Chapter 597 After being hungry for five months... Zhang Zhun and Dorgon looked at each other silently...

The next night, Zhang Zhun attended the banquet at Qingyun Palace on time.

This is a small-scale banquet, only the royal family members attended. Even among the royal family members, only the core personnel attended. Neither Li Gui nor Li Shi attended. As the host family, the two younger brothers of the Korean King Li Zong, the Queen, and the crown prince Li Hao. The crown prince Li Hao was obviously the host of the banquet, and even the king Li Zong deliberately became low-key.

Li Hao has indeed grown a lot. As the prince and the future king of North Korea, he welcomed Zhang Zhun again. He also clearly stated that in the battle against the Tartars, if Zhang Zhun had any needs, North Korea would be willing to provide help. After thanking Zhang Zhun, Li Hao mustered up the courage and said, "Governor, I want to call you big brother."

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "You should have called me like this long ago."

Li Hao immediately said loudly: "Big Brother."

Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "Be good."

Li Hao said with excitement on his face and couldn't help but say, "Big brother, Uncle Fengpingjun said, you will be back next year. I'll prepare a gift for you. When you arrive next year, I will give it to you."

Zhang Zhun said curiously: "What is the mysterious gift?"

Li Hao looked at Xu Qingluan, Ji Yuqing, and Shen Lingfei, lowered his voice and said quietly: "Keep confidential. In short, it is a very precious gift, and you will know when the time comes."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, and did not ask any further, and raised his wine glass with a smile.

On December 18, Zhang Jun led his army back from Incheon Port. At the request of North Korea, the Dabai Fleet will continue to stay in North Korea for half a month to help North Korea continue to deter certain surrender elements with ulterior motives. The Dabai Fleet is a pure battleship and cannot play a direct role in confrontation with the Tartars. Zhang Jun also approved it.

The waterway back was against the wind and the boat was very slow. On the first night after leaving Incheon Port, the fleet encountered a storm and was in danger. It took four days for Zhang Jun to return to Weihaiwei Army Port. When he got off the boat, it was already early morning on December 22. However, Zhang Jun had no time to rest and began to check all combat preparations.

The Long Plan has been fully implemented, and all aspects of work are in order. The soldiers and supplies of Hejian Prefecture are ready. The personnel and supplies of Qingzhou Prefecture are also ready. Weihai Wei Military Port is currently very busy. Merchant ships coming and going constantly enter and leave the port, bringing a large amount of supplies and at the same time take away a large amount of supplies.

According to the arrangement of the Long Plan, Gao Hongtu and Zhang Shenyan, plus Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang, Liu Baoyu, Yang Liren, Zhou Yihang, Hou Shanping and others, will form a huge committee, focusing on the allocation and transportation of various materials and supporting the battles on the front line. Each county has set up transportation teams, and as long as the order is received, the relevant materials can be transported to the front line immediately.

Zhang Zhun didn't need to spend too much effort on this work. He just needed to check the combat preparations. The fight against the Tartars was mainly reflected in military struggle.

The first stop for Zhang Zhun to check combat readiness is of course Dengzhou City.

Dorgon and Duoduo, as well as the traitor Kong Youde, thousands of Tartars and thousands of rebels, have been trapped in Dengzhou City for more than five months. It is time to visit them. I wonder how they are doing in recent days?

Five months, whether it is long or short, is enough to turn a person into a ghost. I wonder what the Tartars inside are now? With Dorgon's shrewdness, I wonder if I can come up with any way to avoid eating, but I can't feel hungry?

"grown ups."

Zhang Lingyun, the commander of the Pinzi Camp, came to greet Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun rode a horse to Dengzhou City from Weihai Weigang. The first thing he had to pass was the headquarters of the Huben Army Pinzi Camp. The Huben Army he brought to Korea also happened to be built.

"Go on Malay, let's go and see Dengzhou City."

Zhang Zhun waved his hand casually and asked Zhang Lingyun to get on the horse and follow him.

The Pinzi Camp was originally stationed in Fushan, but now it is stationed in Yangjiadian. The main purpose is of course to better monitor Dengzhou City. Yangjiadian is only a few dozen miles away from Dengzhou City, and even the infantry can arrive in one day. The Hu Ben Army is blocked here, and the Tartars in Dengzhou City dare not make any major moves.

The location of Yangjiadian just blocked the way for the Tartars to escape south. If the Tartars try to break through south, they must pass through Yangjiadian. Yangjiadian is just a small town with no solid fortifications and looks easier to break through. From the map, breaking through is feasible, but in fact, it is difficult to implement.

After the expansion of the army, the Pinzi Battalion currently has three associations and fifteen squads. It does not count the officers and logistics personnel at all levels, and there are a total of 750 soldiers. It is equipped with all the Hu Ben guns and a large number of standard explosive packs. Relying on temporary fortifications, it is enough to block the Tartars. Most of the Tartars in Dengzhou City are infantry and the number of cavalry is very small. I believe there should be no cavalry now. The war horses must have been killed and eaten.

