Chapter 453: Tartar Arrives in Dengzhou City!

Gao Hongtu said slowly: "What should we do?" ”

Once Dongjiang Town and Ruan Dacheng surrendered to the Tartars, with the assistance of the sailors, the Tartars would appear on the ground in Shandong in a steady stream. To tell the truth, it was not a day or two for the Tartars to look forward to crossing the sea and heading south. Now that this opportunity has finally appeared, how could the Tartars not be ecstatic? With his heels, he could think that once Ruan Dacheng surrendered, a steady stream of Tartars would appear in Dengzhou City. Even, now, the Tartars may already appear in Dengzhou City.

The situation in Shandong has undergone earth-shaking changes all of a sudden. Rao is Gao Hongtu, with his own knowledge, it is difficult to fully think of a foolproof way to deal with it. In Liaodong, the Ming army relied on strong barriers to block the advance of the Tartars, and built countless military fortresses. However, on the ground of Shandong, there was no such fortress at all. He subconsciously felt that it was impossible to count on the Smelling Fragrance Sect to block the Tartars' southward advance. The only one who can block the Tartar is Zhang Zhun.

"I'll lead the army to Dengzhou City!"

Zhang Zhun said decisively.

He wanted to get ahead of the Tartars and take control of Dengju City.

"Lu Yidian!"

"Sun Jiming!"

"Yellow String!"

Zhang Zhun shouted in a deep voice.

"Here!"

The three of them hurried in.

"The three of you, notify the three cavalry battalions separately and quickly move in the direction of Zhaoyuan!"

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

The three of them turned and went.

Subsequently, Zhang Zhun ordered that all the infantry of the Tiger Ben Army should be ready for battle and wait for orders at any time. The troops stationed in Jiaozhou, Gaomi, and Lingshanwei all moved closer to the direction of Laizhou City.

Zhang Zhun then set off for Zhaoyuan. He rode his horse and galloped all the way to Zhaoyuan. After waiting here for an hour, the fighters of the Leopard Cavalry battalion arrived. Among the three cavalry battalions, the leopard cavalry battalion stationed outside Laizhou City arrived the fastest. The rest of the dragoon battalion and the tiger cavalry battalion were to come from Pingdu Prefecture at least three hours later.

"My lord, are we going to attack Dengzhou City now?" Liu Jixiang, the commander of the leopard cavalry battalion, asked curiously. Team leader, Feng Wei and others were also on the side.

"The Tartars may appear in Dengzhou City." Zhang Zhun said coldly.

"What? Tartar? Liu Jixiang felt incredible.

"If you give the order, you may have to fight the Tartars, and you need to be mentally prepared. Take care to check all your weapons to make sure you're in tip-top shape. Zhang Zhun said with a solemn face.

Liu Jixiang hurriedly gave the order.

Hearing that it was going to fight the Tartars, the leopard cavalry camp immediately boiled. It is unbelievable that Tartar actually came to Shandong. However, this is an order handed down by Zhang Zhun, and Zhang Zhun said that there are Tartars in Dengzhou City, that is, there are Tartars in Dengzhou City. After three months of training, the fighters' combat ability and confidence in themselves have also been greatly improved. They all swore that they would make sure that the Tartars would never come back.

"Let's go!"

"Let's go to Dengzhou City first!"

Zhang Zhun took the leopard cavalry camp and continued eastward.

Along the way, they did not encounter the Ming army, nor did they encounter the troops of the Wenxiang Sect. Everywhere they went, they were deserted. Due to the ongoing drought in Shandong, coupled with a long period of unrest, the population of Laizhou and Dengzhou is not large. Among them, Dengzhou Mansion, which is still in frequent wars, has the smallest population. For example, in a county like Zhaoyuan, the population of the county may be less than 50,000.

Zhaoyuan was originally a gold mining area of the Ming Dynasty, and in the Yuan Dynasty, it produced more than 10,000 taels of gold annually. During the Wanli period, the imperial court also sent a mine supervisor to be stationed here. But by the end of the Ming Dynasty, these gold mines were closed due to frequent unrest. Occasionally, you can see some gold diggers, all of whom are local farmers, hoping to find gold in the muddy mud. However, this is largely impossible for technical reasons. It's just a beautiful dream.

After Zhaoyuan, it is Huang County. Huang County is the west gate of Dengzhou City, and the people are outstanding. Xu Fu, a scholar of the Qin Dynasty, and Tai Shici, a fierce general during the Three Kingdoms period, were all from Huangxian County. In the past, there has always been a Ming army stationed here, and there is also a patrol inspection department set up here to inspect the business travel. But now I can't see it. I didn't even see much of a crowd, and it seemed that I was hiding.

After passing through Huang County, the road gradually flattened, and the people on both sides gradually increased. After all, this is the periphery of Dengzhou City, and it is the most densely populated place in Dengzhou Mansion. However, most of the land is still in a barren state. One of the reasons why Zhang Zhun has never wanted to take Dengzhou Mansion is that Dengzhou Mansion is really barren, and a lot of money must be invested in order to develop it. He's not ready yet.

The people near Dengzhou City seemed to be indifferent to the arrival of the Tiger Ben Army. Just looked up a few times, and I didn't feel it. For the army, they are indeed numb. The Ming army, the rebel army, the rebel army, the people's army, the Tartars, the Japanese Bandits, the regimental training, the smell of incense and the ...... In this land of Dengzhou, it is not known how many wars have taken place in the past few years alone. Most of the people fled, and those who remained here were all oversized and indifferent.

