（0757）

[Today's third shift is delivered]

"Lord Governor, in front of you is Zhuozhou."

The guide who led the way said.

"Thank you"

Zhang Zhun nodded and waved the guide away.

After staying in Dong'an County for two days, Zhang Zhun led his army to Zhuozhou. The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army did not find an opportunity to fight in Dong'an County, so they moved westward in search of an opportunity to fight. As a result, there were few opportunities along the way. In the end, Zhang Zhun and the others came to Zhuozhou. Zhuozhou is a secret contact point for the Tiger Army here, and it has a well-established intelligence network. Zhang Zhun hopes that fighters can be found here.

The advantage of cavalry is that it can be transferred very quickly, and if it is still here today, it will be able to appear in another place tomorrow. For Zhang Zhun from later generations, he finally regained a little bit of the feeling of rapid combat. The Marines of later generations, either helicopters or motorized speedboats, moved equally fast.

"Lu Yidian, go and tell Xian Mo that I'm here."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

"Understood"

Lu Yidian agreed.

Zhuozhou Zhizhou is called Xianmo, the word is salty, and he is a native of Yizhou, Shandong. After being admitted to the Jinshi in the last year of the Apocalypse, he was tired of being a magistrate in Zhuozhou. Zhang Zhun didn't know much about Xianmo, but he knew his master. Xianmo's master is called Zuo Maodi. Zuo Maodi is a native of Laiyang, Shandong, and is a veritable local product in Shandong. When the Wenxiang Sect occupied Laiyang, Zuo Maodi once wrote a letter asking the imperial court to send troops to suppress the Wenxiang Sect, but unfortunately the imperial court was more than willing and insufficient. In the end, it was the Tiger Ben Army that finally suppressed Zuo Maodi.

Because of the relationship between the Wenxiang Sect, Zuo Maodi dealt with the Tiger Benjun for the first time. Zuo Maodi has a special identity, that is, a speech official. The Ming Dynasty's speech officials are still very distinctive, that is, they dare to impeach anything, even if the emperor is not active in sexual affairs, and there is no prince for a long time, they dare to hand over a note. The Tiger Ben Army has made such a big move in Shandong, and there are indeed quite a few recitals of Zuo Maodi's impeachment of the Tiger Ben Army, and even if there are not 30 copies, there are more than 25 copies.

However, what makes people feel a bit dramatic is that with the gradual deepening of the understanding of the Tiger Army, Zuo Maodi's hostility towards the Tiger Army has gradually disappeared, and the impeachment of the Tiger Army has become less and less. While impeaching the Tiger Army, Zuo Maodi was still quite concerned about the development of the Tiger Army. That's for sure. If you don't know anything about the Tiger Army, how can you impeach? The emperor still thinks that you have nothing to do As a result, the more he understands, the more he thinks that the Tiger Army's approach is right. Only such a policy can make the people's lives truly better.

As a speech officer, he is in charge of impeachment. There are too many injustices that Zuo Maodi has seen on weekdays, and he can't control them at all. Moreover, there are more grievances, and he simply does not have the power to manage them, nor does he have the ability to manage them. This has always been a pain in Zuo Maodi's heart. For this reason, Zuo Mao thought of it for the first time, so he simply resigned and returned to his hometown to farm.

In particular, after the Huben Army carried out land reform in Laiyang, the quality of life of the people in Laiyang was greatly improved, and Zuo Maodi was greatly touched. Among them, many people are relatives of Zuo Maodi. Zuo Maodi is only a seven-grade official, he has no power or power, and he doesn't have much money, so he can't take care of his own people at all. Therefore, the children of the Zuo family are still living in difficulty. Fortunately, they finally survived until the Tiger Benjun came, and their lives were greatly improved.

Because of Zhang Shenyan's relationship, the relationship between Zuo Maodi and Hu Benjun has always been relatively good. The so-called people gather by like, and things are divided by groups, Zhang Shenyan himself is upright and upright, and most of the friends he has made have similar personalities. In fact, since Zhang Shenyan defected to the Tiger Army, he also actively wanted to pull over some talented and upright officials who had been attacked in the imperial court. This Zuo Maodi is one of Zhang Shenyan's goals. Zhang Zhun also supported Zhang Shenyan's efforts to pull Zuo Maodi and others over.

