Chapter 563: Wu Sangui is here!

When I got up early in the morning, the content of the official document was actually very simple, that is, I tactfully persuaded Zhang Zhun to give priority to military affairs and not to leave his post for too long. Such a mundane business as visiting relatives can be meaningful. Dongjiabao is your concubine's maiden home, and not your wife's maiden home, why is it so grand?

The implication is that your old man has been in Beizhili for too long, so let's go back to Shandong quickly. In Dengzhou, Shandong, there is still a large lump of Tartars that have not been annihilated. You should conquer the Dengzhou Mansion as soon as possible, and then send the heads of the Tartars, as well as the heads of the two sect heads of the Wenxiang Sect, to the Jingshi. The court will naturally reward you for your meritorious deeds.

At the end of the official document, it was also vaguely mentioned that I heard that the Wenxiang Sect had been wiped out by you, but I didn't see your battle report for a long time, nor did I see the heads of Wang Yilun and Xu Qingluan. You should hurry up and put the battle report together. It would be great if we could send the heads of two people. These two people are long-wanted criminals in the imperial court!

"Oh, please send the official document to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Fushan City."

"Take the time to send a reply to the Ministry of War, and say that the matter of exterminating the Wenxiang Sect is still in progress. Some of the Smelling Fragrance cultists have been exterminated, and some are still on the run. The two leaders of the Smelling Fragrance Sect have not yet been found. The Tiger Ben Army will definitely try their best to find it, get the heads of the two as soon as possible, and then send them to the Jingshi. ”

"In addition, when I received the next official letter, I sent a reply to the Ministry of War, saying that the Tartars of Dengzhou Mansion were already difficult to fly. In these years there were Tartars who were killed, and Tartars who did not starve to death. Our Tiger Ben army is ready to starve the Tartars to death in Dengzhou City. ”

Zhang Zhun yawned, said lazily, and casually threw the official document to the staff officer Gong Bing.

I was too lewd last night, and now I'm still sore and weak, and I don't have any energy. Regarding the content of the official document, what he had to respond to was actually only the handling of the Tartars of Dengzhou Prefecture. As for the matter of smelling incense, he is naturally talking nonsense with his eyes open. It is impossible for the imperial court not to know about the extermination of the Wenxiang Sect by the Tiger Ben Army. This document is clearly pretending to be confused. Since the court pretended to be confused, Zhang Zhun was also happy to pretend to be confused.

To starve Dorgon and Dodor alive, Zhang Zhun is not lying. That's exactly what he intended. The current Dengzhou Mansion has been besieged by regiments, cutting off all external supplies. As long as the food in the city is consumed, the Tartars can only eat turf, tree roots, rats, cockroaches, and ants. When everything that can be eaten is eaten, the only thing left is to eat each other.

Zhang Zhun wants to see how hard the bones of the Tartar can be. Let's see if the tartar will kneel and beg for mercy when he is so hungry that he can't stand it. It seems that since coming to this world, Zhang Zhun has never seen a tartar begging for mercy. On the contrary, many Tartars are particularly tragic before they die. It's like Ao Bai and others, who refuse to give in to death.

This situation made Zhang Zhun feel very unhappy. He must bring the Tartars to their knees. He must torture the Tartar to the point of not being human, both mentally and mentally. Killing them with one shot is actually cheaper. Cutting off their heads with a single knife is also cheaper. What is the most painful way to die in the world? Ling Chi? Wrong! It's starving to death!

Aren't you Dolgon, the most prominent of the Slave Chieftains? Isn't it planning to enter the Central Plains in the future? I'm going to see what you can do to fight hunger. I'm going to see how long you can hold out in Dengzhou City. If you don't have the courage to commit suicide, you can only lie in front of the tiger army like a dog, obediently begging for mercy.

For Jianlu, who has always looked down on the Han people, this kind of torture is actually the first step of the Long March. It is very important to destroy the Tartars from the **, and it is even more important to subdue the Tartars spiritually. Didn't Emperor Taiji try to get Dorgon and Dorgon out? It depends on how good you are, right?

Zhang Zhun actually had a very vicious plan, which was suddenly thought of in a flash of inspiration when he opened the buds for Xu Qingluan last night. If he catches a living Tartar, he will definitely throw him into the city of Dengzhou, and then leave them to their own destruction. Since the Tartars like Dengzhou City so much, it's better to stay in it for a long time.

