Chapter 962 The First Expeditionary Corps of the Tiger Ben Army is preparing to land in Japan!

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【Today's second update is delivered!】

Northern Zhili, Tianjin Wei.

The winter sun shines lazily in the yard, leaving long shadows around the jujube trees. The jujube trees in the yard have been picked, and not many leaves on the branches have remained. From time to time, gusts of north wind blow, blowing the remaining few leaves to make the sorghum shudder.

When Zhang Zhun woke up in the morning, he exercised in the yard. The scenery in the yard looked a bit dilapidated, giving people a feeling of desolation. In fact, the entire Beizhili gave Zhang Zhun a feeling of desolation. Even Tianjin Wei, which had not been ruined by the Tartars, was the same. Not to mention other areas that were passed by the Tartars.

The reconstruction plan for Beizhili has not been approved by Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan. The main reason is that there is too much money to consume. With the current economic capabilities of the Hu Ben Army, it is impossible to undertake such a grand plan. Instead of investing large amounts of funds in Beizhili, it is better to invest in other places. This means that in the next three to five years, most areas of Beizhili will have to maintain the status quo.

Hao Linyong and Yang Qianqiang were also following Zhang Zhun to train. They have been in Tianjin these days, discussing with Zhang Zhun's attack on the capital and managing the entire Shanxi. In the future offensive plan of the Hu Ben Army, the war between Bei Zhili and Shanxi was mainly the two of them. After the Qinglong Legion arrived in Bei Zhili, they often acted as the general reserve team and would not be involved in the war for the time being.

In fact, since the situation has developed to this point, the capital has become the treasure of the Tiger Ben Army. All fools know that there is no suspense at all. Even Cao Huachun, the commander of the three major camps of the capital, has no confidence in defending the capital.

There is a definite news that Emperor Chongzhen's advance troops had left the capital and headed for Datong Prefecture. It is estimated that after arriving in Datong Prefecture, they would quickly transfer to Taiyuan Prefecture, then pass through Xi'an Prefecture and Hanzhong Prefecture, and all the way to Chengdu Prefecture. As for Emperor Chongzhen himself, he would probably leave the capital and headed for Datong Prefecture in these few days.

The reason why the Hu Ben Army did not move was to give Emperor Chongzhen a time to run away. Many senior officials of the Hu Ben Army's Government Affairs Department all had a hint of compassion. After all, they were all subordinates of Emperor Chongzhen, and they did not want to see Emperor Chongzhen die at the hands of Zhang Zhun.

In fact, there have always been two different views among the top leaders of the Hu Ben Army. One is the moderate faction led by Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan and others. They advocated that Emperor Chongzhen be pulled down from the emperor's throne, and there is no need to take his life. Emperor Chongzhen may not be a good emperor, but it is still possible to be an ordinary person. This is also the goal that Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan strives for.

Another type is the hawks led by Yang Zhiyuan, Hao Linyong and others. They all advocated that since they wanted to rebel, they would completely rebel, and that the Zhu family's royal family must be killed without leaving any trouble. This proposition is bloody and barbaric, but it is also a common practice in dynasty replacement. The new dynasty must be killed by the old dynasty.

Zhang Zhun himself actually had no conclusion. For him, it was actually irrelevant to whether Emperor Chongzhen died or not. As long as the class he represented had been eliminated, with his ability, he could not cause great storms. However, if Emperor Chongzhen was stubborn and did not repent, Zhang Zhun would not mind giving him a knife.

Since Emperor Chongzhen decided to run away, the powerful and powerful people in the capital naturally escaped early, and the three major camps of the capital naturally followed. The current capital is already in a mess. As long as they are capable and worried that they are dealt with by the Hu Ben Army, they all fled. They have to eat something, and they are worried that the Hu Ben Army will immediately enter the city.

The White Tiger Legion of the Tiger Army and other troops were all stationed on the periphery of the capital, and as long as Zhang Zhun gave the order, they could enter the capital. At the same time, in Liaodong, the Qinglong Legion, the Dragon Cavalry Camp, the Tiger Cavalry Camp, the Leopard Cavalry Camp and other troops were quickly moving to the pass. With so many troops concentrated around the capital, no wonder the officials and powerful officials in the capital were all worried.

