Chapter 474 The Navy is about to enter Weihaiwei!

"Sir, everyone has been brought here."

Sure enough, after a moment, Zhou Yanyu, the team leader of Jiezi Camp, came to report to Zhang Zhun.

Tonight, the complex lurking outside the South Gate was Zhou Yanyu's troops. The sentries of the Hu Ben Army have always been mainly secret and lurking whistles, and there are few open whistles. As a result, a small team of Jinyiwei and a small team of Ming army broke into their control. After continuously firing guns at the sky, the Jinyiwei and a small team of Ming army had to raise their hands.

“Bring it up!”

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

The torches around were all lit up, and the fire was like daylight.

Zhou Yanyu waved to the back, and the soldiers escorted a group of Jinyiwei. The team of Jinyiwei was more than 30. Maybe they had been hiding in the wild for too long, and they all looked embarrassed. Not only were they listless, but their flying fish suits were also ragged and covered with soil. Of course, their weapon Embroidered Chunsword was all left behind.

There were only six officers and soldiers in that small team, one officer and five soldiers. Their expressions looked equally sluggish. The fat mandarin duck jackets on their bodies were all torn apart. In some places, it was obvious that they were rubbed by stones. The mountains in the central part of Dengzhou Prefecture were mostly stones. I guess they stayed in the mountains for a long time. Judging from their appearance, they knew that they were seriously lacking in food.

What's even more strange is that behind this officer, there were two soldiers carrying two baskets. Zhou Yanyu's report had serious problems, and he did not say what was inside these two baskets. However, it should not be dangerous goods, otherwise he would not have been sent here.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Who of you reports to your home first?"

The officer said, "Governor General, I am Li Zhaohui, the cavalry chief," he said.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Which unit are you in?"

Li Zhaohui said: "Zhixia was originally stationed at Songshan Fort in Liaoxi, and later transferred to Dongjiang Town to serve as the Thousand General of the Cavalry. Dongjiang Town surrendered to the Tatars, and Zaishi arrived at Dengzhou City. Unexpectedly, Dengzhou City also surrendered to the Tatars. Zaishi had to escape."

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully and turned to look at the Jinyiwei Baihu. Among the Jinyiwei in this team, the one who led the team was a hundred households. The rest were lieutenants, strong men and the like. Perhaps because he was a little resistant to the Jinyiwei, Zhang Zhun's face was a little bad.

When the hundred households saw Zhang Zhun's expression, they were shocked, fearing that Zhang Zhun would be unhappy, so they would pull him out and behead him. Even they themselves knew that they were not very good in other people's impressions. When they were in a panic, they suddenly saw Gao Hongtu and hurriedly shouted: "Master Gao, help me!"

Gao Hongtu served as the Minister of Justice for a long time and tried cases. It just so happened that the Jinyiwei also had its own prison (i.e. Zhao Prison), which detained many prisoners. For these prisoners, Gao Hongtu had to deal with the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei households happened to know Gao Hongtu. Sure enough, when he heard the other party calling him, Gao Hongtu said, "Which Qianhou are you a subordinate of the Jinyiwei?"

The hundred households said sadly: "The young Liu Shouzhu is the subordinate of Feng Junling Qianhu. This time Ruan Dacheng surrendered in the city and wanted to pull the young ones together, but the young ones did not agree! Lord Gao, please spare your life!"

Gao Hongtu nodded, said nothing, and let the other party kneel on the ground and continue begging for mercy.

The upright civil servants of the Ming Dynasty did not hate the Dongchang, and no one did not hate the Jinyiwei, and Gao Hongtu was no exception. Zhang Shenyan next to him was the same. If someone knelt down and begged for mercy, they might have already forgiven. However, the people of Dongchang and Jinyiwei... then save money.

Zhang Zhun was also indifferent to the begging for mercy of the Jinyiwei households. The reputation of Jinyiwei was so bad. His eyes fell on the two baskets and asked curiously: "Li Zhaohui, what is inside..."

“Wow!”

Before he finished speaking, the cry of the child came from the basket.

Listening to the sound, it seems to be a little girl.

Zhang Zhun's face changed slightly, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

When Li Zhaohui ran away, he also brought a little girl with him. What is he going to do?

Li Zhaohui signaled his companions behind to pick the basket, bowed to Zhang Zhun, and begged, "Governor, I'm going to hand over these two children to you."

Zhang Zhun said in surprise: "Child? Leave it to me?"

