Today's first more delivery!!

The sea surface of Liaodong Bay. In Liaodong Bay in June, the temperature is still relatively high. **The spicy sun falls on the sea without any obstruction, shining with layers of golden light. The world is very hot, so hot that even the fish in the water can't stand it, and they keep jumping out of the water to breathe in the fresh air outside.

However, they soon felt that it was hotter outside, so they immediately swooped, dived back into the water, and dived down desperately, disappearing in a blink of an eye. The fleet slowly moved northward on the sea. Because there was no wind, the fleet sailed slowly. More than a dozen large merchant ships, carrying all the soldiers of the Dingzi Battalion and a large number of weapons and equipment, slowly advanced northward. Outside the merchant ships, there were ten Cangshan ships, which carried out escort missions. Because there is no wind, even the light and nimble Cangshan boat moves slowly like a snail.

Zhang Zhun felt that the military lai on his body was going to be soaked, and the sweat stayed from his back and flowed all the way to the crotch of his pants, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling. Thankfully, he's used to it. The other Tiger Ben soldiers, their uniforms were all soaked, and even their pants were all soaked. This kind of weather is really life-threatening. The most comfortable, on the contrary, are the sailors of the Navy. Their military uniforms are basically gowns, which are very refreshing.

It took three days to depart from the port of Liujiabao and go to Songshan Fort. Three days were such a high temperature, which was indeed a huge ordeal for many Tiger Ben soldiers. Even a strong person like Brother Wei couldn't hold it and suffered from heat stroke.

In front of the "Adult" is Matsuyama Fort. ”

Wu Sangui came to Zhang Zhun's side and said respectfully.

Zhang Zhun came to Jinzhou for a banquet, and it was naturally Wu Sangui who was responsible for guiding the way. Whether in public or private, he is the most suitable person. Wu Haide's selection in the "Japan" market "has brought the relationship between the two sides closer a lot. Zhang Zhun sometimes can't help but wonder, why is this Wu Sangui so cunning? What a delicate character!

"Good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded, raised the clairvoyant mirror, and looked ahead.

Actually, it is not possible to see Matsuyama Fort directly from the sea, and you can only see it after landing. However, you can see the harbor of Matsuyama Fort from the bow of the ship. The port is also important from a military strategic point of view. The biggest role of Songshan Fort, in addition to defending Jinzhou, is to transport materials to Jinzhou. Transporting materials by sea is much more efficient than transporting them by road.

In order to protect the safety of the port, pillboxes were built on both sides of the port. Three large bunkers, five small bunkers. These pillboxes can station a total of 3,000 Ming troops, plus strong bows and crossbows, muskets and cannons, to block the attack of less than 1,000 Tartars." It may be because during this time, the situation in Liaodong was relatively calm, and near the port, only three or four hundred Ming troops were stationed.

Zhang Zhun, who crossed over in later generations, is certainly no stranger to Songshan Fort. The Battle of Songjin, which led to the final defeat of the Ming Dynasty, "was first launched at Songshan Fort." After this battle, most of the elite of the Ming army were basically lost, "only Wu Sangui's lone army in Shanhaiguan remained." If it weren't for the defeat of the Battle of Songjin, Wu Sangui would not have been known by so many people even if he had done it. And all the folk legends about Hong Chengchou, what the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang personally persuaded to surrender and the like, are even more popular, and outsiders don't know about it at all.

In fact, in Zhang Zhun's eyes, there is nothing special about Songshan Fort, it is a military fortress, a military fortress that guards the southern flank of Jinzhou. With the existence of this military fortress, the Tartars could not easily surround Jinzhou. At the same time, Songshan Fort was located on the coast and could be supported by the navy, and even if a large number of Tartars came to attack, the Ming army in the interior could still reinforce the front line by sea. The wharf of Songshan Fort is a bit rudimentary, and it can only berth three large ships at the same time. It seems that Wu Sangui and these people have a very strong ability to fill their own pockets, but they are reluctant to take a little money to renovate the port. In their opinion, as long as the port is available, it is enough. The fleet slowly approached the shore. Yang Zixuan led the soldiers of the Dingzi battalion to take the lead in disembarking and deployed a guard on the shore. Wu Sangui also sent his entourage, with the vanguard of the Dingzi battalion, to Songshan Fort. The first task of the Dingzi battalion is to take over Songshan Fort.

On the shore, there were already people welcoming Zhang Zhun's arrival. When the ship docked, two generals dressed in the armor of the chief officer came up. The one at the head was burly, with sharp eyes and powerful limbs, and he was obviously a first-class fierce general. His eyes fell on Zhang Zhun's official uniform, and after being slightly surprised, he came to Zhang Zhun, and said loudly while saluting: "Welcome Lord Governor to Liaodong, and the lower official Huang Dedi ......."

