Shandong, Jinan.

Zhu Dadian hurriedly returned, and hurried to King De's mansion to comfort the frightened King Heng. The relationship between Zhu Youshu and Zhu Dadian was good, and he sent someone to send a letter to Zhu Dadian in advance, explaining some of the situation of King Heng, so that Zhu Dadian knew it.

After escaping from Qingzhou City, the Hengwang Zhu Youtake family lived in the Dewang Mansion. As the first vassal king of the Ming Dynasty to be kicked out of his fiefdom, Zhu Youqu's mood is really imaginable. According to the report of his subordinates, when King Heng returned to Jinan Mansion, the only thing he liked to do was to eat desperately, obviously he had rolled his eyes, he really couldn't swallow it, and he had to subconsciously stuff food into his mouth.

King Zhu Youshu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the dignified vassal king had fallen to such a point. It is said that on the way to escape, King Heng actually relied on a few large breads to satisfy his hunger. Because all their money was looted by Zhang Zhun. The only item of value was a small piece of silver that a screet attendant had hidden in the crack of his clothes, and he could only buy a few flatbreads.

There was a large piece of bread that fell to the ground and was stained with a lot of dust. Others thought that King Heng would throw it away and not eat it, but unexpectedly, King Heng just patted the flatbread and ate it with a squeak, without even spitting out the dust on it. It is conceivable what kind of hardships Zhang Zhun has endured for this pampered prince. It was a blessing in misfortune that he was able to pick up a life and come back.

After comforting the two princes and confessing their crimes, Zhu Dayi immediately summoned various leaders of Shandong to draw up a plan to march and try to recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible. King Zhu Youshu was also among his invitations. As for King Heng, he was also invited, but King Heng himself did not have the face to attend, so he had to have the plenipotentiary representative of King De.

Shandong was the commander of Tian Wanyou, who turned out to be an inconspicuous person. Due to the abolition of the guard system, the military power was in the hands of the governor, and the commanders had no military power at all. Therefore, Zhu Dadian did not consider him at all. However, Tian Wanyou didn't know how to get involved with Guozhang Tian Hongyu recently, and he recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors. Zhu Dadian wanted to take the path of Tian Guifei and build a new network, so he invited Tian Wanyou to come.

Bao Guoan, the political envoy of Shandong Zuobu, appeared here entirely because of his name. He was originally an inactive official in the Ministry of Rites, and the reason why he was promoted was entirely because Chongzhen inadvertently felt that his name was good. In this year, Bao Guoan's three Yu are indeed more comfortable.

Du Ailing, the political envoy of Shandong's right-hand cloth, is Wen Tiren's fellow countryman, and he is in the same pants as Wen Tiren. Zhu Dadian and Wen Tiren are not very right, and naturally Du Ailing and Zhu Dadian are not very right. However, Du Ailing was just a small right-hand political envoy, and Zhu Dadian didn't pay much attention to it. What's more, Du Ailing's days in Shandong are actually not very easy.

The reason is very simple, Wen Tiren has a fellow villager in Shandong, and he also has a mortal enemy, that is, Zheng Man (also known as Zheng Na). Zheng Man had a good relationship with Wen Zhenmeng, a university scholar, and once attacked Wen Tiren in front of him in the court, which made Wen Tiren very angry. After Wen Zhen Meng Zhishi, Zheng Man was kicked out of the capital by Wen Tiren under the pretext of Wen Tiren, and went to Shandong to serve as an envoy, and he rose and descended secretly.

However, this person's fighting level is very strong, and his verbal skills are especially powerful, and after coming to Shandong, he continued to attack Wen Tiren. As Wen Tiren's wing, Du Ailing had to directly start a war with Zheng Man. Acting as a thug for Wen Tiren. The two can be described as overwhelming. Judging from Zhu Dadian's angle, Du Ailing is not Zheng Man's opponent at all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this year has been eventful."

"Everyone knows about King Heng."

"In this matter, as a patrolman, I am primarily responsible. For this reason, I have already asked for a request for disagreement, and promised to recover Qingzhou City within half a month and send King Heng back to his original fiefdom.

Therefore, I invite all the gentlemen present here and the prince to help me. ”

Zhu Dadian said slowly.

His expression was very serious, and his tone was naturally very low.

