to hurt you! ”

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun said again with affirmation.

Every time he plays the role of such a reassuring pill. With his reassurance, the Tiger Army can quickly gain a foothold in every town it occupies, and commercial trade will resume quickly, and it will definitely not affect the normal life of the people because of the strike. The same is true for Yanzhou Prefecture. After receiving Zhang Zhun's promise, those representatives resigned with confidence.

After the delegates left, Chen Lieshu came. He came to report to Zhang Zhun on the basic situation of Yanzhou City. At present, the registered population of Yanzhou is about 1.2 million, and the cultivated area is more than 11 million mu. If a certain amount of money is invested in the construction of water conservancy facilities, "the area of cultivated land can be increased by another 3 million mu."

"The number of refugees is very high......

Chen Lieshu said a little worriedly.

Because of the war in Henan, "a large number of refugees have poured into Yanzhou Prefecture, resulting in a doubling of the number of refugees here." The original Yanzhou government "did not want to accept these refugees, which led to repeated conflicts between the refugees and the government, and the scene was quite chaotic."

Now, a large number of refugees are very happy to hear that the Tiger Ben Army has arrived. They all warmly hoped that Zhang Zhun could provide them with a field to live in" In other words, they were all included in the ranks of the Juntian Order and assigned their own fields.

"Take it all."

"The fields will be distributed according to the Junda Order."

Zhang Zhun said without thinking.

The original government was afraid of refugees, but Zhang Zhun was not afraid. As long as the Junda order is implemented, as many refugees as many as they want, they can be digested. Yanzhou Mansion is the largest in the six prefectures of Shandong, with an area of more than 10 million mu of cultivated land. Based on the calculation of five acres of land per person, it can accommodate a population of two million. Obviously, "the current population is far from saturated.

"Understood!"

Chen Lieshu promised to go, and Zhang Zhun silently looked at the military map on the wall.

To the west of Yanzhou Mansion is Zhangde Mansion in Henan. To the south of Yanzhou Mansion is the Huai'an Mansion in Nanzhili. The Tiger Ben Army took control of Yanzhou Mansion, which is equivalent to holding a knife on the lower abdomen of Henan" and is equivalent to a sword hanging above the head of Nanzhili, and it can launch an attack on these two provinces at any time. The Tiger Ben Army took over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and for the time being, it did not have much ability to put pressure on the imperial court, and the imperial court would definitely seize this opportunity and concentrate all its forces to "attack Gao Lizhang and others." If they can't resist it, "then there's a good chance they're going to be extinguished."

Once the imperial court eliminated the Shaanxi Liukou, "it will definitely turn back to deal with the Tiger Ben army." In the past, "the imperial court has always fought on two fronts, taking care of one and losing the other", but now, it can concentrate all its efforts to deal with the Shaanxi Liukou. In terms of the odds of success, it still improves a lot. If Emperor Chongzhen is lucky, there is indeed a possibility of extinguishing the Shaanxi Liukou.

From this angle, Zhang Zhun should pull Li Zhang and the others up, so that they can continue to deal with the imperial court to "consume the strength of the imperial court." After the Tiger Ben Army pacified Liaodong, he immediately returned to the division, eliminated the imperial court of Beizhili, and then found a way to eliminate the Shaanxi Liukou" and finally pacified the world. But "from another angle, let the imperial court first eliminate the Shaanxi Liukou, and then eliminate the imperial court yourself, you can pacify the world faster." Even if there is no scruple of fighting on two fronts, Zhang Zhun estimates that it is not so simple for the imperial court to extinguish the Shaanxi Liukou. It is impossible to achieve without two or three years. In order to extinguish the Shaanxi Liukou, "the most fundamental policy is to start politically" rather than purely military.

Why are Shaanxi Liukou rampant? The reason is the same as the rise of the Tiger Army, that is, the local people "can no longer survive under the oppression of the government." They can't survive, they can only take up arms to rebel, and they can only desperately fight back against the suppression of the imperial court. Therefore, if the imperial court does not give them a way to live for a while, and does not make fundamental political improvements, even if the imperial army kills more rogues, there will still be a steady stream of people joining the rogue ranks, and they will never be extinguished.

However, it is not easy for Emperor Chongzhen, and even other ministers, to "make a fundamental change in politics?" Zhang Zhun estimated that Emperor Chongzhen would also adopt the method of military purging for his own use, so as to wipe out all the Liukou in Shaanxi within two or three years. Similarly, it will take about two or three years for the Tiger Ben Army to completely pacify Liaodong.

In other words, it is equivalent to a race between the Tiger Army and the imperial court to see who will destroy their opponents first. The one who destroys the opponent first can gain the initiative in the war. Therefore, the next two or three years will be the most critical two or three years.

Because he had not been in contact with the Shaanxi Liukou, Zhang Zhun could not judge their combat effectiveness and "could not estimate how long they could support under the full suppression of the imperial court". The biggest shortcoming of the Shaanxi Liukou is that they do not have a clear program and a clear purpose, "they are accustomed to changing places with one shot, which dooms them to only destroy but not build, and dooms them to fail to become a big climate."

Which plan is better, Zhang Zhun can't measure it for the time being. There is not enough information," Zhang Zhun could only wait and see for the time being. After staying in Yanzhou Mansion for five days, Zhang Zhun set off for Jinzhou. The battle of the Tiger Ben Army will open a new chapter.