By November of the tenth year of Chongzhen, the matter in Liaodong was basically over. Huang Taiji was already dead, Dai Shan, Jiergalang, Fan Wencheng and others were all executed. The rest were all Tartars of the level of big arrows or above. Zhang Zhun no longer cared about them. Naturally, the People's Committee will deal with their fate. It is estimated that with the hatred of the people of all ethnic groups towards the Tartars, they are unlikely to survive.

As for the remaining Tartars, they will migrate to the distant American continent to seize space with the Indians and colonists from various countries. In the summer next year, they will set out from Hetuala under the supervision of the Hu Ben Army and head towards the distant American continent.

The battle on the Mongolian prairie is still going on, and there is no final result yet. However, the Korqin tribe is obviously about to be destroyed. This is the price of their unremitting dependence on the Great Jin Kingdom. After the demise of the Korqin tribe, the Mongolian prairie will enter a real situation of the Three Kingdoms. This is very beneficial to the Hu Ben Army.

Now, the Hu Ben Army has three main attack directions.

The first one is the capital.

Obviously, there is no major war in the capital. As long as Emperor Chongzhen leaves the capital, the Hu Ben Army will enter the capital and control this ancient and young capital. The Hu Ben Army's career will also be raised to a new level. This is of great significance to the direction of public opinion and the support of the people.

However, the capital strategy mentioned here is actually only a small part of the entire strategy. In fact, the capital strategy of the Hu Ben Army includes occupying the entire Northern Zhili and Shanxi, and at the same time deploying defenses on the front line of the Great Wall. In short, it is to control the entire northern country.

There is no doubt that this is a very complex systematic project that requires comprehensive measurement. Before that, the Hu Ben Army had already controlled most of the northern Zhili areas, and its penetration of northern Zhili was quite effective. However, it was completely unfamiliar with Shanxi.

To this end, Zhang Zhun specially sent some personnel to cross Zhending Prefecture and appear near Jingxing Pass to conduct a tentative feint on Shanxi. As a result, the wealthy families in Shanxi could not escape and fled to Shaanxi. Zhang Zhun's plan was actually very simple. As long as Emperor Chongzhen left Shanxi, the Hu Ben Army would come to control the entire Shanxi.

The second one is Japan.

Information shows that after suffering the attack from the Tiger Army, the Japanese shogunate was forming more troops in a intensive manner to try to launch a real decisive battle with the Tiger Army. During this period, a large number of Japanese shogunate troops gathered, whether in the Kanto Plain or around Kyoto. There were also shogunate troops trying to launch an attack on the Imperial Kingdom and the Muro O country.

The shadow of the Japanese Navy was also found in the waters near Sado Island. Although the Japanese Navy's strength was not very strong, it was not at the same level as the main naval fleet of the Hu Ben Army. However, Sado Island is very close to Japan's homeland, which is conducive to the Japanese naval combat. The main fleet of the Hu Ben Army's navy cannot be stationed in Sado Island forever. Therefore, the situation in Sado Island is still at certain risk.

Obviously, it is absolutely impossible not to completely destroy the shogunate army. The shogunate controls most of the population and resources of Japan. To defeat the shogunate army, it is equivalent to destroying the entire Japanese army. According to intelligence, the shogunate can mobilize about 300,000 troops. Obviously, this is a relatively huge number.

To this end, Zhang Zhun ordered that all the Mongolian cavalry, including the Mongolian cavalry of the three tribes of Aoter, Halashen and Tumot, had a total force of about 15,000 people, and all headed towards the Port of Busan. According to Zhang Zhun's future plan, they would all land in Japan and join the ranks of dealing with the shogunate army.

The commander-in-chief of the Japanese battle was Lu Xiangsheng. The troops he led were already named the First Expeditionary Legion of the Tiger Ben Army. The forces of the First Expeditionary Legion include three infantry battalions of the Tiger Ben Army, one artillery battalion, and the 8,000 Korean Imperial Guards commanded by Li Jue. In addition to the 15,000 Mongolian cavalry, the total force is about 30,000.

According to Zhang Zhun's estimate, a force of about 30,000 people landed in Japan, and the cooperation of the Tiger Ben Army Marines should be able to compete with the Shogunate army. The shogunate army lacks the most is cavalry, and the strongest one in the Tiger Ben Army is cavalry. The Mongolian cavalry has no chance to get angry in front of the Tiger Ben Army cavalry, and can still show off in front of the Japanese army.