Gong Bing took the official document and left.

Luckily, he didn't know what was going on in the Governor's mind at this moment, otherwise, he would have shivered. It's too vicious, it's too vicious. If he were Dorgon or Dorgon or Dord, he would have chosen to commit suicide immediately, lest he end up with no strength to commit suicide. If you are another Tartar, it is better to commit suicide obediently, so as not to fall into the hell of Dengzhou City.

After a while, Ye Longxin hurriedly took a piece of information in and sent it to Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun glanced at it, and his spirit immediately became vibrant. The reason is simple, there is a name on the intelligence that he is very familiar with. This name is more familiar than Dorgon and Duoduo. If Zhang Zhun is ready to starve Dolgon and Duoduo alive, and starve all the Tartar captives, then the name in front of him is very complicated. His crimes, starvation to death, cannot be redeemed. However, his crime has not yet happened at this time.

"Is the intelligence true?" Zhang Zhun asked slowly.

"Indeed." Ye Longxin replied cautiously.

Zhang Zhun nodded, waved his hand, and asked Ye Longxin to go about his own affairs first. He stood up and paced back and forth in the living room. After coming to Hejian Mansion, it was the first time that Zhang Zhun showed such a cautious expression. The reason is very simple, this familiar name is called Wu Sangui.

The imperial court finally sent Wu Sangui out.

In fact, Zhang Zhun knew very early that the imperial court was ready to use Wu Sangui against him. When he was still in Shandong, there was information that the imperial court had a plan to mobilize Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu to besiege him. However, Wu Sangui didn't move for a long time, and Zuo Liangyu didn't come for a long time, and in the end, Dolgon couldn't wait to come, and then he was locked up in Dengzhou City.

There are two reasons for this. First, he has not directly threatened the safety of Jingshi. Second, Shandong was not suitable for Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry Operation.

Shandong is still a little far away from Beijing, after all, and the so-called knife does not cut the flesh and does not know the pain. The elite of the Ming army with combat effectiveness in the hands of the imperial court is very limited, and it is impossible to deal with Zhang Zhun. Wu Sangui's cavalry has always been the main force of the Shanhaiguan defense line, and it is easy to mobilize. The two departments of the Tartars, the Red Flag and the Red Flag, have been looking for opportunities to assault on the front line of Shanhaiguan. The cavalry under the command of Wu Sangui was quite well equipped, the food and salary were relatively sufficient, the morale was relatively high, and the combat effectiveness was relatively strong, and it had to be used to deal with possible attacks by the Tartars.

The Shandong Peninsula occupied by Zhang Zhun was mountainous and rugged, which was not suitable for large-scale cavalry operations, which was also one of the reasons why Wu Sangui was reluctant to dispatch. If you go to the Shandong Peninsula, limited by the terrain there, the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong cavalry will be at most thirty percent. The people in the military department are not completely ignorant of military affairs, so naturally they will not do such things that put the cart before the horse.

But now, neither of these reasons is available. Zhang Zhun came directly to Beizhili and directly threatened the safety of Jingshi. If the imperial court does not act ruthlessly at this time, there will be no chance in the future. Zhang Zhun approached Jingshi, but the imperial court did not react, and it was also a great provocation to the majesty of the imperial court. No one can tolerate such provocations. At the same time, the terrain of Beizhili is very conducive to the combat of cavalry, and Wu Sangui's cavalry just exerts great power.

According to intelligence, Wu Sangui brought four thousand cavalry. There are a total of five battalions of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, each battalion is about 4,000 people, and the total strength is about 20,000 people. It is more reasonable for Wu Sangui to bring a battalion. After all, if the number of Liaodong cavalry is reduced too much, the Guanning defense line will not be safe. Zhang Fengyi, the governor of Jiliao, himself concurrently serves as the secretary of the military department, so naturally he will not transfer a large number of elites from Liaodong.

In order to make up for the lack of cavalry combat strength, Zhang Fengyi transferred 10,000 people from Xu Dingguo, the general soldier of Miyun, and asked him to cooperate with Wu Sangui in battle. In this way, 4,000 cavalry, plus 10,000 border infantry, can basically deal with Zhang Zhun. The border army led by Xu Dingguo is also relatively elite, because the border army under his command is the original commander of Zhao Shujiao. According to the estimation of the Imperial Military Department, even if Zhang Zhun could not be completely annihilated, Zhang Zhun could be driven out of Beizhili.

