Chapter 598 Huangxian and Qingzhou, everything is ready, only the east wind is not needed!

Zhang Zhun is indeed leaving.

Dengzhou City is already a dead chess, and there is no need for him to continue to pay attention. No matter how smart, wise, suave, or far-scheming Dorgon is in history, he is now a dead person. Even if a miracle happens, he will never fly out of the palm of the Hu Ben Army.

After riding a horse for an hour, Zhang Zhun came to Huang County. The soldiers stationed in Huang County were the soldiers of the Chuangzi Camp led by Hao Linyong, and Zhang Shenyan's Dengzhou Prefecture Office. Zhang Zhun did not need to pay too much attention to Zhang Shenyan's affairs. What he wanted to check was the combat preparations for the Chuangzi Camp.

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

When they saw Zhang Zhun coming, the officers who broke into the camp came up to say hello.

Most of them were veterans of Zhang Zhun when he was in the Fushan City Guard, and now they have become officers. Many of them were ordinary soldiers when they were in the Guard, and now they are mate commanders or even team commanders and team deputys. They are full of enthusiasm for the arrival of their old captains.

As the Hu Ben Army became larger and larger, the number of officers and soldiers was more and more, and the area controlled by them became larger and larger. However, the old men had fewer and fewer opportunities to see Zhang Zhun. So, as soon as Zhang Zhun arrived, dozens of officers surrounded him in the middle at once.

"Your mission is not easy! The Tartars have gone south and must come to save Dengzhou City. I believe that the Tartars in Dengzhou City will find ways to break through at that time. Whether they can block the Tartars' breakthrough depends on your ability. Do you think you have confidence?"

Zhang Zhun stood among the officers and said loudly.

"Of course there is!"

The officers of the Chuangzi Camp answered in unison, very, very Hongliang.

How can you not have confidence when fighting with the old captain?

"good!"

"As long as you have confidence!"

"I believe that the Tartars in Dengzhou City have been almost hungry. These few months must be like a hell on earth for them. They are no longer as fierce as before. Unless there is an outside support, it is impossible for them to break out with their ability.

Zhang Zhun said with satisfaction.

In order to show their enthusiasm, the officers of the Chuangzi Camp specially held a big meal to welcome Zhang Zhun. They got roasted whole lamb and roasted suckling pigs from somewhere and bought a delicious meal. Zhang Zhun naturally participated without hesitation and was having fun.

"You said, if we had a meal outside Dengzhou City, what would the Tartars react?"

Suddenly, someone asked a very interesting question. Of course, there was no accurate answer to this question. Everyone was talking and laughing so hard. So Zhang Zhun decided to send someone to send a fragrant roasted suckling pig outside Dengzhou City, and then put it there, and then the cavalry soldiers were responsible for the supervision to see what the Tartars reacted.

Not long after, cavalry soldiers reported that after the roasted suckling pig was sent to their destination, many Tartars appeared on the walls of Dengzhou City, cursing at the outside of the city. Some rebels shot outside the randomly. However, the Tartars never opened the city gate and rushed out to grab the roasted suckling pig. It seemed that they were not hungry enough.

"Hungry Tartars for another two months!"

"Yes! Hungry Tartars for another two months!"

"See if they can still hold on after two months!"

The officers of the Chuangzi Camp shouted excitedly, and many people were even so excited that they danced and shouted that the Tartars were today. Judging from their situation, they were even happier than the New Year. They couldn't help but be unhappy. Such opportunities to play with the Tartars are not available every day.

Fortunately, the Tartars in Dengzhou City did not hear it, otherwise they would have regretted that they would have committed suicide by drawing their swords. If they had known that they would have fallen to this point, what would they do to Shandong so actively? Originally, only the Tartars played with others, but now it was the other person's turn to play with them. The feeling of being played with by others is very uncomfortable!

After a full meal, Zhang Zhuncai and Hao Linyong carefully inspected the combat readiness of Huang County. The five leaders of the Chuangzi Camp also followed them.

After special reinforcement, the walls facing Dengzhou City have been raised to more than three meters high. The originally loose loess has also been compacted. Outside the city wall, five-foot-deep trenches were also dug. The main function of these trenches is not to block the Tartars' approach, but to pile up Tartars' corpses.

