Chapter 377: Zhang Zhun comes prepared, and the pirates are in a hurry to fight!

Of course, Yang Yipeng’s own character does not mean that he can accept Zhang Zhun. On the contrary, Yang Yipeng is a person who is dedicated to the country and his thoughts are very serious. Zhang Zhun is still a treacherous figure, and it is impossible for Yang Yipeng to accept Zhang Zhun. Zhang Zhun rashly stepped onto the territory of Huaian Prefecture, and Yang Yipeng must have a reaction. In fact, Zhang Zhun never thought that Yang Yipeng would welcome his arrival. Otherwise, what would he do with so many troops?

Haizhou City is located in the northeast of Huai'an Prefecture, which is near today's Lianyungang. Haizhou City itself has no garrisons, no warriors, only one East China Sea Institute. For such a thousand-household office, Zhang Zhun, who has strong soldiers and horses, will naturally not take it seriously. In fact, this thousand-household office should have been destroyed by the pirates.

"Governor General, Yang Zixuan is here!"

"Governor General, Wu Qingliang is here!"

"Governor General, Yang Hongwen reports to you!"

"Governor General, Yang Qianqiang is here!"

"Governor General, Xu Ziwen is here!"

"Governor General, Yang Guohua, Zhou Zhengyu reported!"

"Governor General, Fang He, Liu Dong report!"

...

In the second half of the night, various officers of the Hu Ben Army rushed to Fushan City from all over the place to report to Zhang Zhun. All officers dared not neglect Zhang Zhun's emergency summons. Anyone knew that Zhang Zhun's emergency dispatch of troops on New Year's Eve was obviously a major event, and it must be a major event related to the life and death of the Hu Ben Army.

"This Sun Ronglu, Lingchi!"

"Damn it! I'll shave him in the next life!"

“It’s really too much!”

"Kill Sun Ronglu!"

Sure enough, when Zhang Zhun introduced the situation, the officers couldn't help but curse. Sun Ronglu, the pirates, were defeated, and actually ran to Huai'an Prefecture to go wild! You just want to go wild, and they pretended to be the name of our Hu Ben Army. Isn't this intentional death?

Pirates are pirates. Even if they were scrupulous by the court, they still did not change their pirate nature. Their fundamental purpose is to burn, kill, loot. In Fushan City, they could not meet such a goal, so they ran to the nearby Huaian Prefecture.

What they were most annoyed was not Sun Ronglu burning, killing, looting, but they used the name of the Hu Ben Army! Isn’t this obviously going to sprinkle feces on Zhang Zhun’s body? If it weren’t for scrambling these pirates, how could they get rid of the hatred in their hearts?

"Everyone calm down."

Zhang Zhun waved his hand and said softly.

The angry officer slowly calmed down.

"Our mission is to surround Haizhou City and capture all the pirates inside as much as possible."

"Except for the First Union and Second Union, all other troops will be dispatched!"

"Our movements should be fast, accurate, and ruthless."

Zhang Zhun said in an orderly manner.

His tone was actually very calm and there was no emotional ups and downs. However, every officer present could feel that Sun Ronglu and the pirates under his command were absolutely dead this time. In fact, there were only a few hundred pirates, but the entire Hu Ben Army dispatched the entire army, leaving only two assistant guards. He dispatched about two thousand people to deal with pirates with only a few hundred people. Idiots could see that Zhang Zhun was absolutely angry this time. In fact, if such a thing could be tolerated, Zhang Zhun would not be Zhang Zhun.

"My plan is like this..."

Zhang Zhun glanced at all his subordinates and said slowly.

The most basic goal of the Hu Ben Army's attack this time was to capture Sun Ronglu and other pirates in one go. They dared to use this method to frame Zhang Zhun, and Zhang Zhun certainly didn't mind harshly slapping Zheng Zhilong's army. He wanted to expose the true face of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group to all the people. After completely exposing the true faces of these people, see what changes will happen between the court and Zheng Zhilong!