Li Zhaohui nodded, then asked his subordinates to open the basket and carry out the things inside. It was two children, both wrapped in thick towels. One was a girl three or four years old, and the other was a boy one year old. The little boy was still asleep, but the little girl woke up and opened her mouth and cried. Looking at the faces of the two children, it was pretty good.

Li Zhaohui said to Zhang Zhun: "This is when he escaped from Dengzhou City, he was entrusted by the prefect Zeng Hualong to bring his child out. Lord Zeng was determined to show his ambitions with death, and his wife also swears to follow Lord Zeng to the death... The emperor's kindness is so great... their children..."

The voice was slightly choked and I couldn't continue to speak.

Zhang Zhun was surprised again and said slowly: "Are they the children of Zeng Hualong?"

Zhang Shenyan and Gao Hongtu were also a little surprised.

Li Zhaohui choked for a moment and said reluctantly: "Ruan Dacheng defected to the Tartars. Lord Zeng refused to obey and was placed under house arrest by Ruan Dacheng. It seems that there is a lot of danger. I am a military man with no wife or children. I have to take care of two children. I am really unable to take care of them. I originally wanted to be fostered in ordinary families, but I couldn't find a suitable family. In desperation, I had to come to find all the adults. Regardless of whether you have a marriage with Lord Zeng, please take care of them for everyone's desperate attempt to resist the Tartars."

Gao Hongtu said in a deep voice: "Well, Dayun is loyal and unyielding, unfortunately martyred. I will adopt his children."

Dayun is the name Zeng Hualong. Zeng Hualong turned out to be Sun Yuanhua's capable subordinate. Gao Hongtu had a good relationship with Sun Yuanhua and had contacts with Zeng Hualong. Zeng Hualong was killed by the Tartars and his child was given to Gao Hongtu to raise, which was naturally the most appropriate.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "It's all for you to do!"

While talking, the little boy woke up and shouted with his sister. Gao Hongtu called his family and took both children away. Gao Hongtu also followed him. The two children were actually hungry, so the family took them down and fed them, and they all fell asleep sweetly again.

Zhang Zhun looked at Li Zhaohui, nodded, and expressed his appreciation. He was a bloody man. He could take care of two children under such difficult circumstances along the way. To be cruel, Zhang Zhun thought he wanted to treat the two children as food at first. In such a chaotic world, there was no sensationality in eating people. Fortunately, Li Zhaohui did not do such a thing that both humans and gods were angry.

Li Zhaohui bowed and thanked: "Thank you all."

Zhang Zhun suddenly remembered something and said in confusion: "Since you, General Qian of the Cavalry, why were you transferred to Dongjiang Town? Are there any cavalry in Dongjiang Town?"

Li Zhaohui said bitterly: "Actually, when he was at Songshan Fort in western Liaoning, he was the Qianzheng General of the Cavalry. When he arrived in Dongjiang Town, he became an ordinary soldier. He accidentally offended his superiors and was sent to Dongjiang Town to serve. Alas, it is hard to describe it."

Zhang Zhun nodded and thought to himself, that's right. You are wearing the mandarin duck fat jacket of the lower-level officer, and you don't look like the cavalryman Qianzong. The cavalryman Qianzong is not at all very high, but his ability is quite high. Because in western Liaoning, the cavalry of the Ming army directly faces the Tatar cavalry. You don't have any strong skills, so you have never known how many times you have died.

Moreover, the most important thing is that in western Liaoning, there was only one cavalry unit in the Ming army. This cavalry unit was the Guanning Iron Cavalry. In other words, if Li Zhaohui was really the Qianmao of the Cavalry, his original unit was the Guanning Iron Cavalry. For this unit, I believe that as long as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they had basically heard its name.

Zhang Zhun asked slowly: "Do you know Wu Sangui?"

Li Zhaohui looked a little surprised and said in a little surprised: "The one I offended is Wu Sangui's brother Wu Xiang."

This time it was Zhang Zhun's turn to be a little surprised.

No wonder Li Zhaohui was sent to Dongjiang Town. It turned out that he offended Wu Sangui. After Yuan Chonghuan, the military commander of Liaodong was constantly replaced. One was worse than the other, and one was worse than the other. Fortunately, there were a group of backbones in the Liaoxi Military Group, which supported this airs and ultimately prevented the Tartars from overtaking the lineup. Among these backbones, Jinzhou General Wu Xiang was undoubtedly one of them.

