Chapter 774 I am a loyal minister! [Please subscribe, reward, and comfort on Father's Day!]

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"Li Zhaohui!"

Zhang Zhun shouted loudly.

"arrive!"

Li Zhaohui responded hurriedly.

"Thank you!"

Zhang Zhun continued to shout.

"arrive!"

Xie Zhiyou hurriedly responded.

"You two follow the Tartars north and monitor the Tartars' actions!"

"You must be especially careful to prevent the Tartars from returning to the attack!"

Zhang Zhun said cautiously.

Huang Taiji retreated north with light equipment, and of course the Hu Ben cavalry would escort the country all the way out. This task was handed over to the Lion Cavalry Camp and the Xiong Cavalry Camp to complete. Their purpose was not to chase the Tartars, but to monitor all the actions of the Tartars. If they found something wrong, they would immediately report to Zhang Zhun. Zhang Zhun was a little worried that Huang Taiji would suddenly kill a retaliation when he retreated.

If it were Zasanbuhe, Zhang Zhun would not have such concerns. Because Zasanbuhe left, he would have left, and he would not have the courage to kill him. When his subordinates heard that he had retreated north, people's hearts would have dispersed. Even if Zasanbuhe asked them to turn around and attack, they would not be able to execute the order. It was too late to escape. Who would have shot you back? Are you deliberately seeking death?

However, Huang Taiji is different.

Huang Taiji has a strong control ability, and this person's methods are definitely second to none among the nomadic peoples. Even at this time, most of the Tartars were still obedient. If Huang Taiji really killed a retaliation, they would probably follow him. If the Hu Ben Army cavalry was negligent and was killed by Huang Taiji really, it would be troublesome. Zhang Zhun didn't want to make such a low-level mistake.

"Da da da da!"

Soon, the cavalry of the Bear Cavalry Camp and the Bear Cavalry Camp disappeared into the northern fields.

The cavalry of the other three battalions did not move. They were all ready and silently waited for the possible resurgence of Huang Taiji. It took an hour later, Yu Yingyou rode his horse back and reported: "Sir, Huang Taiji has gone far away, and there is no sign of resurgence of the resurgence."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said coldly: "Save people!"

The three cavalry battalions immediately dispatched and rushed towards the population and materials abandoned by Huang Taiji.

The project to save people this time was a huge amount. Almost 200,000 hostages and a large amount of supplies occupied an area of ​​twenty or thirty miles. Just cutting the ropes of 200,000 people with a dagger is a heavy task. In addition, the hostages must be provided with necessary water and food to maintain order on the scene, identifying the possible Tartar spies inside, searching the entire battlefield, etc., almost all the Hu Ben cavalry were busy.

Because the Tartars were attacked by the Hu Ben cavalry continuously, most of the Tartars were exhausted and felt very frustrated. They could not vent their anger to the Hu Ben army, so they could only vent their anger on the hostages. A considerable number of hostages were killed and injured, and a considerable number of female hostages were humiliated. All hostages were seriously lacking in food and water. After they were cut off the rope, most of them could only sit on the ground and breathe.

Among them, the most difficult thing was the fire extinguishing work. All the carriages were ignited, and the burning fires kept soaring into the sky, and black smoke enveloped the gray sky. Huang Taiji's last madness did not kill people, but burned all the food and other supplies. It seems that the king of the Great Jin Kingdom did not forget to cause any trouble for Zhang Zhun at the last moment. Nowadays, there are chaos and everyone knows destruction and does not know how to produce. Food is a very deadly weapon.

There was not enough water source around, and the soldiers' uniforms were very thin and could not be used to extinguish the flames. There were no trees around, so they could not even find some branches. Even the number of shovels was not enough, and it was impossible to dig the soil to extinguish the fire. Various unfavorable conditions led to the slow fire extinguishing work. Although all hostages were mobilized to participate in the extinguishing of the fire. When the fire was finally extinguished, at least more than 30% of the various materials had been burned.

Wang Shide roughly counted it and found that Huang Taiji and the others took away some of the gold, silver and wealth. However, more of the remaining ones cannot be estimated for the time being, and it is estimated that it is at least several million taels. Ordinary gold, silver and jewelry will not be burned so easily. What the Hu Ben Army has to do is to find it out from the ashes. Obviously, such work is entirely done by water grinding and is very time-consuming.

"Damn Huang Taiji! When we enter Chenyang from now on, we will burn his doghouse with fire!"

Feng Wei and others all started to curse.

“Can’t burn.”

Zhang Zhun frowned and said.

"ah?"

The officers around were slightly stunned.

"Those buildings were built by us Han people themselves. If they burned them, they would destroy the fruits of our own labor."

Zhang Zhun said seriously.

"oh!"

The officers around him only realized.

Yes, except for destruction, the Tartars did not know how to build. Chenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun, Ningyuan and other places were all Han towns, and the Tartars just forcibly occupied them. If the Tiger Army burned these towns, wouldn’t it destroy their own homes?

However, the situation at the scene really made people feel very annoying. Huang Taiji retreated and had to set a fire before retreating. This is a typical example of a broken can. Unfortunately, the Hu Ben cavalry is not strong enough at present and cannot eat Huang Taiji's vanguard camp in one bite. Otherwise, they would have to chase after each other and fight with each other for a round.

"Sir, are all refugees sent back to Zhuozhou?"

Meng Xia came to ask for instructions.

"No! Send it to Tianjin Wei!"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said coldly.

