Chapter 407 Zhang Zhun's cavalry ran to Jinan City and ran away!

Shandong, Jinan Prefecture.

Zhu Dadian hurriedly returned and rushed to Dewang Mansion without stopping to comfort the frightened King Heng. Dewang Zhu Youshu and Zhu Dadian had a good relationship and sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhu Dadian in advance to explain some of the situation of King Heng, which made Zhu Dadian know.

After escaping from Qingzhou City, King Heng Zhu Youcai's family lived in the De Palace. As the first vassal king in the Ming Dynasty to be driven out of his fiefdom, Zhu Youcai's mood is really conceivable. According to his subordinates' reports, King Heng returned to Jinan Prefecture and the only thing he liked to do was to eat hard. He was obviously so full that his eyes were rolling, and he couldn't swallow it. He had to subconsciously stuff food into his mouth.

King Zhu Youshu couldn't help but sigh that the dignified vassal king had fallen to this point. It is said that King Heng had to rely on a few big cakes to satisfy his hunger on his way to escape. Because all their money was plundered by Zhang Zhun. The only valuable item was a little bit of silver hidden in the crack of the clothes of a servant, and he could only buy a few big cakes.

As a result, a big cake fell to the ground without worrying about it, and was stained with a lot of dust. Others thought King Heng would throw it away and not eat it. Unexpectedly, King Heng just patted the big cake and squeaked it, and even the dust on it was not vomited. It is a blessing in disguise that Zhang Zhun let the pampered prince withstand this kind of hardship. It is a blessing in disguise that he could save his life and come back.

After comforting the two princes and accusing them of guilt, Zhu Dadian immediately summoned all the leaders of Shandong to plan a march, and tried to recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible. King De Zhu Youshu was also among his invitations. As for King Heng, he was also among the invitations, but King Heng himself did not have the face to attend, so he had to have King De full power to represent him.

Shandong commander Tian Wanyou turned out to be an inconspicuous person. Due to the abolition of the garrison system, the military power was in the hands of the governor, and the commander had no military power at all. Therefore, Zhu Dadian did not consider him at all. However, Tian Wanyou had a relationship with the father-in-law Tian Hongyu recently and had recognised his ancestors and returned to his ancestors. Zhu Dadian wanted to take the path of Concubine Tian and build a new network of relationships, so he invited Tian Wanyou.

Bao Guoan, the left governor of Shandong, appeared here entirely because of his name. He was originally a mediocre official in the Ministry of Rites, and the reason why he was promoted was because Chongzhen accidentally thought his name was good. In this day, the three words Bao Guoan did seem more comfortable.

Shandong Right Administrator Du Ailing was a fellow villager of Wen Tiren and was in the same trousers as Wen Tiren. Zhu Dadian and Wen Tiren were not very similar, so naturally Du Ailing and Zhu Dadian were not very similar. However, Du Ailing was just a small right Administrator, and Zhu Dadian didn't take it much seriously. Moreover, Du Ailing's life in Shandong was actually not easy.

The reason is very simple. Wen Tiren had a fellow villager in Shandong and had a mortal enemy, that is, the censor Zheng Man (also known as Zheng Jun). Zheng Man had a good relationship with the Grand Secretary Wen Zhenmeng. He once attacked Wen Tiren in person in the court, which made Wen Tiren very angry. After Wen Zhenmeng retired, Zheng Man was driven out of the capital by Wen Tiren on the pretext and went to Shandong to serve as the censor, and was promoted openly and secretly.

However, this person has a strong fighting level and is particularly good at speaking. After coming to Shandong, he continued to attack Wen Tiren. As Wen Tiren's wings, Du Ailing had to go directly with Zheng Man and act as a thug for Wen Tiren. The two were as powerful as water and fire. From the perspective of Zhu Dadian, Du Ailing was no match for Zheng Man at all.

"Everyone, this year is a turbulent time."

"Everyone knows what King Heng is doing."

"As a patrol, I have to bear the main responsibility for this matter. For this reason, I have submitted a letter to apologize and promised to recover Qingzhou City within half a month and send King Heng back to his original fiefdom. Therefore, I invite all the lords here and the prince to help me."

