Northern Zhili, Hejian Prefecture, Wuqiao.

Wuqiao is located in the southernmost part of Hejian Prefecture, only about 70 miles from Texas.

The Tartars who went south burned, killed, looted, and did whatever they wanted. As a result, they were attacked by Zhang Zhun and others. After a series of gunfire, all the Tartars were killed. After counting the battlefield, a total of 114 Tartars were found, 189 war horses that could be used were found, about 500 hostages were rescued, and about 30,000 taels of gold, silver and jewelry were seized, and some other materials were also included.

This is the eighth Taurus Niulu that was destroyed by Zhang Zhun and others. The other seven Niulu Tartars were secretly killed by Zhang Zhun and others by various means. These Niulu Tartars were all independently acted and had no close contact with each other, giving Zhang Zhun and others a great opportunity to ambush. Liu Heizi was quite familiar with the surrounding situation and could always find the best ambush location. As a result, every battle was solved neatly.

The Tartars, which suffered a major blow in Dongjiabao, were naturally at an absolute disadvantage when they encountered the most elite squad in the Hu Ben Army. With the careful arrangements of Zhang Zhun and others, it would be strange if the Tartars had the ability to resist. Apart from their bravery during combat, the Tartars were no match for the Han people in other aspects.

After the Wuqiao battle ended, even the Tartars on the south bank of the Hutuo River were all cleaned up. No Tartar could escape and inform the news. In other words, Huang Taiji should not know what was happening here. He could only infer through certain situations that something might have happened here, but it was impossible to know exactly what was happening here.

After killing the Tartars, Zhang Zhun let the rescued hostages go south to Dezhou quickly. This place is too far from Dongjiabao, and the road is no longer safe. Only by heading to Dezhou is the safest. After controlling Jinan City, the Hu Ben Army controlled Dezhou again, and there was no situation where refugees were not allowed to enter the city.

Originally, some people had some fantasies about the court and the Tartars, thinking that the court's official army would come to protect them, or that the Tartars might not reach their hometown. Now, after experiencing the killing of the Tartars, the local people no longer dared to have any fantasies. They hurriedly packed up their things and ran towards Texas.

Zhang Zhun, who came from later generations, still has a good impression of Wuqiao, the acrobatics hometown. It basically represents the highest level of acrobatics in China. It seems that Zhang Zhun occasionally heard people talk about it, as if the acrobatics of Hongniang were also learned in Wuqiao. Unfortunately, Wuqiao County has been destroyed, and this ancient acrobatics hometown has no longer had its former glory.

In fact, there are more than a small Wuqiao county town destroyed by the Tartars? There are more than a dozen county towns on both sides of the Hutuo River, which were destroyed by the Tartars. There are more ordinary villages and towns that have been destroyed. If the people inside did not escape in time, they would suffer the trauma of the Tartars. The water of the Hutuo River has been said to have changed from dark red to bright red.

According to information, in Hejian Prefecture, the Tartars had gathered more than 200,000 hostages. If all the 200,000 hostages were lucky enough to return to Liaodong, the Tartars' productivity would definitely be greatly strengthened. The next action plan of the Tiger Ben Army was to intercept these hostages as much as possible and prevent the Tartars from looting population and materials.

"Sir, I found a lot of people in the Sangyuan!"

Liu Heizi rushed to report.

Wuqiao was once a frequent area where Liu Heizi was active, and he was too familiar with the situation here to be familiar with it. When Zhang Zhun and his friends came to Wuqiao, it had turned into ruins, and the people didn't know where to hide, so Zhang Zhun asked Liu Heizi and the others to scatter. After finding it, they asked them to leave quickly and go to Dezhou.

Zhang Zhun estimated that Huang Taiji would soon infer his actions on the south bank of the Hutuo River. Once he knew, what followed would be the craziest counterattack. Therefore, it would be extremely dangerous for any Han people to stay here. They must quickly escape and escape to a place that Huang Taiji could not catch.

According to Liu Heizi, the people of Wuqiao did not go far after fleeing Wuqiao, but continued to stay in the nearby Sangyuan Town. Before the Tatars discovered Sangyuan Town, the Hu Ben Army shot the Tatars, otherwise, the people hiding in Sangyuan Town would definitely fall into the hands of the Tatars. After all, some Chinese people were still too home-loving and refused to leave their hometown until the last step.

"Go to Sangyuan Town!"

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

The group rushed towards Sangyuan Town at high speed.