While he was thinking about it, Gong Bing came again and sent another piece of information. This piece of information was sent by Ma Yi about the Tartar dispatch. After Zhang Zhun looked at it carefully, he said quietly: "Explore again." ”

Gong Bing agreed and left.

Zhang Zhun casually put the information on the table and continued to pace slowly.

The news about the third time that the Tartars entered the Kou is basically the same as Zhang Zhun's speculation. There is not much deviation in terms of time or troops. According to Ma Yi's information, Zhang Zhun could speculate that the time when the Tartars arrived at the Great Wall should be late December. In other words, he has to deal with Wu Sangui and Xu Dingguo for at least a month in Beizhili.

"Wu Sangui, the ...... of the general soldiers"

"Xu Dingguo, the general soldier ......"

"Zhang Zhun, the general soldier ......"

Zhang Zhun gently tapped the edge of the table, unconsciously talking to himself.

The chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty was very confused in title. If the enemy's strength is estimated solely on the basis of official rank and title, there will certainly be serious deviations. Therefore, it must be measured in many ways. In the past, the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty was very noble, and only the emperor's relatives, lords and magnates could be appointed. This is a military attache of the first grade, the pinnacle of the military attaché, equivalent to the three dukes, three orphans, and three divisions of civil officials, which cannot be awarded easily.

During the Jiajing period, there were only five general military officers in the country. There is only one in several provinces. However, from the late Wanli period, the number of general officers gradually flooded. At least one in a province. By the time of Chongzhen, there were already as many general soldiers as dogs, and it was common for a province to have a dozen or so general soldiers. If there are more general military officers, it is naturally worthless, and even the civil officials of the fifth grade dare to take the chief military officer of the first grade.

is also the commander-in-chief, the power given, and the strength of the commander-in-chief, may be different from heaven and earth. For example, Zhang Zhun himself is the chief military officer, and Song Degang is also the chief military officer. Song Degang had three or four thousand people, while Zhang Zhun had tens of thousands. In general, he is a chief military officer in a critical position, with more soldiers, more money and more food. The chief military officer in the non-critical position is the Qingshui Yamen. For example, Zuo Liangyu has tens of thousands of people under his command. Purely in terms of the number of soldiers, Zuo Liangyu is definitely the veritable first general soldier of the Ming Kingdom.

In fact, there are several chief military officers in Jizhen, including Xu Dingguo, the chief soldier of Miyun, Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Yutian, Wu Guojun, the chief soldier of Fengrun, Zhu Guodong, the chief soldier of Lulong, and Chen Guowei, the chief soldier of Kaiping. There are also two nominal ones, which are not worth mentioning. The most famous is of course Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Yutian. However, Cao Wenzhao has always led the army to encircle and suppress the Shaanxi rebel army, and he will not return to the north unless he is a Tartar. Cao Wenzhao is not there, and among the remaining four general soldiers, the most effective one is Xu Dingguo.

Wu Sangui led the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and Xu Dingguo led the infantry, it seems that the imperial court is ready to give himself a big meal. When it comes to skilled infantry and cavalry joint operations, only the elite border army can do it. Well, Zhang Zhun must admit that his coming to Hejian Mansion for a vacation did make all the adults in the capital, as well as the emperor, a little unable to sleep at night. If the imperial court doesn't even care about this, it won't be called the imperial court.

At noon, Zhang Zhun returned to the cabin.

Xu Qingluan was too tired last night and hasn't gotten up yet. Only Zhu Yijing was waiting beside him. had the absurd experience last night, and she was naturally included in the ranks of her own people by Zhang Zhun. In front of her, there is no need to put up a stand for the Governor. Something on his body, others have already seen it. And others also know very well that they are actually very lewd, so there is no need to pretend to be a saint.

The benefits of the merger of the Tiger Ben Army and the Wenxiang Sect were soon manifested. The tentacles of the Tiger Army's intelligence agency have expanded several times at once. In Beijing, in Nanzhili, in Shaanxi, in Henan, and in Fujian, there are believers of the Wenxiang Sect. They will provide Xu Qingluan with some key information from time to time. Now, this information has naturally become Zhang Zhun's.

