Chapter 385 Zhang Zhun surrounded the enemy from all sides

"Are you sent by Li Zicheng?"

Zhang Zhun looked at the messenger Li Zicheng in front of him suspiciously.

This guy looks like a small vendor, with his eyes narrowed, which is somewhat similar to mouse. If it weren't for pretending to be Li Zicheng and others these days, it would be really no benefit, otherwise Zhang Zhun would have doubted whether he was fake.

“That’s right.”

The small vendor said with a smile.

"May I have your name?"

Zhang Zhun asked slowly.

"Hao said."

The vendor still answered with a smile.

"It's easy to say?"

Zhang Zhun frowned,

This guy doesn't even want to reveal his name?

"Hao said, "Hao said, Chier is good, he speaks."

The small vendor still said with a smile.

It turns out that this person's name is Hao Shuo, who is the nephew of Hao Yaoqi (i.e. Hao Yongzhong), a general under Li Zicheng. Hao Yaoqi is a first-class brave general. He followed Li Zicheng to fight south and north and made countless military achievements. However, Hao Shuo is a lazy person who is smiling all day long. Others are three points to everyone, but he is seven points to everyone, probably because of disguise, he has become a habit.

"Hao said, Li Zicheng asked you to come to me, what's wrong?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

"My general said that the official army is gathering in the Central Plains region, and the troops in Shandong are empty. If the adults can raise a flag of righteousness in Shandong and cooperate with the rebel army to fight, they will definitely be able to overthrow the court as soon as possible and make achievements. At that time, rewards will be given to the king and minister in accordance with the merits, and they will be just around the corner."

Hao Yaoqi said with a smile.

Li Zicheng's intention was of course to encourage Zhang Zhun to rise and join the ranks of the rebel army. The rebel army in Shaanxi fought south and north, and ran around in scattered all the three provinces, which had basically destroyed Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces. There were also rebel activities in Huguang area, causing huge losses to the court. Many provinces had people rioted and cooperated with the rebel army to fight. However, Shandong did not have a large-scale response. The current strength of the rebel army could not reach Shandong.

Therefore, if Zhang Zhu is able to raise a group of troops in Shandong and cooperate with the rebel army to fight, the officers and soldiers will naturally be more exhausted. Shandong Governor Zhu Dadian led his troops into Henan, and the local troops in Shandong will definitely be empty, which is a good time for Zhang Zhu to develop vigorously. Since Li Zicheng was not familiar with Zhang Zhu's situation, he did not give specific suggestions. However, Li Zicheng's general direction suggestions were still good.

The rebel army originally had 36th battalions of all sizes, all of which are now in Xingyang, Henan. After Zhang Zhun joined, it was the 37th battalion. Li Zicheng even helped Zhang Zhun think of a nickname, "Yu Jiaolong". Li Zicheng said that when he met Zhang Zhun in the future, everyone would be called brothers. He was definitely not asking Zhang Zhun to be his subordinate, nor did he want Zhang Zhun to be his subordinate Gao Yingxiang, the king of the rebels.

"Yu Jiaolong..."

Zhang Zhun was ashamed.

Is this Li Zicheng educated or not? He can think of such a name... When did he become so delicate as Zhang Ziyi?

Li Zicheng also tactfully mentioned that after Zhang Zhun raised the uprising flag in Shandong, he should quickly expand his territory and attack Jinan Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture and other places, and try to join the rebel army in the Central Plains as much as possible. Because there is not much room for maneuver in Shandong, if the imperial army encircles it, Zhang Zhun will not be able to deal with it. In front of the battle, the rebel army may not be the opponent of the officers and soldiers.

"I'm thinking about it!"

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully.

Hao said of course he knew that Zhang Zhun could not give him a clear answer, and after leaving a way to contact him, he said goodbye and left. He used the identity of a small vendor to travel around the world and could contact Zhang Zhun at any time in the future. If Zhang Zhun had any news, he could naturally find him at any time. The contact between Zhang Zhun and Li Zicheng was initially established.

When he said goodbye, Zhang Zhun said casually: "Say hello to King Chuang for me."

Hao said naturally agreed to go.

When his back disappeared, Zhang Zhun paced back and forth in the room.

Li Zicheng was well-informed. He actually learned that he had bombarded Nanjing City and sent someone to him so quickly. The 37th Battalion, Yu Jiaolong, brothers... These are all polite words and cannot be done. However, there is one thing that Li Zicheng was not wrong. After Zhu Dadian led his army to leave Shandong, Shandong's troops were indeed empty. If he attacked at this time, there would be no problem with snatching the territory.