Soon, Sangyuan Town arrived. Sure enough, a large number of people gathered here, about 3,000, including men, women, young and old. They all hurriedly retreated from Wuqiao before the Tartars attacked Wuqiao. The city wall of Sangyuan was less than five meters high, which was worse than Dongjiabao. It was obviously unsafe. If the Tartars arrived later, they would definitely suffer from the Tartars' murder.

"Tiger, let them evacuate to Texas immediately!"

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

"good!

Wang Laohu agreed to go.

Soon, Wang Laohu squeezed into the crowd, found a high platform, and said loudly: "Friends! The Tartars are coming again! There are a lot of Tartars, maybe thousands! Sangyuan Town is very unsafe here! Everyone hurry up and run towards Texas!"

In fact, there was no need for the advice of the Hu Ben Army. Some people in Sangyuan Town had already evacuated to Dezhou in a hurry. Only a very small number of people were reluctant to leave. But in the end, they packed up their things and left. Most of the people who evacuated the last were still illusions about the imperial court and did not believe in the Hu Ben Army. Otherwise, when the Tartars headed south across the Great Wall, they should have evacuated.

Most of the people who were killed in Wuqiao this time were also like this. They did not believe in the information provided by the Hu Ben Army, and thought that the Tartars would not reach Wuqiao so far. As a result, they had the mentality of luck and missed the great opportunity to escape. As a result, when the Tartars really arrived, they were stunned. The Tartars killed at least 20,000 to 30,000 people in Wuqiao.

After experiencing the bloody massacre, they finally understood and finally got to know it. They finally believed that the court could not place high hopes. The court could not stop the Tatars from moving south on the longest Great Wall. Where did they have the ability to stop the Tatars from killing in the core hinterland? In front of the Tatars' butcher's knife, only the Tiger Army can ensure their safety.

They did not believe in the Hu Ben Army before, and they would definitely suffer a huge loss. Many people regretted their fellow villagers who had long migrated to Shandong. If they were in Laizhou Prefecture or Dengzhou Prefecture in Shandong at this time, they would not have to worry about any Tartars, nor would they have appeared in these two Tartars. Their property and their families would not suffer any losses.

Zhang Zhun suddenly discovered something, and rushed into the crowd with his horse's belly. The snipers next to him thought they had discovered something, so they hurriedly followed him. Their eyes looked along Zhang Zhun's eyes, and only saw a young woman in a red tight skirt and a long sword in her arms, and her movements were very agile. Zhang Zhun's eyes fell on the woman in red.

Dugu Lie and others had sharp eyes and immediately stopped the war horse.

Liu Mang hurriedly asked, "Boss? What's wrong?"

Dugu Lie whispered: "It's Miss Lin, an acquaintance of Lord."

Liu Mang didn't react at once and asked a little confusedly: "What acquaintance?"

Brother Wei patted his head and whispered: "Madam Hong!"

Liu Mang then woke up and stopped the war horse.

The other snipers also trudged their horses and asked Zhang Zhun to step forward alone.

The snipers have been following Zhang Zhun for many years and naturally have some understanding of Zhang Zhun’s private affairs. However, not many people have seen Hongnie. The old men in the sniper team have basically been sent out to the army to be officers. Liu Mang is a newcomer and only knows Hongnie’s name, but he has never seen Hongnie himself. The same is true for many other snipers.

Zhang Zhun came to the woman in red, looked at the people around her, and asked a little strangely: "Xiaorong? Why are you here?"

The woman in red was the Red Lady. She heard the sound of horse hooves beside her, but she didn't care much, but thought she was an ordinary Hu Ben cavalry. Later, she heard the sound so familiar, and she called her own name again. She quickly turned around and found that there was a familiar figure on the back of the horse. She couldn't help but scream: "Huh? It's you?"

Because Zhang Zhun's military uniform was exactly the same as other Hu Ben soldiers, Hong Niang did not recognize Zhang Zhun at the beginning. In the chaos, she knew that it was the people from Hu Ben Army who came, but she did not expect that Zhang Zhun was actually in it. Suddenly she found that Zhang Zhun suddenly appeared in front of her, and she was surprised if she was not surprised.

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "Why are you here? It's very dangerous here!"

The Hongniang whispered: "My master is here!"

Zhang Zhun looked at her with a little reproach, wanting to speak but stopping.

Whether Hong Niang is her elder sister-in-law or her own woman, Zhang Zhun would not let her appear in such a dangerous area. It is no joke that the soldiers and wars are fierce, and this is not a joke. In Beizhili, human life is even worse than grass. It seems that a girl as beautiful as Hong Niang will fall into the hands of the Tartars, the consequences will be unimaginable. In front of the Tartars' riding and shooting, the long sword behind Hong Niang is purely used for decoration.