However, since there are mountain roads in the south and it is difficult to walk, the Tatars are unlikely to break through here. If the Tatars break through here, they have to circle a big circle and continue to escape through the direction of Laizhou Prefecture. It is absolutely impossible to seize the ships from the Weihai Guard Port to go to sea. If the Tatars really have the opportunity to kill to the Weihai Guard Port, all the ships there have already left the shore.

Dorgon wanted to break through, but the only way was Huang County. After passing Huang County, Zhaoyuan kept running towards Laizhou Prefecture. As long as he broke through the defense of the Hu Ben Army in Huang County, the possibility of the Tatars fleeing was still a little bit. The problem was that in Huang County, there were complete fortifications built by the Hu Ben Army, the officers and soldiers of the Chuangzi Camp led by Hao Linyong, and the officers and soldiers of the Dragon Cavalry Camp who could be reinforced at any time. It was not impossible for Dorgon to escape westward through Huang County, it was really difficult.

The Tartars in Dengzhou City have been trapped for almost half a year, and I believe that the most severe food control measures must have been implemented. Under such circumstances, the Tartars' physical strength cannot be very abundant. How can they be energetic for a long time inadequate nutrition? Once they break through, they will definitely have the determination to die and have no hope of survival. Therefore, the main task of Pinziying is to take the opportunity to seize Dengzhou City when the Tartars left Dengzhou City and launched a full-scale attack on Huang County.

"Sir, Dengzhou City is ahead."

Zhang Lingyun pointed to Dengzhou City in front and said.

The two of them were very fast, and in a short while they arrived outside Dengzhou City...

Zhang Zhun held up a thousand-mile mirror and silently observed Dengzhou City. The appearance of Dengzhou City looked not much different from before. The city wall was still the previous city wall, and the city gate was still the previous city gate. There was still a piece of desolation outside the city, with only dry weeds. The only difference was that the Tartars's Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner were floating above the city. It seemed that even at this time, Dorgon and Duoduo did not mean to surrender!

In a vague way, a foul smell could be smelled, floating out of Dengzhou City. The smell was very bad, but it could not be distinguished. What was this smell? Zhang Lingyun explained that if the north wind was blowing, the taste might be stronger and it would easily suffocate. If it was the northwest wind, the taste would be lighter. Some people speculated that something unimaginable might have happened in Dengzhou City.

During the first one or two months of being besieged in Dengzhou City, from time to time, there were also crazy Tartars trying to rush out of the city and look for the surrounding Tiger Ben Army to fight to the death. As a result, they were all shot and shot by the patrolling Tiger Ben Army cavalry. Since then, no Tartars tried to rush out and fight to the death. Because they could not fight at all. The Tiger Ben Army did not give them the chance to fight to the death at all.

"Master Beile, Zhang Zhun is here."

When Zhang Zhun looked at Dengzhou City, Dorgon also received a report from his subordinates.

Dorgon's face was obviously pale, and then a hint of redness flashed. The hint of redness was stirred up by the name Zhang Zhun. The evil thief finally came. He thought that even if he died, he would not see Zhang Zhun appear outside Dengzhou City. This was too unbearable for him, Dorgon. Because Zhang Zhun didn't take him seriously at all. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun suddenly appeared.

"Zhang Zhun..."

Dorgon gritted his teeth and said to himself, wanting to stand up, but he found that his body was very weak. As long as he moved, he felt dizzy. According to his order, the city implemented the strictest food supply, and no one could violate the regulations, otherwise he would be killed. Of course, he was no exception.

He divided all the personnel in the city into several levels according to their combat effectiveness and tasks. Only the combatants on the front line can obtain more food. Other personnel only supply less than two taels of meters a day. It seems that high-level officials like him do not need to fight in person, and there is only a small supply of food every day.

After a while, Dorgon slowly accumulated enough strength and walked slowly towards the city. He wanted to see with his own eyes who this guy was, who made him so miserable. He wanted to see if Zhang Zhun had three heads and six arms, and whether he had the protection of the gods, would make the Great Jin Kingdom so embarrassed. If he didn't take a serious look at Zhang Zhun, he would not be willing to die.

When he arrived under the city wall, Dorgon stayed for a while, accumulated enough strength before climbing the city wall step by step with difficulty. If he had gone up the 156 steps of the city wall in the past, he would have to step up. But now, every step he took would have to breathe for a while and then take another step. He refused to support others. As Nurhaci's son, he was not so cowardly.

"Master Beile, the person on the left is Zhang Zhun."

Someone quietly reported in Dorgon's ear.

Dorgon looked over and saw a young man in the distance without military uniform riding on a horse and talking to an officer of the Tiger Army. He also held up a thousand-mile mirror and carefully looked at the city of Dengzhou City. Yes, that person was Zhang Zhun, the Zhang Zhun who made both the Great Jin Kingdom and the Great Jin Army embarrassed. He looked at the outside world, except that he was too young, Zhang Zhun had no special place at all.

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

Dorgon couldn't help but murmur.