The most rare thing is that there has been a qualitative leap in the speed of intelligence transmission. Messages that used to take days to deliver can now be transmitted in almost a day. In order to please himself, Xu Qingluan even secretly sent the carrier pigeon to Liaodong to help Ma Yi deliver the news. This is quite a risky move.

With the high-speed transmission of information by the carrier pigeon system, Zhang Zhun can quickly grasp the information, which greatly increases. Now he finally regained a little feeling of marching and fighting in the future. Whether it is the battle situation on the front line or the general trend of the world, I have a better understanding. Especially the general trend of the world, it is quite important. For example, the internal information of the imperial court, the intelligence of the Shaanxi rebel army, and the intelligence of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group are all very important.

Zhang Zhun asked casually, "Is there any news of Yan'er?" ”

Zhu Yijing replied softly: "She came to the information yesterday, saying that she had arrived in Tang County, Baoding Prefecture. ”

Zhang Zhun turned his head to look at the map next to him and found that Tang County (now Tang County, Hebei Province) was at the junction of Baoding and Zhending Mansions. Because it is a place where the two governments meet, the ruling power of the government is naturally relatively weak. In times of uncertainty, these junctions are often the most chaotic. If Dong Shuyan wants to spread rumors, she naturally starts from the most chaotic place.

From a military point of view, Dong Shuyan's choice was also relatively smart, just avoiding the marching route of Wu Sangui and Xu Dingguo. Otherwise, once the two of them sort out the local security, Dong Shuyan will definitely suffer losses. If there is any accident, she can also take someone to escape to nearby Shanxi.

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said slowly: "If there is anything, come and inform me immediately." ”

Zhu Yijing agreed softly.

Zhang Zhun left the cabin, only to see Dong Sanhuai, Cao Siming, Liu Zongshao, Liu Zongli and others waiting for him in the distance, so he walked over.

"Lord Governor......"

Dong Sanhuai and the others were obviously a little hesitant, and they stopped talking.

"What's the matter with you?"

Zhang Zhun asked suspiciously.

"My lord, are Wu Sangui and Xu Dingguo here?"

Liu Zongli said with a nervous expression.

Zhang Zhun understood a little, and said with a smile: "Oh, you guys are worried about this. ”

Liu Zongli said in a somewhat obscure tone: "My lord, this ......"

They were a little worried. Even if they knocked out their heads, they couldn't imagine that as soon as Zhang Zhun made a move, he would attract two court soldiers! And one of them turned out to be Wu Sangui!

There are many people in Cangzhou who serve as soldiers in Jizhen and Liaodong, and they are certainly no strangers to Wu Sangui and Xu Dingguo. Xu Dingguo said that Wu Sangui is really a difficult master to deal with.

When Wu Sangui was very young, he was known as the Jiangmen Huzi. This person is quite good at riding and archery. The most rare thing is that he still has culture! Wu Xiang himself doesn't know how to read military books, but Wu Sangui does! It can be said that this person is a general who can write and martial arts! He had been in Jingshi Lianzhan for a period of time, and he really knew a lot of people. Therefore, the imperial court admired it together.

In the last year of the Apocalypse, Wu Sangui, who was only fifteen years old, followed his father to the battlefield. At that time, Wu Xiang happened to be careless, and was surrounded by the Jianyu cavalry regiment in the middle, and he was in danger. Wu Sangui, who was not afraid of tigers with newborn calves, rushed directly into Jianyu with more than 20 family members, rescued his father by force, and killed a few Tartars. The limelight is unbeatable for a while. Even Sun Chengzong praised him as "the brave champion of the three armies".

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Battle of Daling River broke out, and the Ming army and the Tartars both accumulated heavy troops and tried to eliminate each other in one fell swoop. When Wu Xiang was rushing to help, the plan failed, causing the passivity of the Ming army. In the end, the Ming army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. Zu Dashou surrendered to the Tartars, Sun Chengzong resigned, and Wu Xiang was also held accountable, and finally stripped of all his official positions and imprisoned.

However, Chongzhen is still very kind to Wu Sangui. He asked Wu Sangui to replace his father as the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan. At this time, Wu Sangui was not yet twenty years old. After taking over from his father as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui launched attacks on the Tartars one after another, and indeed fought several battles. Although he had no military exploits, he let the court and the Tartars see this person's bravery.