The Hongniang naturally felt Zhang Zhun’s blame, her face turned slightly red, and she felt like she had done something wrong. She couldn’t help but lower her head and whispered: “It’s not convenient to talk here. Come with me, I’ll explain it to you.”

The two of them came to the open space next to them, and the Hongmao whispered: "I wrote to the master very early and asked him to leave early. However, the master was unwilling and said that the government would not let them ignore it. I said that the court himself was a clay Buddha crossing the river and could not control so much. He still didn't believe it. In desperation, I had to come and persuade him personally. As a result, the master still refused to leave. Suddenly, the Tartars came, and we ran out quickly. Seeing the power of the Tartars, but no official army came, the old man was truly desperate for the court."

She said concisely and explained the key to the problem in a few words. There is no doubt that the master of Hong Niangzi can be called an old stubborn, old antique, and uninformed person. They still gave high hopes for the court. Even if the court's actions repeatedly disappointed them, they had not completely given up on the court. This is also the inherent idea of ​​many old people. After all, the court is the court and the court of the whole world, and it is not said that the sky can change the sky.

In fact, in Northern Zhili, there are still quite a lot of people like the Hongniang Master. They are all very loyal to the court and will not be shaken easily. Even if the court is now in a turmoil and shaky way. They will not accept the Tiger Army before they personally feel the bloody massacre of the Tartars. They have always insisted that the behavior of the Tiger Army will be punished by God. However, everything in front of them has forced them to despair of the court.

No matter from any perspective, when a court is unable to forbid foreign enemies to break into its core hinterland, burn, kill and loot, it is an inevitable sign of destruction. Thinking back then, the Mongols were so fierce and the Southern Song Dynasty were so weak, there was no situation where the Mongols went deep into the Southern Song Dynasty to rob. All of this in front of us shows that the Ming court was not even comparable to the Southern Song Dynasty. Destruction was simply inevitable.

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully and said slowly: "How is your master now?"

Hong Niangzi said happily: "He is preparing to move to Laizhou Prefecture and be with my father."

Zhang Zhun nodded and returned to the crowd with Hongniang. He wanted to meet Hongniang's master to see what these old stubborn men loyal to the court looked like. In fact, Hongniang's master was a thin old man who looked a bit serious and didn't look like a juggling at all. This image is probably somewhat similar to Zhang Zhun's.

Hong Niangzi introduced and said, "My master's surname is Tie, nicknamed Tiejia."

Zhang Zhun jumped off the horse and said kindly: "Hello, Master Tie."

Tie Harrier said in a little surprised: "You are..."

Zhang Zhun said generously: "I am Zhang Zhun."

Tie Yaozi was obviously a little shocked. After a while, he realized that some complex expressions ejaculated from his deep eyes. He said insincerely: "Wu Qiao... it's you..."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said with certainty: "I have all destroyed the Tartars, and it is safe for the time being."

Tie Yaozi breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became bitter again. Then, he said with some emotion: "God, I finally saw a savior! I thought that the one who reinforced Wuqiao would be the imperial army. Unexpectedly, it was your Tiger Army."

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "Master Tie, I am afraid that the imperial army will not be able to come to reinforce. The nearest imperial army here is stationed in Dezhou City, so I dare not come out. Other imperial army is either stationed in Zhending Prefecture, or stationed in Baoding Prefecture, the capital, Tianjin Wei and other places, and is 108,000 miles away from here, I am afraid I can't count on it."

Tie Harrier sighed heavily, the bitter expression on his face became stronger and stronger, and finally said helplessly: "I didn't expect it to be like this...ah..."

For an old man who is loyal to the court and loves the court, such a result is indeed uncomfortable. So many people have died and so many materials and wealth have been stolen, as long as they are people, they cannot stand it. Perhaps it is time for a dynasty to change.

Zhang Jun said friendly: "The danger has not passed yet, you can hurry up and go towards Texas!"

Tiejiazi said deeply: "Didn't you bring the army here? Why are you afraid of Tartars?"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "My main force of the army is not here."

Tie Yaozi was stunned for a moment, and wanted to speak but stopped.

Zhang Zhun continued to emphasize: "You guys go quickly! Xiaorong, you go to Texas quickly, it's not safe here!"

The Hongniang whispered: "With you here, they are not afraid."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "Huang Taiji is coming."

The three words Huang Taiji are like nightmare, which immediately makes everyone present feel inexplicable fear. The people present are really familiar with this name. Because this name represents evil, blood, and killing. The Tartars are the most brutal. As the biggest leader of the Tartars, of course, the most evil and the most brutal.