At present, there is basically no resistance force in Laizhou Prefecture. As long as the Hu Ben Army arrives, it can be controlled in its hands, including Laizhou City. However, Li Zicheng also mentioned that Shandong is narrow and has little room for strategic maneuver. If a large number of officials and troops are surrounded, they can only fight head-on and cannot fight mobile. It is common for Li Zicheng to worry that he cannot defeat the officers and soldiers head-on. The uprising army of the 36th Battalion is best at mobile combat, and he has basically never taken advantage of it when colliding with officers and soldiers face to face.

To the east of Laizhou Prefecture are Dengzhou Prefecture and Dongjiang Town, with about 40,000 to 50,000 Ming troops, as well as the Dengzhou Navy. To the west of Laizhou Prefecture are Qingzhou Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture. A little further away, it is the capital. Therefore, after Zhang Zhun controlled Laizhou Prefecture, it was inevitable that the east and west sides would be attacked. Among them, the Ming army was the most in the west, and it was very likely to arrive continuously.

He was attacked by the government army from both sides and was attacked from both sides. There may be another attack by Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group in the southern sea. The north passes through the Bohai Sea, which is the territory of the Tartars. This is Zhang Zhun's current situation. To be precise, he is actually enemies from all directions now. It is really not easy to survive on such a territory!

After walking for half a cup of tea, Zhang Zhun sat back and his eyes fell on the table.

On the table in front of him was a document sent by Shandong Dushi, and the content was naturally to ask Zhang Zhun to reinforce Fengyang Prefecture. Since Shandong Dushi had not received any official documents from the court to deal with Zhang Zhun, the relevant official documents were still sent to Zhang Zhun.

To be honest, the speed of the official documents of Shandong Dusi was quite fast this time. It took less than three days to go from Jinan Prefecture to Yuzhou Mountain. It was several times faster than ordinary official documents. Obviously, this is related to the three words Fengyang Prefecture. Everyone knows the importance of Fengyang Prefecture. If Fengyang Prefecture is conquered, I don’t know how many people will have their heads to the ground. After receiving Yang Yipeng’s request for help, Shandong Dusi would not dare to neglect it!

But, Zhang Zhun went to reinforce Fengyang Mansion?

Stop kidding.

From Haizhou City to Fengyang Prefecture, there is a distance of hundreds of kilometers, and the middle is full of the area controlled by the imperial army. Once you enter the territory of Fengyang Prefecture, there are Ming troops in front, back, left and right, with a small number of people of tens of thousands. It is not a good thing for him to go deep alone. If the rebel army is repelled and the Ming army turns against him, and he is trapped in a heavy siege, even if he can escape, the troops will suffer significant losses. Therefore, don't join in this excitement.

Besides, it would be of no benefit to him to knock Li Zicheng down now. Li Zicheng and others fell down, and the imperial army would all be pressed on him. He was surrounded by enemies on all sides, no matter how powerful he was, he could not withstand the enemy that was surging like a tide! Zhang Zhun didn't believe that he had ever had the "evil act" of bombarding Nanjing City, and the imperial court would let him go. Therefore, it was always good to have more allies, even if they were just temporary allies.

It has been a great help to him by waking up Yang Yipeng himself. This is entirely out of respect for Yang Yipeng's personal personality and has nothing to do with the court. If he still can't defend Fengyang Mansion, then I'm sorry, his ability is really doubtful, and there is nothing to do if he is killed. As for more things to help Yang Yipeng, Zhang Zhun will not do it anymore.

Zhang Zhun was also very worried about the governor of Denglai Ruan Dacheng. When his main force was fighting in Fengyang Mansion, Ruan Dacheng was very likely to seize his retreat. He only had one cooperative force in Aoshan Guard and Lingshan Guard. If the Ming army surged up like a tide, it would still be impossible to stop it. Now, it has been ten days since he left Aoshan Guard, and it is time to go back.

"Sir, Shi Kefa is here again."

Chen Xingguo suddenly came in to report.

"Shi Kefa?"

Zhang Zhun was a little surprised and slowly put down the official document in his hand.

Shi Kefa comes to find him?

Why did he come to find him?

Zhang Zhun subconsciously looked at the official documents on the desktop and suddenly understood.

Shi Kefa is really a naughty man, probably to urge him to send troops to Fengyang Mansion. To be serious, Shi Kefa now has only a passionate and not very cunning, so it is not difficult to deal with. On the contrary, Zhang Shenyan behind him is truly cunning. It is obvious that Zhang Shenyan wants to win over him and tie himself to the chariot of the court. Shi Kefa's arrival may be just his first plan.

"Please come in."

Zhang Zhun thought for a while and nodded.

When Chen Xingguo went out, Shi Kefa came in quickly.