However, this plan has not yet been carried out, mainly because the preparations are not sufficient. The landing troops of 30,000 people are quite large in number, and the logistics transportation tasks are very heavy, and all preparations are very cumbersome. Zhang Zhun estimated that it is absolutely impossible to launch an attack this year, so let's wait next year.

In his previous life, Zhang Zhun had never organized such a large-scale maritime landing, so he had to be more cautious. Hundreds of years ago, due to the storm, the Yuan Empire's expeditionary force had already broken the battle before it arrived in Japan. Of course, Zhang Zhun did not want to repeat the same mistake. Therefore, Zhang Zhun personally inquired about the First Expeditionary Legion and the landing in Japan.

Of course, compared with hundreds of years ago, the landing of the Hu Ben Army is quite favorable. First, it has the assistance of a strong navy. Second, it has the Busan Port of North Korea as a logistics base. Third, it has a certain foundation in Japan. As long as there is no major mistake, the success rate of landing in Japan can still be guaranteed.

In addition, there is another very important reason for the Japanese strategy, which is to defeat Zheng Zhilong's power. As we all know, Zheng Zhilong's relationship with the Japanese shogunate is very close. The maritime security of the Japanese shogunate was provided by Zheng Zhilong. If the Tiger Army wants to land successfully in Japan, it must remove the hidden danger of Zheng Zhilong.

The third is the Jiangnan region.

This direction is probably the least resistance. There is no main force of the Ming army in the Jiangnan region. Some local armed forces are no longer the opponents of the Hu Ben Army. As long as one Suzaku Legion, it should be possible to handle it.

The main task of the Vermilion Bird Legion is actually to attack Fujian and sweep Zheng Zhilong's land nest. Most of Zheng Zhilong's belongings are on the coast of Fujian. The Tiger Army launched an attack from the land and swept the coast of Fujian, which could severely hurt Zheng Zhilong.

"Sir, Zheng Chenggong is dead."

Wang Shide suddenly came in and whispered beside Zhang Zhun.

"knew."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said expressionlessly.

Zhang Zhun had long estimated that Zheng Chenggong's death had arrived. His order was to deal with it on the front line. With Yin Fengyi's character, he would definitely be shot on the spot. As long as Zheng Chenggong is caught, he would not be able to escape the fate of death. Now Yin Fengyi reports that if Zheng Chenggong dies, he is really dead.

In fact, Zheng Chenggong's death is beneficial to the Hu Ben Army. He was killed by the Hu Ben Army, which is conducive to the Hu Ben Army's future Japanese strategy. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese Navy can only be said to be average, and in the sea, he is no match for the Hu Ben Army's navy at all. Whether the Japanese strategy can be carried out smoothly lies in whether it can effectively prevent Zheng Zhilong from reinforcement of Japan.

Now that the Hu Ben Army killed Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Zhilong's eyes would probably turn red and search for the Hu Ben Army to fight desperately. Since Zheng Zhilong wanted to fight with the Hu Ben Army Navy, then fight for it. He crippled all Zheng Zhilong's fleet and there was no possibility of reinforcement from Japan.

"By the way, your master, it's okay there."

Zhang Zhun asked with concern.

"fine."

Wang Shide hurriedly answered.

His master was He Fengsheng. Wang Shide left Zhang Zhun for a few months and went back to do He Fengsheng's ideological work. After several months of hard work, Wang Shide finally lived up to expectations and successfully convinced his master to ask him to serve the Hu Ben Army.

As the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army expanded, more and more high-end talents were needed. The joining of He Fengsheng is very beneficial to the Hu Ben Army. He Fengsheng's disciples are everywhere, and this time he came, he brought more than 30 capable disciples. His arrival also allowed more scholars in Huguang and even in Jiangnan to devote themselves to the banner of the Hu Ben Army.

In the environment at that time, scholars were the targets of all forces, even Zhang Zhun. He could start a business with a group of mud-legged military households, fight and kill everywhere, and achieve hegemony. However, in terms of managing internal affairs, these rude masters obviously would not be able to do so. If there were no experienced old ministers such as Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan, Qiao Yunsheng and other groups of experienced old ministers in the government affairs department, the Hu Ben Army would definitely not have achieved what they are today.

Footsteps came from outside, but Wang Junyu was here. Everyone saw that he looked happy and knew that good news was coming. Sure enough, Wang Junyu reported diligently: "Governor, Emperor Chongzhen has left the capital."

Zhang Zhun stood up long and said in a deep voice: "Let's go! Let's go to the capital!"
Chapter completed!