Zhang Zhun's eyes immediately lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "No courtesy." Are you Huang Chuangzi? Huang Degong is obviously a person who has no scheming, and when he heard Zhang Zhun shouting out his nickname, he immediately grinned and said honestly: "Lord Du Du knows my nickname? ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, smiled and said, "Who doesn't know Huang Chuangzi's name?" ”

Huang Degong smiled, obviously extremely useful.

Another ordinary-looking chief military officer came up, saluted in a proper manner, and then said in a proper manner: "Xiaguan Tang Tong, please meet Lord Dudu." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, and said quietly: "Chief Tang Bing, no courtesy." ”

Tang Tong, this name is also a little familiar. If I remember correctly, after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he should have surrendered to Li Zicheng, and later Li Zicheng sent him to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender, and he weighed it again and again, and surrendered Dolgon. If you want to explain the last three family slaves, this guy is none other than this. But with Wu Sangui Zhuyu in front, Tang Tong was also submerged by history.

Huang Degong was responsible for guarding Songshan Fort, which was the first step for the Tiger Ben Army to take over Liaodong. The coordination between him and Zhang Zhun is very important. So, after a simple pleasantries. Huang Degong said loudly: "Lord Governor, please get off the boat, the lower official has prepared a banquet in Songshan Fort and is waiting for the arrival of Lord Dudu." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, and said gently: "Mr. Huang, Mr. Tang, please lead the way." ”

The group disembarked and rode slowly towards Matsuyama Fort.

On both sides of the road, there are soldiers of the Tiger Army and soldiers of the Ming Army, jointly on alert. The afterglow of Zhang Zhun's eyes fell on these Ming soldiers from time to time. Compared with the Ming army in the mainland, the soldiers of the Ming army in Liaodong have distinct armor and look good in spirit. At least, they looked like real fighting troops, and not a bunch of peasants who took up arms, put on military uniforms, and had no discipline and "no training."

Many people in later generations thought that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the equipment of the Ming army was very poor, but in fact, it was not. Whether the equipment is good or not depends on the region to which it belongs and whether the imperial court attaches importance to it. For example, the Ming army in Liaodong is definitely not bad in all kinds of equipment.

The successive commanders of the Liaodong Ming Army, although some people have their hands on it, fill their own pockets, and do everything, but "they don't dare to go too far." Because once something happens in Liaodong, they will definitely kill their heads and steal their families. Therefore, the necessary equipment, weapons, etc., are still very sufficient. The soldiers' salaries were also paid on time.

The Ming army that Zhang Zhun saw was equipped with more advanced weapons such as Flying Bird Commander, Thunder Mirror, and Three Glasses, and the armor was also waist-length armor. As for the officers, they are all heart armor. Such equipment "was only equipped by a small number of people in the Ming army in the interior."

It seems that chief military officers like Huang Degong and Tang Tong are almost pieces of fish scale armor, covering their whole bodies tightly. Such armor can effectively prevent the arrows of the Tartars from killing. The problem is that wearing such armor in such a hot weather is indeed quite a painful thing. Zhang Zhun was very worried that Huang Degong and Tang Tong would not be so hot that they suddenly fainted.

Such equipment, compared to the Ming army, is indeed much more sophisticated. Relying on such sophisticated equipment, you can't defeat the Tartars, it's not a problem of equipment at all, but a problem of character. When it comes to the issue of character, the topic is far away.

"Please!"

"Please!"

The group invited each other and soon entered Matsuyama Fort.

Because of the threat of the Tartars, the main strategy of the Ming army in Liaodong was to repair the pillboxes. As long as there is a need and conditions, they will not hesitate to erect a bunker. From the time of Sun Chengzong, to Xiong Tingbi, to Yuan Chonghuan, to later coaches, all of them implemented such strategies. The amount of money and grain was smashed, and countless large and small pillboxes were erected.

Someone once counted that in Liaodong, the number of large and small pillboxes exceeded 10,000. These blockhouses can garrison thousands of people in large ones, such as Songshan Fort, Dalinghe Fort, and Tashan Fort, while the small ones can only garrison a few hundred people. The large and small pillboxes everywhere did effectively hinder the movement of the Tartar cavalry and strengthen the defense of the Liaodong front.