Zhang Zhun took Qingzhou City and expelled King Heng, which did make Zhu Dadian scratch his head very much. Because Zhang Zhun made such a fuss, it would be good if he could keep the position of the governor of Shandong, and the throne of the governor of Caoyun should not be counted on. If you don't get it right, your life is at risk. A prince is frightened, even if it is a side prince, the consequences can be big or small. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun still saved some face and did not directly drop King Heng's brain. Otherwise, the court didn't need his plea at all, and directly ordered Jinyiwei to exterminate his family.

The immediate priority is to recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible and send King Heng back to his fiefdom. If this can be done, even if you go to prison, it should not be a capital crime. After all, when the Hengwang Mansion fell, he was rushing to the aid of the more important Fengyang Mansion. In the battle of Fengyang Mansion, he had a great merit. The needle cannot be sharpened at both ends, and the court cannot be completely unreasonable. As long as you continue to work hard in the future and re-emerge, it is not completely impossible.

However, it is not easy to do this!

Zhang Zhun is a bastard, and his combat effectiveness is still very strong.

Regarding the defense of Qingzhou City, Zhu Dadian went to see it in person. The walls of Qingzhou City are specially reinforced, although they are not as strong as Jinan City, they will not be far behind. Qingzhou City's defense strength is at the same level as Chongzhou City. At least 3,000 soldiers were stationed in peacetime. And every king had at least fifteen hundred guards.

At the beginning, the Wenxiang Sect revolted, made a big fuss about the state capital, and almost conquered the state capital, which caused a great shock to the imperial court. Since then, all the cities in Shandong that have vassal kings have been specially strengthened and more cannons have been installed. At the same time, the Hufu Guard, which was originally very strictly restricted, was also relaxed in terms of numbers and equipment, and became a considerable fighting force.

It's just such a strong city, and it was actually broken by Zhang Zhun in one day. It's unbelievable to say, but it's true. Even Wang Xiangyun, the governor of Qingzhou Prefecture, has already died. Because of this, Zhu Dadian no longer dared to despise Zhang Zhun.

To recover Qingzhou City, we must first have enough troops. The strength of the Ming army in Jinan Mansion was mainly Qingzhou Wei and Jinan Wei. Qingzhou Wei was originally stationed in Qingzhou, and later transferred to Jinan Mansion. Due to the slack of the guard system, the two guards could only dispatch a maximum of 2,000 people, and there was no combat effectiveness. In addition, from other places, Zhu Dadian was able to mobilize about 5,000 guards. Mainly from Dongchangwei, Linqingwei, Renchengwei, Pingshanwei, Jining Wei and other guards. For these guards, Zhu Dadian didn't have much hope at all.

The main force of the Ming army, of course, was the soldiers. It's a recruited soldier. At present, the total number of soldiers that Zhu Dadian can control is more than 34,000 people, which are under the jurisdiction of the four general soldiers. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers is obviously higher than that of the guards. In addition, there are pro-soldiers who are stronger than the soldiers. Zhu Dadian's own personal soldiers were about 4,000 people, including 1,400 cavalrymen. These cavalry are the strongest fighting troops under his command.

Because of the urgency of the situation, there are so many soldiers and horses that Zhu Dadian can mobilize. In total, more than 45,000 people. It is unrealistic to transfer troops from the Central Plains and Nanzhili. The soldiers in the Central Plains were not enough, otherwise the imperial court would not have ordered him to join Hong Chengchou and enter Henan together. Nanzhili's soldiers are all in the area of Fengyang Mansion, in order to prevent the rebellious army from attacking Fengyang Mansion again, Yang Yipeng will never let go. As for the soldiers of the North Naoli .... The top does not want Shandong to transfer troops to Beizhili Qinwang, which is already considered benevolent.

"Everyone has their opinions."

"It's hard to get in time!"

Zhu Dadian said in a deep voice.

He is warning other Shandong officials that if they can't recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible, it will be not only me Zhu Dadian who will lose their heads, but also you. If you ask me to behead me, I'll ask you first, and I don't have to discuss. When Qingzhou City fell, I was not in Shandong, and if the court wanted to kill people, it would kill a few of you first!

However, except for Zhu Dadian, the other officials present here are not aware of military affairs. Tian Wanyou has the title of commander, and everyone knows what kind of character he is. He himself is also very self-aware and absolutely does not express his opinion, so as not to make people laugh.