His son Wu Sangui was even more popular. He served in the Guanning Iron Cavalry when he was very young. When he was captured by Li Zicheng in Beijing, Wu Sangui had already controlled the entire Guanning Iron Cavalry, and most of the Ming army in western Liaoning were also in his hands.

Zhang Zhun did not ask carefully about the reason why Li Zhaohui offended Wu Xiang. There was no need for this. It could not be the boss bullying, deducting military pay, soldiers making money, passive and lazy wars. Such things were so common in the army of the Ming Dynasty. If Li Zhaohui was willing to say it, it would be the best. If he was unwilling to say it, it wouldn't matter.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Zhun said loudly: "You are tired too, so let's take a break first. Since you have come here, I will not treat you as prisoners. You are friendly forces. Let's talk about the future tomorrow."

So he asked Shi Liwei to arrange the barracks and provide them with enough food and water. Li Zhaohui and the others were obviously hungry and were a little weak. However, everyone was a strong military man, and as long as there was food and water, they should be able to recover soon. How they escaped from Dengzhou City and how Ruan Dacheng rebelled, these situations will be discussed after they have enough food and drink.

After Li Zhaohui thanked him, he took his five subordinates and followed Shi Liwei.

The Jinyiwei family was still kneeling on the ground, but Zhang Zhun did not say that he would give them food and water. Perhaps because of the influence of later documents, Zhang Zhun did not have any good feelings for the Jinyiwei. He was going to drive them all out of Huang County and let them die.

Zhang Shenyan suddenly said, "Yu Lin, let me speak with you."

Zhang Zhun nodded and followed Zhang Shenyan to the side of the corridor.

Zhang Shenyan whispered: "Yulin, what do you think of these Jinyiwei?"

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Not really. However, they did not surrender to the Tartars, which was still a bit bloody. Otherwise, I would have ordered them to be killed."

Zhang Shenyan said bluntly: "Have you ever thought about using them?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Why did Mr. Miaoshan say this?"

Zhang Shenyan said slowly: "Yulin, don't you want to control Dengzhou Prefecture as soon as possible? The Fushan, Wendeng counties and Ninghai Prefecture in Dengzhou Prefecture have not yet been accepted. If you ask the Jinyiwei to send an order and ask them to be under your management, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?"

Zhang Zhun's heart moved slightly.

That's right, these Jinyiwei can indeed help him quickly pacify these places. Expanding the territory is not the most critical. The most critical thing is to expand the range of activities of the Hu Ben Army Navy and directly attack the weak points of the Tatars. What is the weakest part of the Tatars? Of course, it is the navy. Without the help of the navy, the Tatars would not be able to play in Dengzhou City.

The biggest trouble for the Hu Ben Navy is that it can only cruise along the southeast coast of Shandong and cannot travel north. Due to the design reasons, the Cangshan ship cannot sail far away. The eight captured pirate ships are equipped with ordinary Flang machine guns, which are inferior to the flying dragon cannon in terms of power and range. Therefore, without the assistance of the Cangshan ship, the combat effectiveness of the eight pirate ships was not particularly strong.

The distance from Mawan to Dengzhou City is too far, and the Cangshan boat cannot reach such a long distance. When Xue Zhidie designed the Cangshan boat, it was used for defense, not for attack. Therefore, the Cangshan boat's voyage was greatly limited. However, if a base and a base close to Dengzhou City could be provided, the Cangshan boat could fully exert its combat effectiveness.

The most suitable base is Weihaiwei.

Weihaiwei is an absolute good harbor, and all the conditions are similar to Mawan. Some conditions are even better than Mawan. Later, the Beiyang Navy was at Weihaiwei. The key is that Weihaiwei is not far from Dengzhou City. In short, if the Hu Ben Navy wants to contact the Tartars directly, it must establish a naval base in Weihaiwei.

It is obviously not possible to establish a naval base, relying solely on the navy's own attack. It must be controlled at the same time on land and ocean. In other words, if the Hu Ben Army Navy wants to establish a base in Weihai Guard, the army must control the entire Weihai Guard. Now, the control range of the Hu Ben Army is still hundreds of miles away from the Weihai Guard. If the Hu Ben Army pushes the flat-out of the prefectures and counties one by one, it will definitely take a lot of time. Moreover, Zhang Zhun cannot draw too many troops to push the flat-out now.