However, the existence of these pillboxes also caused great cost to the Ming army. The bunker needs to be repaired, and it is not all right after it is built. Pillboxes need to be equipped with weapons, and Franc machine guns can't be equipped, and weapons such as bowl mouth mirrors and tiger squat cannons always have to be equipped. Don't look at the fact that these weapons are not very valuable individually, if there are many of them, it is also a lot of money.

For example, the construction of Songshan Fort cost at least 100,000 taels of silver, and it took three years to complete. Equipped with cannons, it cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Since then, Songshan Fort has been repaired repeatedly, and it costs a lot of silver every year. Besides, more than half of this silver goes into private pockets, and less than half ends up in the real world. In this way, the cost is even greater.

Because of the strategy of repairing the bunkers, a large amount of financial revenue of the Ming court was put here, so that the rest of the nine sides of the defense are very empty. The Tartars crossed the Great Wall and went south, because the defense of the Ming army in other parts was very weak, and in some places it was even like a fictitious place, and the Tartars only needed a light knock to open the gate.

At the same time, Liaodong spent a lot of money and grain, resulting in the imperial court having no money for disaster relief, resulting in a large number of refugees, and eventually triggered the Shaanxi Liukou. If the imperial court had money for disaster relief, there would be no displaced people. If the imperial court had the money to maintain the operation of the post station, Li Zicheng would not have been laid off, and eventually joined the Liukou.

These things are not independent, they all complement each other. Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan and others have achieved their personal careers because of Liaodong, but it is very unfair to the whole country. Therefore, some people in later generations will say that the Ming army held Jinzhou, but lost the whole country.

Zhang Zhun looked around, and everything he saw was war-related materials, "either muskets" or swords, guns, swords, halberds, or **, or artillery.

Being here is like being in the afterlife. Those in the rear will never be able to understand the front.

"Lord Dudu, Jiang!"

Huang Degong said with a big grin.

"Mr. Huang, please."

Zhang Zhun nodded, and also made a gesture of please.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhun felt a little weird, and the outstretched hand slowly retracted. It turned out that he heard the voice of ** coming from nearby. The sound came a little suddenly, a little unexpectedly. Obviously, Zhang Zhun doesn't think this is a good thing.

"What's going on?"

Huang Degong also heard it, and said a little angrily.

"I'll take a look."

Tang Tong hurriedly said and turned around.

Although everyone is the chief military officer of Zhengyipin, "they are equal in rank, but in terms of position, there is a distinction between superior and inferior, Tang Tong is Huang Degong's subordinate, what is the matter" Of course, Tang Tong was the first to understand.

After a while, Lu Yidian came to Zhang Zhun's side and said in a low voice: "My lord, some of the Liaodong soldiers are making trouble. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said indifferently: "Be vigilant." ”

Lu Yidian turned around and went.

In fact, there is no need for Zhang Zhun to remind the soldiers of the Dingzi Battalion that they have already increased their vigilance. In a place like Liaodong, the Tartars are certainly enemies, and the Ming army is actually an enemy. There are enemies all around, and it is impossible for the Tiger Army not to be vigilant. It seems that Yang Zixuan has already gone to the front line.

Huang Degong didn't say anything, as if he had long been accustomed to this kind of scene. After Tang Tong went, he invited Zhang Zhun to the hall and sat down to rest. The voice of the ** outside is getting stronger and stronger, and there is still no expression on his face.

Zhang Zhun couldn't help but think of Bi Zisu's incident. These Liaodong soldiers, compared with other Ming armies, are more capable of fighting. However, they are also relatively lawless, and the binding force of military discipline on them is relatively limited. Therefore, it is not uncommon for them to make trouble and even rebel. If they are not satisfied, they will make trouble for their superiors. Especially the original Li Chengliang's subordinates, those native Liaodong soldiers, are like a scourge.

After a while, Tang Tong came back and said to Zhang Zhun with a little embarrassment: "Lord Dudu, those troublesome soldiers said that they wanted to see you......"

Zhang Zhun said indifferently: "You ask them to send a few representatives." ”

Tang Tong said hesitantly: "They want to invite adults over ......"

Wang Shide sneered at the right time, frowned and said, "They invite adults over?" Mr. Tang, are you sure you are not mistaken? ”

Tang Tong's face turned red, he was at a loss, and said hesitantly: "The lower official is not embarrassed by Lord Dudu, it is really ......"

Wang Shide sneered and said, "As the chief military officer, you can't control a few soldiers to make trouble? Do you want them to hold the Governor hostage? ”

Tang Tong's face turned even redder, he wanted to say something, but it was hard to say. Of course, he knew that this request was very absurd, very excessive, and it was difficult for him to say it himself, but he was indeed under a lot of pressure. The inside story of Liaodong is too complicated, and people from outside will definitely not understand the inside story. couldn't say it, Tang Tong's eyes for help had to look at Huang Degong.