Originally, when Xiong Wencan recruited Zheng Zhilong, many ministers in the court opposed it. They did not believe that Zheng Zhilong would serve the court sincerely. It was just that the court had no way to deal with Zheng Zhilong, so they had to make this worst decision. In fact, there was never a real trust between the court and the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group. Once this incident was exposed, the relationship between the court and the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group would definitely be even more wonderful.

What Zhang Zhun was most worried about was that Zheng Zhilong's pirate group was devoted to serving the court and constantly plaguing himself from the sea. Even if he relied on the advantage of a time traveler, he could continue to fight back, which was always a huge trouble. Now he wanted Zheng Zhilong to carefully consider whether he should work so hard to serve the court. The court also had to seriously consider whether the policy of pursuing Zheng Zhilong's pirate group was correct. Once the relationship between the two sides changed, there would be an enemy behind Zheng Zhilong. From then on, he would never be able to do his best to deal with himself.

I believe that the pirates at this time would never have expected that Zhang Zhun would go out on New Year's Eve. When they were enjoying wildly in Haizhou City, what was waiting for them was the destruction fate. If they wanted to destroy it, they would have to let it go crazy first!

"Our offense will be unfolded from the sea. Due to wind, we will sail at sea for about one day."

"I'm going to land directly on the east coast of Haizhou City after night tomorrow."

"After logging in, first control the port outside the city, and then attack the city."

Zhang Zhun continued to introduce the combat plan.

Haizhou City is bordered by the East China Sea and is an important trading port. It has many piers and ports, and its equipment and facilities are basically intact. The Hu Ben Army can quickly land at these piers and ports by boat. Considering that the pirates occupied Haizhou City and it was the first day of the first lunar month, most of them should be enjoying themselves in the city. The pirates left on the boat will definitely not exceed one hundred pirates. In other words, it is no effort to eliminate these left-behind pirates. Therefore, Zhang Zhun’s first plan was to quickly eliminate the pirates outside the city and control the pirate ship.

Manipulating a ship cannot be done in just one or two people. Even if the pirates in the port are found to have an enemy ship, they cannot quickly gather sailors to drive the ship. Therefore, Zhang Zhun is not worried that the pirates will escape by escaping the pirates in the city. As long as the pirates in the city come out, even if they catch these pirates, the pirates in the city will not be able to escape.

Can pirates in the city come out?

hehe!

Pirates with only a few hundred people were blocked by three times their Hu Ben Army. Unless they could fly, they would not want to come out of Haizhou City. Of course, if the Hu Ben Army deliberately let them out of the city, that would be an exception. After controlling the pirate ships in the port, the Hu Ben Army could attack the city.

Therefore, siege is the second step.

The gate of Haizhou City is far less solid than that of Nanjing City, and it can be directly exploded with explosives. As long as the gate is exploded, the Hu Ben Army can swarm in. There should be no problem in the battle after entering the city. It is basically impossible for the pirates to resist the attack of the Hu Ben Army. The Lumi gun they used is no match for the Hu Ben Army at all.

In general, if there is no accident, the battle to eliminate all the pirates in Haizhou City should be less difficult. With three times the absolute advantage of troops, it would be a big joke if the group of pirates could not be defeated. The Hu Ben Army dispatched so many troops, but it was not for the pirates.

Sun Ronglu and the others' strength is reflected in the water. The root of the pirates is still on the sea. After leaving the sea, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. When they leave the water, they cut off their hands. While Sun Ronglu was framed and framed Zhang Zhun, he unknowingly sent himself to the guillotine. To be honest, it would be very difficult for Zhang Zhun to catch him on the pirate ship. However, if he got ashore, he would be finished.

The real big drama was after Zhang Zhun occupied Haizhou City.

What will the Ming army in Huai'an Prefecture react?

What will happen to the Ming army in Shandong?

What will happen to Nanjing?

What will Beijing react?

What will the rebel army in Henan react?

...

These are very complex issues.

This is why Zhang Zhun had to bring so many troops around him.

No matter what you want, I will be the next one! If you greet each other with a smile, I will also say ok to you. If you are facing each other, I will face you with your fingers. In short, since I have come to Haizhou City, I will not leave easily. I am also the assistant general of the Governor's Office of the Later Army. I will be stationed here for a short period of time. Is there any problem?