The Hong Madam did not dare to hesitate and said in a deep voice: "Then... let's go first."

Zhang Zhun nodded and waved his hand and said, "Go away!"

Hong Niangzi, Tie Yaozi and others hurriedly set off. From Sangyuan to Dezhou, it was only a few dozen miles away. If you walked faster, you would be able to arrive in most of the day. When you were about to enter Dezhou City, it was basically safe. Soon, all the crowd disappeared.

Sangyuan Town, which has become quiet, cannot hear any noise. Just like many other towns, you can no longer hear the crowing of chickens, barking of dogs, or even the crowing of insects. It seems that there is an absolute silence. What people feel inexplicably strange.

"Sir, are we going to Texas?"

Dugu Lie asked in a low voice.

"No hurry, wait and go."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly.

Such absolute silence helps Zhang Zhun think about some key issues.

Dezhou is safe and there is no need to worry. After Yuetuo and Abatai withdraw, the Huben Army also followed the north and took the opportunity to occupy Dezhou. In Dezhou, there are two battalions of the Huben Army stationed, one is Hao Linyong's Chuangzi Camp and the other is Zhang Youcai's Shunzi Camp, with a total of 3,000 soldiers. The Dragon Cavalry Camp, commanded by Yang Weiguo, also operates between the Dezhou, Jinan and Qingzhou triangular areas, and provides assistance at any time.

According to Zhang Zhun's request, Hao Linyong also organized a city defense army in Dezhou, with a total of 3,000 people. Compared with the 5,000 people in Jinan City, the number seems to be a little small. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the so-called city defense army is the Hu Ben Army without military uniforms. As long as the Hu Ben gun is produced, they can immediately transform into the Hu Ben Army. In other words, in Dezhou, there are currently 6,000 Hu Ben Army stationed. This is another huge city for the Tartars.

While fighting the Tartars, Zhang Zhun was planning to control the entire Shandong. In Shandong, except for Yanzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture, the other four prefectures have already been controlled by the Hu Ben Army. However, the area controlled by Jinan Prefecture is still unstable, and the various internal affairs of the Hu Ben Army cannot be carried out smoothly. As long as Huang Taiji is still in northern Zhili, Jinan Prefecture will not be able to enter a true stable state.

To make Jinan Prefecture really play its role, the key is to drive the Tartars out of Northern Zhili. To achieve this, the important town of Dezhou is very critical. From a military geography, Dezhou is the gateway to northern Shandong. At the same time, for the court, Dezhou is also very critical. The Hu Ben Army controlled Dezhou, which was equivalent to jamming the throat of the canal transportation. It is conceivable what reaction the court would have.

"Governor, what are we doing here?"

Wang Laohu asked in confusion.

"Waiting for Huang Taiji's forward camp."

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

"Will Huang Taiji send someone?"

Wang Laohu was a little confused.

“Yes.”

Zhang Zhun said affirmatively.

The eight Niulu Tartars were completely wiped out by the Hu Ben Army. The Tartars would definitely notice something wrong. He would definitely send troops to check what was going on. At present, the only mobile force in Huang Taiji's hands is his vanguard battalion. Therefore, the one that Huang Taiji can dispatch is also the vanguard battalion. If there is no accident, Huang Taiji would definitely order the vanguard battalion to go south to check and eliminate the vanguard army he encountered.

The Forward Battalion is the main force of the Tartars, and the elite among the elites. Zhang Zhun really wants to find a way to consume some of them. Field battles are obviously not possible. There are only one hundred people around him, and even if the Dragon Cavalry Camp can be summoned, there are only a few hundred people. Since field battles are not possible, there are only ones to defend the city. If it is to defend the city, Texas is obviously a good choice. I hope Texas can bring good luck to him.

Of course, what I hope most is that the Tartars are hot-headed and continue to rush to the city walls of Texas. What the Tiger Army now hopes most is that the Tartars continue to attack. Speaking of which, the city walls of Texas are much taller than Dongjiabao, and the shortest places are more than fifteen meters away. If the Tartars use their heads to hit the city walls of Texas, it will be in line with the wishes of the Tiger Army.

However, even if the Tartars do not attack Texas, it doesn't matter. The warriors of the Dragon Cavalry Camp, together with the local horse thieves in Northern Zhili, and a mixed team can still find opportunities to strike the Tartars in pieces, accumulate little by little, and cause Huang Taiji's forward battalion to suffer direct losses. Zhang Zhun himself, seizing this period of time, can plan more things.
Chapter completed!