Huang Degong frowned and asked, "It's Long Feihu again?" ”

Tang Tong said helplessly: "Who else is there besides him." ”

Huang Degong frowned, obviously feeling very embarrassed.

At this time, someone came to Tang Tong's side and whispered something. Tang Tong's face was even worse, and Xiang Huang Degong said nervously: "My lord, the situation is out of control." Long Feihu gathered a lot of people and wanted to start a ** chaos! ”

Huang Degong looked at Zhang Zhun and suddenly strode out of the living room.

Zhang Zhun frowned and followed behind Huang Degong.

As soon as the two of them came to the open space outside, they saw a large number of Ming officers and soldiers gathered in front of them, trying to rush towards Zhang Zhun's side. They all held them in their hands, and they knew at a glance that they were real guys. The soldiers of the Dingzi battalion, as well as some of the Ming army, had a tense confrontation with them, and the situation could be described as imminent.

Zhang Zhun could see at a glance that this was not acting, this was a real confrontation. In other words, it is indeed someone who is causing trouble, not Huang Degong who wants to give himself a dismissal. Although he didn't know who the troublemakers were, and he didn't know what the purpose of the trouble was, Zhang Zhun had already clearly felt that there were indeed many contradictions and antagonisms within the Ming army. As the chief military officer of Huang Degong, he was unable to effectively control Songshan Fort, which was simply an arrogant thing.

The soldiers who rose up to make trouble were obviously organized. There is an organization and there is no organization, Zhang Zhun can see it at a glance. Since the other party is organized, it means that they are prepared. If they guessed correctly, they should have targeted themselves, and then by the way, Huang Degong and Tang Tong were also trapped. Well, and Wu Sangui.

"Wu Sangui, what the hell is going on? A special welcome ceremony arranged by the Overseer? Zhang Zhun said coldly. He knew that Wu Sangui was following behind him.

"Lord Governor, I really don't know. I'm sure you can understand why I took the initiative to move Tianjin Guard. Wu Sangui replied helplessly, and Zhang Zhun, who was very bitter, glanced back at Wu Sangui, and found that his expression was indifferent, with a slight wry smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't tell a lie. Perhaps, this kind of infighting is indeed very common in Liaodong, and Wu Sangui himself is too annoyed to apply for an external transfer.

"Warning shots!"

Zhang Zhun shouted coldly.

I have always heard that the Ming army in Liaodong is unruly and difficult to lead, but now I finally realize it. If you just arrived, you won't be able to do anything after they knock you out. How can the face of the Governor be bullied by a few small soldiers? Zhang Zhun believes that all this in front of him is not out of the planning of Gao Qiqian and Wu Aheng, because the Liaodong Army is making trouble, which will not benefit them at all. But there must be someone mastermind. He had to find out about the mastermind and strike a hard blow.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Liu Mang and others fired shots continuously.

The sound of gunfire shook Matsuyama Fort.

However, instead of retreating, the troublesome Ming army moved forward. It's also someone else who is the Ming army on the front line, and he often comes into contact with the Tartars, and if he is frightened by a few gunshots, it will be too soft-footed shrimp. Li Chengliang's subordinates have everyone, but there is no cowardice.

In the Ming army that made trouble, there was a person who looked like an officer, although he was shirtless, Zhang Zhun could also judge that this person was the leader of the trouble. Perhaps, this person is what kind of dragon and tiger in Huang Degong's mouth. He grabbed a waist knife in his hand and kept waving it, while his mouth was loudly inciting the surrounding Ming army. Vaguely, I could hear this guy shouting, the Tiger Ben army came to Liaodong to rob their fields, and they must fight back to the death.

"Give me a gun!"

Zhang Zhun suddenly shouted.

Lu Yidian hurriedly handed him a handful of tiger benrao.

"Bang!"

Zhang Zhun raised his hand and shot it.

"Smack!"

The waist knife in the big man's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

He hurriedly looked down at his wrist and found that the blood was pouring from his wrist and the bullet holes were clearly visible. Slightly stunned, he immediately raised his head and looked in the direction of the gunshot, and the result happened to collide with Zhang Zhun's gaze.

"The Tiger Ben Army has killed someone!"

"Brothers! guys! Kill them! ”

"The Tiger Army is coming to seize our territory! Kill them! ”

"Zhang Zhun is on the other side! Kill Zhang Zhun! Kill this thief! ”

The big man suddenly shouted.