If so many refugees were sent to Zhuozhou, Zhuozhou would definitely not be able to accept them, and the food pressure would be great. Zhuozhou had not much grain reserves, and it would be difficult to import them from other places. The periphery of Zhuozhou was all towns controlled by the imperial court. To the northwest, west, and southwest were the imperial Xuanda Army, Huguang Army and Qin Army, and the pressure was still great.

The safest strategy is to send it to Tianjin Wei, then from Tianjin Wei to Dagukou, then board the boat at Dagukou and go to various areas of Shandong. For example, send it to Dengzhou Prefecture or something. Now Dengzhou Prefecture does require labor. The nearly 200,000 hostages are almost all strong laborers, and it is most suitable to send it to Dengzhou Prefecture.

"clear!"

Meng Xia agreed to go.

"Sir, are we going to pursue?"

Yu Yingyou said angrily.

"No."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly.

Since Huang Taiji left all his population and supplies and retreated north with light equipment, it was meaningless for the Hu Ben Army to catch up at this time. Because once the Tartars were determined to run away, their escape speed would definitely be very fast. Even if the Hu Ben Army chased after him, they would not be able to effectively kill the opponent. Because the Hu Ben gun is not suitable for shooting on high-speed war horses at present.

Now, there are still many things to do in Northern Zhili. Zhang Zhun needs to master the main force of the cavalry to prevent unexpected accidents. He still has a lot of time to fight with Huang Taiji. On the contrary, once the Tartars left, the imperial army might not know that the sky and the earth were thick. How could he allow others to snore on the side of the bed? It would be strange if Emperor Chongzhen was willing to let him go.

"Yu Yingyou, pay attention to the imperial army!"

Zhang Zhun gave cautious instructions.

"clear!"

Yu Yingyou agreed to go.

"Sir, please report!"

A moment later, Lu Yidian sent an emergency information.

"Grass!"

Zhang Zhun took the information, took a look, and started cursing in a low voice.

"grown ups?"

Wang Shide asked in confusion.

Zhang Zhun handed him the information casually.

"Damn the court!"

After Wang Shide saw the information, he also cursed in a low voice.

The content of this information was the resolution of the court three days ago. The court issued an edict to Gao Qiqian lead the Liaodong army to evacuate Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and Zhang Zhun lead the Hu Ben army and immediately enter Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. As soon as the Tartars left, the imperial edict from the court reached Zhang Zhun. You can imagine what the purpose of the court was.

The most important purpose of the court was obviously to support the Hu Ben Army. If the Hu Ben Army was still in Northern Zhili, the next move would definitely be to control the entire Northern Zhili, then surround the capital and eliminate the court. In order to divert Zhang Zhun's attention, the court would have such an edict.

The secondary purpose is of course to concentrate troops and eliminate the bandits in Shaanxi. Hong Chengchou's Qin army, Yang Sichang's Huguang army, Gao Qiqian, Wu Aheng's Liaodong army, Wang Kun, Shi Kefa's Xuanda army, and all the troops of the Ming Dynasty can pounce on the bandits in Shaanxi. After eliminating the bandits in Shaanxi, the court will definitely turn around and eliminate Zhang Zhun.

"Sir, do we want to accept such an edict?"

Wang Shide asked hesitantly.

“Must accept.”

Zhang Zhun's answer without hesitation.

"ah?"

Wang Shide was a little confused. Why did the imperial edict from the Hu Ben Army accept this?

At first glance, there is no benefit in receiving such an edict! Once the Hu Ben Army enters Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, it must deploy considerable forces in the two places. Especially Jinzhou, it is the front line against the Tatars. At least two battalions of troops must be deployed, and red-clothed cannons and other artillery must be deployed to prevent the Tatars from making a comeback.

Now, the Hu Ben Army is still a little nervous about using its troops in various parts of Shandong and in northern Zhili. However, from a financial perspective, the Hu Ben Army should not continue to expand its troops. Zhang Zhun's next goal is to mobilize the troops at a high speed, that is, to equip a large number of war horses and make the infantry become cavalry.

"Sir, Wang Qiaonian, the Minister of Justice, is in Dagukou. He is here to read the edict."

While speaking, someone rushed over, and it was Yang Qianqiang's subordinate.

The court wanted to send people to read the edict to Zhang Zhun in person. Ordinary eunuchs and ministers did not dare to come, for fear that Zhang Zhun would kill them in anger. In their opinion, throwing the baggage of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan to Zhang Zhun would inevitably lead to Zhang Zhun's rage. Wang Qiaonian volunteered to come. The war in Beizhili was frequent, and Wang Qiaonian didn't know where to find Zhang Zhun, so he arrived at Dagukou.

"I'll go to Dagukou."

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said with a cold expression.

When he said that, Zhang Zhun and his group immediately rode their horses and rushed towards Dagukou. The two places were not far apart and the road was quite flat. Therefore, Zhang Zhun was very fast on his way. That night, Zhang Zhun came to Dagukou. Yang Qianqiang and others hurried out to greet him. Zhang Zhun nodded and came directly to find Wang Qiaonian.

When Wang Qiaonian saw Zhang Zhun, he hurriedly saluted and said respectfully: "Governor..."

Zhang Zhun chased and said casually: "What does the imperial court mean to do this?"

Wang Qiaonian said bluntly: "Restrict your troops, guard the capital, concentrate the army to attack Gao Li and Zhang, and then turn around to attack you."

Zhang Zhun stared at Wang Qiao for a long time before saying slowly. "Please sit down."
To be continued...