Zuo Maodi is still very famous in history. Because of his unyielding loyalty and perseverance in resisting the Tartars, he was eventually brutally killed by the Tartars. Later generations once called him "Wen Tianxiang at the end of the Ming Dynasty", which shows the evaluation of his integrity. Of course, Zhang Zhun also knows very well that Zuo Maodi has a good impression of the Tiger Ben Army, and Zhang Shenyan's wooing is only one of the unimportant components. The most fundamental reason is that the imperial court's attitude against the Tartars is too inactive, which makes Zuo Maodi feel very sad and disappointed. Chongzhen's self-righteousness, credulity and meanness also made Zuo Maodi a little disheartened. And the principles and policies of the Tiger Benjun just happened to be consistent with Zuo Maodi's ideas and propositions.

Because of Zuo Maodi's relationship, the intelligence department of the Tiger Ben Army also knew about the existence of Xianmo. Xian Mo is a proud disciple of Zuo Maodi, and his governance philosophy is basically the same. Xianmo is the governor of Zhuozhou, holding real power, and he happens to be the right-hand man of the Tiger Ben Army to open up the situation in Beizhili. However, for the sake of Xianmo's safety, all the information about Xianmo is only known to a few high-level officials such as Zhang Zhun.

"My lord, Xianmo is here."

Soon after, Lu Yidian arrived with Xian Mo.

Xianmo is tall and thin, a typical civil official. His expression was a little haggard, and obvious bloodshot could be seen in his eye sockets, which were obviously caused by lack of rest and overwork. It seems that in the past few days, this Lord Zhizhou must not have had a good rest. It is said that Zuo Maodi himself works very hard, and it seems that there is really what kind of master there is, what kind of apprentice there is

Seeing Zhang Zhun, Xian Mo hurriedly saluted respectfully, and said enthusiastically: "Lord Governor has come from afar, and he must be tired, so please go to Zhuozhou to rest for a while." ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said warmly: "Xianmo, you don't have to be polite to me. Your affairs should be kept secret for the time being, so as not to bring threats to your personal safety. I don't go into the city, I just want to know, the specifics of the Tartars. ”

Xian Mo hurriedly said, "Lord Governor, please listen. ”

Immediately, he gave a detailed introduction to the situation around Zhuozhou.

In Beizhili, Zhuozhou is a famous historical and cultural city, and the Taoyuan Three Alliances of the Three Kingdoms occurred in Zhuozhou. Among the dozens of counties in Beizhili, if you want to say which county has the most historical celebrities, Zhuozhou can definitely be ranked among the top three. In addition to Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, there is also Lu Zhi who is also from Zhuozhou. Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Huineng, the Zen master of the Sixth Patriarch, Li Daoyuan, a famous geographer and writer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Lu Zhaolin and Jia Dao, famous poets of the Tang Dynasty, Shao Yong, a master of Yixue, and Zhang Shijie, a famous anti-Yuan general in the Southern Song Dynasty, are all from Zhuozhou. The historical Lu family is also in Zhuozhou.

The first southern strategy of the Tartars did not reach Zhuozhou, and Zhuozhou was lucky to avoid a catastrophe. After the last two southern strategies, Xianmo is already the governor of Zhuozhou. He fully estimated the ferocity of the Tartars, actively mobilized the people in the city, had the money to contribute, and made a strong contribution to strengthen the city fortifications in Zhuozhou, organize the people in the city, strengthen training, and prepare to resist the attack of the Tartars. As a result, passing Tartars launched a tentative attack, which was repulsed by the defenders. After that, the Tartars never attacked again.

Although the Tartars did not attack, Xianmo still did not dare to take it lightly. As long as the Tartars are still in Beizhili for a day, the danger in Zhuozhou cannot be lifted for a day. For this reason, he sent people every day to actively go around to find out the news. He originally thought that he would wait for the army of the imperial court, but he didn't expect that it was the Tiger Ben army that was waiting for him. He told Zhang Zhun that in the recent period, there were quite a few Tartar cavalry active in the Liuli River east of Zhuozhou.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Liulihe? Are you sure? ”

Xian Mo said affirmatively: "Yes. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, and immediately sent scouts to detectives.

While waiting for the scouts to return, Zhang Zhun learned about the fields of the people in Zhuozhou from Xianmo with concern.