The other Ming troops who were instigated immediately swarmed and raised their weapons in their hands and pounced on Zhang Zhun and them. Some people even couldn't wait to shoot, and some people fired arrows directly at Zhang Zhun's side, which was indeed a bit brave.

Wu Sangui's face changed, and he subconsciously pulled Zhang Zhun's sleeve, and said nervously: "My lord, the situation is dangerous, avoid ...... for the time being."

Huang Degong's face also changed, and he said bitterly: "Lord Dudu, please retreat first......

Tang Tong didn't say anything, and quickly ran back, "Fire!" ”

Zhang Zhun said without hesitation.

The Liaodong Army actually used such a way to welcome him, of course he would not be polite. Damn it! It's not me who wants to come to Jinzhou, it's your emperor who wants me to come! Since you don't even listen to the emperor's words, then I'll clean you up by the way! If you want to say tough, see who is tougher than whom! Aren't you looking for death? Then it will be done to you!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The continuous gunfire rang out, and the soldiers of the Dingzi battalion had already been waiting for the battle, and when they received the order, they were greeted by a rain of bullets. They don't care who the other party is, as long as you dare to offend Lord Governor, then you will be killed. Is the Liaodong Army remarkable? Is there a Tartar great? If I don't teach you a lesson, you still don't know how powerful the Tiger Army is!

"Ahh

"Ahh

"Ahh

The screams kept ringing out.

Under the blow of the Mini bullet, the group of Liaodong soldiers who were making trouble fell one after another.

The power of the Tiger Ben Mirror can't even stop the armor of the Tartars, not to mention that they don't wear armor at all? One by one, Mini bullets struck them, knocking them on their backs, and blood flowed like rivers, and the ground was suddenly covered with corpses and wounded.

"The Tiger Ben Army has killed someone!"

"The Tiger Ben Army is on a killing spree!"

"Brothers, guys! Drive the Tiger Army away! ”

The wounded big man continued to hide behind, constantly yelling and screaming.

The rest of the Ming army, instigated by him, continued to rush forward.

Zhang Zhun raised the tiger and quickly aimed at the sarcastic "Bang!" ”

A gunshot rang out, and the big man was shot in the heart, and he suddenly fell on his back.

The rest of the Ming army was stunned for a moment, and their movements slowed down significantly. It is still very effective to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, especially in such a situation. Under the fire of the Dingzi battalion, all the rebel soldiers who tried to rush up were killed. Only a few wounded people were lying on the ground, constantly screaming in pain, making the scene in front of them even more tragic.

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Wu Sangui, tell me the truth!" ”

He was sure that with Wu Sangui's cleverness, even if he didn't know the truth before, he should have deduced it now. Born in Liaodong, it is impossible for him not to deduce. If he didn't even have such a smart mind, he wouldn't be worthy of being called Wu Sangui.

Sure enough, Wu Sangui said bitterly: "Lord Dudu, some people refuse to leave Liaodong, but they don't want others to come to Liaodong, they regard Liaodong as their own territory, no matter who infringes on their interests, they will rise up to fight." ”

Zhang Zhun immediately understood.

These Liaodong soldiers didn't want to leave Liaodong, nor did they want the Tiger Army to arrive. In short, they regard Liaodong as their territory, refusing to leave and refuse outsiders to come. What is it that makes people so arrogant? Of course, a group of people with the surname Zu! To be precise, it was Li Chengliang's subordinates back then! They are native snakes of Liaodong, and after decades of reproduction, they have long formed a force that affects the situation in Liaodong.

Huang Degong and Tang Tong have scruples because they are afraid of this force. The imperial court ordered them to leave Liaodong, but of course they were unwilling. Because, once they leave Liaodong, all the advantages they have are gone. In Liaodong, they can rely on their own forces and obtain a large number of benefits. No one wants to fall from heaven to hell, and that's the fundamental reason.

Creating an incident in Songshan Fort, provoking a battle between the Liaodong Army and the Huben Army, so that Zhang Zhun could not gain a firm foothold in Liaodong, this was their purpose. As long as Liaodong is in chaos, they can not obey the edict and not evacuate Liaodong. Long Feihu's ** is just a meeting gift they gave Zhang Zhun, and I'm afraid that bigger meeting gifts will come one after another.

"Really?"

At the corner of Zhang Zhun's mouth, a slight sneer appeared.

Want to give me a greeting gift? Okay, I'll give you a welcome gift too!

"If you commit the following crimes, you will make a rebellion, and you will be rebellious!"

"Come on, arrest them all!"

Zhang Zhun shouted coldly.