Suddenly, a group of people in front of me were walking this way. They hurried towards this direction as if they were being chased by something. Messy and panicked. After someone fell, the people behind didn't even help him, and took a detour without paying attention. Hurry like a lost dog. There are also many people rushing to each other, constantly colliding together.

Liu Jixiang raised the clairvoyant mirror, observed it for a moment, frowned and said, "My lord, it's the person who smells the incense!" ”

Zhang Zhun nodded.

Naturally, he saw it too. These men all have weapons in their hands, some of them are white, some are black, and some are gray. The style of the outer garment is uniform, and there are various ghost drawings on it. It is the one who smells the incense teaching. If you are not mistaken, it should be the "Right Army" of the Wenxiang Sect, commonly known as the white-clothed divine soldiers.

The people of the Wenxiang Sect rushed in front of the Tiger Ben Army and found that the road was blocked, so they had to stand helplessly. There was no conflict between them and the Tiger Army. However, they kept looking behind them, very uneasy, as if there was a monster following their ass. As a result, they subconsciously rushed forward.

Liu Jixiang shouted sternly: "Stop!" ”

The people of the Wenxiang Sect came out with a small leader and shouted from afar: "Are you the Tiger Ben Army of Laizhou Mansion?" We are the people of the White Clothes Department of the Smell Incense Sect. ”

Liu Jixiang shouted: "What's the matter? ”

The little leader said anxiously, "The Tartars have been chasing after them from behind!" Run! ”

Liu Jixiang frowned and said, "Are you sure it's a Tartar?" ”

The little leader said anxiously: "What did everyone say, they all said that the Tartars had arrived in Dengzhou City, and they all said that the Tartars were powerful, and they would kill people when they saw them, and no one was the opponent of the Tartars!" If you go any further, you will encounter the Tartars. You'd better hurry back. Otherwise, the Tartars will catch up. ”

Zhang Zhun asked in a deep voice, "How many people are there in the Tartars?" ”

The small leader of the Smelling Fragrance Sect said he didn't know.

Zhang Zhun continued to ask, "How far away are the Tartars chasing you?" ”

The little leader of the Smelling Fragrance Sect still said he didn't know.

Zhang Zhun frowned, waved his hand, asked the leopard cavalry battalion to get out of the way, let these people who smelled incense escape, and led the army to continue to move forward. These people from the Wenxiang Sect didn't even know where the Tartars were, so they ran away desperately, it was really ...... The rabble, who have not received rigorous training, after losing the battle, is like this.

When the little leader of the Smelling Fragrance Sect passed by Zhang Zhun's side, he said with a little concern: "Hey, if you go up like this, you will be sent to death!" The Tartars are so cruel, you better go back! You are so few in number, you are no match for the Tartars! ”

Liu Jixiang shouted impatiently: "No cowards! Come on! Lao Tzu is not afraid of tartars! ”

The Smelling Fragrance Sect sneered and hurried away.

The Leopard Cavalry Battalion continued to move forward, constantly encountering small groups of Smelling Fragrance Sect troops. They all retreated from the direction of Dengzhou City in a panic. Most of them threw away their weapons, and a few still had a knife in their hands. Liu Jixiang asked many people, and they all said that the Tartars were coming. However, no one saw the Tartar with their own eyes. As for how many people there are in the Tartars, who the slave chiefs are, and where they are at the moment, I don't know.

Liu Jixiang said helplessly: "My lord, the people of the Smelling Fragrance Sect seem to have completely collapsed. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded indifferently.

More and more, he could feel that the Tartar had really appeared in Dengzhou City. The collapse of the Smelling Fragrance Sect will not be caused by chance. If it weren't for the intervention of the Tartars, the Smelling Fragrance Sect would not have collapsed so badly. The appearance of the Tartars in Dengzhou City is indeed too bad to be worse.

In the evening, Zhang Zhun and the others were less than fifty miles away from Dengzhou City. Suddenly, a large group of Smelling Fragrance Sect disciples appeared in front of them, and it looked as if there were thousands of them. They also ran over in a panic. Since it was dusk, the visibility was not very good, and they thought that they had been cut off by the enemy, and they suddenly felt like they were facing a great enemy. The soldiers of the Leopard Cavalry Battalion, for the sake of safety, of course, were also on full alert and ready for battle.

The two sides confronted each other for a moment, and the atmosphere was very tense for a while. Fortunately, someone from the team of the Wenxiang Sect rode out and shouted from afar, "Is Zhang Zhun's troops on the other side?" ”

Zhang Zhun's expression moved, and he shouted loudly: "Dong Shuyan? Are you here? I'm Zhang Zhun! ”

It turned out that it was Dong Shuyan's voice who spoke in the Wenxiang Sect.

Dong Shuyan heard Zhang Zhun's voice and hurriedly rode over. She is still dressed in bewitching men's clothes, very handsome, but her eyes are a little demonic. She came straight to Zhang Zhun and asked in surprise and joy: "Zhang Zhun, it's really you!" What are you doing here? Do you also know that the Tartars have arrived in Dengzhou City? ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "How is the situation in Dengzhou City?" Is there really a tartar? ”

Dong Shuyan said affirmatively: "Ruan Dacheng has surrendered to the Tartars!" The great army of the Tartars has arrived in Dengju City! ”