Xian Mo shook his head, looked at Zhang Zhun intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a slightly wry smile: "Lord Dudu, if the people know that you have passed through Zhuozhou and not entered, they will kill me." ”

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "Really? ”

Xian Mo nodded cautiously.

He was not lying. The ordinary people of Zhuozhou are indeed looking forward to Zhang Zhun's arrival. The fields in Zhuozhou were either occupied by the magnates in the capital or by the local large families, and ordinary people could only be tenants for them, and they had no land of their own at all. I heard that Zhang Zhun was here and wanted to divide the land and land, and it was strange that the people were unhappy.

If it was before, even if the people hoped that the Tiger Ben Army would come, they would not behave so directly. After all, there is still the court pressing on it. Attaching the Tiger Ben Army, that is the crime of rebellion, and it is to kill the head and rob the family. But now, the strength of the Tiger Ben Army is so strong, and the Tartars have been beaten continuously, but the court is shrinking back, and they don't dare to engage the Tartars at all. Who is strong and who is weak, you can know at a glance. The Tiger Ben Army is so powerful, what are they afraid of the imperial court doing?

With the support of the Tiger Army, the people became bolder. They spontaneously organized militia groups, and while protecting Zhuozhou, they also put pressure on large families by the way. The big local families were afraid that they would really rebel, so they had to reduce rents and taxes to give the people as much benefit as possible. Due to the threat of Tartars outside the city, the common enemy on both sides, and the mediation of Xianmo, the situation in the city finally did not reach the point of breaking out.

"Rent and interest reduction? That's a good thing."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

Xian Mo could only smile bitterly.

For ordinary people, this is of course a good thing. But for them, the officials of the imperial court, it is not a good thing. Of course, those big families are not willing to reduce rents and taxes. They constantly exerted pressure on the government to come forward and arrest a few people who took the lead in making trouble, so that the people would not gain an inch. Of course, Xianmo didn't do it. The Tiger Army is coming, you want me to come out, is this deliberately making me a target of the Tiger Army? After the Tiger Ben Army comes, won't they hold me accountable? There is no way, the two sides will be deadlocked.

Those big families, of course, refused to give up, so they sent people to the capital and asked the court to come forward to solve the problem. The consequences can be imagined, at this time, the imperial court is in a hurry, where is the heart to pay attention to them? Without the support of the imperial court, they only stopped slightly. However, the news that the big families went to Beijing to ask for support was also known to the people, so they stepped up the training of the militia to prepare to resist the counterattack of the imperial army, and the situation in the city gradually became tense.

If Zhang Zhun appeared in Zhuozhou at this time, it would be strange that the people in the city would not be ecstatic. Zhang Zhun himself went to Zhuozhou in person, what else are they afraid of? And the big families in the city are afraid that they will all raise their hands and surrender. Where do they have the courage and ability to confront the Tiger Army? Unless they don't want to live anymore. Zhang Zhun's means of killing, they don't know it, they don't need the Tiger Army to do it at all, as long as Zhang Zhun makes a look, maybe he doesn't even need a look, as long as he acquiesces, the angry people in the city can tear them all apart.

"I won't stop......"

Zhang Zhun said to himself in a low voice.

According to Xian Mo's account, the conditions in the city are indeed very favorable to the Tiger Army. With such a momentum, of course Zhang Zhun will not let it go easily. It is inevitable that the Tiger Ben Army will control Zhuozhou. The geographical location of Zhuozhou is very important, and it happens to be the only way to go southwest of Beijing. This is a real place where soldiers must fight, and Fu Zuoyi became famous in Zhuozhou back then. The control of Zhuozhou by the Tiger Ben Army was equivalent to cutting off the connection between Jingshi and Baoding Mansion, Zhending Mansion and other places. If Chongzhen wants to escape back to the south, he can only make a detour to Shanxi.

"Da Da Da"

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves interrupted Zhang Zhun's self-talk, but it was the scout who returned.

According to the scout's report, there were indeed Tartar cavalry active in the vicinity of the Liuli River, and there were quite a few of them. Judging by the flag, it should be the blue flag. According to the information revealed by the tongue caught, the owner of the blue flag may also be here in Liulihe. The owner of the blue flag is Abatai.

"Abatai may be in the Liuli River?"

Zhang Zhun's heart suddenly became eager.