In the battle of Huangxian, the corpses of the Tartars were stacked layer by layer and stacked on each other, and were actually five or six feet high, almost half of the height of the city wall. Many Tartars climbed up one ladder. In order to prevent accidents, the Hu Ben Army decided to first dig the ravines of the landfills under the city wall so that the city wall could fully play its role.

"By the way, how is the storage of explosive packs?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly asked.

"Sir, we have 3,300 explosive packs."

Hao Linyong answered affirmatively.

"Three thousand three hundred? So many?"

Zhang Zhun was slightly surprised.

The total of all the enemies in Dengzhou City may be tens of thousands of people, and three of them can share a explosive pack. It is a very honorable thing. Don’t be sad, the Hu Ben Army is taking care of him. More than 3,300 explosive packs are more than 16,000 kilograms of black gunpowder! It is enough to make all the Tartars ascend to heaven!

In the last battle in Huangxian, the Hu Ben Army found that explosive packs were very useful, so all troops began to train a lot of them to use explosive packs. If the Tartars attacked again, they would definitely be hit by the explosive packs. With the assistance of the flying dragon cannon, even if the Tartars in Dengzhou City were not be besieged for five months, even if they were all fierce and powerful, it would be impossible to conquer Huangxian.

Does Dorgon want to break through? Does Duoduo want to break through? He thought so hard! But they dare not break through. Why? The reason is very simple. Once they break through, they will commit suicide.

Trapped in Dengzhou City, they still have the chance to survive and see the sun tomorrow. But once they attack Huang County, they will have only one dead end. The various firearms of the Hu Ben Army will easily tear them apart under the city wall. Last time they were strong and powerful, they could not break through Huang County. After suffering major losses, where can they have enough strength to attack Huang County?

To take a step back, even if the Tatars can conquer Huangxian or fly over Huangxian, they have to travel through Dengzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, and Jinan Prefecture to enter Northern Zhili. Regardless of the pursuit of the Hu Ben Army cavalry, whether the Hu Ben Army intercepted the Hu Ben Army along the way, such a long-distance marching alone would be enough for the Tatars to be exhausted. If Dorgon could escape from heaven like this, he would not be a human, but a god.

"The Tartars have gone south, and the Tartars in Dengzhou City must have a last try. I guess they can only seek death on their own. However, we should not take it lightly, and we should deal with it carefully to avoid too many casualties."

Zhang Zhun slowly reminded him.

"Don't worry, sir, we are fully prepared. As long as the Tartars come out, we will give them a headache. With the current state of the Tartars, it will be difficult for me to cause us major casualties."

Hao Linyong said confidently.

In his hands, he had nearly 2,000 troops, a considerable number of flying dragon cannons, and the cooperation of the Pinzi Battalion, and reserved so many explosive packs. It was no problem to face the Tartars who were completely out of shape. In fact, it is still a matter of whether Dorgon had the courage to break through. According to Hao Linyong's estimate, Dorgon would not have been able to break through if the Tartars did not enter the territory of Laizhou Prefecture. Because without the close response of the Tartars in the south, breaking through would be dead.

There should be no problem for the Tatars going south to enter Shandong. The biggest problem is Qingzhou City. The Tatars entering Shandong must break through Qingzhou City before entering Laizhou Prefecture and attack the back of Huangxian. The Tiger Army's troops in Qingzhou City are also very powerful, and it is also very difficult for the Tatars to break through Qingzhou City.

"After defeating the Tartars who went south, it is time to settle the accounts with Dorgon."

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully.

Hao Linyong wanted to speak but stopped and said tentatively: "Sir, that..."

Zhang Zhun said in surprise: "What? Say?"

Hao Linyong said hesitantly: "This, sir, look, the Tartars in Dengzhou City have no combat power. We only have about a thousand people to block their breakthrough. Look..."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Do you want to send someone to the front line?"

Hao Linyong hurriedly said, "That's right! Go and exercise!"

Zhang Zhun smiled.

Hao Linyong thought there was a chance and immediately became happy.