He couldn't understand why Zhang Zhun could make him so embarrassed, and why Zhang Zhun could make the Great Jin Kingdom suffer severe damage repeatedly. He really couldn't understand. He was Nurhaci's son, and the Beile of the Great Jin Kingdom. He controlled most of the population and resources of the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner, and was the best. It was because of such conditions that he could create military achievements. It was because of this that he could be proud and full of ambition. But what did Zhang Zhun have?

Before the battle in Huangxian County, no one in the Great Jin Dynasty even knew what Zhang Zhun was from. They simply learned that Zhang Zhun was from a poor military family, without a father or a mother, and had nothing. However, it was such a person who pulled up a Tiger Army and a team that could defeat the Great Jin Dynasty warriors. If he hadn't tasted the bitterest taste in person, Dorgon would not have believed that all this was true.

"Sir, Dorgon is on the top of the city."

Zhang Lingyun put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and said cautiously.

"Well, I saw it. He doesn't look very handsome! Look at his eyes, it's dark as if it's a panda. Are you that busy? Why don't you sleep? Look at his eyes, it's sunken deeply. When you look at his face, it seems that you can't see flesh. Alas, I thought that Beller of the Great Jin Kingdom was all handsome, elegant and suave characters!"

Zhang Zhun said slowly, with no special expression on his face.

"Sir, who can still be so handsome after being hungry for five months? I'm sure that it's already amazing that he can stand on the top of the city and look at you. In the past, I stood here every day to observe the movements of Dengzhou City, and I had never seen Dorgon appear!"

Zhang Lingyun couldn't help but smile and said.

"Oh, I forgot. I've been hungry for five months, and it's really a little longer."

Zhang Zhun said seriously, and then slowly put down Qianlijing.

After Dorgon was hungry for five months, he had only one empty air and there was no need to continue observing. If he continued to observe, he would have to feel sympathy for the other party. He did starve Dorgon so badly. After all, others were the Beller of the Great Jin Kingdom. It was indeed too much to deal with others like this.

If the Tartars in the city were like Dorgon, in a few months, the Hu Ben Army would not need to take action, and Dengzhou City would naturally fall into the hands of the Hu Ben Army. At that time, the Hu Ben Army would only need to go in and collect the corpses... Well, to be precise, you don't even need to collect the corpses, because the undead people will definitely eat all the dead.

On the top of the city, Dorgon felt that his energy was constantly fading. The blush on his face was quickly dissipating. Zhang Zhun's appearance only made him feel a little angry for a moment and returned to his original state. Now he has no passion. No matter who is trapped for five months, he cannot have any passion.

The only thing he could do was smile bitterly. Zhang Zhun's move was really too ruthless. He absolutely could not imagine when he went south. At that time, he only wanted to take Shandong smoothly, and then inserted it into the core hinterland of Ming Dynasty with one knife, making a fortune. It was precisely because he had too much hope that the greater the disappointment. Before he could react, he was trapped in Dengzhou City. The sea route was completely cut off, and the two gates on the land were also locked up tightly. Dengzhou City was completely dead.

If Zhang Zhun attacked Dengzhou City in a large scale, with the fierceness of the warriors of the Great Jin Kingdom, he might be able to pull a back-up before he died. No matter how powerful the firearms of the Tiger Ben Army were, the warriors of the Great Jin Army would always find opportunities to take action during street fighting. It doesn’t take too much, just one life is enough to exchange for one life. However, Zhang Zhun had no intention of attacking at all. He just trapped Dengzhou City and wanted to starve them to death.

In fact, Zhang Zhun's strategy has basically been realized. Now, how many people are there in the Great Jin Warriors who can pull the bowstring? Without enough strength, why should the Great Jin army kill people? The Great Jin army in Dengzhou City actually has to do every day to starve and wait to die.

"Break through!"

"I want to break through!"

Duoduo once cried out of his composure.

Duoduo doesn't want to die, really, he really doesn't want to die. He is still young, and his life has not begun. He doesn't want to die here. He wants to break through. As a result, he just came out with dozens of people and was beaten back by the cavalry of the Hu Ben Army. Duoduo himself was almost shot to death. At this point, Dorgon never had the idea of ​​breaking through.

"Breakthrough?"

"Breakthrough? Suicide?"

"Which direction are you going to break through?"

Every time someone proposed to break through, Dorgon would smile helplessly and then look at the other party silently. As a result, the other party retreated in shame.

The sky and earth are vast, but there is no way to escape. Dengzhou City is very special. The east is the sea and the north is the sea. Unless they want to commit suicide, don’t think about it. The south is the mountainous area and the rugged mountain road. When they go there, it is a completely dead end.

Only by going west can there be a only way to live. As long as the Tatars who went south can come to Huangxian and cooperate with them to launch an attack on Huangxian, they will have the chance to escape. The question is, can the Jin army who went south rush to Huangxian?

"Master Beile, Zhang Zhun has left."

Suddenly, Dorgon's thoughts were interrupted.

Dorgon calmed down slightly and looked out. Sure enough, Zhang Zhun was gone. The place where he stopped just now was empty. Dorgon couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He finally felt that Zhang Zhun did not pay attention to him. He just arrived at Dengzhou City, glanced at him briefly, and left lightly.
Chapter completed!