"This king says a few words!"

In the end, it was King De who broke the cold field.

Zhu Youshu's meaning, of course, is to recover Qingzhou Mansion and Hengwang Mansion first. Then, it is to eliminate Zhang Zhun. After all, King Heng was still living in his own home, and for a vassal king, such a day was very sad. After recovering Qingzhou City, King Heng can go back to his one-third of an acre. As for the future investigation of responsibility, it will be dealt with separately.

The imperial court was not completely unreasonable. Zhu Dadian led the army into the Central Plains in the front, and Zhang Zhun conquered Qingzhou City in the back, and it cannot be completely said that Zhu Dadian and other Shandong officials were responsible. If it weren't for the imperial court ordering Zhu Dadian to lead the army into Henan, causing Shandong's troops to be extremely empty, Zhang Zhun would not have been so lawless.

This is also the mind of all Shandong officials.

As long as Qingzhou City is recovered, everything will be easy to say.

As for how to clean up Zhang Zhun, that's a matter for later, and I'll talk about it later.

"In this case, everyone, Benfu is determined to take Qingzhou Mansion directly with a large army and recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible. At the same time, a detachment of divisions, starting from Chongzhou Mansion, along Yizhou, Tiaozhou, Rizhao and other counties, advanced to Lingshanwei to attract Zhang Zhun's attention. ”

In addition, Benfu sent a letter to the imperial court, requesting the military department to coordinate with the governor of Dongjiang Town and Denglai, and send troops to attack Laizhou Mansion, forming a situation of east-west flanking and advancing on both sides. Even if Zhang Zhun has three heads and six arms, he can't cope with the net of heaven and earth composed of my various armies. The recovery of Qingzhou City is just around the corner.

Zhu Dadian finally concluded.

"If the thief army fights with us in the field, in the field, destroy the enemy army with absolute superiority. Zhang Zhun thief army, the total strength of the army is only a few thousand, and those who can go out to fight in the field will not exceed 4,000 people. With 40,000 of our army, besieging 4,000 thief troops, ten to one, will be able to annihilate in one fell swoop. ”

"If the thieves dare not fight in the field and defend the city, they will besiege it day and night until they regain the city. We were armed with a large number of artillery and were not afraid of the fortification of the walls. At the same time, with half of the troops, they crossed the city of Qingzhou and continued to advance, attacking the flank of the thief army, forcing the thief army to retreat. ”

Zhu Dadian, who came back from Fengyang Mansion, when it comes to military command, it can be said that it is a set of things, and it is easy to come by. The other people present did not know much about military affairs, and when they heard him speak the truth, they all nodded in agreement. King De also secretly thought to himself, no wonder Zhu Dadian could win the battle in Fengyang Mansion, it turned out that there was indeed a set.

In fact, Zhu Dadian's set is indeed well-founded. In terms of troops, he completely defeated Zhang Zhun. Zhu Dadian estimated that Zhang Zhun died a force of 5,000 people. However, he had 45,000 men in his hands, nine times the number of Zhang Zhun's troops. Even if he didn't want those garbage guards, he had 30,000 men. Of these, 4,000 were his own soldiers. Zhu Dadian even felt that he could completely defeat Zhang Zhun by dispatching his own personal soldiers alone. However, in that case, the loss of his own soldiers is too great, and it is not cost-effective.

As for the specific military affairs, the German king Zhu Youshu naturally did not understand, he only needed to recover Qingzhou City, as for the process, he did not care. Tian Wanyou didn't squeak either. He didn't dare to squeak. Because, this Zhang Zhun, in the final analysis, is still out of his guard. Zhang Zhun made such a big move, and it was already merciful for Chao Guo not to hold him accountable. As for Bao Guoan and Du Ailing, both of them are political envoys and do not understand military affairs. Zheng Man has obviously been grinding foreign workers lately, and he is indifferent to the things around him. So, all the staff, for Zhu Dadian's arrangement. There were no objections.

King De nodded and said, "Then there is Lao Yanzhi......"

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out outside the city.

The gunfire is a bit lonely and monotonous, but it is a real gunshot.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Then, the sound of gunfire came intermittently.