Who knew that Zhang Zhun looked upright and said seriously: "No one is allowed to leave Huang County! Everyone is here for me!"

Without waiting for Hao Linyong to explain, Zhang Zhun said seriously: "I want to make no one of the Tartars in Dengzhou City unable to escape! Your mission is to trap them to death! Block their breakthrough! I want to count the Tartars' bodies one by one, and one lesser will ask you!"

Hao Linyong hurriedly said, "Yes! Obey the order!"

Zhang Zhun's tone was relieved and said deeply: "In the future, there will be some Tartars. What are you anxious about when you counterattack Liaodong?"

Hao Linyong hurriedly stood at attention and promised, "Sir, we were wrong! We must be optimistic about the Tartars in Dengzhou City and not let him run away!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said nothing. The Tartars in Dengzhou City were baits that attracted Huang Taiji to go south. If the Hu Ben Army severely injured Huang Taiji and forced Huang Taiji to withdraw his troops, then the bait would lose its effect. The usual way to deal with the loss of effect was to throw away the bait.

After spending a night in Huang County, Zhang Zhun rode his horse to continue to go west. He stayed in Laizhou City for a night and checked briefly about internal affairs. He was in Laizhou Prefecture, and the place where he focused on the inspection was Wang Xuzhai Front. Most of the logistics supplies of the Hu Ben Army in Hejian Prefecture need to be transported from here and cannot be careless. After a period of rushing work, Wang Xuzhai Front had a preliminary scale of a civilian dock. A large number of merchant ships docked here, and then loaded various materials to go to Hejian Prefecture.

Zhang Zhun took time to talk to a few of the original backbones of the Scent of the Fragrance Sect here. The treatment received by the Scent of the Fragrance Sect since they were incorporated into the Hu Ben Army is still very good. For ordinary backbones, it is much better to do things with the Hu Ben Army than to do things with the Scent of the Fragrance Sect. At least, they can be divided into their own fields and can form their own families on the spot, no longer need to run around or be worried. In short, they can live a normal life from now on.

The land reform work of the Hu Ben Army in Laiyang and Qixia has been completely over. Both the local residents and the backbone of the Scented Sect have all obtained their own fields. The soil for the birth of the Scented Sect no longer exists. Therefore, in the past few months, the Scented Sect has not rekindled. These two places have been completely integrated into the big families of Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture. The only regret is that Wang Yilun has not been found yet. I don’t know whether this guy died or is hiding in an unknown corner.

On December 24th, Zhang Zhun came to Qingzhou City.

Qingzhou City is not under Zhang Zhun's jurisdiction. Logically speaking, the Hu Ben Army should not appear here. However, isn't the general garrison stationed here Song Degang? As long as Song Degang sends an invitation and asks the Hu Ben Army to jointly garrison Qingzhou Prefecture, there is no problem at all. Before the court did not have a new edict, Zhang Zhun and the court were still one. So, under Song Degang's "invitation", the Hu Ben Army's troops continued to drive to Qingzhou City. King Heng of Qingzhou had already gone to Jinan Prefecture to take refuge.

According to the combat plan, the Lie Ying of the Hu Ben Army, Qi Ying, Ren Ying, Tao Ying, Shun Ying, and Shun Ying. The commanders were Peng Bo, Li Jiaxi, Zhang Yatie, Wu Xinshui, and Zhang Youcai. In addition, the Dragon Cavalry Battalion led by Yang Weiguo and Xie Zhiyou assisted in the battle. The total force exceeded 4,000 people. The Hu Ben Army's troops here are still very strong. Because Qingzhou City is the first throat for the Tatar cavalry to enter Shandong, the competition between the Tatars against Qingzhou City will obviously be very fierce.

Since the Tartars are going to fight, the Hu Ben Army will compete with the other side. If they want to fight, they will die. The casualties of the Hu Ben Army can be replenished at any time. The casualties of the Tartars are difficult to replenish. Zhang Zhun's plan is to exchange for one life for another, which is worth it. The more living forces the Tartars consumed here, the less resistance to counterattacking Liaodong in the future.

"Our purpose is to turn Qingzhou City into a meat grinder!"
Chapter completed!