Zhu Dadian said slowly.

His expression was very serious, and his tone was naturally very low.

Zhang Zhun took down Qingzhou City and expelled King Heng, which really made Zhu Dadian very scratch his head. Because of Zhang Zhun's fuss, it would be good that he could keep the position of governor of Shandong. Don't expect the throne of the governor of the canal transportation. Maybe he still has his life. A prince was frightened, and even the prince from the sidelines would have a big or small consequence. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun still had some face and did not directly chop off King Heng's head. Otherwise, the court would not need his apology at all, so he directly ordered the Jinyiwei to confiscate his house and exterminate his clan.

The most urgent task at the moment is to recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible and send King Heng back to his fiefdom. If this can be done, even if he is imprisoned, it should not be a death sentence. After all, when the Heng Palace was in trouble, he was rushing to help the more important Fengyang Palace. In the battle of Fengyang Palace, he made great achievements. The needle cannot be profitable at both ends, and the court cannot be completely unreasonable. As long as you continue to manage points in the future and re-enter the official position, it is not completely impossible.

However, it is really not easy to do this!

Zhang Zhun is still very powerful in combat.

Zhu Dadian personally visited the defense of Qingzhou City. The walls of Qingzhou City have been particularly reinforced, and although they are not as strong as Jinan City, they will not be far from that of Jinan City. The defense power of Qingzhou City is of the same level as Yanzhou City. Usually, at least 3,000 soldiers are stationed. Each palace has a guard of at least 1,500 people.

At the beginning, the Wenxiang Sect Uprising made a big fuss in Yanzhou Prefecture and almost conquered Yanzhou Prefecture, causing great shock to the court. Since then, all cities with vassal kings in Shandong have particularly strengthened their defense and installed more cannons. At the same time, the royal guards, which were originally subject to very strict restrictions, were also relaxed in the number of people and equipment restrictions, becoming a considerable combat force.

It was just like this strong city that was actually broken by Zhang Zhun in one day. It was incredible to say, but the facts were the same. Even the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture Wang Xiangyun had already died. Because of this, Zhu Dadian no longer dared to underestimate Zhang Zhun.

To recover Qingzhou City, you must first have enough troops. The Ming army's troops in Jinan Prefecture were mainly Qingzhou Guards and Jinan Prefecture. Qingzhou Guards were originally stationed in Qingzhou, but later they were transferred to Jinan Prefecture. Due to the abolition of the garrison system, the two guards could only dispatch up to two thousand people and had no combat power. In addition, from other places, Zhu Dadian could mobilize about 5,000 guard troops, mainly from Dongchang Guards, Linqing Guards, Rencheng Guards, Pingshan Guards, Jining Guards and other guards. Zhu Dadian did not expect much from these guard troops.

The main force of the Ming army was of course the war soldiers, which were recruited. At present, Zhu Dadian could control more than 34,000 soldiers, and they were under the jurisdiction of the four generals. The combat effectiveness of the war soldiers was obviously a little higher than that of the guards. In addition, there were personal soldiers who were stronger than the war soldiers. Zhu Dadian's own personal soldiers, about 4,000, including 1,400 cavalry. These cavalry were the strongest combat troops under his command.

Because the situation was urgent, Zhu Dadian could mobilize so many troops. There were more than 45,000 people in total. It was unrealistic to mobilize troops from Central Plains and Nanzhili. The soldiers from Central Plains were not enough, otherwise the court would not order him to join Hong Chengchou and enter Henan. The soldiers in Southern Zhili were all in Fengyang Prefecture. In order to prevent the rioters from attacking Fengyang Prefecture again, Yang Yipeng would never let anyone go. As for the soldiers in Northern Zhili... it was already considered kind to not send troops from Shandong to Northern Zhili to serve the king.

"Everyone tells their opinions."

"It's a hard time together!"

Zhu Dadian said deeply.

He was warning other Shandong officials that if they could not recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible, they would lose their heads, not only Zhu Dadian, but also you. The superior asked me to behead me, and I would first ask you to behead you, and there was no need to discuss it. When Qingzhou City fell, I was not in Shandong, and the imperial court wanted to kill people, so I would kill you a few first!