Zheng Man frowned and said, "Lao Tian, are your people going crazy again?" ”

Because of the slack of the guard system, all the soldiers of the guard house have been owed money and food by the imperial court for a long time, and the dissatisfaction is very serious. The soldiers of Qingzhou Wei and Jinan Wei made some noise in the city from time to time, either fighting with people, or looting things, and doing evil. Fish and meat in the country. Sometimes it gets too big, and the use of fire is commonplace.

For these soldiers, all the big people in Jinan City are very angry and annoying. However, they also have no better solution. The imperial court did not have enough money and food to allocate it, so these guards naturally wanted to make trouble. If it is forcibly suppressed, it may come up with another Zhang Zhunlai. Therefore, as long as these guards do not make a very serious disturbance, they will turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear.

When Tian Wan heard the gunshot, he also habitually thought that his subordinates were making trouble again. Since Zhang Zhun's movements have become more and more loud, many guards have tried to follow suit. His face was a little gloomy, and he said uncertainly: "I'll go and see, these bastards who should kill a thousand knives." ”

Stand up.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

As a result, Tian Wanyou had not yet gotten up, and more violent gunshots were heard.

The gunfire became more and more intense, as if firecrackers were going off in an instant, which made people a little caught off guard. The faces of everyone present changed slightly. Even idiots can hear that this is definitely not a misfire or a petty fight.

What happened?

Could it be that the guards in the city are making a large-scale disturbance again?

These damn guys, almost every month, have to make trouble, it's terrible! Since Zhang Zhun made such a big noise, many health centers have become very unstable, and there are always some undercurrents flowing quietly. Although some measures have been taken to prevent another Zhang Zhuan, the results are always not reassuring.

The imperial court was unable to distribute all the money and food of the guards on time, which meant that this undercurrent could not be eliminated. Once a spark falls, there is a high risk of a skyrocketing fire. Therefore, the current officials at all levels can no longer be calm about the salary of the guards. If the trouble is really serious, even if they squeeze toothpaste, they will have to squeeze out a little money and food to send these people away. Perhaps, this is also one of the great changes brought about by Zhang Zhun.

The guards of the palace were even more frightened and hurriedly blocked all the gates of the palace. The guards of King De's Mansion, like the guards of King Heng's Mansion, had 1,500 people. They were directly subordinate to Zhu Dadian's command. However, Zhu Dadian has a good relationship with King De, and he usually doesn't move this guard much. For example, this time to attack Qingzhou City, he was not ready to dispatch the guards of the Dewang Mansion.

After a while, someone finally came in a hurry, it was one of Zhu Dadian's henchmen, and everyone present recognized it. Seeing that his expression was not very good, everyone had a bad feeling. Perhaps, what he brought was absolutely bad news.

Zhu Dadian said with a pale face: "What's the matter?" ”

The subordinate said in a low voice: "Report to your lordship, it is the Qingzhou Guard that has been attacked, and now the nine gates have been closed to prevent the enemy from sneaking into the city." ”

Zhu Dadian said angrily: "Qingzhou Wei? ”

The subordinate reported: "My lord, the outpost of Qingzhou Wei outside the city was attacked by Zhang Zhun's stragglers, and more than a dozen people died. ”

Zhu Dadian's brows slowly relaxed, and he asked suspiciously, "Skirmishers?" How many? ”

The subordinate said helplessly: "My lord, I can't be sure for the time being." The situation is very confusing, and there is everything to say. The more reliable information is that the attackers were all cavalry, probably about fifty people. After a burst of shooting, they all fled. ”

Zhu Dadian frowned, and couldn't help but glance at Tian Wanyou beside him.

What is the outpost outside the city, it is all to put gold on their faces, in fact, it is the checkpoint set up by Qingzhou Wei outside the city.

Those soldiers and ruffians, in order to collect a little extra money, set up checkpoints on the main roads outside the city without permission, and extorted money and extorted money from pedestrians and merchants. They are generally a dozen people mixed together, and as soon as the road is cut off, they start to "handle business".

Because the imperial court owed a lot of money and grain to the guards, in order to maintain stability and avoid another Zhang Zhun, or defect to Zhang Zhun, Zhu Dadian also let some lawless behaviors of the guards be. As long as these guards are not very excessive, they don't want to rebel, they don't want to riot, and they will endure it.

However, none of these are the most critical.

The most important thing is that Zhang Zhun's cavalry actually ran to Jinan Mansion to spread wild!