If these Jinyiwei guards were used to convey the edict and the deterrence of the Hu Ben Navy, they could easily include these prefectures and counties, as well as the Weihai Guard, Chengshan Guard, and Jinghai Guard, into their own control. If all aspects are properly cooperated, the Hu Ben Navy would be able to enter the Weihai Guard in just a few days.

As for the edict...

Zhang Zhun looked at Zhang Shenyan.

You proposed the plan, and you will naturally be responsible for solving the edict.

Of course, Zhang Shenyan could not say such a fake edict, and said with a smile: "As long as the Jinyiwei people arrive there, the oral edict can take effect. After the formal edict is released, it will be added. I believe that these prefectures and counties are waiting for the Hu Ben Army to protect them, and no one will question them."

Zhang Zhun smiled and nodded, and said calmly: "Then it will be my duty to Mr. Miaoshan."

It turns out that he is a person who is in the officialdom! Who said that the honest officials are not treacherous? Zhang Shenyan is very treacherous. Now there are chaos everywhere, but who knows the authenticity of the oral order? What's more, this team of Jinyiwei is genuine. With such a procedure, there will be basically no accidents.

In addition, if the truth cannot be ignored, these prefectures and counties are indeed panic, and the fleeing crowds have already run towards the Dasongwei. Li Yi and Yan Guizang took in many people from various prefectures and counties in the east. The Hu Ben Army arrived at these prefectures and counties, under the banner of fighting against the Tartars, and the locals had no welcome.

Zhang Shenyan nodded and said, "Let me arrange it!"

Zhang Shenyan was indeed very enthusiastic about this matter. It was not to help Zhang Zhun expand his territory, but to prevent the Tartars from raging. The matter is very simple now. He must ensure that Zhang Zhun and the Hu Ben Army cannot collapse. Otherwise, if Zhang Zhun collapses, the Tartars will go straight in, and with Zhu Dadian's ability, it will be vulnerable. It was not that Zhang Shenyan looked down on Zhu Dadian, but that he really lost confidence in all the Ming army. Once the Tartars swept across Shandong, the entire Ming Dynasty would be destroyed.

Zhang Zhun naturally understood this truth, but asked knowingly: "Duke Miaoshan is so dedicated to helping me. If the court settles the matter in the future, will Miaoshan be affected?"

Zhang Shenyan was slightly suffocated. He really didn't expect the court to settle the score with him in the future. However, if the court really wanted to hold him accountable, his suggestion just now could be considered as a helper, and it would not be an exaggeration to even behead the head and search the house. He looked stern and said slowly: "A real man only needs to have a clear conscience. At the moment, the Tartars are rampant, how can they be restricted by rules and regulations?"

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I will ask the teacher to write to the court and ask the court to appoint Duke Miaoshan as the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture."

Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but be shocked and said in a dismay: "Do you want me to be the governor of Dengzhou Prefecture?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Shenyan said flatly: "If you don't plan to each other, if you want to rebel, I will never follow you!"

Zhang Zhun still said calmly: "What is the way of Duke Miaoshan? What is the plan? Is it targeted me, Zhang Zhun, or others? The people in Dengzhou City have suffered rebellion for many years, and now they have been harmed by the Tartars, and have not stopped for a moment. In the past five years, the people of Dengzhou Prefecture have never had a quiet life. Now, the Tartars are here again! Could it be that Duke Miaoshan has the heart to watch them wander, leave their hometowns, and take their families to escape to the mainland in tears?"

"If it were before, Miaoshan Gong could naturally stand by and watch. Because Miaoshan Gong did not have such an opportunity. But now, Miaoshan Gong has such an opportunity, but continues to stand by and watch. Should I ignore the 300,000 people in Dengzhou Prefecture and only care about their reputation? If so, I really don't want to have the same strategy as my predecessors."

Zhang Shenyan was speechless by Zhang Zhun, and his face changed leisurely. Every word of Zhang Zhun hit his heart deeply. For him, Gao Hongtu and others, the people were always ranked first. The people were the most important, and the king was the least. The scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty always had this idea. Otherwise, the cabinet would not have tried its best to limit the emperor's power.

Yes, he really would not rebel with Zhang Zhun. His belief made him refuse to rebel without hesitation. However, watching the 300,000 people in Dengzhou Prefecture suffer the poison of the incense sect, rebels, and Tartars, and the people live in poverty and have a thousand miles of land. It is definitely not something that Zhang Shenyan can do. Letting the people ignore their sufferings is the difference between them and those wine bags that harm the country and the people?
To be continued...