Zhang Zhun picked up the official document on the table and said meaningfully: "Does Shi Langzhong come for this?"

Shi Kefa read the official document and said with a solemn expression: "That's it."

Zhang Zhun said gently: "What do you want to say in Shi Lang? Please speak out."

Shi Kefa bluntly said: "Now the country is in trouble. There are raging enemy troops outside, and there are riots and thieves rampant inside. The wind is strong and the country is in chaos. The country is in chaos and shows loyal ministers! Guo Ziyi turns the tide and restores the orthodox Tang Dynasty. Yue Fei rises in a time of crisis in the country to protect the security of the Southern Song Dynasty. The governor of the genius, who can fight under his command, should serve the country, grant his wife and sons, and be kind to future generations!"

Zhang Zhun waited slowly for him to finish speaking before he said slowly: "Dr. Shi, I will only ask you one question."

Shi Kefa said solemnly: "What's the problem?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "If you fight back the rebels, but the officers and soldiers attack me, so what?"

Shi Kefa hurriedly said, "It won't be done."

Zhang Zhun looked at Shi Kefa with a smile and said slowly: "Why do I feel that it must be?"

Shi Kefa's face became even more solemn and he said decisively: "Absolutely not!"

Zhang Zhun smiled softly and said as if nothing had happened: "Since that's the case, I'll make a bet with you! I'll lead the troops to Fengyang Mansion. If you and the Miaoshan Public Supervisor, if you defeat the rebellious army, the court will attack me. I will kill you two of you to sacrifice the flag first. What do you think?"

Shi Kefa said without hesitation: "I have absolutely no problem."

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully: "Where is Duke Miaoshan?"

Shi Kefa thought about it and then said affirmatively: "It should be no problem."

Zhang Zhun stood up and said solemnly: "Since that's the case, I will lead the army to set off immediately!"

The army was immediately ordered to prepare to set off.

Shi Kefa returned to Haizhou City with a little excitement and told Zhang Shenyan about this. Zhang Shenyan really had no objection. However, when the two of them came out of the city and were about to follow Zhang Zhun to march into Fengyang Mansion, they suddenly found that there was a small team of Tiger Army soldiers waiting for them outside the city. What's even more strange is that the gorilla savage Mo Luo was greeted.

Mo Luo grinned and said loudly: "Sir, let me show you this."

After saying that, he handed a document to Shi Kefa.

Shi Kefa took it, his face changed drastically, and he immediately handed the official document to Zhang Shenyan.

After seeing this, Zhang Shenyan frowned and looked very ugly, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

It turned out that this document was the latest edict issued by the court, and the content on it was the report on the handling of Zhang Zhun's bombardment of Nanjing City.

The court finally responded to the incident of Zhang Zhun's bombardment of Nanjing City. Zhang Yixian, the eunuch in Nanjing, was transferred back to Beijing and temporarily unemployed. Han Zanzhou served as the eunuch in charge, and Lu Jiude assisted. Ma Shiying, the Minister of War of Nanjing, was transferred to the prefect of Luzhou Prefecture and was demoted from the Minister of War to the prefect. Naturally, the court punished him. Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong... did not mention him, it should be to clear the relationship between relevant parties, big things turned into small things.

As the culprit, Zhang Zhun was naturally deprived of all his official titles and included in the category of traitors. He was ranked alongside Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng, Huang Taiji and others, and was "unforgivable". The edict also required Ruan Dacheng, the governor of Denglai, to send troops to encircle and suppress Zhang Zhun as soon as possible. At the same time, the governors, generals, and other officials at all levels in other places must fully assist in the elimination of traitors like Zhang Zhun!

The edict also specifically mentioned that no matter who can kill Zhang Zhun's head, he can be awarded the position of deputy governor of the Later Army Governor's Office. Obviously, this is taking out Zhang Zhun's position and stimulating the officers and soldiers who came to encircle and suppress. Of course, in addition to promoting the position, there is a reward of silver. Unfortunately, there is not much silver reward, only a mere 800 taels. There is no way, the court has no money!

With such an edict, Zhang Zhun naturally could not go to Fengyang Mansion. The relationship that had just been eased was about to deteriorate again. Thinking that the army led by Zhang Zhun was about to become a strong enemy of the court, Zhang Shenyan and Shi Kefa were shuddered. The court did not know Zhang Zhun's combat power, but they both knew it. This was like establishing an extremely powerful enemy in a living way!

"Where is your master? I want to see him."

Shi Kefa said anxiously.

"Sir, I've gone back to Shandong."

Mo Luo said carelessly.

Shi Kefa's face suddenly looked ugly.

Zhang Zhun has returned to Shandong.
Chapter completed!