However, except for Zhu Dadian, all other officials here do not understand military affairs. Tian Wanyou has the title of commander, and everyone knows what he is. He himself is very self-aware and will never express his opinions, so as not to make people laugh.

"I will say a few words!"

In the end, King De broke the cold situation.

Zhu Youshu meant that of course, he wanted to first recover Qingzhou Prefecture and Heng Prince's Mansion. Then, he would destroy Zhang Zhun. After all, King Heng still lived in his own home, and for a vassal king, such a life was very sad. After recovering Qingzhou City, King Heng could at least go back to his own acre of three parts of the land. As for the future accountability, it would be handled separately.

The court was not completely unreasonable. Zhu Dadian led his army into the Central Plains in front and Zhang Zhun conquered Qingzhou in back. It could not be said that it was Zhu Dadian and other Shandong officials. If the court had not ordered Zhu Dadian to lead his army into Henan, causing Shandong's troops to be extremely empty, Zhang Zhun would not have been so lawless.

This is also the thought of all Shandong officials.

As long as Qingzhou City is recovered, everything will be easy.

As for how to deal with Zhang Zhun, that will be a matter for the future, and I will talk about it later.

"Since that's the case, everyone, I am determined to use a large army to directly seize Qingzhou Prefecture and recover Qingzhou City as soon as possible. At the same time, a branch of a side army set out from Yanzhou Prefecture, and attacked Lingshan Guards along Yizhou, Juzhou, Rizhao and other counties to attract Zhang Zhun's attention."

"In addition, the Piaotianwen and the recovery of Qingzhou City at this meeting are just around the corner."

Zhu Dadian concluded with the final summary.

"If the bandit army is fighting with us in the field, we will destroy the enemy with absolute superior force in the field. Zhang Zhun's bandit army has a total strength of only a few thousand people, and the number of people who can dispatch field battles will definitely not exceed 4,000 people. With our 40,000 troops besieged 4,000 troops, and one attack of ten, they will surely be wiped out in one fell swoop."

"If the bandit army dares not fight in the field and defends the city, they will be besieged day and night until the city is recovered. We are equipped with a large number of artillery, not afraid of the strength of the city wall. At the same time, with half of the troops, we crossed Qingzhou City and continued to advance, attacked the bandit army's flanks, forcing the bandit army to retreat."

Zhu Dadian, who came back from Fengyang Mansion, talked about military command, can be said to be a series of tricks and can be easily used. The others here didn't know much about military affairs. When he heard him speak well, they all nodded in agreement. King De thought to himself, no wonder Zhu Dadian could win battles in Fengyang Mansion. It turned out that he did have one.

In fact, Zhu Dadian's arrangement is indeed well-founded. In terms of military strength, he defeated Zhang Zhu. Zhu Dadian estimated that Zhang Zhu would only kill a unit of 5,000 people. However, he had a total of 45,000 people, nine times that of Zhang Zhu's troops. Even if he didn't have those garbage guards, he had 30,000 people. Among them, 4,000 people were his own personal soldiers. Zhu Dadian even felt that sending his own personal soldiers alone could completely defeat Zhang Zhu. However, in that case, his own personal soldiers would suffer too much and not be worthwhile.

King Zhu Youshu naturally didn't understand the specific military affairs. He just wanted to recover Qingzhou City. As for the process, he didn't care. Tian Wanyou didn't say anything. He didn't dare to say something. Because, Zhang Zhun, after all, was from the other garrison. Zhang Zhun made such a big noise and the court was already merciless. As for Bao Guoan and Du Ailing, both of them were governors and did not understand military affairs. Zheng Man was obviously a mourning worker recently and was indifferent to the things around him. Therefore, all the personnel had no objection to Zhu Dadian's arrangements.

King De nodded and said, "Then it will be a long time to delay..."

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a gunshot came from outside the city.

The gunshots are a bit lonely and a bit monotonous, but they are real gunshots.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Then, gunfire came intermittently.