"Sir, our ships may not be enough!"

Yang Guohua said worriedly.

"Sir, the only five merchant ships available for us are available for the Gu family, which cannot accommodate so many people and supplies. To load all the personnel and supplies, there must be more ships."

Zhou Zhengyu also said worriedly.

"I know."

"I have requisitioned three large ships from the Shen family.

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

Due to the insufficient number of ships, Zhang Zhun asked Zhang Haibin to find Shen Lingfei and wanted to second the Shen family's fleet. Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu both breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Lingfei's three large ships had a large transportation volume, and with their joining, there was no problem for the time being. From Fushan City to Huai'an Prefecture, even in the face of the wind, they could go back and forth in four days. In other words, they only needed to carry the supplies that lasted for four days.

In fact, to be precise, it is enough to carry four days of ammunition reserve. As for food, there are some in Huaian Prefecture. Relatively speaking, Huaian Prefecture is much richer than Laizhou Prefecture. Food and other things are not a problem at all. After all, the Hu Ben Army has only two thousand people, and the daily food consumption is not very large. Due to the sale of private salt, Huang Silang and Guo Mingtai have corresponding networks in Huaian Prefecture. With their assistance, Zhang Zhun should be able to master Haizhou City quickly.

"This battle may be a little more dangerous than the last time I went to Jiangnan. Everyone should be fully prepared for the battle."

"Now, all the troops have three hours to make relevant preparations!"

"Each person carries at least five base ammunition! In case of emergency!"

"For more ammunition, the Logistics Department will transport it to Haizhou City the day after tomorrow!"

"On the hour of Mao, we will set out on time!"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

The officers all showed eager expressions.

It seems that no one has anything to worry about this trip to Haizhou City. In fact, compared to the trip to Nanjing, this trip to Huai'an Prefecture is more like fighting at the doorstep. It only takes half a day to go from Fushan City to Huai'an Prefecture!

"Do you all understand?"

Zhang Zhun asked in a deep voice at last.

"It's clear!"

All the officers answered loudly.

"good!"

"Each is ready!"

"Calien at the Queqiao Bay Military Port at the hour of Mao!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand vigorously and let the officers disperse.

After the officers at all levels dispersed, all the systems of the Hu Ben Army immediately started running at high speed.

At this time, the busiest person was naturally the Logistics Department. Every time he crossed the sea, the Hu Ben Army had to carry a large amount of ammunition. Fortunately, all kinds of ammunition were sealed, just carry one box after another. From Fushan City to Queqiaowan Military Port, there were straight cement roads, and wheelbarrows sent ammunition to Queqiaowan Military Port one by one, and then carried it onto the ship.

The navy is ready to set off. There are eight large merchant ships in total, one for each unit, and the remaining one is loaded with ammunition and medicine. Three Cangshan ships also set off to be responsible for escorting. The performance of Cangshan ships is not enough to drive outside the sea, and it is still possible to drive along the near sea to Huai'an Prefecture.

At the hour of Mao, before dawn, Zhang Zhun led the troops to set off on time. At noon, they arrived at the front of Xiahe Village, where they picked up the soldiers from the Seventh Association on board, and then continued to head towards Huai'an Prefecture.

Since the wind direction is not very good, it will probably take one day to go from Mawan to Haizhou City. If there is no accident, the time they dock in Haizhou City is around the hour of Hai at night. With the cover of night, it just so happens that it is conducive to starting the battle, so that they will not alarm too many pirates when docking.

The ships slowly sailed to the west, and the sky gradually became dark and soon it became dark. In order to maintain suddenness, each ship implemented light control, and each soldier quietly waited for the time to land in the darkness. After sailing in the dark for about two hours, Haizhou City was finally in sight.

Haizhou City in the Ming Dynasty was different from today. At that time, Lianyungang City had not yet formed, and it was still a sea. On the east side of Haizhou City, there was a huge island called Yuzhou Mountain. Later, the Yellow River often diverted its route and went out to sea from here. A large amount of silt was accumulated, connecting Yuzhou Mountain and land together, which led to the Lianyungang area today.
To be continued...