After Amin, Abatai was the bravest general in the Dajin Army and a banner of the Dajin Army. If the Tiger Ben Army can defeat Abatai, it will be a great blow to the Dajin Army and Huang Taiji. Both Dorgon and Dodor were captured, and if Abatai were to die in battle, the Belle of the Great Golden Kingdom would have to be killed by three of them. Without the three Baylors who can fight well, the Dajin Kingdom will definitely plummet.

The blue flag of the Tartars was not very strong in the first place, and after Dongjiabao and Qingzhou City were successively attacked by the Tiger Ben Army, their strength was further weakened. At this time, it is still entirely possible for the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army to fight them to the death. Abatai's bravery, in Zhang Zhun's eyes, is not worth it at all. No matter how brave he is, he is still flesh and blood after all. Even if he was an immortal, he couldn't stop the shot of thousands of tiger guns.

"How many Tartars are there?"

Zhang Zhun asked cautiously.

"My lord, there are a lot of Tartar sentry riders, we can't accurately judge, it is estimated that there are about three thousand people."

The scout replied cautiously.

"Continue to investigate"

Zhang Zhun gave the order coldly.

The scout captain turned and went.

Zhang Zhun thought coldly for a moment, and said to Zhong Wuying and the others in a deep voice: "Prepare to fight"

With an order, all the cavalry of the Tiger Army were ready for battle. Soon, Zhang Zhun ordered to move in the direction of the Liuli River, preparing to take Abatai by surprise. Zhang Zhun just made a rough calculation, and the remnants of the blue flag were indeed about 3,000 people. If the cavalry of the Tiger Army defeated them all, it would be equivalent to annihilating the Tartars with one banner.

Zhang Zhun turned his horse's head and hurried in the direction of the Liuli River, and accidentally saw Xian Mo following behind him. This typical civil official, the governor of Zhuozhou, is quite good at riding, and it seems that he has received special training. Zhang Zhun couldn't help but say, "Xianmo, what are you doing?" ”

Xian Mo said coldly: "Xia Guan followed the lord to the Liuli River. ”

Zhang Zhun frowned and said: "Xianmo, this is a battle, you are a civilian official, it is not suitable." ”

Xian Mo said loudly: "Lord Du Du thinks that Xian Mo is afraid of death? ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and didn't say anything more.

At this time, it is an insult to the other party to say that Xianmo is afraid of death, which is definitely not advisable. In fact, not all officials in the Ming Dynasty were greedy for life and afraid of death like the high-level, and they only knew how to fill their own pockets. Some low-level officials, such as magistrates and prefectures, are still relatively bloody. Some of the officers at the grassroots level, as well as a considerable number of soldiers, are very brave. The point is that the court of the Ming Kingdom is already rotten, and the officials and soldiers below, even if they are occasionally bloody, simply do not have enough stage for them to play.

"Target Abatai"

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

"Da Da Da"

The sound of horses' hooves was hurried, and the tidal wave of the Tiger Ben Army cavalry immediately galloped away in the direction of the Liuli River.

Zhang Zhun looked back at Xianmo several times during the period and found that he had been riding steadily on horseback all the time and had never been thrown off. What surprised Zhang Zhun even more was that he actually carried a saber, a tall and thin civil official, wielding a saber, followed the army into battle to kill the enemy, what kind of scene was this? Zhang Zhun had to express his admiration for three points.

He suddenly felt that Lu Xiangsheng was really a bull fork. Xianmo was just carrying a saber, but Lu Xiangsheng was carrying a machete. The machete, the machete weighing dozens of pounds, that thing, even if it is Zhang Zhun, can't be easily manipulated. If you want to say that you admire Xianmo for three points, you must admire Lu Xiangsheng for at least five points. If the Ming Empire is all in charge of people like Lu Xiangsheng, don't talk about being in the Tartars, I am afraid that they will not live long if they flee to Sakhalin

"Da Da Da"

Suddenly, the scout captain arrived with a flying horse.

"Your Excellency, the Tartar cavalry is coming at us"

The scout captain reports loudly.

It turned out that the Tartar scout sentry was also relatively powerful, and not long after the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army arrived in Zhuozhou, Abatai knew about it. Abatai was extremely brave, and when he heard that the cavalry of the Tiger Army was by his side, he immediately led his army to kill him. Fighting in the plains and wilderness, Abatai will not take Zhang Zhun in his eyes. As a result, the two armies suddenly met here