Zheng Man frowned and said, "Lao Tian, ​​is your people getting angry again?"

Because of the abolition of the garrison, all the soldiers of the garrison were owed money and food by the court for a long time, and their dissatisfaction was very serious. The soldiers of the Qingzhou Guard and Jinan Guard made some noises in the city from time to time, either fighting with people or looting things, doing evil, and fishing in the countryside. Sometimes when the trouble broke out, it was common to use muskets.

The officials in Jinan City were very angry and annoying about these soldiers and ruffians. However, they did not have a better solution. The court did not have enough money and food to allocate them, so the soldiers of these garrisons would naturally make trouble. If they forced to suppress them, they might create another Zhang Zhun. Therefore, as long as the soldiers of these garrisons were not very powerful, they would ignore them and ignore them.

When Tian Wan heard the gunshot, he also habitually thought that his subordinates were causing trouble again. Since Zhang Zhun's movement became increasingly louder, many soldiers in the ward station tried to imitate. His face was a little dark and he said with uncertainty: "I'll go and see, these bastards who should kill Thousand Knife."

After saying that, I will stand up.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

As a result, before Tian Wanyou got up, even more violent gunfire came.

The gunshots became increasingly dense, just like firecrackers sounding in an instant, which made people feel a little unexpected. Everyone present had a slightly changed face. Even idiots could tell that this was definitely not a firecracker or a small fuss.

What happened?

Could it be that the guards in the city are making a large-scale tide?

These damn guys have to make trouble almost every month, which is really fatal! Since Zhang Zhun made such a big noise, many garages have become very unstable, and there are always some undercurrents flowing quietly below. Although the superiors have taken some measures to prevent another Zhang Zhun from appearing, the effect is always unreliable.

The court was unable to distribute all the money and food from the garrison on time, which means that this undercurrent was impossible to eliminate. Once Mars fell, it was very likely that a huge fire would burn. Therefore, officials at all levels now could no longer calm down on the garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's garrison's

The guards of the Dewang Mansion were even more frightened and hurriedly blocked all gates of the royal palace. The guards of the Dewang Mansion were like the guards of the Hengwang Mansion, with 1,500 people. They were directly under the command of Zhu Dadian. However, Zhu Dadian had a good relationship with King De and usually did not move this guard very much. For example, this time he attacked Qingzhou City, he was not going to dispatch the guards of the Dewang Mansion.

After a while, someone finally rushed over. It was Zhu Dadian's confidant, and everyone present recognized him. Seeing that his expression was not very good, everyone felt a bad feeling. Perhaps what he brought was definitely bad news.

Zhu Dadian said with a pale face: "What's going on?"

The subordinate whispered: "Sir, it is Qingzhou Guards who are attacked. Now all nine gates have been closed to prevent the enemy from sneaking into the city."

Zhu Dadian said angrily: "Qingzhou Guard?"

The subordinate reported: "Sir, Qingzhou Guard was attacked by Zhang Zhun's scattered soldiers at the outpost outside the city, killing more than a dozen people."

Zhu Dadian's brows slowly stretched out and asked suspiciously: "Skies? How many are there?"

The subordinate said helplessly: "Sir, it's not certain yet. The situation is very chaotic, and everything is said. The more reliable information is that the attacks are all cavalrymen, and there may be about fifty people. After they fired a while, they all fled."

Zhu Dadian frowned and couldn't help but look at Tian Wanyou beside him.

The outposts outside the city are all gilded on their faces. In fact, they are the levels set up by Qingzhou Guard outside the city. In order to collect some extra money, those soldiers and gangsters set up levels on important roads outside the city, extorting and doing whatever they want. They usually have more than a dozen people who are mixed together and start "handling business" as soon as the road is cut off.

Because the court owed a lot of money and food from each garrison, in order to maintain stability, avoid another Zhang Zhu, or to defect to Zhang Zhu, Zhu Dadian let the lawless behavior of the garrison soldiers be allowed. As long as these garrison soldiers were not too much, they were not rebelling, and they were not going to riot, and the superiors would endure it.

However, none of these are the most critical.
Chapter completed!